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Paul Shafit
Contributing sermons since Jan 1, 2000
Newest Sermons
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Evidence Of The Infilling Of The Holy Spirit
Contributed on Jun 9, 2014
Ramifications of being filled with the Holy Spirit
The Evidence of the Infilling of the Holy Spirit There are those in every generation who have tried to negate the fact that speaking in tongues is for today. These people twist the Scriptures and take them out of context to prove their point of view. In spite of this, many people have received ...read more
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The Baptism And Infilling Of The Holy Ghost
Contributed on Jun 9, 2014
There is a difference between the baptism and the infilling of the Holy Spirit.
The Baptism and Infilling of the Holy Ghost (Acts 2:1-4) When one accepts Christ as Savior, the he is immediately baptized by the Holy Spirit. However, one does not have the fullness of the Spirit until he undergoes the infilling of the Holy Spirit. When one speaks in tongues, it is an overflow ...read more
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How To Get Answers To Prayer
Contributed on Jun 9, 2014
God gets our attention His own way
How To Get Answers To Prayer (Jonah 1:1- 2:1) Do you have a prayer life? Does God respond to your prayers? When you pray, does your prayer move God? Most of the time we go to God when we get into trouble and expect Him to respond to us positively in our time of need, even though we don't have a ...read more
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How To Worship God
Contributed on Jun 9, 2014
How much of your life is God centered and how much is self centered?
"How To Worship God" (Psalm 65) The old song goes, "I don't know what you came to do; but I came to praise the Lord." How appropriate it is for us to think about the ways we can lift up God’s name and honor Him. He's shown His love for us by sending Christ Jesus into the world to deliver ...read more
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People Can Stifle God's Love
Contributed on Dec 1, 2009
The contrast between legalism and loving obedience of God’s Word
A lecturer, when explaining stress management to an audience, raised a glass of water and asked, "How heavy is this glass of water?" Answers called out ranging from 2 to 5 pounds. The lecturer replied, "The absolute weight doesn’t matter. It depends on how long you try to hold it." He continued, ...read more
Newest Sermon Series
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The Gospel According To John
Contributed on Oct 7, 2009
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John’s Gospel
Contributed on Jul 27, 2009
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The Gospel Of John Series
Contributed on Jul 6, 2009
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Study Through Ephesians
Contributed on Jan 14, 2008
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A Colleague Was Invited To Hold A Speech In ...
Contributed on Aug 4, 2007
A colleague was invited to hold a speech in Japan. Aware of his reputation as a very good speaker, he was surprised that his audience did not react at all to any of his perfectly timed jokes and witticisms. In fact, the audience did not react to anything he said. Somewhat put down, he went back to ...read more
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A Sunday School Teacher Decided To Have Her ...
Contributed on Aug 4, 2007
A Sunday school teacher decided to have her young class memorize one of the most quoted passages in the Bible: Psalm 23. She gave the youngsters a month to learn the chapter. Little Rick was excited about the task, but he just couldn’t remember the Psalm. After much practice, he could barely get ...read more