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  • Mike Gilbert avatar

    Out And About Series

    Contributed by Mike Gilbert on Apr 29, 2008
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    Lessons to learn from when the apostles were set free from jail.

    INTRO>On one of his European tours, master magician and locksmith Harry Houdini found himself locked in jail for improper actions. After he had been searched and manacled in a Scottish town jail, the old jail keeper shut him in a cell and walked away. Houdini quickly freed himself from his ...read more

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    Denomination: Baptist

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    We Overwhelmingly Conquer.

    Contributed by Gordon Curley on Nov 22, 2010
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    The Apostles Persecuted. (PowerPoint slides to accompany this talk are available on request - email: gcurley@gcurley.info)

    Reading: Acts chapter 5 verses 17-42. We looked last week at verses 1-11: • The story of Ananias and Sapphira. • How they presumed upon God and were dishonest. Ill: Being honest is not always easy. • The children in a prominent family decided to give their father a book of ...read more

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    Denomination: Brethren

  • Tom Owen avatar

    Doing What God Wants Series

    Contributed by Tom Owen on Dec 7, 2010
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    Learning how to be the church in today's world through learning from the book of Acts.

    [2] Has God ever asked you to do something that was really hard? You knew God wanted you to do something, but you had a difficult time following through. Even though you knew it was the right thing to do; that it was God’s thing to do; but you just couldn’t do it? [Seeing car with ...read more

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    Denomination: Baptist

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    If It Be Of God

    Contributed by Terry Barnhill on May 11, 2010
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     | 6,698 views

    someone intervened. His name was Gamaliel. His calm advice assuaged their anger,

    As we just heard from the Book of Acts, Peter and “the other apostles” had a real knack for ticking off the Sanhedrin. They were just so darn persistent about spreading this new gospel that nothing seemed to discourage them. The fact was that they were actually making progress, and ...read more

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    Denomination: Presbyterian/Reformed

  • Jimmy Haile avatar

    Fence Straddling

    Contributed by Jimmy Haile on Sep 2, 2009
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    There are some people who like to straddle the fence.

    Acts 5:17-42 Verse 17-18-Why were they so courageous? They had seen Jesus raised from the dead. The soldiers may have been paid to tell people that they stole Jesus’ body - but they wanted the world to know the truth. The truth of the matter was that Jesus was raised from the dead! The threats of ...read more

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    Denomination: Baptist

  • Mark Aarssen avatar

    Religious Intolerance In Our Time

    Contributed by Mark Aarssen on Jun 13, 2007
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    We live in a restless, violent, ever changing world that moves in unknown directions every day. We were witness to this sad reality this past week when those victims at Virginia Tech lost their lives.

    Religious Intolerance in our Time. Acts Chapter 5:17,41 The Apostles Persecuted 17 Then the high priest and all his associates, who were members of the party of the Sadducees, were filled with jealousy. 18 They arrested the apostles and put them in the public jail. 19 But during the night ...read more

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    Denomination: Presbyterian/Reformed

  • Steve Shepherd avatar

    More And More Men And Women

    Contributed by Steve Shepherd on Aug 6, 2007
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    What is it that brought these large numbers of people to the Lord? We find some answers in our text. 1- Fear of the Lord 2- Miracles of the Lord 3- Command of the Lord 4- Commitment of the people

    INTRO.- ILL.- Jay Leno, popular host of The Tonight Show, may be one of America’s funniest comedians, but he is also a serious car enthusiast. His three garages near Burbank, CA, are packed with sports and special-interest cars, antiques and classics, and old motorcycles, etc. He hasn’t counted ...read more

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    Denomination: Christian/Church Of Christ

  • Steven Simala Grant avatar

    An Unstoppable Force Series

    Contributed by Steven Simala Grant on May 8, 2007
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     | 14,268 views

    God heals, puts us in conflict situations, and invites us to NOT fight against Him but rather join His unstoppable force.

