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  • Ajai Prakash avatar

    Empowered By ’the Holy Spirit’ Series

    Contributed by Ajai Prakash on Mar 29, 2011
    based on 7 ratings
     | 15,257 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

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    Denomination: Evangelical/Non-Denominational

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    Life Through The Spirit Series

    Contributed by Douglas Dudley on Feb 11, 2005
    based on 10 ratings
     | 8,932 views

    Are Christians actually indwelled with the Holy Spirit? If we are, then how are we and why? The Apostle Paul explains in Romans.

    Life Through the Spirit Text: Romans 8 Introduction. I want to read 2 scriptures of prophecy from the OT to you. The first is from the OT prophet, Isaiah. God is speaking— Isaiah 44:1-3 ---1---“But now listen, O Jacob, my servant…” ---2---“…Thus says the Lord who made you…” ---3---“…For ...read more

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    Denomination: Christian/Church Of Christ

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    Walking With Jesus In The Spirit Series

    Contributed by Charles Salmon on Feb 18, 2008
    based on 14 ratings
     | 10,095 views

    A sermon on the interaction between Jesus and the Holy Spirit.

    Walking With Jesus In the Spirit Rom. 8:1-6 INTRO.: There are two ways to live: in the flesh and in the Spirit. “Flesh” means human nature in all its weakness and sinfulness. It is human nature apart from God. It is the flesh that gives Satan a chance at us. Paul writes to Christians as those who ...read more

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    Denomination: Christian/Church Of Christ

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    What Is Your Calling? Series

    Contributed by Ajai Prakash on Jan 9, 2009
    based on 3 ratings
     | 5,722 views

    Not only does God give to each of us spiritual gifts by which the body of Christ is supported and sustained, He also gives us all that is needed to carry out those functions vital to the health and ministry of His body, the church. With those gifts, God g

    Opening illustration: In September 2001, Lisa Jefferson had an unexpected opportunity to be used by God. Her now well-known 15-minute conversation with a passenger on United Flight 93 forever changed the direction of her life. In her book Called, she emphasizes that her listening skills and her ...read more

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    Denomination: Evangelical/Non-Denominational

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    Eliminating False Discernment Series

    Contributed by Gary Stebbins on May 6, 2008
    based on 4 ratings
     | 6,608 views

    How do we as Christians prepare our hearts so we can accuragely discern what is happening in the unseen realm. (Material taken from The Three Battlegrounds by Francis Frangipane)

    Discerning of Spirits- Eliminating False Discernment Introduction Last week, started a series on- Discerning of Spirits. We looked specifically at the Gift of Discernment. This week- safe guards against false discernment. What is Spiritual Discernment? Spiritual discernment is the grace to see ...read more

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    Denomination: Charismatic

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    Walk Faithfully In The Lord

    Contributed by William Baeta on Jun 28, 2013
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    “But I say, walk by the Spirit, and you will not gratify the desires of the flesh. For the desires of the flesh are against the Spirit, and the desires of the Spirit are against the flesh, for these are opposed to each other” Gal. 5:16-17.

    Walk faithfully in the Lord Text: 2 Kings 2:6-14; Gal. 5:13-25; Luke 9:51-62 Man is a spirit, he possesses a soul and he lives in a body. The body can be likened to the clothes we wear. You get into them that is put them on and they move with you. You get out of them, that is take them off and ...read more

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    Denomination: Presbyterian/Reformed

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    Where's The Power?

    Contributed by Dr. Ronald Shultz on Jul 19, 2016
    based on 1 rating
     | 4,658 views

    What's in your preaching, man's wisdom or the power of God?

    1 Co 2: 4 And my speech and my preaching was not with enticing words of man’s wisdom, but in demonstration of the Spirit and of power: 5 That your faith should not stand in the wisdom of men, but in the power of God. Sometime back there was a commercial that asked, “Where’s the ...read more

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    Denomination: Baptist

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    The Four Craftsmen

    Contributed by Christopher Holdsworth on Mar 2, 2014
    based on 6 ratings
     | 10,374 views

    Not by might, nor by power, but by my Spirit, says the LORD of hosts (Zechariah 4:6).

