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  • Mark Strauss avatar

    The Book Of Acts, Part 1- What Happened Next Series

    Contributed by Mark Strauss on May 4, 2006
    based on 11 ratings
     | 7,500 views

    We are going to begin a study of the greatest revolution in human history. •A revolution that began with a single man; and when that man died he had little more than a hundred followers. •Yet the revolution he began has changed the world. It has chan

    “What Happened Next” Intro to Acts Acts 1:1-11 Introduction I flew up to Portland this weekend (I had a paper I was delivering at a biblical studies conference). As I was flying, I got bored and was flipping through the in-flight magazine and I came across an editorial John Kelly, the CEO of ...read more

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    Denomination: Baptist

  • Michael Otterstatter avatar

    "Hear Jesus Say ‘goodbye'”

    Contributed by Michael Otterstatter on May 22, 2006
    based on 20 ratings
     | 19,570 views

    Luke’s account of Jesus’ ascension into heaven gives us a "goodbye" unlike any we have ever heard.

    “Good-bye! It was great visiting with you. Let’s keep in touch! See you in a few months!” Without bringing tears to the eyes of those of you who hate to say goodbye I want all of you to bring to mind a time when you were saying goodbye to family or friends. What were some of the things that you ...read more

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    Denomination: Lutheran

  • Richard Tow avatar

    Interpreting Acts Series

    Contributed by Richard Tow on May 23, 2006
    based on 9 ratings
     | 7,289 views

    Sermon lays foundation for a study of Acts by addressing three key hermeneutical issues. (1) Unity of Acts and Luke’s Gospel (2) Theological value of Luke’s writings (3) Context of Luke’s writings, particularly Acts.

    Interpreting Acts Series: Book of Acts #1 Acts 1:1-2[1] 10-2-05 Intro Today we begin a study of the Book of Acts. It is perhaps the most exciting book in the Bible. It is a book of action. In Acts the world is being turned upside down and right side up by the gospel of Jesus Christ preached ...read more

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    Denomination: Charismatic

  • Richard Tow avatar

    A Prophetic Heritage Series

    Contributed by Richard Tow on May 23, 2006
    based on 4 ratings
     | 6,521 views

    We will see the desire of God and the design of God in anointing a prophetic people for His glory. (1) Spoken through Moses in Numbers 11 (2) Exemplified in Jesus.

    A Prophetic Heritage Series: Book of Acts #2 Acts 1:1-2[1] 10-9-05 Intro Acts 1:1-2 “In my former book, Theophilus, I wrote about all that Jesus began to do and to teach 2 until the day he was taken up to heaven, after giving instructions through the Holy Spirit to the apostles he had chosen.” ...read more

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    Denomination: Charismatic

  • Richard Tow avatar

    Three Foundational Issues For Understanding Acts Series

    Contributed by Richard Tow on May 23, 2006
    based on 14 ratings
     | 6,437 views

    Acts can only be understood when the following issues/revelations are embraced: (1) The reality of Jesus’ resurrection (2) The instruction Jesus gave His followers in His post-resurrection appearances (3) The promise of the Holy Spirit that Jesus gave to

    Three Foundational Issues Series: Book of Acts #3 Acts 1:1-5 10-16-05 Intro The book of Acts opens with an amazing account of Jesus interacting with His followers for forty days after His resurrection. Can you imagine what it would be like to have Jesus here in His resurrection body giving us a ...read more

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    Denomination: Charismatic

  • Richard Tow avatar

    Enlarged Understanding Of The Kingdom Of God Series

    Contributed by Richard Tow on May 23, 2006
    based on 11 ratings
     | 8,805 views

    What does Luke mean by the phrase “the kingdom of God” and how does it apply to our daily lives and ministries? Sermon also deals with disciples’ question in Acts 1:6 “So when they met together, they asked him, ‘Lord, are you at this time going to restor

    Enlarged Understanding of the Kingdom of God Series: Book of Acts #4 Acts 1:1-11[1] 11-06-05 Intro We are in a study of the Book of Acts and this morning I what to talk with you about “the kingdom of God.” What does Luke mean by the phrase “the kingdom of God” and how does it apply to our daily ...read more

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    Denomination: Charismatic

  • Richard Tow avatar

    Baptism In The Holy Spirit Series

    Contributed by Richard Tow on May 23, 2006
    based on 37 ratings
     | 10,050 views

    Act 1:8 is the book of Acts in a nutshell. It establishes both the theme and the outline of the whole book. Listen again to this awesome promise Jesus makes to His followers in that verse.

    Baptism in the Holy Spirit Series: Book of Acts #5 Acts 1:4-8[1] 11-13-05 Intro Act 1:8 is the book of Acts in a nutshell. It establishes both the theme and the outline of the whole book. Listen again to this awesome promise Jesus makes to His followers in that verse. Acts 1:8 “But you will ...read more

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    Denomination: Charismatic

  • Jerry Shirley avatar

    7 Things Jesus Left Behind [ascension] Series

    Contributed by Jerry Shirley on May 24, 2006
    based on 349 ratings
     | 85,687 views

    40 days after the resurrection is the ascension. We should never forget 7 things Jesus remembered to leave behind. Link included to formatted text, audio & video, PowerPoint.

