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1. Stuck in Park

Acts 17:16-34

Sermon

Tony Everett

... , this group met in the city, interestingly enough, in the Hall of Zeus, the supreme god of ancient Greece. So, here was Paul, a Christian invited into a religious discussion by a bunch of Greek philosophers inside a building named for a pagan god (Acts 17:19 and 20). Today’s text begins with Paul honoring relationships and giving dignity and respect to the worldviews of his hearers. Here, as did Jesus, Paul met people where they were, rather than where he thought they should be. Here Paul worked to build ...

2. Fish Bites

Acts 17:32-34

Sermon

James Merritt

... which should be a great encouragement to us to get out and fish. III. Many People Will Respond To The Gospel We read in verse 34, "But some men joined him and believed, among whom also were Dionysius the Areopagite and a woman named Damaris and others with them." (Acts 17:34, NASB) It is pretty obvious that this group would include the U1's and the U2's. The U2's are those receptive to the Gospel and to the church. According to their research, the U2's are those who not only are receptive to the Gospel, but ...

3. The Way Things Are

1 Corinthians 1:18-31

Sermon

John N. Brittain

... you are in every way. For as I went through the city and looked carefully at the objects of your worship, I found among them an altar with the inscription, ‘To an unknown god.' What therefore you worship as unknown, this I proclaim to you" (Acts 17:22b-23). He even quoted from one of their ancient philosophers. Paul was here building an apologetic bridge, using elements of the culture and religion with which they were familiar and comfortable to proclaim the gospel. This passage is often cited as a prime ...

4. Up Close & Personal: Open the Doors

Psalm 100:1-5

Sermon

James Merritt

... be a ministry. Serving God is completely and totally different from serving anyone else? Why do you think the Lord tells us to serve Him with gladness? There is a reason for this. Acts 17:25 says, “Nor is he served by human hands, as though he needed anything, since he himself gives to all mankind life and breath and everything.” (Acts 17:25, ESV) We are to serve God with gladness, because when we serve Him we are not bearing the burden of meeting His needs; we are rejoicing in a service where He meets ...

5. More Than a Book

2 Timothy 3:10--4:8

Sermon

Maxie Dunnam

... on with my theme: The Bible is more than a book. Get a part of our scripture lesson firmly in mind, verses 14-17: “But as for you, continue in what you have learned and have firmly believed, knowing from whom you learned it and how from ... of harrow, selfish, nationalism, but the Bible says, “God made me one every nation of men to dwell on the face of the earth.” (Acts 17:26). I Note first that more than a book, the Bible is a revelation of and an encounter with the Living God. Moses experienced ...

6. People of Influence

1 Thessalonians 1:1-10

Sermon

King Duncan

... he held no formal position. It is said that wherever Paul went he either started a revival or a riot, and most of the time it was both. Paul went into Thessalonica, a large city of about 200,000 people at the tip of the Aegean Sea. Acts 17 tells us Paul and Silas began to share Christ in the local synagogue. Some Jews and many Gentiles were converted. Three weeks later riots began. Leaders at the synagogue brought Paul and Silas before the local magistrates. Here is what they said about them: “These men ...

7. The World According to Paul

1 Thessalonians 1:1-10

Sermon

Mary S. Lautensleger

... role models are important. What we do and how we live often speaks volumes more than anything we ever say. Paul and Silvanus had first visited the synagogue in Thessalonica in an attempt to persuade the Jewish listeners to believe in Christ crucified (Acts 17). Some Jews did believe, but most of the new converts were Greek, including influential women. The Thessalonians' eagerness to move from idolatry to faith in the one true God is a courageous social and religious step to take. Paul is impressed by their ...

8. Leaders Worthy of Imitation

1 Thessalonians 2:1-8

Sermon

Mary S. Lautensleger

... of being a shepherd who has deserted the flock at the first sign of danger. What they did not know was that church members insisted he leave town for his own safety. They were afraid of another mob demonstration like the one in Philippi (Acts 17:10). It is easy for those not in the know to misinterpret his abrupt departure.The Thessalonians know that Paul and his companions have come to them after shameful treatment and imprisonment at Philippi. Against strong opposition, Paul's team had persisted in their ...

9. The Stone is My Witness

Matthew 28:1-10, Mark 16:1-20

Sermon

Lori Wagner

... . Easter is about releasing all Living Stones (that means every one of you) to be God’s Temple in the world. "The God who made the world and everything in it is the Lord of heaven and earth and does not live in temples built by human hands.” (Acts 17:24). “Don't you know that you yourselves are God's temple and that God's Spirit dwells in your midst?” (1Cor.3:16). Resurrection says God leaves no stone unturned to unleash and release your life. Easter is nothing more, nor less, than faith in moving ...

