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  • Troy Borst avatar

    Simon: Bargainer Extrordinaire Series

    Contributed by Troy Borst on Jan 23, 2001
    based on 65 ratings
     | 6,201 views

    A sermon adapted from an IVP Bible study by C. Nystrom

    SIMON: BARGAINER EXTRORDANAIRE ACTS 8:9-25 OPENING ILLUSTRATION…Dale Crowell’s bargainer attitude I cannot help, tonight, to think of one of my supervisors I had during college. I worked at the Groundskeeping shop to help pay my way through school. The second supervisor I had was quite a ...read more

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    Denomination: Christian/Church Of Christ

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    Making The Most Of The Good And The Bad - Rom 8:28,29

    Contributed by Paul Fritz on Apr 15, 2002
    based on 30 ratings
     | 4,561 views

    Making the Most of the Good and the Bad - Rom. 8:28,29

    Making the Most of the Good & the Bad – Rom. 8:28 Illustration: DETOURS The year was 1920. The scene was the examining board for selecting missionaries. Standing before the board was a young man named Oswald Smith. One dream dominated his heart. He wanted to be a missionary. Over and over again, ...read more

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    Denomination: Evangelical/Non-Denominational

  • A. Todd Coget avatar

    Stephen's Sermon Series

    Contributed by A. Todd Coget on Apr 18, 2002
    based on 135 ratings
     | 29,837 views

    This sermon encourages us to let go of human tradtions and seek God only--just as Stephen said to the religious leaders.

    Stephen’s Sermon Acts 7 April 21, 2001 Intro: A. [Seeing Yourself in a Sermon, Citation: From a cartoon by Lee Johnson, The Best Cartoons from Leadership Journal, Volume 1 (Broadman & Holman, 1999)] Following the Sunday morning service, the pastor stood at the back of the church, shaking hands ...read more

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    Denomination: Evangelical/Non-Denominational

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    Growing Pains

    Contributed by Daryl Bahn on Apr 22, 2002
    based on 44 ratings
     | 4,514 views

    The danger of growth is great. The need for growth is even greater. The love of Jesus, the Good Sheperd for his people is the greatest of all!

    GROWING PAINS (Acts 6:1-9; 7:2a, 51-60) Intro: Wouldn’t it be great if our church suddenly grew by the thousands? The book of Acts demonstrates that this is possible. It also reminds us to be careful what we wish for, because growth isn’t always easy or painless. It often means we have to deal ...read more

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    Denomination: Lutheran

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    Not For Sale

    Contributed by Jim Kane on Apr 23, 2002
    based on 24 ratings
     | 5,763 views

    How do we make ourselves acceptable to God? We can’t! We can only make ourselves available to Him and accept His forgiveness.

    1. Last week as I introduced our current series, Living in Light of Easter, I asked you a question, “Who Are You?” It is a question about identity because when we make the decision to acknowledge the sin in our life and choose to accept and receive God’s forgiveness of our sin, those choices ...read more

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    Denomination: Church Of God

  • A. Todd Coget avatar

    When The Spirit Moves Series

    Contributed by A. Todd Coget on Apr 25, 2002
    based on 45 ratings
     | 11,744 views

    This sermon describes the predictable attacks of Satan when the Spirit moves in a church or a person’s life and how we should respond to those attacks.

    When The Spirit Moves Acts 8:1-8 April 28, 2002 Intro: A. [illustration: From the sermon, "Spreading Power through Persecution" by John Piper, senior pastor of Bethlehem Baptist Church in Minneapolis, Minnesota] On January 9, 1985, a Congregational pastor in Bulgaria named Christo Kuleczef, was ...read more

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    Denomination: Evangelical/Non-Denominational

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    Prepare For Persecution

    Contributed by Greg Nance on Apr 29, 2002
    based on 37 ratings
     | 8,428 views

    Have you ever noticed how much the Bible teaches about suffering for the cause of Christ? Are you ready to walk with Jesus through the valley of suffering in order to receive a crown of life? Let’s get ready.

    Preparing for Persecution A couple of years ago we had a bad wind storm and afterward, as Jenny and I walked around our block we saw where a huge tree had fallen on top of a neighbor’s van. The van looked like a new one, but it was totaled by the tree. There were lots of other big trees in the ...read more

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    Denomination: Christian/Church Of Christ

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    The Church...built On A Rock

    Contributed by Maurice Schaus on Apr 30, 2002
    based on 51 ratings
     | 9,570 views

    In a world where "sticks and stones" can hurt and tear people down, we are called to be "living stones," builting up one another with Chtist’s own love.

