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  • Gordon Curley avatar

    Grace On Trial.

    Contributed by Gordon Curley on Nov 22, 2010
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    Grace on trial.. (PowerPoint slides to accompany this talk are available on request - email: gcurley@gcurley.info)

    Dealing with tradition Reading: Acts chapter 15 verse 1-35 Ill: A very poor holy man lived in a remote part of China. • Every day before his time of meditation in order to show his devotion, • He put a dish of butter up on the window sill as an offering to God, • One day his cat came in ...read more

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    Denomination: Brethren

  • Tom Owen avatar

    Freedom In Christ Series

    Contributed by Tom Owen on Jan 14, 2011
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    verse by verse through Acts

    If you were to ask most people what they think is the greatest thing about being an American, they’d probably say that the best thing about being an American is having freedom. We love living in the United States because here we are free. Being an American citizen means we are politically ...read more

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    Denomination: Baptist

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    God's Word: The Strainer Of Truth Series

    Contributed by Ed Vasicek on Mar 7, 2011
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    The Scriptures do not address all eventualities or issues; we still must use godly wisdom to fill in the cracks. Nonetheless, God's true will always passes the Scriptural strainer.

    God's Word: The Strainer of Truth (Acts 15:6-18) 1. I have only made applesauce once in my life, and that was a month or two back when the Newells brought all those apples to church for all of us. 2. I made sauce the easy way; I had a press down apple corer / section maker, and then threw the apple ...read more

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    Denomination: Independent/Bible

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    Defining The Gospel

    Contributed by Don Baggett on Nov 23, 2008
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    We know the word gospel means good news. Is the good news that Jesus made some sort of down payment for the salvation of sinners, or did He pay it all? That’s the very question that had to be answered in the first century church of Antioch, and that’s t

    The word “gospel” means good news. We know the heart of the gospel is the death, burial, and resurrection of Christ, but what exactly is the good news about that? Is it that Jesus did what He did as sort of a down payment, and then we have to keep up the installments of our salvation by doing ...read more

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    Denomination: Baptist

  • Matthew Morine avatar

    Country Club To Church: The Mission

    Contributed by Matthew Morine on Mar 3, 2008
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    Tired of the church being more like a Country Club than the Body of Christ. Here is a 1st century conflict that parallels a 21st Century conflict. This sermon will help the congregation break the mold of this false vision for a Church.

    COUNTRY CLUB TO CHURCH: THE MISSION THEME: FUNCTIONING AS A CHURCH WITH THE OUTSIDER IN MIND. TEXT: ACTS 15:1-11 While I was at Hartsville Pike church of Christ, one of the church members invited me along on a weekday morning to pay golf at the private Gaylord Springs Country club. Rick ...read more

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    Denomination: Christian/Church Of Christ

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    Dealing With Disputes Series

    Contributed by Tom Fuller on Sep 14, 2008
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    Whether your dispute is with another believer or with a whole church, there are vital lessons to handling conflict contained in Acts 15. Learn how to find God’s will, keep your integrity, and still be a family.

    Raise your hand if you have ever had a dispute with another Christian. Hopefully we all raised our hands because if we have never had a dispute then we are not really actively plugged into the body life in Jesus. Disputes occur for a number of reasons, some good, some bad. Often disputes come from ...read more

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    Denomination: Calvary Chapel

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    Gospel Crisis

    Contributed by Greg Nance on Sep 26, 2008
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    Struggles to understand the truth of the gospel are not new. The early church record reveals how they also faced and overcame crisis moments.

    Acts 15 tells about the Jerusalem council where the church leaders struggled to deal with an issue that was splitting the early church. If we study carefully this account we see several principles for facing and dealing with issues that can help us today. First let’s read some background, then we ...read more

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    Denomination: Christian/Church Of Christ

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    Dealing With Conflicts In Church

    Contributed by Greg Nance on Sep 28, 2008
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    The truth of the gospel of Christ comes under attack and the whole church meets to deal with it. What do we learn from this?

