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  • Alan Perkins avatar

    Hidden Treasure

    Contributed by Alan Perkins on Jun 2, 2002
    based on 154 ratings
     | 24,661 views

    No act of faith or obedience, whether great or small, whether seen or unseen, will go unrewarded.

    This morning, I’d like to address a simple question: Is it worth it? Is the payoff worth the cost, is the potential reward worth the risk? We face that question all the time, for the simple reason that everything has a cost. Nothing is free. Even gifts usually come with some kind of strings ...read more

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    Denomination: Baptist

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    The "Surprise” About God.

    Contributed by Dr. Jerry Morrissey on Apr 7, 2001
    based on 167 ratings
     | 6,410 views

    Year C Easter Sunday, Acts 10: 34-43, April 15, 2001

    Year C Easter Sunday, Acts 10: 34-43, April 15, 2001 Title: “The “surprise” about God.” This sermon of Peter is both a first and a last. It is the first recorded sermon to a Gentile audience in Acts. It is also the last time Peter gives a sermon. Peter’s preaching to Gentiles is extremely ...read more

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    Denomination: Lutheran

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    Family Ties Series

    Contributed by Robert Higgins on Apr 15, 2008
    based on 7 ratings
     | 24,187 views

    God designed His church to be a family. Not just to act like a family, but to literally be a family.

    Opening Did you hear about the guy who was called into his doctor’s office? The doctor sat him down and said, “I’ve got some good news and bad news. Which do you want first?” “Give me the good news first.” “Ok,” the doctor said. “Your tests are back and you only have three days to live.” “That’s ...read more

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    Denomination: Baptist

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    A Mightier Deliverance Series

    Contributed by Jason Jones on May 18, 2009
    based on 4 ratings
     | 7,929 views

    Exposition of Acts 23:12-35 about the excessive deliverance of Paul from the Jews

    Text: Acts 23:12-35, Title: A Mightier Deliverance, Date/Place: NRBC, 5/17/09, AM A. Opening illustration: reminisce about our yearly deliverance at Camp Jubilee B. Background to passage: Remember Paul has now been delivered from three riots in a row by the Lord and the Romans. And now the enemy ...read more

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    Denomination: Baptist

  • Shawn Rose avatar

    Luke's Portrait Of A Beautiful Woman

    Contributed by Shawn Rose on May 19, 2009
    based on 16 ratings
     | 18,231 views

    In the book of Acts, Luke paints a portrait of a truly beautiful woman...her name was Dorcas.

    LUKE’S PORTRAIT OF A BEAUTIFUL WOMAN Text: Acts 9:36 – 42 Introduction: · “Beautiful” – delighting the senses by excellence and harmony, and often also giving great pleasure to the mind by an inner goodness (World Book Dict.) · We have traded beauty for sensuality · What is true beauty? · Luke ...read more

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    Denomination: Baptist

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    Building Together For The Glory Of God

    Contributed by Leonard Davis on May 30, 2009
    based on 8 ratings
     | 15,060 views

    The motivation for building or renovating a church’s building should be to honor God as an act of worship.

    BUILDING TOGETHER FOR THE GLORY OF GOD I have known of young people and some that were not so young that made a choice to go into the ministry. I have seen some that abandoned careers that would have taken them to positions of wealth and power in the business world to be a preacher and pastor ...read more

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    Denomination: Baptist

  • Jason Jones avatar

    Biblical Misconceptions Series

    Contributed by Jason Jones on Sep 28, 2009
    based on 5 ratings
     | 8,213 views

    Exposition of Acts 28:1-6 regarding four biblical misconceptions found in this text

    Text: Acts 28:1-6, Title: Biblical Misconceptions, Date/Place: NRBC, 9/27/09, AM A. Opening illustration: Stanford Research Institute was studying the differences in vocational perceptions. They devised a short but succinct test. The first to be tested was an engineer. The researchers asked him: “ ...read more

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    Denomination: Baptist

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    Building The Kingdom Series

    Contributed by Jason Jones on Sep 15, 2008
    based on 5 ratings
     | 7,225 views

