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  • Jack Allen avatar

    Fried Rattlesnake

    Contributed by Jack Allen on Apr 22, 2001
    based on 105 ratings
     | 6,576 views

    Just like there are no longer forbidden foods, the gospel is not withheld from you--though you are a Gentile.

    Fried Rattlesnake (Acts 10) Do you think St. Peter ever ate a snake? Acts chapter 10-11 it says that God showed Peter a vision of a hillbilly banquet coming down out of heaven (this is how some folks prove that heaven is East Texas, but I am not so sure). Anyway, it says there’s a snake on the ...read more

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    Denomination: Baptist

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    A Spitual Problem Series

    Contributed by Thomas Bowen on Sep 21, 2006
    based on 7 ratings
     | 2,872 views

    With all the talk of the spirit in Acts, where is it today? What is missing?

    A spiritual problem Review of Acts 1-11 I don’t know about all of you but, for me time moves so fast. I don’t know what happened…When I was a kid time moved so slow, Christmas took for ever to come. But now birthdays, anniversary seem to always be around the corner. By the time I figure ...read more

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    Denomination: Congregational

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    Barrier-Busting

    Contributed by Jon Mackinney on Aug 22, 2006
    based on 15 ratings
     | 3,741 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

  • A. David Hart avatar

    Peter's Convicting Question To A Contentious People Series

    Contributed by A. David Hart on May 29, 2007
    based on 4 ratings
     | 4,981 views

    This message will guide us to obey God,even if it means breaking a tradition.

    PETER’S CONVICTING QUESTION TO A CONTENTIOUS PEOPLE Acts 11:1-18 My brothers and sisters had you ever run across a person or a group that without examining the facts, is ready to expose you as being wrong concerning a particular issue? They have already set in their minds ...read more

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    Denomination: Baptist

  • Byron Harvey avatar

    Getting Out Of God's Way Series

    Contributed by Byron Harvey on Nov 22, 2007
    based on 4 ratings
     | 7,376 views

    I preach expository messages, and this is the twentieth in my series on the Book of Acts.

    “Getting Out of God’s Way” Acts 11:1-18 September 23, 2007 What happens when God thoroughly and completely messes up the paradigm? When God acts in a way utterly differently than you expected Him to act? According to Wikipedia (and if it’s in Wikipedia, then it must be true), “Angst is ...read more

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    Denomination: Evangelical Free

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    Majoring In The Minors Series

    Contributed by Rich Dunbar on Apr 5, 2005
    based on 29 ratings
     | 6,495 views

    This message looks at the problem in Acts 11:1-18 of those in the early church focusing on the wrong aspects of what took place there.

    Sometimes we as Christians can get all bent out of shape over the smallest, most insignificant things. You might think that it has something to do with today’s “drive thru” culture but you would be wrong. In fact, today we will see that it goes all the way back to the early Church. That is why I ...read more

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    Denomination: Baptist

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    Extend Blessing Series

    Contributed by Ken Sowers on Nov 25, 2005
    based on 20 ratings
     | 5,821 views

    Bringing the gospel outside our comfort zones

    Ethnocentricity - my nationality is superior to yours (A) Japanese eat very little fat and suffer fewer heart attacks than the British or Americans. (B) The French eat a lot of fat and also suffer fewer heart attacks than the British or Americans. (C) Japanese drink very little red wine and suffer ...read more

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    Denomination: Evangelical/Non-Denominational

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    Confirmation Of God's Work In The World

    Contributed by Rick Crandall on Feb 7, 2007
    based on 14 ratings
     | 9,599 views

    God works to: 1. enlighten us about what matters (vs. 1-3). 2. encourage our trust in Him (vs. 4-12). 3. energize our witness for Him (vs. 12-15). 4. establish a life-changing relationship with Him (vs. 16-18).

    Confirmation of God’s Work in the World Acts 11:1-18 Sermon by Rick Crandall McClendon Baptist Church Jan. 31, 2007 *Have you ever seen the Hand of God at work in your life? Most of us can say absolutely yes. And I hope you can too. *God wants us to see His Hand at work in our world, and ...read more

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    Denomination: Baptist

  • Ronald Harbaugh avatar

    God's Spirit Moves Us Witness To The Resurrection

    Contributed by Ronald Harbaugh on May 4, 2007
    based on 9 ratings
     | 4,488 views

    A sermon for the 5th Sudnay of Easter, Series C

    5th Sunday of Easter, May 6, 2007 “Series C” Grace be unto you and peace, from God our Father and from our Lord, Jesus Christ. Amen. Let us pray: Dear Heavenly Father, through the power of your Holy Spirit, push us out beyond the safe confines of our congregation. Restore us to the great ...read more

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    Denomination: Lutheran

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    Cutters

    Contributed by Rusty Wright on May 9, 2007
    based on 3 ratings
     | 2,239 views

    A sermon on tolerance of other people and other faith traditions

    Cutters 5-6-07 Acts 11:1-18 During the 1980s, there were a slew of films that fit the genre called “coming of age” movies. These were movies about kids in their late teens or early twenties who, in the course of a two hour film, learned valuable lessons about life and about themselves ...read more

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    Denomination: Disciples Of Christ

  • Jason Jones avatar

    Peas And Carrots Series

    Contributed by Jason Jones on Feb 18, 2008
    based on 3 ratings
     | 3,865 views

    Exposition of Acts 11:1-18 about the preservation of unity in the early church in the wake of Cornelius’ conversion and Peter’s return to Jerusalem

    Text: Acts 11:1-18, Title: Peas and Carrots, Date/Place: NRBC, 2/24/08, AM A. Opening illustration: Forest Gump, peas and carrots B. Background to passage: As we mentioned last week, the entrance of the Gentiles into the Christian community through the providentially arranged meeting of Peter and ...read more

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    Denomination: Baptist

  • Matthew Stoll avatar

    Hearing God's Voice - Circumstances & Other Christians Series

    Contributed by Matthew Stoll on Apr 9, 2008
    based on 4 ratings
     | 12,600 views

    Part 5. Hearing God’s voice through circumstances and other Christians.

    Does God speak to people today? Indeed God does speak to us. Perhaps speak isn’t the term we should use, perhaps communicate is a better one. God communicates to us because God wants us to know him better, he wants us to follow him where he leads so he can bless us and we can experience him ...read more

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    Denomination: Methodist

  • Gregg Strawbridge avatar

    What Has Jerusalem To Do With Antioch Series

    Contributed by Gregg Strawbridge on Apr 12, 2003
    based on 20 ratings
     | 2,465 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

  • Paul Fritz avatar

    What To Do When You Are Placed In A Position Of Contention 

    Contributed by Paul Fritz on Oct 17, 2000
    based on 37 ratings
     | 3,112 views

    Occasionally we all find ourselves in a position where we face a prickly difference of opinions with our peers. When Peter returned from visiting the house of the Gentile Cornelius, his Jewish friends cried out in anger, "You went to the uncircumcised men

    Illustration:No great advance has been made in science, politics or religion without controversy. Lyman Beecher 1. Occasionally we all find ourselves in a position where we face a prickly difference of opinions with our peers. When Peter returned from visiting the house of the Gentile ...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 18, 2001
    based on 77 ratings
     | 5,343 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