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  • Ron Ferguson avatar

    Is Official, Or Formal Church Membership In A Local Church According To Scripture? – Part 1 Series

    Contributed by Ron Ferguson on May 2, 2025
     | 300 views

    This begins a 4 part study of local church membership in the New Testament. Is a formal church membership biblically required in our churches? Was it required in the first century churches? We will examine scriptures and practices for those answers.

    IS OFFICIAL, OR FORMAL CHURCH MEMBERSHIP IN A LOCAL CHURCH ACCORDING TO SCRIPTURE? – PART 1 What is church membership? What does the New Testament teach about church membership? Is this a requirement for us in local churches or must we submit ourselves to a practice of man and denominational ...read more

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    Denomination: Evangelical/Non-Denominational

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    Dwjd: Doing What Jesus Did Part 1 Series

    Contributed by Blake Inscore on Sep 26, 2008
    based on 8 ratings
     | 7,033 views

    This two part sermon focuses on seven characteristics of Christ that need to be revealed in the lives of His followers and His Church.

    Introduction: Most of us have seen the bracelets, and other items that have four letters: WWJD—What Would Jesus Do? Many of us have probably have some of those items today. This saying has become a guiding principle for many Christians. The WWJD movement started in 1989 when the youth group at ...read more

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    Denomination: Baptist

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    Dwjd: Doing What Jesus Did Part 2 Series

    Contributed by Blake Inscore on Sep 26, 2008
    based on 4 ratings
     | 4,518 views

    This is part two of a message focusing on seven key characteristics of Christ that should be revealed in His followers and in His Church.

    Introduction: Last week we began a two-part series on the difference between asking “What Would Jesus Do?” and being committed to “Doing What Jesus Did!” We looked at three characteristics out of the life of Jesus that shows us what He did. Here are the first three that we looked at last ...read more

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    Denomination: Baptist

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    Family Photos Series

    Contributed by Troy Horne on Mar 28, 2009
    based on 1 rating
     | 3,828 views

    There are no limits to what God wants to do with the church

    1 Corinthians 3.1-6 “Family Photos” 1. This morning, I want to invite you to close your eyes. Not long enough to go to sleep, but just long enough to get a mental picture. Just long enough to allow your imagination to run wild for a minute or two. So close your eyes, and I want you ...read more

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    Denomination: Holiness

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    I Don't Have Much But You Can Have What I've Got Series

    Contributed by James Lee on Nov 4, 2014
    based on 1 rating
     | 11,500 views

    Dealing with a number of issues at EBC led me to a series by Pastor Jerry Shirley which God has graciously allowed me to revise and use to speak to our congregation.

    Chapter 3 begins with Peter and John going to the temple for the 3pm time of prayer. Peter and John are seen together quite often in scripture. In Luke 5 we see they were partners in the fishing business before they gave their hearts and lives to Jesus. Luke 22 has them together as they prepared ...read more

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    Denomination: Baptist

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    Mission Driven

    Contributed by Tim Smith on Mar 10, 2009
    based on 4 ratings
     | 8,760 views

    Let me ask you a question this morning? What drives you? What gets your heart pumping, your mind churning and your hands and feet working? Everybody has something which drives them in their lives. Just as all of us have something in our lives which drive

    Mission Driven Phil. 3:13, Revelation 17:17 Let me ask you a question this morning? What drives you? What gets your heart pumping, your mind churning and your hands and feet working? Everybody has something which drives them in their lives. For some it’s their kids, for others it’s their work, for ...read more

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    Denomination: Methodist

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    What Stands In The Way?

    Contributed by Joseph Smith on May 22, 2004
    based on 49 ratings
     | 5,294 views

    For Ascension Sunday; and in preparation for my retirement as pastor. What stands in our way? Exhaustion? Gather all, gather the marginalized, and pray. Planless? Remember our core values and do them. Lack of urgency? We are accountable to God.

    When a leader and those he leads part company, we learn a whole lot about both of them. Their true values become apparent. The things they are really about become clear. There is no more game-playing when it is time for a leader and those he leads to part company. Sometimes they separate ...read more

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    Denomination: Baptist

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    What Do You Do When You Get A New Pastor?

    Contributed by Donald Rapp on Nov 12, 2008
    based on 15 ratings
     | 11,567 views

    A message given to a church in anticipation of getting a new pastor.

