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  • Bruce Willis avatar

    The Promise Of The Holy Spirit Series

    Contributed by Bruce Willis on Nov 29, 2006
    based on 19 ratings
     | 20,691 views

    This is the third sermon in a series of four on The Holy Spirit from John 14:26 emphasizing the promise of the Holy Spirit as the way one is to live the Christian life.

    What is a promise? Well, Webster’s Dictionary defines it as “a pledge that one will or will not do something; a basis or cause for hope or expectation.” We often use that word in statements we make to our children or other people to shore up or under gird or support what we say. And when ...read more

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    Denomination: Baptist

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    Invasion Of The Spirit-Snatchers

    Contributed by Bruce Howell on Nov 30, 2006
    based on 4 ratings
     | 3,295 views

    Planet Earth has been invaded--not by aliens from outer space but from heaven. In fact there ahve been four major invasions from this realm.

    Invasion of the Spirit-Snatchers John 1:1-5; 10-14 In the days in which we live, we are finding that people are becoming more and more interested in the possibility that worlds other than our own may be inhabited. Is it possible that someday we might be able to communicate with these distant ...read more

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    Denomination: Wesleyan

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    Empowered With The Holy Spirit

    Contributed by Ajai Prakash on May 13, 2010
    based on 4 ratings
     | 7,123 views

    Pursue to build and have ‘unity in the body of Christ’ for the Holy Spirit to be work in and through our lives effectively by the operation of the ’Gifts of the Holy Spirit’ which have a profound impact on the lives of others around us.

    Opening illustration: During our ministry in the Middle-East at one of the underground churches a gentleman used to walk around 5 miles to attend that worship and fellowship. He had a lowly job at a remote construction site in the wilderness and could not afford to buy a conveyance for himself. He ...read more

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    Denomination: Evangelical/Non-Denominational

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    Filled With The Holy Spirit

    Contributed by Bill Butsko on May 22, 2010
    based on 4 ratings
     | 5,563 views

    The power of the Holy Spirit enables us to carry on the mission Jesus started when He walked the earth.

    Text: Jesus said, “But you shall receive power when the Holy Spirit has come upon you; and you shall be witnesses to Me in Jerusalem, and in all Judea and Samaria, and to the end of the earth” (Acts 1:8). Story: “Our Best – Nothing, Without Him” Mr. Spurgeon once ...read more

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    Denomination: Christian Church

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    The Spirit Changes Lives

    Contributed by Brian La Croix on May 24, 2010
    based on 1 rating
     | 6,231 views

    Pentecost Sunday sermon encouraging our people to allow the Spirit to fill them for holiness and service.

    The Spirit Changes Lives Acts 2 May 23, 2010 NOTE: THE ME/WE/GOD/YOU/WE FORMAT IS FROM ANDY STANLEY'S BOOK, "COMMUNICATING FOR A CHANGE." Me/We: Last week we started a two-part series on marriage. And we’ll move on to part 2 of that next week. Today, however, I want us to visit about ...read more

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    Denomination: Wesleyan

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    The Spirit In Daily Life

    Contributed by Kevin Ruffcorn on Jun 3, 2010
    based on 4 ratings
     | 6,366 views

    The Spirit does not come upon us only for special events. The Spirit is meant to be a part of our daily lives. He enables us to be instruments of God's love and grace.

    John 16:12-15 “The Spirit in Daily Life” INTRODUCTION On the day of Pentecost, the Spirit came upon the disciples like a mighty wind with flames of fire and the ability to communicate the gospel of Jesus Christ in other languages. The Spirit comes upon us at the time of our ...read more

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    Denomination: Lutheran

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    Holy Spirit Guided

    Contributed by Johnny Knight on Jan 27, 2010
    based on 4 ratings
     | 4,799 views

    The Holy Spirit guides us through the maze of life much like that air traffic controller.

    HOLY SPIRIT GUIDED Text: Romans 8:14 "For all who are being led by the Spirit of God, these are sons of God." A young pilot had just passed the point of no return when the weather changed for the worse. Visibility dropped to a matter of feet as fog descended to the earth. Putting total trust in ...read more

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    Denomination: Assembly Of God

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    Blessed Are The Poor In Spirit Series

    Contributed by Scott Kircher on Feb 8, 2010
    based on 9 ratings
     | 11,872 views

    What does it mean to be poor in Spirit?

