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  • Dean Rhine avatar

    The Purpose Of The Church

    Contributed by Dean Rhine on Jan 11, 2005
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     | 3,410 views

    seeing evangelism as the purpose of the church

    Intro: We have started talking about the purpose of the church. I hope you came out to church on purpose this morning. If so, for what purpose? We mentioned last week that the church exists to celebrate the presence of God: Worship. But, there are other purposes as well. What would you think ...read more

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    Denomination: Evangelical/Non-Denominational

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    The Purpose Of Prayer

    Contributed by Micah Fries on Jan 19, 2005
    based on 9 ratings
     | 3,577 views

    Helping believers to understand that the foremost purpose of prayer is to draw the pray"er" closer to God.

    The Purpose of Prayer Hebrews 10:19-23 Intro: Since we understand that prayer is not intended to "change God’s mind", why does prayer exist? The answer is, first of all, to draw the one praying closer to God, among other things. See Phil. 4:6-7 (esp. Vs. 7) 1. Access (19) We achieve access into ...read more

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    Denomination: Baptist

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    The Purpose Of The Church Series

    Contributed by Mark Lennon on Apr 13, 2003
    based on 14 ratings
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    Sermon Series on Malachi #9

    Sermon Series on Malachi #9 The Purpose of the Church Malachi 3:16-19 1. Feared the Lord. Job 28:28 Those that feared the Lord spoke to one anther they were betrayed by their speech. Just as evildoers are betrayed by their speech. John 13:34-35 2. Fellowship with other believers. Heb. 3:13 Heb. ...read more

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    Denomination: Baptist

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    Living On Purpose

    Contributed by David Derry on Dec 3, 2002
    based on 221 ratings
     | 41,811 views

    How to know your purpose in life and live it out.

    Living on Purpose December 1, 2002 Today’s sermon is entitled “living on purpose” Do you know what your purpose is? Do you know what drives you? As you think about that question, you may be picturing a certain aspect of your life. For example: · Home life · Spiritual life · Work ...read more

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    Denomination: Baptist

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    Giving On Purpose

    Contributed by David Derry on Dec 16, 2002
    based on 54 ratings
     | 9,760 views

    Giving our time, talents and treasure on purpose. We give them to something, because we never have any left over, but do we really give on purpose?

    Giving on Purpose – December 15 We’ve spend the past couple of weeks talking about the purpose that God has for our lives. The next couple of weeks we will continue looking at some specific areas in our lives in relation to God’s purpose. Today we are talking about “giving on purpose.” When you ...read more

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    Denomination: Baptist

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    Loving On Purpose

    Contributed by David Derry on Dec 23, 2002
    based on 37 ratings
     | 11,141 views

    God demonstrated His love for us on purpose. Can can we in turn love Him and others on purpose?

    Loving on Purpose December 22, 2002 As we continue our series of “living on purpose”, today’s topic is “loving on purpose”. We’ll be focusing on a verse that is well known to most of us. (John 3:16) 16 "For God so loved the world that he gave his only Son, so that everyone who believes in him ...read more

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    Denomination: Baptist

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    The Power Of Purpose Series

    Contributed by Brian Moon on Jan 2, 2003
    based on 37 ratings
     | 9,373 views

    Why can’t people help but say "I love this place" It is because of our purpose and strategy. This message deals with why we exist as a church.

    “I Love this Place” part 1 (The Power of Purpose) Brian A. Moon One of golf’s immortal moments came when a Scotchman demonstrated the new game to President Ulysses Grant. Carefully placing the ball on the tee, he took a mighty swing. The club hit the turf and scattered dirt all over the ...read more

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    Denomination: Presbyterian/Reformed

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    Purposeful Ministry Series

    Contributed by Jeff Stewart on Oct 19, 2002
    based on 74 ratings
     | 6,742 views

    Describes the role of the pastor, deacons and members of a purposeful church.

