Sermons on Lydias Conversion:

Out Of The Ark And Into A New World - Noah As A Type Of The Christian Life

Contributed by Paul Barreca on Oct 30, 2011

The steps that Noah took at the end of the flood teach us about our new beginning in the Christian life.

Illustrations explain complex things in simple ways. Like putting together a bicycle or piece of unassembled furniture. Or setting up a computer or electronics. If you want to learn how to tie a knot, or learn a new crochet stitch, the best way is to look at a picture. The Old Testament is ...read more

Denomination: Evangelical/Non-Denominational

“you Are Under Arrest”

Contributed by Donnie De Loney on Apr 28, 2014

Speaks of how Saul (Paul) is converted. The powerful things that happened in his life as he is called from sin to Salvation and perhaps to be the greatest evagelist the world has ever know.

“YOU ARE UNDER ARREST” Acts 9:1-19 Introduction The apostle Paul refers to his ...read more

Scripture: Acts 9:1-19

Denomination: Assembly Of God

Releasing The Shackles

Contributed by Gordon Curley on Nov 22, 2010

Releasing the Shackles. (PowerPoint slides to accompany this talk are available on request - email: gcurley@gcurley.info)

Reading: chapter 16 verses 11-41 Ill: Harry Houdini, the famed escape artist; • Issued a challenge wherever he went: • He claimed he could be locked in any jail cell in the country, • And set would set himself free and he would do it quickly and easily. • He ...read more

Scripture: Acts 16:11-41

Denomination: Brethren

He Came To Call Sinners Series

Contributed by Gordon Curley on Jun 5, 2011

Jesus and Matthew. (PowerPoint slides to accompany this talk are available on request – email: gcurley@gcurley.info)

Quote: “Sign on door: "Gone out of business. Didn't know what our business was.” That of course could never be said of Jesus Christ: • He came for a purpose; he had an objective: • And Matthew made it clear that Jesus has come to forgive sins. • In these five ...read more

Scripture: Matthew 9:9-13

Denomination: Brethren

Grace Is About Transformation

Contributed by Bob Gillchrest on Jan 28, 2011

Saul the zealot becomes Paul the apostle

What does the word ‘zeal’ mean to you? Do you picture some running around fanatically shouting and calling our attention to some-thing very important that needs our focus immediately? Do you have a picture in mind of Teddy Roosevelt and his Rough Riders charging up San Juan hill in Cuba ...read more

Scripture: Galatians 1:13-24

Denomination: Baptist

Christ’s Most Remarkable Convert

Contributed by Chuck Sligh on Apr 19, 2011

Every conversion was unique and each was remarkable in its own way, but perhaps the most remarkable convert in Jesus’s earthly ministry was the thief on the cross. 1) It was based on a remarkable prophecy; 2) the thief prayed a remarkable prayer; & 3) Jes

Christ’s Most Remarkable Convert Chuck Sligh April 16, 2000 (Skeleton of this outline comes from Preach for a Year #3, pp. 63-64. The meat on the skeleton is mine alone and should not be held against the author of Preach for a Year. :-) TEXT: Luke 23:32-43 – “And there were also ...read more

Scripture: Luke 23:32-43

Denomination: Baptist

A New Life Is Possible Series

Contributed by Kevin L. Jones on Jul 1, 2017

A sermon examining the fact that a new life is possible.

A New Life Is Possible Titus 3:1-8 Today is New Year's Day. All over the world people are excited about a new year, a new beginning, a "clean slate" so to speak. Countless people have set certain "resolutions". A recent survey revealed that 35% hope to lose weight, 33% want to get fit, 31% plan to ...read more

Scripture: Titus 3:1-8

Denomination: Baptist

Do You Have Control Over Sin

Contributed by Dr.w.samuel Legon on Dec 27, 2019

We can live for Christ and he will protect us from the Devil .