    An Unstoppable Force: Experiencing Biblical Community Acts 5:12-42 Intro: Have you ever been in a situation where doing the right thing was going to get you in trouble? Where you had a choice, and it was clear which option was right, and it was also clear that if you did that thing, there was ...read more

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    Denomination: Baptist

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    First Christmas Risk-Takers

    Contributed by Ajai Prakash on Dec 21, 2011
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     | 5,307 views

    Risk taking at times needs to be bold and calculated. Other times require spontaneity. Risk taking is taking on something that causes fear and has the possibility of failure. Risk taking is an essential ingredient in ministry in the Kingdom of God. Most B

    Opening illustration: Three pastors have been called Monday to report to prison in Shiraz, a city in southwestern Iran, within the next 30 days in what is estimated to be an act of religious persecution. The pastors were essentially being sentenced for having meetings at home, making the government ...read more

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    Denomination: Evangelical/Non-Denominational

  • Ken Pell avatar

    Bridges And Ditches: Everything Old Is New Again (#4 Of 5 In The Series) Series

    Contributed by Ken Pell on Jan 24, 2015
     | 5,414 views

    Throughout the ages Jesus’ church has been flexible and adaptive in its tactics and methods but there are some crossovers which always seem to be present when the church is effectively winning the lost.

    Welcome and Call to Worship Good morning. We are so honored that you have chosen to worship with us today. We are in our fourth week of a sermon series from the book of Acts titled “Bridges and Ditches” and we are looking at ways to build bridges and jump ditches in order to bring the ...read more

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    Denomination: Nazarene

  • Scott Kircher avatar

    A Church That Glorifies God - Part 2 Series

    Contributed by Scott Kircher on Feb 9, 2015
    based on 7 ratings
     | 17,309 views

    Part 2 of a Church that glorifies God

    A Church that Glorifies God - 2 A Church that Glorifies God… Recognizes God’s Blessings – Acts 5:12-16 Relies on God’s Direction – Acts 5:17-32 Rejoices in Suffering for God’s Name – Acts 5:33-42 Slide Negatives This past week we had a few tough ...read more

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    Denomination: Evangelical/Non-Denominational

  • C. Philip Green avatar

    Life On The Edge Series

    Contributed by C. Philip Green on Oct 15, 2014
     | 8,510 views

    Dare to live life on the edge and don't let anybody stop you. Don't let their jealousy, dictates or threats stop you from being all that Christ calls you to be.

    Valerie Catura of Diamond Bar, California, was going over one of her memory verses before the lunch rush at the restaurant where she worked as a waitress. The verse was Galatians 2:20 – “I have been crucified with Christ and I no longer live, but Christ lives in me.” Then her ...read more

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    Denomination: Evangelical Free

  • Kevin L. Jones avatar

    When God's Plan Involves Pain

    Contributed by Kevin L. Jones on Nov 9, 2014
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     | 24,293 views

    A sermon examining how to respond when you encounter trouble in the Christian life.

    WHEN GOD’S PLAN INVOLVES PAIN Acts 5:33-42 (Antioch Baptist Church: Wednesday, December 17th, 2025) - Annie Johnson Flint wrote a hymn that says: God hath not promised skies always blue, Flower strewn pathways all our lives through; God hath not promised sun without rain, Joy without sorrow, ...read more

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    Denomination: Baptist

  • Maurice McCarthy avatar

    An Unusual Amen

    Contributed by Maurice Mccarthy on Nov 17, 2014
    based on 4 ratings
     | 8,907 views

    In life you will face Unexpected Attacks, be helped by Unseen Advocates, you will realize Unforeseen Additions, and will need to verbalize Unusual Amen's.

    An Unusual Amen PPT 1 Title This will be a different text than you probably have ever heard for a Thanksgiving message. Text: Acts 5:17-42 (Note to Pastor's on sermon central. I read the whole passage, but for posting online I am only showing the last 3 verses.) ... Ac 5:40 And they took his ...read more

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    Denomination: Pentecostal

  • Greg Nance avatar

    How Hardships Work For Good

    Contributed by Greg Nance on May 25, 2013
     | 4,197 views

    Acts 5 gives us two cases where the church faced hardship. One was internal and the other was external. Both were used by God for the good of the church. How can that happen for us today?

    (Read Acts 5 with slides) What does it take to ruin a church? What does it take to stop God? Acts 5 gives us two stories about threats to the church, one from the inside and the other from the outside. First. The threat from the inside produced two deaths and great fear upon the whole ...read more

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    Denomination: Christian/Church Of Christ