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  • D. Greg Ebie avatar

    Prayerfully Encountering The Living God - Part 1 Series

    Contributed by D. Greg Ebie on Jul 28, 2002
    based on 29 ratings
     | 8,662 views

    Suffering from an inferiority complex? The same God who is a work in the lives of others desires to make your impossibilities possible. Let’s learn from the early church how to prayerfully encounter the living God!

    Two cows were standing in a field saw a milk truck pass by. The truck had painted in large letters on its side, “Prairie Farms Milk –– Homogenized –– Sanitized –– Vitamin Enriched” One cow spoke up and said, “Makes me feel kind of inferior!” I’m sure that none of us have ever felt inferior ...read more

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    Denomination: Assembly Of God

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    5 Marks Of A 24/7 Christian

    Contributed by Daniel Chua on Feb 3, 2005
    based on 39 ratings
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    Christianity is more than just a religion that you practice once a week; it is a lifestyle, a daily walk of faith with a living Savior. And that’s exactly how the early Christians lived and they turned their world upside down!

    5 Marks of a 24/7 Christian The Christian life is not a roller-coaster ride! - Feeling high on Sunday and low on Wednesday - It is a daily consistent walk with a living Saviour - ’He walks with me and talks with me...’ - Notice the word ’daily’ in these passages of Scripture 1. A 24/7 Christian ...read more

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    Denomination: Independent/Bible

  • Brian Bill avatar

    Mobilizing For Ministry Series

    Contributed by Brian Bill on Apr 29, 2003
    based on 91 ratings
     | 32,862 views

    The beauty of Christianity is that believers have been redeemed for a reason, converted to a cause, and saved to serve. This morning we’re going to take a look at the second key lifestyle ingredient of the early church ­ they were mobilized for ministry.

    Making an Impact: Mobilizing for Ministry These are actual excerpts from the classified sections of city newspapers. Are you illiterate? Write today for help. Alterations Shop. We do not tear your clothing with machinery. We do it carefully by hand. Auto Repair Service. Try us once; you’ll ...read more

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    Denomination: Baptist

  • Jerry Shirley avatar

    We've Got Mail

    Contributed by Jerry Shirley on Sep 21, 2007
    based on 56 ratings
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    Hezekiah founded an early Bible Post Office, and now God sends us to ’deliver the mail’ and carry His message to the ends of the earth. Link included to formatted text, audio & video, and PowerPoint Presentation.

    We’ve Got Mail II Chronicles 30:1-6 http://gbcdecatur.org/sermons/GotMail.html When I was a little boy my dad was a mail carrier, before he entered the ministry. And from that day to now I have had much respect for those who go door to door and street to street, carrying the mail for us. They ...read more

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    Denomination: Baptist

  • Tom Fuller avatar

    What Are You Seeking? Series

    Contributed by Tom Fuller on Nov 18, 2007
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    How do respond to a change in your environment? When Jesus comes on the scene he forces us to think in new ways. Learn how his early disciples dealt with the coming of a big change: the Messiah.

    How do you want people to think of you? I guess it depends on the situation-and your age. When I was younger I wanted to be cool, and I was so not. Today I could be thought of in many roles: husband, son, father, pastor, writer, or musician. When I’m with other pastors I could want to be thought of ...read more

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    Denomination: Calvary Chapel

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    Growth In Suffering Series

    Contributed by Warner Pidgeon on Mar 10, 2011
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    The Early Church experienced growth in numbers, and growth in depth and growth in community. It also experienced a growth in suffering. Jesus said blessed are those who suffer and are persecuted because of him! This talk encourages the church to proclaim

    Although I’ve only seen part of it on YouTube there is a humbling episode from the 1961 British film called, ‘Whistle down the Wind’. A group of Lancashire children have experienced the death of a kitten. They had prayed fervently that the little cat would get well, but instead it died. They ...read more

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    Denomination: Anglican

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    Flexing To Adjust To What Is Series

    Contributed by Ed Vasicek on Oct 20, 2008
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    The early church was comfortable with innovating and changing its methodology; even today, Biblically grounded churches have freedom to adjust to the times as long as the truth of Scripture is not sacrificed in the process. Our text provides us with a mo

    Flexing to Adjust to What Is (Acts 6:1-7) 1. This was in Friday’s news: LAGOS (Reuters) – A father took his 20-year old son to an Islamic court in northern Nigeria for idleness, asking that he be sent to prison for refusing to engage in productive activities, state news agency NAN said Friday. "He ...read more

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    Denomination: Independent/Bible

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    Doing The Holy Hug Series

    Contributed by Jeff Strite on Feb 4, 2013
    based on 94 ratings
     | 24,259 views

    The "holy kiss" was a common way to show love and acceptance in the early church. What was that "kiss" intended to accomplish for God and how can we (who often don’t do that) accomplish the same goals?

