Sermons on to find the church: showing 16-30 of 178,130

God's Grace

Contributed by David Trexler on Dec 1, 2007

Jesus would probably find it very difficult today to find a church willing to have him as their pastor.

Sermon for Luke 15:1-10 September 16, 2007 Jesus would probably find it very difficult today to find a church willing to have him as their pastor. You see, Jesus didn’t fit in the mold of what the church people (the Scribes and Pharisees) thought a religious leader should look like, or act like. ...read more

Scripture: Luke 15:1-10

Denomination: Lutheran

Get Over It And Get On With It

Contributed by Jimmy Giffin on Feb 15, 2004

A path for revival in the church.

12-27-03 Get Over It And Get On With It Text: Zechariah 8: 1-15 What a time of revival in the land! The people being restored. It was the time for the rebuilding of the Temple as the remnant returned. Zechariah saw the sinfulness and religious indifference of the people. His ...read more

Scripture: Zechariah 8:1-15

Denomination: Church Of God

To Hear, Fear, And Find Him Near

Contributed by Hansel Young on Oct 11, 2007

personal steps towards revival

To Hear, Fear, And Have Him Near Psalm 85:6-13 Why do we need revival? A lady asked Billy Sunday: "Why do you keep having revivals when it doesn’t last?" And Billy Sunday in turn asked her, "Why do you keep taking baths?" Regular revival is necessary to keep a church cleaned up. A man was ...read more

Scripture: Psalm 85:6-13

Denomination: Holiness

The Church Of Sardis Series

Contributed by Dr.w.samuel Legon on Jun 20, 2014

how we should live after being saved.

The Church Of Sardis Rev.3: 1 And unto the angel of the church in Sardis write; These things saith he that hath the seven Spirits of God, and the seven stars; I know thy works, that thou hast a name that thou livest, and art dead. 2 Be watchful, and strengthen the things ...read more

Scripture: Revelation 3:1-6

Denomination: Baptist

Church: An Obligation Series

Contributed by Larry Turner on Oct 10, 2012

Five reasons we should be involved in our church

We all know people who find themselves in debt “up to their eyeballs.” The majority of the time it is due to their own foolish lifestyle. They seem to be constantly expecting someone to bail them out without any sacrifices on their part. Some feel that the sole purpose of the church is ...read more

Scripture: Romans 1:11-15

Denomination: Foursquare

Finding Power In Prayer

Contributed by David Dewitt on Sep 19, 2005

The early church understood the key to spiritual power flowed from an active prayer life. The church needs to get back to the practice of prayer.

Finding Power in Prayer Selected Passages from Acts Introduction I need Thee Every Hour Sweet Hour of Prayer I Must Tell Jesus What a Friend We Have in Jesus The hymn book is filled with wonderful songs about the subject of prayer and each one of these were a vital part of the church that I grew ...read more

Scripture: Acts 4:31

Denomination: Church Of God

Finding The Lost Series

Contributed by Tom Shepard on Oct 9, 2007

This is the fourth sermon in a series of five to help my congregation become more outward focused. It is based on the church outreach program titled - "Outflow". God wants us to seek the lost, rejoice when the lost are found, and keep looking.

Finding The Lost – Overflowing Outreach Over the past few weeks we have been looking at how God wants to give us an overflowing life – an abundant life. A life so full of His joy, His peace, and His love – that it spills over into the lives of those who are around us. In John ten – ten it ...read more

Scripture: Matthew 18:11

Denomination: Evangelical/Non-Denominational

Finding Your Passion Series

Contributed by Bob Hostetler on Jun 6, 2002

Part of a series on the keys to joyful service in the church

Service with a Smile: Finding Your Passion Scripture Reading: Gal. 1:11-24 [Tigger video depicting a cartoon character who displays passion] I don’t care who you are, I don’t care how smart you are, whether you’re young or old, whether you’re tall or short, as beautiful as Robin or ...read more

Scripture: Galatians 1:11-24

Denomination: Evangelical/Non-Denominational

Finding Your Place Series

Contributed by Bob Hostetler on Jun 6, 2002

Part of a series on the keys to joyful service in the church

Service with a Smile: Finding Your Place Scripture Reading: 1 Corinthians 12:12-27 [Show Antz video, pre-title segment] There is within each of us, a longing to be useful, to be needed, to contribute to the lives of others in a meaningful way, a desire to know that we’ve made a ...read more

Scripture: 1 Corinthians 12:12-27

Denomination: Evangelical/Non-Denominational

Finding Your Place In God's Puzzle

Contributed by David Dewitt on Nov 14, 2007

We all have a place in God’s work and we all have a role to play

Finding Your Place in God’s Puzzle Romans 12:3-8 October 21, 2007 (Surprise Sunday) Morning Service Introduction My mother loved puzzles of all kinds. She would do crosswords, logic puzzles, word searches, cryptograms and any other kind of puzzle she could find. But my mom really loved jigsaw ...read more

Scripture: Romans 12:3-8

Denomination: Church Of God

Some Things That You Will Find In A Healthy Church.

Contributed by W. Alderman on Feb 24, 2007

The church that is alive should be a healthy church. This sermon shows what characterizes a healthy church...

SOME THINGS THAT YOU WILL FIND IN A HEALTHY CHURCH Text: Acts 2:36-47 Pastor W. Max Alderman INTRODUCTION: We can learn much about the church by studying the Book of Acts. The church is very young in the Book of Acts. It had not lived long enough in the ...read more

Scripture: Acts 2:36-47

Denomination: Baptist

The Emerging Church

Contributed by Jerry Falwell on Sep 15, 2009

Principles you will find in the emerging church.

THE EMERGENT CHURCH by Jerry Falwell Five years ago the phrase, “The Emergent Church” was a generic term to describe any innovations, cutting edge technology, or new methods that were being used by new churches to do ministry. However, the generic term emergent church has taken on a technical ...read more

Scripture: 1 Corinthians 6:9

Denomination: Baptist

20 Essential Building Blocks Of Vision - Part 2 Series

Contributed by David Derry on Apr 17, 2003

how to discover and fulfill God’s vision for your life, family, church, or vocation.

This sermon series was inspired by the book “visioneering” by Andy Stanley. Parts of this sermon are taken directly from the material in his book. 20 Essential Building Blocks of Vision – Part 2 March 23, 2003 Nehemiah 1:1-2:18 Video clip “baby steps” from What about Bob? Last week we started ...read more

Denomination: Baptist

Useful To The Master

Contributed by Roger Nelmes on Jan 30, 2008

I, like you I’m sure, want the church to be successful, fruitful, fulfilling prophecy, and impacting our community. So, let’s look at these “reminders” and see how we, the church, could become “Useful to the Master.”

Useful to the Master 2 Timothy 2:14-26 I don’t know about you, but sometimes I need to be reminded over and over about certain things. Anniversaries, birthdays, taking out the trash…things like that sometimes just slip my mind and land me in hot water. Paul here is instructing Timothy to “keep ...read more

Scripture: 2 Timothy 2:14-26

Denomination: Pentecostal

Pulling Tent Pins

Contributed by Charles Cockroft on Mar 17, 2008

Gods message to the church today is I want you to PULL THE TENT PINS and GO FORWARD!

Pulling Tent Pins TEXT: Exodus 14: 10 And when Pharaoh drew nigh, the children of Israel lifted up their eyes, and, behold, the Egyptians marched after them; and they were sore afraid: and the children of Israel cried out unto the LORD. 11 And they said unto ...read more

Scripture: Exodus 14:10-15

Denomination: Assembly Of God