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The Committed Church
Contributed by A. David Hart on Jan 13, 2007 (message contributor)
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1. There's No Stopping The Mission
Contributed on Jan 13, 2007
Stephen had just been stoned, and the church again is faced with persecution but to the extreme order. They the church was being persecuted by the persecutor of persecutors, a man by the name of Saul.
THERE’S NO STOPPING THE MISSION Acts 8:1-4 There is a story told of a king in Africa who had a close friend with whom he grew up with. The friend had a habit of looking at every situation that happens as being (positive or negative) remarking for the positive “This ...read more
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2. A Good Time To Forgive
Contributed on Jan 13, 2007
Learning to forgive, even when all is against you.
A GOOD TIME TO FORGIVE Acts 7:54-60 While preparing for this message I ran across a funny story to share on forgiving.One day a visitor leaned on the old fence around a farm while he watched an old farmer plowing with a mule. After a while, the visitor said, "I ...read more
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3. How To Know That You Are On The Winning Side
Contributed on Jan 13, 2007
My brothers and my sisters one of the things I’ve learned in team sports is that you do not play the game hoping that you would not lose. But you will play the game with a mind to win. Regardless of what the score might be, you should have in your mind t
HOW TO KNOW THAT YOU ARE ON THE WINNING SIDE Acts 6:8-15 My brothers and my sisters one of the things I’ve learned in team sports is that you do not play the game hoping that you would not lose. But you will play the game with a mind to win. ...read more
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4. Can't Touch This
Contributed on Jan 13, 2007
The Disciples start was not that encouraging, although many miracles were done by them and after they were filled with the Holy Spirit, the world did not understand them.
CAN’T TOUCH THIS Acts 5:17-21a My brothers and my sisters in 1990 a rapper by the name of Stanley Kirk Burrell wrote these word in a song. He said and I quote “my music hits me so hard -makes me say oh my Lord/Thank you for blessing me-with a mind to rhyme and ...read more
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5. When Integrity Matters
Contributed on Jan 13, 2007
My brothers and my sister there should come a time in your lives when our integrity matters. Being that we are now the children of the Most High God, we should act like it.
WHEN INTEGRITY MATTERS ACTS 5:1-11 My brothers and my sister there should come a time in your lives when our integrity matters. Being that we are now the children of the Most High God, we should act like it. I heard a story this week about a lady that wanted ...read more
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6. The Church, The Place Of Miracles
Contributed on Jan 13, 2007
My brothers and my sisters as we look back at the birth of the church, we can find many miracles done by the people of God.
THE CHURCH,THE PLACE OF MIRACLES Acts 5:12-16 My brothers and my sisters as we look back at the birth of the church, we can find many miracles done by the people of God. From the miracle at Pentecost to the present text. The church was ...read more
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7. The Marks Of A Healthy Church
Contributed on Jan 13, 2007
My brothers and sisters many in the church and out of the church, have some kind of idea of what we consider a healthy church.
THE MARKS OF A HEALTHY CHURCH Acts 4:31-37 My brothers and sisters many in the church and out of the church, have some kind of idea of what we consider a healthy church. To the churched a healthy church is the church that have many members and ministries. To ...read more
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8. The Faith Of A Beggar
Contributed on Jan 13, 2007
My Brothers and my sisters we’ve heard in times pass many great expositions of this first miracle of the Church particularly coming from these two men of God.
THE FAITH OF A BEGGAR Acts 3:1-10 My Brothers and my sisters we’ve heard in times pass many great expositions of this first miracle of the Church particularly coming from these two men of God. We’ve learned in times pass how God uses those that are ...read more
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9. Philip, The Powerful Missionary Of Jesus Christ
Contributed on Jan 21, 2007
Philip much like John Wesley realizes what can happen when a Spirit filled man, speak Spirit filled words.
PHILIP, THE POWERFUL MISSIONARY OF JESUS CHRIST Acts8:58 There is a story told about Evangelist John Wesley while returning home from a service one night, he was robbed. The thief, however, found his victim to have only a little money ...read more
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10. The Anatomy Of A Counterfeit Believer
Contributed on Jan 28, 2007
My brothers and my sisters it is not by accident that we find nestled in the middle of this chapter a person with the makeup of Simon. I’m not surprise because opposites do attract. The good attracts the bad, the beautiful attracts the ugly, the rich attr
THE ANATOMY OF A COUNTERFEIT BELIEVER Acts 8:9-20 My brothers and my sisters it is not by accident that we find nestled in the middle of this chapter a person with the makeup of Simon. I’m not surprise because opposites do attract. The good attracts the ...read more
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11. The Conversion Of A Persecutor
Contributed on Feb 11, 2007
In this weeks lesson we will see the conversion of Saul the Pharisee. Who through his actions would not be a likely candidate for the who’s who for the kingdom. Saul after all he was a Pharisee and was committed to the Mosaic law and the religious way of
THE CONVERSION OF A PERSECUTOR Acts 9:1-7 In one of the episodes of the Peanuts comic strip they have Lucy and Charlie Brown practicing football. Lucy of coarse would hold the ball, as Charlie Brown would be the place-kicker. Now everytime Lucy had ever held ...read more
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12. Dealing With Your Fears
Contributed on Feb 21, 2007
To teach the believer that we should not allow a persons reputation to get in the way of doing what the Lord desires of us.
DEALING WITH YOUR FEARS Acts 9:8-16 My brothers and sisters when you turn on your television, you will find yourself watching a variety of programs. We have Religious programs; Discovery programs; History programs. We have movies, soups and games programs. All ...read more
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13. The Winning Results Of An Obedient Servant
Contributed on Mar 4, 2007
To show the important value of being obedient.
THE WINNING RESULTS OF AN OBEDIENT SERVANT Acts 9:17-22 There is a story told about King Henry III growing tired of court life and the pressures of being the king, so he applied to a monastery to be accepted for a life of contemplation. ...read more
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14. Barnabas, A Much Needed Friend
Contributed on Mar 11, 2007
This sermon will show us the importance of having a friend that will put his neck on the line for a brother or sister of the faith.
BARNABAS, A MUCH NEEDED FRIEND Acts 9:23-31 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 ...read more
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15. There Is Power In His Name
Contributed on Mar 18, 2007
To get the church into focusing on the power that is in the Awesome Name of Jesus Christ.
THERE IS POWER IN HIS NAME Acts 9:32-35 My brothers and my sisters while riding along on the Beltway, you cannot help but notice the signs on the cab of some semi’ that read “Cat Power”. It was referencing to the engine that power many of the big rigs we ...read more
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16. When Faith Is What You Need
Contributed on Mar 26, 2007
This text is to teach that we should depend on our faith when there is no hope.
WHEN FAITH IS WHAT YOU NEED Acts 9:36-43 My brothers and sisters there are times in our lives that we need to examine the faith that we have. Too often our common reasoning stands in the way of our Christian faith. Not only common reasoning, but we ...read more