    Poor in Spirit The Beatitudes – Attitudes to Live By Slide Good Morning. On a visit to the Beethoven museum in Bonn, a young American student became fascinated by the piano on which Beethoven had composed some of his greatest works. She asked the museum guard if she could play a few bars on ...read more

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    Denomination: Evangelical/Non-Denominational

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    Overcoming A Judgmental Spirit Series

    Contributed by Brian Bill on Sep 26, 2010
    based on 5 ratings
     | 10,950 views

    If you want to stop judging, then focus on the fundamentals, analyze your attitudes, and consider the coming judgment.

    Overcoming a Judgmental Spirit Romans 14:9-12 Rev. Brian Bill 9/26/10 Have you heard about the 33 miners in Chile that have been trapped 2,200 feet underground since August 5th? Newsweek reported that everything they need to survive must fit in canisters a bit over three inches wide (9/20/10). I ...read more

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    Denomination: Baptist

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    The Importance Of A Gentle Spirit

    Contributed by Martin Wiles on Sep 27, 2010
     | 5,081 views

    Only as we learn to live with a gentle spirit can we realize the completenss of our Christianity.

    The Importance of a Gentle Spirit Matthew 5:5 INTRODUCTION Aristotle was a great Greek thinker and philosopher of the fourth century B. C. For him, the virtues of life were always defined as the mean between an excess and a lack of that virtue. He saw courage as the mean between cowardliness and ...read more

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    Denomination: Baptist

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    The Holy Spirit & The Believer Series

    Contributed by Thomas Donelan on Oct 4, 2010
    based on 4 ratings
     | 7,079 views

    As we continue our Sgt. Joe Friday approach of "just the facts" look at the Holy Spirit, we examine what happens when a person is saved and the ministry of the Holy Spirit in the believer.

    Introduction Last week we saw how the Holy Spirit ministers to the non-believer in convicting them of their wrongs and drawing them to Jesus Christ the only hope of salvation, but what happens then? Does the Holy Spirit stop or does He go further? Emphatically yes! He stays with us and goes much ...read more

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    Denomination: Evangelical/Non-Denominational

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    Being Filled With The Spirit Series

    Contributed by Thomas H on Oct 4, 2010
    based on 4 ratings
     | 8,897 views

    This sermon presents us with two contrasts - living a life of drunkenness and debauchery, or living a life filled with the Holy Spirit.

    Ephesians 5:18-21 Whats your idea of a good time? A really smashing good time? Think about what you regard as a good time. Then think about what your friends who arent Christians think is a good time. Your friends, family, workmates, that is, the ones who dont know Christ. What do they regard as a ...read more

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    Denomination: Baptist

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    The Baptism Of The Holy Spirit Series

    Contributed by Thomas Donelan on Oct 12, 2010
    based on 8 ratings
     | 9,722 views

    We will be studying a topic that some have twisted so much that many are so afraid to go out on a limb they dare not even climb a tree. This topic: The Baptism of The Holy Spirit. Let’s study just the facts on this controversial topic.

    Introduction OK, so last week we spoke of the ministry of the Holy Spirit in the life of the Believer, but you noticed some things were missing. There was no mention of the gifts of the Spirit, no mention of the fruit of the Spirit, so what gives? Doesn’t God want us to have these? Of course ...read more

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    Denomination: Evangelical/Non-Denominational

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    Blessed Are The Poor In Spirit

    Contributed by Davon Huss on Feb 23, 2009
    based on 1 rating
     | 5,021 views

    A sermon based on John Baker’s Book, Life’s Healing Choices, and for Celebrate Recovery. It is on the first beatitude "Blessed are the poor in spirit" Matthew 5:3

    Evening Service for 2/22/2009 Blessed are the Poor in Spirit Introduction: By 1934 alcoholic Bill Wilson had ruined a promising Wall Street career because of his constant drunkenness. He was introduced to the idea of a spiritual cure by an old drinking buddy Ebby Thacher. While in a hospital, ...read more

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    Denomination: Christian/Church Of Christ

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    Growing A Contented Spirit Series

    Contributed by Darryl Klassen on Feb 24, 2009
    based on 10 ratings
     | 13,794 views

    In an age of commercialism that breeds discontent we are challenged by Scripture to live a contented life. Paul explains how we can be content in any and every situation.

    GROWING A CONTENTED SPIRIT On a scale of one to ten (one being discontent and ten being very content) how content are you overall with your life? Think about that for a moment. Contentment is an illusive quality today. Much of the business world works hard to breed discontent so that we will buy ...read more

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    Denomination: Mennonite