Sermons on Acts 13:5-15:41:

A Heart After God's Own Heart

Contributed by Rev Silvester David on Jul 1, 2025

In this sermon we are going to explore the factors that made King David as the man after God's own heart.

Last week we saw that God searches our hearts. Defilement starts in every heart and eventually manifest in our actions. Defilement will be a stumbling block for us to progress in the plans and purposes that God has for all of us. So, we need to check our hearts and examine them in the light of ...read more

Scripture: Acts 13:21-23

Elevate To The Next Level - "Living In The In-Between”

Contributed by Dennis Lee on Jul 6, 2025

We’re examining the idea of elevating discipleship to the next level, and how we do this according to God’s purpose. In today’s study we’ll be looking at living our lives in-between, that is, between birth and death, or from inception to its completion.

Elevate to the Next Level “Living in the In-Between” In our time together, we’ve been examining this whole idea of elevating discipleship to the next level, or “Leveling up.” To accomplish this, I want to talk about living our lives according to God’s purpose. And while we’ll be looking at this ...read more

Scripture: Acts 15:37-38, Isaiah 30:21, Luke 17:14-19

Denomination: Foursquare

The Enemies Of Righteousness

Contributed by Rev. Samuel Arimoro on Jul 23, 2025

The enemies of righteousness are agents — visible and invisible — that work actively to corrupt, oppose, and destroy righteous living.

THE ENEMIES OF RIGHTEOUSNESS By Rev. Samuel Arimoro Main Text:  Acts 13:10 (KJV) “And said, O full of all subtilty and all mischief, thou child of the devil, thou enemy of all righteousness, wilt thou not cease to pervert the right ways of the Lord?” Supporting Texts: Romans 6:13, Isaiah ...read more

Scripture: Acts 13:10

Denomination: Assembly Of God

Breaking The Stronghold Of Destiny Blockers Series

Contributed by Rev. Samuel Arimoro on Mar 11, 2025

This message empowers believers to break free from every limitation and step into divine purpose.

BREAKING THE STRONGHOLD OF DESTINY BLOCKERS By Rev. Samuel Arimoro Main Text: Acts 13:6-12 "And when they had gone through the isle unto Paphos, they found a certain sorcerer, a false prophet, a Jew, whose name was Bar-jesus: Which was with the deputy of the country, Sergius Paulus, a ...read more

Scripture: Acts 13:6-12

Denomination: Assembly Of God

Dealing With Rejection In Evangelism Series

Contributed by Rev. Samuel Arimoro on Mar 17, 2025

Rejection in evangelism is inevitable, but it should not discourage us from sharing the gospel. Jesus Himself was rejected, and He warned us that we would face the same. However, we must remain faithful, knowing that we are planting seeds that God will water in His time.

DEALING WITH REJECTION IN EVANGELISM By Rev. Samuel Arimoro Main Text: Matthew 10:14 "And whosoever shall not receive you, nor hear your words, when ye depart out of that house or city, shake off the dust of your feet." Supporting Texts: John 15:18-20, Luke 10:16, Acts 13:50-51, 2 ...read more

Scripture: Matthew 10:14, John 15:18-20, Luke 10:16, Acts 13:50-51

Denomination: Assembly Of God

The False Prophet Elymas Bar-Jesus Series

Contributed by Jonathan Spurlock on Mar 19, 2025

Barnabas and Saul had just started their first missionary journey. They started in Cyprus, walking from the eastern shore to the western shore. That's where they met a false prophet with an unusual name.

The False Prophet Elymas Bar-Jesus (Based on a message preached at New Hope Baptist Church near Fulton, MO on Sunday evening, 3-16-2025. This is not an exact transcription.) (Full disclosure: Sermon Central has an outline of mine on this passage, but this is an edited sermon and not just an ...read more

Scripture: Acts 13:1-12

Denomination: Baptist

Anointed To Do Better Series

Contributed by Rev. Samuel Arimoro on Mar 20, 2025

God does not anoint people to remain the same; He anoints them to transform their world. As you seek God’s anointing, expect supernatural breakthroughs, divine speed, wisdom, and empowerment for greater works.

ANOINTED TO DO BETTER By Rev. Samuel Arimoro Main Text: 1 Samuel 10:1 Supporting Texts: 1 Samuel 16:1, 12-13; Acts 13:22 INTRODUCTION: The anointing of God is not just a religious ritual; it is a divine empowerment that transforms ordinary individuals into extraordinary vessels for His purpose. ...read more

Scripture: 1 Samuel 10:1, Acts 13:22, 1 Samuel 16:1, 1 Samuel 16:12-13

Denomination: Assembly Of God

After My Own Heart PRO Sermon

Contributed by Sermon Research Assistant on Feb 22, 2024

Explores how to find favor with God, fulfill His elevation, and remain faithful in His charge, using David as a biblical example.

