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  • James May avatar

    Shake Off The Serpent

    Contributed by James May on Dec 13, 2006
    based on 33 ratings
     | 29,626 views

    Satan brings attacks upon all of God’s people, even when we are in the center of God’s will. Let us learn to kindle a fire and shake off the serpent in the fire of the Holy Ghost.

    Shake Off the Serpent By Pastor Jim May Acts 28:1-5, "And when they were escaped, then they knew that the island was called Melita. And the barbarous people shewed us no little kindness: for they kindled a fire, and received us every one, because of the present rain, and because of the cold. ...read more

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    Denomination: Independent/Bible

  • Joseph Barraclough avatar

    After The Storm

    Contributed by Joseph Barraclough on Jan 5, 2007
    based on 11 ratings
     | 17,479 views

    A sermon to provoke people to action towards Christ after passing through a trial or storm of life.

    Intro: (reported in the Sun Sentinel) Arthur Levon Davis Jr., age 56, died on Sept 27, 2004, two days after Hurricane Jeanne swept through South Florida. The man was repairing the roof of Dixie Shoes when he fell two stories. An experienced roofer, he failed to realize the danger while working ...read more

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    Denomination: Pentecostal

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    When The Fire Is Lighted

    Contributed by Jose R. Hernandez on Jul 11, 2007
    based on 10 ratings
     | 9,444 views

    We need to stop being conformists, we need to leave our comfort zone, and we need to begin laboring for the Lord the way that He wants us to labor.

    As I said during our service Thursday night, we need a revival. We need to stop being conformists, we need to leave our comfort zone, and we need to begin laboring for the Lord the way that He wants us to labor. How of you here today would like to comply with God? How many would like to light ...read more

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    Denomination: Independent/Bible

  • Robert Cox avatar

    Snakes!

    Contributed by Robert Cox on Jul 21, 2007
    based on 19 ratings
     | 41,077 views

    We must learn to shake off those snakes!

    ACTS 28:1Once safely on shore, we found out that the island was called Malta. 2The islanders showed us unusual kindness. They built a fire and welcomed us all because it was raining and cold. 3Paul gathered a pile of brushwood and, as he put it on the fire, a viper, driven out by the heat, fastened ...read more

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    Denomination: Pentecostal

  • Tom Fuller avatar

    Shake It Off Series

    Contributed by Tom Fuller on Dec 29, 2008
    based on 1 rating
     | 12,431 views

    Paul safely escapes shipwreck only to have a snake come out of the fire and bite him. Instead of panicking or making a big show of how "bullet proof" he was, the Apostle simply goes about the business of serving God. It’s a great lesson for us when we fac

    Doesn’t it seem like something (or someone) didn’t want Paul to reach Rome? Angry mobs, corrupt leaders (both Israeli and Roman), then even the wind and waves seem to conspire to destroy Paul or crash him up against the rocks—anything to keep him from reaching God’s intended destination. But as ...read more

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    Denomination: Calvary Chapel

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    Shaking Off The Vipers

    Contributed by Rodney Fry on Jan 20, 2008
    based on 43 ratings
     | 28,221 views

    Shake off the Vipers of Discouragement, Criticism & Low Exectations through what Paul went through

    Disclaimer Please note that all my sermons come from the Lord. But I get my info from many sources from my library and other sources. I do not claim all material as my originality. I don’t quote all sources but I give credit to the Lord who is the author of all sermons. “All originality and no ...read more

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    Denomination: Baptist

  • Jeff Hughes avatar

    A Journey's End

    Contributed by Jeff Hughes on Feb 2, 2008
    based on 4 ratings
     | 11,898 views

    Paul arrives in Rome

    i. PRAYER ii. Introduction a. Someone came up to me last week and said that they almost got seasick from last week’s message, and Paul’s experiences there on the Mediterranean Sea were certainly compelling. b. I believe that it is the storms of life, the tribulations that we face that really draw ...read more

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    Denomination: Evangelical/Non-Denominational

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    Fly High Pt 28 Series

    Contributed by Michael Mccartney on Feb 27, 2007
    based on 1 rating
     | 6,168 views

    Paul was a survivor and he outwitted, outplayed and outlasted the enemy! How did he do this? He did it by tapping into the Holy Spirit who empowered him with the necessary survival skills to make it all the way to the end!

