Sermons on boldness of speech: showing 526-540 of 25,957

The Most Heavenly Place On Earth Series

Contributed by Rick Crandall on Apr 4, 2017

1. God wants us to be united (vs. 32). 2. God wants us to be unselfish (vs. 32b & 34-35). 3. God wants us to be unleashed (vs. 33). 4. God wants us to be uplifting (vs. 36-37).

The Most Heavenly Place on Earth Acts 4:32-37 Sermon by Rick Crandall Grayson Baptist Church - Aug. 4, 2013 *We used to go to Heavenly Ham a good bit. And the ham was very good, but I wouldn't say it was heavenly. On Friday I plugged the word "heavenly" into Google and got over 51 million hits. ...read more

Scripture: Acts 4:32-37

Denomination: Baptist

Things I Know About 2017

Contributed by Mark Aarssen on Jan 17, 2017

We may face rejection and even persecution in 2017 for what we believe in and for how we express and even repeat the scriptures that are the foundation of our faith. But don’t let that intimidate you.

Things I know about 2017 Acts 4:5-22 Happy New Year everyone! I trust that you had a great time with family and friends over the holidays. Here we are in 2017 a brand new year and a fresh start for us all. A New Year can be a difficult thing for some folks. It carries with it the uncertainty of ...read more

Scripture: Acts 4:5-22

Denomination: Presbyterian/Reformed

What Makes You Think You Can Come Here?

Contributed by Joseph Smith on Apr 17, 2010

Lent, 1986, Communion: We should never be intimidated from the Lord's Table by ritual, shame, or weakness. It is hosted by one who offers us mercy and grace, paid for by His blood; so come boldly.

In the South Africa of apartheid, I suppose, nearly anything is possible. And so I do not expect that this story, improbable as it sounds, is untrue. If anything, I expect it could be multiplied many, many times over. At any rate, the story is that one day an Afrikaner, one of the ruling class in ...read more

Scripture: Hebrews 4:14-16

Denomination: Baptist

Fighting Off Spiritual Virus Series

Contributed by Ed Vasicek on Apr 19, 2010

God is patient with the feeble-minded or the disadvantaged, but his wrath is boiling toward false teachers; they are carriers of a spiritual virus. Yet this infection can incubate within believers as wel -- and hinder God's will for our lives.

Fighting Off Spiritual Virus 2 Peter 2:10b-12 1. I remember hearing about computer viruses. Could a computer catch a germ? 2. I then learned that computer viruses were often malicious programs, developed by evil-doers, to destroy computers. They are often downloaded stealthily, without you ...read more

Scripture: 2 Peter 2:10-12

Denomination: Independent/Bible

The Reality Of Christian Persecution (Part 2) Series

Contributed by Kevin L. Jones on Apr 24, 2010

A sermon examining the persecution that Christians have endured throughout history.

THE REALITY OF CHRISTIAN PERSECUTION (Part 2) Acts 4:1-4 Here in America we are blessed to possess religious freedom. For the most part, we are able to share the Gospel without the fear of being imprisoned for doing so. However, when we are faithful to share the Gospel of Jesus Christ, we ...read more

Scripture: Acts 4:1-4

Denomination: Baptist

Unstoppable - The Point Of Our Need Series

Contributed by Joseph Rodgers on Dec 10, 2018

The fourth message in a series on Acts - This message was a 15 minute devotional

Unstoppable – The Point of Our Need 10/8/17 Acts 3-4 One day Peter and John were going up to the temple at the time of prayer – at three in the afternoon. Now a man who was lame from birth was being carried to the temple gate called Beautiful, where he was put every day to beg from those ...read more

Denomination: Baptist

The Old And New Simon Peter, And The Old And New Me

Contributed by W Pat Cunningham on Apr 13, 2019

Chosen by Our Lord as what we at St. Peter’s Church called “Prince of the Apostles,” this guy had chronic, idiopathic foot-in-mouth disease.

Tuesday of Holy Week 2019 Peter the Apostle I think that early on when I heard this story, repeated in more than one Gospel, of Peter’s bravado and ultimate betrayal, I thought, “what a loser.” Chosen by Our Lord as what we at St. Peter’s Church called “Prince of the Apostles,” this guy had ...read more

Scripture: Isaiah 49:1-6, John 13:21-38, Matthew 26:74

Denomination: Catholic

The Characteristics Of A Great Church Series

Contributed by Otis Mcmillan on Apr 26, 2023

This great church at Jerusalem is a God-given example of the characteristics necessary for a great church. I would suggest that each person read and meditate on the Acts chapter 4 to become intimately acquainted with God’s idea of a great church. I

Sermon -The Characteristics of a Great Church Scripture Lesson: Acts 4:23-33 “As soon as they were freed, Peter and John returned to the other believers and told them what the leading priests and elders had said. 24 When they heard the report, all the believers lifted their voices together in ...read more

Scripture: Acts 4:23-33, Acts 4:8-14, Acts 8:35, John 16:33, Acts 5:15-16, Acts 2:46-47  (view more)  (view less)

Denomination: Methodist

A Call To Courage

Contributed by Otis Mcmillan on Oct 11, 2023

If courageous believers are going to be successful in their Christian endeavors, they must be alert to the actions of their enemies, be mindful of their relationship with Christ, be courageous in their attitude and be strong in their fortitude. This mindset is a matter of choice.

