Sermons on The Departure Of The Church:

Revelation - A Letter To The Churches

Contributed by Michael Grant on Sep 3, 2016

Expounding on the first few chapters of Revelation & looking for modern applications.

REVELATION – a letter to the churches Of all the books of the bible none is more misunderstood and more avoided than the book of Revelation.  Some will say the book of Revelation is so filled with mystery & symbolism how can we know what to take literally and what to view as symbolic?  What ...read more

Denomination: Evangelical/Non-Denominational

Why Join A Church? Series

Contributed by Archie Norman on Sep 16, 2016

Why Join A Church

1. Connection: Join to identify with other disciples - Acts 9:26-28 2. Accountability - Join for protection with other disciples - I Corinthians 5:1-2 3. Togetherness - Join to grow together with other disciples - Acts 15 ...read more

Scripture: Acts 9:26-28

Denomination: Baptist

The Purging Church Movement

Contributed by Dr. Ronald Shultz on Sep 17, 2016

It is past time to purge the emerged Church

What we need is not an emerging church movement for the Church emerged on the Day of Pentecost. What we need is a purging Church movement where we purge the worldliness from the Church that has emerged in the last hundred years but particularly the last forty or so years. We need no more isms, just ...read more

Scripture: 1 Corinthians 5:6-7

Denomination: Baptist

Gifts To Serve The Church Series

Contributed by Ken Henson on Sep 30, 2016

Evangelists, Prophets, Apostles, and Pastor/Teachers are not exactly authority figures. They are trainers. Good trainers have to be able to set an example. And these trainers are trainers in service.

Ephesians 4:11 So Christ himself gave the apostles, the prophets, the evangelists, the pastors and teachers, 12 to equip his people for works of service, so that the body of Christ may be built up 13 until we all reach unity in the faith and in the knowledge of the Son of God and become mature, ...read more

Scripture: Ephesians 4:11-13

Denomination: *other

Church - Resting Place Series

Contributed by Rev. Dr. Andrew B Natarajan on Sep 30, 2016

Many come to Church for rest but involved in the politics and administration they have lost their blessings

“Restless in Resting Place” By Rev. Andrew B Natarajan “Pay attention to me and answer me I am troubled and upset” (Psalm 55:2). Psalmist David says this heartbreaking Prayer to the Lord. He admits in the presence of the Lord that his Heart is ...read more

Scripture: Psalm 55:2

Denomination: Methodist

The Message To The Church At Ephesus Series

Contributed by Leighton (Lee) Vary on Oct 28, 2016

To the church at Ephesus, you have lost your first love.

I. Introduction A. Ephesus 1. Means desirable a. Such as a bridegroom would find his bride, desirable 2. It was the site of the main temple to Diana a. But, this Diana was not the same Diana as the Greek or Roman goddess b. This Diana was much older (1) She was the mother ...read more

Scripture: Revelation 2:1-7

Denomination: Baptist

The Meaning Of Church Membership

Contributed by David Radcliff on Jun 3, 2016

“Many of the Corinthians hearing believed, and were baptized." (Acts l8:8b) “When they believed they were saved and were baptized.” (Mark 16:16). And the moment they were saved, they became members of the church of God.

THE MEANING OF CHURCH MEMBERSHIP I Corinthians 12:12-27 “Many of the Corinthians hearing believed, and were baptized." (Acts l8:8b) “When they believed they were saved and were baptized.” (Mark 16:16). And the moment they were saved, they became members of the church of God. ...read more

Scripture: 1 Corinthians 12:12-27

Denomination: Baptist

Growing God's Church Series

Contributed by Rich Anderson on Feb 16, 2011

Flatter me, and I may not believe you. Criticize me, and I may not like you. Ignore me, and I may not forgive you. Encourage me, and I will never forget you.

