In Sermon Illustrations: "Acts 1:1-12:12"

Welsh Revival Of ...

Contributed by Sermon Central on Nov 2, 2009

Welsh Revival of 1904-1905 Modern world history also records times of revival due to the hearing of God’s Word undergirded with prayer. The little nation Wales once become known as “The Land of Revival.” It has its own unique spiritual heroes such as Saint David of the Celtic Church – William ...read more

Scripture: Acts 6:4-7

Tags: Revival

What Baptismal Candidates Wore On The Island Of ...

Contributed by Sermon Central on Nov 24, 2009

What Baptismal Candidates Wore On the Island of Barbados When The Gospel was First Preached The story is told that when the Gospel was first preached on the island of Barbados, several accepted the invitation to be baptized. When they arrived at the water for the baptismal service the women were ...read more

Scripture: Acts 2:38

Tags: Baptism

Civil War General Desires Baptism After Being ...

Contributed by Sermon Central on Nov 24, 2009

Civil War General Desires Baptism After being Mortally Wounded Gen. William Nelson, a Union general in the Civil War, was consumed with the battles in Kentucky when a brawl ended up in his being shot, mortally, in the chest. He had faced many battles, but the fatal blow came while he was relaxing ...read more

Scripture: Acts 2:38

Tags: Baptism

Synergistic Effect Of Draft Horses Pulling In ...

Contributed by Sermon Central on Dec 1, 2009

Synergistic Effect of Draft Horses Pulling in Pairs Compared to Corporate Prayer My friend, if you are negligent about prayer in this way you are letting your church down. I read this week about a horse-pull in Canada where they hitched this one draft horse and he pulled 9,000 pounds. They hitched ...read more

Scripture: Acts 1:12-14

Tags: Prayer General

A Nation Of Bible Illiterates  PRO

Contributed by Paul Carlson on Jan 25, 2010

A Nation of Bible Illiterates George Barna wrote The State of the Church in 2002. Barna conducted a survey of self-pronounced Christians and here’s what he found about their knowledge of the Bible. These are Christians. • 48% could not name the four Gospels. • 52% cannot identify more than two ...read more

Scripture: John 8:31-36, Psalm 125:1-5, Genesis 1:1-19, Galatians 5:18-22, Ephesians 6:10-17, Romans 15:1, Daniel 3:12-23, Isaiah 55:10-12, Romans 12:15, Acts 5:12-42, 1 Peter 1:13-25, Galatians 6:6-10, Psalm 119:11, Revelation 8:1-17, 1 Corinthians 2:1-16, 2 Corinthians 4:7-9, Acts 2:1  (view more)  (view less)

Tags: Bible Study, Crossroad, God's Promises, Soul Winning, Diarrhea, Healing, Perseverance, Abraham, Help  (view more)  (view less)

Denomination: Baptist

Open Our Eyes...?  PRO

Contributed by Paul Anthony on Feb 5, 2010

Open Our Eyes...? I have a book called 'Tall Tales of a Big God' written by a man called Maurice Smith. Maurice is (or at least was) an international Christian Speaker travelling all over the UK, and Europe and particularly the USA. And his book is a compilation of some of the most embarrassing ...read more

Scripture: Psalm 23:1, Acts 4:1-21

Tags: Grace, Service, Humility, Pride, Embarrassment  (view more)  (view less)

Denomination: Baptist

Power Of The Translated Word Of God  PRO

Contributed by Sermon Central on Feb 6, 2010

POWER OF THE TRANSLATED WORD OF GOD This is a strategy still used today, because it works and this is how it is still used today: A friend of mine, Bill, was a bible translator for Wycliff Bible Translators in some very remote mountains in Bolivia. Bill was on the second Wycliff team. The first ...read more

Scripture: Acts 12:24, Acts 12:1-25

Tags: Bible Influence

A Small Congregation In The Foothills Of The ...  PRO

Contributed by Paul Wallace on Mar 25, 2010

A small congregation in the foothills of the Great Smokies built a new sanctuary on a piece of land willed to them by a church member. Ten days before the new church was to open, the local building inspector informed the pastor that the parking lot was inadequate for the size of the building. Until ...read more

Scripture: Acts 2:1-10

Tags: Faith, Mountain Moving

Denomination: Wesleyan

Last Chance  PRO

Contributed by Sermon Central on Jan 13, 2009

LAST CHANCE When Bishop Philip Brooks, author of "O, Little Town of Bethlehem," was seriously ill, he requested no friends come to see him. But when an acquaintance of his named Robert Ingersoll, a famous anti-Christian propagandist, came to see him he allowed him to come in right away. Ingersoll ...read more

