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  • "Apologize" For Jesus

    Contributed by Daniel Habben on May 25, 2014
    based on 1 rating
     | 4,839 views

    Apologize for Jesus 1) Describe his help. 2) Declare your hope.

    Has anyone ever had to apologize for you? Maybe it was the time when you put a frog in your teacher’s desk at school. The prank got a few laughs when the frog jumped out causing your teacher to scream, but it also earned you a trip to the principal’s office. That was followed by a call ...read more

  • Famous Last Words

    Contributed by Mark Jones on Dec 14, 2002
    based on 87 ratings
     | 12,171 views

    Begin with the end in mind...a look at Paul’s last words to Timothy just before His martyrdom.

    Famous Last Words II Timothy 1:8-12 Steven Covey, author of The Seven Habits of Highly Successful People teaches that one of these habits is to “Begin with the end in mind” Covey encourages his listeners and readers to write their own epitaph now, and to use it as a driver for everything they ...read more

  • The Trial Of Stephen, Part 2

    Contributed by Mark A. Barber on Jun 7, 2024
     | 307 views

    Stephen uses the life of Joseph to show God's faithfulness to His covenant people as well as the faithlessness of many.

    The Trial of Stephen, Part 2 Acts 7:9–16 NKJV “And the patriarchs, becoming envious, sold Joseph into Egypt. But God was with him and delivered him out of all his troubles, and gave him favor and wisdom in the presence of Pharaoh, king of Egypt; and he made him governor over Egypt and all his ...read more

  • Will You Die For Christ?

    Contributed by Dr. Ronald Shultz on Jul 7, 2001
    based on 34 ratings
     | 4,734 views

    How much do you really love Jesus?

    Will You Die For Christ? Last week, we celebrated our liberty mostly by consuming large quantities of BBQ, beans and assorted other standard fare. A few of us may have reflected on our founding fathers and what the holiday was supposed to be about. Most just saw it as a day off from work and ...read more

  • The Ministry Of The Two Witnesses (Revelation 11:1-14)

    Contributed by Donald Whitchard on Mar 30, 2024
    based on 1 rating
     | 1,119 views

    During the first half of the Great Tribulation, God sends two ambassadors from heaven to preach the Gospel to the people in Jerusalem. Their ministry is to call the people to repentance before it is too late.

    Throughout history, even in its darkest moments, God raises up prophets and preachers to bring His Word and the promise of salvation to anyone who repents and turns to Him for salvation. Although God pours out His wrath upon the world during the seven years of the Great Tribulation, He also ...read more

  • Where Is The Bloody City?

    Contributed by W Pat Cunningham on Aug 6, 2024
     | 395 views

    To borrow from John Donne, “send not to know” where is the bloody city. We are the bloody city.

    Friday of the 18th Week in Course 2024 Where is the Bloody City? Assyria was the bloody city in the time of the prophet Nahum. Everybody knew it. They had conquered countries from central Africa up and down, east and west, all the way up to the area we call Ukraine. And they did it brutally. ...read more

  • A Steadfast Church: Part Two: Stephen's Execution

    Contributed by Douglas Phillips on Sep 14, 2015
     | 3,236 views

    CONTINUING WITH THE THOUGHT OF THE STEADFAST CHURCH

    A STEADFAST CHURCH: STEPHEN'S EXECUTION ACTS 7:54 – ACTS 8:4 POINT ONE: STEPHEN’S EXECUTION: PSALM 116:15: THE DEATH OF ONE THAT BELONGS TO THE LORD IS PRECIOUS IN HIS SIGHT. STEPHEN REALIZED THAT HE WAS SOON TO DIE, BUT HE HAD A CALMNESS AND PEACE AROUND HIM THAT ONLY GOD CAN ...read more

  • More About The End Of The Age Series

    Contributed by Leighton (Lee) Vary on Jun 10, 2016
     | 4,881 views

    Jesus continues His dissertation concerning the end of the age

    Introduction A. The outline for this message came from “The Preacher’s Outline and Sermon Bible’” by Leadership Ministries Worldwide B. Lets begin by reading Matthew 24:1 - 14 again Matthew 24:1-14 (NKJV) Then Jesus went out and departed from the temple, and His ...read more