I recently read of a young man with a terrible stuttering problem. Determined to seek help, he visited a renowned speech therapist in his city. The therapist had a very unconventional method of treating such a problem as this. He had the young man talk with his mouth filled with marbles. Every ...read more

Scripture: Hebrews 10:19-25

Denomination: Christian Church

Christ And His Church Series

Contributed by Ajai Prakash on Feb 17, 2011

The challenge for the church is not what we do when we call our Sunday morning huddle, but what we do when we break our huddle ... When Satan lines up against us, what difference does it make that we are Christians?

Opening illustration: The job of the church is not to impact the church, but to impact the world. It’s like a huddle in a football game. 67,000 people don’t pay $25.00 a ticket to watch the Titans huddle. What if you went to a Titans game and for 2½ hours you watched 11 men stand in a circle and ...read more

Scripture: Matthew 4:23

Denomination: Evangelical/Non-Denominational

The Seven Churches Of Revelation Series

Contributed by Rich Anderson on Feb 17, 2011

What best describes our church today? Are we a church filled with brotherly love, faithfulness and a love for God through Jesus Christ?

If we look closely at some rather unique music compositions, we’ll find interesting things about two gifted and well known composers – Beethoven and Haydn. Sometimes we need to look closely behind the scenes to understand the full story. We can do just that in music, and we can do ...read more

Scripture: Revelation 1:8-11

Denomination: Christian Church

Unity And Purpose In The Church

Contributed by Anthony Lacy on Feb 23, 2011

A short message for any time of the year (but would be useful as a new year message) that draws the attention of believers to their responsibility to demonstrate the message of Christ in their local church.

Unity and Purpose. I feel drawn this morning to give a short message on Unity and Purpose in the Church of Jesus Christ. When thinking about this topic it prompted me to think about the word “Unity” and ask myself what it means. The dictionary defines unity as Concord; harmony; ...read more

Scripture: Acts 2:41-47

Denomination: *other

The Characters In The Wilderness Church Series

Contributed by Oyewole O. Sarumi on Mar 2, 2011

There are differing characters that constitute the congregants in today’s church. Many of them are parasitic, misewtoe, and outright unserious. However there are few that are strategically planted by God to help the work, and some are there to pulverised

The Characters in the Wilderness Church Acts 7:38 Introduction Going through the books of Exodus to Deuteronomy, we discovered about 8 categories (representing the chapters) of Characters that were prominent in the church in wilderness, which we can also find in the church of 21st century. They ...read more

Scripture: Acts 7:38

Denomination: Pentecostal

Stop Going To Church

Contributed by Rick Boyne on Mar 2, 2011

Stop just GOING to church and start BEING the church.

Focus Passage: James 1:22-25 Supplemental Passage: “Now you are Christ's body, and individually members of it.” 1Cor 12:27 Introduction: Read excerpt from Letter to the Editor of a local newspaper: “I’ve gone for 30 years now and in that time I have heard something like ...read more

Scripture: James 1:22-25

Denomination: Baptist

The Facts Of Church Life Series

Contributed by Jonathan Russell on Mar 13, 2011

Acts 4:32 - 5:11 reveals some facts about church life, both the good and the bad.

* "You take the good, you take bad, you take them both and there you have the facts of life." * Scripture does not omit the "bad" aspects of various people (i.e., Noah, Moses, David, Jonah, Elijah) * The church in Acts has been all "good" so far: the Holy Spirit’s arrival; multiple conversions; ...read more

Denomination: Baptist

House Church Sunday

Contributed by Gary Stebbins on Mar 16, 2011

The church is a supernatural creation of God. Church-assembly of those who believe in Jesus Christ, a gathering of God’s people.

Today is House Church Sunday. I have some of our HCL’s up on stage with me today. I want to share today about the importance of the church from the aspect of community/fellowship. First, let me introduce our HCL’s and assistant leaders. What is the Church? You do not find the word church in the OT, ...read more

Scripture: 1 Peter 2:9

Denomination: Charismatic