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  • Scott Coltrain avatar

    The Indwelling Of The Holy Spirit And The Early Church Fathers

    Contributed by Scott Coltrain on Jul 11, 2015
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    The doctrine that the Holy Spirit comes to abide inside or indwell the person who obeys the Gospel is not new. The Early Church Fathers believed and taught this doctrine. Herein, we look at a sampling of their words.

    The belief that the Scriptures teach that the Holy Spirit personally comes to abide within the Christian is not new. Writings from the first three centuries of the Church indicate that it was an accepted doctrine of the Early Church. The writings indicate the belief that the Spirit was given to ...read more

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    Denomination: Christian/Church Of Christ

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    God's Indescribable Abundance Series

    Contributed by Joseph Smith on Nov 23, 2008
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     | 11,612 views

    How can one describe what God has given in this church, with the successes of the past year? How describe human needs, especially for the Gospel? And how describe the opportunities for inclusive worship, honest learning, and artistic expression?

    Once upon a time a certain church was in an uproar. Some said that the pastor was not performing according to expectations. And so complaints were brought to the deacons, who met to consider the issue, and asked those who were grumbling, “What is the problem with the pastor?” One disaffected ...read more

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    Denomination: Baptist

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    Worship More, Spend Less Series

    Contributed by Stephen Collins on Dec 11, 2008
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     | 4,097 views

    Part 2 of our Advent Consiracy series, comparing and contrasting King Herod, the Wise Men, and how they parellel our lives today.

    Stephen N. Collins Millville - 12/07/08 simplechristmas Part 2: Worship More, Spend Less Icebreaker: After assessing the cost of Christmas presents during the economic downturn, Larry called for a family meeting. He lined up his children and explained, "It’s too late to make adjustments for this ...read more

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    Denomination: Church Of God

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    Living A Life That Makes A Difference In 2009

    Contributed by William Jones on Dec 31, 2008
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    A call to return to God and His mission in 2009.

    Living a Life that Makes a Difference in 2009 Haggai 1:8b, 9 (Message) “…rebuild the Temple. Do it just for me. Honor me. You’ve had great ambitions for yourselves, but nothing has come of it.” Good morning and Merry Christmas! And I will through in a Happy New Year as well! This morning I ...read more

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    Denomination: Baptist

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    Driving Nehemiah Series

    Contributed by Jim Drake on Jan 3, 2009
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     | 8,754 views

    Why are you where you are right now? God has placed you there for a purpose. What is stopping you from leading the way to accomplish that purpose?

    http://brushforkbanner.blogspot.com As you remember, we finished Ezra back in the first week of July. So it’s been 6 months since we spent time with our remnant. I miss them. As we’ve talked about before, Ezra and Nehemiah were originally two parts to the same book. Ezra wrote it, but he used ...read more

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    Denomination: Baptist

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    Pointing To The Light Series

    Contributed by Joseph Smith on Jan 11, 2009
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     | 5,641 views

    John the Baptist knew who he was not and who he was, and accepted his task of pointing to Christ. Our mistakes are imagining that we are more than we are, or that we are less than we are. The real task is: just point to the light.

    My son and his wife live in a five-level townhouse in Reston, Virginia. You enter into a kind of combination corridor and stairwell at the second level. Typically I turn right when I arrive and go into the kitchen area. But when I leave that level to go to another one, I walk out of that kitchen ...read more

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    Denomination: Baptist

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    Choose Jesus

    Contributed by Dennis Munn on Dec 15, 2010
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     | 15,195 views

    You don't have to be bound...you can choose freedom.

    “Choose Jesus” Joshua 24:14-18 Introduction: I went shopping with my wife last week…grocery shopping…something I rarely do. It’s not that I’m sexist or anything…I don’t think that grocery shopping is women’s work and therefore not in my ...read more

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    Denomination: Apostolic

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    Divisions In The Church Series

    Contributed by Freddy Fritz on Jan 16, 2011
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     | 11,986 views

    In today's lesson we are urged to heal the divisions in the church because they are contrary to the unity that exists in Christ's body.

