In Sermon Illustrations: "Spirit Filled"

A Really Great People, Proud And High-Spirited, ...

Contributed by Sermon Central on Apr 12, 2007

"A really great people, proud and high-spirited, would face all the disasters of war rather than purchase that base prosperity ...read more

Tags: War

Let Others Boast Them As They May, Of Spirits ...

Contributed by Sermon Central on Apr 12, 2007

"Let others boast them as they may, Of spirits kind and true, Whose gentle words and loving smiles Have cheerd them on life through; And though they count of friends a host, To bless the paths they've ...read more

Tags: Compassion

Great Spirits Have Always Encountered Violent ...

Contributed by Sermon Central on Apr 12, 2007

Great spirits have always encountered violent opposition ...read more

Tags: Workplace Balance

If You Nurture Your Mind, Body, And Spirit, ...  PRO

Contributed by Sermon Central on Apr 12, 2007

"If you nurture your mind, body, and spirit, your time will expand. You will gain a new perspective that ...read more

Tags: Thought

The Spirit Produces One Fruit, Not Nine Fruits. ...

Contributed by Sermon Central on Apr 11, 2007

"The Spirit produces one fruit, not nine fruits. The fruit, however, has nine facets or qualities. If a believer is walking in the Spirit, he will possess all nine of these qualities. The source of ...read more

Tags: Character

O Holy Spirit, Descend Plentifully Into My ...

Contributed by Sermon Central on Apr 11, 2007

"O Holy Spirit, descend plentifully into my heart. Enlighten the dark corners of this neglected dwelling ...read more

Tags: Joy

In The Spirit Of Jeff Foxworthy, The Guy Who Does ...  PRO

Contributed by Sherm Nichols on Nov 16, 2006

In the spirit of Jeff Foxworthy, the guy who does “You might be a Redneck if…” is this useful list, “You might be selfish if...” So, just listen, and you judge whether or not this sounds like you. If so, you might be selfish. You might be selfish if… • You have a genuinely difficult time ...read more

Scripture: James 4:1-10

Tags: Jesus Teachings

Denomination: Christian/Church Of Christ

Without The Power Of The Holy Spirit, All Human ...

Contributed by Dean Courtier on Mar 18, 2010

"Without the power of the Holy Spirit, all human efforts, methods and plans are as futile as attempting to propel a boat by puffing at ...read more

Tags: Holy Spirit In Believers

Denomination: Pentecostal

A Man Under Deep Conviction By The Holy Spirit ...

Contributed by Ed Vasicek on Apr 3, 2011

A man under deep conviction by the Holy Spirit caught up to an evangelist as he was boarding a train. He said, "How can I be saved?" The evangelist said, "Turn to Isaiah ...read more

Tags: Atonement

Denomination: Independent/Bible

Our Words Can Crush A Person's Spirit, And They ...

Contributed by Sermon Central on Jun 18, 2007

Our words can crush a person’s spirit, and they can leave people feeling hurt and hopeless. For example, a middle-aged man had been fighting depression for most of his adult life. Several psychiatrists had agreed that the root problem was chemical and needed to be treated with anti-depressant ...read more

Tags: Ot Characters

My Favorite Story About The Holy Spirit Is The ...

Contributed by Rick Crandall on Jul 12, 2008

My favorite story about the Holy Spirit is the story C.S. Lewis told about a college student who wrote to him. The young man was an atheist. And he was very concerned, because he had made friends with some Christian students. They were enthusiastically witnessing to him about Jesus, and it had ...read more

Tags: Holy Spirit General

Denomination: Baptist

You Can’t Escape The Holy Spirit

Contributed by Sermon Central on Apr 26, 2022

My favorite story about the Holy Spirit is the story C.S. Lewis told about a college student who wrote to him. The young man was an atheist. And he was very concerned because he had made friends with some Christian students. They were enthusiastically witnessing to him about Jesus, and it had ...read more

Scripture: Romans 8:9-11

Tags: Holy Spirit, Regeneration

If God Took The Holy Spirit Out Of This World...

Contributed by Dr. Larry Petton on Nov 15, 2023

"If God were to take the Holy Spirit out of this world, much of what we’re doing in our churches would go right on and nobody would ever know the difference!" "I do not believe in a repetition of Pentecost......but I do believe in a ...read more

Scripture: Acts 1:8-11, Ephesians 5:18

Tags: Church, Holy Spirit, Pentecost, Revival, Feast Of Pentecost  (view more)  (view less)

Denomination: Evangelical/Non-Denominational

Quote: "To What Does The Kingdom Refer? It ...

Contributed by Chris Jordan on Aug 24, 2007

QUOTE: “To what does the Kingdom refer? It refers to God’s sovereign rule in the universe – He is the King of the Heavens. But more specifically, here it refers to the entry of God’s long anticipated Anointed One – the prophesied Messiah, who would not only be the Saviour and King of Israel, but ...read more

Denomination: *other

But When The Holy Spirit Controls Our Lives He ...  PRO

Contributed by Richard Francis on Jun 23, 2007

But when the Holy Spirit controls our lives He will produce this kind of fruit in us: love, joy, peace, patience, kindness, goodness, faithfulness, gentleness and self-control’ (Galatians 5:16-17 & 23 TLB). Is living like this really possible? Yes, but you must do four things: 1) understand that ...read more

Denomination: Evangelical/Non-Denominational

A Pig Ate His Fill Of Acorns Under An Oak Tree ...

Contributed by Sermon Central on Dec 16, 2005

A pig ate his fill of acorns under an oak tree and then started to root around the tree. A crow remarked, “You should not do this. If you lay bare the roots, the tree will wither and die.” “Let it die,” said the pig. “Who ...read more

Tags: Sin Deceptive

Forms Cost Americans Fill Out 100 Billion Forms ...

Contributed by Sermon Central on Jan 20, 2006

Forms Cost Americans fill out 100 billion forms every year. According to analyst firm CAP Ventures; each form costs about 5¢ to print and almost $1 to process. ...read more

Tags: Workplace Balance

Uncle Sam Will Need To Fill More Than 37,500 ...

Contributed by Sermon Central on Jan 27, 2006

Uncle Sam will need to fill more than 37,500 security and law enforcement-related jobs in the next two years. (Foster ...read more

Tags: Sin General

Too Much Idleness, I Have Observed, Fills Up A ...  PRO

Contributed by Sermon Central on Apr 12, 2007

"Too much idleness, I have observed, fills up a mans time much more completely, and leaves him less his own master, ...read more

Tags: Productivity

Every Morning I Spend Fifteen Minutes Filling My ...

Contributed by Sermon Central on Apr 12, 2007

Every morning I spend fifteen minutes filling my mind full of God; and so theres ...read more

Tags: Thought