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  • Allen James avatar

    A Comfortable Church Series

    Contributed by Allen James on Sep 29, 2011
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     | 3,538 views

    Part 5 of 7 in our summer series exploring the letters to the 7 churches in Revelation 2-3. Today's message examines the letter to the Church at Sardis.

    INTRODUCTION: Churches today are filled with people of all ages who assume the church exists primarily to HELP them. Consequently, most churches are concerned only with those who attend being “OKAY”. I. Christ’s CONNECTION with the Comfortable Church (v 1a) II. The CHARACTER ...read more

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    Denomination: Baptist

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    Church On Fire

    Contributed by Horace Wimpey on Oct 6, 2011
    based on 17 ratings
     | 32,030 views

    God told His people that they should never let the fire go out on the alter. As priests of God, we can never let the fire go out in our churches.

    CHURCH ON FIRE LEVITICUS 6:8-13 Intro. There was a church in a small town out in rural America. One night the church building caught fire and burned down. While the building was burning, many of the town folk were standing around and watching it burn. The pastor had been called and as he drove up ...read more

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    Denomination: Baptist

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    The Connected Church Series

    Contributed by Anthony Zibolski on Oct 25, 2011
    based on 4 ratings
     | 6,035 views

    The Church is God's ordained way to keep people connected with God and each other.

    The connected Church Matthew 16:13-16:20 Introduction- As we continue in the series “Connect to God and others”. You remember we opened this up with the 10 commandments. We realized the first 4 commandments are our relationship to God and the last six were relational to each other. ...read more

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    Denomination: Nazarene

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    "Church Life"

    Contributed by Clark Tanner on Dec 16, 2010
    based on 4 ratings
     | 6,261 views

    Spiritual life in the true church is much simpler than we try to make it

    “They were continually devoting themselves to the apostles’ teaching and to fellowship, to the breaking of bread and to prayer.” Church function has taken many forms in time and many rituals and practices have been implemented. They have then evolved for the good or the ...read more

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    Denomination: Orthodox

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    A Prosperous Church

    Contributed by Mike Rickman on Dec 23, 2010
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     | 6,663 views

    God wants His church to prosper. What is holding you back?

    December 26, 2010 Morning Worship Text: 2 Corinthians 9:6-11 Subject: Giving Title: A Prosperous Church: Part 1 in the Benefits of Giving Series I pray that everyone survived the busyness of Christmas. I also pray that you all took the time to reflect on the true meaning of Christmas. Christmas ...read more

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    Denomination: Assembly Of God

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    Espionage In The Church

    Contributed by Bob Joyce on Dec 28, 2010
     | 4,669 views

    Although, because of its vulnerability, the church is constantly under the threat of siege by infiltration, it is not defenseless. It can preserve the faith from corruption and destruction by recognizing and properly dealing with impostors. Those of us wh

    Robert "The Master Spy" Hanssen A high-ranking FBI counterintelligence agent, Hanssen caused more damage to U.S. national security than any other spy in our history. According to a key Soviet defector, the information provided by Hanssen was so damaging that the U.S. would have lost WWIII, had ...read more

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    Denomination: Baptist

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    The Ministry Of The Church

    Contributed by Jim Erwin on Dec 29, 2010
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    The ministry of the church includes signs and wonders (the easy part) and also witnessing (the hard part).

    The Ministry of the Church Acts 5:12-42 THE EASY PART: WONDERS AND SIGNS (5:12-16) The church triumphed over Satan. They were still: Unified (5:12) Magnified (5:13) Multiplied (5:14) - the first mention of women coming to salvation in Acts. Wonders and Signs authenticated the ministry of the ...read more

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    Denomination: Baptist

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    A Growing Church

    Contributed by John Perry on Feb 12, 2011
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     | 16,022 views

    Everyone today wants to know the secret for a growing church. There are an endless number of seminars & workshops on how to ahve a growing church but I believe that the ebst workshop is the one where we sit down & study how the first church in the books o

    Bunbury Sun am 13/02/11 “A growing church” Intro: T/m I want to speak on something we are all interested in & if we are not interested we should be! I want to speak about a growing church & how our church can be a growing church. It’s the kind of church we read about in the ...read more

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    Denomination: Pentecostal

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    What Is The Church? Series

    Contributed by C Jordan on Feb 20, 2011
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     | 7,003 views

    Jesus is the Pastor (the Good Shepherd) of His Church, which He loves and He is building into a glorious and powerful Church.

