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  • What Keeps A Church From Growing?

    Contributed by Bob Briggs on Dec 12, 2000
    based on 65 ratings
     | 6,060 views

    Often we want to see church growth, but have we looked to see what we need to do to sustain growth?

    I have asked myself the question over the past two years, what is it that has kept the churches from having sustained growth, what has kept them from keeping pastors for any length of time, what is it that has such a vise over Northeastern Washington preventing the excitement and revival other ...read more

  • A Lasting Impression

    Contributed by Johnny Carver on May 22, 2001
    based on 61 ratings
     | 3,419 views

    This message deals with the dangers of leaving the first love that a person receives when first introduced to Jesus.

    Scripture: Revelation 2:1-7 Title: “A Lasting Impression” Introduction: When someone is deeply in love with each other I don’t think there’s anything that can hurt someone as much as when their wife or husband leaves them for someone else. But this is exactly what the church of Ephesus had done to ...read more

  • Ephesus: Restoring A Lost Love Series

    Contributed by David Gauthier on Jun 23, 2001
    based on 120 ratings
     | 6,714 views

    Falling in love with Jesus all over again.

    (Note: preparation should be made to have 7 lit candles placed in a circle around the pulpit, each representing one of the churches of Asia Minor.) The city of Ephesus was a very influential city of the ancient world. Although Pergamum was the capital of the province of Asia in Roman times, ...read more

  • A Cold Heart

    Contributed by A.c. Caincross on Jul 6, 2001
    based on 79 ratings
     | 5,244 views

    This sermon will charge the apathetic and encourage the faithful.

    Intro: Christ writes seven letters to seven different churches. These messages have a three-fold meaning: 1. primary association-to the church 2. personal application-to the individual 3. prophetic anticipation-seven stages in the Church age I. The Assembly According ...read more

  • Lost Love Series

    Contributed by Paul Etterling on Jul 9, 2001
    based on 44 ratings
     | 5,657 views

    An exploration of the church in Ephesus according to the words of the Lord in the book of the Revelation.

    1 Unto the angel of the church of Ephesus write; These things saith he that holdeth the seven stars in his right hand, who walketh in the midst of the seven golden candlesticks; 2 I know thy works, and thy labour, and thy patience, and how thou canst not bear them which are evil: and thou hast ...read more

  • Ephesus Series

    Contributed by Revd. Martin Dale on Aug 6, 2001
    based on 30 ratings
     | 5,151 views

    Light the fire again.

    Letter to the Church in Ephesus Introduction: I would like us to look at the letters written to the Seven Churches in Asia as a series. We are a new Fellowship and it is good for us to watch for the pitfalls that other churches fell into. It is also good for us to consider what the Lord requires ...read more

  • Remember... Series

    Contributed by Jeff Strite on May 24, 2002
    based on 114 ratings
     | 24,609 views

    What did Jesus mean by telling the Ephesian church to "remember the height from which you have fallen?"

    OPEN: Art Toalston in The Baptist Press - Nov. 15, 2001 reported from New York and he wrote: “The cross has been saved. That’s the cross of steel beams uncovered as workers in New York cleared away debris at the World Trade Center. Recovery worker Frank Silecchia, who has championed the cross’ ...read more

  • Guard Your First Love

    Contributed by Bob Ashcraft on Jun 9, 2002
    based on 167 ratings
     | 8,206 views

    Is your love for Jesus exclusive? Do you regularly take quality time to be with him? We must guard our "first love."

    Guard Your First Love Pastor Bob Ashcraft June 2, 2002 (RealAudio) ------------------------------------------------------- INTRODUCTION: · In the first three chapters of Revelation, Jesus addresses the churches: · He has come to judge these churches in righteousness · 1 Peter 4:17 ...read more

  • Ephesus

    Contributed by Ken Gilmore on Jun 20, 2002
    based on 39 ratings
     | 3,572 views

    What God expects from a church is often different from what the Church thinks he expects. This was true at Ephesus and is true at many other churches.

