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Sermons in Series: 12
Scripture: Acts 1:6-12, Acts 9:1-8, Acts 1:6-12, Acts 2:1-8, Acts 3:1-11, Acts 4:1-12, Acts 5:1-12, Acts 5:17-29, Acts 6:8-15, Acts 8:1-25, Acts 8:26-40, Acts 9:1-8 (view more) (view less)
Tags: Hypocrisy, Gospel, Healing Grace, Martyrdom Of Stephen, Martyr, New Direction, Name Above All, Life Transformed, Integrity, Ascension, Ascension Of Christ, Ascension Of Jesus, Be Courageous, Bearing Cross, Apostle Paul, Book Of Acts, Boldness, Close Encounter, Church Priorities, Deceivers, Ethiopian Eunuch, Early Church, Faithful Witnesses, Fearless, Fear The Lord, Victorious Living, Unexpected, Transformation, To All Nations, The Great Commission, Second Coming, Samaritans, Open My Eyes, One Accord, Phillip, Power Holy Spirit, Power In His Name, Powerful Preaching, Persecuted Church, Persecution, Philip, Paul Apostle, Paul's Conversion, Purpose Of Gospel, Preaching Christ, Proclaiming, Return Of Christ, Risk Taking (view more) (view less)
Denomination: Baptist
Sermons in Series: 13
Scripture: 1 Peter 1:1-9, Matthew 16:13-19, Revelation 21:5, 1 Peter 1:13-21, Matthew 18:2-3, Acts 17:6, Matthew 18:22, 1 Peter 2:4-10, 1 Peter 2:11-17, 1 Peter 2:18-25, 1 Peter 3:1-7, Genesis 1:26-27, Genesis 2:20-23, 1 Peter 3:8-12, Romans 12:17, 1 Peter 3:17-22, 1 Peter 4:1-11, Acts 5:40-42, 1 Peter 4:12-19, 1 Peter 5:1-5, 1 Peter 5:8-12, Psalms 34:19 (view more) (view less)
Tags: Christian Love, Choose To Love, Affliction, Compassion, Divine Purpose, Divine Pattern, Future Kingdom, Future, Fulfill Purpose, Full Submission, Good, Identity In Christ, Identity, Loving People, Love, Living The Future, Living For God, Kingdom Of God, Reflecting Kingdom, Preparing For Future, Press Forward, New World Living, Onesimus, Second Coming, Suffering, Submission, Verified Life (view more) (view less)
Denomination: Evangelical/Non-Denominational
Sermons in Series: 5
Scripture: Acts 17:1-9, Acts 9:1-2, Acts 4:13, Acts 5:33-42, Acts 1:4-8 (view more) (view less)
Tags: Preaching The Gospel, Jesus Is The Way, Gospel, Holy Spirit, Holiness, Golgotha, Evangelism, Christ's Church, Church (view more) (view less)
Denomination: Nazarene
Sermons in Series: 9
Scripture: Acts 3:1-20, Acts 5:12-42, Acts 6:1-7, Acts 8:2-25, Acts 8:26-40 (view more) (view less)
Tags: Obey, Power, Saving Faith, Sovereignty, Success In Life, Success, Trust, True Christianity, Unity, Discernment, Delegation, Faith To Follow, Faithfulness, Faithful Living, Christianity, Church Body Of Christ, Church Problems, Church Growth, Acts, Holy Spirit's Power, Hope, Holy Spirit, God's Guidance, Genuine Faith, Glorifying God, Glorify God, Gifts, Name Of Jesus, Name, Leadership (view more) (view less)
Sermons in Series: 27
Scripture: John 11:17-44, Acts 4:1-22, Acts 5:17-42, Acts 1:8, Acts 8:1-25, Acts 9:1-19, Acts 9:20-31, Acts 9:32-43, Acts 8:26-40, Acts 10:23-48, Acts 11:19-30, Acts 11:1-18, Acts 12:1-19, Acts 13:13-31, Acts 13:44-52, Acts 15:1-21, Acts 17:1-9, Acts 17:16-34, Acts 18:1-17, Acts 19:23-41, Acts 20:13-38, Acts 21:15-25, Acts 26:1-32, Acts 27:1-12, Acts 28:1-10 (view more) (view less)
