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The Holy Spirit
Contributed by Pat Damiani on Jul 29, 2013 (message contributor)
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1. Who Is The Holy Spirit?
Contributed on Jul 29, 2013
Jesus reveals that that Holy Spirit is God and that He is a person.
Do you ever feel like there ought to be more to life? Do you read the accounts of supernatural events in the Bible and think to yourself, “Why isn’t my life more like that?” Do you read about Moses parting the Red Sea or Elijah calling down fire from heaven or the eyes of ...read more
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2. The Holy Spirit In The Old Testament
Contributed on Jul 29, 2013
An overview of the work of the Holy Spirit in the Old Testament
When I bought my first car – a bright yellow Ford Pinto - I learned how to do a lot of the maintenance on my car. I could change the oil, replace the spark plugs, replace and adjust the points and my distributor cap and even adjust the carburetor. Other than change the oil and possibly ...read more
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3. The Holy Spirit In The Life Of Jesus
Contributed on Jul 29, 2013
A review of why Jesus needed the Holy Spirit in His life and how the Holy Spirit operated in the life of Jesus.
A week ago Thursday night when I got home from our summer Bible study, I had a small red itchy spot on my right arm. I figured that I must have gotten some kind of bug bite, so I put a little anti-itch cream on it and went to bed. By the next morning, it really didn’t look much different, but ...read more
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4. How The Holy Spirit Guides Us
Contributed on Aug 13, 2013
How to distinguish between the voice of the Holy Spirit and the voices of self and Satan
One day, about 25 years ago, I was sitting in a church service listening to the sermon, when I sensed that God was saying to me that He wanted me to be a pastor one day. At the time, I had a very good job with a land development company in which I made a lot of money. I had a family with young ...read more
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5. The Holy Spirit In The Process Of Salvation
Contributed on Aug 13, 2013
How the Holy Spirit works in the process of salvation
I’d like to begin this morning by sharing my testimony about my walk with Jesus. And then when I finish, I want to ask you some questions about that testimony. My walk with Jesus began as an infant. Although I obviously don’t remember it, I was christened at Our Saviour’s ...read more
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6. The Fruit Of The Spirit
Contributed on Sep 16, 2013
If we want to produce the fruit of the Spirit then we must be a "Holy Spirit tree".
Last week after church we stopped at Trader Joes on our way home. We just needed to pick up a few items so I picked up one of the small red baskets on our way in. As we entered the store and tried to go down the first aisle our way was blocked by two women who had parked their carts right in the ...read more
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7. Spiritual Gifts
Contributed on Sep 16, 2013
I used a jigsaw puzzle to illustrate how spiritual gifts operate in the body of Christ.
Most of you know that Mary and I really enjoy putting together jigsaw puzzles. It’s a fun activity that we can do together and we can actually talk with each other while we’re working on the puzzle. And if any of you are interested, we’ve even brought a bunch of our old puzzles to ...read more
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8. Sins Against The Holy Spirit
Contributed on Sep 16, 2013
How both believers and unbelievers can sin against the Holy Spirit.
Our pool is a salt pool which uses an electronic system to generate chlorine from the salt that is present in the water. I’m not sure exactly how the system works but I do understand that salt’s chemical composition is sodium chloride – a combination of sodium and chlorine and ...read more
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9. Walking According To The Spirit
Contributed on Sep 16, 2013
Walking according to the Spirit is a matter of setting our minds on the things of the Spirit.
Recently the gym where Mary and I have been working out for the last several years decided to close down at the close of business next Sunday, which meant that we had to look for a new gym. We found that there were really three options available to us. One of those options is a gym whose ...read more