    What do you do when you get a new pastor? I recommend that you play it SAFE. Now let me explain what I mean by safe I want you to write this down. Support him Affirm him Follow him Engage him Eph 4:11 I. Support him. A. 1Tim. 5:17-18 Let the elders who rule well be considered worthy of ...read more

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    Denomination: Baptist

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    Christmas Cafe - What Do You Know About The Christmas Story? Series

    Contributed by Dean Courtier on Aug 14, 2014
    based on 4 ratings
     | 7,968 views

    Christmas Cafe Church Service outline with suggested carols

    WELCOME START WITH VIDEO INTRO --------------------------------------------------------- Welcome to our Christmas Cafe Church It’s great to have you with us. This morning we are going to be thinking about the Christmas Story and as its Cafe Church our format is different from a normal Sunday ...read more

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    Denomination: Pentecostal

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    Throwing Stones In The Church Vs The Sensitivity Of Grace

    Contributed by Melvin Maughmer, Jr. on Jan 7, 2011
    based on 6 ratings
     | 19,209 views

    Somanytime church folk are so quick to be judge, jury, and executioner because someone isn't doing what they think they should be doing and want to stone them, but if it had not been for Grace they would still be messed up themselves facing stoning.

    Throwing Stones in Church Vs The Sensitivity of Grace By Pastor M.L. Maughmer, Jr. John 8:1-11 “Jesus went unto the mount of Olives. And early in the morning he came again into the temple, and all the people came unto him; and he sat down, and taught them. And the scribes and Pharisees ...read more

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    Denomination: Apostolic

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    An Examination Of The Rapture Of The Church – Part 2 Of 4 Series

    Contributed by Ron Ferguson on Jul 24, 2022
     | 1,710 views

    The Rapture allies with hope and the hope of the Christian is looked at. This part will examine the crown of righteousness, and exactly what the "APOSTASY" of 2 Thessalonians really is. The Holy Spirit is the Restrainer and the Lord delivers His Church from the wrath to come

    AN EXAMINATION OF THE RAPTURE OF THE CHURCH – PART 2 OF 4 Greetings everyone. We are going to continue today with the second part of the examination of the Rapture, having done PART 1 last time, and we might start with just one verse that contains a beautiful expression. It is this one – ...read more

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    Denomination: Evangelical/Non-Denominational

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    What About You? Series

    Contributed by D Marion Clark on Oct 29, 2012
     | 5,032 views

    "Who do you that I am?" asks Jesus.

    Introduction Who is Jesus? That is the title of one book on my bookshelf. Next to it is, Who was Jesus? Then there are The Jesus I Never Knew, Jesus the Jewish Theologian, The Jesus Quest, A Marginal Jew: Rethinking the Historical Jesus, The So-called Historical Jesus, I Believe in the ...read more

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    Denomination: Presbyterian/Reformed

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    Babylon In Protestantism, A Look At This-World Things In Today's Church... Series

    Contributed by Bob Faulkner on Aug 3, 2015
     | 3,966 views

    What is the Christian view of the tithe, the Sabbath, and all the eating we do in church?

    INTRODUCTION In Scarlet Threads, I traced the origins of the world's religious system from the ancient days of Babel through the Roman Empire that still is with us today in the form of the religio political system that operates out of Vatican City. At least 20% of mankind is controlled ...read more

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    Denomination: Assembly Of God

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    What Does It Mean To Repent Of Sin? Series

    Contributed by Jason Cole on Apr 1, 2007
    based on 64 ratings
     | 24,766 views

    Sometimes in the church we throw around words and due to their constant use we forget what the meaning of the word actually is. One of the most misunderstood words we use is the word "repentance". What exactly does repentance mean and how important is r

    What Does it Mean to Repent of Sin? Introduction: The word repentance is not a popular word in today’s society. It is not popular because if we call people to repentance then we are admitting that people are doing something wrong. People don’t like to be told that they are wrong or have ...read more

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    Denomination: Christian/Church Of Christ

  • Rick Gillespie- Mobley avatar

    In It To Win It--We Are The Church

    Contributed by Rick Gillespie- Mobley on Oct 11, 2016
     | 12,193 views

    Jesus said, He will build his church and the gates of hell will not prevail against it. However inner turmoil and division by the saints to groups within the church can greatly hinder the mission of the church.

    In It To Win It—We Are The Church—Building Up The Church Matthew 16:13-20 1 Corinthians 3:1-15 We are starting a new series today called “In It To Win It.” Some of you may remember a couple of years back, a despised and rejected by many basketball player made a ...read more

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    Denomination: Presbyterian/Reformed