Sermons on Acts 1:8-4:33:

Bold Witnesses

Contributed by Tony Foeller on Aug 28, 2001

We learn from this sermon what it means to be a bold witness, what bold witnesses can expect to encounter, and what God does through bold witnesses.

BOLD WITNESSES Acts 4:8-20 We recently had an encounter in our church’s regular weekly outreach program where one of the families we visited accused us of harassment. We weren’t guilty, of course. But I still had to spend some very anxious moments at the local police station trying to sort ...read more

Scripture: Acts 4:8-20, 2 Timothy 3:12

Denomination: Baptist

Power To Move

Contributed by Fred Edwards on Aug 28, 2001

Illustrates the baptism and filling of the Holy Spirit.

POWER TO MOVE Acts 2:4 There are all types of power: Man’s own power (our physical ability) Man-made power (machinery; generators; etc.) God’s power (in nature [glaciers; earthquakes; volcanos]; in Spirit [thru us]) We can use one or more of these different powers either separately or in ...read more

Scripture: Acts 2:4, Ephesians 5:18

Denomination: Baptist

What Happens To People Who Have Never Heard About Jesus? Series

Contributed by Jason Zahn on Aug 31, 2001

Eternal Life is found in Jesus Christ and him alone.

What Biblical doctrine do you struggle with most? I wouldn’t be surprised if some of you answered that God’s concept of the relationship between the roles of men and women really causes you a hard time. Nor would I be shocked if a number of you struggle with the concept of close(d) communion that ...read more

Scripture: Acts 4:12

Denomination: Lutheran

Baptism: Is It Really A Part Of The Plan?

Contributed by Joe Bedy on Sep 6, 2001

Baptism is commanded by God and God Wants His People to Obey!

Baptism: Is it really a part of the plan? PRAYER From the Christian reader As teacher of the "20-Something" Sunday school class, I receive information on prospective new members for our group. Recently, one person had noted on his sheet under "Circumstances of Salvation" that he had "Accepted ...read more

Scripture: Matthew 28:19-20, Acts 2:38

Denomination: Christian/Church Of Christ

That Same Jesus

Contributed by L. Durham on Sep 8, 2001

There have been great leaders, but no one like Jesus!

That Same Jesus Biblical Text: Acts 2: 36 “Therefore let all the house of Israel know assuredly, that God hath made that same Jesus, whom ye crucified, both Lord and Christ.” It has been a very long time since Jesus walked this earth in human flesh. The truth is that Jesus was here from the ...read more

Scripture: Acts 2:36

Under The Influence

Contributed by Stephen Noel on Sep 12, 2001

Receiving the Holy Spirit!

Under The Influence Let The Wind Blow! Acts 2:1When the day of Pentecost came, they were all together in one place. 2Suddenly a sound like the blowing of a violent wind came from heaven and filled the whole house where they were sitting. 3They saw what seemed to be tongues of fire that separated ...read more

Scripture: Acts 2:1-21, Psalm 34:8

Denomination: Pentecostal

A Bible Believing Church

Contributed by R. G. Moore on Jul 23, 2002

We are not ashamed to tell anyone that we believe the Bible is unmistakably the revealed manifestation of God’s inspired Word.

“A BIBLE BELIEVING CHURCH” ACTS 2:37-42 - When the people heard this, they were cut to the heart and said to Peter and the other apostles, "Brothers, what shall we do?" Peter replied, "Repent and be baptized, every one of you, in the name of Jesus Christ for the forgiveness of your sins. And you ...read more

Scripture: Acts 2:37-42

Denomination: Baptist

Radical Giving

Contributed by Bob Hunter on Jul 23, 2002

How do we fill up our Churches with radical givers determined to make a difference for the kingdom? Read or use this sermon to inspire a wave of generous- sacrificial giving.

"Radical giving" Acts 4:32-37 Pastor Bob Hunter (read scripture) (opening illustration) In our home these days, there is such a thing that rules called toddler control. Our children are young, and from a very young age human beings understand that possession is 90% of the law. Only in the ...read more

Scripture: Acts 4:32-37

Denomination: Holiness

Our Absolute Need For One Another

Contributed by Brady Boyd on Jul 24, 2002

In an age of social isolationism and disengagement from the body of Christ, the Lord is calling us to be a community of believers again.

