In Sermon Illustrations: "Acts" showing 21-40 of 1,893

Great Outline Of Acts 2

Contributed by Dr. Larry Petton on Feb 19, 2022

Acts 2 can be divided into 4 main events all related to the arrival of the Holy Spirit: I. The Arrival of the Holy Spirit (Acts 2:1-4) II. The Reaction to the Holy Spirit's Arrival (Acts 2:5-13)a. Amazement (Acts 2:5-12)b. Mockery (Acts 2:13) III. The Explanation of the ...read more

Tags: Preaching, Revival, Simon Peter, Sermon Outlines, Church, Holy Spirit, Teaching, Pentecost, Gospel, Missions  (view more)  (view less)

Denomination: Evangelical/Non-Denominational

It Is Clear From Acts 2 That The Members Of The ...

Contributed by Jay Robison on Aug 30, 2004

It is clear from Acts 2 that the members of the early church depended on one another. They were unified and interconnected. As a church today, we depend on one another. We are a family. I depend on you for an example of holiness, for enthusiasm about what we are ...read more

Scripture: Acts 2:42-47

Tags: Church Purpose Of

Denomination: Baptist

The Full Acting Out Of The Self's Surrender To ...

Contributed by Sermon Central on Feb 8, 2006

"The full acting out of the self’s surrender to God therefore demands pain: this action, to be perfect, must be done from the pure will to obey, in the ...read more

Tags: Hardship Of Life

Of All Acts Of Man, Repentance Is The Most ...  PRO

Contributed by Sermon Central on Apr 11, 2007

"Of all acts of man, repentance is the most divine. The greatest of all faults ...read more

Tags: Repentance, Judge

Children Are Natural Mimicsthey Act Like Their ...

Contributed by Sermon Central on Apr 11, 2007

Children are natural mimicsthey act like their parents is spite of every attempt ...read more

Tags: Children

Quoting (N): The Act Of Repeating Erroneously ...

Contributed by Sermon Central on Apr 12, 2007

Quoting (n): the act of repeating erroneously the ...read more

Tags: Wisdom

No Act Of Kindness, No Matter How Small, Is ...

Contributed by Sermon Central on Apr 12, 2007

"No act of kindness, no matter how small, ...read more

Tags: Christian Love

Every Memorable Act In The History Of The World ...

Contributed by Sermon Central on Apr 12, 2007

"Every memorable act in the history of the world is a triumph of enthusiasm. Nothing great was ever achieved without it because it gives any challenge or any occupation, no matter how frightening or difficult, a new meaning. Without ...read more

Tags: Christian Values

Morality Regulates The Acts Of Man As A Private ...

Contributed by Sermon Central on Apr 12, 2007

"Morality regulates the acts of man as a private individual; honor, ...read more

Tags: Christian Values

Every Act Of Rebelling Expresses A Nostalgia For ...

Contributed by Sermon Central on Apr 12, 2007

Every act of rebelling expresses a ...read more

Tags: Divisions

The Simple Act Of Paying Positive Attention To ...

Contributed by Sermon Central on Apr 12, 2007

The simple act of paying positive attention to people has a great deal ...read more

Tags: Productivity

Don't Underestimate An Act Of Love

Contributed by Billy Noel on May 18, 2009

DON'T UNDERESTIMATE AN ACT OF LOVE One day, when I was a freshman in high school, I saw a kid from my class was walking home from school. His name was Kyle. It looked like he was carrying all of his books. I thought to myself, "Why would anyone bring home all his books on a Friday? He must ...read more

Tags: Christian Love

Denomination: Christian Church

Community Stores Refuse Kind Acts Of ...

Contributed by Sermon Central on Nov 9, 2009

Community Stores Refuse Kind Acts of Service The story is told of a minister who was organizing opportunities for people in his church to do small acts of kindness as a demonstration of Christ’s love in the community. 1. He phoned several neighborhood grocery stores and Laundromats and asked for ...read more

Scripture: Galatians 5:13-14

Tags: Servanthood

In All Knowledge And In Every Act Of Love The ...

Contributed by W Pat Cunningham on Apr 17, 2010

In all knowledge and in every act of love the human soul experiences something "over and above," which seems very much like a gift that we receive, or a height to which we are raised. The development of individuals and peoples is likewise located on a height, if we consider the spiritual dimension ...read more

Tags: Human Life

Denomination: Catholic

Sow A Thought And You Reap An Act;

Contributed by C Vincent on Feb 13, 2009

Sow a thought and you reap an act; Sow an act and you reap a habit; Sow a habit and you reap a character; Sow a character and ...read more

Tags: Character

Denomination: Assembly Of God

While Reading Last Month About The 1936 Olympic ...

Contributed by Sermon Central on Jun 18, 2007

While reading last month about the 1936 Olympic games in Berlin Germany, there is a story about a friendship that was birthed between Jesse Owens a Black man and Luz Long a German. Both men were competing in the long jump, Jesse Owens was the early pick to win the event. You see the year before he ...read more

Tags: People In Acts

First Of All, What Is A Shepherd And What Does ...

Contributed by Sermon Central on Jun 18, 2007

First of all, what is a shepherd and what does he do? I think that Dr. Andrew Bonar, a close friend and biographer of Robert Murray M’Cheyne, says it best when he had this to say to a friend of his about sheep and shepherds. Dr. Andrew Bonar told me how, in the Highlands of Scotland, a sheep would ...read more

Tags: People In Acts

Lynn Anderson, In "They Smell Like Sheep Relates ...

Contributed by Sermon Central on Jun 18, 2007

Lynn Anderson, in "They Smell Like Sheep relates this story: “Several years ago in Palestine, Carolyn and I rode a tour bus through Israel’s countryside nearly mesmerized as the tour guide explained the scenery, the history, and the lifestyle. In his description, he included a heart-warming ...read more

Scripture: John 10:1-5

Tags: People In Acts

In The Highlands Of Scotland, Sheep Would Often ...

Contributed by Sermon Central on Jun 18, 2007

In the Highlands of Scotland, sheep would often wander off into the rocks and get into places that they couldn’t get out of. The grass on these mountains is very sweet and the sheep like it, and they will jump down ten or twelve feet, and then they can’t jump back again, and the shepherd hears them ...read more

Tags: People In Acts

Jesus Is Like The Shepherds In The Following And ...

Contributed by Sermon Central on Jun 18, 2007

Jesus is like the shepherds in the following and we must be like those sheep. Bob Crabtree, AG Superintendent of Ohio, tells while in the USSR, he saw two shepherds come together in the middle of the road. They had 300 sheep all become one group. He had to wait as the shepherds talked. Finally, ...read more

Tags: People In Acts