Sermons on Council Of Chalcedon:

SeÑor, Abre Mis OÍdos Al EspÍritu Del Consejo

Contributed by James Dina on Oct 30, 2020

Escuchen los consejos y acepten las instrucciones, para que puedan ganar en sabiduría en el futuro. Muchos son los planes en la mente de un hombre, pero es el propósito del Señor el que se mantendrá.

SEÑOR, ABRE MIS OÍDOS AL ESPÍRITU DEL CONSEJO "El oído que escucha la reprensión vivificante habitará entre los sabios." (Proverbios 15:31) Para que la visión funcione, debe ir acompañada de instrucción. Jesús sobresalió no ...read more

Scripture: Psalm 33:11, Proverbs 15:31

Denomination: Pentecostal

Don't Wish For A Change In Christ's Teaching Series

Contributed by W Pat Cunningham on May 19, 2025

Marriage is a sign of the union of Christ and the Church. Don’t mess with it. You’ll be messing with your own salvation.

Friday of the Fifth Week in Easter 2025 What does it mean to have a steadfast heart? We know from living with the Scriptures that the heart is more than the beating muscle that pumps blood through our body. Our heart of hearts is our inmost part, the action of mind and body that makes decisions ...read more

Scripture: John 15:12-17, Acts 15:22-31, Psalm 57:8-11

Denomination: Catholic

Give More Presence Series

Contributed by Bruce B. Miller on Dec 21, 2011

The Christmas Conspiracy is about seeing the deeper significance of Christmas and finding the joy that can be ours. This series is rooted in the desire to experience the true meaning of Christmas.

Christmas Conspiracy/“Reclaim Christmas” Series Give More Presence Bruce B. Miller Give More Presence Some of you hate the holidays. You just want to get through them as emotionally unscathed as possible. Others are too busy to slow down and celebrate. We can so easily miss the deep significance ...read more

Scripture: Matthew 1:18-25

Denomination: Evangelical Free

The Big Issue.

Contributed by Aubrey Vaughan on Jan 20, 2007

The Jerusalem council; sorting out the Big issue of how are we saved?

Acts 15.1- 21. The Big Issue. A Big issue then and today is the question of right standing with God, how will we be saved? How will we be accepted,how will we be forgiven and what is it we have to do to be saved for eternity? You can travel around the world and meet different people with ...read more

Scripture: Acts 15:1-21

Denomination: Baptist

"Storming The Gates Of Hell"

Contributed by Charles R. Swindoll on Sep 13, 2006

when Jesus speaks of the gates of hell, He is referring to the councils of Hell.

Biblical Text: Matthew 16:18 “And the gates of hell shall not prevail against it.” In ancient times, tall, thick and impenetrable walls of stone surrounded most cities. Each city had a limited number of gates through which visitors could enter. Since all traffic came and went through the gates, the ...read more

Scripture: Matthew 16:18

Denomination: Evangelical/Non-Denominational

Jerusalem Lifted Up Series

Contributed by W Pat Cunningham on Dec 1, 2012

The Council envisioned a humanity integrated, not split apart, and entirely in the image of Christ

Monday of First Week in Advent 2012 Gaudium et Spes When Roman general Titus stood on Mount Scopus in March of the year 70 AD, and looked toward the rebel city of Jerusalem, he learned by experience what many before him had known. Like Sennacherib and Nebuchadnezzar, Antiochus and Herod, he saw ...read more

Scripture: Isaiah 2:1-5

Denomination: Catholic

Who Can Join Series

Contributed by Kevin Ruffcorn on May 17, 2017

The council at Jerusalem concludes that grace and faith come to both Jews and Gentiles.

INTRODUCTION They are called “Watershed Events.” They may seem insignificant at the time, but they change our lives or even the course of human history. Today’s story of the First Church Council of Jerusalem is such an event. The decision to allow Gentiles into the new, growing Christian community ...read more

Scripture: Acts 15:1-18

Denomination: Lutheran

Being Intentional: Shunning Dependency, Inviting People, Relying On God, Serving The Other Servants, Avoiding Distractions. Series

Contributed by Andrew Moffatt on Feb 15, 2021

My wrap up message at officer councils, 2021, Fiji Division.

