Sermons on Hechos 4:33:

What Can I Do Next?

Contributed by Gerald Roberts on Apr 9, 2021

The early church was ready for action asking what can we do next?

What can I do next? Acts 4:32-35 1. Early Christians greatest desire was to Remove poverty, of widows and orphans • So they sold houses land then gave all those Gains to church • Vs 34; 34There were no needy persons among them. For from time to time those who owned lands or houses sold them, ...read more

Scripture: Acts 4:32-35

Denomination: Methodist

Living In Community

Contributed by John Williams Iii on Apr 9, 2021

How did the people in today’s text handle their material things and wealth? Did they withhold any resources? Today we will look at the greed, grace and how strong their grip is in our lives.

LIVING IN COMMUNITY Acts 4:32 – 35 Acts 4:32-35  Now the whole group of those who believed were of one heart and soul, and no one claimed private ownership of any possessions, but everything they owned was held in common.  (33)  With great power the apostles gave their testimony ...read more

Scripture: Acts 4:32-35

Denomination: United Methodist

Hey, Wait A Minute.

Contributed by Roy Fowler on Apr 10, 2021

Are we to sell all that we have and give all of it to the Church to administrate for everyone one. Or does this passage mean something else?

Sermon Title: Hey, wait a minute. Scripture Text: Acts 4:32-35 ILLUSTRATION by joke. There's a story of a soapbox preacher in Hyde Park. He declared: "If you had two houses, you would give one to the poor wouldn't you?' 'Yes' said a man in the audience, 'indeed I ...read more

Scripture: Acts 4:32-35

Denomination: Independent/Bible

Post Resurrection Reactions

Contributed by Ernie Arnold on Apr 12, 2021

This sermon shares what can happen when a person reacts to the infilling presence of God’s Holy Spirit following the Resurrection of Jesus.

Scripture: Acts 3:11-20; Psalm 4; 1 John 3:1-7 Title: Post-Resurrection Reactions This sermon shares what can happen when a person reacts to the infilling presence of God’s Holy Spirit INTRO: Grace and peace from God the Father, Son and Holy Spirit! I want to talk to you today about ...read more

Scripture: Acts 3:11-20, 1 John 3:1-7, Acts 4:32-37, Luke 22:54-65

Denomination: Nazarene

Was The Early Church Socialist, Even Communist? Series

Contributed by W Pat Cunningham on Apr 13, 2021

Some commentators and politicians who belong to the Superficialist School of Bible Interpretation really mess up when they say Christians should be socialists because the early Church was.

Jesus told His disciples, "Blessed are you poor" as Luke records it, and Matthew writes "Blessed are the poor in spirit." Filled with the Holy Spirit, the early Christians, or many of them, decided to take Jesus literally. They pooled their resources, as Luke records in the Acts ...read more

Scripture: Acts 4:32-35, Acts 5:1-11, Romans 15:25-26, 1 Corinthians 16:1-3, Luke 6:20, 1 Timothy 5:8  (view more)  (view less)

Denomination: Catholic

Not Scattering, But Bringing Together

Contributed by W Pat Cunningham on Sep 16, 2022

Looking at the story of the wasteful servant with a global perspective helps us to understand the kind of community Jesus wants to build in our lives.

Twenty Fifth Sunday in Course 2022 When Our Lord told parables to his followers, He was saying to them, “gather around me and listen. I have a story that might help you understand God’s kingdom.” So in many cases, we ought not spend too much time trying to analyze the characters, asking which ...read more

Scripture: 1 Timothy 2:1-8, Amos 8:4-7, Luke 16:1-13, Acts 4:32-35

Denomination: Catholic

It's Good To Share Series

Contributed by Mark Schaeufele on Oct 5, 2022

A unified church works together to make a difference in their community.

IT’S GOOD TO SHARE Text: Acts 4:32-37 Introduction 1. Illustration: When we pray together and work together in fellowship there is a strengthening bond that forms. There is strength in numbers. Vance Havner said: “Snowflakes are frail, but if enough of them get together they can stop traffic.” If ...read more

Scripture: Acts 4:32-37

Denomination: Methodist

Praying & Sharing Series

Contributed by Gordon Curley on Jul 4, 2021

‘Praying & Sharing’ Acts chapter 4 verses 23-37 – sermon by Gordon Curley (PowerPoint slides to accompany this talk are available on request – email: gcurley@gcurley.info)

SERMON OUTLINE: The Christians Praying: • notice who is praying (vs 23-24) • notice when it was prayed (vs 23&29) • notice who they prayed to (vs 24-28) • notice what was asked (vs 29-30) • notice what happened next (vs 31) The Christians Sharing: • notice there was unity (vs 32) • there ...read more

Scripture: Acts 4:23-37

Denomination: Brethren

Scapegoats

Contributed by W Pat Cunningham on Apr 28, 2019

Jesus turns that human sin on its head by becoming the scapegoat, by taking all sin onto His divine shoulders and letting the Romans and Jewish leaders nail His sacred Body to the cross.