    Exposition of Acts 16:1-12 regarding Paul’s kingdom oriented mindset

    Text: Acts 16:1-12, Title: Building the Kingdom, Date/Place: NRBC, 9/14/08, AM A. Opening illustration: Getting budget time again…money requires us to ask “kingdom” questions…ex. B. Background to passage: Theological controversy settled, personal disagreement aside, off they go over land back to ...read more

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    Denomination: Baptist

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    Chasing The Wind - The Great Adventure

    Contributed by Ray Ellis on Sep 23, 2008
     | 4,629 views

    he book of Acts is about “Chasing the Wind” (Holy Spirit) and living the great adventure

    Chasing the Wind -Living the Great Adventure- Acts 1:4-8, Acts 2:1-2 The book of Acts is about “Chasing the Wind” and living the great adventure. The author of the book of Acts was Luke the physician. He wrote to Theophilus, a Gentile official who became a Christian through the influence of ...read more

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    Denomination: Free Methodist

  • Jason Jones avatar

    Turning The World Upside Down Series

    Contributed by Jason Jones on Oct 15, 2008
    based on 4 ratings
     | 7,267 views

    Exposition of Acts 17:1-15 regarding the second missionary journey in Thessalonica and Berea

    Text: Acts 17:1-15, Title: Turning the World Upside Down, Date/Place: NRBC, 10/12/08, AM A. Opening illustration: our baseball team turns the world upside down every time we play B. Background to passage: Having been freed with some dignity after being so spitefully treated (1 Thess 2:2) our ...read more

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    Denomination: Baptist

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    Time To Make An Application Series

    Contributed by Thomas Bowen on Aug 20, 2008
    based on 1 rating
     | 3,403 views

    We can’t just listen we must act on what we hear.

    Time to make an application James 1:19-27 Last week we started a study of the book of James. The general theme that I am looking at is a Faith that Works. Last week the subject was Pure Joy. James explains to his readers then and today that trials come in spite of our faith. In James’s day ...read more

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    Denomination: Congregational

  • Jason Jones avatar

    The Worst Imaginable Nightmare Series

    Contributed by Jason Jones on Jan 15, 2008
     | 3,494 views

    Exposition of Acts 9:1-19 about four aspects of the conversion of the Apostle Paul

    Text: Acts 9:1-19, Title: The Worst Imaginable Nightmare, Date/Place: NRBC, 1/13/08, AM A. Opening illustration: Have you heard of the best-selling book called “The Worst Case Scenario Survival Handbook.” It’s a manual, written in quite a factual tone, based on interviews with experts in a variety ...read more

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    Denomination: Baptist

  • Jason Jones avatar

    Table Servers And Bible Servers Series

    Contributed by Jason Jones on Sep 21, 2007
     | 4,002 views

    Exposition of Acts 6:1-7 specifically as it relates to the job descriptions of pastors and deacons

    Text: Acts 6:1-7, Title: Table Servers and Bible Servers, Date/Place: NRBC, 9/23/07, PM A. Opening illustration: select a few jokes from the Pastoral Search Committee thing B. Background to passage: If you were here this morning you know the context of the growing church carrying out the mission of ...read more

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    Denomination: Baptist

  • Jimmy Chapman avatar

    "When They Saw The Boldness Of Peter And John” Series

    Contributed by Jimmy Chapman on Sep 27, 2007
    based on 76 ratings
     | 31,732 views

    four characteristics of a bold witness as illusrated in the life of Peter and John from Acts 4

    HOLY BOLDNESS “When they saw the boldness of Peter and John” Acts 4:1-22 There is a faint knock at your door. You open it to find a cowering man who timidly asks, “You wouldn’t want to buy a vacuum cleaner, would you?” Unless you either take great pity on this poor excuse for a salesman or you ...read more

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    Denomination: Baptist

  • Steven Simala Grant avatar

    Born To Belong Series

    Contributed by Steven Simala Grant on May 8, 2007
    based on 1 rating
     | 5,162 views

    The best answer to lonliness is true Biblical community, like we see in Acts 1

    Born To Belong Experiencing Biblical Community: Acts 1 Intro: TV Guide recently came up with a list of what they consider the top 50 TV shows of all time; the top 5 were (source: http://www.tvguide.com/50th/features/020429a.asp): 5. The Sopranos – “A complex drama built around a thinking man’s ...read more

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    Denomination: Baptist