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  • What Shall We Do? Series

    Contributed by Duane Smith on Feb 6, 2006
    based on 5 ratings
     | 9,683 views

    The purpose of this message is to help believers understand the consequences of proclaiming the gospel of Christ and encourage us to count the cost and stand firm in Him.

    WHAT SHALL WE DO? Acts 4:14-22 INTRODUCTION: A. Have you ever been a position that you needed to know what to do? 1. Do we sell or hold on to our stock or house? 2. Do we need this or that type of insurance? 3. Should we buy a new car or continue to repair the old one? 4. Most of us ...read more

  • Christian Courage Series

    Contributed by Duane Smith on Feb 6, 2006
    based on 9 ratings
     | 7,863 views

    The purpose of this mesage is to show believers the qualities of Christian Courage and encourage believers to tell the gospel story with truth and courage.

    CHRISTIAN COURAGE* Acts 4:1-14 INTRODUCTION: A. As I study a book of the Bible or a particular passage I do a lot of reading in commentaries. 1. Three of my favorites are The Pulpit Commentary, The Biblical Illustrator, and The Preacher’s Homiletic Commentary. 2. They each have their own ...read more

  • You Do The Math Series

    Contributed by Paul Decker on Feb 6, 2006
    based on 5 ratings
     | 4,723 views

    Spiritual reproduction is the natural outcome of a people with right priorities.

    YOU DO THE MATH Acts 2:42-47 S: Church C: Purpose of the Community Th: A People with Purpose Pr: SPIRITUAL REPRODUCTION IS THE NATURAL OUTCOME OF A PEOPLE WITH RIGHT PRIORITIES. Type: Inductive The ____ priority… I. DEVOTION II. WORSHIP [AWE] III. UNITY IV. GRACE [GENEROSITY] V. JOY PA: How ...read more

  • God's Expectation From The Church

    Contributed by Dan Santiago on Feb 7, 2006
    based on 109 ratings
     | 30,624 views

    Church should understand God’s expectation from her.

    “GOD’S EXPECTATIONS FROM THE CHURCH” Acts 2:36-47 I was watching the Olympic events and very pleased on the performance of some the U.S. athletes. One of the coaches was asked about his opinion on expectations set by the Americans, and he responded by saying, “I am not worried by expectations set ...read more

  • When The Church Is Shaken

    Contributed by Tim Patrick on Feb 14, 2006
    based on 31 ratings
     | 15,200 views

    This sermon describes the work of the Holy Spirit in shaking God’s church into extra-ordinary service.

    Introduction: Have you ever been in the middle of an event that you will never forget? In such situations you remember the people around you, you remember the sounds, you remember the time of year and you remember the results? These events are profound for you. I have experienced several such ...read more

  • Facing Down Opposition

    Contributed by Mark Wood on Feb 18, 2006
    based on 9 ratings
     | 2,640 views

    Dr. Wood used this sermon to encourage the listeners that in the midst of opposition all Christian can draw from a higher power, and that power is from the Holy Spirit.

    Some history must be covered before we can understand what took place and how we can apply this passage of Scripture to our lives today. First take note of verse 2 they, the apostles taught the people and preached in Jesus the resurrection from the dead. In verse one if we were to do a literal ...read more

  • A Picture Of Revival

    Contributed by Mark Wood on Feb 18, 2006
    based on 6 ratings
     | 3,087 views

    Dr. Wood used this sermon to illustrate the first revival of the modern church. He uses the illustration of the process of taking picture to illustrate how this revival took place. In four points, we see that revival does not just take place in the chur

    When taking a picture You must take steps in a certain order 1. set up and focus 2. click the trigger 3. a flash goes off at just the right time 4. the shutter opens and exposes the film 5. The film is not any good until it is developed 6. The film is then made into a negative a. A negative is not ...read more

  • The Ultimate Valentine

    Contributed by Mark Wood on Feb 18, 2006
    based on 7 ratings
     | 7,707 views

    Dr. Wood used this sermon Show his listeners that Jesus Christ became our Ultimate Valentine and we should in-turn be His. This message can be used for a call to church unity. It is imperative that people love each other in order to love God the way He

    I. One heart Verse 32 a. The word Heart here is from the Greek Work καρδία kardia – in Hebrew the root behind this word is the sense of reason, the emotion ad the will b. A sub point to this is One soul Here we find the Greek Word ψυχή psuchē ...read more

  • Our Portion Series

    Contributed by Duane Smith on Feb 20, 2006
    based on 3 ratings
     | 3,800 views

    The Lord warned of persecution on His behalf - this is Our Portion. This passage provides an excellent example of how Christians and the Church should react to it.