10. Don’t Be a Mama Bear

John 8:31-41

Sermon

Thomas Slavens

... their contributions. Some will be papa bears; some will be baby bears; but wherever life takes you, whatever you do, don’t be a mama bear. Prayer Everlasting God, who “made from one every nation of men to live on all the face of the earth,” (Acts 17:26a) forgive us for our prejudices as we forgive those who are prejudiced against us. Grant to us love for people of all races and cultures. Strengthen us to withstand criticism and unpopularity when we take a stand for what is right. We pray for equal ...

11. Which Jesus? This Jesus!

Acts 17:1-9

Sermon

Barbara Brokhoff

... Paul unashamedly and boldly made the claim that "this Jesus" is the Christ. He is Savior, Messiah, Deliverer, God’s only Son, who came to reconcile the world to God. The result of Paul’s proclamation was that "some of them were persuaded" (Acts 17:4) and some "were not persuaded." (Acts 17:5) It is not so different today, is it? Some believe in "this Jesus" of the Scriptures, and some are still "not persuaded." It is imperative that we examine "which Jesus" it is in whom we place our trust. "Which Jesus ...

12. The Saint without a Name

Luke 6:12-16

Sermon

Donald B. Strobe

... of Athens, I perceive that you are very religious. For as I passed along, and observed the objects of your worship, I found also an altar with this inscription, ‘To an unknown God.’ What therefore you worship as unknown, this I proclaim to you.” (Acts 17:22-23) And he went on to tell them that the “unknown God” had made Himself known in the life, death, and resurrection of Jesus, the Christ. We, too, are a “very religious” people. Harvard Theologian Harvey Cox wrote a book in the early sixties ...

13. Look Carefully How You Walk

Ephesians 4:17--5:21

Sermon

Maxie Dunnam

... to you. The God who made the world and everything in it, being Lord of heaven and earth, does not live in shrines made by man, nor is he served by human hands, as though he needed anything, since he himself gives to all men life and breath and everything" (Acts 17: 23-25 RSV). Paul was right. God created us all in such a way that we would always seek Him. An Augustine captured the truth of it: "For thee were we made, O God, and our hearts are restless till they rest in Thee." We seek to satisfy that thirst ...

14. Turn Right with the Right Turn

Luke 13:1-8

Sermon

James Merritt

... people should repent." In the very first sermon preached at Pentecost, after Jesus sent the Holy Spirit, Peter said, "Repent, in the name of Jesus Christ, so that your sins may be forgiven." (Acts 2:38) Paul stood on Mars Hill and said to a group of pagan unbelievers, "God commands all people everywhere to repent." (Acts. 17:30) Now if repentance is really that important, then we better understand what repentance is. In order to understand what it is, you have to understand what it is not. I am convinced ...

15. Table Manners

John 2:12-25

Sermon

Craig MacCreary

... say, true and sound wisdom, consists of two parts: the knowledge of God and of ourselves... In the first place, no one can look upon himself without immediately turning his thoughts to the contemplation of God, in whom he or she ‘lives and moves’ ” (Acts 17:28). Welcome to the table. However, it seems that is precisely the problem in our time. Some come down on the side of God without much human understanding and sensitivity. Others of us come down on the human side of the equation, soft peddling the ...

16. Ordering Up A Set Of False Gods On Amazon

1 Thessalonians 3:9-13

Sermon

Mary Austin

... this time of year. Writing to the people of faith in the city of Thessalonica, Paul is remembering the promises that God has already kept in their lives. The book of Acts (Chapter 17) tells us about Paul’s time with the church as Thessalonica. Paul and Silas come to town and speak in the synagogue there, and tell the story of Jesus. Acts 17 says, they were “explaining and proving that it was necessary for the Messiah to suffer and to rise from the dead, and saying, ‘This is the Messiah, Jesus whom I ...

17. Thanksgiving Means Giving

1 Thessalonians 3:6-13

Sermon

Richard Gribble

... one that is specific in giving thanks through giving. Saint Paul wrote 1 Thessalonians, most probably the first letter of his corpus, approximately in the year 50 AD. He had founded the Christian community at Thessalonica during his second missionary journey (Acts 17:1-9). In the short passage we heard proclaimed, the apostle offers thanks to the Thessalonians. He is grateful for them and the faith they have demonstrated, but he wants to suggest certain ways that thanksgiving must be manifest. First, Paul ...

