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Sermon Overview Scripture Passage: Acts 10:33-42 Acts 10 tells the story of a Roman army officer named Cornelius. Cornelius was also a Gentile. Up until this time, the Gentiles had not been added to the Christian church (the early believers were Jewish). Yet, Cornelius was hungry to know God and he was hungry for faith in Jesus Christ. Supernaturally, God brought Cornelius and the apostle Peter to...

Sermon Overview Scripture Passage: Acts 9:17-22 2 Corinthians 5:17 says, “Therefore if any man be in Christ Jesus, he is a new creation; old things are passed away; behold, all things are become new.” Adrian Rogers says it this way, “A Christian is not just somebody who has become nice; he’s become new.” Acts 9 tells the story of the conversion of the Apostle Paul. His early name was Saul and he w...

Sermon Overview Scripture Passage: Acts 8:5-24 Contrary to popular belief, the devil is very much for religion; in fact, he uses religion to oppose the Gospel of Jesus Christ. In the Book of Revelation, the Bible prophecies that in the Last Days, there will not be a lack of religion; there will be more than ever. Men will have religion without reality; they will not know God, and yet they will be...

Sermon Overview Scripture Passage: Acts 8:26 We, as Christians, have been sent on a mission to share the Gospel anywhere and everywhere God calls us to go. Where is anywhere and everywhere for you? Have you ever said in your heart, "Wherever He leads, I'll go"? We should be able to say this and mean it, without fear or hesitation. God has a plan for us and God will use us if we will let Him. How c...

Sermon Overview Scripture Passage: Acts 6:1-7 Being a Christian means seeing opportunities in every difficulty. In Acts 6, the early church was experiencing some growing pains. By understanding how they dealt with their difficulties, we can learn how to turn our problems into possibilities. We know what it’s like to experience growing pains, physically, mentally, and spiritually. With that underst...

Sermon Overview Scripture Passage: Acts 5:29-32 Being a Christian is a joyous thing. The reason we are not filled with joy in this Christian life could be a matter of disobedience. Adrian Rogers says, “Obedience is the missing ingredient in so many Christians’ lives.” What does it mean to truly obey Christ? What is the expedience of obedience? In Acts 5, Peter and the other apostles have caused qu...

Sermon Overview Scripture Passage: Acts 5:19-20 Acts 5:42 says, “And daily in the temple and in every house they ceased not to teach and preach Jesus Christ.” Publicly and privately, the early church did not stop preaching and teaching about Jesus Christ; it was a daily experience.   In our own way and opportunity, each of us is called, ordained, and equipped to share the gospel of Jesus Christ. I...

Sermon Overview Scripture Passage: Acts 4:36-37-Acts 5:11 In Acts 5, the early church was in the blaze of revival. However, the Devil crafted a new attack from within the church, through Ananias and Sapphira. After seeing another church member receive praise for selling his property and giving everything to the church, Ananias and his wife Sapphira lied about their own offering to receive the same...

Sermon Overview Scripture Passage: Acts 4:23-33 The need of the hour is power in prayer—not merely to pray, but to pray with power. In Acts 4, there was trouble in the early church. There was opposition against the Gospel of Jesus. Christians’ lives were being threatened. This was the catalyst for this great prayer meeting. It was not just any prayer that they needed. No rhetoric, eloquence, music...

Sermon Overview Scripture Passage: Acts 4:1-3, 4:13 Many of us want to share our faith, but we’ve been intimidated out of doing so. Acts 4:13 says, “Now when they saw the boldness of Peter and John, and perceived that they were unlearned and ignorant men, they marveled; and took knowledge of them, that they had been with Jesus.” We need an epidemic of holy boldness, the same one that transformed P...

Sermon Overview Scripture Passage: Acts 3:1-10 Acts 3 tells the story of Peter and John healing the crippled man at the gate of the temple in Jesus’ name. As a result, perhaps twenty thousand people came to know and follow Jesus Christ. In this passage, we can identify three keys to a beautiful life. These twenty thousand people who were saved were first confronted with a miracle. The man who woul...

Sermon Overview Scripture Passage: Acts 2:1-13 In Acts 2, nearly a million Jews were in Jerusalem on the day of Pentecost. However, 120 disciples of Jesus Christ were at the center of attention as they received the baptism of the Holy Ghost. They were a church aflame; an early Christian church that made an impact on their community in a mighty way. What are the ingredients of a church aflame? The...

