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What Kind Of House Will You Build For Me?

Contributed by Ralph Juthman on Feb 10, 2002

based on 114 ratings

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this sermon was preached at the dedication service of Harmony Community Church. It could be used as a revival sermon, purpose of the church sermon or evangelistic sermon.

Title: What Kind of House will you build for me? Text: Acts 7:44-50 Theme: church, revival, God’s house, persecution, preaching, faith, P.S. The house that God is building is a house where His power and Son are preeminent; His presence is pursued; and His purposes is ...read more

Scripture: Acts 7:44-50

Denomination: Pentecostal

The Right Stuff

Contributed by Rick Stacy on Mar 12, 2002

based on 6 ratings

| 5,225 views

one of a series in the book of Acts

The right stuff - the wrong way We have the right stuff 10 years/Win Arn in Marquette MI about the Christian church movement. I went with some LSCC Elders and listened and learned. He said the Christian Church movement was ideally suited to reach American culture for Jesus and it should be able ...read more

Scripture: Acts 6:1-8, Ezekiel 34:1-16

Denomination: Christian/Church Of Christ

"When Life Seems To Be Closing In"

Contributed by David Washburn on Mar 25, 2002

based on 95 ratings

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We will each have a time in our lives where life seems to be closing in. We can turn to Stephen and draw stength and wisdom from how he coped when life closed in around him.

One day a man falls off a cliff, but manages to grab hold of a tree limb on the way down. The man calls out, “Is there anyone up there?” A voice answers back, “I am here. It is I, the Lord. Do you believe in me?” “Yes, Lord I believe, I really believe, but I can’t hold on much longer.” “That’s all ...read more

Scripture: Acts 7:54-60

Denomination: Baptist

Spiritual Warfare

Contributed by Jeff Seaman on Apr 24, 2001

based on 502 ratings

| 166,903 views

WHAT IS SPIRITUAL WARFARE

SPIRITUAL WARFARE Ehp. 6:12 Jeff Seaman Intro. There was once a boxer who was being pummeled in the ring by his opponent. Blow after blow by his adversary left him with a bloody nose, swollen eyes, and an enormous amount of pain. The battered boxer’s trainer, trying to encourage his man between ...read more

Scripture: Ephesians 6:12, Acts 6:12

Denomination: Pentecostal

Beaten But Still Forgiving

Contributed by Paul Fritz on Jun 5, 2001

based on 20 ratings

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Stephen’s example of forgiveness amidst persecution

Stephen’s Example of Forgiveness – Acts 7:34-60 Illustration:Karl Menninger, the famed psychiatrist, once said that if he could convince the patients in psychiatric hospitals that their sins were forgiven, 75 percent of them could walk out the next day! Today in the Word, March 1989, p. 8. ...read more

Scripture: Acts 7:34-60

Denomination: Evangelical/Non-Denominational

Temptations Americans Face

Contributed by Melvin Newland on Feb 20, 2001

based on 865 ratings

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May I dare to be a prophet today? There is so much that is right in our land, but allow me for a moment to look at the other side - at 3 temptations that I think Americans are facing. (Powerpoints Available - #101)

MELVIN M. NEWLAND, MINISTER RIDGE CHAPEL, KANSAS, OK (Revised: 2021) (PowerPoints used in this sermon are available at no charge. Just e-mail me at mnewland@sstelco.com and request #101.) TEXT: Acts 7:51-52; Luke 13:34 Feelings of patriotism tend to flow rather freely at ...read more

Scripture: Luke 13:34, Acts 7:51-52

Denomination: Christian/Church Of Christ

Feeling Persecuted: Your Not Alone Series

Contributed by Bob Briggs on Feb 27, 2001

based on 54 ratings

| 4,111 views

God has a way of getting His message out, even if it is uncomfortable for us.

Feeling Persecuted? Your Not Alone Ballard Assembly Pastor Bob Briggs Acts 8:1-8 Lesson 19 I. Persecution is to be expected. On that day a great persecution broke out against the church at Jerusalem, and all except the apostles were scattered. Acts 8:1b God has a way of moving His ...read more

Scripture: Acts 8:1-8

Denomination: Pentecostal

Standing Firm In An Unsettled Day

Contributed by Larry Jones on Feb 27, 2001

based on 84 ratings

| 5,448 views

The world needs us to be stronger than ever.

Acts 6:7-10, 7:46-60 Standing Firm In An Unsettled Day Here we see a man of God set up in His work serving God. He stood and preached, witnessed, was a defender of the faith, even to the point of death Some would say, "what a pastor", "he was a great evangelist", "If he lived today he would ...read more

Scripture: Acts 6:7-10, Acts 7:46-60

Denomination: Baptist

The Face Of An Angel Series

Contributed by A. Todd Coget on Apr 11, 2002

based on 24 ratings

| 6,970 views

This sermon illustrates how we can have peace even in the midst of difficult circumstances when when we let go of everything else and simply seek God.