    Fly High – Acts part 28 Opening Illustration: Blue Fish TV video clip on “Man trapped in a hole.” Thesis: Paul was a survivor and he outwitted, outplayed and outlasted the enemy! How did he do this? He did it by tapping into the Holy Spirit who empowered him with the necessary survival skills to ...read more

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    Denomination: Evangelical/Non-Denominational

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    Island Of Adventure Series

    Contributed by Byron Harvey on Jan 18, 2010
    based on 4 ratings
     | 8,114 views

    This is the final message in my series through the book of Acts.

    “Island of Adventure” Acts 28:1-10 August 24, 2008 Next week, Paul will find his way at last to Rome, as we end the study that has consumed us for many, many months. Today, we pick up the story with the weary travelers having all made it to shore, as God had ...read more

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    Denomination: Evangelical Free

  • Richard White avatar

    Snake Bit Series

    Contributed by Richard White on May 15, 2009
    based on 124 ratings
     | 23,892 views

    Just because we have been bit by a snake we do not have to lie down and die, difference makers shake off the snake and stay the course

    Snake Bit Acts 28:1-10 Snakes are horrible creatures. They are sneaky; they lie dormant in the cold they are hardly noticeable, they come out in the heat and some strike and bite for no reason. Now you know why I do not like snakes. Snakes are cunning. 1. In the Garden it was a snake/serpent ...read more

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    Denomination: Christian/Church Of Christ

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    Running Out The Snakes

    Contributed by Kenneth Tankersley on Jun 13, 2009
    based on 6 ratings
     | 11,509 views

    NOTICE WHAT HAPPENED ON THAT ISLAND OF MELITA. PAUL, ALONG WITH THE MARINERS ARE WET AND COLD, HISTORIANS VERIFY IT WAS PROBABLY IN OCTOBER AND THE COLD WET RAIN ALONG WITH THE SWIMMING ASHORE, MADE THEM WET AND VERY COLD. THE PEOPLE OF THE ISLAND HAD K

    RUNNING OUT THE SNAKES 6/14/09 TEXT: ACTS 28: 1--6 INTRODUCTION: ALL THROUGHOUT THE BIBLE I HAVE FOUND NOTHING GOOD WRITTEN ABOUT SNAKES. 1. FROM THE FALL OF MANKIND IN THE GARDEN OF EDEN, TO THE VERY LAST MENTION OF SNAKES IN THE WORD OR GOD, I FIND NO FAVORABLE MENTION. 2. THEREFORE I FEEL ...read more

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    Denomination: Baptist

  • Ben Thomas avatar

    Paul's Journey Series

    Contributed by Ben Thomas on Apr 29, 2008
    based on 4 ratings
     | 9,142 views

    Paul received the promise but the journey wash hard. God was with him, the Journey of life.

    “Why won’t you die” Acts. 28:1-6 1 When they had been brought safely through, then we found out that the island was called Malta. 2 The natives showed us extraordinary kindness; for because of the rain that had set in and because of the cold, they kindled a fire and received us all. 3 But when ...read more

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    Denomination: Church Of God

  • Dr.W.Samuel Legon avatar

    Help Me With This Snake

    Contributed by Dr.w.samuel Legon on Aug 14, 2009
    based on 25 ratings
     | 8,767 views

    Waking up people to what God can do.

    HELP ME WITH THIS SNAKE You may not be like me but I can’t stand snakes I am so afraid of them dead and alive. They remind me of Satan always wanted to bite you, trying to kill you somehow. Sneaking around where you can never see them. Hiding in places we ...read more

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    Denomination: Baptist

  • Jason Jones avatar

    Biblical Misconceptions Series

    Contributed by Jason Jones on Sep 28, 2009
    based on 5 ratings
     | 7,992 views

    Exposition of Acts 28:1-6 regarding four biblical misconceptions found in this text

    Text: Acts 28:1-6, Title: Biblical Misconceptions, Date/Place: NRBC, 9/27/09, AM A. Opening illustration: Stanford Research Institute was studying the differences in vocational perceptions. They devised a short but succinct test. The first to be tested was an engineer. The researchers asked him: “ ...read more

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    Denomination: Baptist

  • Pastor/Author: Terry Sisney avatar

    It Should Have Killed You

    Contributed by Pastor/Author: Terry Sisney on Sep 22, 2007
    based on 104 ratings
     | 230,931 views

    If you have never been through anything this message won’t mean anything to you, this is only for people who know it’s a miracle they’re still here.

    It should have killed you : Revivalist Terry Sisney Acts 28:1-28:6 How many of us have looked back at our life and realized that it is only the grace of God that we have lived this long? Car wrecks, drugs, gang violence, drowning, and so many other circumstances have taken the lives of those we ...read more

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    Denomination: Pentecostal