    The Church…Built on a Rock “Sticks and stones may break my bones, but names will never hurt me.” This refrain has been used by many a generation of children to ward off the attacks of teasing peers. The image of children throwing rocks at one another has taken on new meaning of late, as our news ...read more

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    Denomination: Lutheran

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    God Directs Eternal Salvation

    Contributed by Timm Meyer on May 2, 2002
    based on 13 ratings
     | 4,149 views

    EASTER 5(B) - April 28, 2002 - Our gracious God directs His eternal salvation from Scripture to man and from man into humanity.

    GOD DIRECTS ETERNAL SALVATION Acts 8:26-40 - April 28, 2002 26Now an angel of the Lord said to Philip, "Go south to the road--the desert road--that goes down from Jerusalem to Gaza." 27So he started out, and on his way he met an Ethiopian eunuch, an important official in charge of all ...read more

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    Denomination: Lutheran

  • A. Todd Coget avatar

    The Great Power Series

    Contributed by A. Todd Coget on May 3, 2002
    based on 34 ratings
     | 9,041 views

    This sermon is based on a man in Acts 8 who the people of the city referred to as "The Great Power." This sermon demostrates how the real "Great Power" is the Spirit of God!

    The Great Power Acts 8:9-25 May 5, 2002 Intro: A. Today, we come to a couple of stories about a man whom the people in the city called "The Great Power." B. As we come to the teaching of the Word, I want to ask us to bow very meditatively and sing the first two verses #278 "Open My Eyes, that I ...read more

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    Denomination: Evangelical/Non-Denominational

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    Getting Out Of The Rut

    Contributed by Martin Wiles on May 8, 2002
    based on 45 ratings
     | 9,282 views

    Sometimes, we just need to get out of our spiritual ruts so that we can get on with God’s work.

    INTRODUCTION Have you ever felt as if you were in a rut? About two years ago, my brother,daughter and I went hiking on the Appalachian Trail on the North Carolina, Tennessee border. It is an area called the Bald Mountains because you actually walk over the tops of the mountains. It is grasslands ...read more

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    Denomination: Baptist

  • Bob Briggs avatar

    How Can I Survive In This World?

    Contributed by Bob Briggs on May 14, 2002
    based on 64 ratings
     | 8,983 views

    What is it that will empower me for survival as I travel through this earthly existence?

    Have you ever asked, How can I survive in this world? I have an answer for you, you can’t. The survival rate for people in this world is zero. Your thinking, thanks for sharing. Paul wrote in 1 Corinthians 7:31 For this world in its present form is passing away. This means, there will ...read more

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    Denomination: Pentecostal

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    Chasing Chariots

    Contributed by Tom Lovorn on Nov 19, 2000
    based on 514 ratings
     | 28,502 views

    As Phillip witnessed to the eunuch we would do well to chase chariots and share our faith by every possible means.

    Chasing Chariots Acts 8:26-39 Introduction A few days ago I received this true account over the Internet. A young man had just left his Wednesday evening Bible study. Sitting in his car he prayed, "Lord, we studied tonight about your speaking to Samuel. Do you still speak to people today? ...read more

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    Denomination: Baptist

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    Gathered But Not Scattered Series

    Contributed by John Hamby on Dec 11, 2000
    based on 124 ratings
     | 16,867 views

    The church is to gather for power but to scatter to proclaim the word.

    A STUDY OF THE BOOK OF ACTS Sermon # 15 GATHERED BUT NOT SCATTERED Acts 8:1-4 “In football they have a huddle, the goal of the huddle is to give you thirty seconds to call the play, that is why they give you a huddle.(At a professional football game there may be ) Sixty thousand people watching ...read more

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    Denomination: Baptist

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    Two Conversion Stories Series

    Contributed by John Hamby on Dec 18, 2000
    based on 64 ratings
     | 11,973 views

    Two examples of religious decisions one false conversion (Simon the Sorcerer) and one true conversion (Ethiopian Treasurer).

    Two Conversion Stories Acts 8:5-40 The hero of Acts chapter 8 is Philip. Philip was one of the seven chosen to oversee the distribution of relief to the widows. Philip is the first person and the only person in the New Testament called an evangelist (Acts 21:8). It is interesting to consider that ...read more

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    Denomination: Baptist