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  • Gordon Curley avatar

    Thyatira - Jezebel In The Church

    Contributed by Gordon Curley on Nov 9, 2025
     | 127 views

    The seven churches of Revelation: Thyatira -Jezebel in the Church - Revelation chapter 2 verses 18-29 - sermon by Gordon Curley (PowerPoint slides to accompany this talk are available on request – email: gcurley@gcurley.info)

    SERMON OUTLINE: • Greeting: • Addressed to the angel of each church. • Identification: • Christ identifies Himself in relation to the church. • Condition: • A description of the church's spiritual state which was good. • Problem: • Assimilation - the process of becoming similar to ...read more

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    Denomination: Brethren

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    The Game Plan For The Church

    Contributed by Andrew Chan on May 18, 2001
    based on 69 ratings
     | 3,171 views

    Notice how God in Trinity is community and how He plans the church to reflect that same community.

    The Game Plan for the church In office this afternoon – I heard one of my sons calling out “Come and see somebody’s brains” Next thing I hear is boom! boom! man did they ever come running? And next I hear: E---u gross, arrgh…. Tonight we gonna look at God’s brains – i.e. his game plan for the ...read more

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    Denomination: Evangelical Free

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    A Bible-Driven Church

    Contributed by Warren Lamb on Apr 10, 2005
    based on 21 ratings
     | 7,733 views

    What is the real purpose and meaning behind the Church and behind being left in this world once Jesus Christ has become our Savior and our Lord?

    A Bible-Driven Church Colossians 1:25 It is not at all uncommon to hear someone say that they love the church they found because the people there are so nice and because the pastor is so easy to understand. What we do not hear people saying much is that they love their church because the people ...read more

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    Denomination: Evangelical/Non-Denominational

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    When The Church Prays

    Contributed by Jimmy Chapman on Sep 27, 2006
    based on 75 ratings
     | 20,166 views

    things happen when the church prays

    WHEN THE CHURCH PRAYS Acts 4:23-33 If you study the history of revival, you will discover this undeniable fact: in the recorded history of the church there has never been a mighty outpouring of the Spirit in a Revival which did not begin in the persistent, ...read more

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    Denomination: Baptist

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    The Seven Churches Of The Revelation

    Contributed by Larry Wolfe on Jun 25, 2009
     | 4,393 views

    The Loveless, Persecuted, Compromising and Divided Churches exposed

    The Loveless Church in Ephesus (Revelation 2:1-7) I. Christ’s Characteristics to the Loveless Church (v.1) A. He that holds the seven stars in His right hand [Master of the messengers to the Church] B. Who walks in the midst of the golden candlesticks [Omnipresent Lord of the Church] II. ...read more

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    Denomination: Independent/Bible

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    The Stone Throwing Church

    Contributed by Jimmy Dillon on Jan 25, 2008
    based on 1 rating
     | 3,391 views

    This sermon addresses the issue of a local church in the news media protesting using gay bashing signs and come across as a hate group.

    The Stone Throwing Church John 8:1-11 Introduction If you haven’t heard the news, Heath Ledger was recently found dead in his apartment this past week He was only 28 years old and recently earned an Oscar for playing a gay cowboy in the movie Brokeback Mountain The whole reason I am even ...read more

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    Denomination: Baptist

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    Yuck: The Lukewarm Church Series

    Contributed by Matthew Kratz on Apr 7, 2018
    based on 1 rating
     | 8,086 views

    Christ delivers a message to those who are Christian in name only. Being neither zealous for good works nor orthodox in their doctrine, they are lukewarm and sickening to Christ.

