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  • Howard McGlamery avatar

    Sunday School - What's It All About?

    Contributed by Howard Mcglamery on Sep 10, 2003
    based on 110 ratings
     | 23,130 views

    A Sermon dealing with the four basic fundamentals of the Sunday School. - REACHING - TEACHING - CARING - EVANGELIZING

    Sunday School – What’s It All About? Deut. 6:4-9 and Matt. 28:19,20 Intro. Years ago one of the greatest programs of the Southern Baptist convention was the Training Union. It was the discipleship training ministry of the church. It declined over the years and died a slow death. WHY? – ...read more

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    Denomination: Baptist

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    Chicken Little And The Great Church Exodus From The City

    Contributed by George Alves on Sep 16, 2003
    based on 31 ratings
     | 4,859 views

    We can point fingers as much as we want but the state of the city falls squarely on the shoulders of the church. Our retreat from the city has allowed the enemy too much victory. We are not called to success but to faithfulness. The sky isn’t falling!

    Do you Remember the story of Chicken Little? The little chicken who became terrified that the sky was falling when an acorn fell from a tree and hit her on the head? Chicken Little convinced Henny Penny, Cocky Locky,and Goosey Poosey that the sky was indeed falling and they should go and report ...read more

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    Denomination: Brethren

  • Michael Luke avatar

    First Christian Church Has A Fantastic Future

    Contributed by Michael Luke on Sep 23, 2003
    based on 35 ratings
     | 3,668 views

    Utilizing Jesus’ words following the Good Confession, we study the whys and hows of being a great church. Material in the first section comes from a sermon by Darryl Dash.

    TEXT: MATTHEW 16:13-19 (Don’t read yet) TITLE: “FIRST CHRISTIAN CHURCH HAS A FANTASTIC FUTURE!” INTRODUCTION: A. Human beings are not very good at predicting the future --Just listen ...read more

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    Denomination: Christian/Church Of Christ

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    Why Should We Worship God?

    Contributed by Dennis Selfridge on Sep 23, 2003
    based on 51 ratings
     | 13,904 views

    Why we should worship

    1 CO 6:12 "Everything is allowable for me"--but not everything is useful. "Everything is acceptable for me"--but I will not be enslaved by anything.” “You may say, ‘I am allowed to do anything.’ But I reply, ‘Not everything is good for you.’ And even though ‘I am allowed to do anything,’ I must ...read more

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    Denomination: Wesleyan

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    Questions Concerning Worship

    Contributed by Michael Luke on Sep 26, 2003
    based on 85 ratings
     | 5,182 views

    A look at some important issues and hot topics concerning worship in our time.

    TEXT: EPHESIANS 5:19-21 TITLE: “QUESTIONS CONCERNING WORSHIP” (Majority of material taken from Bob Russel’s When God Build A Church) INTRODUCTION: A. I read this little piece not too long ago. I don’t know the author but its message is worth ...read more

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    Denomination: Christian/Church Of Christ

  • Dennis Lawrence avatar

    Be Careful About The Family Name Series

    Contributed by Dennis Lawrence on Sep 29, 2003
    based on 26 ratings
     | 5,728 views

    As we must be careful about our family names, we must be careful not to bring dishonor to God’s family name.

    Why? Purpose Driven Life #7 Montreal/Cornwall September 13, 2003 How much do you value your name? Do you have a good name? God tells us, in Proverbs 22.1, that to have a good name is better than great riches. I think my mother must have taken this passage literally as she often reminded my sister ...read more

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    Denomination: Evangelical/Non-Denominational

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    The Greatest Need Of The Church, Is Revival

    Contributed by Charles Howington on Oct 16, 2003
    based on 23 ratings
     | 26,333 views

    Revival,is God’s desire for His People, for His church,and for our country.

    We all have heard it, "Lord send revival to our church." Lord send revival to our land,"" Lord we need a revival." Revival is the cry of the church, or is it? Do we truly understand what revival is? Is our heart’s desire really for revival to fall on us? Pastor’s across this great country have been ...read more

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    Denomination: Holiness

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    Making God Smile

    Contributed by Jim Kane on Mar 8, 2003
    based on 39 ratings
     | 3,383 views

    The function of worship is to bring God appropriate pleasure.