    Scripture Today we continue studying The First Letter of Paul to the Corinthians in a series I am calling Challenges Christians Face. In our first lesson we looked at the salutation of 1 Corinthians (1:1-3). Then, in our second lesson (last week) we looked at the thanksgiving of 1 Corinthians ...read more

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    Denomination: Presbyterian/Reformed

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    Living Beyond Your Imagination Series

    Contributed by Curry Pikkaart on Feb 11, 2011
    based on 6 ratings
     | 14,856 views

    It is possible to plan and live beyond our wildest imaginations.

    “Xtreme Faith: Living Beyond Your Imagination” Eph. 3:14-21 On October 30, 2005 I preached my first sermon as your pastor. I felt God wanted me to use the moment to cast a challenge to dream great dreams because we believe in a great God. To do so I preached on one of my favorite ...read more

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    Denomination: Presbyterian/Reformed

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    Dear Gaius Series

    Contributed by Mark Nichols on Feb 13, 2011
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     | 9,070 views

    2nd in the sermon series Letters from John. This sermon studies 3rd John. In it, John urges us that if we really believe what we really believe is really true, then we should walk in truth.

    TEXT: 3rd John vs. 1-13 TITLE: Dear Gaius “Can you handle the truth?” SERIES: Letters from John TOPIC: TRUTH OCCASION: Burnside Christian Church, November 14, 2010 PROP.: If we really believe in Jesus Christ, it should impact the way we live our lives…we should WALK in ...read more

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    Denomination: Christian/Church Of Christ

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    Open Our Eyes Lord: Prayer For Enlightenment Series

    Contributed by David Welch on Feb 14, 2011
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     | 11,549 views

    11th in the series dealing with Paul's prayer that God enlighten the Epheisians concerning the blessing that has been accomplished for them.

    I. Our Wealth and Worth In Christ 1-4 A. Paul blessed God for blessing us with every spiritual blessing 1:3-14 1. Specially Chosen 1:4 2. Purposefully Adopted 1:5-6 3. Freely Redeemed and Forgiven 1:7-8a 4. Spiritually Enlightened 1:8b-10 5. Surely Deemed God’s Inheritance 1:11-12 6. Securely ...read more

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    Denomination: Christian Missionary Alliance

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    Discipleship Part 1 Series

    Contributed by Rodney V Johnson on Feb 26, 2011
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    This series focuses on becoming a true disciple. Part one focuses on our need to understand the costs involved in becoming a disciple.

    Discipleship Part 1: Pupil and Followers Scriptures: Matthew 18:3; Luke 14:25-33 Introduction: This morning I will start a series I’ve titled “Discipleship.” In our adult bible study class, we have been discussing our simple church process. A large part of our discussions ...read more

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    Denomination: Evangelical/Non-Denominational

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    When Our Faith Fails Part 5 Series

    Contributed by Rodney V Johnson on Oct 2, 2010
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     | 4,934 views

    Part five focuses on how what we believes directly impact our faith using the story of Naaman.

    When Our Faith Fails Part 5 Scripture: 2 Kings 5:1-19; Introduction: This morning I will conclude my series titled “When Our Faith Fail”. This morning we will examine the last faith equation which states: Faith + Right Beliefs + Actions = Right Results.” In this equation ...read more

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    Denomination: Evangelical/Non-Denominational

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    Ascents Into Heaven And Angel Messengers

    Contributed by Dr. Ronald Shultz on Oct 14, 2010
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     | 9,489 views

    Does God still call people up to Heaven?

    Ascents Into Heaven and Angel Messengers In recent months, I have heard of two people who claim to have been to Heaven like the Apostle John. One was in the actual throne room speaking to God and Jesus while the other saw the Four Beasts and spoke to Michael the Archangel. Does this match ...read more

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    Denomination: Baptist

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    We Walk By Faith Part 5 Series

    Contributed by Rodney V Johnson on Aug 13, 2011
     | 3,844 views

    Part 5 focuses on our believing from our hearts (spirits) versus our minds to produce faith.

    We Walk By Faith Part 5 Scriptures: Rom. 7:18-22; 10:10; 1 Pet. 3:3-4; 1 Cor. 2:14-15; 9:27; Prov. 3:5-6 Introduction: To date we have discussed several aspects of faith. I have shared with you that faith is an unquestioning belief in something. As it relates to our spiritual faith, it is an ...read more

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    Denomination: Evangelical/Non-Denominational