    OUR PORTION Acts 4:23-31 INTRODUCTION: A. Acts 4:23 And being let go, they went to their own company, and reported all that the chief priests and elders had said unto them. 1. There has been quite a bit of fall out over one little healing and the preaching of the gospel. a. In Acts ...read more

  • How To Rub People The Right Way

    Contributed by Ray Ellis on Feb 21, 2006
    based on 19 ratings
     | 4,993 views

    There are some people everyone enjoys being around. They are people who give encouragement. This message uses Barnabas an example of how to be an encourager.

    “How To Rub People the Right Way” -Develop Winning Attitudes Acts 4:36-37 There are some people everyone enjoys being around. They are people who give encouragement. To learn how to become an encourager we can look at the life of an early church leader that from the beginning of his ministry to ...read more

  • The Obedient World Christian

    Contributed by Timothy Finch on Mar 7, 2006
    based on 6 ratings
     | 2,101 views

    The purpose of this message is to convey the importance of allowing the believer’s Christian values impact the world.

    The Obedient World Christian Is: Acts 5:17-32 17 Then the high priest and all his associates, who were members of the party of the Sadducees, were filled with jealousy. 18 They arrested the apostles and put them in the public jail. 19 But during the night an angel of the Lord opened the doors ...read more

  • Prayer--An Intimate Conversation Series

    Contributed by Kevin Ruffcorn on Mar 9, 2006
    based on 21 ratings
     | 3,608 views

    Prayer is a powerful spiritual discipline, which God uses to change us, and to enable us to experience the fulness of the abundant life.

    Acts 2:42-47, Philippians 4:4-7, 1Thessalonians 5:16-17 “Prayer—An Intimate Conversation” INTRODUCTION Paul writes, “For it is by grace you have been saved, through faith—and this not from yourselves, it is the gift of God” (Ephesians 2:8). This is a critical verse in our understanding of ...read more

  • Holy Hands Bring Holy People

    Contributed by Mark Wood on Mar 9, 2006
    based on 8 ratings
     | 3,023 views

    Dr. Wood used this sermon to bring his listeners to the point of understanding that the first church was on target to build the church of today. He used an illustration to show God’s desire to have breakout churches reaching people for Jesus.

    Suppose I take a match and drop it into a can of gasoline? Suddenly it would have a great release of energy. On the other hand I can take that same can of gasoline and put into the tank of a car and it can go through the course of gas lines and make its way into the carburetor and then it be ...read more

  • Suffering Shame In The Name

    Contributed by Mark Wood on Mar 9, 2006
    based on 4 ratings
     | 2,442 views

    Dr. Wood used this sermon to show the congregation that the first witnesses of Jesus Christ were willing at any moment to give their life for the ministry of Jesus Christ. Our call today is no different. We should be willing to die for the Gospel of Jes

    Suffering Shame in the name of any person simply means that you have given your life to that person in order to suffer shame. We think of the negative aspect of suffering shame. I can think of an abusive husband who continually humiliates his wife. She is shamed by it but continues to stand by ...read more

  • Passion

    Contributed by Mark Edwards on Mar 9, 2006
    based on 1 rating
     | 8,666 views

    You see without passion in your life, there is not much life. Without a passion to live, to succeed, to have significance to achieve something you might end up living your life without meaning.

    Passion Well the footy season is upon us again, and after last night I have the passion. In fact this is the Dockers theme for this year, or question they ask of their supporters, do you have the passion. Let me say after 6 or 7 years of supporting the Dockers you need passion, because there is ...read more