Sermons on Holy Poverty:

Come Holy Spirit Series

Contributed by Sean Harder on Sep 6, 2013

Acts is a continuation of the Gospel of Luke. Luke's 1st letter describes the birth, life, death, and resurrection of Jesus. This being his 2nd letter, he describes the beginnings of the church after Jesus ascends to heaven and sends the Holy Spirit

Why do we need the Holy Spirit? Do we have the Holy Spirit living in us? Do we want the Holy Spirit living in us? You are not saved unless you do you know. Romans 8:9 “But you are not controlled by your sinful nature. You are controlled by the Spirit if you have the Spirit of God living in ...read more

Who Is The Holy Spirit? Series

Contributed by Jason Smith on Sep 14, 2013

There are many different views in the religious world about who/what the Holy Spirit is. Some believe the Holy Spirit is an impersonal force while others believe He is a personal being and God. What do the scriptures say?

These lessons on the Holy Spirit of God are meant to just “whet your appetite.” I am attempting to condense a good bit of what we see mentioned about the Holy Spirit into 4 lessons. This series could very easily be expanded into 15-20 lessons, if not more. I pray that these lessons will ...read more

Scripture: Acts 5:1-4

Denomination: Christian/Church Of Christ

Holiness - A Simple Overview

Contributed by Stephen Belokur on Sep 17, 2013

One of the distinctive doctrines of the Church of The Nazarene is Holiness, entire sanctification. What does this look like in our daily, spiritual walk with God? Is it perfection? Is it simply that God no longer sees our sins? Let's take a look ...

1 Thessalonians 5:23-24 “May God Himself, the God of peace, sanctify you through and through. May your whole spirit, soul and body be kept blameless at the coming of our Lord Jesus Christ. The One who calls you is faithful and He will do it.” What a wonderful Scripture! Today ...read more

Scripture: 1 Thessalonians 5:23-24

Denomination: Nazarene

The Holy Spirit Is Given!

Contributed by Gordon Curley on Sep 28, 2013

The Holy Spirit is Given! at Pentecost - (PowerPoint slides to accompany this talk are available on request – email: gcurley@gcurley.info)

SERMON OUTLINE: (1). The Day of Pentecost (vs 1a) (2). The Believers Together (vs 1b) (3). The Coming of the Spirit (vs 2-4) (4). The Reaction of the Crowd (vs 5-13) SERMON BODY: Ill: One stormy night an elderly couple entered the lobby of a small hotel and asked for a room: • The ...read more

Scripture: Acts 2:1-13

Denomination: Brethren

Holy Heroes: Superman Series

Contributed by Scott Bayles on Oct 10, 2013

This fun sermon series uses comic-book heroes as modern-day parables, uncovering hidden spiritual messages in the stories of superheroes like Superman, Batman, and Spider-man. Most of these sermons are expository, alliterated and have PowerPoint!

Holy Heroes: Superman Scott Bayles, pastor Blooming Grove Christian Church: 9/29/2013 Most of you have probably figured out by now that I’m a really big geek. I wear that name like a badge of honor because I’ve earned it. I started collecting comic-books almost as soon as I could ...read more

Scripture: Romans 5:6-8

Denomination: Christian Church

Holy Heroes: Thor Series

Contributed by Scott Bayles on Oct 10, 2013

This fun sermon series uses comic-book heroes as modern-day parables, uncovering hidden spiritual messages in the stories of superheroes like Superman, Batman, and Spider-man. Most of these sermons are expository, alliterated and have PowerPoint!

Holy Heroes: Thor Scott Bayles, pastor Blooming Grove Christian Church: 10/6/2013 If you’re just joining us, last Sunday I explained that Blooming Grove is going to be entering a float in this year’s Halloween Parade in Carlinville. The theme for the parade is Superhero Celebration and ...read more

Scripture: Luke 15:11-20

Denomination: Christian Church

Christmas: The Holy Day

Contributed by Dan Santiago on Oct 17, 2013

This sermon says that Christmas is not just a holiday but a holy day.

