Sermons on Holy Spirit Encounter:

The Difference Maker

Contributed by Ed Sasnett on Sep 16, 2020

Only the Person of the Holy Spirit provides the power to overcome our sinful nature.

Pastor Tony Evans begins his book on the Holy Spirit by telling us an imaginative, hypothetical story. Suppose you’ve just come from the appliance store and you have seen the most incredible refrigerator. It’s huge. It has all the bells and whistles that you’d expect on a refrigerator, plus some ...read more

Scripture: Romans 8:1-11

Denomination: Baptist

Spiritual Gifts - Get On The Bus 2

Contributed by Michael Deutsch on Sep 25, 2020

A call to use our spiritual gifts in order to bring glory and honor to God.

Excellence - Spiritual Gifts September 27, 2020 Have you ever driven in foggy weather? It’s not necessarily fun. You put on your brights, but you quickly realize the more light you use, the more difficult it is to see what if anything is in front of you. Sometimes foggy weather can be a good ...read more

Scripture: 1 Corinthians 12:4-7, 1 Corinthians 13:1-3

Denomination: Baptist

Reigniting Your Life

Contributed by Dennis Lee on Nov 14, 2021

This message is about getting reigniting for God, filled and overflowing with faith, hope, and love. Everyone is experiencing difficult times that sometimes taken our breath away. And what we need is that divine spark from God to get ourselves reignited to move forward in faith and in hope.

Reigniting Your Life Watch: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=HArX_wEUoFs In last week’s message we looked at our need to have our lives reset back to God’s original design or setting, and then we looked at how that reset happens. At the end I gave a series of steps, and in the last step we ...read more

Scripture: Acts 1:5, Acts 4:31, John 14:16-17, Luke 24:49, Matthew 3:11  (view more)  (view less)

Denomination: Foursquare

The Peace Of The Devil & The Peace Of God

Contributed by John Gaston on Nov 17, 2021

The devil knows that our separation from God produces an innate knowledge that something is wrong. So the devil seeks to cover over this spiritual disquiet, to explain it away, or to overrun our physical senses with pleasure or distractions.

THE PEACE OF THE DEVIL & THE PEACE OF GOD Jer. 6:14; John 14:27 INTRODUCTION A. HUMOR 1. A bus full of ugly people had a head-on collision with a truck. When they died, God granted all of them one wish. The first person said, "I want to be gorgeous. God said, “Granted” and it happened. ...read more

Scripture: Jeremiah 6:14, John 14:27

Denomination: Assembly Of God

Our Heavenly Gps Receiver

Contributed by Craig Condon on Jul 2, 2015

Jesus promised that God would send the Holy Spirit "to guide us in all truth." That means that the Holy Spirit will help us to understand God's Word which always points us in the right direction. It points us to Jesus who is "the Way, the truth, the life.

Good morning boys and girls! Who can tell me what this is? Can anyone tell me what a compass does? A compass is a very handy instrument that will help keep you from getting lost. Not only that, it will help you find your way if you do get lost. The compass has four main directions, they are ...read more

Scripture: John 16:12-15

Denomination: Anglican

God's Plan Series

Contributed by Mark Schaeufele on Oct 1, 2021

When we messed up God’s plan by sinning, God set up a plan to make us right with him again.

God’s Plan Introduction 1. Illustration: Pastor and author Max Lucado said, “The purpose of the Bible? Salvation. God’s highest passion is to get his children home. His book, the Bible, describes his plan of salvation. The purpose of the Bible is to proclaim God’s plan and passion to save his ...read more

Scripture: Ephesians 1:9-14

Denomination: Methodist

Moses, Elijah ..and You

Contributed by Dove Inspirations on Jul 12, 2021

Do you really believe? Does your faith meet the minimum thresh hold, that of the mustard seed?

Moses and Elijah.. and you Moses and Elijah stand out as two very great prophets in the Kingdom of GOD. They even came from their heavenly abode to meet with our SAVIOR in Matthew 17:3. Before that JESUS our SAVIOR said that HE had not come to destroy the law or the prophets but HE had come to ...read more

Scripture: Matthew 5:17

Times Of Refreshing

Contributed by John Gaston on Nov 23, 2021

Religious history shows that God periodically sends spiritual stirrings! But Charles Finney proved that God is ready to send His Spirit when the conditions for revival are right. We must seize these seasons of refreshing to bring revival to our world.