Tags: Trusting God, Willingness, World Views, Holy Spirit Work, Holy Spirit Speaks, Holy Spirit, Holy Spirit Baptism, Humility, Jesus Christ, Joy In Trials, Jesus Our Foundation, Jesus Meets Our Need, Live Truth, Love Of Money, Heart Of Compassion, Handling Opposition, Good Advice, Good Deeds, God's Promises, God's Help, God Takes Care Of Us, God Heals, Favoritism, Faithful Prayer, Facing Opposition, Evangelism, Evangelism Urgency, Encouragement, Enduring Trials, Disappointments, Edification, Edifying The Body, Commitment To Christ, Building Church, Book Of Acts, Boldness, Christian Worldview, Apostles Peter, Believe, Being Witnesses, Barnabas, Apostle Paul, Pentecost, Persecution, Personal Encounter, Paul And Barnabas, Paul's Conversion, Pearls Before Swine, Power Holy Spirit, Power Over Chains, Power Over Death, Power Over Time, Philip & Ethiopian, Peter & Cornelius, Prayer, Miracles, Miracles Of Jesus, Move On, Open Doors, Obey God, Obey The Holy Spirit, Rejection Of Jesus, Relationship To God, Receive Power, Rebellion, Resolve, Resurrection Of Jesus Christ, Rumors, Salvation, Scripture, Sharing Testimony, Storms In Life, Stand Together, Spiritual Warfare (view more) (view less)
Denomination: Methodist
Sermons in Series: 36
Scripture: Acts 4:23-31, Acts 4:32-37, Acts 5:1-11, Acts 5:12-20, Acts 5:17-33, Acts 5:33-39, Acts 6:1-6, Acts 6:5-15, Acts 8:1-8, Acts 8:9-25, Acts 10:1-33, Acts 12:1-25, Acts 13:1-3, Acts 13:4-12, Acts 16:16-24, Acts 16:22-40, Acts 20:18-38, Acts 20:18-38, Acts 19:8-27, Acts 19:8-27, Acts 18:1-26, Acts 18:1-11, Acts 17:16-34, Acts 19:8-27, 1 Corinthians 17:1-6, Acts 17:1-6, Acts 17:10-12, Acts 17:1-9, Acts 20:18-38, Acts 19:11-16, Acts 9:18-30, Acts 20:22-25 (view more) (view less)
Tags: Surviving, Thessalonian Church, Thriving Spiritually, The Unknown God, Unknown God, Upside Down, True Witnesses, Troublemaker, True Believer, Witnessing, Watchful Servants, Watchfulness, Why Go To Church, Vision To Grow, Vision, Does Church Matter, Don't Quit, Depression, Elymas, Equipped For Service, Evangelism, Evangelism How To, Facing Opposition, Commitment To Prayer, Church Growth, Church Harmony, Church Importance Of, Church Vision, Courage To Serve, Counterfeit, Counterfeit Faith, Courage, Deacons, Demon Possession, Apostle Paul, Apostles Peter, Aquila & Priscilla, Believing In Jesus, Bereans, Becoming A Servant, Be A Witness, Amazing Grace, Ananias And Sapphira, Call For Revival, Burnout, Building Church, Bible Study, Christian Life, Harmony To Hypocrisy, Harmony, Great Commission, God's Guidance, God's Word, God's Providence, False Gods, False Beliefs, False Believers, Faithfulness, Faithful Service, Faithful Witnesses, Fence Riding, Following God, Gift Of Salvation, Gamaliel, Herod Agrippa, Holy Spirit, Humility, Hypocrisy, Integrity Of Faith, Living In Jesus, Living Witness, Salvation, Satan, Servanthood, Servant Heart, Servant Attitude, Soul Winning, Simon Magus, Slave Girl, Rightside Up, Revival, Reading God's Word, Preaching The Gospel, Prayer, Power Of Prayer, Peter & Cornelius, Philip, Philippian Jailer, Opposition To Christ, Opposition, Pastoral Leadership, Perseverance, Paul's Conversion, Paul In Athens, Paul In Corinth, Paul In Ephesus, Paul In Thessalonica, Paul And Barnabas, Paul And Silas, Obedience, Obedient Service, Move Barriers, Macedonian Call, Majesty, Martyrdom Of Stephen, Missions, Stephen, Spread Of The Gospel, Spiritual Warfare, Strongholds, Strongholds Of Hell (view more) (view less)
Sermons in Series: 11
