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  • Kerry Haynes avatar

    God’s Creative Work In The Church

    Contributed by Kerry Haynes on Jun 5, 2017
    based on 4 ratings
     | 12,324 views

    At Pentecost God sent his Holy Spirit, for the first time, to remain in believers forever. Since the Holy Spirit manifests through each believer, we cannot say "I don't have anything to offer." We also can't take the credit, since God does the work.

    1 Corinthians 12:4-12, 27 God’s Creative Work in the Church Today, local church membership has lost its appeal. Why bother? Why not drift from church to church and see what meets my needs? Back in the beginning, though—before church buildings and budgets and board meetings—church membership at ...read more

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    Denomination: Baptist

  • Ed Lu avatar

    Children Of Light

    Contributed by Ed Lu on Aug 10, 2019
     | 4,011 views

    Entitlement becomes our constant companion to rationalize what’s right is wrong and unless I am the beneficiary of love, peace and joy then something is terribly wrong with the Church.

    Children of Light (John 12:35-36) Many expect to be given God than they are to search for God. They want to be handed all the blessings of peace, prosperity, and providence which somehow they think God represents but they fall short of diligently seeking Him. That if I do what the pastor ...read more

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    Denomination: Baptist

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    Help Your Church, Don't Hurt It - Part 1

    Contributed by Bo Dunford on Nov 17, 2020
     | 3,966 views

    The church is being attacked today.

    ACTS 20:28-32 “HELP YOUR CHURCH – DON’T HURT IT” – PART 1 A) Whether we realize it or not, our churches are under attack this morning. * You see, the devil and the world hate what is happening here, and they’ll stop at nothing to destroy this place of worship. * How many times have we heard ...read more

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    Denomination: Baptist

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    How Does Jesus Grow His Church? Series

    Contributed by Freddy Fritz on Aug 28, 2007
    based on 17 ratings
     | 10,017 views

    In this text the Apostle Paul explains how Jesus grows his church.

    Scripture About five years ago someone apparently stole several copies of the Miami Hurricanes’ football playbook from an assistant coach’s office. Later, some of the contents from those playbooks appeared on the Internet. It didn’t help the Hurricanes’ opponents! A playbook, as I understand it, ...read more

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    Denomination: Presbyterian/Reformed

  • Kevin Higgins avatar

    Missions: The Great Mandate

    Contributed by Kevin Higgins on Feb 26, 2004
    based on 175 ratings
     | 17,095 views

    Missons must be the heartbeat of our church.

    Matthew 28:18-20 Missions: The Great Mandate Introduction A. Beginning today and continuing through the 18th of this month I want to bring a short series of messages that deal with this subject of missions. It has been rightly said that missions is the heartbeat of God, and it must also be ...read more

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    Denomination: Baptist

  • Steven Simala Grant avatar

    Real, Old-Fashioned Church Series

    Contributed by Steven Simala Grant on Mar 7, 2003
    based on 69 ratings
     | 11,132 views

    Paul says four things need to be present for the building up of the church. The two we generally ignore are the ones where we listen to God directly.

    Real, Old-Fashioned Church: Becoming A Festival pt. 5 March 1/2, 2003 1 Corinthians 14:26-33 Intro: We have spent the past four weeks talking about worship, and about our vision for worship depicted by the idea of a festival. I¡¦ve been excited to see the Spirit of God moving in our midst, ...read more

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    Denomination: Baptist

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    Where There Is No Altar The Church Will Falter

    Contributed by Pastor/Author: Terry Sisney on Sep 26, 2015
    based on 16 ratings
     | 48,501 views

    Not only will the altar less church be weak and spiritually impotent, but ultimately the church without an altar will falter.

    1 King 18:14-30 Ahab the king of Israel meets Elijah with these words: Art thou he that troubeleth Israel? Trouble=) stir up, disturb To agitate; 2. To afflict with pain or discomfort. 3. To cause mental agitation or distress This shows you how far Israel had fallen from Gods divine presence and ...read more

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    Denomination: Pentecostal

  • Byron Harvey avatar

    The Church, Taking Care Of Business Series

    Contributed by Byron Harvey on Nov 23, 2007
    based on 1 rating
     | 3,811 views

    I preach expository messages, and this is the twelfth in my series on the Book of Acts.