Welcome, beloved congregation. It is always a joy to gather with you in the house of our Lord, to share in the fellowship of the spirit, and to be nourished by the Word of God. Today, we find ourselves in the book of Acts, specifically Acts 13:22. A verse that is a beacon of God's favor, His ...read more

Scripture: Acts 13:22

Topics: Found Favor

But God... PRO Sermon

Contributed by Sermon Research Assistant on Dec 7, 2023

Explores the transformative power of trust in God's resurrection, turning trials into triumphs and fostering a deeper understanding of divine love.

Good morning, beloved family, and welcome to the sanctuary where heaven meets earth, where our hearts meet His grace. We gather here today, not as strangers or mere acquaintances, but as brothers and sisters in Christ, bound together by a love that surpasses understanding. As we come together, ...read more

Scripture: Acts 13:30

Topics: God's Possibility

Loving All The Way Until It Hurts Series

Contributed by W Pat Cunningham on May 14, 2025

Remember that the letter to the Hebrews tells us that Jesus Himself was made perfect through suffering. If we, too, want to share in His glory, we must also be prepared to suffer, perhaps a lot. And loving can involve suffering too, can't it?

Fifth Sunday of Easter 2025 Pope St. John Paul II looked at Our Lord Jesus as the fulfillment of what we might call “human potential.” He was and is the man that Adam was created to become. Lamentably, Adam and Eve tried the Satanic shortcut, attempting to become divine by disobeying a direct ...read more

Scripture: Acts 14:21-27, Psalm 145:8-13, Revelation 21:1-5, John 13:31-33, John 13:34-35, Hebrews 2:10  (view more)  (view less)

Denomination: Catholic

Don't Wish For A Change In Christ's Teaching Series

Contributed by W Pat Cunningham on May 19, 2025

Marriage is a sign of the union of Christ and the Church. Don’t mess with it. You’ll be messing with your own salvation.

Friday of the Fifth Week in Easter 2025 What does it mean to have a steadfast heart? We know from living with the Scriptures that the heart is more than the beating muscle that pumps blood through our body. Our heart of hearts is our inmost part, the action of mind and body that makes decisions ...read more

Scripture: John 15:12-17, Acts 15:22-31, Psalm 57:8-11

Denomination: Catholic

Jesus Welcomes The Goyim Series

Contributed by W Pat Cunningham on May 21, 2025

The ritual and judicial commands of Torah encumber us. But we are not encumbered by the Ten Commandments--those words are for all humans

Sixth Sunday of Easter 2025 I suppose if the church at Antioch were magically transported to the twenty-first century, Paul and Barnabas and some of the other Christian leaders might have been accused of anti-Semitism. That’s nonsense, of course, but it is true that when some Jewish Christians ...read more

Scripture: John 14:23-29, Revelation 21:10-14, Revelation 21:22-23, Psalm 67:2-3, Psalm 67:5-6, Acts 15:1-2, Acts 15:22-29  (view more)  (view less)

Denomination: Catholic

Sermon # 22 - Find Your Strength In God Series

Contributed by Andrew Dixon on May 23, 2025

Through all the trial and hardships that came to David, he persevered because he found strength in the Lord and walked in His ways. If we too can recall God’s faithfulness and pray fervently, there will be nothing we need fear, because the Lord will stand by us to deliver us from all our troubles.

We read in Psalm 84:5, “Blessed is the man whose strength is in You; Your ways are in their hearts.” (LITV) We are blessed when God is our strength If one were to ask the question, ‘Who is a blessed person or one who is blessed by God?’ the answer can be found in the above mentioned verse. The ...read more

Scripture: Psalm 84:5, Habakkuk 3:19, Esther 4:14, Psalm 84:5-6, Psalm 34:1, 1 Samuel 30:3-4, 1 Samuel 30:6, Psalm 31:15, Acts 13:22  (view more)  (view less)

Denomination: Other

Faith That Makes Us One

Contributed by Lewis Martin on May 24, 2025

Have you ever walked into a room and immediately wondered, “Do I belong here?”

A lot of people today walk into churches wondering: “Would I be welcome here?” “If they knew my past… my struggles… my doubts… would I still belong?” Sadly, sometimes the Church has made it harder than it should be to answer confidently, “Yes, you belong.” This isn’t a new problem. In Acts 15, the ...read more

Scripture: Acts 15:1-18

Denomination: Nazarene

A Problem And A Promise SermonCentral

Contributed by SermonCentral on Oct 30, 2023

Spiritual/Personal

Good morning, brothers and sisters in Christ. I am deeply moved to stand before you today, as we gather in the house of the Lord, to share a message that has been stirring in my heart. This message, titled "A Problem and a Promise," is not just a sermon but a journey. A journey that we will embark ...read more

Scripture: Acts 13:13-41, 1 Corinthians 10:13, Isaiah 40:31

Topics: Development