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  • Paul Fritz avatar

    Progressing Through The Storm

    Contributed by Paul Fritz on Jun 19, 2001
    based on 31 ratings
     | 3,850 views

    Whether we progress or not often depends on whether we more afraid of God or men. Peter knew that it was impossible to withstand the power of God without losing big time! Making progress despite difficult circumstances

    Progressing Through the Storm (Acts 11:10-26) Illustration:"THEY MAY TRIP SEVEN TIMES, BUT EACH TIME THEY WILL RISE AGAIN." (PROVERBS 24:16 NLT) GET UP, GET OVER IT, GET GOING Jonas Salk, who invented the vaccine that wiped out polio, conducted 200 experiments before he got ...read more

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    Denomination: Evangelical/Non-Denominational

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    How To React In A Contentious Situation

    Contributed by Paul Fritz on Jun 19, 2001
    based on 77 ratings
     | 5,507 views

    How to respond when you face sharp differences of opinions with others

    What To Do When You Have a Sharp Difference of Opinion With Others (Acts 11:1-20) Illustration: Paul overcame differences with the good of love from a pure heart and a good conscience and a sincere faith. (2 Tim. 1:5) Few do so today because they end up giving into feelings of anger, hurt or ...read more

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    Denomination: Evangelical/Non-Denominational

  • Gary Huckaby avatar

    And The Hand Of The Lord Was With Them

    Contributed by Gary Huckaby on Jan 21, 2003
    based on 90 ratings
     | 12,488 views

    Have you ever desired God’s hand upon your life and ministry? Do you want to know the fullness of God’s power in winning souls? This message can show you how the early Christians were so powerful.

    A Sermon For You A Ministry of Huckaby’s Evangelism By- Evangelist Gary Huckaby And The Hand Of The Lord Was With Them (Preached at Fellowship Baptist Church Manchester, Ga - 1990) Acts 11:19-21, "Now they which were scattered abroad upon the persecution that arose about Stephen traveled as far ...read more

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    Denomination: Baptist

  • Howard Parnell avatar

    Barnabas At Antioch

    Contributed by Howard Parnell on Sep 17, 2002
    based on 44 ratings
     | 5,632 views

    A brief look at the work of a great pastor at a great church.

    BARNABAS AT ANTIOCH Acts 11:19-24 (vs.23) INTRO. Antioch was about 280 miles from Jerusalem. It was a city of some importance in the New Testament. It was here that the author of Acts, Dr. Luke was born as well as his friend Theophilus. It was to Antioch that many Christians fled after the ...read more

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    Denomination: Baptist

  • Jeff Strite avatar

    Avoiding Short Cuts Series

    Contributed by Jeff Strite on Sep 22, 2002
    based on 66 ratings
     | 16,796 views

    Antioch was a booming church with great potential. But they lacked one thing that would make them great.

    TITLE: Avoiding Short Cuts OPEN: Several years ago the Chattanooga Free Press told the story of a woman who had decided to take a short cut to cleaning the birdcage that housed her favorite canary Chippie. Having a busy schedule that day, she decided to clean the cage with the vacuum cleaner. ...read more

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    Denomination: Christian/Church Of Christ

  • Ken Gilmore avatar

    Encouragement

    Contributed by Ken Gilmore on Jun 20, 2002
    based on 184 ratings
     | 20,433 views

    We need more encouragers in our churches. What are the characteristics of an encourager and a discourager. And some Bible examples of encouragers.

    ENCOURAGE Hebrews 10:19-25 What is encouragement? - The Greek word for "encourage" may be translated as comfort, console, inquire, beg, plead, counsel, urge, challenge. We see from this that encouragement has a two-fold emphasis: to comfort or reassure, to challenge or caution. - To encourage ...read more

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    Denomination: Baptist

  • A. Todd Coget avatar

    The First Christians Series

    Contributed by A. Todd Coget on Jun 28, 2002
    based on 31 ratings
     | 5,347 views

    This sermon looks at three characteristics of the church in Antioch that teach us about church growth.

    The First Christians Acts 11:19-29 June 30, 2002 Intro: A. [illustration] John Bisagno former Pastor of Houston’s First Baptist Church tells the story of his coming there to candidate for the position of pastor many years ago. He said that as he entered the auditorium it was dimly lit, with ...read more

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    Denomination: Evangelical/Non-Denominational

  • Al Hughes avatar

    A Few Good Men

    Contributed by Al Hughes on Aug 6, 2002
    based on 48 ratings
     | 9,260 views

    There are three men in the Bible that are identified as being “a good man.” What makes a man “good?” You can usually identify a “good man” by what proceeds out of his heart.

