Sermons on Gevurot 1:5:

Wait For The Promise Series

Contributed by Ricky Tuttle Thd on Jan 13, 2024

How hard is it to wait when you are so ready to receive that which you know to be a very special gift?

“Wait For The Promise” Acts 1:4-8 When Christine was very young the Christmas present she so wanted was a “Cabbage Patch Doll.” She spoke of it often and said how much she wanted that doll, and I told her that I was going to give her a box of rocks instead. Well I needed to keep my word so I took ...read more

Scripture: Acts 1:4-8

Denomination: Baptist

Journey Through Acts (Part 1) Series

Contributed by Scott Bayles on Jan 15, 2024

Just like his early followers, we live with one eye on the clouds awaiting Jesus’ return, but until that day, we have the proof of his resurrection, we have the power of the Holy Spirit, and we have a purpose to fulfill.

The Journey: Following the Spirit through Acts (1) Scott Bayles, pastor Scripture: Acts 1:1-10 Blooming Grove Christian Church: 6/25/2017 Six months ago, we set out on a sixteen-week journey that took us through the deserts of Palestine, along the shores of Lake Galilee and the Jordan River, and ...read more

Scripture: Acts 1:1-10

Denomination: Christian Church

While We Wait

Contributed by Larry Grant on Apr 23, 2022

Jesus is preparing to ascend back into Heaven to sit down at the right hand of God. But before He leaves, He commands and commissions His men to reach the world with the Gospel, the Good News that Jesus saves. He tells them to wait for the Promise of the Father, which is the Holy Ghost!

Acts 1:1-8 While We Wait April 24, 2022 Luke inscribes in his gospel account and also in his historical account of the Acts of the Apostles to the dignitary Theophilus our Lord’s last meeting with His disciples while He was here on earth. He is preparing to ascend back into Heaven ...read more

Scripture: Acts 1:1-8

Denomination: Baptist

Forty Days - From Resurrection To Ascension Series

Contributed by David Owens on Apr 25, 2022

After the resurrection day appearances of Jesus, He made many other important appearances during the next 40 days until He returned to heaven. Those important appearances included He gave the great commission, recommissioned Peter, and ascended before their eyes. He is coming again!

A. As you know from experience, in our day and time, there is a lot of misinformation the flows through the internet, in news headlines, and from public figures. 1. There are at least two internet sites that are satirical “newspapers,” but unfortunately, some people don’t realize they are “fake ...read more

Scripture: John 20:25-29, 1 John 1:1, John 21:24-25, 1 Corinthians 15:3-8, John 21:1-14, Matthew 28:16-20, Acts 1:1-11, Mark 16:19-20  (view more)  (view less)

Denomination: Christian/Church Of Christ

Getting Unstuck

Contributed by Edward Hardee on May 7, 2022

A message from the Ascension of Jesus. The disciples stood gazing at Jesus. They were stuck

Title: Don’t Get Stuck Theme: Text: Acts 1:1 - 11 Opening Scripture Act 1:1-11 The former account I made, O Theophilus (the same person Luke wrote to. Luke and Acts are companion books. There was unfinished business at the end of Luke and so Acts steps in. That is why we call this book the ...read more

Scripture: Acts 1:1-11

Denomination: Church Of God

"Acts: The First Thirty Years”..... Easter Monday - Creative Waiting Series

Contributed by Clarence Eisberg on May 11, 2022

Did you ever wonder what the disciples were doing and thinking on Easter Monday? They thought Jesus was going to replace the Roman Empire with a new Empire for Israel.. They just didn't get it. It took 40 days of explanation and the Holy Spirit. .

In Jesus Holy Name May 15, 2022 Text: Acts 1:3 Redeemer Lutheran “Acts: The First Thirty Years” Easter Monday - Creative Waiting • Did you ever wonder what the disciples were doing and thinking on Easter Monday? • The book of Acts is a letter written by Luke to a friend named ...read more

Scripture: Acts 1:1-8

Denomination: Lutheran

What Now? (Continued)

Contributed by Delray Lentz on Sep 9, 2024

Now, I don’t know if you’ve ever hooked a water moccasin...

I would like to ride piggy-back on Pastor Jeff’s message last week, so you may hear a couple of similar thoughts. Pentecost is one of 7 seasonal feasts the Hebrew people observe. Also called “Feast of Weeks” Pentecost begins on the 50th day after Passover Believers rendered thanks to YHWH for the ...read more

Scripture: Acts 2:1-4, Acts 1:4-5, Joel 2:28-32

Tongues Series

Contributed by Richard Tow on Sep 30, 2024

This message addresses the eighth gift of the Holy Spirit mentioned in 1 Corinthians 12:10: the supernatural enablement to give a message in an unlearned foreign language. In Scripture, tongues is the ability to speak in languages unknown to the speaker.

