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  • Works Of ’the Holy Spirit’ Series

    Contributed by Ajai Prakash on Mar 15, 2011
    based on 4 ratings
     | 15,839 views

    "If the Holy Spirit was withdrawn from the church today, 95 percent of what we do would go on and no one would know the difference. If the Holy Spirit had been withdrawn from the New Testament church, 95 percent of what they did would stop, and everybody

    Opening illustration: In many Christian circles the Holy Spirit is neglected, forgotten, or misunderstood. The One given to unite the body of Christ is the center of controversy … So often Christian work is so rigidly programmed that it seems we need no longer depend on Him - yet Jesus said, ...read more

  • Totally Immersed Series

    Contributed by Ajai Prakash on Mar 21, 2011
    based on 4 ratings
     | 14,034 views

    "If you have the Word without the Spirit, you’ll dry up. If you have the Spirit without the Word, you’ll blow up. If you have both the Word and the Spirit, you’ll grow up." (Derek Prince)

    Opening illustration: Speaking to a large audience, D.L. Moody held up a glass and asked, "How can I get the air out of this glass?" One man shouted, "Suck it out with a pump!" Moody replied, "That would create a vacuum and shatter the glass." After numerous other suggestions Moody smiled, picked ...read more

  • Empowered By ’the Holy Spirit’ Series

    Contributed by Ajai Prakash on Mar 29, 2011
    based on 7 ratings
     | 15,732 views

    Among Christians there is also a genuine diversity of experience of the Holy Spirit’s empowering work. Some Christians have a clear initiatory experience of the power of the Holy Spirit that launches them into effective empowered ministry. Others have mor

    Opening illustration: A few believers say, "Draw me," but resist running with the Lord as a partner with Him in His work in the earth. The Holy Spirit does not draw us so we can hang up a "Do Not Disturb" sign and sit in our little comfort zone, only singing love songs to Jesus the rest of our ...read more

  • Receiving The Infilling Of The Holy Spirit Series

    Contributed by Ajai Prakash on Apr 1, 2011
    based on 16 ratings
     | 40,662 views

    The reason why many in the body of Christ are complacent and don’t pursue to seek to receive the Holy Spirit knowing that He is going to shake them up and even rattle them so hard ... they miss out on the unbelievable empowerment and joy of the Lord.

    Opening illustration: The story is told of an elderly woman named Norena, who lived in southern Florida. When a hurricane hit that area, her home was one of many that was severely damaged. Norena received an insurance settlement, and the repair work began. However, when the money ran out, so did ...read more

  • The Donkey King

    Contributed by Ajai Prakash on Apr 13, 2011
    based on 5 ratings
     | 10,739 views

    In a day when Christians in America are increasingly in a crusading posture to capture more political, social, and economic power, the picture of Jesus riding into Jerusalem on a lowly donkey and anticipating intense opposition, rejection, and death makes

    Opening illustration: Every spring, hundreds of Hollywood stars gather for the Academy Awards. Very few “slip in the back door:” instead, they make an entrance. They walk down the long red carpet, smiling at the cameras and waving to the people in the stands (who, by the way, all had to apply and ...read more

  • 3 Crosses @ Calvary

    Contributed by Ajai Prakash on Apr 15, 2011
    based on 4 ratings
     | 7,487 views

    This incident, on the road to Calvary, and then at the sight of the crucifixion, reveals both God and man as they truly are. It exposes man as incredibly cruel, and God as amazingly kind and compassionate. It is man who is evil, and God who is good.

    Opening illustration: If you were to look at Rembrandt’s painting of The Three Crosses, your attention would be drawn first to the center cross on which Jesus died. Then as you would look at the crowd gathered around the foot of that cross, you’d be impressed by the various facial expressions and ...read more

  • The Resurrection

    Contributed by Ajai Prakash on Apr 19, 2011
    based on 7 ratings
     | 16,366 views

    Once the disciples had met the risen Christ, nothing could stop them preaching their message ... The resurrection was the fundamental premise of what they believed and preached. Such is the power of the gospel to change, challenge, and charge men and wome

    Opening illustration: Joyce Hollyday tells the story of a school teacher who was assigned to visit children in a large city hospital who received a routine call requesting that she visit a particular child. The teacher took the boy’s name and room number, and was told by the teacher on the other ...read more

  • Redeeming Our Denials

    Contributed by Ajai Prakash on Apr 26, 2011
    based on 4 ratings
     | 3,976 views

