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  • Scott Chambers avatar

    Evangelism In The Early Church Series

    Contributed by Scott Chambers on May 21, 2013
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    This is the second message in a series entitled Reimagining Evangelism. This message examines the lessons we can learn from how the early church did evangelism.

    The Book of Acts tells an amazing story, we see the spread of the Gospel message and witness a small group of believers growing into a massive group numbering in the tens of thousands. We witness the message starting in Jerusalem and literally being carried to the ends of the earth. The question ...read more

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    Denomination: Christian/Church Of Christ

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    Pentecost; The Day God Went Global

    Contributed by Andrew Warriner on May 22, 2013
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    We have to have the Spirit living within us if we want him to fill us.

    We are living today in a global society, advances in communications over the last few years through fibre optical and satellite technology, the internet and so on means we can now talk to people thousands of miles away face to face in the comfort of our own homes or offices. We can leave our homes ...read more

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    Denomination: Salvation Army

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    They Believed In The Kingdom Of God

    Contributed by Ralph Jenkins on May 28, 2013
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    the first church was able to do all the did because they honestly believed in all Jesus ever began to do and teach..

    “They Believed in the Kingdom of God” 4 Gathering them together, He commanded them not to leave Jerusalem, but to wait for what the Father had promised, "Which," He said, "you heard of from Me; 5 for John baptized with water, but you will be baptized with the Holy Spirit not many days ...read more

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    Denomination: Baptist

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    I'll Serve Him While I'm Waiting

    Contributed by Ralph Jenkins on May 28, 2013
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    I have come to learn that there are times and periods in our lives when God says wait and through personal experience I have learned that when God is saying wait we need to wait, be still, be silent, listen, and let God do what it is that He must do. I h

    “I’ll Serve Him While I’m Waiting” Acts 1:9-26 Have you ever had to wait for something? I’m not very good at waiting, I’m not a very patient person. I don’t like waiting at the doctor’s office, I don’t like waiting for a table at the ...read more

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    Denomination: Baptist

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    They Believed In The Holy Spirit

    Contributed by Ralph Jenkins on May 28, 2013
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    The disciples and the first church believed in the Holy Spirit. They may not have understood completely at this point the great importance of the Holy Spirit and just why they needed to wait for Him as the Father had promised but they knew Jesus had prom

    They Believed in the Holy Spirit Acts 2:1-4 John 14:15-26; John 16:5-14; Acts 1:4-8 Acts 2:1-4; And when the day of Pentecost had come, they were all together in one place. 2 And suddenly there came from heaven a noise like a violent, rushing wind, and it filled the whole house where they were ...read more

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    Denomination: Baptist

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    Enabling Power

    Contributed by John Mccormack on Jul 30, 2014
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    THIS STUDY ADDRESSES THE EMPOWERMENT TO WITNESS.

    ENABLING POWER OBSERVATION: THE HOLY GHOST (SPIRIT) CAME TO EMPOWER BELIEVERS TO WITNESS. INTERPRETATION: ACTS 1:8 (NKJV) BUT YOU SHALL RECEIVE POWER WHEN THE HOLY SPIRIT HAS COME UPON YOU; AND YOU SHALL BE WITNESSES TO ME IN JERUSALEM, AND IN ALL JUDEA AND SAMARIA, AND TO THE END OF THE ...read more

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    Denomination: Baptist

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    A Church At Prayer

    Contributed by Christopher Holdsworth on Apr 22, 2017
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    The time between Ascension and Pentecost: a time of waiting and prayer.

    A CHURCH AT PRAYER. Acts 1:6-14. The eleven surviving Apostles had just been told that they would be ‘baptised with the Holy Ghost not many days from now’ (Acts 1:5). Now they were asking the risen Lord Jesus, “will you now restore the kingdom to Israel?” (Acts 1:6). They were asking, in effect, ...read more

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    Denomination: Evangelical/Non-Denominational

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    The Horses Are Coming! Series

    Contributed by Wade Martin Hughes, Sr on Apr 28, 2017
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    Jeremiah warns us the horses are coming... ARE WE READY? Come and let us study why we believe that Jesus Christ is coming again...