Intro In our study of the gifts of the Spirit, we come to the gift of "kinds of tongues," listed in 1 Corinthians 12:10. Of the nine gifts of the Spirit, two were reserved for the Church and are not active in the Old Testament. Those gifts are the gift of divers kinds of tongues and the ...read more

Scripture: Mark 16:15-17, John 16:7, 1 Corinthians 14:1-15, Acts 1:5-8, Acts 11:15, 1 Corinthians 12:1-30, Proverbs 18:21  (view more)  (view less)

Denomination: Charismatic

Lenguas Series

Contributed by Richard Tow on Oct 12, 2024

Este mensaje aborda el octavo don del Espíritu Santo mencionado en 1 Corintios 12:10: la capacidad sobrenatural de dar un mensaje en un idioma extranjero que no se ha aprendido. En las Escrituras, las lenguas son la capacidad de hablar en idiomas desconocidos para el hablante.

Introducción En nuestro estudio de los dones del Espíritu, llegamos al don de “géneros de lenguas”, que se menciona en 1 Corintios 12:10. De los nueve dones del Espíritu, dos estaban reservados para la Iglesia y no están activos en el Antiguo Testamento. Esos dones son el ...read more

Scripture: Mark 16:15-17, John 16:7, 1 Corinthians 14:1-15, Acts 1:5-8, Acts 11:15, 1 Corinthians 12:1-30, Proverbs 18:21  (view more)  (view less)

Denomination: Charismatic

Dynamite Power

Contributed by Rich O' Toole on Dec 31, 2024

Wait for the power of the Holy Spirit

Dynamite Power Acts 1:4-8 Good morning, Channel 6 News in Knoxville reported that a box, believed to contain dynamite, was found at a recycling plant. Channel 6 News reported, “The ATF agent on the scene spoke with them about the potential damage from dynamite. Agent Jason Dobbs, a certified ...read more

Scripture: Acts 1:4-8

Denomination: Evangelical/Non-Denominational

Time To Engage: "Building A Spiritual Life”

Contributed by Dennis Lee on Jan 5, 2025

Without the fullness of the Holy Spirit operating in our lives, all steps and principles of discipleship won’t work, because we’re trying to put into practice spiritual principles through natural understanding. Therefore, it’s only logical to build our spiritual lives.

Time to Engage: The Journey to Discipleship “Building a Spiritual Life” Watch on YouTube channel: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=CiaFcom_MtI This year we are entering into the third part of the vision God had placed upon my heart for Living Waters Fellowship. It began in 2024 with the word, ...read more

Scripture: 1 Corinthians 3:16, 1 Corinthians 6:19, 1 John 4:4, Acts 1:5, Acts 1:8, Acts 4:31, Ephesians 1:13, Ephesians 3:16-20, Ezekiel 37:9-14, John 20:22, Luke 11:13, Luke 24:49, Matthew 3:11, Romans 8:26  (view more)  (view less)

Denomination: Foursquare

Abc - The Building Blocks Of Faith - Corruption Series

Contributed by Robert Butler on Apr 8, 2024

God creation was perfect until humanity decided it wanted to be God.

Today we continue our series entitled, The ABC’s of faith. The larger idea is based on the idea that we learn over time through an exploration process of success and failure. Everything we come to know and understand is built over time on the foundation of trial and error. We learned last week, ...read more

Scripture: Genesis 3:1-19, Romans 8:19-21, Romans 5:12, 1 Timothy 2:14, Romans 5:12-21, 1 Corinthians 15:22, John 7:17, Ephesians 5:18, John 16:7, Acts 1:4-8, Revelation 22:3, Galatians 6:8  (view more)  (view less)

Denomination: Evangelical/Non-Denominational

Solemnity Of The Ascension Of The Lord And Mother's Day

Contributed by Paul Andrew on Apr 11, 2024

We are chasing a sense of enoughness. But it remains ever out of reach, and the effort and anxiety are burning us out. American "performancism."

Martha Campbell said of flunking her final exams and the resulting report card, and what her parents did: "I got a no TV for a week in math, a no dessert for a month in history, and a just wait 'til your father gets home in social studies." My seminary Bible teacher said, “The ...read more

Scripture: Mark 16:15-20, Acts 1:1-11

Denomination: Catholic

Blessed Believer Series

Contributed by C. Philip Green on Jan 26, 2024

If you want Jesus’ peace to replace your fear, receive the Holy Spirit, believe that Jesus is alive and that He is Lord. Surrender your life to the Spirit of the living, Lord Jesus Christ.

In 1973, producers hired 26-year-old director Steven Spielberg to make a movie based on Peter Benchley's novel about shark attacks called Jaws. The movie was so scary that even to this day millions of Americans panic when they get wind that a shark might be present in their beach area. A ...read more

Scripture: John 20:19-31, John 14:27, Acts 1:4-8

Denomination: Evangelical Free

Beyond The Upper Room: The Promised Empowerment Of The Holy Spirit

Contributed by Donald Whitchard on Mar 1, 2023

The Second Chapter of Acts describes the birth of the church in accordance with the declaration of the Lord Jesus (Matthew 16:13-19). Acts shows the power and direction of the Holy Spirit in the work of the church beyond the day of Pentecost.

Every Bible-believing follower of Jesus Christ will confess, affirm, and proclaim that what happened to the one hundred and twenty followers of Jesus on the Day of Pentecost was an undeniable supernatural act of the Holy Spirit in accordance with the teaching and promise given by the Lord Jesus ...read more

Scripture: Matthew 16:13-19, John 16:5-15, Acts 1:1-11, Matthew 28:18-20, Luke 24:44-49  (view more)  (view less)

Denomination: Baptist