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  • Jon MacKinney avatar

    Ministering In Diversity

    Contributed by Jon Mackinney on Dec 7, 2006
    based on 7 ratings
     | 3,276 views

    The situation was tense. A disagreement that threatened to divide the early church, a personal spat that threatened to divide friends. What should we do when it happens to us?

    Passage: Acts 15:36-41 Intro: Have you ever noticed that not everyone agrees with you all the time? 1. how can so many people be so consistently wrong so often? 2. things had been going well for Paul and Barnabas. 3. church in Antioch healthy, Jerusalem council decided in favor of Gentiles. 4. in ...read more

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    Denomination: Evangelical Free

  • Jeffery Anselmi avatar

    The Power Of Encouragement

    Contributed by Jeffery Anselmi on Nov 26, 2005
    based on 161 ratings
     | 95,083 views

    A little encouragement will go a long way!

    INTRODUCTION • There is an old story about a preacher leaving a church. At his farewell dinner, he tried to encourage one of the pillar members, “Don’t be so sad. The next preacher might be better than me.” She replied, “That’s what they said last time, but it keeps getting worse.” (Source: John ...read more

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    Denomination: Christian/Church Of Christ

  • Steve Bond avatar

    When Relationships Sour Series

    Contributed by Steve Bond on Aug 16, 2007
    based on 3 ratings
     | 5,331 views

    Without question many of our most painful chapters in life have to do with soured relationships. That’s why we’re considering this in our final message in our series "When Bad Things Happen to Good People."

    Introduction A 104 year-old woman was being interviewed by a Christian reporter. The reporter asked the woman if it was easier or more difficult to live the Christian life the older you get. The lady thought for a moment and said, “Well, there is less peer pressure.” Some things may get easier ...read more

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    Denomination: Independent/Bible

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    When Christians Part Series

    Contributed by John Stevenson on Dec 26, 2004
    based on 10 ratings
     | 3,660 views

    Paul and Barnabas came to a parting of their ways. Was this a good thing or a bad thing? What lessons can we learn?

    WHEN CHRISTIANS PART Acts 15:36-41 Paul and Barnabas had been a team. It had been Barnabas who had first taken the young Paul under his wing. When everyone else in Jerusalem was afraid of the young Christian because of his history of persecuting the church, it was Barnabas who took him and who ...read more

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    Denomination: Evangelical Free

  • Christian Cheong avatar

    Change: Change We Can Believe In Series

    Contributed by Christian Cheong on Nov 26, 2012
    based on 1 rating
     | 6,165 views

    Learn from Barnabas. Know the power of encouragement and believe in the power of the Holy Spirit in changing lives. Don’t just look at who a person is, but who he can become in Christ.

    Paul wanted to go on a second missionary journey, to return the churches they had visited on the first journey. • He shared the plan with Barnabas, who suggested taking John Mark with them again, and a quarrel broke out. • Mark had travelled with them on the first journey (Acts 13:5 ‘as their ...read more

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    Denomination: Independent/Bible

  • Jason Jones avatar

    Sharp Contention Series

    Contributed by Jason Jones on Sep 4, 2008
    based on 1 rating
     | 4,034 views

    Exposition of Acts 15:36-41 regarding the disagreement that Paul and Barnabas had over whether or not to take John Mark with them

    Text: Acts 15:36-41, Title: Sharp Contention, Date/Place: NRBC, 9/7/08, AM A. Opening illustration: they called it the first church of laying on of hands and healing (see below) B. Background to passage: Theological conflict settled. Church rejoicing in unity and freedom. And the heart of the ...read more

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    Denomination: Baptist

  • Tom Fuller avatar

    Dealing With Disputes Series

    Contributed by Tom Fuller on Sep 14, 2008
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     | 4,078 views

    Whether your dispute is with another believer or with a whole church, there are vital lessons to handling conflict contained in Acts 15. Learn how to find God’s will, keep your integrity, and still be a family.

    Raise your hand if you have ever had a dispute with another Christian. Hopefully we all raised our hands because if we have never had a dispute then we are not really actively plugged into the body life in Jesus. Disputes occur for a number of reasons, some good, some bad. Often disputes come from ...read more

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    Denomination: Calvary Chapel

  • Greg Nance avatar

    Dealing With Conflicts In Church

    Contributed by Greg Nance on Sep 28, 2008
    based on 5 ratings
     | 4,403 views

    The truth of the gospel of Christ comes under attack and the whole church meets to deal with it. What do we learn from this?

