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Today is Missions Sunday! So, we will be taking a break from our sermon series from the book of Proverbs. This morning, we’ll look at the book of Acts 1:8 and the message is entitled Empowered to Witness.
Good morning everyone! This morning, we’ll look at the book of Acts 1:8 and the message is entitled Empowered to Witness. In 2007 the Cleveland Cavaliers were led by basketball mega-star LeBron James. In conjunction with Nike, the team rolled out the slogan “We Are All Witnesses.” The message was ...read more
Scripture: Acts 1:8
Denomination: Evangelical/Non-Denominational
God does not call us to anything that He will not equip us for. The church is a sleeping giant and if we ever wake up we will make an impact in lives we come into contact with.
Sowing Seeds; Life, Faith, Service Sermon number 5- Empowered for service We continue in the series Life, Faith, and Service. For a couple of weeks we have looked into our faith. We saw that faith and reason can work together, but reasoning alone puts our focus on limitations and negatives ...read more
Scripture: 1 Thessalonians 1:3
Denomination: Nazarene
The first Adam was a human being subject to death, the last Adam a life-giving Spirit. The old is gone when we believe in Christ Jesus and His Spirit lives in us. The law of the Spirit of life empowers us to live Holy Lives
The laws of a country override any other laws. When I did my military training many years ago, our instructor told us that we could break any camp laws but not get caught. In almost all situations we tried to break laws but did get caught. The military laws superseded our family laws. Going home ...read more
Scripture: Romans 8:2
We are empowered to be witnesses through the Holy Spirit to be his agents in the world
Last week, we began the conversation about what gives us meaning in this life and I suggested that is a mute point for those who call themselves Christian because if we believe that Christ came, died and rose again then we must also live it. To live out this belief we are called to become a witness ...read more
Scripture: Acts 3:1-11
Ask yourself what are the reasons why many content themselves in living on low power when they could be operating on the awesome power of the Holy Spirit of God and the word’s sanctifying influence.
Acts 1:6-8 What is the source of your power? Theme - We can only know the power of the Spirit through being His witnesses in our Jerusalem, Judea, Samaria, and the utter most parts of the earth. (Acts 1:8) Quote:Faith in God makes great optimists. Over in Burma, Judson was lying in a foul jail ...read more
Scripture: Acts 1:6-8
This sermon explores the promise of divine empowerment through the Holy Spirit, enabling believers to witness for Christ's Kingdom to the ends of the earth.
Good morning, beloved. It's a joy to be with you once again. We gather here in the sanctuary of the Almighty, not as strangers, but as a family united under His grace. Today, we're going to be looking at a powerful verse from the Book of Acts, a verse that speaks to the very heart of our faith, a ...read more
Topics: Empowerment, Holy Spirit
A sermon for the Day of Pentecost, Series B. It is also a day to confirm the faith of those who completed confirmation.
The Day of Pentecost, May 31, 2009, “Series B” Grace be unto you and peace, from God our Father and from our Lord, Jesus Christ. Amen. Let us pray: Dear Heavenly Father, on this day we humbly give you thanks for the gift of your Holy Spirit, poured out upon the church to empower us to proclaim ...read more
Scripture: Acts 2:1-21
Denomination: Lutheran
This sermon explores our calling to bear witness to Christ's truth, guided and empowered by the Holy Spirit, and the transformative power this brings.
Good morning, beloved family of faith. We find ourselves gathered here today in the warm embrace of our shared belief, a sacred bond that unites us all. As we come together in the spirit of love, unity, and the pursuit of divine truth, we are reminded of the great commission that is entrusted to us ...read more
Scripture: John 15:26-27
Topics: Witnessing, Sharing, Gospel
We are Philip; timid and unwilling to share the good news. But the Holy Spirit empowers us as the "alter Christus"
John 14.8-17, Pentecost Sunday I really empathise with Philip. “Show us the Father, and we will be satisfied!” he says, and haven’t we all said that? How much we wish to see the Father; all in good time of course! It reminded me of a story where a bishop was preaching and asked ...read more
Scripture: John 14:8-17
Denomination: Methodist
The Holy Spirit takes an active role in the life of the believer filling them and empowering them to do the work of the Kingdom of God.
Pursue Kingdom Teaching: Becoming Spirit filled and empowered by The Holy Spirit Thesis: The Holy Spirit takes an active role in the life of the believer filling them and empowering them to do the work of the Kingdom of God. Quote: Jim Cymbala from book “Spirit Rising-” “A church without the Holy ...read more
Scripture: Matthew 7:7-8, John 14:15-18, Acts 1:4-5, John 14:26
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
Scripture: Luke 3:15-17
God is going to reach a lost world through the empowering of the Holy Spirit and His church. We depend on One and devote to building His church through the teaching of His Word, fellowship, communion and prayer.
Reaching the lost world for Christ would necessarily mean the birth of the Church, the body of Christ, the gathering of believers in Christ. • This is a divine institution, not a man-made organisation. Through the Body of Christ the world will come to see Christ. • The Church is the ...read more
Scripture: Acts 2:38-47
Denomination: Independent/Bible
Jesus has commissioned us and empowered us to tell the world about him.
Feeling Empowered Text: Acts 1:8 Introduction 1. Video Clip 2. This morning we're going to talk about having a vision for our lost world. 3. We see this "world vision" mentality in the book of Acts throughout the TV series A.D. In virtually every episode, the church is acting upon the final ...read more
#8 in a series. "As communities of the King, we should model what the Kingdom looks like when God has His way with a group of people." John Wimber
If you would like a free MP3 audio file of this teaching, please email us @ tfh777@msn.com and mention the teaching MP3-20061022. In chapter 4 Gary Best discusses…EMPOWERED BY GOD’S SPIRIT. This might be one of the best chapters in his book. POWER FOR A PURPOSE…..but what purpose? Turn to Acts ...read more
Scripture: Acts 1:3-8
The apostle Paul trained himself to view the perils of his life as opportunities to express his faithfulness to Christ. He came to the place where he could "take pleasure in infirmities, in reproaches, in needs, in persecutions, in distresses, for Christ’
Ten Ways the Holy Spirit Empowers You With His Faithfulness (I Thes 5:24) Illustration: Several years ago The New York Times reported that coyotes were repopulating much of the American East. But they were getting mixed reviews. Some people saw them as a threat to domestic animals and regarded ...read more
Scripture: Colossians 5:24
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