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  • Mark Opperman avatar

    Following The Spirit's Lead Series

    Contributed by Mark Opperman on Jan 10, 2008
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    The more we learn to listen to the Holy Spirit, the more God will use us to help others come to know Him.

    Following the Spirit’s Lead Acts 8:26-40 Intro: Do you ever feel guilty for failing to be an effective witness for Jesus? How many times have you been told that you need to introduce the Lord to your neighbors, friends, and acquaintances, but you have to admit that you’ve not been very ...read more

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    Denomination: Assembly Of God

  • Peter Schmidt avatar

    You Are Not Just A Number To The Lord

    Contributed by Peter Schmidt on May 15, 2006
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    The Story of Philip ministering to the Ethiopian eunuch teaches us the value God places on each human soul. The world might not treat us as anything special, but we are precious to the Lord.

    Easter 5 Acts 8:26-40 4**-2*-85*5 is a very important number to me. Can you guess what significance there is in those numbers? It’s not a phone number…it’s what Uncle Sam calls me. You see, there are a lot of Peter Schmidts living in the US, and so when I fill out official documents like tax forms ...read more

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    Denomination: Lutheran

  • Keith Crouch avatar

    Seizing Evangelistic Opportunities Series

    Contributed by Keith Crouch on Jun 10, 2006
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    Third message in a series concerning personal and corporate evangelism.

    Seizing Evangelistic Opportunities Acts 8:26-40 I. Philip Was Moved From A Place of Comfort (Acts 8:4-8 & 26-27a) A. He was in the middle of a great soul-winning revival 1. He was enjoying preaching daily 2. He was enjoying people coming to him B. He was instructed to go to a place of supposed ...read more

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    Denomination: Baptist

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    Fly High - Acts Part 6 Series

    Contributed by Michael Mccartney on Jul 11, 2006
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    The Lord used an ordinary man Philip who was filled with the Holy Spirit to do extraordinary things for the Kingdom of God. He influenced important people for the Kingdom of God because of his devotion to the Lord and to ministry.

    “Fly High” – Acts part 6 Video Illustration: For the 4th of July – also a soldiers story about the power of the Gospel in a Battle zone. Pray for our Country and for the soldiers oversees. Thesis: The Lord used an ordinary man Philip who was filled with the Holy Spirit to do extraordinary ...read more

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    Denomination: Evangelical/Non-Denominational

  • Bob Reccord avatar

    God Never Guides Where He Doesn't Also Provide Series

    Contributed by Bob Reccord on Aug 7, 2006
    based on 65 ratings
     | 11,706 views

    Theme: God guides and provides for your mission one step at a time. (Principle 7 from Made to Count)

    Theme: God guides and provides for your mission one step at a time. (Principle 7 from Made to Count) Introduction: Carpe Diem! A life of adventure. A life of significance, not merely success. That’s what we all really want deep inside our hearts - even if the first part of our life has been ...read more

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    Denomination: Evangelical/Non-Denominational

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    Connecting

    Contributed by Tim Smith on Mar 9, 2009
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    From the very beginning of Jesus’ evangelistic ministry, we see that faith means connecting to Jesus. And faith in Jesus means a connecting lifestyle. We connect to Jesus and then we connect others to Jesus. When you become a follower of Jesus, you cannot

    Connnecting Acts 8: 26-40 The first time a Philip is mentioned in the Bible is in John Chapter 1. Jesus has just been baptized in the River Jordan and John the Baptist proclaimed him the Lamb of God. Jesus then leaves to begin his ministry in Galilee. Finding Philip along the way, he says to him, ...read more

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    Denomination: Methodist

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    The Ethiopian Ambassador

    Contributed by Christopher Holdsworth on Dec 26, 2013
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    Philip preaches on Isaiah 53.

    THE ETHIOPIAN AMBASSADOR. Acts 8:26-40. Many centuries ago, long before the birth of Jesus, the prophet Isaiah foresaw the suffering of “the Servant of the LORD” in dramatic language which hid nothing of the horror and the power of the vision which was disclosed to him. This same prophecy has ...read more

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    Denomination: Evangelical/Non-Denominational

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    Wherever He Leads, I'll Go

    Contributed by Adrian Rogers on Nov 18, 2011
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    God will use you. God has a plan for you, just as He had a plan for Philip, so long ago.