18. Elohim

John 1:29-34, Genesis 1:1-2:3

Sermon

Lori Wagner

... ) The Book of Job: God’s Voice Speaks with Job (Chapters 38-42) Creator God (Isaiah 40) and the Word of the Lord (Isaiah 55) Jeremiah Encounters the “Word of the Lord” (Jeremiah 1) Paul Explains the Identity of God and Jesus to Greeks in Thessalonica (Acts 17:16-34) The Victory of the “Word of God” (Revelation 19) John the Apostle Explains Jesus’ Identity In the beginning was the Word, and the Word was with God, and the Word was God. He was with God in the beginning. Through him all things were ...

19. Oh, That I Knew Where I Might Find Him

Job 23:1-9, 16-17

Sermon

Robert A. Hausman

... nowhere in the world is God to be found. Such an inaccessible God seems strange for us who have been nourished on the idea of the availability of God. God is very near to us, Paul says, for in him we live and move and have our being (Acts 17:28). People have always claimed to find God present in the created world (natural theology), in the common ordering of societies (natural law), or in the hidden recesses of the soul. In America, we are particularly fond of the image of God as our buddy, who, "though it ...

20. Will This Be On The Test?

Deuteronomy 6:1-25

Sermon

King Duncan

... A WINDOW A CERTAIN YOUNG MAN NAMED EUTYCHUS, BEING FALLEN INTO A DEEP SLEEP. AND AS PAUL WAS LONG PREACHING HE SUNK DOWN WITH SLEEP AND FELL DOWN FROM THE THIRD LOFT AND WAS TAKEN UP DEAD." 5. At what did God wink? Answer: AT IGNORANCE ACCORDING TO ACTS 17:30. "AND THE TIMES OF THIS IGNORANCE, GOD WINKED AT; BUT NOW COMMANDETH ALL MEN EVERYWHERE TO REPENT." 6. Is the book of Hezekiah in the Old Testament or the New? Answer: NEITHER, THERE IS NO SUCH BOOK IN THE BIBLE. Extra Credit Question *When was tennis ...

21. Joshua People: Turning Worlds Upside Down

Joshua 10:12-15, Acts 17:1-9

Sermon

Billy D. Strayhorn

... not hurry to set for about a whole day. [14] There has been no day like it before or since, when the Lord heeded a human voice; for the Lord fought for Israel. [15] Then Joshua returned, and all Israel with him, to the camp at Gilgal. Acts 17:1-9 (NRSV) [1] After Paul and Silas had passed through Amphipolis and Apollonia, they came to Thessalonica, where there was a synagogue of the Jews. [2] And Paul went in, as was his custom, and on three sabbath days argued with them from the scriptures, [3] explaining ...

22. What Matters In the Light of Eternity: “God Matters”

Acts 17:16-34

Sermon

J. Howard Olds

... Paul walked among the idols on Mars Hill in Athens, he found an altar dedicated “TO THE UNKNOWN GOD.” And when he gets a chance to address the crowd, he says, “Now, what you worship as something unknown I am going to proclaim to you” (Acts 17:23). I. God Is God exists. God is more than a figment of our imagination; God is the essence of all being. The Bible begins with these words, “In the beginning God…” The Bible ends with the affirmation that the “Lord God Omnipotent reigns forever ...

23. Deliverance through adversity

Sermon

Willie Soler

... we lean on Him, Talk to Him, walk in Him, pray to Him, seek Him. God doesn’t want us to be alone without Him. Jesus seeks His bride; Jesus seeks the intimacy that will keep us safe in Him. “In Him we live and move and have our being….” (Acts 17:28) 6. Adversity is a classroom in which we can learn more of Christ and become more like Him. a. Adversity should motivate us to cry out to God. “I cried unto the Lord with my voice, and He heard me out of His holy hill” (Psalm 3:4) b ...

24. Are You Convinced?

John 16:5-16

Sermon

Larry Powell

... repent because he has fixed a day on which he shall judge the world in righteousness by a man whom he has appointed (Acts 17:30-31)." The world will be judged in righteousness and there is help for those who seek after righteousness: "All Scripture is ... correction, and for training in righteousness, that the man of God may be complete, equipped for every good work (2 Timothy 3:16-17)." The Last Judgment will be done in righteousness: "Then I saw heaven opened, and beheld, a white horse! He who sat upon it ...

25. The Unity Of The Church

Ephesians 4:1-16

Sermon

Erskine White

... being divided by class or creed or color, suppose those Christians suddenly became one people - patient with each other and forbearing one another in love, brought together in a new society by the love of Jesus Christ? Why, they would turn that town upside down (Acts 17:6); it would be a brand new day! If I spoke in eloquent rhapsody on World Communion Sunday about Christian unity, it would ring hollow in many ears. The truth is, the church can offer no real ministry of reconciliation to a divided world so ...

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