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Don't Check Your Brain At The Door

Contributed by Brian La Croix on Oct 3, 2001

based on 104 ratings

| 9,829 views

A message concerning the "reasonableness" of our faith.

Don’t Check Your Brain at the Door Acts 17:16-34 (September 9, 2001) Introduction One of the most often heard challenges to Christianity is that it is not a rational or intelligent religion. Some people feel you have to be a bit on the slow side to believe that God would become a man, born of a ...read more

Scripture: Acts 17:16-34, Colossians 2:8

Denomination: Wesleyan

Birth Of A New Era Series

Contributed by William Jewett on Nov 27, 2001

based on 31 ratings

| 5,814 views

part 3 of 4 of our series on worship as a lifestyle

In a television program I watch there is an episode in which the minister stood up before the congregation. It was a vast sanctuary -- but it was almost empty. The minister looked out upon all of the empty seats and surveyed the 4 lonely people in the congregation -- one young man, and three ...read more

Scripture: Acts 17:22-23

Denomination: *other

Distinct And All

Contributed by Guy Glass on Dec 26, 2003

based on 14 ratings

| 3,121 views

This message looks at obeying Scripture by being both separate from the world and yet being all things to all men in order to win some.

DISTINCT AND ALL “Using The World To Our Advantage” Acts 17:21, 1 Thess. 5:21 Acts 17:21 (All the Athenians and the foreigners who lived there spent their time doing nothing but talking about and listening to the latest ideas.) 1 Thes. 5:21 Test everything. Hold on to the good. ...read more

Scripture: 1 Thessalonians 5:21, Acts 17:21-34

Denomination: Baptist

White Unto Harvest

Contributed by Matthew Cook on Apr 8, 2005

based on 14 ratings

| 3,595 views

What is the work God wants us to do?

The Fields are White Unto Harvest! April 6, 2005 Center Point Baptist Church 1.) A Real Outreach Emphasis *Outreach Theology in Churches is all over the map! • Some don’t believe in it at all – they say salvation is only for the elect, and thank God we’re it! • Some are to comfortable with what ...read more

Scripture: Acts 17:16-31

Denomination: Baptist

Unknown God

Contributed by Tim Zukas on May 4, 2005

based on 34 ratings

| 14,358 views

Paul in Athens - heavy on background - witness in the marketplace

Two preachers were on the roadside with a sign that read, "The End is Near – Turn Back Now". A passing driver yelled "leave us alone you religious nuts". Then the preachers heard squealing breaks followed by a loud splash. One preacher said to the other, "I told you we should have just said "Bridge ...read more

Scripture: Acts 17:16-31

Denomination: Christian/Church Of Christ

Historia Del Dia De San Valentin

Contributed by Jorge Alvarez on Feb 2, 2003

based on 146 ratings

| 13,831 views

¡ADVERTENCIA! ¡Solo para creyentes maduros! ¿Es apropiado o no para el Creyente y la iglesia celebrar el dia de San Valentin? Veamos una breve historia del dia y lo que puede significar para el creyente y la iglesia.

San Valentin Una breve History del dia de San Valentin por Rev. Jorge Alvarez Una historia dice que mucho antes del año 270 d. C. cuando Roma fué fundada, cuando estaba rodeada por grandes bosques, lobos abundaban en las regiones. Entre sus muchos dioses, los Romanos tenian uno llamado Lupercus. ...read more

Scripture: Acts 17:19-34

Denomination: Baptist

"Unfolding Deck Chairs" Series

Contributed by Marilyn Murphree on Mar 24, 2003

based on 34 ratings

| 7,896 views

Discerning what God’s will and direction is for our lives.

Iliff and Saltillo United Methodist June 30, 2002 “Unfolding Deck Chairs” Acts 17:22-34 INTRODUCTION: In a “Peanuts” strip, Charlie Brown and Lucy were discussing theology. Lucy said, “On the great cruise ship of life, some people take their deck chairs to the bow. And some people take their ...read more

Scripture: Acts 17:22-34

Denomination: Methodist

The God We Worship - An Introduction Series

Contributed by Charles Salmon on Jan 19, 2006

| 4,032 views

The concept of the Trinity and the names of God.

