Sermons on Paul Anderson:

Confronting Idolatry (Acts 17)

Contributed by I. Grant Spong on Sep 5, 2025

Do we have our own idolatry that needs to be confronted?

Can we enter a pagan, idolatrous culture and find some who will listen to the Gospel? Is our modern materialism also idolatry? Do we verify what is preached by studying the scriptures? Let’s look at Acts 17. When Paul preached in Thessaloniki how many came to faith in Jesus as Messiah? Then they ...read more

Denomination: Baptist

Leaving The Synagogue (Acts 18)

Contributed by I. Grant Spong on Sep 6, 2025

Was leaving the synagogue symbolic of the Gospel to the Gentiles?

Why did Paul abandon the synagogue in Corinth and go to the Gentiles? Did Apollos need permission from anyone to preach Christ? Let’s review Acts 18. Where did Paul go after leaving Athens and where did he begin preaching? After these things Paul departed from Athens and went to Corinth. And he ...read more

Denomination: Baptist

When God Closes Doors Series

Contributed by Joshua Blackmon on Mar 22, 2026

When you live in the flow of the Spirit, what feels like random detours and closed doors are actually God’s intentional guidance leading you into His greater purpose.

INTRODUCTION: THE IDEA OF SERENDIPITY There’s a word we use in our culture: serendipity. It means: • A happy accident. I think about Bob Ross. His paintings contain no mistakes, just happy accidents that he turns into beautiful trees or something else that adds value to the whole picture. • An ...read more

Scripture: Acts 16:6-10

Denomination: Pentecostal

Does Church Really Matter? Series

Contributed by James Lee on Dec 4, 2015

I realized the triumphal entry, the crucifixion and the resurrection will mean very little if anything at all until we answer this question.

“Does Church really Matter? Acts 9:18-30” Today we begin looking for Easter and many will be preparing for egg hunts and the like. Sermons are preached today about the triumphal entry as Jesus made His way into Jerusalem. The crucifixion will be the topic ...read more

Scripture: Acts 9:18-30

Denomination: Baptist

Sermon # 18 A Good Conscience Series

Contributed by Andrew Dixon on Jan 20, 2023

How do we live with a good conscience? The life of the Apostle Paul will teach us how to do this. Read on to understand what we should hold on to and what we should let go of.

We read in Acts 23:1, “And looking intently at the council, Paul said, "Brothers, I have lived my life before God in all good conscience up to this day."(ESV) As the apostle Paul stood on trial before the council of religious leaders, he bravely testified that he had lived his life ...read more

Scripture: Acts 23:1, Acts 22:3-4, Acts 22:6-8, 2 Timothy 1:12, Philippians 1:21, Philippians 3:8  (view more)  (view less)

Denomination: Other

Great Lessons About Christian Friendship Series

Contributed by Rick Crandall on Jan 24, 2022

1. God wants us to receive new friends (vs. 1-2). 2. God wants us to be faithful friends (vs. 1-2). 3. God wants us to remember our old friends (vs. 3-16). 4. God wants us to rest in our best friend (vs. 2, 3, 7, 8-13).

Great Lessons About Christian Friendship The Book of Romans Romans 16:1-16 Sermon by Rick Crandall (Prepared January 24, 2022) BACKGROUND: *Please open your Bibles to Romans 16. Here we are in the last chapter of this heaven-sent letter the Holy Spirit inspired Paul to write to the Christians in ...read more

Scripture: Romans 16:1-16

Denomination: Baptist

Fruit Of The Spirit: Faithfulness Series

Contributed by Denn Guptill on Nov 21, 2000

This message looks at the faithfulness of Job in the face of the overwhelming problems.

Maybe his name was Job Murphy, cause it seemed that anything that could go wrong did go wrong. You might recall the story from the Old Testament book that bears the name of Job. If you have your bible with you then you can find it by going to the middle of your Bible which should be Psalms or ...read more

Scripture: Galatians 5:22-23, Job 1:13-22

Denomination: Wesleyan

Stuff Happens Series

Contributed by Denn Guptill on Apr 26, 2004

What lessons do we learn from the book of Job?