    WHAT IS THE CHURCH? OPENING TEXT: “13 When Jesus came into the region of Caesarea Philippi, He asked His disciples, saying, "Who do men say that I, the Son of Man, am?" 14 So they said, "Some say John the Baptist, some Elijah, and others Jeremiah or one of the prophets." 15 He said to them, "But ...read more

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    Denomination: *other

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    The Message Of The Church Series

    Contributed by Jonathan Russell on Mar 7, 2011
    based on 8 ratings
     | 11,978 views

    This sermon examines what the message of the church should consist of.

    * The "real" message a church sends determines that church’s reputation - If always bickering and fighting, the message is sent: "We don’t like each other...or you." - If always doing things for self, the message is sent: "It’s all about us, not you." - If never reaching out, the message is sent: ...read more

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    Denomination: Baptist

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    What Is A Church

    Contributed by Kerry Dunn on Mar 11, 2011
     | 3,137 views

    we as the church are here to prove he lives.

    >>>>What is a church>>>> Gal 2:20 I am crucified with Christ: nevertheless I live; yet not I, but Christ liveth in me... (KJV) Is it a place to see your friends? Is it a place to sing and dance? Is it a place to pray? Is it a place to talk and socialize? Is it a place to where nice ...read more

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    Denomination: Pentecostal

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    The Persecuted Church Series

    Contributed by Jonathan Russell on Mar 16, 2011
     | 6,926 views

    (Preached on July 4th): This message focuses on the first church-wide persecution in Acts. Attention is given to the implications the Gospel has for believers as members of both God's kingdom and a country.

    * The difficulty in approaching a July 4th message: - We sometimes "read" America into Scripture when we shouldn't - Bible doesn't reference America as a country of predict the events of July, 1776 * If we're not careful, we end up using today to exalt a nation instead of Christ - We do not worship ...read more

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    Denomination: Baptist

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    Glory In The Church Series

    Contributed by Patrick Nix on Aug 10, 2010
     | 4,778 views

    Paul’s prayer (Ephesians 3:14-21) begins with “your glory” (v. 13b) and ends with “glory” (v. 21) This is a simple passage on how to pray for each other. These four things give God the glory He deserves/desires:

    Paul’s prayer (Ephesians 3:14-21) begins with “your glory” (v. 13b) and ends with “glory” (v. 21) This is a simple passage on how to pray for each other. Reminder: The Church is not the building, nor the services, but the people (v. 15) These four things give God the glory He ...read more

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    Denomination: Baptist

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    A Changed Church Series

    Contributed by Allen James on Sep 5, 2010
     | 4,991 views

    Imagine the transformation in a community when the Church embraces Jesus' call toward giving to the needy out of the overflow of our hearts. Today's message explores Matthew 6:1-4.

    A Changed Church • Matthew 6:1, 2-4 OPENING ILLUSTRATION: Acts 4… In today’s world, charity is practiced on a wide scale and is thought often times to be the natural product of the intrinsic goodness of the human spirit… or in light of the New Age concept of Karma – ...read more

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    Denomination: Baptist

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    Leadership In The Church

    Contributed by Howard Strickland on Jan 16, 2010
    based on 4 ratings
     | 3,804 views

    Talents (Gifts) are not the root but the fruit of our salvation. God has given us gifts, so we can be useful in His kingdom. There are no excuses for not being fruitful.

    Leadership In the Church Text: Matthew 25: 14-30 “For the kingdom of heaven is like a man traveling to a far country, who called his own servants and delivered his goods to them. 15 And to one he gave five talents, to another two, and to another one, to each according to his own ...read more

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    Denomination: Pentecostal