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  • Luke's Portrait Of A Beautiful Woman

    Contributed by Shawn Rose on May 19, 2009
    based on 16 ratings
     | 18,170 views

    In the book of Acts, Luke paints a portrait of a truly beautiful woman...her name was Dorcas.

    LUKE’S PORTRAIT OF A BEAUTIFUL WOMAN Text: Acts 9:36 – 42 Introduction: · “Beautiful” – delighting the senses by excellence and harmony, and often also giving great pleasure to the mind by an inner goodness (World Book Dict.) · We have traded beauty for sensuality · What is true beauty? · Luke ...read more

  • We Have A Purpose!

    Contributed by Daniel Habben on May 19, 2009
    based on 6 ratings
     | 11,170 views

    We Have A Purpose! To serve others as we serve the Lord

    What’s your purpose in life? You get up every morning to do what? Go to school perhaps. But for what purpose? You go to school to get good grades so you can get a good job…but for what purpose? To make lots of money? What if you don’t achieve that goal? Will your life be meaningless? To be sure, ...read more

  • Concentrated Conversions And Pushing The Envelope Series

    Contributed by Ed Vasicek on Aug 26, 2009
    based on 4 ratings
     | 4,454 views

    Sometimes God opens our hearts and minds to His will in increments.

    Concentrated Conversions and Pushing the Envelope (Acts 9:32-43) 1. It seems that Philip had planted several churches around Joppa, and Peter was traveling to them to strengthen them and teach them. He came to an area near modern Tel Aviv, where our story takes place. Lydda is now know as Lud ...read more

  • How To Be A Servant Series

    Contributed by Jonathan Russell on Mar 16, 2011
    based on 5 ratings
     | 6,674 views

    Peter's example in this text reveals to us some qualities of who a servant is and what a servant does.

    * Concept of serving others and God is woven throughout Scripture * Why serving others/God is important: - It's commanded (Gal. 5:13) - Service to God is linked to worship (Matt. 4:10) - When we serve others, we are actually serving God (Matt. 25:40) - When we serve others, we follow Jesus' example ...read more

  • Life Can Hurt But God Can Heal Series

    Contributed by Tom Owen on Jan 14, 2011
    based on 7 ratings
     | 18,714 views

    verse by verse through Acts

    [2] Life can really hurt sometimes, can’t it? Whether it’s something we bring on ourselves or it’s something that just happens, theirs times when life really hurts. [Lucy’s hand, Kenny’s business, dad’s daughters stories.] At times, life can really hurt. But ...read more

  • When Bad Things Happen To Good People

    Contributed by Doug Humphrey on Nov 18, 2009
    based on 7 ratings
     | 12,864 views

    The purpose of this sermon is to help people trust God in the midst of life’s suffering and trials. Rather than focus on the "Why" question, I encourage them to focus on the "Who" question. For behind life’s trials stands a God who is good, loving and sov

    When Bad Things Happen to Good People Acts 9:32-43 Introduction: The Bible teaches that we live in a fallen world. This is not the world as God originally created it. It is not the world as it will be one day. But when Adam and Eve sinned everything changed. The Bible says that creation itself ...read more

  • The Spirit Empowered Life Series

    Contributed by Allan Kircher on Jun 27, 2011
    based on 1 rating
     | 13,410 views

    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

  • Effective Personal Ministry Series

    Contributed by Jason Jones on Feb 9, 2008
    based on 4 ratings
     | 10,613 views

    Exposition of Acts 9:32-43 regarding Peter’s ministry in Lydda and Joppa healing the sick and raising the dead

    Text: Acts 9:32-43, Title: Effective Personal Ministry, Date/Place: NRBC, 2/10/08, AM A. Opening illustration: In all the recent church growth and development books a common thread that runs through them is how to get all the members in your church to be ministers and involved in ministry—to move ...read more

  • The Ministry Of A Child Of God Series

    Contributed by Duane Smith on Aug 31, 2008
    based on 4 ratings
     | 6,481 views

    The purpose of this message is to help us understand that the church is to minister to all walks of life and all kinds of people as God gives us the opportunity and to encourage us to reach out to the needy in our communities.

