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5 Life-Altering Parables
A new preaching series from Luke 14-16
Discovering Truth When it Hurts
4 week sermon series from the Psalms
Teach Your People to Get Connected
Understanding the next steps to following Jesus
I Love My Church
5 week campaign on the beauty of Christ's bride
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6 week series about Jesus changing ordinary people
Paul works among Gentiles for eighteen months in Corinth and for nearly three years in Ephesus, but no example of his preaching is given. The reason is that it has already been given—in Athens, in the very center of Gentile culture and intellect.
March 21, 2015 By: Tom Lowe Lesson: The Work in Athens (17:15-34) Acts 17:15-34 (KJV) 15 And they that conducted ...read more
Scripture: Acts 17:15-34
Tags: Athens, Paul In Athens, Areopagus, Epicureans
Denomination: Baptist
1. Know that we will face the same feelings (vs. 15-16). 2. Be properly provoked about lost people (vs. 16-18). 3. Tell the truth about Jesus to everyone you can (vs. 17-21). 4. Remember that we are never really alone (vs. 34).
Alone and Outnumbered -- What Should I Do? The Book of Acts - Part 58 Acts 17:15-21 Sermon by Rick Crandall Grayson Baptist Church - September 14, 2014 BACKGROUND: *Here in God's Word, Paul was alone in Athens, and he has some things to teach us about being alone. But before we read Acts ...read more
Scripture: Acts 17:15-21
Tags: Evangelism, Loneliness, Stoicism, Paul In Athens, Epicureans (view more) (view less)
An examination of Paul's sermon on Mars Hill that teaches us 7 important truths about the one, true God.
God Is Closer than You Think Series: Acts Chuck Sligh July 9, 2017 TEXT: Please turn in your Bibles to Acts 17 starting at verse 16. INTRODUCTION Illus. – Have you ever noticed on a side mirror of your car the little writing on it that says, “Objects may be closer than they appear”? ...read more
Scripture: Amos 17:16-34
Tags: Worship, God, Nature Of God, Worship God
Paul did not quote Scripture to the Athenians in his sermon. But his sermon was Scriptural
Can You Preach Christ Without the Scripture? Acts 17:14-34 Introduction It had been a most strenuous journey for Paul. He had responded to the man in the Macedonian vision and came over to preach Jesus. At Philippi, he and Silas had been beaten for the faith and cast into prison. Even so, ...read more
Scripture: Acts 17:14-34
Tags: Paul, Resurrection, Judgment, Repentance, Athens, Mars Hill (view more) (view less)
Denomination: United Methodist
An answer to life’s most important question
March 31, 2002 The longer Paul waited in Athens for Silas and Timothy, the angrier he got—all those idols! The city was a junkyard of idols. He discussed it with the Jews and other likeminded people at their meeting place. And every day he went out on the streets and talked with anyone who ...read more
Scripture: Acts 17:16-34
Tags: Commitment To Christ
A City full of Idols.
1. Paul’s Audience vv17-18b So he reasoned in the synagogue with the Jews and the devout persons, and in the marketplace every day with those who happened to be there. [18] Some of the Epicurean and Stoic philosophers also conversed with him. Setting – Last week we felt the heart of Paul ...read more
Scripture: Acts 17:17-18
Tags: God The Father
What makes you uncomfortable as a Christian? God can use that to motivate you to spread the gospel! Look at Paul’s example here in Acts 17
Getting God’s Message Out. Acts 17:16-34 What do you do when you are surrounded by things that make you uncomfortable? When Paul came to Athens, he walked through town and was upset by all the idols that he saw there. Now just think about the different ways he could have responded to it. ...read more
Tags: Evangelism How To
Denomination: Christian/Church Of Christ
This continues in my expository series through the book of Acts.
Say the word “spiritual” today, and really, you’ve said nothing. There are all sorts of “spiritualities” out there in the marketplace. Google the word “spirituality”, and here’s outcome: • Spirituality.com, from the Christian Science society • Jewish kabbalah inspirational ...read more
Tags: Truth
Denomination: Evangelical Free
“Christians who persist in proclaiming Christ as Truth-Incarnate risk being tarred with the brush of narrow-mindedness or even bigotry.”(Chan)
Sermon Topic: Rising to the Challenge Sermon Text: Acts 17:16-34 (to be read during sermon) Rosa De Burca, former employee of UNICEF (1994-2003). As the Child Protection Officer she traveled with a colleague to the Democratic Republic of the Congo (DRC) in 1997 in an effort to help refugees who ...read more
Tags: Evangelism, Faith, Disciples, Evangelism Urgency
Denomination: Salvation Army
Fake news needs to be confonted with the "true truth" of God's Word. Central to this is the bodily resurrection of the dead.
This is Not Fake News! 1 Corinthians 15:1-19 The world today is suffering from an epidemic of “fake news” today. Fake news is the product of post-modern thinking in which each individuals interpretation is equally valid. Therefore, “fake news” can be found all over social media. There was fake ...read more
Scripture: 1 Corinthians 15:1-19
Tags: Easter, Truth, Bodily Resurrection, Jesus' Resurrection, Jesus Resurrection (view more) (view less)
What offends you most? What will you defend with the greatest passion? The answer for Paul was clear: Defend God’s honor from idols and rivals!
12/19/04 Text: Acts 17:16-34 Reading: Romans 1:18-25 Longing to See God Honored Intro: Does anyone remember the TV show “Welcome back Cotter?” It was a sitcom about a teacher who returned to work in the city high school he had graduated from. Well, one time, Cotter and John Travolta ...read more
Tags: Endurance
Fads today offer opportunitis for evangelism. Pul on Mars Hill pointed out a fad and turned it into a way to reach that Athenians.
Fads – a chance for evangelism Last week James talked to us about worshiping when we really don’t feel like it. When things are bad and even scary that we need to find a way to worship. Paul and Silas are set free and after an apology, visit the new church members and go on their way. They ...read more
Scripture: Acts 17:16-21
At the core of the abundant life is the knowledge that there is life after death and that we are now living our eternal lives.
1 Corinthians 15:35-49 “I Believe in the Resurrection and Eternal Life” INTRODUCTION We are surrounded by death. Death is highlighted in the evening news, with announcements of the latest war casualties and comments about recent shootings in the Valley. We are touched by death when a ...read more
Scripture: 1 Corinthians 15:35-25:49
Tags: Death
Denomination: Lutheran
An indepth look at how Paul, though weary and worn, was able to assess a situation and teach the truth in love and ultimately bear fruit. A lesson in tactfulness.
Paul On Mars Hill Text: Acts 17: 16-34 I. Introduction: Background A. Second Missionary Journey (with Silas & Timothy) 1. Full of struggles 2. Full of success 3. Shows the character and focus of Paul’s life B. Stops prior to Athens 1. Phillipi a. Lydia and her household ...read more
Tags: Sharing My Testimony
Preaching the good news
THE MOST IMPORTANT QUESTIONS Acts 17:24-31 Have you noted that among the first questions we ask when we meet someone is the question “What’s new?” In Acts 17 the apostle Paul came to Athens. He came to Areopagus, one of the “Seven Wonders of Ancient World.” The people in Athens did the same ...read more
Scripture: Acts 17:24-31
Tags: Salvation
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