CHRISTMAS – THE HOLY DAY Matthew 1:18–25 (NIV) INTRODUCTION ILLUSTRATION Consider Again Christmas When Pope Julius I authorized December 25 to be celebrated as the birthday of Jesus in A.D. 353, who would have ever thought that it would become what it is today. When Professor Charles ...read more

Scripture: Matthew 1:18-25

Denomination: Baptist

Live Holy Lives Series

Contributed by Michael Luke on Jun 6, 2016

The effectiveness of the church is not based on the worship service. It's based on what happens in the lives of its people throughout the week

Take your Bibles this morning and turn to Titus 2:9-15. We’re continuing on this morning in our series from Paul’s letter to his protégé, Titus, called “Grow Church, Grow!” It’s basketball season. We all have our favorite teams. We get excited about ...read more

Scripture: Titus 2:9-15

Denomination: Christian/Church Of Christ

Living A Life Of Holiness

Contributed by Ajai Prakash on Jun 7, 2016

Many of us here have struggled and continue to struggle with a holiness-deficiency. Holiness demands our separation from the world and sin to live a life of purity before and for our Creator.

Opening illustration: A California driver’s license examiner told about a teenager who had just driven an almost perfect test. “He made his only mistake,” said the examiner, “when he stopped to let me out of the car. After breathing a sigh of relief, the boy exclaimed, ...read more

Scripture: 1 Peter 1:13-21

Denomination: Evangelical/Non-Denominational

God Reigns In Holiness

Contributed by Howard Strickland on Jun 29, 2016

Psalm 93 can be broken down as follows: The establishment of the reign of God as King of creation. Vs.1-2 The celebration of the stability of God as King of creation. Vs.3-4 The acknowledgement of the excellent nature of God. Vs.5.

God Reigns In Holiness Psalm 93:1-5NASB A group of scientists who got together one day and decided that man had come a long way and no longer needed God. So they picked one scientist to go and tell God that they were done with Him. The scientist walked up to God and said, "God, we’ve ...read more

Scripture: Psalm 93:1-5

Denomination: Pentecostal

The Emblems Of The Holy Spirit

Contributed by David Radcliff on Jul 1, 2016

THE BIBLE CONTAINS SIMILITUDES (Resemblances, Likeness, Images)

THE EMBLEMS OF THE HOLY SPIRIT Isaiah 11:2-4 I. THE BIBLE CONTAINS SIMILITUDES (Resemblances, Likeness, Images) a. The Bible is a book of similes, metaphors, allegories, parables, emblems, and symbols. To better understand Scripture, we must understand these similitudes: Simile is a figure of ...read more

Scripture: Isaiah 11:2-4

Denomination: Baptist

The Gifts Of The Holy Spirit Series

Contributed by Doug Silvers on Apr 28, 2015

What can we expect from the Holy Spirit in return for our trust? There are great possibilities in what we can do with help from the Holy Ghost.

The Gifts of the Holy Spirit: Isaiah 11:1-5 When I began this week’s study, I have to admit that I went, “Yeah! This is week is going to be good!” because this idea has underpinnings that tell us of vast and great discernment about this world that we can tap in to. The ...read more

Scripture: Isaiah 11:1-5

Denomination: Methodist

Holiness - What Is It?

Contributed by Stephen Belokur on Apr 29, 2015

Can we even live holy lives? Or are we condemned to live in the shackles of sin until we are glorified at death? Are we a new creation or does the Father just see the blood of His Son covering our sins as we commit them once we're saved?

Romans 6:22-23 “Now that you have been set free from sin and have become slaves of God, the benefit you reap leads to holiness, and the result is eternal life. For the wages of sin is death, but the gift of God is eternal life through Jesus Christ our Lord.” Three categories of ...read more

Scripture: Romans 8:1-2

Denomination: Nazarene

Dancing With The Holy Spirit

Contributed by Ernie Arnold on May 4, 2015

In Acts 10 - God loves to challenge our thinking, He confronts our "box thinking" and He leads us to new doors of opportunity and transformation.

Scripture: Acts 10:44-48 Acts 10:44-48English Standard Version (ESV) The Holy Spirit Falls on the Gentiles 44 While Peter was still saying these things, the Holy Spirit fell on all who heard the word. 45 And the believers from among the circumcised who had come with Peter were amazed, because the ...read more

Scripture: Acts 10:44-48

Denomination: Nazarene

The Baptism Of The Holy Spirit

Contributed by Craig Condon on May 11, 2015

We are baptized for action. We are baptized to go out into the world and be the hands, voice and presence of Christ. We are baptized for the sake of others and for the sake of the world.

If the reading we heard from Mark’s Gospel a few minutes ago sounds familiar, it’s because we heard part of the same reading a few weeks ago on the Second Sunday of Advent. On that Sunday, we heard John the Baptist talk about the coming of Jesus and the baptism that he would provide-the ...read more

Scripture: Mark 1:4-11

Denomination: Anglican