    George Barna makes a living through surveys. What makes him unique is that his surveys are on exclusively Christian topics. Although he does poll populations at large, he also does polling on those who profess to be Christian. For millennia, there have been standard benchmarks of orthodoxy. Yet, as ...read more

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    Denomination: Other

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    The Harlot Or Apostate Church Series

    Contributed by Tim Byrd on Jul 9, 2003
    based on 54 ratings
     | 9,689 views

    Week 37 in a Wednesday evening study through the book of Revelation

    WEEK 37 The Harlot or Apostate Church Date: May 14, 2003 Place: Allendale Baptist Text: Revelation 17:1-18 The Description of Religious Babylon (17:1-6a) Verse 1. John is called to come and see the judgment of Babylon, but in the process he also gets a description of the woman (Babylon). The ...read more

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    Denomination: Baptist

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    New Church Policies

    Contributed by Thomas Swope on Jun 18, 2019
     | 3,210 views

    A study in the book of Jeremiah 16: 1 – 21

    Jeremiah 16: 1 – 21 New church policies 1 The word of the LORD also came to me, saying, 2 “You shall not take a wife, nor shall you have sons or daughters in this place.” 3 For thus says the LORD concerning the sons and daughters who are born in this place, and concerning their mothers who bore ...read more

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    Denomination: Calvary Chapel

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    Why The Church Matters Series

    Contributed by Pat Damiani on Mar 18, 2007
    based on 14 ratings
     | 10,131 views

    Ninth in a series from Ephesians. The church should matter to us because it matters to God.

    This week I came across an interesting quote that was recently posted on an internet blog by a lady who identified herself as “Eva”. Here it is, exactly as she wrote it: You are so right about the church today. We are a catholic family, but I can’t even remember the last time we went to church. My ...read more

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    Denomination: Baptist

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    The Danger Of Playing Church

    Contributed by Dr. Odell Belger on Apr 13, 2023
     | 5,404 views

    We all have had the similar experience of having our taste buds seduced by a delicious meal.

    But the moment we took one bite of that delicious food that looked so good, we immediately knew that one of the main ingredient that would have made this dish taste good, such as salt or pepper, was missing. There are some ingredients that can be omitted and it will ruin the whole dish. There ...read more

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    Denomination: Baptist

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    How To Eat In Church Series

    Contributed by C. Philip Green on Sep 16, 2022
     | 2,198 views

    If you want to come together for the advancement of the gospel, then come together around the cross. remember Jesus, reflect on yourself, and remain, or wait, for one another.

    21 years ago (2001), DreamWorks produced the animated film Shreck, in which Shrek, an ogre, falls in love with the beautiful princess Fiona, who turns out to be an ogre herself. They fall in love, get married, and live happily ever after. Then Shrek 2 comes along three years later (2004), and the ...read more

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    Denomination: Evangelical Free

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    Overcoming Cliques In The Church PRO Sermon

    Contributed by Sermon Research Assistant on Oct 27, 2025
    based on 3 ratings
     | 96 views

    The sermon calls believers to reject favoritism and embrace Christlike love, welcoming all as equals in God’s family regardless of status or background.

    Sometime between the handshake at the door and the last hymn, most of us have felt it—the little nudge to measure people by pocketbooks or pedigrees, by what they drive or where they sit. Maybe you’ve been on the other side of that glance. You walked into a room, and before you spoke a word, you ...read more

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    Becoming A Biblical Church

    Contributed by Ray Ellis on Jan 6, 2003
    based on 36 ratings
     | 6,836 views

    In the life of Christ and the New Testament Church in Acts we see a clear picture of the purpose of the church and why the church exists.

    “Becoming a Biblical Church” Acts 2, 3, 4 Matthew 9:35-37 As we enter the New Year 2003, we find ourselves reflecting on the past year and looking forward to a joyous New Year. Many of you have made new commitments and new resolutions and set goals for the coming year. A New Year brings ...read more

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    Denomination: Free Methodist

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    Dealing With Today's Church

    Contributed by Guy Glass on Jan 11, 2005
    based on 14 ratings
     | 2,865 views

    As prolific as the church was in the days of Paul, it suffers today. Either people do not come, or people come for the wrong reasons. The church is abundantly immersed in paradoxes. Whether verbalized, or thought, the operative question of the day is, “

    Dealing with Today’s Church Hebrews 10:24-25;13:7,17 1 Timothy 4:13 Acts 2:42 INTRODUCTION: The New Testament repeatedly emphasizes the importance of local assemblies – ie: local churches. The pattern of the Apostle Paul was to establish local churches in every community he went to. Yet, as ...read more

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    Denomination: Baptist