Our Absolute Need for One Another August, 2002 Acts 2: 42-47 “They devoted themselves to the apostles teaching and to the fellowship, to the breaking of bread and to prayer. Everyone was filled with awe, and many wonders and miraculous signs were done by the apostles. All the believers were ...read more

Scripture: Acts 2:42-47, Romans 12:10

Denomination: Evangelical/Non-Denominational

The "Me" Generation

Contributed by Bob Ashcraft on Jul 24, 2002

We live in the "ME" generation. The World has become exceedingly selfish but God’s Word calls us to be selfless rather than selfish.

The "ME" Generation - We live in the "ME" generation - Everything is about self - "Get all you can get" - "It’s my way or the highway" - "If it feels good do it" - "He who dies with the most toys, wins" - There is even a magazine called SELF - This generation can easily be called the most ...read more

Scripture: Philippians 2:3-4, Acts 4:32-37

Denomination: Evangelical/Non-Denominational

Prayerfully Encountering The Living God - Part 1 Series

Contributed by D. Greg Ebie on Jul 28, 2002

Suffering from an inferiority complex? The same God who is a work in the lives of others desires to make your impossibilities possible. Let’s learn from the early church how to prayerfully encounter the living God!

Two cows were standing in a field saw a milk truck pass by. The truck had painted in large letters on its side, “Prairie Farms Milk –– Homogenized –– Sanitized –– Vitamin Enriched” One cow spoke up and said, “Makes me feel kind of inferior!” I’m sure that none of us have ever felt inferior ...read more

Scripture: Matthew 18:20, Acts 4:23-31

Denomination: Assembly Of God

Created For Power

Contributed by Pastor/Author: Terry Sisney on Jul 29, 2002

We were created in Christ Jesus as New creatures to carry the power and anointing of God in our lives, that this power may flow out of us as rivers of living waters, to the lost the hungry the thirsty, the dying.

Acts 1:8 We serve a God who makes his presence known (He manifests himself in supernatural ways). In Exe. He appears to Moses as a flame of fire in a bush He manifests himself as a pillar of fire and a pillar of cloud He is the rock that followed the ...read more

Scripture: Acts 1:8, Isaiah 43:7

Denomination: Pentecostal

Pentecost - The Lord’s Church

Contributed by Melvin Newland on Jul 30, 2002

Two very different churches, aren’t they? Both are very busy in what they are trying to do. But one is dying. Why? What is the church supposed to be? And what is the church supposed to do?

MELVIN M. NEWLAND, MINISTER RIDGE CHAPEL, KANSAS, OK (Revised: 2013) ILL. In one of my sermons 2 years ago I told you about the Broadway Presbyterian Church in Upper Manhattan, New York. Their story was reported in the January 26, 2002, issue of World Magazine. That article said that in ...read more

Scripture: Acts 2:1-41, Matthew 16:15-18

Denomination: Christian/Church Of Christ

The Believers Anointing Series

Contributed by Pastor/Author: Terry Sisney on Jul 30, 2002

The anointing of the believer is the same anointing that was upon Jesus Christ, It is the mighty Power of the Holy Spirit. To do the works of Jesus we must have the same power he had, and we do through the anointing of the Holy Spirit.

(Eph 6:10) Finally, my brethren, be strong in the Lord, and in the power of his might. (This discourse begins almost with this premise accepted as common knowledge) (Our strength is found in our relationship with God through the power of his Spirit) From the apostles perspective everything ...read more

Scripture: Ephesians 6:10, Acts 1:8

Denomination: Pentecostal

A Power Filled Church

Contributed by Pastor/Author: Terry Sisney on Jul 31, 2002

Gods will for his church corporately and individually is that we be filled with his power, from a new testament perspective this is the only way to live

A church filled with Power,is a church living in the power and the anointing of the Holy Spirit. Pentecost marked the introduction of the new testament of the Lord Jesus Christ. The New Testament = Life lived in the power of the spirit. = Having the inner power to live the life that pleases ...read more

Scripture: Acts 1:8

Denomination: Pentecostal