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  • Legalism And Grace

    Contributed by Melvin Shelton on Jul 9, 2003
    based on 54 ratings
     | 6,637 views

    Where the law cannot save, Grace can

    Legalism and grace. Acts 15. 08/18/02 On the first missionary journey of Paul there were attacks on his body. Satan thought with enough stoning with enough beating with rods, he would quit the ministry. None of these stopped this great man of God, so the Devil was going to have to go back ...read more

  • Moving Right Along Series

    Contributed by Jason Jones on Aug 21, 2008
    based on 3 ratings
     | 3,662 views

    Exposition of Acts 15:22-35 about the church’s implementation of the Apostle’s decision regarding the controversy from Antioch

    Text: Acts 15:22-35, Title: Moving Right Along, Date/Place: NRBC, 8/24/08, AM A. Opening illustration: Recount a little bit of the Conservative Resurgence conflict in the SBC, and now the Great Commission Resurgence that is beginning to take place B. Background to passage: This meeting, known as ...read more

  • Dealing With Disputes Series

    Contributed by Tom Fuller on Sep 14, 2008
    based on 1 rating
     | 3,686 views

    Whether your dispute is with another believer or with a whole church, there are vital lessons to handling conflict contained in Acts 15. Learn how to find God’s will, keep your integrity, and still be a family.

    Raise your hand if you have ever had a dispute with another Christian. Hopefully we all raised our hands because if we have never had a dispute then we are not really actively plugged into the body life in Jesus. Disputes occur for a number of reasons, some good, some bad. Often disputes come from ...read more

  • Gospel Crisis

    Contributed by Greg Nance on Sep 26, 2008
     | 3,203 views

    Struggles to understand the truth of the gospel are not new. The early church record reveals how they also faced and overcame crisis moments.

    Acts 15 tells about the Jerusalem council where the church leaders struggled to deal with an issue that was splitting the early church. If we study carefully this account we see several principles for facing and dealing with issues that can help us today. First let’s read some background, then we ...read more

  • Dealing With Conflicts In Church

    Contributed by Greg Nance on Sep 28, 2008
    based on 5 ratings
     | 4,164 views

    The truth of the gospel of Christ comes under attack and the whole church meets to deal with it. What do we learn from this?

    (From Steve Shepherd) ILL.- A very wealthy man was dying and decided to face up to the fact. He called his attorney to his bedside and after telling his wife not to cry, he started to dispose of all his worldly possessions. “I want to leave my Cadillac to my son George.” His wife Bertha ...read more

  • Defining The Gospel

    Contributed by Don Baggett on Nov 23, 2008
    based on 1 rating
     | 2,363 views

    We know the word gospel means good news. Is the good news that Jesus made some sort of down payment for the salvation of sinners, or did He pay it all? That’s the very question that had to be answered in the first century church of Antioch, and that’s t

    The word “gospel” means good news. We know the heart of the gospel is the death, burial, and resurrection of Christ, but what exactly is the good news about that? Is it that Jesus did what He did as sort of a down payment, and then we have to keep up the installments of our salvation by doing ...read more

  • The Law Verses Grace Series

    Contributed by Jonathan Russell on Oct 13, 2011
    based on 4 ratings
     | 5,974 views

    This sermon examines Paul's teaching on the law and grace

    INTRODUCTION * Text = a clash between those who want to strictly follow what they feel is the Law and those who want to abandon that Law and cling to God’s grace regarding salvation - the Covenant of Circumcision (Gen. 17) and Passover requirements (Ex. 12:48-49) * Some believed that the new ...read more

  • Consulting The Brothers Series

    Contributed by Michael Stark on Nov 5, 2011
     | 5,090 views

    Despite the independence to which Baptists hold, we seek to co-operate with fellow believers to the extend permitted by the Word.

    “Some men came down from Judea and were teaching the brothers, ‘Unless you are circumcised according to the custom of Moses, you cannot be saved.’ And after Paul and Barnabas had no small dissension and debate with them, Paul and Barnabas and some of the others were appointed to go up to Jerusalem ...read more

  • Finding Common Ground Series

    Contributed by Jason Jones on Jan 11, 2011
     | 3,536 views

    Looking into 2011 year as a banner year for NRBC, this message is the common ground upon which every member can rally around--increase, improvement, impact

    Text: Acts 15:28-29, Title: New Riverlutions: Common Ground, Date/Place: NRBC, 1/9/11, AM A. Opening illustration: Rocky theme, tell about eating breakfast at Two Trails with Jim, Will, John B. Background to passage: people stirring up trouble in Antioch, church on fire, division, etc. Exp the ...read more

  • Freedom In Christ Series

    Contributed by Tom Owen on Jan 14, 2011
    based on 1 rating
     | 7,522 views

    verse by verse through Acts

    If you were to ask most people what they think is the greatest thing about being an American, they’d probably say that the best thing about being an American is having freedom. We love living in the United States because here we are free. Being an American citizen means we are politically ...read more

  • Grace On Trial.

    Contributed by Gordon Curley on Nov 22, 2010
    based on 1 rating
     | 3,639 views

    Grace on trial.. (PowerPoint slides to accompany this talk are available on request - email: gcurley@gcurley.info)

    Dealing with tradition Reading: Acts chapter 15 verse 1-35 Ill: A very poor holy man lived in a remote part of China. • Every day before his time of meditation in order to show his devotion, • He put a dish of butter up on the window sill as an offering to God, • One day his cat came in ...read more

  • The Salvation Equation Series

    Contributed by Byron Harvey on Jan 8, 2009
     | 3,207 views

    This message continues in my expository series through the book of Acts.

    We have now reached the very center of the book of Acts, not only in the obvious sense that with 28 chapters, we are halfway through, but also in the sense that this is the turning-point chapter of the book. The Jerusalem council, which we read about today, took place in approximately 49 AD, and ...read more

  • "Christian Conflict" Series

    Contributed by Allan Kircher on Sep 13, 2011
    based on 5 ratings
     | 8,552 views

    People are always hurt when believers disagree to the point of fighting among themselves. I imagine the vast majority of you understand what I'm talking about • you've may have been a part of a painful split • Or some other form of church infighting.

    Christian conflicts Date: September 11, 2011 Scripture: Acts 15:1-41, Matthew 18:15-16 Introduction: We come to our journey in the book of Acts were we see some Christian differences. • The Jerusalem Council. “Doctrinal” • Paul and Barnabas dispute with John Mark. ...read more

  • A Wonderful Model Of Love

    Contributed by Jon Mackinney on Dec 7, 2006
    based on 10 ratings
     | 4,353 views

    After the Jerusalem Council decided to include the Gentiles without their having to become Jews, they needed to communicate that truth to them. The steps they took are a wonderful model of love in the church.

    Passage: Acts 15:22-35 Intro: There he stood, leaning against the lockers. 1. it was “Shorts day” at Wheaton North H.S., and this young man, part of a group we called “greasers” or “hoods” must not have gotten the memo to ignore it. 2. black shoes and socks, white boxers, white t-shirt, but from ...read more

  • Handling Conflict Within God’s Family Series

    Contributed by Mark Opperman on Dec 10, 2009
    based on 4 ratings
     | 7,067 views

    Those who follow Christ can hold strong convictions without sacrificing good relationships.

    Handling Conflict within God’s Family Acts 15:22-35 follows up on the Jerusalem Council, where the apostles and other Jewish church leaders extended grace to the Gentiles who had believed on Jesus. They told them they did not have to keep the Jewish law of Moses in order to be saved. Since we ...read more