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  • Mark Opperman avatar

    The Necessity Of Obedience Series

    Contributed by Mark Opperman on Jan 10, 2008
    based on 8 ratings
     | 9,902 views

    Obedience is a must for those who want to have a right relationship with God.

    The Necessity of Obedience [Give background of text- jailed & miraculously freed] Acts 5:25-32 Intro: If you know the story of the first man and woman in the Bible, you know that God gave them only one restriction: Don’t eat from one certain tree or you will certainly die. With a little help ...read more

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    Denomination: Assembly Of God

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    The Unstoppable Work Of God Series

    Contributed by Mark Opperman on Jan 10, 2008
    based on 9 ratings
     | 23,219 views

    Because God’s purpose is unstoppable, we would do well to cooperate with Him, pursuing His will for our lives.

    The Unstoppable Work of God [Give background of passage: Arrested for healing/ freed from jail by an angel who told them to go and tell more people about new life in Jesus/ brought before the Sanhedrin, who confronted them concerning their disobedience/ Peter replied that they should obey God ...read more

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    Denomination: Assembly Of God

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    More And More Men And Women

    Contributed by Steve Shepherd on Aug 6, 2007
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     | 4,922 views

    What is it that brought these large numbers of people to the Lord? We find some answers in our text. 1- Fear of the Lord 2- Miracles of the Lord 3- Command of the Lord 4- Commitment of the people

    INTRO.- ILL.- Jay Leno, popular host of The Tonight Show, may be one of America’s funniest comedians, but he is also a serious car enthusiast. His three garages near Burbank, CA, are packed with sports and special-interest cars, antiques and classics, and old motorcycles, etc. He hasn’t counted ...read more

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    Denomination: Christian/Church Of Christ

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    Independence Day Series

    Contributed by Thomas Bowen on Jul 7, 2006
    based on 6 ratings
     | 9,134 views

    Peter and John celebrate independance day. Supernatural freedom should inspire us to leave our jails and encourage action.

    Independence Day Acts 5 We are continuing our study of Acts; the church is growing - almost exploding. We have two primary teachers, Peter and John. I imagine the others took a turn at telling what they know. They are team teaching in the Colonnade. The apostils, disciples and believers….But ...read more

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    Denomination: Congregational

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    Fly High - Acts Part 4

    Contributed by Michael Mccartney on Jul 11, 2006
    based on 4 ratings
     | 2,894 views

    The book of Acts was written to show what God can do with ordinary people who are filled with the Holy Spirit.

    Fly High – Acts part 4 On the lighter side of life: The Secret Service is preparing to issue a cease-and-desist order to stop a Christian ministry’s use of a gospel tract designed as a "million-dollar bill," after someone tried to deposit one of them into a bank account, reports WorldNetDaily. ...read more

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    Denomination: Evangelical/Non-Denominational

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    Commitment To The Gospel Series

    Contributed by Duane Smith on Aug 7, 2006
    based on 3 ratings
     | 7,410 views

    This message will help us to examine our commitment to the gospel of Jesus Christ and affirm our intent to stand committed to it.

    COMMITMENT TO THE GOSPEL Acts 5:17-32 INTRODUCTION: A. Have you ever thought about commitment? 1. We make commitments on a regular basis – some are informal and some are formal a. Informal 1) We start school – a commitment to education 2) We go to work – a commitment to a ...read more

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    Denomination: Baptist

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    Are You Straddling The Fence? Series

    Contributed by Duane Smith on Aug 7, 2006
    based on 9 ratings
     | 8,964 views

    This message is give to help us realize if we are straddling the fence on certian issues in our life and show us that we need to make a decision for Christ, now.

