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Building Church With Jesus And Peter Series

Contributed by W Pat Cunningham on Apr 16, 2024

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They had two things to “sell.”

Saturday of the Third Week in Easter 2024 Why did the Church grow in membership so rapidly in the last half of the first century? There must have been many reasons; we were largely an assembly of the poor and marginalized, and there were a lot of those people in the Roman Empire. News of the ...read more

Scripture: John 6:60-69, Psalm 116:12-17, Acts 9:31-42, Mark 5:21-43, Luke 8:40-46 (view more) (view less)

Denomination: Catholic
God Wants Us To Pray Like The Apostle Paul - Part 1 Series

Contributed by Rick Crandall on Apr 16, 2024

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Here's how to do it: 1. Reach out to God with reverence (vs. 14). 2. Trust God as the loving Father of His family (vs. 14-15). 3. Pray for more spiritual strength (vs. 16).

God Wants Us to Pray Like the Apostle Paul - Part 1 Ephesians 3:14-21 Sermon by Rick Crandall Series: The Book of Ephesians (Prepared April 16, 2024) BACKGROUND: *Anyone who studies God's Word will find that it contains many prayers. The Dake Annotated Reference Bible lists 222 different ...read more

Scripture: Ephesians 3:14-21

Denomination: Baptist
The Power Of The Gospel Message!

Contributed by Otis Mcmillan on Apr 16, 2024

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It is absolutely necessary that we get the gospel story straight before we attempt to get the story out. Still there are others who struggle with what the story is. Jesus, In Christianity, the son of God and the second person of the Holy Trinity.

Sermon: The Power of the Gospel Message! (Getting the Story in; Getting the story Straight and Getting the Story Out) Scripture: 2 Timothy 2:14-18 “Remind everyone about these things, and command them in God’s presence to stop fighting over words. Such arguments are useless, and they can ruin those ...read more

Scripture: 2 Timothy 2:14-18, 1 Peter 3:15, Acts 8:25, 1 Corinthians 8:1-2

Denomination: Methodist
Holy, Holy, Holy: Transformed By The Glory Of God Isaiah 6:3 Series

Contributed by Dean Courtier on Apr 16, 2024

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Isaiah 6:3, the majestic vision of Isaiah, where he encountered the holiness and glory of God.

Holy, Holy, Holy: Transformed by the Glory of God Isaiah 6:3 Introduction: Today, we delve into the majestic vision of Isaiah, where he encountered the holiness and glory of God. In Isaiah 6:3, we read: "They were calling out to each other, 'Holy, holy, holy is the Lord of Heaven’s ...read more

Scripture: Revelation 4:8, Isaiah 6:3, Psalm 99:9, Psalm 96:9, Hebrews 12:28-29, 2 Corinthians 3:18, Romans 12:1 (view more) (view less)

Denomination: Pentecostal
Transformed By Truth: The Power Of Listening And Self-Control James 1:19-20 Series

Contributed by Dean Courtier on Apr 16, 2024

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James 1:19-20 imparts invaluable wisdom on the virtues of listening and self-control, qualities that can profoundly impact our spiritual growth and relationships.

Transformed by Truth: The Power of Listening and Self-Control James 1:19-20 Introduction: Today, we explore the transformative power of truth as we dive into James 1:19-20. This passage imparts invaluable wisdom on the virtues of listening and self-control, qualities that can profoundly impact our ...read more

Scripture: James 1:19-20, Proverbs 18:13, Proverbs 19:20, Luke 8:18, Proverbs 15:1, Proverbs 17:27-28, Ecclesiastes 5:2, Proverbs 14:29, Ephesians 4:26-27, Proverbs 16:32 (view more) (view less)

Denomination: Pentecostal

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97% Of The World Has Heard Of Coke-A-Cola

Contributed by Dr. Larry Petton on Apr 15, 2024

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97% of the world has heard of coke-a-cola 72% of the world has seen a can of coke-a-cola 51% of the world has tasted a can of coke-a-cola Coke has only been around 140 years. If God had given the task of world evangelization to ...read more

Scripture: Jeremiah 33:3

Tags: Evangelism, Growth, Missions, Prayer, Great Commission (view more) (view less)

