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  • Darrell Stetler II avatar

    How To Overcome The Fear Of What People Will Think Series

    Contributed by Darrell Stetler Ii on Feb 8, 2005
    based on 24 ratings
     | 9,387 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

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    Denomination: Holiness

  • Thomas Bowen avatar

    They Had Hung Out With Jesus Series

    Contributed by Thomas Bowen on Jun 24, 2006
     | 3,500 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

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    Denomination: Congregational

  • Gerald Van Horn avatar

    The Cost Of Being Pentecostal Series

    Contributed by Gerald Van Horn on Aug 2, 2006
    based on 9 ratings
     | 3,605 views

    Being lead by the Holy Spirit always comes with a price.

    THE BOOK OF ACTS - LESSON #7 “The Cost of Being Pentecostal” Acts 4:1-22 Being led by the Holy Spirit always comes with a price. The cost of being Pentecostal is what this lesson is about. The lame man being healed now causes an even greater stir among the religious leaders. Vs. 1 -2 ...read more

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    Denomination: Assembly Of God

  • Mark Strauss avatar

    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
     | 9,356 views

    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

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    Denomination: Baptist

  • Paul Fritz avatar

    How Jesus Instilled Confidence In The Disciples

    Contributed by Paul Fritz on Jun 1, 2006
    based on 49 ratings
     | 4,146 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

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    Denomination: Evangelical/Non-Denominational

  • Duane Smith avatar

    What Shall We Do? Series

    Contributed by Duane Smith on Feb 6, 2006
    based on 5 ratings
     | 9,751 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

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    Denomination: Baptist

  • Mark Wood avatar

    Facing Down Opposition

    Contributed by Mark Wood on Feb 18, 2006
    based on 9 ratings
     | 2,675 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

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    Denomination: Baptist

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    Breaking Our Silence!!!

    Contributed by Paul Kaiwi on Oct 19, 2006
    based on 9 ratings
     | 14,411 views

    This sermon will motivate christians to step out in faith and reach their communities.

    Aloha I Ke Akua Christian Fellowship Senior Pastor Paul A. Kaiwi, Jr., M.D. Sunday Morning Service September 3, 2006 Breaking Our Silence!!! JOKE: Passengers aboard a luxurious cruise ship were having a great time until a baby girl fell overboard. Immediately there was an 80 year old man in the ...read more

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    Denomination: Evangelical/Non-Denominational

  • Ed Wood avatar

    They Had Been With Jesus

    Contributed by Ed Wood on Nov 2, 2006
    based on 5 ratings
     | 3,220 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

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    Denomination: Baptist

  • Billy Ricks avatar

    There Is No Denying It Jesus Is Lord!!!

    Contributed by Billy Ricks on Aug 13, 2005
    based on 8 ratings
     | 2,836 views

    In this same chapter we see an eternal truth about who Jesus is. He is Lord!!! It does not matter whether you accept Him as Lord or not He will still be Lord. What ultimately hangs over the balance of the bottomless fiery pit is your eternity. The dire

    Intro: In Acts Chapter 4 we see some fantastic things. We see the promises of God fulfilled in the Apostles. Jesus had promised the helper to come and in Acts 4 twice we see the filling/anointing of the Holy Spirit for Bold preaching of the good news of Jesus Christ. In this same chapter we ...read more

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    Denomination: Baptist

  • Russell Rhodes avatar

    Acts Chapter 4 Series

    Contributed by Russell Rhodes on Sep 1, 2005
    based on 11 ratings
     | 8,597 views

    This is a study of Acts Chapter 4 the fifth in a series on the book of Acts

    Acts Chapter 4 Acts #05 I. The arrest of the Peter and John 4:1-4 A. The reasons for the arrest 1. They were teaching the people. NOTE: These men, Peter and John, were not rabbis nor teachers so they could not teach. 2. The taught that Jesus’ resurrection from the dead. NOTE: Of the ...read more

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    Denomination: Baptist

  • Kevin Purcell avatar

    A Virtuous Cycle Series

    Contributed by Kevin Purcell on May 24, 2005
    based on 4 ratings
     | 4,063 views

    This sermon focuses on Acts 4 but covers chapters 2-4 as it shows how the Christian life goes in a cycle from Spiritual Fulfillment to Ministry to Opposition to Decision whether to quit or continue on back to Spiritual Fulfillment.

    A Virtuous Cycle Acts 4:1-31 Introduction During Superbowl XXXVII, FedEx ran a commercial that spoofed the movie Castaway, in which Tom Hanks played a FedEx worker whose company plane went down, stranding him on a desert island for years. Looking like the bedraggled Hanks in the movie, the FedEx ...read more

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    Denomination: Baptist

  • Stephen Collins avatar

    Why Religion Stinks Series

    Contributed by Stephen Collins on Jan 6, 2009
     | 6,030 views

    Part 3 of our "Being the Church" series, this one focusing on the need for an authentic, personal relationship with Jesus Christ and how "religion" does not meet that need.

    Stephen N. Collins Millville – 06/22/08 Being the Church Part 3: Why Religion Stinks Acts 4:1-22 Icebreaker: The kindergarten teacher asked the students in her class to bring something related to their families’ religions to class the next day. She asked for volunteers to show what they had ...read more

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    Denomination: Church Of God

  • Jeff Strite avatar

    I-Give Series

    Contributed by Jeff Strite on Jan 18, 2009
    based on 23 ratings
     | 25,191 views

    The early church sold their lands to help the poor and needy amongst them. Were they setting the pattern for a communist commune? Were they socialists? Or was there something more basic going on here?

    OPEN: The past two weeks we’ve been talking about iPods. Ever since Apple Computers began marketing these miniature music machines in 2001 they’ve been a popular item with both adults and kids alike. iPods have been marketed in various shapes and sizes and colors, and there are all kinds of ...read more

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    Denomination: Christian/Church Of Christ

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    Courage In Prayer

    Contributed by Greg Nance on Jan 25, 2009
     | 3,586 views

    God’s people have found courage through prayer throughout history. There is no time like the present to reach up and be recharged with God’s blessings through prayer.

    Courage in Prayer How do you handle being hated for your Christian faith? What do you do? In a minute we will look at Acts 4. We’ll see what God tells us about courageous praying here. (Acts 4 records how opposition arose during the early days of the church and how the early disciples handled ...read more

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    Denomination: Christian/Church Of Christ