In Sermon Illustrations: "Prayer In The Spirit"

We Leak

Contributed by Sermon Central on Oct 9, 2008

WE LEAK D. L. Moody was asked why he sought to be filled with the Holy Spirit so many ...read more

Tags: Holy Spirit In Believers

Jesus Is Like Oxygen

Contributed by Sermon Central on Oct 22, 2008

Jesus is Like Oxygen I want to tell you about Andy Harris. Andy was one of a several people leading an expedition up Mt. Everest. When he reached the peak, he stayed there just admiring the amazing beauty. But he stayed there too long and on his descent, he became in dire need of oxygen. Andy ...read more

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The Powerhouse  PRO

Contributed by Sermon Central on Oct 22, 2008

The Powerhouse Stephen Kuusisto grew up feeling a stigma about being legally blind. For him, sight consisted of a kaleidoscope of shapes, colors, and shadows. Privately he would press his face close to the page of a book and memorize street names in an exhausting attempt to appear more able to see ...read more

Scripture: John 16:13

Tags: Holy Spirit In Believers

Bearing Fruit  PRO

Contributed by C Jordan on Oct 24, 2008

BEARING FRUIT I once read of a little boy who used to escape his bedroom after being punished. He would crawl out of his bedroom window down an old fruit tree to the ground. One day, his father told him that he was going to chop down the fruit tree, because it hadn’t borne any fruit for a number ...read more

Scripture: Proverbs 10:1-36

Tags: Fruit, Fruit Of The Spirit

Denomination: *other

The Dove Man

Contributed by Tony Abram on Oct 30, 2008

The Dove Man It is said that a certain guide lived in the deserts of Arabia who never lost his way. He carried with him a homing pigeon with a very fine cord attached to one of its legs. When in doubt as to which path to take, he threw the bird into the air. The pigeon quickly strained at the cord ...read more

Tags: Holy Spirit Attributes

Empty The Garage

Contributed by Gene Gregory on Dec 8, 2008

EMPTY THE GARAGE Driving around Deltona, it is amazing the number of people who have garages with no cars in them. Why? Their garages are filled with other things. If you are going to be filled with the Holy Spirit, you must make room. Get ...read more

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Denomination: Baptist

Poor Chippie

Contributed by Todd Catteau on Dec 19, 2008

Poor Chippie A Galveston housewife had a pet parakeet named Chippie. The woman, however, made some terrible mistakes with Chippie. There are just some things that you don't do with parakeets! While vacuuming the carpet one day, she decided to clean out of the bottom of Chippie's cage with her ...read more

Tags: Holy Spirit General

Denomination: Christian/Church Of Christ

Phillip Brooks, A Great American Preacher Of ...

Contributed by Sermon Central on Dec 28, 2008

Phillip Brooks, a great American preacher of another day, said, "Do not pray for easy lives, pray to be stronger people; do not pray for tasks equal to your powers, pray for powers equal to your tasks. Then the doing of your work may be no miracle, but you shall be a miracle. Every day you shall ...read more

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The First Time I Had To Speak In Public Was When ...

Contributed by Anne Benefield on Jan 15, 2009

The first time I had to speak in public was when I was in fourth grade. The elementary school I attended was part of the college down the street from my house. I think I was a shepherd in the college's presentation of "Amahl and the Night Visitors." I was pretty nervous--scared, really--about ...read more

Tags: Holy Spirit Baptism

Denomination: Presbyterian/Reformed

John Ortberg Shared This In The Life You Always ...  PRO

Contributed by Christian Cheong on Jan 23, 2009

John Ortberg shared this in The Life You Always Wanted (p.55-56): "It's like a motorboat and a sailboat. A person can operate a motorboat without assistance, given the right equipment and effort. Operating a sailboat is different--it is dependent on the wind. The operator of a sailboat does ...read more

Tags: Holy Spirit Baptism

Denomination: Independent/Bible

The Human Body Is A Most Remarkable Machine. It ...  PRO

Contributed by Christian Cheong on Jan 23, 2009

The human body is a most remarkable machine. It can maintain a constant temperature of 98.6 degrees, no matter what the weather is outside. Whether a man is at the Arctic Circle or the equator, his body temperature is about the same. There is an inner mechanism that makes the difference. For the ...read more

