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  • Ewen Huffman avatar

    Gifts Of The Spirit 10: "Out Of Your Mind?" Series

    Contributed by Ewen Huffman on Nov 2, 2004
    based on 19 ratings
     | 3,836 views

    How can we help spiritual experiences produce the fruit and goods for which God sent them? Experiences need to lead to Edification- and this happens by us applying our mind.

    Gifts of the Spirit 10: “Out of your mind?” 1 Cor 14:13-17. WBC 31/10/04pm INTRO Could have entitled this: - how to make it last. How to make it bear fruit. How to make it count Ever wondered how the same move of God, same Spirit… same touch in a service (etc) can produce such different ...read more

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    Denomination: Baptist

  • Joel Pankow avatar

    Mary's Response Reflects The Truest Christmas Spirit

    Contributed by Joel Pankow on Dec 23, 2004
    based on 30 ratings
     | 7,925 views

    An indepth reflection on the first few verses of Mary’s Magnificat show the source of her joy prior to that First Christmas.

    December 25, 2004 Luke 1:46-48 Mary said: My soul glorifies the Lord and my spirit rejoices in God my Savior, for he has been mindful of the humble state of his servant. From now on all generations will call me blessed. When the news media showed video tapes of people in Palestine ...read more

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    Denomination: Lutheran

  • Dan Cale avatar

    Six Signs Of Walking A Spirit Filled Life Series

    Contributed by Dan Cale on Feb 28, 2005
    based on 165 ratings
     | 28,769 views

    From Acts Chapter 2 this sermon looks at 6 characteristics of the early Christian Church as they walked in the fullness of the Spirit of God.

    Walking In The Spirit Pt 3 Six Signs of Spirit Filled Living Acts 2:37-47 This past two weeks we have been talking about Walking In The Spirit. Our Key Scriptures have been… We’ve talked about Power with a Purpose – Jesus said “you will receive power when the Holy Spirit comes on you; and you will ...read more

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    Denomination: *other

  • Gregg Bitter avatar

    The Lord Breathes His Holy Spirit Into Us

    Contributed by Gregg Bitter on Jun 9, 2003
    based on 87 ratings
     | 9,670 views

    The Lord gives us hope through Ezekiel’s vision of the dry bones. Just as through his Word the Lord breathed life into those bones, the Lord breathes his Holy Spirit into us through his Word to give us a living hope.

    The Lord Breathes His Holy Spirit into Us Grace and peace to you from God our Father and our Lord Jesus Christ. The Word of God through which the Holy Spirit guides our hearts and minds today is recorded in Ezekiel 37:1-14: Dear friends in Christ Jesus, our Lord, These words from Ezekiel 37 are ...read more

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    Denomination: Lutheran

  • Paul Fritz avatar

    The Spirit Helps Us In All Our Weakness.

    Contributed by Paul Fritz on Jun 29, 2003
    based on 58 ratings
     | 8,695 views

    How the Spirit helps us in our weaknesses.

    Rom 8:26,27 Theme - The Spirit helps us in all our weakness. What are the problems of using human strength to overcome our weaknesses? People who do tend to live more in the flesh than by the Spirit. The flesh profits nothing. The mind set on the flesh is death but the mind set on the Spirit ...read more

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    Denomination: Evangelical/Non-Denominational

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    The Spirit Gives Life The Flesh Profits Nothing

    Contributed by Paul Fritz on Jul 4, 2003
    based on 30 ratings
     | 9,445 views

    The Spirit initiates, creates, and give birth to new things. Replace fleshly efforts with the empowering, enabling and energizing power of the Spirit overflowing from within your heart.

    The Spirit initiates, creates, and give birth to new things.(2 Cor. 3:6) "It is He who has qualified us making us to be fit and worthy and sufficient as ministers and dispensers of a new covenant (of salvation through Christ) not ministers of the letter (of legally written code) but of the ...read more

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    Denomination: Evangelical/Non-Denominational

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    Compatibility In Marriage Or Spirit-Controlled Temperament In Marriage Series

    Contributed by Herman Abrahams on May 3, 2004
    based on 44 ratings
     | 18,345 views

    Understanding Compatibility in Marriage and the Spirit-Controlled Temperament. GOD INTENDED MARRIAGE TO BE A LIFE-LONG UNION BETWEEN TWO PEOPLE, A MAN AND HIS WIFE. Incompatibility, a frequently alleged ground for divorce has no legitimate status before

    Compiled by: Herman Abrahams (Pastor), Cornerstone Faith Ministries, P.O. Box 740, Westridge 7802, Rep. of South Africa. E-Mail: Mentorship2003@yahoo.co.uk Note to the reader: If you have been blessed with this sermon compilation, I would be honoured to receive an e-mail from you ...read more

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    Denomination: Charismatic

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    God Has Not Given Us The Spirit Of Fear

    Contributed by Jose Gomez Sr. on May 13, 2004
    based on 57 ratings
     | 48,670 views

    You will learn how to overcome the spirit of fear.