    Purposeful Ministry September 29, 2002 Oran FBC Selected Scriptures INTRODUCTION: Over the last few weeks we have discovered and examined the purposes of the church. We have learned that churches must evangelize, not only overseas, but also right in their own backyards (Acts 1:8). We have also ...read more

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    Denomination: Baptist

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    There Is A Purpose In The Storm Series

    Contributed by John Hamby on Jun 9, 2002
    based on 90 ratings
     | 25,053 views

    This story in the life of Jesus and His disciples, in the boat upon the sea, conveys another world, a world where storms rise up out of nowhere and life itself is put at peril.

    A Study of the Book of Luke Sermon # 20 There Is A Purpose In The Storm. Luke 8:22-25 In 1976 Gordon Lightfoot recorded a haunting ballad entitled “The Wreck of the Edmund Fitzgerald.” [1976, Moose Music, Ltd.] The Edmund Fitzgerald ...read more

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    Denomination: Baptist

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    Purpose Of The Church

    Contributed by Robert Simmons on Feb 28, 2002
    based on 69 ratings
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    Exhortation to church on our purpose on a membership Sunday.

    We will be a church deeply in love with God. We will fervently worship God with our whole heart, soul, mind, strength, time, and finances. We will avoid the complacency of lukewarm, status-quo religion. We will pursue a deeper relationship with God through committed prayer, fasting, studying ...read more

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    Denomination: Church Of God

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    Living With Purpose

    Contributed by Benjamin Sharpe on Aug 16, 2002
    based on 165 ratings
     | 15,880 views

    God has a specific goal and purpose for his Church and for each individual Christian. Satan’s intention is to cause the Church and the individual Christian to deviate from that destiny and, in so doing, to thwart the will and design of God.

    Luke 4:1-13 Living With Purpose The temptation of Jesus was for the purpose of distracting him from his ultimate goal and purpose in life. And that goal, that destiny, was to go to the cross as the atoning sacrifice for humanity. Satan’s intent in the wilderness was to defeat God’s purpose for ...read more

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    Denomination: Presbyterian/Reformed

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    The Purpose Of Worship Is . . .? Series

    Contributed by Jim Kane on Nov 3, 2001
    based on 60 ratings
     | 18,923 views

    The purpose of worship is to experience God.

    Have you heard about the little boy who attended church for the first time and was asked how it went? He replied, "The music was nice but the commercial was too long." Or have your heard about the recent experience of a pastor who changed the order of worship so that the sermon was given before ...read more

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    Denomination: Church Of God

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    A Purpose In Living Series

    Contributed by Brian Credille on Mar 11, 2001
    based on 164 ratings
     | 6,406 views

    Jesus provides for all people a purpose and meaning to life that will truly bring fulfillment and satisfaction.

    "A Purpose in Living" Matthew 5:13-16 INTRODUCTION 1. People today are groping for some kind of meaning to life. People are turning to illegal drugs, immoral lifestyles, and some to suicide because life is a meaningless cycle of disappointment and despair. 2. Many Christians suffer in the ...read more

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    Denomination: Baptist

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    Growing On Purpose

    Contributed by David Yarbrough on Apr 24, 2001
    based on 158 ratings
     | 13,739 views

    Anytime we get close to Jesus the devil will throw a fit

    April 22, 2001 Sand Flat Baptist Church David Yarbrough Growing On Purpose Mark 9:2-29 Illustration: We often fail to consider the gradual, cumulative effect of sin in our lives. In Saint Louis in 1984, an unemployed cleaning woman noticed a few bees buzzing around the attic of her home. Since ...read more

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    Denomination: Evangelical/Non-Denominational

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    The Purposes Of Storms

    Contributed by David Wilson on Oct 18, 2000
    based on 344 ratings
     | 28,278 views

    Those storms in our lives don’t always come from our sin-- in fact, following Christ will lead us directly into the eye of the storm.

    1. ALL PROBLEMS IN LIFE ARE NOT RELATED TO SIN! The Jews believed strongly that if something bad happened to someone, they had done some sort of sin. If a person was stricken with an illness it reflected on some sort of sin. If he suffered financial loss, it was sin-related.. If his children grew ...read more

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    Denomination: Baptist