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How To Be A Good Church Member
Contributed by Bo Dunford on Jan 5, 2001
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Some things church members should be and do
1 THES. 1:5-8 "HOW TO BE A GOOD CHURCH MEMBER"* The title Christian appears only 3 times in the Scriptures & implies a number of things!A) First, it implies that a person who is a Christian is one who is a follower of Jesus Christ!* Acts 11:26 "And the disciples were called Christians first in ...read more
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Denomination: Baptist
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Bearing In Mind
Contributed by Rob Ross on Jan 14, 2001
based on 109 ratings
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What are some biblical characteristics that our church should emulate?
Verse: 1 Thessalonians 1:1-10Topic: ChurchProbing Question: What is church?Key Word: characteristicsSubject: characteristics of churchAim: To encourage the congregation to identify desirable church characteristics.Title: Bearing In MindIntroductionIllustration: (Name Brand ...read more
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Denomination: Baptist
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Facing Uncertain Times Series
Contributed by Timothy Peck on Jan 25, 2001
based on 95 ratings
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Three realities that help us face uncertainties in our future with spiritual confidence.
You and I live in an amazing period of human history. Most culture watchers and scholars believe that we are witnessing the decline of modernism that began in the 16th century and the emergence of a new phenomenon known as postmodernism. One of the many marks of postmodernism is technological ...read more
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Denomination: Evangelical/Non-Denominational
- See AlsoExpository Sermon on 1 Thessalonians 1:1-10 - A Model Church for TodayStudy Guide for 1 Thessalonians 1 by David GuzikMessage: Changed Lives (1 Thessalonians 1:1-10)1 Thessalonians [Series Overview] - Travis Agnew
Living An Life That Has An Impact For Christ
Contributed by John Walls on Jan 31, 2001
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A life that makes a difference
LIVING A LIFE THAT HAS AN IMPACT FOR JESUSActs 17:1-5; 101 Thess. 1:1-10Introduction: This world is in need of people who need our Saviour. He is the one who saved from the sin that plagues every man, woman, boy and girl. It is the sin of being a descendant from Adam. Each believer needs to ...read more
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Denomination: Baptist
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Living Up To The Name Of Your Church.
Contributed by Robert Laymance on Mar 4, 2001
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This Message was Specifically Targeted to Our Church. However, your Church Name says something about the People INSIDE!
Some Churches take their Names after founding families, some after Biblical text, and some after the geographical areas. The Name of your Church should live up to the Scriptural facts and be operated under the direction of the Holy Spirit, qualified persons, and the Body of the Local ...read more
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Denomination: Baptist
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Turn, Serve And Wait
Contributed by Owen Bourgaize on Oct 28, 2000
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The apostle Paul compliments the believers at Thessalonica as model Christians and explains how it came about.
TURN, SERVE AND WAITIf the Apostle Paul had made an award for the best church in Greece it could well have been to the church at Thessalonica. When the apostle Paul wrote his letters to the young churches he often began by sounding a note of thanksgiving for them. He knew his psychology. Even if ...read more
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Denomination: Baptist
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The Witness Of A Healthy Church
Contributed by Tony Miano on Nov 20, 2000
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The young church plant in Thessalonica serves as a good example for what the witness of a healthy church looks like.
The Witness of a Healthy ChurchI Thessalonians 1:8-10Introduction: This morning’s message is the last in a three-part series in which we’ve looked at the characteristics of a healthy church. We’ve been looking at the young church in Thessalonica, which the apostle Paul planted almost two ...read more
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Denomination: *other
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Building Blocks For A Healthy Church
Contributed by Tony Miano on Nov 21, 2000
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This morning we’re going to look at three building blocks that helped to construct the church in Thessalonica.
Building Blocks for a Healthy ChurchFirst Thessalonians 1:1-4Introduction: Well, here we are. Hopefully you’re not too stressed out or haggard from our first experience in setting up for Sunday morning worship. Let me encourage you. It will get easier. Not only will we get better at it, but ...read more
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Denomination: *other
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Marks Of A Healthy Church Series
Contributed by Travis Moore on Dec 6, 2000
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Healthy church ministry as modeled by the Church in Thessalonica
Marks Of A Healthy Church1 Thessalonians 1:1-101. The Foundation of the Church was Solid. (vv. 1-4)A. Because of the position they enjoyed - “in God … Christ”B. Because of the peace they experienced – “grace and peace”C. Because of the prayers they expected – “always for you all”D. ...read more
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Denomination: Baptist
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Examples Set By A Healthy Church
Contributed by Tony Miano on Dec 8, 2000
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Our encouragement today should be that almost two thousand years ago another small church, planted in a community probably not too unlike our own, became a model for other new churches throughout the world.
Examples Set By a Healthy ChurchFirst Thessalonians 1:5-7Preached by Pastor Tony MianoPico Canyon Community ChurchOctober 8, 2000Introduction: Last week we looked at three characteristics or building blocks essential to building a healthy church. We saw through the church in Thessalonica’s ...read more
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Denomination: *other
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An Exemplary Church
Contributed by Russell Brownworth on Apr 30, 2001
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An encouragement to genuine Christian salvation and discipleship
An Exemplary Church 1 Thess 1.1-10-------------------------------------------------------In her book "The Key To a Loving Heart" Karen Mains describes the most climactic moment of the wedding. The families have been seated, the groom and his attendants are waiting with the minister and ...read more
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Denomination: United Methodist
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Being Positive In A Negative World
Contributed by Ray Ellis on Apr 19, 2002
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When the Apostle Paul preached on Mars Hill in Athens he cemonstrated how to be positive in a negative world.
“Being Positive in a Negative World”Apostle Paul-A bridge builder not a builder of walls-Acts 17:16-34When the Apostle Paul preached on Mars Hill in Athens Greece he demonstrated how to be positive in a negative world. When we look at all that is happening around the world, in our cities and ...read more
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Denomination: Free Methodist
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What The Church Should Be
Contributed by Steve Shepherd on Jul 13, 2002
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The apostle Paul describes what the church should be in the book of I Thessalonians.
WHAT THE CHURCH SHOULD BEINTRO.- ILL.- The sermon was longer than usual on this particular Sunday morning. Little Johnny was getting more restless by the minute. Finally, in what was supposed to be a whisper, Johnny blurted out, "IF WE GIVE HIM THE MONEY NOW WILL HE LET US LEAVE!"ILL.- That’s ...read more
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Denomination: Christian/Church Of Christ
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Excellent Examples
Contributed by James Groce on Aug 17, 2001
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And ye became followers of us, and of the Lord, having received the word in much affliction, with joy of the Holy Ghost: So that ye were ensamples to all that believe in Macedonia and Achaia.
----------------------------------1Th 1:1-7 Paul, and Silvanus, and Timotheus, unto the church of the Thessalonians [which is] in God the Father and [in] the Lord Jesus Christ: Grace [be] unto you, and peace, from God our Father, and the Lord Jesus Christ. We give thanks to God always for you all, ...read more
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Denomination: Pentecostal
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I Won't Forget What God Has Done For Me
Contributed by Robert Parker on Jan 7, 2002
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John outlines three areas of Spiritual Growth for the believer. I won’t forget what God has done for me!
(1 John 2:12) "I write unto you, little children, because your sins are forgiven you for His name sake."(2:13) "I write unto you, fathers because ye have known him that is from the beginning. I write unto you, young men, because you have overcome the wicked one. I write unto you, little ...read more
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Denomination: Christian Church
