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Faithful to the Finish
Peter's final call to a young and growing church
Grace and Glory
A short series through the highlights of 1 Peter
Entrusted
Gifts, risk, and the return of the King
Exposition of Acts 1:6-11 about God preparing the disciples for the explosion of the early church
Text: Acts 1:6-11, Title: Preparation for Explosion II, Date/Place: NRBC, 4/22/07, AM A. Opening illustration: Liken God to preparing for a big party or event, maybe talk about the preparation for Mackenzie’s party B. Background to passage: After Luke’s introduction, in verse 6 he transitions to ...read more
Scripture: Acts 1:6-11
Denomination: Baptist
Our perspectives and prejudices can cause us to act in a way that is contrary to the spirit of Christ Jesus.
Luke 13: 10 – 17 / Not On The Sabbath! Intro: When I was a kid, on those RARE occasions when I would be doing something mischievous or irritating to my mother, she would look at me and say, “Mister, you better straighten up.” I didn’t fully understand what she meant. I ...read more
Scripture: Luke 13:10-17
Denomination: Presbyterian/Reformed
A series of character sketches in the book of Acts - Stephen. Also International Day of Prayer for the Persecuted Church.
Acts 7:54-8:4 – God’s Power Through God’s People #8: Stephen And now, we come to the final sermon, #9, of this series. Since September, we have been studying in the book of Acts, watching how God’s power flowed through His people to make a difference. In the 1st part of ...read more
Why do people act the way they do, this message help us discover the answers to that question.
Acts 4:23-26 Verse 23-They didn’t complain, they didn’t say this is not fair, they praised God for what they were enduring. We might have better results with our trials, if we would praise God instead of complain. Verse 24-Lord, you are God, who made heaven and earth and the sea and all that is ...read more
Scripture: Acts 4:23-26
Exposition of Acts 27:23-44 regarding the leadership qualities of Paul on his ride to Rome
Text: Acts 27:23-44, Title: Leaders Needed II, Date/Place: NRBC, 9/13/09, PM A. Opening illustration: Sing the song from Gilligan’s Island, B. Background to passage: we are picking up this morning in the middle of a storm, literally. Paul and 275 other people are on a 3 hour tour that turned ...read more
Scripture: Acts 27:23-44
Exposition of Acts 16:16-24 about the slave girl in Philippi and the demon and being jailed.
Text: Acts 16: 16-24, Title: Real Ministry, Date/Place: NRBC, 9/28/08, AM A. Opening illustration: You know, for pastors, ministry is a series of good news and bad news. Listen to these scenarios: Good news: You baptized seven people today in the river. Bad news: You lost two of them in the swift ...read more
Scripture: Acts 16:16-24
Baptism is an outward act, with visible elements, that is key to the inward attitude and acceptance into God’s kingdom.
Baptism Before performing a baptism, the pastor approached the young father and said solemnly, "Baptism is a serious step. Are you prepared for it?" "I think so," the man replied. "My wife has made appetizers and we have a caterer coming to provide plenty of cookies and cakes for all of our ...read more
Scripture: Acts 22:12-16, Acts 22:12
Denomination: Lutheran
The 10 characteristics of a God-honoring church, based on a look at the first century church of Acts 2.
INTRO>We’ve all heard the little saying (show the actions with hands locked together, fingers entwined upside down) ...This is the church, here is the steeple; open it up (wiggling fingers) and see all the people.” However, that is NOT the way it really is...this way is actually upside down from ...read more
Scripture: Acts 2:41-47
In the very act of judgment against Adam and Eve God delivers the first prophetic promise of the Redeemer.
Genesis 3:15 The First Prophecy 5/3/15 D. Marion Clark Introduction On the road to Emmaus Jesus taught two of his disciples how the Moses and the Prophets foretold his person and work. He later took all of his disciples through a course on the Messiah in the Scriptures. They had not recognized ...read more
Scripture: Genesis 3:15
An overview of the meaning, purpose, content and results of evangelism taken from Acts 17:1-10
There she was. On a subway train with a bible in her hand, trying to gather herself. I sat at a distance on the same subway car and watched as the fear and apprehension seemed to overtake her. I could sense what she was dealing with, because I’d experienced this type of fear before. What to ...read more
Scripture: Acts 17:1-10
Denomination: Pentecostal
We can learn a lot about feeling compassion and acting on it from the actions of Jesus at Nain.
Fifteenth Sunday After Pentecost 2016 Extraordinary Form In the letter to the Ephesians, St. Paul famously tells his Catholic listeners that the task assigned to us by our baptismal consecration is to “watch carefully how [we] live, not as fools but as wise persons, redeeming the times ...read more
Scripture: Luke 7:1-14
Denomination: Catholic
Does the Holy Spirit act contrary to our will? Is He just the suggester-in-chief?
Is the Holy Ghost a Gentleman? Acts 5:1-11 I don’t know how often I have heard that the Holy Ghost is a gentleman. It is often assumed that the Holy Ghost will not force His way on anyone. I use the older term Holy Ghost rather than the newer use of the Holy spirit because “ghost” comes from the ...read more
Scripture: Acts 5:1-11
Denomination: Independent/Bible
Accomplishing great and mighty things through lay and ordinary people is the act of strong leadership and excellence.
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. Acts 4:13 Introduction Accomplishing great and mighty things through lay and ordinary people is the act of strong ...read more
Scripture: Acts 4:13, John 21:5-7
Denomination: Charismatic
Can our prayers really change things? Is it possible to pray in a way that persuades God to act?
Please open your Bibles to Exodus 32. We are in week three of a series on the power of prayer. We’ve adopted James 5:16 as our theme verse for the entire series— “The prayer of a righteous person has great power as it is working.” So we’ve been talking each week about what makes prayer powerful. ...read more
Scripture: Exodus 32:9-14, Exodus 32:30-32
Sex isn’t just a physical act. It’s deeply emotional and profoundly spiritual.
Remarkable Sex October 13, 2019 1 Corinthians 6:18-20 Flee from sexual immorality. All other sins a man commits are outside his body, but he who sins sexually sins against his own body. 19 Do you not know that your body is a temple of the Holy Spirit, who is in you, whom you have received from ...read more
Scripture: 1 Corinthians 6:18-20, Matthew 19:5-6, Galatians 5:1, Ephesians 5:1
Denomination: Evangelical/Non-Denominational
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