Scripture: Acts 1:8

Tags: Witness, Love, Man, Heaven, Stewardship, Valentine, Reporter, God Brings Hope, Dog  (view more)  (view less)

What We Do Not Know  PRO

Contributed by Sermon Central on Feb 10, 2009

WHAT WE DO NOT KNOW F.B. Meyer once said that when we see a brother or sister in sin, there are three things we do not know: First, we do not know how hard he or she tried not to sin. Second, we do not know the power of the forces that assailed him or her. Thirdly, we also do not know what we ...read more

Scripture: Matthew 5:13-16, Acts 9:10-19, Galatians 6:1

Tags: Judgment

More Than 22% Of Americans Say They Never Go To ...  PRO

Contributed by Sermon Central on Feb 13, 2009

More than 22% of Americans say they never go to church. In 2004, that number was ...read more

Scripture: Acts 1:8

Tags: Evangelism The Lost

In '07, 28 Participating Churches In 15 European ...

Contributed by Sermon Central on Feb 16, 2009

In ’07, 28 participating churches in 15 European countries planted 153 new ...read more

Scripture: Acts 1:8

Tags: Missions

37% Of Protestant Churches Are Very Involved In ...

Contributed by Sermon Central on Feb 16, 2009

37% of Protestant churches are very involved in local evangelism/missions; 47% are somewhat ...read more

Scripture: Acts 1:8

Tags: Missions

23% Of Protestant Churches Are Very Involved In ...

Contributed by Sermon Central on Feb 16, 2009

23% of Protestant churches are very involved in evangelism/missions outside their local community, according to clergy; 49% are somewhat involved. 41% of Protestant churches are very involved in overseas ...read more

Scripture: Acts 1:8

Tags: Missions

Common-Ism In The Church  PRO

Contributed by Sermon Central on Feb 16, 2009

COMMON-ISM IN THE CHURCH Years ago I ran across this following definition of the various forms of government. They compared capitalism (the economic model we try to follow in our country) with communism and socialism, and they used a simple illustration to drive their point home. In a capitalist ...read more

Scripture: Acts 2:42-48

Tags: Church Body Of Christ

The Guilt That Doesn't Go ...

Contributed by Sermon Central on Feb 16, 2009

THE GUILT THAT DOESN’T GO AWAY Those of you who know me know that I love fishing. I do not however like hunting. For some reason the thought of shooting an animal is just not appealing to me. That does not mean I do not know how to shoot. When I was a kid I was in a gun club. I competed in target ...read more

Scripture: Acts 3:19

Tags: Repentance

Pain And Regret: A ...

Contributed by Sermon Central on Feb 16, 2009

PAIN AND REGRET: A GIFT? In 1999, Dr Paul Brand and Philip Yancey co-wrote a book called Pain: the Gift Nobody Wants. Dr Brand was born in India to missionary parents, and has spent most of his life caring for people with leprosy. One of Dr Brand’s greatest discoveries was that people with leprosy ...read more

Scripture: Acts 3:19

Tags: Repentance

Everyone Can Win Someone

Contributed by Sermon Central on Feb 16, 2009

EVERYONE CAN WIN SOMEONE George W. Truett was the beloved pastor of Dallas’ First Baptist Church for more than 60 years. He tells of a woman who came to him after a service. She was a poverty stricken widow with several children. She said, "Pastor, I have never known you to be unfair -- yet you ...read more

Scripture: Acts 1:8

Tags: Evangelism Fear Of

Servanthood & Father Damien

Contributed by Clarence Eisberg on Aug 4, 2022

When visiting the Hawaiian Island many tourists will visit the island of Molokai. It has quiet charm, gentle breezes and a soft surf. Father Damien came to the island for a different reason. He came to help people die. He came there because leprosy came there first. No one knows how ...read more

Scripture: Acts 6:1-4, Mark 10:42-45

Tags: Evangelism, Servanthood

Denomination: Lutheran

Servanthood

Contributed by Clarence Eisberg on Aug 4, 2022

As Christians can find all kinds of ways to minister in the name of Jesus. For example, there are 21,800 patients per year who receive chemotherapy treatments in Louisville, Kentucky, and most lose their hair. When Lynette Le Gette discovered this, it brought her to tears. She ...read more

Scripture: Ephesians 2:10, Acts 9:32-43

Tags: Servanthood, Good Deeds

Denomination: Lutheran