DO YOU HAVE CONTROL OVER SIN 1st John 3:4 Whosoever committeth sin transgresseth also the law: for sin is the transgression of the law.1 6 Whosoever abideth in him sinneth not: whosoever sinneth hath not seen him, neither known him. 7 Little children, let no man ...read more

Scripture: 1 John 3:4-10

Denomination: Baptist

The Light Of His Presence-Part 1 Series

Contributed by Matthew Kratz on Jan 10, 2020

The remarkable conversion of Saul, in which he put his faith in the Savior he had been so viciously persecuting, unfolds in five phases: 1) Contact (Acts 9:3), 2) Conviction (Acts 9:4), 3) Conversion (Acts 9:5), 4) Consecration (Acts 9:6–8), and 5) Communion (Acts 9:9).

Acts 9:1-9 [1] But Saul, still breathing threats and murder against the disciples of the Lord, went to the high priest [2] and asked him for letters to the synagogues at Damascus, so that if he found any belonging to the Way, men or women, he might bring them bound to Jerusalem. [3] Now as he went ...read more

Scripture: Acts 9:1-9

Denomination: Other

Characteristics Of A Converted Christian

Contributed by John White on Feb 4, 2020

Paul makes it clear in this passage that true conversion means real change. He outlines the qualities and characteristics that defined us before we were saved.

Characteristics Of A Converted Christian TITUS 3:3-8 "For we ourselves also were sometimes foolish, disobedient, deceived, serving divers lusts and pleasures, living in malice and envy, hateful, [and] hating one another. But after that the kindness and love of God our Saviour toward man ...read more

Scripture: Titus 3:3-8, 2 Corinthians 5:17

Denomination: Baptist

The Woman Caught In Adultery

Contributed by Brady Boyd on Nov 29, 2018

Shame convinces us there is no hope of ever changing or getting better.

Encounters - Conversations with Jesus The Woman Caught in Adultery December 2, 2018 John 8:2-11 NIV “At dawn he appeared again in the temple courts, where all the people gathered around him, and he sat down to teach them. 3 The teachers of the law and the Pharisees brought in a woman caught in ...read more

Scripture: John 8:2-11, Romans 8:1-2

Denomination: Evangelical/Non-Denominational

Encounters - The Demoniac

Contributed by Brady Boyd on Nov 1, 2018

Jesus finds us even when everyone has given up on us.

Encounters - Conversations with Jesus The Demoniac November 4, 2018 • This story is told in Matthew, Mark and Luke. (Synoptic Gospels) Luke 8:1b-3 NIV The Twelve were with him, 2 and also some women who had been cured of evil spirits and diseases: Mary (called Magdalene) from whom seven demons had ...read more

Scripture: Luke 8:1-3

Denomination: Evangelical/Non-Denominational

We Need To Make Time For What Should Be First In Our Life Series

Contributed by Dr. Dave Hartson on Dec 29, 2021

God ought to have preeminence in my life. And I can check to see if that is the case by what I talk about with others.

INTRODUCTION We only have one life to live, and we can either waste it or we can invest it. You cannot do both; you are either going to waste your life or invest your life, but you cannot do a little of each. Jesus tells us that in His Sermon on the Mount. He says: you cannot serve two masters. So, ...read more

Scripture: Jeremiah 9:23-24

Denomination: Baptist

Because I Love Him

Contributed by Dr. Odell Belger on Feb 25, 2022

Love is a word that we begin to use at an early age.

But what is amazing about love, is this: • A young boy at a certain age despises young girls • He frowns like he swallowed a dose of castor oil when the teacher makes him sit next to a girl • But at a certain age, something very mysterious begins to happen to him. That same boy that despised ...read more

Scripture: John 14:15

Denomination: Baptist

The Power Of God

Contributed by Dr. Odell Belger on Feb 25, 2022

God is Omnipotent. When we say God is Omnipotent, we are talking about one of the attributes of God.

This particular attribute means HE IS ALL POWERFUL! Illus: A young boy, traveling by airplane to visit his grandparents, sat beside a man who happened to be a seminary professor. The boy was reading a Sunday school take-home paper when the professor thought he would have some fun with the lad. ...read more

Scripture: Acts 1:8

Denomination: Baptist