    (From Steve Shepherd) ILL.- A very wealthy man was dying and decided to face up to the fact. He called his attorney to his bedside and after telling his wife not to cry, he started to dispose of all his worldly possessions. “I want to leave my Cadillac to my son George.” His wife Bertha ...read more

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    Denomination: Christian/Church Of Christ

  • Chris Jordan avatar

    Keys To Healthy Relationships Series

    Contributed by Chris Jordan on Nov 1, 2009
    based on 8 ratings
     | 8,487 views

    Relationships are one of the most important aspects of the kingdom of God. We need to learn keys from God’s Word to have healthy relationships with one another.

    SUPERNATURAL #14: KEYS TO HEALTHY RELATIONSHIPS INTRO: Last week, we took a look at Paul’s first missionary journey from Antioch. • This was the first time I preached ‘from the maps’ – it was fun! • We looked at the journey Paul took with Barnabas and John Mark. But when they came to Perga in ...read more

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    Denomination: *other

  • Michael Bolin avatar

    Silas, Leading Behind A Great Leader

    Contributed by Michael Bolin on Sep 10, 2010
    based on 4 ratings
     | 5,441 views

    Sermon for a new associate pastor!

    How many of you remember, on August the 5th, the bus crash that killed two people and injured band students on both buses? The news reported the 2 buses, with high school band students, were going to an amusement park when they slammed into a freeway wreck that happened right in front of them, ...read more

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    Denomination: United Methodist

  • Mark Opperman avatar

    Handling Conflict Within God’s Family Series

    Contributed by Mark Opperman on Dec 10, 2009
    based on 4 ratings
     | 7,437 views

    Those who follow Christ can hold strong convictions without sacrificing good relationships.

    Handling Conflict within God’s Family Acts 15:22-35 follows up on the Jerusalem Council, where the apostles and other Jewish church leaders extended grace to the Gentiles who had believed on Jesus. They told them they did not have to keep the Jewish law of Moses in order to be saved. Since we ...read more

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    Denomination: Assembly Of God

  • Jimmy Chapman avatar

    When Good Men Disagree Series

    Contributed by Jimmy Chapman on May 8, 2008
    based on 28 ratings
     | 15,902 views

    Lessons from Paul and Barnabas and their disagreement

    WHEN GOOD MEN DISAGREE Acts 15: 36-41 ...read more

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    Denomination: Baptist

  • David Owens avatar

    The Day Two Missionaries Disagreed Series

    Contributed by David Owens on Jul 5, 2016
     | 10,190 views

    This sermon relies heavily on Charles Swindoll's Paul: A Man of Grace and Grit, Word Publishing, 2002, Chapters 12. The sermon covers the part of Acts 15 when Paul and Barnabas parted company. From their situation, we draw lessons about handling conflict.

    Introduction: A. The story is told of a little boy who got into an argument with some boys twice his size. 1. He drew a line in the dirt and dared the bigger boys to cross the line. 2. The bigger boys accepted the challenge and crossed the line. 3. Immediately, the little boy smiled and ...read more

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    Denomination: Christian/Church Of Christ

  • Darrell Stetler II avatar

    #1 - In Delays And Detours Series

    Contributed by Darrell Stetler Ii on Aug 19, 2015
     | 6,036 views

    Following God is not always easy, sometimes we have to wait awhile before we see prayers answered.

    >>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> THIS SERMON AVAILABLE WITH POWERPOINT IN RESOURCE DOWNLOAD! This sermon (and several hundred others) are available for download. > Microsoft Word > Most with handouts More info: www.sermonsubscribe.com or ...read more

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    Denomination: Holiness

  • Kevin L. Jones avatar

    Church... We Have A Problem!

    Contributed by Kevin L. Jones on Jun 17, 2014
    based on 14 ratings
     | 26,970 views

    Examining the problem of "professing Christians" that have left the battle-field and the mission-field.

    Church... We Have A Problem! Acts 15:36-41 In 1970 the crew of the Apollo 13 moon flight, encountered a major problem, an on-board explosion deprived their spacecraft of most of its oxygen supply and electric power. Captain Jim Lovell radioed the Houston base and said the famous words "Houston, ...read more

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    Denomination: Baptist

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