TIMES OF REFRESHING Acts 3:19-20 INTRODUCTION A. HUMOR 1. There are a lot of people who need revival! 2. One lady, Vickie, called a lawyer’s office. She made an appointment with their Family Law department. 3. "How can I help you, ma’am?" asks the lawyer. "Is it true," ...read more

Scripture: Acts 3:19-20

Denomination: Assembly Of God

Faith, Hope And The Resurrection

Contributed by Craig Condon on Aug 18, 2015

Jesus gives us salvation, but only if we repent and are baptized in his name. The Holy Spirit gives power to God’s people, the end times are here, the Messiah has come and a message of salvation must be preached.

The reading from Acts 2:14, 22-32 is part of the first sermon ever preached. It was in response to the disciples’ speaking in tongues on the Day of Pentecost. When the disciples spoke in tongues, some people in the crowd thought that they were drunk. Peter stated that this was not true ...read more

Scripture: Acts 2:22-32

Denomination: Anglican

Mission..possible

Contributed by Charlie Roberts on Aug 19, 2015

There are a lot of people period.... that are waiting for someone to tell them more about the things of God.

Mission Possible Acts 2:1-8, 12-18 NKJ. 1. When the Day of Pentecost had fully come, they were all with one accord in one place. 2. And suddenly there came a sound from heaven, as of a rushing mighty wind, and it filled the whole house where they were sitting. 3. Then there appeared to them ...read more

Scripture: Acts 2:1-8

Denomination: Evangelical/Non-Denominational

Catch My Drift Series

Contributed by Perry Greene on Aug 20, 2020

Fatigue can lead us into neglecting and drifting away from the LORD.

1. The great coach Vince Lombardi said, "Fatigue makes cowards out of us all." 2. Neglect can cause fatigue such as: Poor eating habits-Poor sleeping habits-Poor exercise habits 3. When we’re tired we just kind of drift along 4. Hebrews 2:1-4 Therefore we must pay much closer attention to ...read more

Scripture: Hebrews 2:1-4

Denomination: Christian/Church Of Christ

Still Haven't Found What I'm Looking For Series

Contributed by Mark Schaeufele on Aug 25, 2020

God has given us the hope of sharing in his glory even though we may have struggles in this life.

Still Haven’t Found What I’m Looking For Text: Rom. 8:18-30 Introduction 1. Video: Still Haven’t Found What I’m Looking For by U2 2. When this song came out back in the late 80’s I heard a lot of Christians complain. They said, “If the members of U2 are Christians, how can they say they haven’t ...read more

Scripture: Romans 8:18-30

Denomination: Methodist

Core 52 Week 32 - What If God Were One Of Us? Series

Contributed by Lanny Smith on Aug 9, 2020

Incarnation is a foundational doctrine of the New Testament: that Jesus of Nazareth was born to be fully human and, at the same time, fully God. This message elaborates on what it's so important for us to understand the implications of this wonderful mystery.

Core 52 Week 32 - God With Us You can listen to the audio of the sermon here: https://www.buzzsprout.com/697261/4925408 Intro: • It’s been a consequential week. o Int’l - bombing in Lebanon - horrific damage and loss of life. o Nat’l - Ongoing fight against coronavirus and a nat’l election that’s ...read more

Scripture: John 1:14, Romans 5:8, 1 Corinthians 15:20

Denomination: Christian/Church Of Christ

Charging Up Series

Contributed by Lanny Smith on Apr 20, 2021

All batteries need to be charged to be effective. The Holy Spirit "charges up" the disciples and empowers them to take Jesus' message out to the world.

Charging Up   • Electric cars. Different spots to plug in and charge up. • Hyundai develops universal charging station based on car wash wands. • The charger looks like this: [image] • It’s a universal charger. • Cars aren’t the only thing that aren’t “one size fits all.” • Let’s take that ...read more

Scripture: Acts 2:1-38

Denomination: Christian/Church Of Christ

Up Goes The Moisture, Down Comes The Rain

Contributed by John Gaston on Apr 21, 2021

The Holy Spirit, and revival, have similarities to the processes of rainfall. Just as moisture must evaporate up before rain, so prayers & praise must go up. When heaven reaches the saturation point, you can expect rain!

UP GOES THE MOISTURE, DOWN COMES THE RAIN Job 36:27-28; 1 Kgs. 18:43-44 INTRODUCTION A. HUMOR: WHOPPER OF A LIE 1. A young boy came home from his first day of school and confessed to his father that he told a lie. The father asked why he did it. 2. The boy said, "Well, dad, when they ...read more

Scripture: Job 36:27-28, 1 Kings 18:43-44, 2 Chronicles 5:12-14

Denomination: Assembly Of God