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  • How The Early Church Weathered Its First Crisis

    Contributed by Kenneth Trent on Aug 7, 2006
    based on 9 ratings
     | 3,339 views

    The early church faced many crises that threatened its very existence but none greater than that posed by the Judaizers.

    HOW THE EARLY CHURCH WEATHERED ITS FIRST CRISIS “And certain men came down from Judea and taught the brethren, ‘Unless you are circumcised according to the custom of Moses, you cannot be saved.’ Therefore, when Paul and Barnabas had no small dissension and dispute with them, they determined ...read more

  • The Big Issue.

    Contributed by Aubrey Vaughan on Jan 20, 2007
    based on 3 ratings
     | 3,685 views

    The Jerusalem council; sorting out the Big issue of how are we saved?

    Acts 15.1- 21. The Big Issue. A Big issue then and today is the question of right standing with God, how will we be saved? How will we be accepted,how will we be forgiven and what is it we have to do to be saved for eternity? You can travel around the world and meet different people with ...read more

  • Avoiding Costly Mistakes At All Costs - Tolerance Series

    Contributed by Don Jones on Sep 24, 2006
    based on 34 ratings
     | 7,123 views

    The fourth message in the series deals with tolerance. It focuses on inconsistent behaviors that tell others we are "not of God"

    Avoiding Costly Mistakes At All Costs - Tolerance Acts 15:1-29; Galatians 2:11-14 Pastor Don Jones West Glendale Baptist Church We live in a world today that expects tolerance; tolerance of alternate life-styles, tolerance of other religions, and tolerance of others habits and sexual preferences. ...read more

  • Fly High - Acts Part 13 Series

    Contributed by Michael Mccartney on Sep 27, 2006
    based on 2 ratings
     | 3,013 views

    The book of Acts teaches us that disagreements in the Body of Christ are normal and it matters for all eternity how you handle them.

    “Fly High” – Acts part 13 On the Lighter Side of Life: Thesis: The book of Acts teaches us that disagreements in the Body of Christ are normal and it matters for all eternity how you handle them. Scripture Text: Acts 15:1-41: 1Some men came down from Judea to Antioch and were teaching the ...read more

  • The Power Of Encouragement

    Contributed by Jeffery Anselmi on Nov 26, 2005
    based on 161 ratings
     | 94,148 views

    A little encouragement will go a long way!

    INTRODUCTION • There is an old story about a preacher leaving a church. At his farewell dinner, he tried to encourage one of the pillar members, “Don’t be so sad. The next preacher might be better than me.” She replied, “That’s what they said last time, but it keeps getting worse.” (Source: John ...read more

  • When Saints Disagree Series

    Contributed by Paul Wallace on Oct 3, 2007
    based on 4 ratings
     | 5,509 views

    Disagreements among believers don’t have to wreak the church.

    WHEN SAINTS DISAGREE Acts 15:1-2, 36-41, 28-30 (adapted from a message from Steven Shepherd Church of Christ (When Christians Disagree) This title came from a sermon booklet by Dr John R. Church.) INTRO.- Do people ever disagree? Do Christians ever disagree? What a question! Of course, they do. ...read more

  • Problem Solving In The Savior's Church

    Contributed by Rick Crandall on Jun 7, 2007
    based on 14 ratings
     | 4,661 views

    Every church will face problems. How can we overcome them? Let’s look into the Word of God and see.

    Problem Solving in the Savior’s Church Acts 15:1-12 Sermon by Rick Crandall McClendon Baptist Church - June 6, 2007 *George Mallone told about a well-known psychologist who spoke at a pastor’s conference, and he decided to try a little experiment. Every time he introduced himself to a preacher, he ...read more

  • Where Always Is Heard An Encouraging Word

    Contributed by Rick Crandall on Jun 19, 2007
    based on 7 ratings
     | 4,753 views

    3 encouragements for Christians

    Where Always Is Heard an Encouraging Word Acts 15:11-31 Sermon by Rick Crandall McClendon Baptist Church - June 13, 2007 *Encouragement is such a wonderful thing. Mark Twain once said, “I can live for two months on one good compliment.” (1) *We all need encouragement, and believers, God wants ...read more