    OPEN: For the next 4 weeks, we’re going to be looking at what the Bible says about kissing (pause). You know, the Bible is just FULL of kissing. There are stories where sons kiss their fathers. Friends kissing friends/ brothers kissing brothers. People kissing false idols. Kissing between a woman ...read more

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    Denomination: Christian/Church Of Christ

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    Be A Barnabas - A Light Of Encouragement

    Contributed by J Jeffrey Smead on Nov 10, 2015
    based on 45 ratings
     | 34,299 views

    Encouragement means coming alongside and inputting courage. Where courage has faded away, encouragement is the putting back or refilling of courage. The leaders of the early church gave one man, Barnabas, the nickname "Son of encouragement".

    For those not familiar with an Anglican Service there are three Scripture readings prior to the Message. The appointed Scriptures for this day are: 1 Samuel 1:4-20; Hebrews 10:11-25, and Mark 13:1-8 A married couple .....was asleep in bed on a stormy night ......when they were awakened by a loud ...read more

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    Denomination: Anglican

  • Ron Tuit avatar

    The Eternal Sabbath Series

    Contributed by Ron Tuit on Oct 22, 2016
     | 5,587 views

    The Sabbath day of the Old Testament is fulfilled in the work of the Lord Jesus in the New Testament. It is no wonder that Christians in the Early Church called the first day of the week, "The Lord's Day". The Lord's Day coincides with God's Creation.

    “The Eternal Sabbath” Exodus 20:8-11 We have been looking at the Ten Commandments as part of the unfolding drama of salvation in the Old Testament. A short review from Exodus 20:1: “And God spoke all these words, saying: 2 "I am the Lord your God, who brought you out of the ...read more

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    Denomination: Baptist

  • John Gaston avatar

    Plundering Hell To Populate Heaven

    Contributed by John Gaston on May 15, 2016
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     | 14,296 views

    The Lord Jesus & the Early Church well knew their mission: to plunder the devil of his human captives! We must play catch up and get busy to populate heaven before the King comes! Come on!

    PLUNDERING HELL TO POPULATE HEAVEN Acts 17:1-17, NKJV INTRODUCTION A. HUMOR: 1. How many of you know, that when you send a messenger, you want them to tell the correct message! 2. Juan Carlos was a famous pirate. He was notorious for his thievery, and it was rumored that he had a very large ...read more

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    Denomination: Assembly Of God

  • Ernie Arnold avatar

    Stopping The Son Of God - Epiphany 4c

    Contributed by Ernie Arnold on Jan 24, 2016
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     | 6,696 views

    Proposition: Luke shares how those early Nazarenes were able to stop the Son of God - 1. Through their small mindedness 2. Through their attempt to keep Jesus in a box 3. Through their doubt and mistrust

    Scripture: Luke 4:14-30 (cf. 21-30); Psalms 71:1-6; I Corinthians 13:1-13 THEME: Stopping the Son of God - Epiphany 4 C Proposition: Luke shares how those early Nazarenes were able to stop the Son of God - 1. Through their small mindedness 2. Through their attempt to keep Jesus in a ...read more

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    Denomination: Nazarene

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    The Demeanor And Disposition Of A Follower Of Christ Series

    Contributed by Guy Glass on May 23, 2012
    based on 4 ratings
     | 4,363 views

    THIS SHORT PASSAGE IS REALLY ONLY THE BEGINNING OF THE STORY THAT WILL END WITH THE DEATH OF STEPHEN. STEPHEN WAS ONE OF THE FIRST DEACONS CHOSEN FOR THE EARLY CHURCH. FROM THAT MOMENT, IT SEEMS AS THOUGH HIS LIFE IS SHORT. THERE IS NOT MUCH TIME BETWE

    THE DEMEANOR AND DISPOSITION OF A FOLLOWER OF CHRIST Acts 6:8-15 Now Stephen, a man full of God's grace and power, did great wonders and miraculous signs among the people. 9 Opposition arose, however, from members of the Synagogue of the Freedmen (as it was called)--Jews of Cyrene and Alexandria as ...read more

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    Denomination: Baptist

  • Kyle Campbell avatar

    Walking In The Fear Of The Lord

    Contributed by Kyle Campbell on Jun 1, 2022
     | 2,982 views

    In writing about the early church, Luke recorded that they walked in the “fear of the Lord” (Acts 9:31). This is the only time this expression occurs in the New Testament, although it occurs twenty-six times in the Old Testament (NKJV).

    Introduction. In writing about the early church, Luke recorded that they walked in the “fear of the Lord” (Acts 9:31). This is the only time this expression occurs in the New Testament, although it occurs twenty-six times in the Old Testament (NKJV). In writing to the church at Philippi, Paul told ...read more

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    Denomination: Christian/Church Of Christ

  • John Lowe avatar

    the Plague Of Flies. Series

    Contributed by John Lowe on Jul 24, 2022
     | 2,519 views

    Then the LORD said to Moses, “Get up early in the morning and confront Pharaoh as he goes to the river and say to him, ‘This is what the LORD says: Let my people go, so that they may worship me.

    The Plague Of Flies. Exodus 8:20-24. Exodus 8:20-24. 20Then the LORD said to Moses,"’ Get up early in the morning and confront Pharaoh as he goes to the river and say to him, ''This is what the LORD says: Let my people go, so that they may worship me.' 21If you do not let my ...read more

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    Denomination: Baptist