    THE FOUR CRAFTSMEN. Zechariah 1:18-21. The four horns (Zechariah 1:18) in this vision represent the nations which have scattered Israel (Zechariah 1:19; Zechariah 1:21). Horns are also used in Ezekiel, Daniel, and Revelation. Animals use horns to thrust and to overpower. The four craftsmen ...read more

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    Denomination: Evangelical/Non-Denominational

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    The Nature Of The Enemy Series

    Contributed by Gary Stebbins on May 13, 2008
    based on 5 ratings
     | 5,019 views

    How do we as Christians prepare our hearts so we can accuragely discern what is happening in the unseen realm. (Material taken from The Three Battlegrounds by Francis Frangipane)

    Discerning of Spirits- The Nature of the Enemy Continue series on Discerning of Spirits. 1st week- The Gift of Discernment Last week- Eliminating False Discernment This week- The Nature of the Enemy Discerning the Nature of the Enemy Bible- names of people/places have significance and communicate ...read more

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    Denomination: Charismatic

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    Has "That Which Is Perfect Come”?

    Contributed by Dr. Ronald Shultz on Aug 18, 2018
    based on 3 ratings
     | 3,489 views

    Does the canon of Scripture halter and hamper the Holy Spirit so that He is limited in what He can do for Christ's Body?

    For 40 years, I was a cessationist.Baptist and used this passage as one of my proof texts. Unfortunately, we forgot to follow one of our basic rules for interpretation. In college, they stressed context, context, context. We have taken verse ten out of context. 1Co 13:8 Charity never faileth: but ...read more

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    Denomination: Baptist

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    Has That Which Is Perfect Come

    Contributed by Dr. Ronald Shultz on Mar 18, 2016
    based on 1 rating
     | 4,879 views

    Have Cessationists missed on blessings by telling the Holy Spirit what He cann and cannot do?

    For 40 years, I was a cessationist.Baptist and used this passage as one of my proof texts. Unfortunately, we forgot to follow one of our basic rules for interpretation. In college, they stressed context, context, context. We have taken verse ten out of context. 1Co 13:8 Charity never faileth: but ...read more

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    Denomination: Baptist

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    Called To Specific Jobs? Series

    Contributed by Paul Clemente on Nov 5, 2018
     | 4,156 views

    God calls people to work but equips them to do godly work!

    God calls people to work but gifts and also calls for rest and instructs! Part of God's plan for everyone is to do work using what God has given each person BUT also calls every person to rest in God and listen to His instructions! Are we putting God’s gifts to work? Are we resting God’s Way? ...read more

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    Denomination: Independent/Bible

  • Howard Strickland avatar

    The Sounds Of Pentecost.

    Contributed by Howard Strickland on Aug 20, 2021
     | 2,942 views

    The Holy Spirit baptism is and always has been the empowerment for evangelism. Jesus made clear to his disciples the purpose of the infilling of the Holy Spirit they soon were to receive.

    The Sounds Of Pentecost. Acts 1:8TPT The Holy Spirit baptism is and always has been the empowerment for evangelism. Jesus made clear to his disciples the purpose of the infilling of the Holy Spirit they soon were to receive. Jesus said, Acts 1:8TPT But I promise you this—the Holy Spirit will come ...read more

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    Denomination: Pentecostal

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    Pentecost And The Foundation Of The Church

    Contributed by Revd. Martin Dale on Jun 4, 2025
     | 368 views

    We are called to work for God in the spiritual harvest and as a result we have three responsibilities for the success of the operation. 1. We need to hear what God is saying to us and obey him; 2. we need to ask for power to preach the Gospel; and 3. we need to know our Scripture well.

    Corby Glen 08-06-2025 Introduction The fifty days between Passover and Pentecost following Jesus’ Crucifixion must have been incredibly strange time for the 11 remaining apostles (Judas having committed suicide) and the other disciples who had not deserted Jesus. The Jewish inhabitants of ...read more

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    Denomination: Anglican

  • Pastor/Author: Terry Sisney avatar

    Ye Shall Receive Power

    Contributed by Pastor/Author: Terry Sisney on Jun 7, 2025
     | 1,379 views

    Never has the church needed power more than we need it today. But we have to position ourselves to receive.

    Joel 2:28-32 And it shall come to pass afterward, that I will pour out my spirit upon all flesh; and your sons and your daughters shall prophesy, your old men shall dream dreams, your young men shall see visions: [29] And also upon the servants and upon the handmaids in those days will I pour out ...read more

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    Denomination: Pentecostal