The God We Worship - Introduction Acts 17:22-25 INTRO.: The concept of theology is one we often avoid because it sounds scholarly. Yet, it is a subject touching each of our lives. The word simply means "knowledge of God." We all have a theology. Some are carefully thought out. Others are ...read more

Scripture: Acts 17:22-25

Denomination: Christian/Church Of Christ

God The Father

Contributed by Charles Salmon on Jan 23, 2006

based on 8 ratings

| 5,700 views

A sermon on the Biblical description of God and what He does.

God the Father Acts 17:22-25 INTRO.: Genesis 1:27 records these words, "So God created man in his own image, in the image of God he created him; male and female he created them." (NIV.) I suppose a part of being created in the image of God is having the ability and urge to create. Other ...read more

Scripture: Acts 17:22-25

Denomination: Christian/Church Of Christ

The Unknown God - [mythology - Idolatry - Witnessing] Series

Contributed by Jerry Shirley on Sep 13, 2005

based on 228 ratings

| 19,503 views

In Athens, Paul saw their mythology, inc. the statue to any "unknown" god they may have missed. He said, "let me tell you about Him!" Link included to formatted text, PowerPoint template, and handout.

The Unknown God Acts 17:15-34 ----- PowerPoint for this message, and a formatted text version are available at: http://gbcdecatur.org/sermons/UnknownGod.html Or, see the 80+ message Acts Series homepage at: http://gbcdecatur.org/sermons/Expository-Acts.html ----- The city of Athens in Bible ...read more

Scripture: Acts 17:15-34

Denomination: Baptist

The Gospel Is Preached At The Areopagus Series

Contributed by Chris Appleby on Oct 25, 2005

based on 14 ratings

| 8,564 views

Paul takes the context of a pagan city and uses their apparent spiritual thirst to tell them about Jesus and his rescue from the judgement to come.

Here’s Paul, left alone in Athens, the cultural capital of the world. How do you think he’d be feeling? Overwhelmed? Excited? Fascinated? Imagine this is you, not in Athens, but in New York or Paris or Rome or Berlin? How would you be feeling? Like you couldn’t wait to get out and start exploring? ...read more

Scripture: Acts 17:16-34

Denomination: Anglican

All Roads Lead To Heaven--Right?

Contributed by Douglas Bryan on May 23, 2005

based on 15 ratings

| 4,365 views

The world is rapidly changing. Among those changes are people’s views toward religion. While it used to be choice between Methodist, Baptist, Christian Church, etc., people now find themselves trying to decide between Christianity, Islam, Buddhism, etc.

ALL ROADS LEAD TO HEAVEN–RIGHT? Acts 17:16-34 INTRODUCTION: ILL> A stranger entered the church service in the middle of the sermon and seated himself in the back pew. After a while he began to fidget. Leaning over to a white-haired man at his side, evidently an old member of the congregation, he ...read more

Scripture: Acts 17:16-34

Denomination: Christian/Church Of Christ

What On Earth Am I Here For? Series

Contributed by Rodney Buchanan on Feb 22, 2004

based on 50 ratings

| 6,284 views

1. Why am I alive? -- To be loved by God. 2. Does my life matter? -- I was made to last forever. 3. What is my purpose? -- To get to know God.

(Note: The outline and some of the content of this sermon are from Rick Warren’s Forty Days of Purpose material.) In the scripture we have read today, Paul is speaking to a group of Greek philosophers. Now these men were not atheists or agnostics. Neither were they anti-religious. In ...read more

Scripture: Acts 17:22-24

Denomination: Methodist

The Question Of Balance

Contributed by David Richardson on Mar 2, 2005

based on 9 ratings

| 4,049 views

Picture youself sitting in a small boat. Lean far to one side by following some foreign doctrine, the boat turns over, lean too far to the other side in not doing anything, the boat turns over. Balance is needed.

Title: The Question of Balance Scripture: Acts 17:1-15 Have you ever wondered just why it is you have a little toe? I mean really, think about it! It doesn’t do anything but just sit there. All the other toes move while we are walking. All the other toes are active and support us just fine. ...read more

Scripture: Acts 17:1-34

Denomination: Calvary Chapel

God Desires Our Worship Series

Contributed by Allen Patterson on Mar 17, 2005

based on 24 ratings

| 16,123 views

How to keep our hearts right where God wants them and explore the fact that God also desires our worship.

Last week we talked about how God desires our hearts – hearts that are redeemed, restored, and renewed. He desires them because He created them (us) for a relationship with Him – a living God. Today we are going to talk about how to keep our hearts right where God wants them and explore the fact ...read more

Scripture: Acts 17:16-31

Denomination: Independent/Bible

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