    (Overhead 1) This time of year is a time for love, romance, and passion. Millions of dollars are spent on Valentine’s Day gifts. In fact a 1998 report from Ball State University indicates, “Valentine’s Day ranks second behind Christmas in total sales of candy, flowers and cards.” Love is important ...read more

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    Denomination: Church Of God

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    Experiencing The Joy Of Worship

    Contributed by Rodney Buchanan on Mar 13, 2003
    based on 38 ratings
     | 6,687 views

    1. We need to get in touch with our Creator. 2. We need to get in touch with eternity. 3. We need to get in touch with hope.

    Someone has written about the difference in worship styles in story form, using a bit of humor: “An old farmer went to the city one weekend and attended the big city church. He came home and his wife asked him how it was. ‘Well,’ said the farmer, ‘It was good. They did something ...read more

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    Denomination: Methodist

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    I Have A Dream

    Contributed by Wes Richard on Mar 18, 2003
    based on 31 ratings
     | 5,542 views

    Using the pattern of MLK’s famous speech, this message tries to set forth a congregational vision.

    I have a dream (With apologies to MLK, jr. 1962) In the Old Testament we are told that young men shall see visions and old men shall dream dreams (Joel 2:28). Some of you know that 3 or 4 times a year I am blessed with dreams about this congregation while I sleep. In most of these dreams I see ...read more

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    Denomination: Brethren

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    So That's What It Looks Like!!!

    Contributed by Carl Willis on Mar 21, 2003
    based on 9 ratings
     | 2,259 views

    Healthy things grow. See what a healthy church looks like.

    This morning I would like to show tell you about a wonderful church. This is a church that is growing, meeting needs and changing the world for Christ. Our message this morning will be a snapshot provided of the early church from the book of Acts. "They spent their time learning from the ...read more

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    Denomination: Evangelical/Non-Denominational

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    What We Believe...about The Church

    Contributed by Larry Brincefield on Apr 2, 2003
    based on 14 ratings
     | 2,532 views

    I used this sermon in my series of studying the doctrine of the Nazarene Church, however, I don’t focus much on the doctrine part. I decided to focus more on the encouragement of the Christians to be the Church that God desires us to be.

    Larry C. Brincefield larkayb@earthlink.net April 6, 2003, Sunday Evening Title: What we believe...about the Church Text: Acts 2:42-47 Introduction We have been talking about the various doctrines of the Nazarene Church. Tonight, we come to Article 11, the Doctrine of the Church But instead of ...read more

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    Denomination: Nazarene

  • Gregg Strawbridge avatar

    The Second Christian Martyr(Acts 6) Series

    Contributed by Gregg Strawbridge on Apr 13, 2003
    based on 34 ratings
     | 10,977 views

    This is an exposition of the passage on Stephen who was the first martyr.

    INTRODUCTION We all need heros - those who would embody and be incarnate examples of that which is true, good, and beautiful. Who are your heros? Athanasisus, Luther, Calvin, William Wallace, Theodore Roosevelt, Rambo? We need heros. Today we consider the hero, Stephen. Remember that the Word of ...read more

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    Denomination: Presbyterian/Reformed

  • Michael McCartney avatar

    Praise Him!

    Contributed by Michael Mccartney on Apr 16, 2003
    based on 56 ratings
     | 7,865 views

    Are you praising Jesus for the right reasons? Or are you praising Jesus for the wrong reasons? You decide!

    Praise Him! Thesis: Are you praising Jesus for the right reasons? Or are you praising Jesus for the wrong reasons? You decide! Texts: Matthew 21:1-17 Mark 11:1-10 Luke 19:28-44 John 12:12-19 Historical Background: What is Palm Sunday all about? Why did they wave Palms? Looking at the time frame ...read more

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    Denomination: Evangelical/Non-Denominational

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    "Welcome To Resurrection Central"

    Contributed by Ken Sauer on Apr 26, 2003
    based on 24 ratings
     | 3,868 views

    Every church, is, at least potentially, a Resurrection Central!

    Acts 4:32-35 “Welcome to Resurrection Central” By: Rev. Kenneth Emerson Sauer, Pastor of Parkview United Methodist Church, Newport News, VA Many people are willing to accept Christianity as an explanation of life, but they are not yet prepared to accept it as a way of life. It is clear—from a ...read more

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    Denomination: United Methodist