Tags: Holy Spirit Baptism

Denomination: Independent/Bible

Stepping Out-Of-Bounds

Contributed by Sermon Central on Feb 12, 2009

STEPPING OUT-OF-BOUNDS I had missed a game winning free-throw. I swore that would never happen again. So I practiced until I became excellent at free-throws. In the next big tournament, I swished two free-throws. On the last one, I heard an ear-splitting whistle in my ear. I had stepped over the ...read more

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Electricity Is A Physical Phenomenon That ...

Contributed by Harold Jenkerson on Mar 10, 2009

Electricity is a physical phenomenon that illustration the indwelling of God’s power in the Christian’s life. The world remained in darkness until this physical phenomenon was discovered about 1900. ...read more

Tags: Holy Spirit In Believers

Denomination: Baptist

A Pentecost Testimony  PRO

Contributed by Charles Wallis on Mar 12, 2009

A PENTECOST TESTIMONY Pastor Chuck shared a story of the work of the Holy Spirit. A group was having a Bible study. Since it was Pentecost, the decided to pray and worship for a while after the Bible study. One of the ladies began to worship in another langauge. Someone had brought a friend to the ...read more

Scripture: 1 Corinthians 14:22

Tags: Holy Spirit Baptism

Denomination: Pentecostal

The Early Church Father Turtullian Wrote That, ...  PRO

Contributed by Sermon Central on Jun 18, 2007

The early Church Father Turtullian wrote that, “The blood of the martyrs is the seed of the church.” In a very real sense this is true. In spite of vicious opposition, the church grew and flourished. The early church had partnered for the journey of faith. They had come together… in one accord… ...read more

Tags: Holy Spirit Attributes

I Like Some Of What Edwene Gaines Writes About ...  PRO

Contributed by Don Hawks on Sep 30, 2007

I like some of what Edwene Gaines writes about although I do not agree with all her views on spirituality. But I have learned enough from her writings that I decided not to be bothered in areas where I disagree. I find her life story and spiritual journey though to be compelling. Years before she ...read more

Tags: Spirit, Eat, The Word

Denomination: Methodist

Qualifications For Ministry  PRO

Contributed by Matthew Kratz on Mar 15, 2009

QUALIFICATIONS FOR MINISTRY What qualifies someone for a task? There is a story of the testing of a candidate for missions work: One snowy morning at 5:00 A.M., a missionary candidate rang the bell at a missionary examiner’s home. Ushered into the office, he sat three hours past his appointment ...read more

Tags: Humility, Fruit Of The Spirit

Denomination: Other

We Must Be Emptied

Contributed by Donnie Martin on Mar 23, 2009

D.L. Moody said, "I believe firmly that the moment our hearts are emptied of pride and selfishness and ambition and everything that is contrary to God's law, the Holy Spirit will fill every corner of our hearts. But if we are full of pride and conceit and ambition and ...read more

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Denomination: Baptist

Lillie Mae And The Rookie

Contributed by Steve Kinnard on Feb 18, 2019

Lillie Mae and the Rookie (Fruit of the Spirit) Gal 5:21-25 Do you all remember Bubba and Billy Bob; I called ole Bubba down in Hazel Green this week to check on Billy Bob, Daisy and the rest of the family. I ask him how everyone was doing. He said everything is fine with everyone; but they had ...read more

Scripture: Galatians 5:21-25

Tags: Fruit Of The Spirit, Lying

Denomination: Pentecostal

The Difference Maker

Contributed by Ed Sasnett on Sep 16, 2020

My pastor, Wana Archer, tells about a time when he was a teenager and worked at a restaurant for .25 cents/hour. In this restaurant, there was a gambling machine that looked like a pinball machine. A player would deposit a nickel and get one shot to hit the jackpot or win some money. He noticed ...read more

Scripture: Romans 8:1-11

Tags: Holy Spirit, Obedience

Denomination: Baptist