    (From Steve Shepherd) ILL.- A very wealthy man was dying and decided to face up to the fact. He called his attorney to his bedside and after telling his wife not to cry, he started to dispose of all his worldly possessions. “I want to leave my Cadillac to my son George.” His wife Bertha ...read more

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    Denomination: Christian/Church Of Christ

  • Jonathan Russell avatar

    The Law Verses Grace Series

    Contributed by Jonathan Russell on Oct 13, 2011
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    This sermon examines Paul's teaching on the law and grace

    INTRODUCTION * Text = a clash between those who want to strictly follow what they feel is the Law and those who want to abandon that Law and cling to God’s grace regarding salvation - the Covenant of Circumcision (Gen. 17) and Passover requirements (Ex. 12:48-49) * Some believed that the new ...read more

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    Denomination: Baptist

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    Consulting The Brothers Series

    Contributed by Michael Stark on Nov 5, 2011
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    Despite the independence to which Baptists hold, we seek to co-operate with fellow believers to the extend permitted by the Word.

    “Some men came down from Judea and were teaching the brothers, ‘Unless you are circumcised according to the custom of Moses, you cannot be saved.’ And after Paul and Barnabas had no small dissension and debate with them, Paul and Barnabas and some of the others were appointed to go up to Jerusalem ...read more

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    Denomination: Baptist

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    "Christian Conflict" Series

    Contributed by Allan Kircher on Sep 13, 2011
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    People are always hurt when believers disagree to the point of fighting among themselves. I imagine the vast majority of you understand what I'm talking about • you've may have been a part of a painful split • Or some other form of church infighting.

    Christian conflicts Date: September 11, 2011 Scripture: Acts 15:1-41, Matthew 18:15-16 Introduction: We come to our journey in the book of Acts were we see some Christian differences. • The Jerusalem Council. “Doctrinal” • Paul and Barnabas dispute with John Mark. ...read more

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    Denomination: Baptist

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    Delivered By Grace

    Contributed by Timothy Dolan on Aug 3, 2008
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    Deliverance is by grace through faith alone.

    DELIVERED BY GRACE Scripture Text: Acts 15:1-13 Introduction: What special custom or tradition do we hold so dear that it prevents the truth from being proclaimed and practiced? What prevents some from hearing and responding to the gospel message that we are delivered by grace? An article ...read more

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    Denomination: Baptist

  • Timothy Craver avatar

    Working Through Conflict

    Contributed by Timothy Craver on Aug 11, 2008
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    Looking at the Jerusalem Council, we see conceopts to help us work through conflict.

    3 weeks ago, I spoke on the topic of conflict and how to prevent unnecessary disputes. I want to return to the topic of conflict today, but I’ll be taking a different approach this time. Whereas three weeks ago I talked about how to stop conflict before it starts, today I’ll be talking about how ...read more

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    Denomination: Brethren

  • Jason Jones avatar

    Church Conflict Part Deux Series

    Contributed by Jason Jones on Aug 19, 2008
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    Exposition of Acts 15:6-21 regarding the resolution of the conflict over circumcision, Gentiles, and law-keeping

    Text: Acts 15:6-21, Title: Church Conflict Part Deux, Date/Place: NRBC, 8/17/08, AM A. Opening illustration: -66% say their congregation has been in conflict in the past 2 years; 20% called it “significant” or “major.” B. Background to passage: Last time we looked at a good reason to fight and a ...read more

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    Denomination: Baptist

  • Mark Opperman avatar

    The Simplicity Of God's Grace Series

    Contributed by Mark Opperman on Jan 21, 2008
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    No matter how badly we blow it, or how unlovable we feel, God’s grace is more than enough to change us & make us new.

    The Simplicity of God’s Grace Acts 15:1-21 Intro: Life can seem pretty complicated. Relationships, problems, bills, debts, kids, parents, siblings, politics, taxes… these can all tangle together into a big blurry mass of confusion and complexity. But there is something that should always remain ...read more

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    Denomination: Assembly Of God