I began by playing the “Bricklayers Song” by Ray Stevens. Maybe his name was Job Murphy, cause it seemed that anything that could go wrong did go wrong. You might recall the story from the Old Testament book that bears the name of Job. If you have your bible with you then you can find it by ...read more

Scripture: Job 42:1-6

Denomination: Wesleyan

How Paul Focused Not On What He Lacked But On What He Had

Contributed by Paul Fritz on Jun 10, 2001

Learning how to look at the part of the glass that is full rather than on the portion that is empty energizes believers

How Paul Focused Not on What He Lacked But On What He Had in Christ (Acts 27:1-26) 1. Why do you suppose that many people become depressed, discouraged or frustrated by circumstances? Maybe they are focusing more attention on what they do not have rather than on what they possess in Christ Jesus. ...read more

Scripture: Acts 27:1-26

Denomination: Evangelical/Non-Denominational

Why Paul Did Not Let People's Sentiments Determine His Direction

Contributed by Paul Fritz on Jun 11, 2001

Paul shows us how to avoid allowing peoples’ sentiments deter us from following God’s will

Why Paul Did Not Let People’s Sentiments Determine His Direction (Acts 21:1-16) Quote:Sometimes the Lord calms the storm. Sometimes he lets the storm rage and calms his child. Illustration:Louis Pasteur is reported to have had such an irrational fear of dirt and infection he refused to shake ...read more

Scripture: Acts 21:1-16

Denomination: Evangelical/Non-Denominational

How The Holy Spirit Can Lead You As He Led Paul

Contributed by Paul Fritz on Oct 18, 2000

The Holy Spirit empowered Paul to be Christ’s witness in Jerusalem, Judea, Samaria and to uttermost parts of the earth

Illustration:In a seminary missions class, Herbert Jackson told how, as a new missionary, he was assigned a car that would not start without a push. After pondering his problem, he devised a plan. He went to the school near his home, got permission to take some children out of class, and had them ...read more

Scripture: Philippians 1:20-21

Denomination: Evangelical/Non-Denominational

Paul's Understanding Of This Age And The Age To Come Acts 22:1-21 Series

Contributed by Nigel Heath on May 18, 2009

Paul’ dramatic converstion forced him to re-interpret the cross in the light of the resurrection and assess what it meant as the age to come began to dawn.

PAUL – MINISTERING BETWEEN THE AGES - Acts 22:1-21 INTRO This week the BBC strung together a series of clips in which politicians, bankers and other public figures had given public apologies over things they had got wrong. And the background music was Elton John’s ‘Sorry seems to be the hardest ...read more

Scripture: Acts 22:1-21

Denomination: Baptist

"Lessons From Paul's Apostleship" 1 Cor. 9 Pt 9 Series

Contributed by Michael Mccartney on Jul 21, 2008

Paul was an apostle, which is a special messenger, who gave up his personal rights for the Kingdom of God. He was a messenger of Heaven because he served the Kingdom of God and because his goal was an eternal reward in Heaven not on earth. But as Christia

“Lessons from Paul’s Apostleship” Opening Illustration: Challenge the Ordinary by Blue Fish TV. We need to decide to live extra-ordinary lives as Christian and be all that we can be for the Lord. Thesis: Paul was an apostle, which is a special messenger, who gave up his personal rights for the ...read more

Scripture: 1 Corinthians 9:1-27

Denomination: Evangelical/Non-Denominational

Deception And The Truth About God: The Sermon Paul Never Got To Finish Series

Contributed by Chuck Sligh on Aug 15, 2016

Why do some strange cults commit mass suicide? The same process that is at work in them in a high degree is at work in nonbelievers and even believers on a smaller scale. This sermon examines the cause and solution to this evil propensity.

Deception and the Truth about God: The Sermon Paul Never Got to Finish Series: Acts Chuck Sligh August 14, 2016 TEXT: Acts 14:8-19 – “And there sat a certain man at Lystra, impotent in his feet, being a cripple from his mother's womb, who never had walked: 9 The same heard Paul speak: ...read more

Scripture: Acts 14:8-19

Denomination: Baptist

Paul's Sermon At Athens: The Right Place At The Right Time

Contributed by Donald Whitchard on Jun 7, 2021

Paul's preaching in the synagogues and the markets of Athens drew the attention of the city's philosophers and intellectuals who invited him to speak at the Areopagus. When the Gospel is proclaimed, it has the power to win souls for the glory of God (Hebrews 4:12).

Paul's mission to carry the Gospel to the nations continued while he was in Athens. Even though persecution had driven him out of one area, the LORD in His Sovereignty placed Paul right where He wanted him, and that was at the intellectual capital of the Roman Empire, the city of Athens. ...read more

Scripture: Jeremiah 23:29, Acts 19:20, Romans 1:16, Ephesians 6:17, Revelation 19:15, Acts 17:18-21  (view more)  (view less)

Denomination: Baptist