Sermons on Holy Spiirt:

Holiness Without Hypocrisy Series

Contributed by Brian Bill on Jul 23, 2016

Legalistic list makers focus on having clean hands; the Lord gives us clean hearts.

Holiness Without Hypocrisy Mark 7:1-13 Rev. Brian Bill July 23-24, 2016 More than 200 years ago, Edward Gibbon wrote a six-volume series called, The Decline and Fall of the Roman Empire. He spent 20 years studying the Roman Empire to find out how a nation that was so great suddenly ...read more

Scripture: Mark 7:1-13

Denomination: Baptist

Empowered By The Holy Spirit Series

Contributed by Edward Hardee on Aug 7, 2016

A message about how the Holy Spirit Empowers us. He gives us authority.

Title: Embracing the Holy Spirit: Empowered By Theme: To show how the Holy Spirit empowers a believer to be a witness Text: Acts 1:8; 2:1-4 Offering Proverbs 11:24 One man gives freely, yet gains even more; another withholds unduly, but comes to poverty. (NIV) Act 1:4-9 And being assembled ...read more

Scripture: Acts 1:4-9

Denomination: Church Of God

Person Of The Holy Spirit Series

Contributed by Edward Hardee on Aug 7, 2016

Understanding who the Holy Spirit is and what role he plays in our lives.

Title: Embracing the Holy Spirit - Person of Theme: To get into the lives of people the importance of seeing the Holy Spirit as the comforter. Text: John 14:15-17 Offering (Malachi 3:8-11) Will a man rob God? Yet ye have robbed me. But ye say wherein have we robbed thee? In tithes and offerings, ...read more

Scripture: John 14:15-17

Denomination: Church Of God

Tuning In To The Holy Spirit Series

Contributed by Edward Hardee on Aug 7, 2016

Showing the importance of listening to the Spirit.

Embracing the Hoy Spirit: Tuning In Theme: To show the importance of listening to the Holy Spirit Text: Judges 16:18 - 20 Judges 16:18-20 When Delilah saw that he had told her all his heart, she sent and called for the lords of the Philistines, saying, "Come up once more, for he has told me all ...read more

Scripture: Judges 16:18-20

Denomination: Church Of God

The Power Of The Holy Spirit

Contributed by Craig Condon on Aug 31, 2016

No one can stand in the way of God and not be punished. Christianity has nothing to do with the magic and superstition of the world. The power of God’s Word and the power of the Holy Spirit overcomes them all.

Have you ever wondered what is it like to be commissioned by God to do his work in our world? In the reading we heard from Acts, we see an example of one of the earliest ordinations or commissioning services in the church. Of the five men Luke mentions, four were Jews born outside the Holy Land ...read more

Scripture: Acts 13:1-12

Denomination: Anglican

Living A Life Of Holiness Series

Contributed by Lonnie Erwin on Feb 12, 2015

The first 21 verses of 1 Peter could be summed this way (vs.3-12) living a life of Holiness and verses (vs.13-21) fear for God. Not a fear of bodily harm but a respect and concern as we struggle to live a life before the righteous God (1Pet 1:16)

Intro Illustration: David Kinnaman, president of the Barna Group, discusses some disheartening research concerning the failure of Christians in our day to remain distinct: "In virtually every study we conduct, representing thousands of interviews every year, born again Christians (talking about ...read more

Scripture: 1 Peter 1:17-21

Denomination: Baptist

O Holy Night

Contributed by Craig Condon on Feb 23, 2015

Once each year, Christmas comes around again to remind us that God's Son has come to earth...and now we must do the singing! He came to earth to save us and reconcile us to the God who made us and loves us.

Well, it's all over with. The weeks of preparation, the four weeks of Advent, the pageants and concerts, the shopping, gift-wrapping, delivering, waiting for loved ones to come...it's all over, and the celebrations can begin. There's no better way to celebrate this joyous night than by singing. In ...read more

Scripture: Luke 2:1-20

Denomination: Anglican

Who Is The Holy Spirit?

Contributed by Pastor Randall Timblin on May 20, 2017

Who is the Holy Spirit and what role does He play in my life?

Many of us seem to neglect the Holy Spirit and don’t really think of Him as a real person or being, but He is. He has been forgotten by this nation or totally misunderstood, or both. Jesus gave of himself, by sending us His Spirit, in the hopes that He would unite us. But, instead of being ...read more

Scripture: John 15:26, John 16:13, John 16:5-15

Denomination: *other

Be Holy... Mission Impossible?