  • Dispute And Debate In The Church

    Contributed by Steve Shepherd on Jan 12, 2008
    based on 87 ratings
     | 10,899 views

    From this text, we get a few ideas of what to do whenever disputes arise in the church. 1- Legalism always leads to trouble 2- Trouble should be handled by the leaders 3- Leaders must always follow God’s Spirit

    INTRO.- ILL.- A married couple were arguing with one another. The husband said, "Don’t you remember promising to love, honor and obey me?" His wife, "Yes, but what else could I do, I was in church!" ILL.- A wife said, "Dear, could I have some spending money?" Husband, "Money, money, money. If ...read more

  • The Simplicity Of God's Grace Series

    Contributed by Mark Opperman on Jan 21, 2008
    based on 1 rating
     | 5,336 views

    No matter how badly we blow it, or how unlovable we feel, God’s grace is more than enough to change us & make us new.

    The Simplicity of God’s Grace Acts 15:1-21 Intro: Life can seem pretty complicated. Relationships, problems, bills, debts, kids, parents, siblings, politics, taxes… these can all tangle together into a big blurry mass of confusion and complexity. But there is something that should always remain ...read more

  • Exercising Series

    Contributed by Kent Lenard on Nov 22, 2003
    based on 34 ratings
     | 3,650 views

    This sermon deals with learning how to apply God’s word to our everyday lives

    Exercising James 1:22, Acts 15:20, Rom 14:19, 21, Ecc 6:7 November 13, 2003 I. Today I want to look at the sixth way to get into God s word. We ve talked about Hear, Read, Study, Memorize, and Meditate. If you remember that drawing that we did of the hand, the palm is Apply. A. You need to ...read more

  • James, The Brother Of Jesus Series

    Contributed by Mike Wilkins on Jan 6, 2003
    based on 51 ratings
     | 18,278 views

    With the discovery of the James Ossuary and its arrival in Toronto, we’ve decided to crack open James. This is a biographical sermon about the man

    Saint James – Who Was This Man? January 5th 2003 Acts 15:1-35, 21:17-26 The Ossuary Back in October, this amazing and almost unbelievable discovery came to light. A French scientist/historian had made the discovery of an ossuary with the inscription “James son of Joseph, brother of Jesus” on ...read more

  • What Does It Take? [gospel - Assurance - Simple - Simplicity - Faith]

    Contributed by Jerry Shirley on Jun 23, 2005
    based on 155 ratings
     | 14,877 views

    Gospel pollution and what it takes to truly be saved. Link included to Formatted Text, Powerpoint, and Handout.

    What Does It Take? Acts 15:1-11 If someone were to walk up to you on the street and ask you out of the blue, “how can I be saved?”, what would you say? Would you know how to answer them? What would you say it would take for them to be born again? This is no small question…for the correct answer ...read more

  • Church Conflict Resolution Series

    Contributed by Greg Nance on Nov 27, 2004
    based on 24 ratings
     | 5,429 views

    When God brought the Gentiles in it was a major hurdle for some of the Jewish Christians. How did they deal with the divisive fall out? How can we practice what God taught them?

    We really need to review where we’ve been to appreciate where we are in Acts 15. Here it is in a nutshell. Just before he ascended back to heaven, Jesus commissioned the apostles to wait in Jerusalem for power from God to accomplish the witnessing work of bringing the gospel to the whole world. ...read more

  • When Christians Disagree - Part One Series

    Contributed by Michael Luke on Nov 28, 2004
    based on 18 ratings
     | 3,457 views

    Principles for dealing with doctrinal disagreements

    SERIES: “LESSONS FROM THE EARLY CHURCH” TEXT: ACTS 15:1-35 TITLE: WHEN CHRISTIANS DISAGREE – PART ONE” INTRODUCTION: A. Benjamin Franklin: “Many a long dispute may be thus abridged: ‘It is so; it is not so.’ ‘It is so; it is not so.’” ...read more