Denomination: Evangelical/Non-Denominational
Miracles Through Prayer In China

Contributed by Dr. Larry Petton on Apr 15, 2024

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In his book Sit, Walk, Stand, Watchman Nee describes a preaching mission to an island off the South China coast. There were seven in the ministering group, including a sixteen-year-old new convert whom he calls Brother Wu. The island was fairly large, containing about 6,000 homes. Nee had a contact ...read more

Scripture: Jeremiah 33:3

Tags: Elijah, Missions, Prayer, Miracles, China, Rain (view more) (view less)

Denomination: Evangelical/Non-Denominational
Anointing With Oil In The Name Of The Lord

Contributed by Dr. Larry Petton on Apr 13, 2024

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"Anointing him with oil in the name of the Lord " (James 5:14) - This literally reads "after having oiled him." Whether this anointing is to be done before or during the praying is not clear from the Greek text. OIl most likely refers to olive oil. What does the oil signify? ...read more

Tags: Healing, Prayer, Miracles, Oil, Anointing, Health, Elders (view more) (view less)

Denomination: Evangelical/Non-Denominational
I Saw This Incredible Answer To Prayer For Healing

Contributed by Dr. Larry Petton on Apr 13, 2024

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While pastoring a Southern Baptist church in Texas, one day I heard that one of our church members was in the hospital after being bitten by a brown recluse spider. It was a pretty serious situation. The doctor had told the young mom that they may have to amputate her hand if the swelling did not ...read more

Tags: Holy Spirit, Healing, Satan, Prayer, Unity, Anointing, Testimony, Elders, Miracle (view more) (view less)

Denomination: Evangelical/Non-Denominational
Cookies Vs Brownies - Truth Is Subjective

Contributed by Martin Spoelstra on Apr 13, 2024

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Cookies versus brownies Alisa’s Childers gave the following example in her book, “Live Your Truth and Other Lies”. What is the best dessert? Pie? Ice cream? Brownies? Cookies? Cake? If you choose cake with ice cream, you would be correct. Well, actually, it just means that you’re probably a really ...read more

Scripture: John 18:38, John 14:6

Tags: Tolerance, Truth, Objective Truth, Subjective Truth

Denomination: Presbyterian/Reformed

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When A Pastor Is A Growth Barrier - Part One: Dealing With Sin

By Ed Stetzer on Apr 15, 2024

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I have worked for a long time to help pastors with growth barriers in their church. They can be anything from worship issues to strategy to theology and more. So many barriers can get in the way of a church growing, but a central one isn’t found in the processes of the church. There may be a number of reasons a ministry grows cold and a church slows down. But often, the heart of the problem is the heart of the pastor.

Tags: CLERGY SIN
6 Things I Heard That Convinced Me We Needed A New Church Website

By Joanna Gray on Apr 13, 2024

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As church communicators we’re constantly looking for ways to make the ministry better not only for visitors, but for our church members as well. There are always little hints and quips here and there that our church family members say that give us a not-so-gentle nudge toward what we should be doing to better the ministry and further the mission.

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It's All About The Groom

By Lance Witt on Apr 12, 2024

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In a healthy church Jesus is the most famous person. He gets the most airtime, he is the most talked about, and he is clearly center stage.

Scripture: Revelation 19:7, John 3:29, Song of Songs 8:1-4

Tags: Church Health, Pastoral Character, fixing eyes on Jesus, Christ Centered
This Killed Kodak And It's Coming To Your Church

By Karina Kreminski on Apr 11, 2024

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It saddens me that some people see the need for change in the church, yet God’s people keep doing the same thing as if minor tweaking will stop the decline of the Western church.

Tags: Transformation, Culture, Missional, church culture, culture (view more) (view less)
A Risk Worth Taking

By Leigh Ann Carey Looyenga on Apr 10, 2024

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Are you tired? Worn down by the pace of life and ministry? Do you feel like the abundant life may not be for ministry leaders?

Scripture: Genesis 2:1-2, Deuteronomy 5:6

Tags: Sunday, Sabbath, relationships, Rest, intimacy with Christ (view more) (view less)