    ARE YOU STRADDLING THE FENCE? Acts 5:34-41 INTRODUCTION A. This is a very interesting passage. 1. As I studied I noted that most people see it as a “God Thing” that helped get the disciples back out on the street again to preach the gospel – that Gamaliel, was a sort of good conscienced ...read more

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    Denomination: Baptist

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    A Penecostal Jail Break Series

    Contributed by Gerald Van Horn on Aug 25, 2006
    based on 9 ratings
     | 3,849 views

    The early church suffered much for ythe Gospel of Christ

    THE BOOK OF ACTS - LESSON #10 “A Pentecostal Prison Break” Acts 5:12-28 The first century Christians suffered much for the Gospel of Christ. They were persecuted, humiliated, imprisoned and beaten all because they were faithful to Christ. Vs. 12 - The revival of signs and wonders continue. ...read more

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    Denomination: Assembly Of God

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    Out And About Series

    Contributed by Mike Gilbert on Apr 29, 2008
    based on 1 rating
     | 3,761 views

    Lessons to learn from when the apostles were set free from jail.

    INTRO>On one of his European tours, master magician and locksmith Harry Houdini found himself locked in jail for improper actions. After he had been searched and manacled in a Scottish town jail, the old jail keeper shut him in a cell and walked away. Houdini quickly freed himself from his ...read more

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    Denomination: Baptist

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    Apostolic Preaching

    Contributed by Michael Stark on Jun 2, 2007
    based on 4 ratings
     | 9,292 views

    How did the message of the Apostles differ from the message of the religions competing with the Christian Faith?

    “When [the Sanhedrin] had brought [all the Apostles], they set them before the council. And the high priest questioned them, saying, ‘We strictly charged you not to teach in this name, yet here you have filled Jerusalem with your teaching, and you intend to bring this man’s blood upon us.’ But ...read more

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    Denomination: Baptist

  • Mark Aarssen avatar

    Religious Intolerance In Our Time

    Contributed by Mark Aarssen on Jun 13, 2007
    based on 9 ratings
     | 4,599 views

    We live in a restless, violent, ever changing world that moves in unknown directions every day. We were witness to this sad reality this past week when those victims at Virginia Tech lost their lives.

    Religious Intolerance in our Time. Acts Chapter 5:17,41 The Apostles Persecuted 17 Then the high priest and all his associates, who were members of the party of the Sadducees, were filled with jealousy. 18 They arrested the apostles and put them in the public jail. 19 But during the night ...read more

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    Denomination: Presbyterian/Reformed

  • Jimmy Chapman avatar

    A Pattern For Evangelizing Series

    Contributed by Jimmy Chapman on Oct 16, 2007
    based on 24 ratings
     | 15,390 views

    The only duty of the church that can’t be better done in heaven is evangelism.

    A PATTERN FOR EVANGELIZING ACTS 5:17-42 What is the only duty of the church that can’t be better done in heaven- evangelism. Now some have the mistaken idea that witnessing can be simply one’s lifestyle without words. I would agree that our lives need to be a witness; however, mere lifestyle ...read more

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    Denomination: Baptist

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    Fence Straddling

    Contributed by Jimmy Chapman on Oct 20, 2007
    based on 11 ratings
     | 7,376 views

    Let us look closer at the statements of this compromiser and notice three mistakes he made.

    FENCE STRADDLING Acts 5:34-40 The book of Acts is not a dull book to say the least. Something seems to be happening in every verse. This early church energized by the Holy Spirit finds itself in head itself in facing trouble from the inside of the church at the beginning of Acts 5. In verse 17 ...read more

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    Denomination: Baptist

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    True To Life

    Contributed by Paul Decker on Jul 31, 2005
    based on 16 ratings
     | 4,470 views

    We can be effective for God.

    TRUE TO LIFE Acts 5:17-33 S: Obedience C: Obedience to God as priority. Pr: WE CAN BE EFFECTIVE FOR GOD. TS: We will find in Acts 5:17-33 how the early church took the truth about Jesus and aligned their lives to match it. Type: Narrative, Inductive PA: How is the change to be ...read more

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    Denomination: Baptist

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    Can't Stop The Truth

    Contributed by Paul Decker on Jul 31, 2005
    based on 14 ratings
     | 4,712 views

    God keeps the momentum going.

    CAN’T STOP THE TRUTH Acts 5:33-42 S: Evangelism C: Gamaliel’s counsel under God’s control Pr: GOD KEEPS THE MOMENTUM GOING. ?: How? KW: Movements TS: We will find in the narrative found in Acts 5:33-42 three movements that describe the response to the truth being lived out in the ...read more

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    Denomination: Baptist