Being Intentional: Shunning dependency, inviting people, relying on God, serving the other servants, avoiding distractions. I’ve already discussed my view that the Fiji Division can be a leading light within The Salvation Army within the NZFTS Territory. While we are currently dependant on the ...read more

Scripture: Song of Songs 2:15, John 4:35

Denomination: Salvation Army

Joy And Hope: A Personal Encounter With Christ In The Church Series

Contributed by W Pat Cunningham on Nov 22, 2012

The Constitution on the Church in the Modern World gives us a kind of charter for the substance of the New Evangelization.

Monday of 34th Week in Course 2012 Documents of Vatican II: Gaudium et Spes The redeemed pictured in John’s Revelation stand in the Father’s house on Mount Zion, that is the heavenly mountain, and they are with the Lamb, redeemed by the blood of the Lamb. What are they doing for all ...read more

Scripture: Revelation 14:1-5

Denomination: Catholic

The Life Of Paul Part Vi Series

Contributed by Dan Carroll on Aug 31, 2016

Talks about what it means to follow Jesus. The Council of Jerusalem in Acts 15 deals with this issue and still impacts us today.

INTRODUCTION • Last week we talked about Paul’s suffering and how he was permanently and painfully ill. How we approach God in suffering. • There are moments in history that alter the shape of life. • Sometimes they are well chronicled and noted like landing a man on the ...read more

Scripture: Acts 15:1-19

Denomination: Evangelical/Non-Denominational

The Return Of Our God (Isaiah 40:1-11) Series

Contributed by Garrett Tyson on Jan 24, 2024

God calls on his divine council (simplified: angels) to build a road for Him, because He is very shortly returning to Jerusalem, leading/carrying his exiled people. All Israel is invited to keep their eyes open for God's return.

Last week, I introduced a new series we are beginning that covers Isaiah 40-55. If you missed last week, I think today will still mostly make sense, but you might want to get a copy of last week's sermon from me. Today, then, we are just going to dive in to Isaiah 40. This chapter opens by ...read more

Scripture: Isaiah 40:1-11

Questions That Need An Answer (Isaiah 40:12-31) Series

Contributed by Garrett Tyson on Mar 7, 2024

The questions push people to believe what they know: God is great; problems (and human empires like Babylon) are small.

Our passage today is built around a series of questions. You might find these questions comically easy to answer. Parts of this might feel a bit like Sunday school when you were very little. But work with me this morning. Multiple times, I'm going to ask you the question the prophet asks. ...read more

Scripture: Isaiah 40:12-31

Shall We Continue To Sin?

Contributed by Derek Geldart on Jan 25, 2020

This sermon handles two heresies creeping into some of our modern day churches, the idea the Old Testament is not valuable for a believer and that a Christian can't sin, based on Romans 6:1-14.

Shall we Continue to Sin? Romans 6:1-14 Online Sermon: http://www.mckeesfamily.com/?page_id=3567 The essence of our salvation lies in both grace and faith. Grace means we did not get what we deserve, condemnation and death, because a sinless Christ got what He did not deserve, God’s ...read more

Scripture: Romans 6:1-14

Denomination: Baptist

Here Comes Everybody Series

Contributed by W Pat Cunningham on Nov 3, 2012

The Church, as the Council Fathers say, is both one and diverse. Our citizenship is not here.

Monday of 31st Week in Course 5 Nov 2012 Lumen Gentium If ever there were a set of Scriptures suited to the eve of the most contentious, vicious political contest in my lifetime, these are they. The one place where we must be one in mind and heart is in the family, and I mean the family of God. ...read more

Scripture: Philippians 2:1-4

Denomination: Catholic

Love Your Neighbor As Yourself Series

Contributed by W Pat Cunningham on Feb 16, 2013

The council fathers get specific about how we can help the poor.

Monday of 1st Week in Lent 2013 Gaudium et Spes You Shall Love Your Neighbor One of the great heresies of modern time is a subtle one based on the notion of sola fide or “faith alone.” That was Martin Luther’s great mistake, of course. The only place in the NT where we read ...read more

Scripture: Matthew 25:31-46

Denomination: Catholic