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  • James Chandler avatar

    What Does Your Church Believe?

    Contributed by James Chandler on Jun 29, 2003
    based on 44 ratings
     | 2,246 views

    The church is not a building, or a service, but a group of believers gathered in Christ’s name.

    What is the church? The Perfect Church If you should find the perfect church Without one fault or smear, For goodness sake! Don’t join that church; You’d spoil the atmosphere. If you should find the perfect church Where all anxieties cease Then pass it by, lest joining it You’d mar the ...read more

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    Denomination: Christian/Church Of Christ

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    What Keeps A Church From Growing?

    Contributed by Bob Briggs on Dec 12, 2000
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     | 6,240 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

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    Denomination: Pentecostal

  • Glenn Newton avatar

    What Kind Of Church Will We Be? Series

    Contributed by Glenn Newton on May 28, 2003
    based on 121 ratings
     | 9,965 views

    My heart aches for a glimpse, for a taste of what that Day of Pentecost was all about. And you know what, I have Hope that we will experience it, here, in our church, in our town, in our own families, with our own friends, with our neighbors.

    AC 2:36 "Therefore let all Israel be assured of this: God has made this Jesus, whom you crucified, both Lord and Christ." AC 2:37 When the people heard this, they were cut to the heart and said to Peter and the other apostles, "Brothers, what shall we do?" AC 2:38 Peter replied, "Repent ...read more

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    Denomination: Nazarene

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    Trinity - What The Early Church Believed Series

    Contributed by Eddie Snipes on Oct 2, 2001
    based on 40 ratings
     | 4,300 views

    This study looks at the writings of the church prior to the first church council. Beginning at the apostles and those they discipled, we can see what the church believed from the beginning.

    What the early church believed In Part 1 we set the stage for the council. We looked at the fact that these men were Christians who suffered for their faith. Just 14 years earlier, they came out of the last great Roman persecution. They resisted against the attacks from outside the church at the ...read more

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    Denomination: Baptist

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    What A Healthy Church Looks Like

    Contributed by Ed Taylor on Aug 3, 2007
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     | 2,876 views

    What we believe will have a strong effect on our behavior.

    1. What we believe will have a strong effect on our behavior. 2. Our creeds will determine our conduct. • That’s why criminals break in and steal things… they don’t think they will get caught so they go for it anyway. • That’s why sin seems so attractive to folks, because they don’t believe it will ...read more

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    Denomination: Evangelical/Non-Denominational

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    What A Biblical Church Looks Like Series

    Contributed by Jonathan Russell on Mar 17, 2011
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     | 4,491 views

    The church in Antioch was filled with "real" Christians and shows us what a biblical church looks like.

    * The book of Acts holds up a mirror to our church today so we can get an accurate picture of how well we are functioning as a biblical church. * Many outward things about the church has changed in 2000 years, but what the church is and what we are to do has not...nor will it ever. * Yet a ...read more

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    Denomination: Baptist

  • Todd Blair avatar

    What We Believe About The Church Series

    Contributed by Todd Blair on Jun 22, 2022
     | 2,100 views

    What was the first church devoted to and are we devoted to those things?

    Okay, I have a question for you. If you are driving through town and you see a store or some kind of business that has one of those giant inflatable gorillas on top, are you more or less inclined to stop into that business? You know what I'm talking about. Maybe it's an inflatable cowboy or ...read more

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    Denomination: Independent/Bible

  • Michael Deutsch avatar

    Unity In The Church Series

    Contributed by Michael Deutsch on Oct 24, 2015
    based on 1 rating
     | 7,925 views

    A detailed look at what makes a church healthy and unified.

    The Church - Unity September 27, 2015 Ephesians 4:4-6 A mother looked out a window and saw Johnny playing church with their 3 kittens. He had them lined up and was preaching to them and the mother smiled and turned around to do some work. A short while later she heard the cats bellowing and ...read more

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    Denomination: Baptist

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    What Kind Of Church Could My Church Be?

