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  • Exclusive & Inclusive (Deuteronomy 23)

    Contributed by I. Grant Spong on Jan 9, 2025
     | 190 views

    Are our ideas of exclusive and inclusive very different to God's? Let's begin in Deuteronomy 23.

    Are our ideas of inclusion and exclusion very different from God’s? How exclusive was crop ownership? Did Jesus rob a grainfield on the Sabbath or did the law require that some of it be available to hungry passers by? For whom did Jesus' death atone? Let’s begin in Deuteronomy 23. Who could ...read more

  • God’s Purpose For The Law

    Contributed by Jon Mackinney on Jul 27, 2010
    based on 1 rating
     | 4,868 views

    There are two very different ways of looking at the Law. Here is the one that Jesus taught.

    Passage: Matthew 12:1-14 Intro: It’s hard for us to imagine the kind of conflict that trailed Jesus wherever He went. 1. hard for us, as non-Jewish people, to really understand the incredible grip that the OT Law had on people, and the radical departure from that view that Jesus brought. 2. ...read more

  • Exhaustion: Finding Rest In Taking The Sabbath Seriously Series

    Contributed by Steve Miller on Feb 11, 2013
    based on 1 rating
     | 7,417 views

    Running ourselves to death is nothing new to God, who created everything with a precaution in mind-or perhaps an antidote-to exhaustion: Sabbath Rest. Wouldn’t you like to emerge from a Sabbath day refreshed and ready to tackle the most important things o

    It is obviously a scheme of Satan to keep us running in circles until we’re exhausted and totally uninterested in discipleship. This scheme is nothing new to God, who created everything with a precaution in mind--or perhaps an antidote--to exhaustion: Sabbath Rest. God has never stopped desiring ...read more

  • Purpose #3 Grow Series

    Contributed by Dan Borchert on Jun 5, 2003
    based on 8 ratings
     | 2,747 views

    WE are commanded to grow. How do we do that? Read the sermon

    Philippians 3:12-14 Grow Introduction A. The last couple of weeks now we have been studying the purpose of the church B. WE have talked about worship, we have talked about connecting, now we are going to talk about growing C. Growing sound like a gardening term D. You grow a garden E. Maybe it is a ...read more

  • Purpose #4 Serve Series

    Contributed by Dan Borchert on Jun 5, 2003
    based on 9 ratings
     | 2,682 views

    WE will all serve in different ways. Uses Rick Warrens classic SHAPE model

    Purpose #4: Serve I Corinthians 12:12-27 SHAPE Introduction A. Our military is often referred to as the Service B. What are they doing? They are serving our Country C. We have the largest military in the world D. Because of our size we have to have different people doing different things E. If ...read more

  • Purpose #5 Reach Series

    Contributed by Dan Borchert on Jun 5, 2003
    based on 14 ratings
     | 3,936 views

    Why, Who, and How do we reach people. A very pratical down to earth look at evangalism

    Colossians 4:5-6 Purpose #5: Reach Introduction A. How many people get scared when they hear the preacher say reach. B. I wont make you raise you hand this time C. But honestly, how many people think, oh now, he is going to want me to stand out on the corner and preach fire and brimstone D. He is ...read more

  • Unity And Purpose For All

    Contributed by Steven Pace on Jul 1, 2003
    based on 57 ratings
     | 8,539 views

    Unity in the body of Christ is something that is not always easy to come by. This sermon addresses the need for unity and forgiveness to all. I hope you find it useful... It has not been edited so correct the mistakes

    Unity and Purpose for all Ephesians 1:1-6 One of the most powerful statements that I ever heard was that the Church is always destroyed from the inside and not the outside. It is destroyed by contention in the church. It is destroyed by self interests. It is destroyed by people that are to busy ...read more

  • The Purpose Of The Church- Worship Series

    Contributed by Jeffery Anselmi on Jul 17, 2003
    based on 95 ratings
     | 17,439 views

    One of the purposes of the church is to Worship God

    INTRODUCTION  Purpose Driven Church. What drives the church? Are we tradition driven? Are we personality driven? Financially driven? Program or building driven? Event driven? Seeker driver?  Explain the reason for having a purpose.  The starting point for every church ...read more

  • The Purpose Of The Church- Discipleship Series

    Contributed by Jeffery Anselmi on Jul 25, 2003
    based on 108 ratings
     | 30,677 views

    The church is not to stop once we get a person in the door and on the church roll. Our work just begins at that point

    INTRODUCTION • Talk about the goal of a baseball team. Get people across home plate. Don’t push the details of the analogy. • Does a team cheer and quit when it gets a person to 1st base or 3rd base? They will cheer because they expect to bring that person around the bases to score. • At the ...read more

  • The Purpose Of The Church- Fellowship Series

    Contributed by Jeffery Anselmi on Jul 25, 2003
    based on 143 ratings
     | 26,751 views

    Is fellowship more than eating dounuts together? It is an important part of the mission of the church

    INTRODUCTION  Last week we talked about the reason for having a purpose.  The Church needs to define its purpose; this must start from God’s word.  The first Purpose of the church that I we looked at last week was Worship.  Last week I said that I believe that ...read more

  • The Purpose Of The Church- Service Series

    Contributed by Jeffery Anselmi on Aug 1, 2003
    based on 354 ratings
     | 54,211 views

    Are we supposed to serve or be served?

    INTRODUCTION As we have looked at the question “What is the Purpose of the Church, thus far we have identified three areas of that should be included in the purpose of the church, worship, fellowship, discipleship. Today I want to look at an area that a lot of churches struggle with. It is an ...read more

  • We Are Chosen For A Purpose.

    Contributed by Orvel Barker on Aug 2, 2003
    based on 59 ratings
     | 19,093 views

    Each Christian has been selected by God for a specific ministry purpose. Have you found yours?

    1 Pet 2:1-9 Therefore, laying aside all malice, all guile, hypocrisy, envy, and all evil speaking, 2 as newborn babes, desire the pure milk of the word, that you may grow thereby, 3 if indeed you have tasted that the Lord is gracious. 4 Coming to Him as to a living stone, rejected indeed by men, ...read more

  • Bound By The Lord's Purposes.

    Contributed by Melvin Shelton on Aug 3, 2003
    based on 14 ratings
     | 4,517 views

    Just because you were born into a family with a strong Christian heritage, does not guarantee you have a home in heaven.

    Bound by the Lord’s purposes. Rom. 9: 6 -- 33. 08/03/03 The first part of verse six carries our minds back to what Paul said in vs. 1 -- 5. There, we are reminded that the Jews had been the recipients of many divine gifts. When you think about it, they were the recipients of many impressive ...read more

  • The Purpose Of The Church- Evangelism Series

    Contributed by Jeffery Anselmi on Aug 8, 2003
    based on 45 ratings
     | 13,581 views

    This sermon looks at 3 principles that Jesus used to earn the right to present the gospel to people

    INTRODUCTION • What is one of the most intimidating things God calls us to do as Christians? What is the one thing that we are asked to do that sends shivers up most of our spines? • Evangelism is one of the most intimidating of the purposes of the church. The command to tell everyone about Jesus. ...read more

  • The Purpose Of The Church- Prayer Series

    Contributed by Jeffery Anselmi on Aug 14, 2003
    based on 34 ratings
     | 9,034 views

    Prayer is a very important purpose of the church.

    INTRODUCTION • As we finish the purpose of the Church series, I hope that it has inspired some thinking from each one of us about what our purpose is and what we can do to better fulfill our purpose at ACC. • I want to finish this series with a purpose that does not seem like one that invokes a lot ...read more