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  • Giving To Church Series

    Contributed by Kevin Ruffcorn on Oct 20, 2009
     | 4,619 views

    Giving is a challenge and a privilege. God offers us a way to be among the blessed as we give in response to God’s grace through our congregation.

    Acts 4:32-27 “Giving to Church” INTRODUCTION During the month of October, we are hearing stories of how our brothers and sisters in Christ have discovered the joy and blessings of giving. Shelley Krispin, Carol Baker and now Steve and Deb Weber have shared their journeys. They have seen ...read more

  • The Purpose Of The Church Series

    Contributed by Tom Shepard on Jan 3, 2007
    based on 30 ratings
     | 18,491 views

    Purpose Driven Concepts. Five Purposes presented as an acrostic - SHINE. Second Sermon in this Series - God’s Committed Community.

    God’s Committed Community: The Purpose of The Church Last week we looked at the Nature Of The Church and we found that the Bible calls the church: 1. A FELLOWSHIP. 2. A FAMILY. 3. A BODY. 4. A FLOCK. Each one of these terms gives us a different understanding of The Church and shows how The ...read more

  • The Nature Of The Church Series

    Contributed by Tom Shepard on Dec 26, 2006
    based on 70 ratings
     | 26,178 views

    Purpose Driven Concepts. This is the first of three sermons I plan in this series. This sermon is a reworking of another of my sermons "What Is The Church."

    God’s Committed Community: The Nature of The Church Did you know the word church is not found in the Old Testament? The concept may be there and the foundational ideas for the church are there but the word church is never used in the Old Testament. The Old Testament talks about “a holy people”, ...read more

  • The Battle Of The Church Series

    Contributed by Tim White on Mar 11, 2013
     | 5,362 views

    Spiritual warfare in the Church can be won by the blood of the Lamb, the word of our testimony and not loving life more than the cause. Some insights on the Battle of the Church and the need for unity.

    The Battle of the Church 1 Corinthians 1:10-13. Satan attacks the Christian, the family, and the Church. Efforts to defeat Satan in the family and Church will have little effect unless the battle of the mind is experiencing victory. However, when God’s people walk with Him, we find peace in ...read more

  • The Loving Church

    Contributed by Darrin Fish on May 7, 2014
     | 4,637 views

    What is a church? Is it a place for the religious and the ceremonial? Is it a place for history and tradition, Is it a place for socializing and cliques Or is it a place where the love of God is known,

    The Loving Church 1 John 4:7-4:21 When was the last time that you heard someone telling someone else just how great church was last week. • When they were totally blown away with the joy, • The excitement, the reality of people in relationship with Jesus Christ. The truth is more ...read more

  • United We Stand – Divided We Fall

    Contributed by Bob Joyce on Nov 20, 2010
    based on 5 ratings
     | 5,291 views

    We are not truly a "church" if we spend our time fighting. God blesses churches that are unified under His leadership.

    "The Battling Baptists" ... that's the reputation Baptists have, according to Walter Shurden. Baptists are born fighters because they were born fighting. Early Baptists were known as law-breakers. Shurden writes, "They broke the laws in England and they broke the laws in America. And they broke ...read more

  • Biblical Unity Releases

    Contributed by Dave Kinney on Aug 3, 2004
    based on 17 ratings
     | 2,162 views

    Unity is not just for the factory and the family, but also for our fellowship and our faith! These 5 principles work every time for a church that is serious about making a difference with their faith.

    “Biblical Unity Releases” Acts 2:40-47 Unity is not just for the factory and the family, but also for our fellowship and our faith! Maybe you heard about this… A young girl wandered into the deep woods of British Columbia for hours. Mom and Dad called the police and a search party was formed ...read more

  • Upgrade To First Class I Series

    Contributed by Blake Inscore on Sep 1, 2008
    based on 1 rating
     | 8,662 views

    The thought that occurred to me this week is that we as believers are often satisfied flying “coach” when our Lord and Savior Jesus Christ died and rose again to offer us a “first class” ticket.