    There is a bit of Peter in all of us. We are weak in the face of temptation. We feel like failures. Some people even keep a spiritual scorecard reminding them that they struck out. Jesus is willing to forgive our failures and call us into His service. A

    Opening illustration: It’s my duty to grill the chicken, fish, beef, potatoes, or whatever else my wife has on the menu. And while I’m not the greatest chef when it comes to outdoor cooking, I love the unforgettable aroma of grilling over a charcoal fire. So the mention of a “fire of coals” in John ...read more

  • Toxic Living

    Contributed by Ajai Prakash on Dec 1, 2010
    based on 5 ratings
     | 7,615 views

    Instant obedience is the only kind of obedience there is; delayed obedience is disobedience. Whoever strives to withdraw from obedience, withdraws from Grace.

    Opening illustration: Picher, Oklahoma, is no more. In mid-2009, this once-bustling town of 20,000 went out of business. In the first quarter of the 1900s, Picher was a boomtown because of its abundant lead and zinc. Workers extracted the ore, which was used to help arm the US during both World ...read more

  • Fear Not! Why Not?

    Contributed by Ajai Prakash on Dec 11, 2010
    based on 6 ratings
     | 12,943 views

    Many of us may be fearful or even afraid of the future and what it holds for us ... God’s Word continually reiterates “FEAR NOT” which is a commandment and also gives us the reasons to fear not …

    Opening illustration: Columnist George Cantor told how he dealt with a childhood fear. Almost every night he would wake up in the darkness and imagine scary creatures lurking outside his room. Often he would be too scared to go back to sleep. Sometimes he would go and lie down by his parents’ ...read more

  • Journey From Galilee To Judea

    Contributed by Ajai Prakash on Dec 22, 2010
    based on 4 ratings
     | 5,814 views

    Joseph and Mary traveled from Galilee to Judea to be registered / taxed and to be at the right place at the right time to give birth to Jesus (vision).

    Opening illustration: In December 1903, after many attempts, the Wright brothers were successful in getting their "flying machine" off the ground. Thrilled, they telegraphed this message to their sister Katherine: "We have actually flown 120 feet. Will be home for Christmas." Katherine hurried to ...read more

  • In The Safe Hands Of God

    Contributed by Ajai Prakash on Dec 22, 2010
    based on 4 ratings
     | 7,600 views

    How can we respond to difficult circumstances with acceptance and abandonment? Mary’s response to the angel in Luke 1: 38 shows us. The only way to have that same attitude is to believe that God’s will is “good and acceptable and perfect”, and to lay down

    Opening illustration: At age 16, Madame Jeanne Guyon (1648-1717) was forced into an arranged marriage with an invalid 22 years older. She found her marriage to be one of utter humiliation. Her husband was often angry and melancholy. Her mother-in-law was a merciless critic. Even the maid despised ...read more

  • Vision 2011 ~ Empowerment In Ministry

    Contributed by Ajai Prakash on Dec 30, 2010
    based on 10 ratings
     | 11,490 views

    Many people are asking in this season, "What is God up to?" We seem to be living in a period of great silence. Believers are searching in vain for something God is doing powerfully in the body of Christ and trying to no avail to hear marching orders from

    Opening illustration: "On a dangerous seacoast where shipwrecks often occur, there was once a little crude little lifesaving station. The building was just a hut and there was only one boat, but the few devoted members kept a constant watch over the sea and with no thought for themselves went out ...read more

  • Five Powerful Keys For 2011

    Contributed by Ajai Prakash on Dec 30, 2010
    based on 14 ratings
     | 12,434 views

    God has filled you with the Holy Spirit and given you an anointing to know what is coming so that you can strategically prepare and plan for what is ahead. It is time for the Body of Christ to wake up and start walking and moving in the Power of the Holy

    Opening illustration: This is reputedly a true story of something that happened a few years ago at USC. There was a professor of philosophy there who was a deeply committed atheist. His primary goal for one required class was to spend the entire semester attempting to prove that God could not ...read more

  • Is Your Church A Cruise-Ship Or A Battleship?

    Contributed by Ajai Prakash on Jan 5, 2011
    based on 5 ratings
     | 17,030 views

    Which image better describes a church? Your church? I know, it’s a metaphor. All metaphors break down at some point. When making a choice, our natural inclination is to choose the cruise ship over the battleship any day.

    Opening illustration: watch an illustrative audio-video clip Introduction: On the surface we would believe that the early church in Acts was blessed with outstanding growth due to the anointed preaching of the apostles; their balanced practices that would evolve into much of our church programming ...read more