    THE HORSES ARE COMING! WISH WE WOULD ALL BE READY... JESUS IS COMING AGAIN By Wade Martin Hughes, Sr. Kyfingers@aol.com I do this in at least two parts... Jeremiah 12:5 If thou hast run with the footmen, and they have wearied thee, then how canst thou contend with horses? and if in the land ...read more

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    Denomination: Assembly Of God

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    Holy . . . Spirit!

    Contributed by Michael Deutsch on Aug 12, 2014
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    A look at the Holy Spirit on Pentecost.

    HOLY . . . SPIRIT! June 8, 2014 Acts 2 The last book by Henri Nouwen was called Sabbatical Journeys. In it, he wrote about some friends who were trapeze artists, called the Flying Rodleighs. The head of the family, Rodleigh told Nouwen, “As a flyer, I must have complete trust in my ...read more

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    Denomination: Baptist

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    Pentecost Series

    Contributed by Tim Smith on May 28, 2015
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    Pentecost requires us to make a fundamental decision about two things: what is reality or our worldview and how am I going to live in the light of Pentecost?

    Pentecost Acts 2:1-11 Pentecost is one of the greatest stories in all of Scripture. It’s the stuff of a Hollywood thriller with the violent rushing winds, divided tongues of fire, the superhero abilities of spontaneously hearing and speaking in foreign languages; fire and smoky mist; young ...read more

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    Denomination: Methodist

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    A Winsome Church

    Contributed by Isaac Butterworth on May 28, 2015
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    A winsome church does God's work God's way for the sake of God's world.

    THE WALL STREET JOURNAL recently published a report indicating that “the U.S. now has a bigger share of people who don’t identify with any religion than those who do. In the last seven years, the number of people unaffiliated with either Roman Catholic or mainline Protestant churches ...read more

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    Denomination: Presbyterian/Reformed

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    Fasten Your Seat Belt, Pilgrim, You Ain’t Seen Nothin’ Yet

    Contributed by Chuck Sligh on Feb 6, 2014
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    Jesus is the star of the book of Acts from beginning to end, and everywhere in between. This sermon examines Jesus's opening salvos in the church era and the promise of His return and what all these things portend for the church and for us.

    Fasten Your Seat Belt, Pilgrim, You Ain’t Seen Nothin’ Yet Series: Acts Chuck Sligh February 2, 2014 TEXT: Our text will be Acts 1:1-11, so please turn in your Bibles to Acts 1. INTRODUCTION This morning I’m beginning a new preaching series through the book of ...read more

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    Denomination: Baptist

  • Danny Davis avatar

    The Baptism And Fullness Of The Holy Spirit Series

    Contributed by Danny Davis on Feb 8, 2014
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    The Holy Spirit baptizes and works in every aspect of our lives.

    (NOTE: This sermon series is based on the book Living in the Spirit by Dr. George Wood, General Superintendent of the Assemblies of God). Introduction The church is a unique and special organism. It has ties to both the past and the future while active in the present. We are reminded to look back ...read more

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    Denomination: Assembly Of God

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    The Operation Of Tongues Series

    Contributed by Danny Davis on Feb 8, 2014
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    What is speaking in tongues? How does the Holy Spirit want tongues to operate in the church?

    (NOTE: I want to acknowledge the use of some material from the sermon http://www.sermoncentral.com/sermons/speaking-in-tongues-frequently-asked-questions-james-boyd-sermon-on-holy-spirit-baptism-55466.asp) (NOTE: This series is based on the book Living in the Spirit by Dr. George Wood, General ...read more

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    Denomination: Assembly Of God

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    You And The Holy Spirit, Part 1: No Shortcuts Series

    Contributed by Chuck Sligh on Feb 10, 2014
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     | 4,996 views

    Part 1 of 3 part on WHO the Holy Spirit is; WHEN He came; and His WORKS on earth in nonbelievers' & believers' lives. Part 1 places special emphasis on the baptism with the Holy Spirt and what it means, and the danger of looking for shortcuts to maturity.

    You and the Holy Spirit, Part 1: No Shortcuts Series: Acts Chuck Sligh February 9, 2014 There is a PowerPoint presentation available for this sermon upon request by emailing me at chucksligh@hotmail.com. TEXT: Acts 1:4-8 – “And, being assembled together with them, commanded them that they should ...read more

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    Denomination: Baptist