    What Jesus Left Behind Acts 1:6-11 http://gbcdecatur.org/sermons/7ThingsLeftBehind.html Goodbyes aren’t easy, especially if the one leaving will be gone long. Ill—Babe Ruth said goodbye at Yankee Stadium, eaten up w/ cancer, and w/ tears he said goodbye. Ill—Watergate hearings, Nixon said ...read more

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    Denomination: Baptist

  • Daniel Habben avatar

    Find Courage In Jesus' Ascension

    Contributed by Daniel Habben on May 29, 2006
    based on 17 ratings
     | 6,774 views

    Find Courage In Jesus’ Ascension 1) Our place in heaven is secure 2) Our purpose on earth is clear

    Tears filled his eyes as he watched his brother go. “So this was it,” he thought. His brother was really going. He could hardly believe it. No on in the family could really believe it. They never thought that someone they knew, much less a sibling, would become Prime Minister! What a difference ...read more

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    Denomination: Lutheran

  • Vinnie Cappetta avatar

    Receiving The Gifts Of The Holy Spirit

    Contributed by Vinnie Cappetta on Jun 6, 2006
    based on 5 ratings
     | 3,155 views

    Wouldn’t it be great to sit in on one of the first conversations of the early church? We can. Check it out...

    Receiving the Gift of the Spirit Acts 1:1-7 Jesus died, buried, rose again, and for 40 days appeared to his disciples. Wouldn’t it be intriguing to sit in on those conversations of the early church? We can! However . . . Like the disciples, we often focus on the details of Christ return ...read more

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    Denomination: Evangelical/Non-Denominational

  • Jerry Shirley avatar

    Bible Proofs From Archaeology

    Contributed by Jerry Shirley on Jun 13, 2006
    based on 118 ratings
     | 27,979 views

    True faith doesn’t require science to agree, but we shouldn’t be surprised that so much of it DOES! Here’s a look at some of what man has ’dug up’ in recent years. Link included to formatted text and a very necessary PowerPoint Presentation.

    Bible Proofs from Archaeology Acts 1:3 ----- [Please go to the link at the very bottom in order to see the ’very necessary’ PowerPoint slideshow used to present these facts with.] ----- Jesus’ existence and resurrection can be proven, and we’ve looked at that in other messages. So what about ...read more

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    Denomination: Baptist

  • Paul Fritz avatar

    How Jesus Instructed His Disciples Through The Empowering Spirit

    Contributed by Paul Fritz on Jun 2, 2001
    based on 31 ratings
     | 3,313 views

    How Jesus taught the disciples through the Spirit’s power

    How Jesus Instructed The Apostles Through the Empowering Spirit Acts 1:1-5 Illustration:William A. Ward has said, "The mediocre teacher tells. The good teacher explains. The superior teacher demonstrates. The great teacher inspires. Progress Magazine, December 23, 1992. 1. Jesus instructed ...read more

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    Denomination: Evangelical/Non-Denominational

  • Paul Fritz avatar

    How Jesus Kept His Disciples United

    Contributed by Paul Fritz on Jun 2, 2001
    based on 44 ratings
     | 4,939 views

    How Jesus Kept His Disciples United (Acts 1:8)How to unify believers with different perspectives

    How Jesus Kept His Disciples United (Acts 1:1-8) Illustration:I want the whole Christ for my Savior, the whole Bible for my book, the whole Church for my fellowship, and the whole world for my mission field. John Wesley. Every group contains of a wide variety of personalities, interests and ...read more

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    Denomination: Evangelical/Non-Denominational

  • Michael Pahls avatar

    The Real Absence Of Christ Series

    Contributed by Michael Pahls on Jun 6, 2001
    based on 39 ratings
     | 3,935 views

    Explores the tension in our lives generated by the absence of Christ after his Ascension. There is, however encouragement and hope for us, both in the "already" of our present salvation and in the "not yet" of the coming consummation at Christ’s Return.

    The Real Absence of Christ Part #1 For Ascension and Pentecost 2001 Acts 1:1-11 1 In my former book, Theophilus, I wrote about all that Jesus began to do and to teach 2 until the day he was taken up to heaven, after giving instructions through the Holy Spirit to the apostles he had chosen. 3 ...read more

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    Denomination: Presbyterian/Reformed

  • Jonathan McLeod avatar

    The Evidence For Christ's Resurrection (Part Two) Series

    Contributed by Jonathan Mcleod on Jul 22, 2001
    based on 61 ratings
     | 5,226 views

    Part of an adult Sunday school series on the Person of Christ.

    Luke wrote in the opening of the book of Acts Jesus’ knew He had risen because of “many infallible proofs.” "To whom [the apostles] he [Jesus] shewed himself alive after his passion by many infallible proofs, being seen of them forty days, and speaking of the things pertaining to the kingdom of ...read more

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    Denomination: Baptist