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  • David Flowers avatar

    Mechurch Series

    Contributed by David Flowers on Apr 4, 2006
     | 2,893 views

    Who we really are is revealed by how we think about four major areas of life: God, time, money, and relationships. This message looks at the first two.

    MeChurch Following Jesus, part 6 Wildwind Community Church November 13, 2005 David Flowers Right now we’re talking about following Jesus, and I have realized this week that there’s one thing that keeps me from following Jesus as faithfully as I would like, and I know that it’s the exact same ...read more

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    Denomination: Free Methodist

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    The Church Of Ephesus Series

    Contributed by Randall Lavere Ii on Jan 3, 2006
    based on 31 ratings
     | 5,858 views

    A powerful in-depth look into the characteristics, rebukes, exhortations, and promises to the 7 churches of Revelation.

    The seven churches (1 Ephesus) Randall LaVere II God has truly laid the burden upon my heart, and I believe of many others to pray for a true Revival. This message has been pressing on my spirit for over a year now, and after much prayer and study we are going to dig in deep into the word of God. ...read more

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    Denomination: Charismatic

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    The Victorious Church!

    Contributed by Mark Kang on Jan 17, 2006
    based on 34 ratings
     | 9,929 views

    Being a Christian is no guarantee for victory, we must follow God’s recipe for success.

    "But thanks be to God who always leads us in triumphal procession in Christ..." 2Cor2:12 You ever feel like your Christian life is full of defeat and setback? When things are going wrong it’s easy to point things out. But to have victory in your marriage, your church, at work or school takes two ...read more

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    Denomination: Christian/Church Of Christ

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    Hypocrites In The Church

    Contributed by Dean Rhine on Jan 24, 2006
    based on 14 ratings
     | 5,727 views

    dealing with hypocrisy

    “Hypocrites in the Church” Matthew 23 2/8.98 Intro: Have you ever noticed how some people always have an excuse for not coming to church? I found a solution for this: No Cop-Out Sunday. Read Article. Probably the number one reason people give for not coming to church is “There are too many ...read more

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    Denomination: Evangelical/Non-Denominational

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    The Battle Of The Church Series

    Contributed by Kerry Bauman on Aug 25, 2006
    based on 89 ratings
     | 29,022 views

    This sermon looks at our adversary, armor and activity in spiritual warfare

    Preaching Series: The Tie That Binds The Battle of the Church Text: Ephesians 6:10-20 Introduction: True story....A Christian leader was traveling recently by plane. He noticed that the man sitting two seats over was thumbing through some little cards and moving his lips. The man looked to be in ...read more

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    Denomination: Independent/Bible

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    The Fellowship Of The Church Series

    Contributed by Kerry Bauman on Aug 25, 2006
    based on 8 ratings
     | 4,721 views

    This message looks at how we obtain, lose, restore and sustain fellowship in the body of Christ

    Preaching Series: The Tie That Binds The Fellowship of the Church Text: 1 John 1:1-10 Introduction: In 1773, the young pastor of a poor church in Wainsgate, England, was called to a large and influential church in London. John Fawcett was a powerful preacher and writer, and these skills had ...read more

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    Denomination: Independent/Bible

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    Wolves In The Church

    Contributed by Michael Martin on Aug 28, 2006
    based on 9 ratings
     | 21,292 views

    How to spot and deal with troublemakers in the Church

    (Acts 20:17-30) "shall grievous wolves enter in among you, not sparing the flock." It was not unintentional that God chose to use the illustration of Shepherd, Sheep, and wolves, to speak of the church. It is in fact a very accurate portrayal of life in the church. The Lord speaks of Himself as ...read more

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    Denomination: Baptist

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    "Church Bones”

    Contributed by Charles R. Swindoll on Sep 13, 2006
    based on 10 ratings
     | 15,359 views

    spiriyual death and or Spiritual suicide. No matter your spirit died GOD can Give it life again.

