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Our Identity In Christ

Contributed by Eloy Gonzalez on May 5, 2003

based on 57 ratings

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Easter 3: We’re still celebrating Jesus’ Resurrection from the dead... and in this Resurrection, Christ offers us a new identity.

Jeff Foxworthy became famous with jokes based on the line, “You just might be a Redneck IF...” and then he would give you a stereotypical behavioral association. He would say stuff like: ·“You just might be a Redneck IF...You use your fishing license as a form of identification.” ·“You just might ...read more

Scripture: Acts 4:8-12

Denomination: Lutheran

Christ, The Good Shepherd

Contributed by William Baeta on May 9, 2003

based on 46 ratings

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“I am the good shepherd; and I know my sheep, and am known by my own. As the Father knows me, even so I know the Father; and I lay down my life for the sheep” John 10:14-15.

Theme: Christ the good Shepherd Text: Acts 4:5-12; 1 Jn. 3:1-2; Jn. 10:11-18 We all learn by example and this is the way children easily pick up the habits of adults. A young couple returning home from work one afternoon opened their front door only to hear their nine-year-old son and seven year ...read more

Scripture: John 10:11-18, Acts 4:5-12

Denomination: Presbyterian/Reformed

In Jesus' Name

Contributed by Al Lowe on May 13, 2003

based on 14 ratings

| 6,375 views

There is not other name under heaven given by which one is saved.

Acts 4:5-12 (12) PROPOSITION: By Christ you are saved. OBJECTIVE: To lead the church to Christ. The time following Easter and Pentecost is a time of the birth of the primitive church. It is also a time we consider the basics of our own, personal beliefs and why we believe it. The first few ...read more

Scripture: Acts 4:5-12

Denomination: Baptist

Extended Hands

Contributed by Norris Harris I on May 9, 2004

based on 35 ratings

| 7,258 views

A Paranormal Performance on the Parameter, A Paralysis in the Parishioners, plus a Prescription by the Paramedics, which resulted in the Capture of Five Thousand Converts Triggered The Extension of Three Sets of Hands.

WE NEED TO TALK. The subject I want to highlight as a headline in our little chat is: EXTENDED HANDS. The first 37 verses of Acts 4 shall serve as our Target Text. TEMPLE TACTICS TRIGGERED EXTENDED HANDS! A Paranormal Performance on the Parameter, A Paralysis in the Parishioners, plus a ...read more

Scripture: Acts 4:1-37

Denomination: Baptist

The Book Of Acts, Part 5- Standing Firm On A Solid Foundation Series

Contributed by Mark Strauss on May 4, 2006

based on 6 ratings

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When we meet Peter and John in Acts 4, they are in a situation that we would expect to produce fear. Fear is a rational response. •They have been arrested and thrown in prison. Their very lives are threatened. •Yet instead of fear, we see boldness a

Standing Firm on a Solid Foundation 4:1-21 Fear. It is perhaps the common human emotion. And we all have things we are afraid of. •There are scientific names for every fear imaginable. •There is claustrophobia, the fear of enclosed places; acrophobia, the fear of high places; agoraphobia, the ...read more

Scripture: Acts 4:1-21

Denomination: Baptist

Is It Obvious?

Contributed by Carl Willis on Mar 15, 2006

based on 14 ratings

| 3,066 views

When you’ve been spending time with Jesus, it is obvious to all who come in contact with you.

Background  Jesus had resurrected and ascended  The Holy Spirit had come  Peter had preached boldly and many had responded to the message of Christ  Peter and John had healed a lame man and then proclaimed the message of Jesus Acts 4:5-7 (NLT) The next day the ...read more

Scripture: Acts 4:5-14

Denomination: Evangelical/Non-Denominational

The Un-Touchables Series

Contributed by Rich Dunbar on Feb 8, 2005

based on 10 ratings

| 3,335 views

This sermon uses quotes and historic facts from the story of the Untouchables to correspond to Peter and John and their witness.