Scripture: Revelation 1:9-20, 1 Corinthians 15:12-29, Hebrews 11:27, Luke 24:33-35, Acts 5:29-30, Revelation 14:13, Luke 24:13-35, John 21:15, Philippians 2:5-11 (view more) (view less)
Tags: The Ascension, Ascension, Being Witnesses, Apostle John, Christ's Death, Bible Influence, Bodily Resurrection, Book Of Revelation, Evangelism, Despair, Easter Story, Easter Appearances, Easter Hope, Hope In Death, Jesus Resurrection, Jesus' Forgiveness, Jesus' Resurrection, Jesus' Kingship, Love For Jesus, Heaven's Gold, Faith In Suffering, Resurrection, Resurrection Effects, Strangers & Pilgrims, Stewadship (view more) (view less)
Scripture: Matthew 28:16-20, Acts 2:1-41, Acts 2:42-47, Acts 3:1-26, Acts 4:1-22, Acts 4:23-31, Acts 5:1-11, Acts 5:17-42, Acts 6:1-7, Acts 8:4-25, Acts 9:1-31, Acts 8:26-40 (view more) (view less)
Tags: True Need, Testimony, Worship, Fellowship, First Sermon, Freedom, Fruit, Gifts, Healing, Gospel, Great Commission, Growth, Lifestyle Evangelism, Listen, Leaders, Day Of Pentecost, Conversion, Community, Conflict, Eunuch, Church, Boldness, Ananias And Sapphira, Acts, Apostles, Apostle's Teaching, Restore, Real Faith, Rejoice, Salvation, Saul, Simon The Sorcerer, Motivation, Make Disciples, Prayer, Phony, Philip, Phillip, Persecution, Persecuted, Pentecost, Peter, Opposition, Stand, Story (view more) (view less)
Denomination: Christian/Church Of Christ
Sermons in Series: 31
Scripture: Isaiah 43:18-19, Galatians 5:16-25, Colossians 3:2-3, Ephesians 4:22-24, 1 Peter 2:9-10, Ephesians 1:18-20, Acts 2:16-17, Romans 10:11-15, Matthew 28:18-20, Ephesians 2:19-21, Galatians 3:26-28, Ephesians 3:3-21, Acts 2:16-17, Romans 10:3-17, Joel 2:28-32, Colossians 3:23-24, 1 Peter 1:5-7, Habakkuk 2:2-4, Habakkuk 1:5-7, Habakkuk 1:1-4, Ecclesiastes 3:1-8, Isaiah 29:14-15, 1 Corinthians 1:18-25, Matthew 22:37-38, 1 Thessalonians 3:12-13, Philippians 1:9-11, 1 John 2:4-6, Romans 5:2-4, Mark 16:5-7, John 20:1-2, Romans 6:3-11, Luke 19:36-44, 2 Timothy 3:16-17, Romans 13:12-14, Ephesians 6:10-18, 2 Timothy 1:7-8, Romans 12:6-8, 1 Corinthians 12:4-11, Romans 5:1-11, 2 Corinthians 12:7-10, Hebrews 11:32-34, Deuteronomy 28:1-2, Isaiah 43:18-19, Matthew 28:8-10, Luke 24:13-34, Jonah 2:1-10, Matthew 28:18-20, Ephesians 3:20-21, 1 John 5:14-15, James 1:5-6, John 16:23-24, Ephesians 3:20-21, Habakkuk 3:1-2, Habakkuk 3:17-19, Psalms 1:1-3, Matthew 6:25-33, Philippians 4:10-13, Philippians 2:5-11, 2 Corinthians 4:1-18, Colossians 3:10-11, Psalms 107:28-30, Matthew 7:24-27, Matthew 7:13-14, Matthew 7:15-20, 1 Peter 5:5-7, James 1:2-4, Philippians 4:6-7, Isaiah 44:6-8, Psalms 139:13-16, Jeremiah 29:11-13, Luke 21:25-28, Isaiah 7:10-14, John 3:16-17, Colossians 3:23-24, John 13:12-16, Matthew 23:11-12, Philippians 2:1-5, Romans 12:1-2, John 17:14-16, Isaiah 26:3-4, 2 Thessalonians 2:16-17, Acts 2:46-47, 1 Peter 1:6-9, Acts 5:41-42, Philippians 4:4-9, Ecclesiastes 3:1-8, Proverbs 3:13-18, 1 John 2:15-17, 1 Corinthians 2:6-7, James 3:13-18, Lamentations 3:22-23, 1 John 5:4-5, 1 Peter 1:3-5, Colossians 1:9-14, 1 Corinthians 11:23-26, Romans 3:27-28, Romans 3:24-26, 1 John 2:15-17, 1 John 2:4-6, James 1:6-8, Romans 12:1-2, Luke 19:1-10, James 1:2-4, John 15:9-11 (view more) (view less)