The Face of an Angel Acts 6:8-15 April 14, 2002 Intro: A. [Change, 1000 Windows, Robert C. Shannon, Standard Publish Company, Cincinnati, OH, 1997, p. 20] Gaston Bachelard wrote, "If one were to give an account of all the doors one has closed and opened, of all the doors he would like to reopen, ...read more

Scripture: Acts 6:8-15

Denomination: Evangelical/Non-Denominational

Stephen's Sermon Series

Contributed by A. Todd Coget on Apr 18, 2002

based on 135 ratings

| 26,996 views

This sermon encourages us to let go of human tradtions and seek God only--just as Stephen said to the religious leaders.

Stephen’s Sermon Acts 7 April 21, 2001 Intro: A. [Seeing Yourself in a Sermon, Citation: From a cartoon by Lee Johnson, The Best Cartoons from Leadership Journal, Volume 1 (Broadman & Holman, 1999)] Following the Sunday morning service, the pastor stood at the back of the church, shaking hands ...read more

Scripture: Acts 7:1-60, Acts 7:55-60

Denomination: Evangelical/Non-Denominational

Growing Pains

Contributed by Daryl Bahn on Apr 22, 2002

based on 44 ratings

| 3,713 views

The danger of growth is great. The need for growth is even greater. The love of Jesus, the Good Sheperd for his people is the greatest of all!

GROWING PAINS (Acts 6:1-9; 7:2a, 51-60) Intro: Wouldn’t it be great if our church suddenly grew by the thousands? The book of Acts demonstrates that this is possible. It also reminds us to be careful what we wish for, because growth isn’t always easy or painless. It often means we have to deal ...read more

Scripture: Acts 6:1-9, Acts 7:51-60

Denomination: Lutheran

When The Spirit Moves Series

Contributed by A. Todd Coget on Apr 25, 2002

based on 45 ratings

| 10,262 views

This sermon describes the predictable attacks of Satan when the Spirit moves in a church or a person’s life and how we should respond to those attacks.

When The Spirit Moves Acts 8:1-8 April 28, 2002 Intro: A. [illustration: From the sermon, "Spreading Power through Persecution" by John Piper, senior pastor of Bethlehem Baptist Church in Minneapolis, Minnesota] On January 9, 1985, a Congregational pastor in Bulgaria named Christo Kuleczef, was ...read more

Scripture: Acts 8:1-8

Denomination: Evangelical/Non-Denominational

Prepare For Persecution

Contributed by Greg Nance on Apr 29, 2002

based on 37 ratings

| 7,168 views

Have you ever noticed how much the Bible teaches about suffering for the cause of Christ? Are you ready to walk with Jesus through the valley of suffering in order to receive a crown of life? Let’s get ready.

Preparing for Persecution A couple of years ago we had a bad wind storm and afterward, as Jenny and I walked around our block we saw where a huge tree had fallen on top of a neighbor’s van. The van looked like a new one, but it was totaled by the tree. There were lots of other big trees in the ...read more

Scripture: 1 Peter 3:15, Acts 7:1-60

Denomination: Christian/Church Of Christ

The Church...built On A Rock

Contributed by Maurice Schaus on Apr 30, 2002

based on 51 ratings

| 8,638 views

In a world where "sticks and stones" can hurt and tear people down, we are called to be "living stones," builting up one another with Chtist’s own love.

The Church…Built on a Rock “Sticks and stones may break my bones, but names will never hurt me.” This refrain has been used by many a generation of children to ward off the attacks of teasing peers. The image of children throwing rocks at one another has taken on new meaning of late, as our news ...read more

Scripture: 1 Peter 2:2-10, Acts 7:55-60

Denomination: Lutheran

Simon The Sorceror: Bargaining With God Series

Contributed by Darren Ethier on May 21, 2002

based on 109 ratings

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Part 6 of 6 of the series, Who’s That? Stories of little known people of the Bible. We skip ahead in time for this message into the period of the New Testament. And here in the book of Acts we discover a man who doesn’t like losing control...

SIMON THE SORCEROR: BARGAINING WITH GOD Acts 8:4-25 Read at beginning of service: Acts 17:22-28 (NIV) 22 Paul then stood up in the meeting of the Areopagus and said: "Men of Athens! I see that in every way you are very religious. 23 For as I walked around and looked carefully at your objects of ...read more

Scripture: Acts 8:4-25, Acts 17:22-28

Denomination: Pentecostal

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