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What Do We Do When Control Is Taken Away?

Contributed by Doug Koehler on May 2, 2009

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We like to be in control, some of us need to be in control but, when that control is taken away by sinful man or others, we need to look to the one who is always in full control.

Acts 4:23-33 I suspect that most all of the conflicts and battles of life boil down to issues of control. Republicans want control of the congress and Democrats don’t want to give it up. Israelis want to control Palestinians and Palestinians resist. Sunnis and Shiites fight for control of Iraq. ...read more

Scripture: Acts 4:23-33

Denomination: Lutheran

Facing Opposition, Finding Strength

Contributed by Tim Hbc on May 7, 2009

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In Acts 4 we see a church alive and on fire. But it is also a church under attack. How did the first believers cope with opposition?

Introduction Once upon a time, an atheist lived in a small town. The atheist wasn’t a bad man, he just didn’t believe. He wasn’t interested in church… and there was only one in the area. It was cold and dead. More of a social club for the deceased. One day the church building caught on fire. The ...read more

Scripture: Acts 4:18-31

Denomination: Baptist

Should The Church Pray?

Contributed by Ralph Andrus on Jul 27, 2005

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When the early church prayed it involved 3 things I ASKING II ANSWERING III. ACTING

Sun. Jan. 29/95 Acts 4:22-33 Should The Church Pray? ********************** Obituary of Mrs. Prayer Meeting "Mrs. Prayer Meeting died recently at the First Neglected Church, on Worldly Ave. Born many years ago in the midst of great revivals, she was a ...read more

Scripture: Acts 4:22-33

Denomination: Baptist

There Is No Denying It Jesus Is Lord!!!

Contributed by Billy Ricks on Aug 13, 2005

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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

Scripture: Acts 4:13-22

Denomination: Baptist

The Power Of God To Overcome Resistance Of The Christian Lifestyle

Contributed by Billy Ricks on Aug 13, 2005

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There is resistance today. Resistance from the world and the devil. Neither of them want us to live an overcoming abundant Christian lifestyle. When we do God receives Glory and we gain victory in Jesus. 3 Things to be aware of the resitance and ultima

Intro: Since the freeing of Iraq we have seen resistance from terrorists. These terrorists do not belong to Iraq as citizens. They are instead Syrians, Iranians, Jordanians, etc.. They resist the setting up of a free Iraq! Yet they do not even belong to the nation of Iraq. How much that is ...read more

Scripture: Acts 4:1-12

Denomination: Baptist

The Power Of God In Unity

Contributed by Billy Ricks on Aug 20, 2005

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The sermon speaks of our calling to unity and the power of God that works through our unified spirits. We must be unified in Christ because anything else is a sin before God almighty!

Intro: As the Untied states of America we are united because of what we have in common. We all have the divine right to Life, Liberty and the Pursuit of happiness. As Christians we are called to be united because of Whom we have in common, the Lord Jesus Christ. We will see in Acts Today an ...read more

Scripture: Acts 4:23-37

Denomination: Baptist

1st Things 1st: "Salvation Is Found In Jesus Alone" Series

Contributed by Jim Black on Aug 23, 2005

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Do Christians really believe that salvation is found ONLY through Jesus Christ?

There were a lot of things one could believe in in the ancient world… • There were all manner of Greek or Roman ‘gods’ one could worship… just take your pick! Epicureanism was a common philosophy. So was Stoicism. There were all kinds of mystery religions and pagan worship ideas. • There were ...read more

Scripture: Acts 4:8-12

Denomination: Christian/Church Of Christ

Taken And Shaken

Contributed by William Ellis on Aug 25, 2005

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To Peter and John it may have seemed as if all was lost, but after they were taken because of the witness and power of the Holy Spirit in their ministry...they went back to some home folk and the place was shaken!

Intro: Peter and John had healed a crippled man and were teaching multitudes about the resurrection power of Jesus Christ. They were taken before the Sanhedrin and accused of false teaching and heresies, but because they could see the crippled man that wasn’t crippled anymore and because the ...read more

Scripture: Acts 4:31-33

Denomination: Church Of God

Acts Chapter 4 Series

Contributed by Russell Rhodes on Sep 1, 2005

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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

Scripture: Acts 4:1-37

Denomination: Baptist

Is It Obvious?

Contributed by Carl Willis on Mar 15, 2006

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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

There Is No God Like Our God Series

Contributed by Jake Kircher on Apr 10, 2006

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As we live our lives we need to remember who it is that we are calling out to and in relationship with. Nothing else even comes close to matching the God that we know!

Since it’s been a few weeks since we have looked at Acts together I want to quickly recap what has been happening to put everything in context. If you remember, Luke opens up the book of Acts by telling the story of Jesus’ return to heaven as the disciples stood and watched. An angel appears to ...read more

Scripture: Acts 4:1-12, Acts 4:12

Denomination: Evangelical/Non-Denominational

Encouraging The Church To Encourage

Contributed by Warner Pidgeon on Apr 23, 2006

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Some lessons from the early Church. In particular, encouraging the local church to be imitators of Barnabas the encourager, since he himself was Christ-like

The disciples were overjoyed when they saw the Lord (John 20:20)! On that Sunday evening, just two days after they had seen Jesus crucified dead and buried, Jesus appeared to his closest friends. Two days after the worst day they had ever experienced, his friends saw him alive and they were ...read more

Scripture: Acts 4:32-37

Denomination: Anglican

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

Contributed by Mark Strauss on May 4, 2006

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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

The Book Of Acts, Part 6- Sharing All Things Series

Contributed by Mark Strauss on May 4, 2006

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We live in a society that is obsessed with self-fulfillment and self-centeredness. •And Christians often share that obsession, buying into this “me first” attitude. •Yet when we examine the book of Acts, we see in the Church a community characterized b

“Sharing All Things” The Church’s Example in Giving Acts 4:32-37 One of the things we learn from children is their natural, inborn tendency toward selfishness. •From a baby’s perspective, “What’s mine is mine, What’s yours is mine, and whatever I want is mine.” •And this natural selfishness ...read more

Scripture: Acts 4:32-37

Denomination: Baptist

The Cost Of Being Pentecostal Series

Contributed by Gerald Van Horn on Aug 2, 2006

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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

Scripture: Acts 4:1-22

Denomination: Assembly Of God

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