    Introduction Take your Bibles, please, and turn, this morning, to the Book of Acts, the eighth chapter. We’re making our way through this book under the title, “That Old-Time Religion.” Now, in order to face the future, we need to understand the past. If we want to understand ...read more

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    Denomination: Baptist

  • Scott Kircher avatar

    Divine Directions Series

    Contributed by Scott Kircher on Mar 16, 2015
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    What do we need to be able to Receive The directions from the Lord and to follow them?

    Divine Directions We must first have GPS (The Holy Spirit) We must hear and understand the voice of our “GPS” We must Follow the Directions of our “GPS” Slide Intro Have you ever had problems with a GPS? Have you ever felt like your GPS was treating you like the GPS in ...read more

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    Denomination: Evangelical/Non-Denominational

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    God's Plan Is Best Series

    Contributed by W Pat Cunningham on Apr 18, 2015
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    Like the eunuch from Ethiopia, we must be open to God's plan in Christ.

    Thursday of 3rd Week of Easter 2015 Joy of the Gospel The Father was surely drawing this Ethiopian to Jesus, and–not by luck–deacon Phillip was on the same road as the African’s chariot. The eunuch had been in Jerusalem to pray and study, so he was either a Jew or an admirer of ...read more

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    Denomination: Catholic

  • Kevin L. Jones avatar

    God's Sovereignty In Salvation Series

    Contributed by Kevin L. Jones on Jul 12, 2014
    based on 8 ratings
     | 20,956 views

    A sermon examining God's great gift of salvation.

    GOD’S SOVEREIGNTY IN SALVATION Acts 8:26-39 I hardly ever use pop culture references in my sermons. However, there is a reference from a classic movie that I have not been able to get off my mind in recent days. How many of you remember the movie “Forrest Gump”? There is a moment in that film ...read more

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    Denomination: Baptist

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    Christian Baptism

    Contributed by Christopher Holdsworth on Aug 13, 2014
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    On the occasion of the administration of Christian Believers' Baptisms: River Krishna, India.

    CHRISTIAN BAPTISM. 1. THE EXAMPLE OF JESUS (Matthew 3:13): "Then Jesus came from Galilee to the Jordan to John to be baptised by him." 2. THE GREAT COMMISSION (Matthew 28:18 -20): "And Jesus came and said to them, 'All authority in heaven and on earth has been given to me. ...read more

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    Denomination: Evangelical/Non-Denominational

  • Bryan Beverly avatar

    The Eunuch Who Was Cut-Off From God

    Contributed by Bryan Beverly on Aug 22, 2014
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    This text teaches us that we are not whole unless we are connected to God through Jesus Christ.

    26Then an angel of the Lord said to Philip, “Get up and go toward the south to the road that goes down from Jerusalem to Gaza.” (This is a wilderness road.) 27So he got up and went. Now there was an Ethiopian eunuch, a court official of the Candace, queen of the Ethiopians, in charge of ...read more

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    Denomination: Baptist

  • Scott Bayles avatar

    Discovering God's Treasure

    Contributed by Scott Bayles on Mar 14, 2012
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    The Ethiopian Treasurer in Acts 8 discovered God's treasure because he was willing to Look for something more, Listen to another point of view, and Leave his past behind. Expository. Alliterated. Custom PowerPoint is available if you e-mail me.

    Discovering God’s Treasure Scott R. Bayles, pastor (after Allen Webster) Blooming Grove Christian Church: 2/5/2012 Dr. Williamson, a Canadian geologist, had been slipping along a rain-soaked road that led through Tanzanian’s back country when suddenly his Land Rover sunk to its axles ...read more

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    Denomination: Christian Church

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    "Radical Inclusion"

    Contributed by Ken Sauer on May 1, 2012
    based on 9 ratings
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    A sermon about following the call of the Spirit.

    Acts 8:26-40 “Radical Inclusion” Just think for a moment. If you were to give up control of your own plans for even just an hour, where might the Holy Spirit of God send you? (Pause) How many of your “accidental” encounters with other people are really divinely ...read more

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    Denomination: United Methodist