  • The Unavoidable Question Series

    Contributed by Clarence Eisberg on Aug 15, 2009
     | 3,280 views

    As in the movie Saving Private Ryan Captain Miller had to ask himself...."for whom or what would I give my life" Pvt James Ryan at the end of his life asked..."Have I been a good man?" These are life questions we all must ask. Stephen answered the ques

    In Jesus Holy Name August 2, 2009 Acts 6:7-15, 7:55-58 “The Unavoidable Question” Part V In the movie “Saving Private Ryan” the opening scene shows an old man walking down a wide path through a colonnade of evergreens. He has a full head of gray hair; He wears a light blue ...read more

  • Persecution Is Easier To Relate To Today Series

    Contributed by W Pat Cunningham on Nov 25, 2018
     | 2,137 views

    We in the Church are under constant assault by politicians, so-called comedians and the mass media. Today we quite easily relate to the readings from the Lectionary. God almighty, come to our aid!

    Thursday after Christ the King 2018 There was a time in my on life that Fr. Richard Neuhaus called “the Catholic moment,” a time when being Catholic seemed to be the best thing in the world. We had a Catholic president, a pope, now a saint, who had called a Council at the Vatican with the task of ...read more

  • Go, Stand, And Speak, Pt. 1 Series

    Contributed by James Lee on Dec 4, 2015
     | 6,939 views

    I would like to thank Pastor Jerry Shirley for sharing this series on Acts. It has been a blessing as well as a great help. I have used these for our church, as I spend my days caring for my dying father.

    Go, Stand, and Speak, pt. 1 Acts 5:12-20 The early church is having a huge impact on Jerusalem with thousands being saved and healed. Lives are being forever changed! The church is unified and God is being magnified. The gospel is spreading like wildfire, the church is ...read more

  • Go, Stand, And Speak, Pt. 2 Series

    Contributed by James Lee on Dec 4, 2015
     | 6,213 views

    I would like to thank Pastor Jerry Shirley for sharing this series on Acts. It has been a blessing as well as a great help. I have used these for our church, as I spend my days caring for my dying father.

    Go, Stand, and Speak, pt. 2 Acts 5:17-33 Last week we looked at the “Go” in our outline and saw that it deals with the consistency or the reliability of our witness. Are you the same out there as you are in here? This is a command BUT you and I should not look at it as a burden or ...read more

  • Life And Death Principles Series

    Contributed by Jason Jones on Oct 17, 2007
    based on 1 rating
     | 3,152 views

    Exposition of Acts 7:54-8:4 regarding the martyrdom of Stephen and its application toward suffering believers

    Text: Acts 7:54-8:4, Title: Life and Death Principles, Date/Place: NRBC, 10/21/07, AM A. Opening illustration: the story of Andrew Rivet from Piper’s sermon B. Background to passage: Stephen has just concluded his defense of himself with a blazing rebuke of the established religious authority. In ...read more

  • We Need Power PRO Sermon

    Contributed by Sermon Research Assistant on Oct 14, 2023
    based on 3 ratings
     | 1,157 views

    To encourage believers to rely on the power of the Holy Spirit to step out of their comfort zones and urgently share the Gospel to all corners of the earth.

    Good morning, Church family! Today we're diving deep into the book of Acts, specifically Acts 1:8. In this passage, we find a powerful message about the Holy Spirit, stepping out of our comfort zones to witness, and the urgency of our witnessing. Someone once said, “The world is not moved by love ...read more

  • Where Does God Live? Series

    Contributed by Chuck Sligh on May 3, 2015
     | 8,939 views

    Stephen's Acts 7 defense before the Jewish leaders is a masterful theological treatise on the presence of God. But it was a message with ominous implications to these power-hungry leaders. Stephen's message has applications to us today 2000 years later.

    Where Does God Live? Series: Acts Chuck Sligh May 3, 2015 TEXT: Turn to Acts 7 INTRODUCTION Have you ever heard a church referred to as “God’s house?” I’ve often used this term myself, speaking of the importance of being faithful to “God’s house” by ...read more