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Faithful to the Finish
Peter's final call to a young and growing church
Grace and Glory
A short series through the highlights of 1 Peter
Entrusted
Gifts, risk, and the return of the King
The Church is absolutely necessary and vital to the triumphant plan of God.
Preaching Series: The Tie That Binds The Necessity of the Church Text: Matthew 16:13-20 Introduction: A husband and his wife arose one Sunday morning and the wife dressed for church as the husband sat sipping his coffee. It was just about time to leave when she noticed her husband hadn’t moved a ...read more
Scripture: Matthew 16:13-20
Denomination: Independent/Bible
Corinth has been long noted as a church with problems… and one of those problems was disruptions, disruptions during worship.
I read Warren Wiersbe exposition of this passage and some of the comments are from him and Richard Pratt, "Holman New Testament Commentary." I Cor. 11:1-16 "Church Order" He came shuffling in… the service had already begun… almost no one noticed him yet everyone noticed him. He smelled of B.O., ...read more
Scripture: 1 Corinthians 11:2-16
Denomination: Evangelical/Non-Denominational
A sermon on how baptism relates to the church (Material adapted from Daniel Overdorf's book, Rediscovering Community, chapter 10 Sacramentally Participating pg. 241- 254)
HoHum: How can one be baptized without the church? Christians are the church. If not a Christian then not part of church, if a Christian then part of church. We have no record of anyone in the NT baptizing themselves. Imagine someone coming to the point of wanting to be baptized, they come ...read more
Scripture: Romans 6:1-7
Denomination: Christian/Church Of Christ
A sermon that begins a series on the community of the church (Material adapted from introduction of Daniel Overdorf's book, Rediscovering Community, from College Press)
HoHum: It’s popular today to meet with friends at a coffee shop and call it “church.” In some cases it is but most of the time it isn’t. It’s difficult to stand in defense of the church when there are so many examples of dysfunctional churches around us. But ...read more
Scripture: Titus 2:14
When a Church misses its God given purpose, it becomes a social gathering
BIBLE STUDY THEME: UNDERSTANDING YOUR DIVINE LIFE PURPOSE TOPIC- THE PURPOSE OF THE CHURCH 1 TEXT- MATTHEW 16:18-19, 1 COR 12:12-27 INTRODUCTION- There are questions about the purpose of the church even in this present cruel generation. These questions are as follow: why was the church of Jesus ...read more
Scripture: Matthew 16:18-19
Denomination: Pentecostal
This is a paper on the role of clothes in the Christian witness from two of the early church fathers.
WARDROBE WITNESS One topic being raised in almost every area of society is what constitutes proper attire. There is an apparent relevance of attire in schools, workplaces, nightclubs, private beaches, and even churches. Some people have suggested that if students dressed in uniforms there would ...read more
Scripture: 1 Peter 3:3-5, 1 Timothy 2:9
Denomination: Baptist
Today we are focusing on the wife’s role and responsibility in 5:22-24.
We are in chapter five of our series in Ephesians, Brought to Life; Brought Together as we continue looking at what Paul says about walking wisely and Spirit filled living. Last week we saw God’s vision for Marriage is to display Christ’s relationship with his church. The next few weeks we are ...read more
Scripture: John 6:63, Luke 11:13
In order to have humility, you must be like Christ.
Introduction: How many of you remember the Gatorade ad campaign from 1992? C’mon, that was only 16 years ago! Let me give you a hint: It featured the basketball player Michael Jordan. Let me give you another hint: It had a catchy tune called “Be Like Mike”. I would like to share with you that ...read more
Scripture: Philippians 2:5-8
Denomination: Vineyard
Sermon eleven in a fourteen sermon series based on the popular Bible study by Henry Blackaby.
One of the problems many evangelical churches face today is that they have so emphasized the doctrine of the priesthood of believers they have lost their sense of corporate identity. Too many Christians think they stand alone before God and that they are not accountable to the church. It is true ...read more
Scripture: 1 Corinthians 12:12-27
Understanding the Church
Theology of the Church [The Cornerstone of the Church] …Matt. 16:13-20 Upon completion of a task which Jesus asked of his followers, Jesus asked them, who do you people say that I am? He was asking his followers what is the public opinion of me? What is the identity they ascribe to me? The ...read more
The traditional vows between a man and a woman at the time of marriage are beautiful and full of self abandonment and commitment. We who are in the Church, are there because of a mutual commitment between Christ and ourselves, like marriage.
Marriage - what a wonderful creation of God! Just yesterday Pastor Karenlee and I were privileged to perform a marriage ceremony for two of our friends who live in Rochester! May the Lord bless their union and their lives. Jesus Himself believed in marriage. Listen to what He told the Pharisees ...read more
Scripture: Matthew 19:4-6
Denomination: Nazarene
What qualities should church leaders have?
Several weeks ago we started our study of the Letter to Titus. We noted at the beginning of the letter that all Christians are to pursue godliness. A couple of weeks ago we celebrated Mother’s Day by going to Titus Chapter 2 to note specific instructions for women. Last week we looked at ...read more
Scripture: Titus 1:6-16
This is a message that takes a look at unity, diversity and maturity in the body of Christ.
Preaching Series: The Tie That Binds The Unity of the Church Text: 1 Corinthians 12:1-31 Introduction: A man had the misfortune of being stranded on a deserted island. To make the best of it he puts his talents to use and built a small town. Several years later, he was finally rescued when a ...read more
Scripture: 1 Corinthians 12:1-31
What exactly is the church ... A community center, a social action organization, or a gathering of people set apart from a sinful world and set apart to a life devoted to God’s calling? Peter, the rock, helps us define the true purpose of the church.
Please e-mail me with any comments or if you use any part of this at your church at Mail4ChrisR@aol.com. I would love to hear about it. God Bless! - Chris To define the church there is no better place in the Bible to look than at the 16th Chapter of Matthew and Peter’s confession at Caesarea ...read more
Denomination: Methodist
Emphasizes that as followers of Christ, we are called to embody love, reflecting God's love in our identity and community.
Welcome, dear friends, to this sacred gathering where we come together to seek wisdom and understanding from the Word of God. We are here today to reflect, to learn, and to grow. We are here to strengthen our faith and to deepen our love for God and for each other. Today, we turn our hearts and ...read more
Scripture: 1 John 4:7-12
Topics: Valentine's, Series
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