    Introduction: Today we are continuing our series of messages on the importance of love and unity in the Church. When we began two weeks ago we saw that the key to unity within the Body of Christ is love. That is why Paul said in Colossians 3:14—“Above all, put on love—the perfect bond of unity.” ...read more

  • Members Of Christ's Body Series

    Contributed by Garth Wehrfritz- Hanson on Jan 16, 2004
    based on 77 ratings
     | 6,812 views

    A sermon on the necessity of Christian unity, employing Paul’s "body of Christ" as the primary paradigm.

    Sermon for 3 Epiphany Year C, 25/01/2004 Based on 1 Cor 12:12-31a By Garth Wehrfritz-Hanson, Pastor of Grace Lutheran Church, & Chaplain of the Good Samaritan Society’s South Ridge Village, Medicine Hat, Alberta “Members Of Christ’s Body” As a senior citizen was driving down the freeway, his ...read more

  • The Unity That Produces Joy

    Contributed by Gerald Steffy on Sep 12, 2009
    based on 4 ratings
     | 3,661 views

    The unity that produces joy will impact our world when determination is shown resulting in harmony and happiness and point people to Jesus Christ since He is the Head of our church.

    THE UNITY THAT PRODUCES JOY Philippians 4:1-4 Proposition: The unity that produces joy will impact our world when determination is shown resulting in harmony and happiness and point people to Jesus Christ since He is the Head of our church. Objective: My purpose is to challenge God’s people to ...read more

  • What Hinders Church Growth?

    Contributed by Bo Dunford on Nov 1, 2007
    based on 11 ratings
     | 26,356 views

    There is a number of things that hinders the church from growing.

    ACTS 2:41-47 “WHAT HINDERS CHURCH GROWTH?” A) Church growth is normal ... Standing still and stagnation is not normal for the church! * The first century church saw believers added daily! * The early church would have kept the adding machines and the computers going to keep up with it’s ...read more

  • How To Deal With Church Conflicts Series

    Contributed by Fred Sigle on Jan 13, 2023
     | 2,040 views

    A study from the book of James. This study is inspired by Rick Warren's book: Developing a Faith that Works, Book of James Volumes 1 & 2.

    ILLUSTRATION: I’m sure most of you have heard of the Hatfields and McCoys, two famous (or infamous) FEUDING FAMILIES from the hills of Pikesville, Kentucky. (Actual photo of the Hatfields taken in 1897.) Now, what you might not know is this famous FAMILY FEUD lasted for a DECADE—and it started ...read more

  • Building Community - The Importance Of Unity Series

    Contributed by Alan Perkins on Apr 1, 2001
    based on 75 ratings
     | 16,764 views

    Unity in the church is important because it reflects the character of God, it exemplifies what Christ came to do, and it is necessary to the health and growth of the church.

    Does it seem to you that people are angrier than they used to be? The unspoken rules of civility that help us all to live together in a society are either unknown or ignored. Violence is seen as an acceptable way of addressing conflicts. People seem less tolerant, more willing to lash out at one ...read more

  • Job One

    Contributed by Catherine Davis on Apr 17, 2006
    based on 5 ratings
     | 4,648 views

    A sermon for Heritage Sunday: Unity is ordained by God and must be the mark of a healthy church family.

    Title: Job 1 Scripture: Psalm 133 A Sermon for Heritage Sunday Intro: Has anyone here ever heard the slogan “Quality is Job 1?” Yes, that is the slogan from Ford Motor Company, made popular in the 1980’s. I’d like to give you a little history on how this slogan came to be: Job 1 actually ...read more

  • The Body Of Christ

    Contributed by John Woods on Apr 13, 2016
    based on 1 rating
     | 14,483 views

    Being the local body of Christ.

    1Co 12:12 For as the body is one, and hath many members, and all the members of that one body, being many, are one body: so also is Christ. 1Co 12:13 For by one Spirit are we all baptized into one body, whether we be Jews or Gentiles, whether we be bond or free; and have been all made to drink ...read more