Contributed by Paul Davidson on May 22, 2017

Be Holy… How is this even possible? I have a difficult time just being a decent husband and father. How am I supposed to be as holy as God Himself? I’m just human. I make mistakes. Why am I being commanded to do something that seems to be impossible?

Please turn in your Bibles to 1 Peter 1:13-22… [READ] Our key verses this morning are verses 15-16… “15 but like the Holy One who called you, be holy yourselves also in all your behavior; 16 because it is written, ‘You shall be holy, for I am holy.’” Be Holy… How is this even possible? I have a ...read more

Scripture: John 13:34-35, 1 Timothy 4:7, 2 Corinthians 5:9-10, 1 Thessalonians 4:7, Romans 10:13-14, Ephesians 2:8-9, Hebrews 10:10, Galatians 3:1-3, Isaiah 64:6, Psalm 14:2-3, Ephesians 5:1, 1 Peter 1:13-22  (view more)  (view less)

Denomination: Baptist

It Is Sacred, It Is Holy, It Is Pentecost

Contributed by J Jeffrey Smead on Jun 4, 2017

We must yield to the direction and guidance of the Holy Spirit. Who abides within your very being. Yield to the Promise, Purity and Power that God has graciously given to his people. And when we do It is Sacred, It is Holy, It is Pentecost.

This is Pentecost Sunday…... and the liturgical color is red …. The color representing …...the presence of the Holy Spirit. “Pentecost” … designates … the 50th day … after Passover Pentecost is a Jewish Feast Day……. known as …the Feast of Weeks … or the … Feast of Harvest. It was on this day, ...read more

Scripture: Galatians 5:16-24, Acts 2:38-39, Acts 2:1-22

Denomination: Anglican

The Amazing Holy Spirit

Contributed by Garth Wehrfritz- Hanson on Jun 4, 2017

A sermon based on all three Year A lectionary pericopes for the Day of Pentecost: Numbers 11:24-30; Acts 2:1-21; John 7:37-39.

Day of Pentecost Yr A, 4/06/2017 Num 11:24-30; Acts 2:1-21; Jn 7:37-39 Rev. Garth Wehrfritz-Hanson “The amazing Holy Spirit” Today we celebrate the third major festival of the church year, the Day of Pentecost. Pentecost means fifty, and so it is an appropriate name, since Pentecost Sunday falls ...read more

Scripture: John 7:37-39, Numbers 11:24-30

Denomination: Lutheran

The Works Of The Holy Spirit

Contributed by Pastor Randall Timblin on Jun 11, 2017

The Holy Spirit has been designated as our Helper until we see our Lord and Master. But who is He? What does He want of us? How can He help?

Who is the Holy Spirit; Is He a “He”; Is He an “It”; Is He some “Force”; and why is He here? These are some of the questions that I personally or others have asked me over the years. “He” is real; “He” is the Spirit of God and of Jesus Christ and “He” is not the “Force”, as in Star Wars. “He” is ...read more

Scripture: Romans 8:22-26, John 16:7-15

Denomination: *other

Living A Holy Lifestyle

Contributed by Michael Monica on Jul 23, 2017

Five points concerning living a holy lifestyle

Living A Holy Lifestyle What does it mean to live a holy lifestyle? Here are five points to consider in doing so. "Whatsoever he saith unto you, do it." John 2:5. Jesus’ mother gave this command to servants at the wedding at Cana. To be holy, we must OBEY the Word of God. II. "Do as Jesus ...read more

Scripture: Romans 14:23

Denomination: Evangelical/Non-Denominational

The Holy Spirit In Galatians

Contributed by Michael Monica on Jul 26, 2017

Galatians study

THE HOLY SPIRIT IN GALATIANS INTRODUCTION. -- The Epistle to the Galatians is a short book but a wonderfully instructive one. Its principal teaching is concerning God's way of justification. But it is very rich along other lines. One of the principal lines of thought is the contrast between living ...read more

Denomination: Evangelical/Non-Denominational

God Promises...holiness Series

Contributed by Anthony Zibolski on Dec 1, 2015

Holiness is being Christ-like. We are only holy because of Christ in us.

God promises…Holiness Selected Scriptures Introduction- Recap- We have been looking at the promises of God. Looking and seeing that God’s promises we can take to the bank. His faithfulness, His forgiveness, Grace, Mercy, and Him giving us purpose. This morning we want to talk ...read more

Scripture: 1 Peter 1:15-16

Denomination: Nazarene