Sermon: A Call to Courage Scripture - 1Corinthians 16:13-18 “Be on guard. Stand firm in the faith. Be courageous. Be strong. And do everything with love. You know that Stephanas and his household were the first of the harvest of believers in Greece, and they are spending their lives in service to ...read more

Scripture: 1 Corinthians 16:13-18, Ephesians 6:10-11, Matthew 15:14, Ephesians 5:14-18

Denomination: Methodist

How To Please God

Contributed by Roger Hasselquist on Oct 23, 2023

We can’t live up to our own expectations any more than we can live up to everyone else’s demands. For a Christian, the goal is not to please self, but to please God.

Alba 10-22-2023 HOW TO PLEASE GOD I Thessalonians 2:1-8 Back in 1975 Rick Nelson recorded a song called “Garden Party.” The song tells about the day he learned the truth: "You can’t please everyone." If you remember the TV show, Ozzie and Harriet, you know that Ricky Nelson was one of ...read more

Scripture: 1 Thessalonians 2:1-8

Denomination: Christian/Church Of Christ

Being Bright Lights In A Dark World Series

Contributed by Otis Mcmillan on Jun 8, 2023

Your theology, what you really believe, comes out at midnight. What I mean by midnight is at the darkest moment of your soul; when things seem hopeless, when the pressure mounts, when the pain intensifies, when things are darkest. Let's shine our brightest at midnight.

Sermon: Being Bright Lights in A Dark World Scripture - Acts 16:25-40 “Around midnight Paul and Silas were praying and singing hymns to God, and the other prisoners were listening. Suddenly, there was a massive earthquake, and the prison was shaken to its foundations. All the doors immediately flew ...read more

Scripture: Acts 16:25-40, Matthew 5:15-16, 1 Peter 5:7

Denomination: Methodist

Clearing The Air About The Sacred Calling

Contributed by Donald Whitchard on Apr 12, 2021

This is no time for any man of God or serious Christian to be shy, hesitant, compromising, or half-hearted in our commission from the Lord Jesus Christ to go out into the world and preach His gospel. Today is the day to be bold for the kingdom of God.

Fellow preachers and servants in Christ, I must admit that it seems as if we are proclaiming the truth of the Gospel to stone walls these days. I have never seen such indifference and apathy in people concerning the state of their souls as I do now. We see and hear of so-called ...read more

Scripture: Isaiah 6:1-10, Jeremiah 20:7-9, 1 Corinthians 9:16, Galatians 1:8-9, 2 Timothy 4:1-5  (view more)  (view less)

Denomination: Baptist

Conquer Fear (John 18:1-27) Series

Contributed by Garrett Tyson on Mar 31, 2022

Be like Jesus, not Peter, openly, boldly, confessing the truth.

This week, we begin chapter 18. At this point, Jesus has finished encouraging his disciples, and challenging them, and warning them. He's also finished praying for them, asking his Father to take up the job of being a good shepherd to them. Now, it's time to leave the upper room. ...read more

Scripture: John 18:1-27

I Heard It Through The Grape Vine

Contributed by Charlie Roberts on Sep 29, 2019

You have a God Given inheritance, sometimes you have to remind both yourself and those around you, including the accuser...of that ALL IMPORTANT PROMISE AND TRUTH!

I Heard It Through The Grapevine Illus. By Sermon Central On a certain isolated Pacific island, when a young man proposed marriage, it was customary to announce it to the entire village. Then he and the whole community would go to the young woman’s home. Her father would come outside and then – ...read more

Scripture: Numbers 27:1-11, Jeremiah 29:11-13, John 15:5-8, 1 Chronicles 4:9-10

Denomination: Evangelical/Non-Denominational

Are You The One?

Contributed by Mark A. Barber on Nov 15, 2019

Are we are sure we are ready?

Are you the One? Matthew 11:2-11 John the Baptist is the subject of a lot of sermons preached through the Christian season of Advent. And, indeed, it should be, as Advent is a season of preparation. Unlike what is commonly believed, Advent is not a season to prepare us for Christmas, to receive ...read more

Scripture: Matthew 11:2-11

Denomination: Independent/Bible