    Biblical Text: Ezekiel 37:1-10 This is one of the most familiar texts in the Black Church. Pastors and preachers across the country have preached and re-preached from this chosen text. So there isn’t much else we can teach you on the subject of Ezekiel and the dry bones, right? WRONG. I’m sure ...read more

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    Denomination: Evangelical/Non-Denominational

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    The Church Of Acts

    Contributed by Tr Precht on Sep 14, 2006
    based on 8 ratings
     | 8,763 views

    Who was the Church of Acts? Who Are We Tody? We Must Strive to be The same church that was birthed on Pentecost

    The Church of Acts “And when the day of Pentecost was fully come, they were all with one accord in one place. And suddenly there came a sound from heaven as of a rushing mighty wind, and it filled all the house where they were sitting. And there appeared unto them cloven tongues like as of fire, ...read more

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    Denomination: Apostolic

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    Trouble In The Church

    Contributed by Douglas Duvall on Dec 3, 2006
    based on 4 ratings
     | 6,073 views

    What if trouble arises in the Church? It is not what if, but more like when.

    Trouble in the Church ACTS 15:1-12 I. Decision 15:1-4 A. Men 15:1 B. Method 15:2 C. Messages 15:3-4 II. Demand 15:5-6 A. Demands 15:5 B. Deliberations 15:6 III. Declaration 15:7-12 A. Choice 15:7 B. Comparison 15:8-9 C. Conversion 15:10-12 Introduction Peter had ...read more

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    Denomination: Baptist

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    The Church In The World

    Contributed by Ken Mowery on Dec 18, 2006
    based on 1 rating
     | 2,257 views

    How we as Christians are to relate to unbelievers in our world.

    The Church In The World As we worked through Colossians chapter 3 - we were given very specific information about how Christians are to live out the Christian faith -- at home - as husbands - wives - parents - children - slaves and master -- its all about how we are to related to those who are ...read more

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    Denomination: Baptist

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    Church In Crisis

    Contributed by Ric Freeman on Aug 17, 2003
    based on 88 ratings
     | 11,118 views

    The issue of gays in the church

    Crisis in the church August 17, 2003 AM Jude 1 The church of Jesus Christ is in a crisis today. We are being attacked not from the outside -- but from the inside. Let’s look at Jude -- we’ll begin with chapter 1, verse 1, And we’ll just read the whole book, every chapter, every verse. All 25 of ...read more

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    Denomination: Charismatic

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    The Active Church

    Contributed by Jay Mcphearson on Sep 24, 2003
    based on 14 ratings
     | 4,388 views

    The Body of Christ should be sound in doctrine and in Love (The way I did this, required a rose for everyone in the audience, BUT it was extremely effective) 4.88/dozen @ Wal-mart

    Intro: (Start w/Blank) PREACHER found a shoe box in a closet. Opened it and found strange contents. Inside was an egg carton with 5 eggs inside. Next to the eggs was a stack of bills that totaled over 10,000 dollars. As soon as his wife walked thru the door he stopped her to ask if she knew ...read more

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    Denomination: Christian/Church Of Christ

  • Bobby Daniel avatar

    What Is The Church?

    Contributed by Bobby Daniel on Jun 2, 2007
    based on 14 ratings
     | 2,958 views

    This was a sermon i preached 4 years back when i began serving at a new place of service as pastor.

    1. We are called to be a confessing Church. V. 18, Jesus says it is “My Church” - My college BSU director would often correct our BSU President when he would say something about "My church"...he told him that it wasn’t "his church", it was Jesus’ church and He allowed him to serve there. Some ...read more

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    Denomination: Baptist

  • John McCurry avatar

    The Church At Philadelphia Series

    Contributed by John Mccurry on Nov 28, 2007
    based on 1 rating
     | 5,915 views

    Series of messages about the Seven Churches in Revelation of Jesus Christ

    Friday, April 07, 2006 Church of Philadelphia The Open Door Church Rev 3. 7 – 13 We know that the word Philadelphia means brotherly love. This can also be the state of Church when the gentile time comes to the full and God once again sees the Jew coming to Christ in great numbers. This was the ...read more

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    Denomination: Pentecostal