    Rev 2:1-7 Introduction: -Seven Golden Candlesticks are the seven churches. -Seven stars are their ministers -Why only seven of the churches – why not Troas, Miletus, Colosse, or Hieropolis? -These seven letters contain messages valuable to our church. Let us identify what God loves about these ...read more

  • "Christ Speaks To His Churchs--Ephesus" Series

    Contributed by Robert Leroe on Jul 6, 2002
    based on 30 ratings
     | 4,224 views

    Introduction to the series, then Ephesus--in spite of their orthodoxy, the spiritual vitality of the church at Ephesus was gone.

    Christ Speaks to His Churchs--Ephesus Pastor Bob Leroe, Cliftondale Congregational Church, Saugus, Massachusetts We all dread performance appraisals; they can often make or break a career. In the Book of Revelation we read our Lord’s spiritual evaluation report to His churches. While specific ...read more

  • A Love Affair Between Christ And His Church (Part 4) Series

    Contributed by D. Greg Ebie on Jul 28, 2002
    based on 46 ratings
     | 4,952 views

    Will we be the church as Jesus desires us to be? The husband and wife relationship pictures the mysterious relationship between Christ and His church. He will make us a NURTURING CHURCH as we are passionately in love with Him.

    We are all saddened to learn this week of the death of one of our church’s most valuable members, Someone Else. Someone’s passing created a vacancy that will be difficult to fill. Else has been with us for many years, and for every one of those years, Someone did far more than a normal person’s ...read more

  • When Technique Eclipses Relationship-Part 2

    Contributed by Byron Sherman on Feb 25, 2002
    based on 7 ratings
     | 1,438 views

    We incur certain liabilities when our relationship to Jesus is eclipsed by technique. Part 2 of a 3 part sermon.

    WHEN TECHNIQUE ECLIPSES RELATIONSHIP-II—Revelation 2:1-7 Firstless Love A man who spends all his time at work—Neglecting his family in order to do it—Forgetting that his initial drive for the work is to meet his family’s need. Jesus reprimanded the Ephesian church because their first love for ...read more

  • La Iglesia Fria

    Contributed by Ralph Mendez on Mar 13, 2002
    based on 158 ratings
     | 7,958 views

    Vives en tu primer amor... no dejes que te suceda lo que le paso a la iglesia de Efeso.

    EFESO LA IGLESIA FRÍA. ESCRIBE al ángel de la iglesia en EFESO: El que tiene las siete estrellas en su diestra, el cual anda en medio de los siete candeleros de oro, dice estas cosas: Yo sé tus obras, y tu trabajo y paciencia; y que tú no puedes sufrir los malos, y has probado á los que se dicen ...read more

  • When Technique Eclipses Relationship-Part 1

    Contributed by Byron Sherman on Mar 15, 2002
    based on 7 ratings
     | 1,586 views

    We incur certain liabilities when our relationship to Jesus is eclipsed by technique. Part 1 of a 3 part sermon.

    WHEN TECHNIQUE ECLIPSES RELATIONSHIP-Part I—Revelation 2:1-7 OR Firstless Love A man who spends all his time at work—Neglecting his family in order to do it—Forgetting that his initial drive for the work is to meet his family’s need. Jesus reprimanded the Ephesian church because their first love ...read more

  • When Technique Eclipses Relationship—part 3

    Contributed by Byron Sherman on Mar 20, 2002
    based on 5 ratings
     | 1,860 views

    We incur certain liabilities when our relationship to Jesus is eclipsed by technique. Part 3 of a 3 part sermon.

    WHEN TECHNIQUE ECLIPSES RELATIONSHIP—Part III—Revelation 2:1-7 Firstless Love Jesus reprimanded the Ephesian church because their first love for Jesus had taken second place & lapsed into technique/maintenance. The local church must prevent her relationship with Jesus from lapsing into a ...read more