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This morning I am going to plagiarize and entire sermon! This morning I am going to preach someone else’s sermon entirely. And I guess if you are going to plagiarize a sermon you might as well steal a really good one right? So this morning I am going to preach to you a sermon from the Apostle Peter.…

Easter Up until the time of Constantine the Church celebrated the Feast of first Fruits but he was all about combining the population and making a one religion combining the pagans and the Christians he made a new holiday for every one Easter is all about fertility godess aestarte/ Diana of the Ephesians…

The Christian holiday of Pentecost , which is celebrated the 49th day (the seventh sunday) after Easter Sunday,[2]commemorates the descent of the Holy Spirit upon the Apostles and other followers of Jesus Christ while they were in Jerusalem celebrating the Feast of Weeks, as described in the Acts of…

1. Distress of Nations, with Perplexity 25 “And there will be signs in the sun, in the moon, and in the stars; and on the earth distress of nations, with perplexity, the sea and the waves roaring; 26 men’s hearts failing them from fear and the expectation of those things which are coming on the earth,…

22 “Men of Israel, hear these words: Jesus of Nazareth, a Man attested by God to you by miracles, wonders, and signs which God did through Him in your midst, as you yourselves also know— 23 Him, being delivered by the determined purpose and foreknowledge of God, you have taken by lawless hands, have…

We celebrate the birth of Jesus & all the world pauses to celebrate Christmas with us. We celebrate His resurrection, & most of the world recognizes Easter as a very special day on the calendar. But then comes Pentecost, & hardly anyone realizes it. It’s an important day because Pentecost is the birthday…

This has been a bitter and divisive election season that has left many Christians bewildered about what role—if any—that faith bares upon politics.  Does the Bible have anything helpful to tell us about how Christians should engage with politics today???

Welcome to Branches Church! This is one of my favorite Sundays every year. All Nations Sunday! We have had a great time in worship and we are going to have a great time after service with some awesome food. Guests here today…we are thrilled that you are here to celebrate with us. Thank you for being…

Week 23. The Good News Of Pentecostal Power Happy Pentecost Sunday! 50 Days after passover is the festival of Pentecost. Pentecost was a feast of harvest. When they would celebrate the gathering of the fruit of the seed that had been planted. For the 120 disciples in the Upper Room 10 Days after the…

Does anyone know what this picture represents? This might be the most amazing data picture you see in a lifetime! It shows the 63,779 cross-references in the Bible. The white bars along the bottom represent each Bible chapter, Gen. 1 - Rev. 22 . The line’s color shows the reference’s distance from the…

Infiltration The day of Pentecost is an event remembered by millions of Christians each year. Although Acts 2 is one of the more familiar passages in the New Testament outside the gospels, what the passage describes as happening that day definitely sounds strange. When the day of Pentecost arrived, they…

I Corinthians 14:20-40 Good morning! 20 Brethren, do not be children in understanding; however, in malice be babes, but in understanding be mature. 21 In the law it is written: “With men of other tongues and other lips I will speak to this people; And yet, for all that, they will not hear Me,” says the…

The Promise to the Overcomer 21 The one who conquers, I will grant him to sit with me on my throne, as I also conquered and sat down with my Father on his throne. The genuine Christian, the one who overcomes by faith and is victorious over the world (cf. 1 John 5:4–5) (Walvoord), will join Christ not…

Welcome/Introduce self Pray... Heavenly Father, please have mercy on me, a broken man as handle your perfect word. Guide us all by your Holy Spirit. Instruct us in your law, grant us repentance of our sin, and teach us to love you with our whole heart, mind, and strength. Let our lives bring Glory to…

TEXT: HEBREWS 13:15-16 | OFFER YOUR SACRIFICES INTRO EXPLANATION : The author of Hebrews has walked us over the last few weeks through the altar that is the cross of Christ. While there were some doing religious things like offering animal sacrifices in the name of God, it had neither the blessing or…

Shape View of End Times While this episode covers Acts 2:1-21 , the emphasis is on vv. 14-21. The first thirteen verses are only summarized with respect to what they describe and its biblical-theological significance. Acts 2:14-21 takes us back to the New Covenant idea of the Old Testament. We will talk…

I. The Biblical Purposes of Tongues A. Share the Gospel in Many Languages Acts 2:11 11 Cretes and Arabians, we do hear them speak in our tongues the wonderful works of God. This was fulfillment to the prophecy of Joel. 16 But this is that which was spoken by the prophet Joel; 17 And it shall come to…

Introduction The subject of tongues is just like any other doctrinal study. Many churches teach many different things. Such diversity invariably leads one to ask the question: “How do I know which church and which teaching is right?” Obviously, differing views cannot contradict each other and both be…

2 Corinthians 8 & 9 1 Moreover, brethren, we make known to you the grace of God bestowed on the churches of Macedonia: 2 that in a great trial of affliction the abundance of their joy and their deep poverty abounded in the riches of their liberality. 3 For I bear witness that according to their ability,…

Prayer So this week, we’re actually going to PAUSE from our walk through the gospel of John... and we’re going to stay on this topic that we’ve come across in the 1st chapter of John... Baptism Two weeks ago, we looked at how John the Baptist was sent by God the Father to prepare the way for Jesus Christ...…

Christianity started in Jerusalem and spread out from there to Judea and Samaria in Acts 2-12. It was primarily shared with the Jews. Now God is going to have the gospel go to the Gentiles. The remainder of the book of Acts, 13-28, tells us how it spread through the life of Paul and others with him.