    A FEW GOOD MEN Acts 11:19-24 There are three men in the Bible that are identified as being “a good man.” What makes a man “good?” You can usually identify a “good man” by what proceeds out of his heart. Luke 6:45— A good man out of the good treasure of his heart bringeth forth that which is ...read more

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    Denomination: Baptist

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    A Place People Yearn To Be

    Contributed by Thomas Bowen on Aug 4, 2005
    based on 3 ratings
     | 1,644 views

    Making a church a place people yearn to be

    Last week I asked you to consider how you might finish the statement, I Like Church But,….. The question was intended make you look at the simple problems in the church, the things that tend to irritate us. The kind of things that an outsider might find a roadblock to Jesus Christ. I hope that I ...read more

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    Denomination: Congregational

  • Russell Rhodes avatar

    Acts 11 Series

    Contributed by Russell Rhodes on Sep 1, 2005
    based on 10 ratings
     | 4,020 views

    This is study of Acts Chapter 11 it is the 14th studay in the series on Acts

    Study of Acts Acts # 14 Chapter Eleven In Chapter eleven we see some oppositon to the gospel being preached to the Gentiles. Peter was being accused of fellowshipping with them. We can relate to this by seeing the reaction of some to salvation of others. Some time we can not get past the past ...read more

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    Denomination: Baptist

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    What Has Jerusalem To Do With Antioch Series

    Contributed by Gregg Strawbridge on Apr 13, 2003
    based on 20 ratings
     | 2,663 views

    We must take hold of THE GRANDNESS OF GENTILE SALVATION The Great Commission, in biblio-theological development, is the predictable Messianic restatement of multitudes of Old Testament commissions and promises and prayers for all the nations to be made

    INTRODUCTION "What has Athens to do with Jerusalem? What has the Academy to do with the Church? What have heretics to do with Christians? Our instruction comes from the porch of Solomon, who had himself taught that the Lord should be sought in simplicity of heart. Away with all attempts to produce ...read more

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    Denomination: Presbyterian/Reformed

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    Reach Out To Total Strangers

    Contributed by Charles Degner on May 5, 2003
    based on 18 ratings
     | 3,452 views

    The model of the book of Acts is clear. The apostles went with the gospel to people not just like themselves, but to stangers. That’s what love compels us to do!

    Acts 11: 19-30 "Love" is one of those sadly misunderstood words in the human language today. What do people usually mean when they say they "love" something or someone? I consulted the American Heritage Dictionary of the Enlish Language. The definitions are ranked by how frequently they are ...read more

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    Denomination: Lutheran

  • John White avatar

    The First Christians

    Contributed by John White on Feb 25, 2006
    based on 8 ratings
     | 3,970 views

    As we examine this passage it is easy to see three outstanding things about these who were first called Christians. They had made a CHOICE for Christ. They had been CHANGED by Christ. They were accepting a CHALLENGE for Christ.

    The First Christians Acts 11:19-26 "Now they which were scattered abroad upon the persecution that arose about Stephen travelled as far as Phenice, and Cyprus, and Antioch, preaching the word to none but unto the Jews only. And some of them were men of Cyprus and Cyrene, which, when they were ...read more

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    Denomination: Baptist

  • Mark Wood avatar

    A Ministry Is Born

    Contributed by Mark Wood on Jul 19, 2006
    based on 4 ratings
     | 1,784 views

    Dr Wood uses this text to show four things that will happen when God is at work in the lives of people.

    Verses 19-20 Hellenist – Greek Speaking Jews The Hellenist were the ones who killed Stephen and attempted to kill Saul Now they are being converted to Jesus in Antioch Antioch is located in the Northeast tip of the Mediterranean Sea What is now the northern part of Syria. This Antioch should ...read more

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    Denomination: Baptist

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    Barrier-Busting

    Contributed by Jon Mackinney on Aug 23, 2006
    based on 15 ratings
     | 3,916 views

    The inclusion of the Gentiles in the church was not an easy thing to accomplish. But watch here how God goes about changing the hearts and minds of these staunch Jews.

    Passage: Acts 11:1-18 Intro: In 1972, I had the opportunity to stand in front of the Berlin Wall PP Berlin Wall 1. This wall separated the people of West Berlin from the rest of East Germany, which was communist. 2. this piece of barbed wire is from that wall. (I picked it off the wall in ...read more

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    Denomination: Evangelical Free