Tuesday of 2nd Week in Easter The great literary critic and philosopher René Noël Théophile Girard, was baptized in France with names that speak of Christmas, his birthday, and the love of God. He gave us the idea that all our desires are borrowed from other people, and that all ...read more

Scripture: John 3:7-15, Acts 4:32-37

Denomination: Catholic

Ordinary Conversations With An Extraordinary Message

Contributed by Brendon Wasdell on May 5, 2019

Our passage for meditation is the Gospel according to Luke.24:13-35. The narration of the encounter of the two disciples on the road to Emmaus

Pre-Introduction: Prayer: Father unfold the scriptures to us as your son did to the disciples on the road to Emmaus Introduction: Our passage for meditation is the Gospel according to Luke.24:13-35. The narration of the encounter of the two disciples on the road to Emmaus We know Gandhi laid down ...read more

Scripture: Luke 24:13-35, Ezekiel 36:26-27, Acts 4:33

Prayer (Speak With Your Abba Father Series

Contributed by Damien Saylor on Jun 17, 2019

Without a healthy relationship with God Our Father, our Spiritual Health will never get past the graveyard! Let’s Awake & come alive in our Spiritual Health.

Sermon series - 6 qualities for spiritual health 2) I am a person of Prayer. - Last week I began a series to help us grow in our spiritual health. - It all begins with totally loving God. - As I see it, this Love closely mirrors the love & affection we would have with our ...read more

Scripture: Acts 4:23-33

Denomination: Baptist

A Great Awakening Sermon V: Reshaking And Remaking Christians In The 21st Century Series

Contributed by Charles Cunningham on Apr 29, 2020

In times of "doom and gloom", perhaps Christians need to be shook up to the extent that we refocus attention on being remade in the likeness of Jesus Christ so that we choose God's way of grace sufficient for every need.

RESHAKING AND REMAKING CHRISTIANS IN THE 21ST CENTURY It’s still fresh in my mind and most likely I have told it before but it’s always worth sharing: Granny Canup with her blue bonnet upon her head was our neighbor in Anderson, South Carolina. When I was nine ...read more

Scripture: Acts 4:31-37

The Life Of The Church Series

Contributed by Christian Cheong on May 2, 2020

The life of the church is founded on Christ, anchored in His Word and marked by His love.

Hi everyone. Welcome back. Let us take this moment to worship God in spirit and in truth, wherever we are. Let’s prepare our hearts for the Word of God. • We have been looking at the works of the living Christ through the book of Acts. • In Acts 2, Peter preached his first sermon post-Pentecost, ...read more

Scripture: Acts 2:42-47, 1 Peter 2:4-5, Acts 4:32-35, Philippians 2:1-5

Denomination: Independent/Bible

Shaking Up The Church Series

Contributed by Shawn Drake on May 17, 2020

This is the 9th sermon in the Action Series. This series began during the COVID-19 pandemic.

Series: Action [#9] SHAKING UP THE CHURCH Acts 4:23-37 Introduction: What the Church needs sometimes is a good shaking; and I believe that has happened. When we become too comfortable with the way we do things, we become complacent. Comfortable sounds good, but comfort usually turns into ...read more

Scripture: Acts 4:23-37

Denomination: Baptist

Reactions Of The Believers Series

Contributed by Rev. Dr. Andrew B Natarajan on Sep 26, 2020

‘One heart and one mind’ – was their motto and goal. Dr. Luke described the life of the community with the expression of the were together. Read further to know the life of first-century church life.

Acts 4: 32-37 Reactions of the Believers 4: 32-33 Graceful Community 4: 34-35 Sharing Community 4:36-37 Sacrificing Community Acts 4:32 Sharing Community The first-century believers had enjoyed the goodness of God. They had oneness of heart, and there was an ...read more

Scripture: Acts 4:32-37

Denomination: Methodist