    THE MINISTRY OF A CHILD OF GOD Acts 9:32-43 INTRODUCTION: A. The summer Olympics ended this past week in Beijing, China. 1. And it is natural for the games to be nationalistic – we each root for those who are of our own nation taking pride in those who win a. Who could not shout when ...read more

  • The Power Of The Insignificant

    Contributed by Peter Loughman on May 15, 2008
    based on 25 ratings
     | 28,967 views

    Our society teaches us that the more significant we are, the more impact we can have. Is that true? The reality is that our significance comes only through the Lord Jesus Christ.

    To anyone who knows her, Joanne is not a significant person. Honestly, chances are, Joanne will never accomplish anything significant. In the town that she lives in, Joanne is never going to be someone who people in town will see as an important person. Joanne is the person the people in town would ...read more

  • It's All About What God Can Do Through Us

    Contributed by Warner Pidgeon on Sep 1, 2007
    based on 5 ratings
     | 4,143 views

    It was not so much about what Peter could do FOR God, but much more about what God was doing THROUGH Peter. It’s the same with us.

    “More tea Vicar?” Would you like another piece of cake Vicar? Ten years ago I never dreamt that I would be on the receiving end of phrases like that, even if they do get said jokingly. When Peter headed out from Jerusalem and “travelled about the country” (9:32) tea and cake were not his ...read more

  • Discovering You Style (Part 3) Series

    Contributed by Brian Bill on May 29, 2003
    based on 64 ratings
     | 23,971 views

    Some people, like the Samaritan woman, are very good at using the invitational approach. They might not be able to give a complete explanation of everything that Christ has done, but they can say, “Come, see a man…could this be the Christ?” Others, like

    Discovering Your Style, Part 3 Rev. Brian Bill 3/11/01 Prayer. The woman in the drama is in desperate need of healing. She needs to know that in spite of all that has happened, she can experience the awesome power of God’s love and grace. There are people just like her all around us. Many ...read more

  • The Healing Touch Series

    Contributed by Jeff Strite on Mar 16, 2004
    based on 112 ratings
     | 23,973 views

    Whenever Peter came to town, people were healed. Does that happen today? And what can we learn about God’s healing power in our lives?

    Actual sentences found in patients’ hospital charts 1. Patient has chest pain if she lies on her left side for over a year. 2. When she fainted, her eyes rolled around the room. 3. Patient has two teenage children, but no other abnormalities. 4. (after knee surgery) On the second day the knee was ...read more

  • "How To Explain The Death Of A Gazelle?"

    Contributed by Jerry Depoy on Oct 27, 2003
    based on 34 ratings
     | 4,851 views

    When bad things happen to good people, people can begin to draw "Bad" conclusions about the character of God, and in turn they begin to acting badly... Dorcas died, why?

    Title: “How to explain the death of a Gazelle?” Text: Introduction: The meaning of the name of Dorcas is "Gazelle." It seems clear in scripture that Dorcas died a premature death. She died because of "sickness," not old age. Everyone seemed startled that God would allow the death of this ...read more

  • Go Team! Series

    Contributed by A. Todd Coget on Jun 6, 2002
    based on 48 ratings
     | 8,695 views

    This sermon illustrates how the church should WORK together as a team (using our spiritual gifts) to advance the Kingdom of God.

    Go Team! Acts 9:32-43 June 9, 2002 Intro: A. [Beauty of Unity, Citation: Mike Royko, One More Time (University of Chicago Press, 1999), pp. 85-87; submitted by Dallas Roark, Emporia, Kansas] The late columnist Mike Royko writes about a conversation he had with Slats Grobnik, a man who sold ...read more