Sermons on Act Justly:

The Spirit Empowered Life Series

Contributed by Allan Kircher on Jun 27, 2011

How do we look at Peter's example in Acts to have a spirit empowered life?

The Spirit-Empowered Life Acts 9:32-43 Pastor Allan H. Kircher Introduction Someone has said that your talk talks and your walk talks, but your walk talks louder than your talk talks! We know what it’s like not to be able to listen to what someone says because their lives do not back it ...read more

Scripture: Acts 9:32-43

Denomination: Baptist

Life Instructions

Contributed by Horace Wimpey on Feb 7, 2012

Jesus gives us instructions on how to act in circumstances that we all face in life .

Life’s Instructions Matthew 5:38-41 Intro. One winter day not so long ago a man went shopping at the local neighborhood mall. When he returned to his car he noticed a rather foul odor coming from under the hood and so he checked the engine. In the compartment he discovered a dead cat rather ...read more

Scripture: Matthew 5:38-41

Denomination: Baptist

An Equal Opportunity Savior Series

Contributed by Jason Jones on Feb 12, 2008

Exposition of the story in Acts 10 of Cornelius’ conversion and its ramifications of that upon the church as a whole

Text: Acts 10:1-48, Title: An Equal Opportunity Savior, Date/Place: NRBC, 2/17/08, AM A. Opening illustration: A local business puts a sign in the window, stating the following: “HELP WANTED. Must be able to type, must be good with a computer and must be bilingual. We are an equal opportunity ...read more

Scripture: Acts 10:1-48

Denomination: Baptist

Family Ties Series

Contributed by Robert Higgins on Apr 15, 2008

God designed His church to be a family. Not just to act like a family, but to literally be a family.

Opening Did you hear about the guy who was called into his doctor’s office? The doctor sat him down and said, “I’ve got some good news and bad news. Which do you want first?” “Give me the good news first.” “Ok,” the doctor said. “Your tests are back and you only have three days to live.” “That’s ...read more

Scripture: Mark 3:31-35

Denomination: Baptist

The Church That Wins Its World Series

Contributed by Tim Huie on Apr 18, 2008

Acts 2 describes the qualities that allowed the early church to reach its world for Christ.

1. Illus. of my grandson Michael • Not quite a year old. • Didn’t get to see him last weekend. • He has grown 6 inches and gained a hundred pounds! • Not really, but it seems like it! • But that is what you want! Babies are supposed to grow! 2. I want to talk to you today about growing churches. ...read more

Scripture: Acts 2:43-47

Denomination: Baptist

Radical Reliance

Contributed by Jason Bonnicksen on May 15, 2011

Challenging the congregation to live a life of radical reliance, in the model of the Acts 242-47 church

INTRO I am a typical Westernized American. I am the third of three children, the baby in the family so to speak in a typical, American middle-class family. From my earliest memory my parents spoiled me – not rotten to the core (at least I would like to believe), but I never went ...read more

Scripture: Acts 2:42-47

Denomination: Lutheran

Biblical Misconceptions Series

Contributed by Jason Jones on Sep 28, 2009

Exposition of Acts 28:1-6 regarding four biblical misconceptions found in this text

Text: Acts 28:1-6, Title: Biblical Misconceptions, Date/Place: NRBC, 9/27/09, AM A. Opening illustration: Stanford Research Institute was studying the differences in vocational perceptions. They devised a short but succinct test. The first to be tested was an engineer. The researchers asked him: “ ...read more

Scripture: Acts 28:1-6

Denomination: Baptist

Parable Of The Unjust Steward Series

Contributed by L Lee on Oct 3, 2010

Why was the dishonest servant commended for his act of dishonesty? What is this parable trying to teach?