Sermon Overview Scripture Passage: Acts 1:1-9 The Book of Acts is the success story of a small group of uncultured people—with no seminaries, radio, television, internet, newspapers, and very little resources—who told the world about Jesus. They went out against great obstacles and turned that world inside out and upside down for Jesus Christ. They did so much with so little! And we need to unders...

Sermon Overview Scripture Reference: Matthew 5:17-18 In His day, the Bible Jesus knew was the Old Testament. Jesus’ unwavering devotion to it reminds us why we put our faith in the Word of God, cover to cover. In Matthew 5:17-18, Jesus says, “Do not think that I came to destroy the Law or the Prophets. I did not come to destroy but to fulfill. For assuredly, I say to you, till heaven and earth pas...

Sermon Overview Scripture Reference: Ephesians 4 A biblically unified church is a wonderful thing. Because this unity comes from the Spirit, we do not produce it; we merely preserve it. Ephesians 4 tells us that we, as Christians, are to be, “...endeavoring to keep the unity of the Spirit in the bond of peace” (Ephesians 4:2-3). We preserve this sacred unity by recognizing three important concepts...

Sermon Overview Scripture Passage: Galatians 1:6-12 Man has three great enemies: sin, sorrow, and death. There is no answer to these problems apart from Jesus Christ. In Galatians 1:6, Paul questions why the Galatian church has deserted the Gospel of grace and followed a “different” Gospel. This specific, social gospel these believers bought into had to do with self-effort and good works. But the...

Sermon Overview Scripture Reference: Psalm 37 Few things are as debilitating as worry; it will take the blue out of your sky and the joy out of your heart. Psalm 37 explains why it is important to know we are too blessed to be stressed. First, we must trust in the Lord when resources vanish. “Trust in the Lord, and do good; dwell in the land, and feed on His faithfulness” (Psalm 37:3). Sometimes,...

Sermon Overview Scripture Reference: Luke 22:31-34 Luke 22 tells the story of one of Jesus’ most devoted disciples, Peter, on the darkest night of his life. Peter was known to argue when he should have listened. He boasted when he should have leaned on the Lord. He slept when Jesus asked him to pray. And he fought when he was supposed to love. But Jesus loved Peter, even in his disobedience, and e...

Sermon Overview Scripture Reference: James 1:2-13 Do you want to be strong, prosperous, and content? All of us do. But do you want trials and tribulation? Most of us don’t. There will be heartache in this life. That is guaranteed. And as any loving Father would, God wants us to overcome it with unexplainable joy and strength. That is why He tests His children, so that we may learn to endure. Don’t...

Sermon Overview Scripture Reference: Joshua 7:1 God has planned a life of victory for each one of us, yet many Christians live in defeat. They have saved souls and lost lives. Defeat is possible, but not necessary. Joshua 7 reminds us of the pitfalls of defeat we could face and the key to unbroken victory. “But the children of Israel committed a trespass regarding the accursed things, for Achan… o...

Sermon Overview Scripture Reference: Proverbs 14:34 Proverbs 14:34 says, “Righteousness exalts a nation, but sin is a reproach to any people.” If we want to know what is wrong with our great nation, we should first look in the mirror. By and large, nations receive the kind of government they deserve. What we expect out of our Constitution and government today is not something they were designed to...

Sermon Overview Scripture Reference: Nehemiah 1:1-3 The America of today is not the America that we once knew. This nation has been taken captive by the world, the flesh, and the devil. God has blessed America; but we have created greed out of abundance, turning freedom into license to sin. There is hope, as there was hope in the days of Nehemiah, but we must be committed to calling America back t...

Sermon Overview Scripture Reference: Psalm 78 America did not just happen; America was a gift from God. However, it seems as though the virtues and values upon which this nation was built have been trampled. What legacy are we going to leave for the generation to come? What is the America of tomorrow? It could look like Psalm 78. In this passage, God had blessed the nation Israel, delivered the pe...

Sermon Overview Scripture Passage: Matthew 13:3 Anyone can learn the facts and study history, but they cannot understand the deeper things of God unless they have a personal relationship with Him. To those who do not have the Holy Spirit within to illumine and interpret the Word of God, the Bible remains a mystery. In Matthew 13:11, Jesus says, “…it has been given to you to know the mysteries of t...

Sermon Overview Scripture Passage: Matthew 13:45 Jesus taught us profound, heavenly lessons in the most practical parables. However, despite its simplicity, the strange mystery of the precious pearl is often misinterpreted by the most devoted believers. Jesus said in Matthew 13:45-46, “Again, the kingdom of heaven is like a merchant seeking beautiful pearls, who, when he had found one pearl of gre...