    Contributed by Tim Larrimore on Apr 5, 2011
     | 3,850 views

    THE KIND OF CHURCH WE NEED

    WHAT KIND OF CHURCH COULD WE HAVE? Text: Acts 2:41-47 Intro: Sing “What kind of church could my church be” WHAT KIND OF CHURCH COULD MY CHURCH BE IF... 1. EVERY MEMBER WERE SAVED Ac 2:47 Praising God, and having favour with all the people. And the Lord added to the church daily such as should ...read more

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    Denomination: Baptist

  • Jason Jones avatar

    What's A Church? Series

    Contributed by Jason Jones on Jan 31, 2007
    based on 4 ratings
     | 5,378 views

    Exposition of 1 Peter 2:9-10

    Text: 1 Peter 2:9-10 Title: What’s a Church and What’s It Supposed to do? Date/Place: LSCC, 8/28/05, AM I. INTRODUCTION A. Opening illustration: Tell about the other night at Gary’s house where we were looking at the different antiques on the wall, and him giving us a guess or two on each ...read more

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    Denomination: Baptist

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    A Church For The Ages

    Contributed by Mike Rickman on Oct 24, 2009
     | 2,588 views

    What kind of church does God want us to be?

    October 25, 2009 Morning Worship Text: Acts 2:42-47 Subject: The Early Church Title: A Church for the Ages I am in the process of taking a leadership class. The goal is to see if there are things in my ministry I need to change in order to take the church to the next level. What am I doing ...read more

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    Denomination: Assembly Of God

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    The Church Of Impact Series

    Contributed by Dave Bentley on Feb 6, 2010
    based on 6 ratings
     | 5,686 views

    What type of Church will have an IMPACT on the World for the cause of Christ.

    A Church of IMPACT Matthew 28:19-20 Introduction What has made an IMPACT on you lately? • Your family? Your neighbors? Your town? Your world? How many would say the Church has IMPACTed their lives? Some might answer with the affirmative. But the greater question is not has the church ...read more

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    Denomination: Baptist

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    What Makes A Church Great? Part 2 Series

    Contributed by Bob Soulliere on Nov 13, 2009
     | 3,276 views

    One common theme that goes through the whole Church is Attitude! Attitudes are contagious, the question is : Is yours worth catching. I have managed to change the attitude and atmosphere as well in less than 3 hours in the past weeks. We have gone from

    What Makes a Church Great? Part 2 Acts 4:33 Acts 4:33. 33With great power the apostles continued to testify to the resurrection of the Lord Jesus, and much grace was upon them all. 1.THEY HAD A GREAT PURPOSE 2.THEY HAD GREAT PREACHING 3.THEY HAD GREAT POWER One common theme that goes through the ...read more

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    Denomination: Christian/Church Of Christ

  • Terry Cavanaugh avatar

    What Is Christian Outreach

    Contributed by Terry Cavanaugh on Mar 20, 2002
    based on 58 ratings
     | 8,682 views

    What makes a church a church of Christian Outreach?

    What is Christian Outreach? How can you change the world? This is the question asked in the movie, “Pay It Forward.” Let watch a little of that movie. (Movie Clip) We here at Living Faith also believe in paying it forward. Reaching out the people in need is one of the foundations of this ...read more

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    Denomination: Methodist

  • Chris Jordan avatar

    What Is The Church?

    Contributed by Chris Jordan on Jul 14, 2007
    based on 4 ratings
     | 3,785 views

    Why is it that people in Canada today are interested in God and spiritual things, but they aren’t going to church? It’s time to take a new look at the church, and go back to the Bible and make sure we’re doing church the way God intended!

    WHAT IS THE CHURCH? INTRO TO TOPIC: This morning I want to talk to you about something I dearly love and cherish. THE CHURCH. Do you remember the rhyme we learned as children? “Here’s the church, here’s the steeple, open the doors and see all the people." If we were to write that song today, we ...read more

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    Denomination: *other