The UN-touchables: Acts 4:13-22, The time is the 30’s, there is an organization that is corrupt, taking bribes, involved in breaking all kinds of laws and covering it up, even having innocent people killed because their whole way of life was threatened by the truth. But just when all hope seemed ...read more

Scripture: Acts 4:13-22

Denomination: Baptist

How To Overcome The Fear Of What People Will Think Series

Contributed by Darrell Stetler Ii on Feb 8, 2005

based on 24 ratings

| 9,465 views

Every one of us will face criticism and rejection if we start really doing something for God. Here are 5 steps to dealing with fear of men. *HANDOUT INCLUDED*

How to overcome fear of what people will think: Read Acts 4:1-31. (Tell the story. . . review Acts 3 briefly) One of the most natural things that humans do is be afraid of what other people will think. You may not think this affects you. . . you might not be a part of something like this: The ...read more

Scripture: Acts 4:1-31

Denomination: Holiness

Aaa - Travel With Someone You Trust Series

Contributed by Rich Dunbar on Feb 8, 2005

based on 18 ratings

| 3,755 views

This sermon deals with Peter and Johns trust in Jesus in the midst of difficulty.

AAA “Travel with Someone You Trust” - Acts 4:1-12, Our society has devised an ingenious tool to combat the issue of insecurity. We know it as insurance. We have insurance available for just about anything. Typically we insure ourselves against the unknown, the only exception to that is life ...read more

Scripture: Acts 4:1-12

Denomination: Baptist

They Had Hung Out With Jesus Series

Contributed by Thomas Bowen on Jun 24, 2006

| 3,559 views

Hanging out with Jesus is the wat people can see Jesus on you. Peter and Johe let the HS lead them in word and deed.

They had “hung out” with Jesus Acts 4 1-31 Last week we heard the first half of the story. We heard about a crippled man that had sat near the gate called Beautiful for close to 40 years. Peter and John are going up to the Temple and stop and heal this life long beggar. He goes with them into ...read more

Scripture: Acts 4:1-31

Denomination: Congregational

Counter-Attack!

Contributed by Jon Mackinney on Dec 13, 2005

based on 70 ratings

| 17,082 views

Everything was going well for the church in the first three chapters of Acts. But the crunch comes in chapter four. How do the apostles respond? And how should we?

Passage: Acts 4:1-22 Intro: The first days of the early church were exciting, thrilling. 1. thousands of people believing in Jesus 2. signs and wonders, healing, “favor with all the people.” 3. they were successful, experiencing explosive growth. 4. but in this chapter, things change ...read more

Scripture: Acts 4:1-22, Acts 4:1-31

Denomination: Evangelical Free

Just Ordinary Men... But No Ordinary God!

Contributed by Glenn Newton on Dec 16, 2005

based on 10 ratings

| 11,161 views

A sermon that encourages the listener to live a life empowered by our great God.

Just Ordinary Men... But no Ordinary God! Pastor Glenn Newton 10-16-05 AC 4:13 When they saw the courage of Peter and John and realized that they were unschooled, ordinary men, they were astonished and they took note that these men had been with Jesus. 14 But since they could see the man who had ...read more

Scripture: Acts 4:13-31

Denomination: Nazarene

They Had Been With Jesus

Contributed by Ed Wood on Nov 2, 2006

based on 5 ratings

| 3,259 views

A Missions oriented sermon.

THEY HAD BEEN WITH JESUS Acts 4:13-31 INTRO: To gain a clearer insight into Bold Missions, let us examine the lives of the first bold witnesses for Christ — the early church. Immediately following the resurrection and ascension of Jesus, the believers were given the task of proclaiming the gospel ...read more

Scripture: Acts 4:13-31

Denomination: Baptist

Who Have You Been With?

Contributed by Dan Campbell on Nov 7, 2006

based on 7 ratings

| 6,306 views

Who have you been with this week? Last week we talked about what our purpose was here at South Coast, and now I’m asking you, who have you been with?

WHO HAVE YOU BEEN WITH? Acts 4:13 Who have you been with this week? Last week we talked about what our purpose was here at South Coast, and now I’m asking you, who have you been with? The first recorded miracle of the church takes place in chapter three of the book of Acts. Here is one of ...read more

Scripture: Acts 4:13

Denomination: Assembly Of God

How Jesus Instilled Confidence In The Disciples

Contributed by Paul Fritz on Jun 1, 2006

based on 49 ratings

| 4,182 views

There is a crisis of confidence in our country. Faith gives us the courage to face the present with confidence and the future with expectancy.

How Jesus Instilled Confidence in the Disciples (Acts 4:13-20) Acts 4:13 - "Now as they observed the confidence of Peter and John and understood that they were uneducated and untrained men. They marveled. They realized that they had been with Jesus." There is a crisis of confidence in our ...read more

Scripture: Acts 4:13-20

Denomination: Evangelical/Non-Denominational

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