    “The Church, Taking Care of Business” Acts 6:1-7 July 29, 2007 Baptist stranded on a desert island is rescued after years by a helicopter pilot who notices three huts on the island. "What’s the first", he asked. "That’s my house", came the reply. "And the second?" "I’m Baptist, and that’s ...read more

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    Denomination: Evangelical Free

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    Sin Accomodating Churches-4 Series

    Contributed by Byron Sherman on Aug 30, 2016
     | 4,051 views

    4 of 7. Paul admonished the Corinthian church because they had allowed/accommodated heinous sin in their midst. The church must not tolerate/accommodate sin in their midst. But How are they to act against such? Sin Accommodating Churches skirt...

    SIN ACCOMODATING CHURCHES-IV—1Cor. 5:1-13 Attention: The Zika virus is a feared disease that is spread by mosquitoes. The insidious nature of the virus is heartbreaking. It’s damage is most notable in that the infants of infected pregnant women are born with microcephaly. It also causes other ...read more

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    Denomination: Baptist

  • Michael Collins avatar

    # 7 - Letter To The Church At Laodicea Series

    Contributed by Michael Collins on Jun 4, 2025
    based on 1 rating
     | 337 views

    This message is based on the Letter to the Chruch at Laodicea

    Letter # 7 – Letter to the Church at Laodicea Revelation 3:14 - “And to the angel of the church of the Laodiceans write, ‘These things says the Amen, the Faithful and True Witness, the Beginning of the creation of God:’” The Lord Jesus begins by introducing Himself to the church at Laodicea as ...read more

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    Denomination: Independent/Bible

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    The Church's Vision Statement In Action PRO Sermon

    Contributed by Sermon Research Assistant on Oct 4, 2025
    based on 3 ratings
     | 22 views

    Jesus calls ordinary, willing people to surrender and follow Him, promising His presence as we share His love and grace in our everyday lives.

    Friends, pull up a chair and breathe for a moment. The coffee might be cooling and the calendar might be crowded, but the King of heaven has a word for hearts like ours. He speaks to people who are still a little wobbly from the whirlwind of life, people who worship and sometimes wobble, people who ...read more

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  • Keith Foskey avatar

    The Great Denominational Explosion Series

    Contributed by Keith Foskey on Jul 11, 2014
     | 6,261 views

    Following the reformation, the church fragmented into many denominations. This lesson examines the question of what makes a church a true, biblical church.

    So far in our lessons, we have walked through church history and made some very significant stops along the way, examining some of the great creeds and confessions, councils and synods, and some of the great divisions within the church. Tonight, we are going to be examining the advent of ...read more

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    Denomination: Evangelical/Non-Denominational

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    Membership Matters

    Contributed by Robert Leroe on Nov 2, 2014
     | 3,512 views

    To love Jesus is to love His church. God’s Image is in us all, and we discover Him by discovering His likeness in one another--in the caring community known as the Church.

    When I pastored Army chapels, soldiers attending my services would occasionally ask to join, and I had to explain to them that we can’t have membership since we’re a government agency. Membership would violate the so-called separation of church and state. The non-establishment clause ...read more

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    Denomination: Congregational

  • Tony Maramara avatar

    Loving The Church Our Lord Jesus Christ Loved

    Contributed by Tony Maramara on Aug 25, 2004
    based on 20 ratings
     | 8,091 views

    If we believed that this church is the Lord’s church, and if we really believed that our Lord Jesus Christ loves this church, then we believers (members) should love it too.

    Title: Loving the Church our Lord Jesus Christ Loved Text: Ephesians 5:25 “Husbands, love your wives, even as Christ also loved the church, and gave himself for it;” Introduction: Our Lord Jesus Christ loved the church that He gave His own life for it. He purchased it with His Own blood – Acts ...read more

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    Denomination: Baptist

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    Looking Forward, Looking Back

    Contributed by Dale Sanger on Aug 28, 2005
    based on 45 ratings
     | 21,402 views

    Consequences and benefits of looking back and planning the future

    LOOKING FORWARD, LOOKING BACK Introduction: We spend years looking and wondering. Looking at our past and hoping, longing for those ‘good old days’. Looking to our future and hoping for a good tomorrow. Often times though we get caught looking at the past and forget to look at the things that are ...read more

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    Denomination: Pentecostal