    “I remind you to stir up the gift of God that is in you through the laying on of my hands.” “For God has not given us the spirit of fear; but of power, and of love, and of a sound mind”. There are two types of fear in the Bible: 1. There is healthy fear of God which is reverence for God ...read more

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    Denomination: Evangelical/Non-Denominational

  • Bruce Ball avatar

    Let Me Introduce You To The Holy Spirit

    Contributed by Bruce Ball on May 19, 2004
    based on 59 ratings
     | 5,263 views

    A sermon explaining who the Holy Spirit is and why we need to have a personal relationship with Him, also.

    Pastor Bruce Ball CrossWinds Bible Church Sometimes I try and picture Jesus walking on the same earth that I am walking on. In historical terms, He was here just a few short years ago. I can understand that by using intelligence, but when I try to use my heart to actually understand, I just can’t ...read more

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    Denomination: *other

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    The Holy Spirit Hasn't Stopped Working

    Contributed by Don Schultz on May 26, 2004
    based on 71 ratings
     | 6,870 views

    On Pentecost, the Holy Spirit came in a visible and spectacular way. Today, he still comes, in a quiet and unspectacular way. But just as powerful.

    Acts 2:1-21 THE HOLY SPIRIT HASN’T STOPPED WORKING Today is Pentecost Sunday, the day we remember how God the Holy Spirit descended on the disciples in a miraculous way. On that day, the New Testament Christian Church was officially born. Hundreds of times the Bible refers to the Holy Spirit, ...read more

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    Denomination: Lutheran

  • Joel Pankow avatar

    The Holy Spirit Builds A Tower That Will Never Fall

    Contributed by Joel Pankow on May 27, 2004
    based on 34 ratings
     | 4,984 views

    How God divided man through Babel and reunites them through the Holy Spirit and Christ

    May 30, 2004 Genesis 11:1-9 Now the whole world had one language and a common speech. As men moved eastward, they found a plain in Shinar and settled there. They said to each other, “Come, let’s make bricks and bake them thoroughly.” They used brick instead of stone, and tar for mortar. Then ...read more

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    Denomination: Lutheran

  • Bruce Willis avatar

    The Spirit-Filled Walk: What It Is And Isn't

    Contributed by Bruce Willis on Jan 3, 2007
    based on 14 ratings
     | 6,059 views

    This is a sermon on the Spirit-Filled walk from The Exchanged Life perspective that exhorts the believer in such a way that consistency will be your experience in the believer’s walk.

    I shared with you this morning about the Spirit-Filled life in that it’s an abundant and fruitful life. The last principle had to do with the process of being filled. However, I must hasten to add that trying to reduce life in the Spirit to a formula is like trying to capture the wind. It’s a ...read more

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    Denomination: Baptist

  • W F avatar

    What God's Spirit Can Do For You

    Contributed by W F on Jun 13, 2006
    based on 4 ratings
     | 3,158 views

    What would happen if the Holy Spirit withdrew from your church and your life? What are the benefits of a Spirit filled life?

    INTRODUCTION What difference do you think it would make if the Holy Spirit were withdrawn from your life and your church? Well, considering that the Holy Spirit carries out the work of God the Father – I guess we could safely assume that it would make an enormous difference. But in what way? 1) ...read more

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    Denomination: *other

  • Alan Tison avatar

    God's Treasure -The Gift Of The Holy Spirit Series

    Contributed by Alan Tison on Mar 20, 2007
    based on 4 ratings
     | 7,351 views

    A sermon on the unique gift of the Holy Spirt in the life of the believer

    Children have a way of controlling our life do they not – I heard about a young boy who received a harmonica for Christmas from his uncle. After the first of the year he saw his uncle for the first time since receiving the harmonica. With a large smile he said, “Thanks for the harmonica you gave me ...read more

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    Denomination: Christian/Church Of Christ

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    Receiving The Holy Spirit: Home Sweet Home

    Contributed by Peter Loughman on Oct 28, 2006
    based on 1 rating
     | 2,174 views

    also, many other scriptures referenced in the sermon. Surrender to the Holy Spirit.

    Paradigm Of Receiving The Holy Spirit. Gal. 3:3 Are you so foolish? After beginning with the Spirit, are you now trying to attain your goal by human effort? This speaks directly to all of us in this room, not only the Galatians Paul is writing to. In essence Paul is telling us this: If your ...read more

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    Denomination: Evangelical/Non-Denominational