Parable of the unjust steward Problem areas Why was the dishonest servant commended for his act of dishonesty? Verse 8 says that it was because he was shrewd. In other words, Jesus was not commending the dishonest servant because he was dishonest but for the shrewdness of his action. We have ...read more

Scripture: Luke 16:1-12

Denomination: Christian Church

Repent

Contributed by Kent Meeler on Oct 7, 2010

REPENTANCE IS NOT WHAT IS PREACHED MUCH ANYMORE. HERNCE THE CHURCH LOOKS AND ACTS LIKE THE WORLD.

REPENTANCE NBCOG 06/20/2010 MARK 6:12 And they went out, and preached that men should repent. ACTS 17:30 And the times of this ignorance God winked at; but now commandeth all men every where to repent: INTRODUCTION *THERE IS A GREAT NEED IN THE WORLD TODAY. *THE NEED IS FOR ...read more

Scripture: Mark 6:12

Denomination: Church Of God

Be Holy

Contributed by Rick Boyne on May 30, 2012

We are set apart for God’s use; we need to act like it.

Be Holy September 7, 2008 Morning Service Immanuel Baptist Church, Wagoner, OK Rick Boyne Message Point: We are set apart for God’s use; we need to act like it. Focus Passage: I Peter 1:13-16 Supplemental Passage: 2 Corinthians 5:17 NASB Therefore if anyone is in Christ, he is a new creature; ...read more

Scripture: 1 Peter 1:13-16

Denomination: Baptist

A Public Bible Reading

Contributed by Christopher Holdsworth on Oct 19, 2013

A spontaneous act of dedication, an outpouring of divine blessings, a day of revival: the makings of a memorable holiday.

A PUBLIC BIBLE READING. Nehemiah 8:1-3, Nehemiah 8:5-6, Nehemiah 8:8-10. Nehemiah 8:1. Revival is a sovereign act of God, in which His Holy Spirit stirs up the hearts of the people of God to seek Him. This is illustrated in the spontaneity of the crowd gathered for festival at the Water Gate in ...read more

Scripture: Nehemiah 8:1-3, Nehemiah 8:5-6, Nehemiah 8:8-10

Denomination: Evangelical/Non-Denominational

A Time To Cleanse Series

Contributed by D Marion Clark on Oct 21, 2012

We come to the most shocking act of Jesus in his brief career - touching an untouchable.

Introduction I’ve coined a new name for Jesus. I call him Jesus the Great Gasper. He is the man who makes people gasp, who causes gaspers. Consider what he did in a twenty-four hour period. He amazed people by his teaching, just by his teaching! People are left astonished by the way he ...read more

Scripture: Mark 1:40-45

Denomination: Presbyterian/Reformed

Lost Is As Lost Does Series

Contributed by Pastor Jeff Hughes on Jan 23, 2014

If you act lost, you just may well be lost if that is your modus operandi.

As I have said many times in the past, I take a real beating sometimes with people, unsaved and unfortunatly those that profess Christ as well. Why? Well, some is perhaps justified as I too am human and goof up at times (don't forget, pastors are always required to be perfect!). But usually it ...read more

Scripture: Galatians 5:19-21

Denomination: Bible Church

Operation Pentecost

Contributed by Dr. Fred W. Penney on Jun 10, 2019

This sermon answers the question posed in Acts 2..."what does this mean"?

Title: Pentecost – Whatever does this mean? Text: Acts 2 When the day of Pentecost came, they were all together in one place. 2 Suddenly a sound like the blowing of a violent wind came from heaven and filled the whole house where they were sitting. 3 They saw what seemed to be tongues of fire that ...read more

Denomination: Evangelical/Non-Denominational

Finding Sexual Satisfaction In Marriage Series

Contributed by Vince Miller on Dec 30, 2018

Overcoming the sexual stalemate that keeps men and women from enjoying an act that God created.

“Yo, Pep, I don't think they're gonna play this on the radio And why not? Everybody has sex I mean, everybody should be makin' love.” Salt-N-Pepa “The husband should give to his wife her conjugal rights, and likewise the wife to her husband.” 1 Corinthians 7:3 You think about it the ...read more

Scripture: 1 Corinthians 7:3

Denomination: Baptist