Church Growth
Contributed by Steve Shepherd on Aug 20, 2001
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The Lord’s church can grow!
CHURCH GROWTHActs 2:36-41INTRO.- ILL.- Many churches are like the church that was going to build a new building. The building committee passed the following resolutions:1- We shall build a new church.2- The new building is to be located on the site of the old one.3- The material in the old ...read more
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Denomination: Christian/Church Of Christ
Church Growth
Contributed by Steve Shepherd on Aug 27, 2001
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More ideas on what it will take to make a church grow.
CHURCH GROWTHActs 18:7-8INTRO.- ILL.- Top 10 Ways You Know You’re In A Bad Church10. The church bus has gun racks.9 . The church staff consists of Senior Pastor, Associate Pastor and Socio-pastor.8. The Bible they use is the "Dr. Seuss Version."7. There’s an ATM in the lobby.6. The choir ...read more
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Denomination: Christian/Church Of Christ
Church Growth
Contributed by Leslie Sun on Feb 12, 2007
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This is a teaching about how to grow a church. It is not based purely on personal experience and not based on others’ successful stories but based on a friend’s personal experience in growing a church with biblical principles and causes it to be still gro
Church GrowthChurch Growth is a very popular topic that even non-Christians heard of this term before. In the past, people looked to the west for examples of growing a church. Recently however, people shifted to the east as well for examples of church growth.In church growth, we should not copy ...read more
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Denomination: Evangelical/Non-Denominational
Church Growth
Contributed by Dean Morgan on Jun 14, 2006
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The blooms of the fig tree always appear before the leaves in spring. When Jesus saw leaves on a fig tree, he expected the fruit.
Let me begin by saying something about Jesus cursing the fig tree. You will also find this story in Matthew 21: 18 and 19. This tree was a fruit-producing plant which could be either a tall tree or a low-spreading shrub. The size of the tree depended on its location and soil. The fruit of the ...read more
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Denomination: Pentecostal
Church Growth: To Be Or Not To Be
Contributed by Steve Shepherd on Mar 11, 2002
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What hinders churches from growing and what causes them to grow?
CHURCH GROWTH: To be or not to beActs 2:36-41INTRO.- ILL.- It was their 13th wedding anniversary. The husband was away at a meeting on their special day. He called a florist to send a bouquet of 13 helium balloons with a message of gratitude for the heights to which his wife had inspired ...read more
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Denomination: Christian/Church Of Christ
Church Growth
Contributed by Steve Shepherd on Sep 8, 2001
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More ideas as to what will help the church grow.
CHURCH GROWTHMatthew 28:18-20INTRO.- ILL.- A Baptist preacher had the habit of going down to the train station every single day to watch the Sunset Limited go by. There was no chore he wouldn’t interrupt to carry out this daily ritual. Members of his church thought he was a bit nuts and they ...read more
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Denomination: Christian/Church Of Christ
Church Growth PRO Sermon
Contributed by Sermon Research Assistant on Sep 26, 2023
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Explore the importance of a strong, unified, and spirit-filled church community as the foundation for church growth and as a means to conquer worldly challenges.
Good morning, church family. I'm delighted to see you all sitting there, ready to be filled with the word of God. Today, we'll be diving into the heart of Matthew 16:18. It says, "And I tell you that you are Peter, and on this rock I will build my church, and the gates of Hades will not overcome ...read more
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Beatitudes Of Church Growth
Contributed by Ed Wood on Nov 1, 2006
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What is necessary for church growth? This message examines three things that promote church growth.
BEATITUDES OF CHURCH GROWTHMatthew 16:13-18INTRO: "I want to grow," "I want my church to grow," are statements which reflect the desire of most Christians.Growth is not only our personal wish but the purpose of God for every person born into his kingdom. If we are really serious about ...read more
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Denomination: Baptist
Understanding Church Growth
Contributed by Andrew Chan on Nov 19, 2002
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how church growth exploded on the scene
UNDERSTANDING CHURCH GROWTH26He also said, "This is what the kingdom of God is like. A man scatters seed on the ground. 27Night and day, whether he sleeps or gets up, the seed sprouts and grows, though he does not know how. 28All by itself the soil produces grain--first the stalk, then the head, ...read more
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Denomination: Evangelical Free
Cost Of Church Growth
Contributed by Denn Guptill on Nov 27, 2006
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We all want our churches to grow but have we actually considered the cost?
Well it’s been a year. Hardly seems possible in some ways and yet on the other hand it seems like we’ve been here forever. Now understand that while we have only been here for a year in this church building this church body has been in existence since six of us started meeting in our living room ...read more
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Denomination: Wesleyan
What Is Church Growth
Contributed by Michael Cotie on May 17, 2009
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How we are to Grow in Grace and knowledge.
Intro: This being designated the Year of growth at 2nd Baptist LaPorte, you may have asked yourself What Growth is, how are we as Christians, supposed to be growing.Core: Believers are to grow, churches are to grow, what are we told about growth in God’s word.Body I. 2nd Peter 3:18 gave ...read more
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Denomination: Baptist
"True Church Growth” Series
Contributed by Ed Taylor on Aug 8, 2008
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It’s Jesus who will build His church, not man.
OPEN YOUR BIBLES TO Ephesians 4.11 & 2 TIM 21.Monthly, if not weekly, I get some pamphlet, some flier, some invitation to attend the latest CHURCH GROWTH SEMINAR.a.If I will just attend, they promise my church will grow.b.As soon as I apply their techniques, poof, instant growth.c.Some ...read more
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Denomination: Evangelical/Non-Denominational
The Cost Of Church Growth
Contributed by Denn Guptill on Sep 9, 2012
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We all want our churches to grow but are we aware of what that will cost and are we willing to pay the price
It’s funny but in church life we often have a few different “Brand New Years”. The first Sunday in January we celebrate the “New Year” with the rest of Canada often with a sermon on forgetting the past and looking ahead to what God has in store for us. At Cornerstone ...read more
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Denomination: Wesleyan
Rethinking Church Growth
Contributed by Steve Shepherd on Sep 1, 2010
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We need to rethink church growth. Most churches are not growing.
INTRO.- ILL.- After the worship service a young couple talked to a church member about joining the church. He hadn't met the husband before, and he asked what church he was transferring from. After a short hesitation, he replied,"I am transferring from the Municipal Golf Course." Brothers and ...read more
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Denomination: Christian/Church Of Christ
Deterrents To Church Growth
Contributed by Grant Adams on Jan 10, 2020
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What is church in the business of doing? Are we suppose to grow? Whose fault is it if we don't? I hope to answer some of these questions for us.
I’m sure most of us can recall great stirring sermons that have helped and motivated us on the subject of church growth. There are many aspects to growth, such as soul winning, being a good witness for Christ. If a church is going to grow it also needs a healthy membership that will follow the ...read more
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Denomination: Baptist