Tags: Zacchaeus And Jesus, Victory In Christ, Virtue, Wisdom, Wisdom Of God, Wisdom From God, World, Worldy Wisdom, Worry, Take Heart, Transformed Life, Trust, Trust God, Unity In Christ, Called By God, Called By Jesus, Called Community, Calling, Called To Serve, Calling Of The Lord, Birth Of A Savior, Blessing, Choices, Chosen By God, Change Of Heart, Changed, Changed Lives, Christmas, Answered Prayer, Apostle Paul, Afraid, Advent, Armour Of God, Armor Of God, Attitude Of Jesus, Cosmos, Contentment, Content, Community, Comfort, Coming King, Coming Of God, Commitment, Commitment To God, Commitment To Christ, Cleansed, Destiny, Different Heart, Different People, Disciple, Discipleship, Easter, Easter Appearances, Dream, Dreams And Visions, Divine Direction, Divine Purpose, Doubt Turns To Faith, Doubt, Expecting God, Expectant Faith, Exceeding, Excel, Excellence, Eternal God, Empty Tomb, Endurance, Encouragement, Last Days, Life In The Spirit, Life In Christ, Love, Love Of God, Love Of Christ, Love Of God, Joy Of The Lord, Joy, Joy Filled Life, Joy For Our Hearts, Joy And Meaning, Jonah And Nineveh, Jonah, Joel, Jesus Wept, Hiding From God, Holiness And Life, Holy, Holiness, Heroes Of The Faith, Holy Calling, Holy Living, Holy Spirit, Holy Spirit Guides, Holy Spirit Filled, Honour God, Jesus, Jesus Is Risen, Jesus Is Alive, Immanuel, Immanuel God With Us, Get Over The Past, Gifts Of The Spirit, Future, Fulfill Purpose, Foundation Of Faith, Following God, Focus On God, Focus On Christ, Forgiveness, Forgiven, Faith, Faith General, Firm Faith, Firm Foundation, Family Service, Father, Father In Heaven, Fear, Heart, Healing, Great Commission, Grace, Godly Wisdom, Godly Living, God With Us, God Has A Plan, Glory To God, God With You, Storms And Jesus, Storms, Storms Of Life, Storms In Life, Strength In Christ, Strength In Trouble, Strength In Weakness, Spiritual Warfare, Step Of Faith, Sacrifice Of Self, Running From God, Right Thinking, Right Thoughts, Resurrection, Relationship To God, Reliance On Christ, Refuge And Strength, Purpose, Pursue, Pursuit Of God, Pursuit Of Purpose, Prophecy Of Christ, Provision, Prophecy Fulfilled, Sovereign God, Spirit Of Power, Spiritual Gifts, Serve God, Servant Heart, Service, Serving God, Serving Others, Set Apart, Seasons, Seasons Of Life, Plan Of God, Prayer, Peace, Perseverance, Persevere, Past, Parable, Palm Sunday, Outpouring, Opportunity, Loving God, Mercy, Mature Faith, Mind Of Christ, Mindset, Mindset Of Christ, New Years Eve, New Year, Move Forward, Moving Forward (view more) (view less)
Denomination: Pentecostal
Sermons in Series: 10
Scripture: Acts 5:17-42, Acts 3:1-11, Acts 7:54, Acts 8:4, Acts 9:1-22, Acts 15:1-35, Acts 18:1-18, Acts 25:13-25, Acts 28:13-27, Acts 13:42 (view more) (view less)
Tags: Evangelism, Example, Holy Spirit, Jesus, Compassion, Witnessing, Testimony, Reputation, Power, Knowledge, Mission (view more) (view less)
Sermons in Series: 1
Scripture: Genesis 2:1-3, Genesis 2:15-17, Genesis 3:6-7, Romans 13:1-7, Acts 5:27-29, 1 Timothy 2:1-4 (view more) (view less)
Tags: Politics, People, God, Government
Denomination: Independent/Bible
Sermons in Series: 30
Scripture: Exodus 2:1-22, Genesis 1:28, Matthew 28:19-20, Acts 1:8, Matthew 16:18, Acts 8:1-4, Acts 5:29 (view more) (view less)
Tags: Trials, Word Of God, Prayer, Persecution, Opposition, Oppression, Obedience, Promises Of God, Faith (view more) (view less)
Denomination: Evangelical Free
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