Sermons on Ripleys Believe It Or Not:

Need For The Holy Ghost

Contributed by Clarence Clough on Aug 2, 2008

The baptism in the Holy Spirit / energizes in the believer / a power driven experience / that is expressed / in a daily walk in Christ / that is vibrantly full of life.

NEED FOR THE HOLY GHOST Text: John 14:15-17 Intro: Spiritually fatigued? Has the OOMPH disappeared? Need energized? Has the fire been reduced to only smoldering embers? Delayed Spiritual Stress Syndrome? Experiencing HSBDD (Holy Spirit Baptism Deficiency Disorder)? Can we make a ...read more

Scripture: John 14:15-17

Denomination: Church Of God

Fire In The Soul Series

Contributed by Curtis Rowe on Aug 4, 2008

The zeal of the Lord can abound in your heart!

Fire in Your Soul 2 Kings 10:15-16 When the Spirit of Christ is filling a person’s heart, light and heat are present. Zeal alone does not make a Christian! Brethren, my heart’s desire and prayer to God for Israel is, that they might be saved. For I bear them record that they have a zeal of God, ...read more

Scripture: 2 Kings 10:15-16

Denomination: Baptist

Are You A Real Christian? Part 2 Series

Contributed by Richard Laraviere on Aug 6, 2008

To get us thinking about what it means to be a real Christian

Are you a REAL Christian? Title: Are you a REAL Christian? Lesson Aim: To get us thinking about what it means to be a Real Christian. Introduction: 1. I had a friend, who, when he would travel, would ask the person sitting next to him on the plane if they were a Christian. If ...read more

Scripture: Luke 18:8

Denomination: Mennonite

Are You Hearing From God

Contributed by Robert Cox on Aug 7, 2008

Are You Hearing From God or someone else?

John 12:27"Now my heart is troubled, and what shall I say? ’Father, save me from this hour’? No, it was for this very reason I came to this hour. 28Father, glorify your name!" Then a voice came from heaven, "I have glorified it, and will glorify it again." 29The crowd that was there and heard it ...read more

Scripture: John 12:27-30

Denomination: Pentecostal

"God Can Use Anything” Series

Contributed by Ed Taylor on Aug 8, 2008

Through Daniel’s life we learn that it’s possible to stand for what is right even everything around you is wrong!

OPEN YOUR BIBLES TO Daniel 1 & Isaiah 43.10 1. The TIMING of GOD is always perfect. a. God is never late. He’s never early. He’s always on time. b. And the life that you have, the times in which you live, are God’s perfect choice. c. We’re here, in this city, in this state, in this year, in this ...read more

Scripture: Daniel 1:1-7

Denomination: Evangelical/Non-Denominational

Plugging Into The Power Series

Contributed by Scott Kircher on Jun 19, 2008

How do we access the power of the Lord in our lives?

We have seen some incredible miracles in our church over this past year. Now, even in the midst of the miracles God is doing though, there are still difficult things going on in society at large, in the church as a whole, and in people’s individual lives. There are all kinds of things ...read more

Denomination: Evangelical/Non-Denominational

Being Under The Influence Ii

Contributed by Monty Newton on Jul 20, 2008

Our minds are either under the influence of our sinful nature or the Holy Spirit.

Title: Being Under the Influence II Text: Romans 8:1-11 The Big Idea: There are two ways to be controlled: Our minds are either under the influence of our own sinful nature or the Holy Spirit. Introduction “Lobbyists, according to various definitions, contact, inform, communicate, try to ...read more

Scripture: Romans 8:1-11

Denomination: Evangelical/Non-Denominational

The Feast Of Pentecost

Contributed by Asiri Perera on May 18, 2008

The comming of the Holy Spirit up on the believer is to quench hs thirst

The Feast of Pentecost Pentecost as celebrated before the coming of the Holy Spirit It was a one day festival celebrated between two great festivals – Pass Over & Feast of Tabernacle. It was named Pentecost because it fell on the fiftieth day after the offering of the barley sheaf during the ...read more

Scripture: Acts 2:1-11

Denomination: Methodist

The Role Of The Holy Spirit Within

Contributed by Howard Strickland on May 18, 2008

As soon as a person becomes a believer the Holy Spirit lives within; therefore, we shall learn more about His role!

The Role of the Holy Spirit Within Text: Galatians 5:22-25 22 But the fruit of the Spirit is love, joy, peace, longsuffering, kindness, goodness, faithfulness, 23 gentleness, and self-control. Against such there is no law. 24 And those who are Christ’s have crucified the flesh with its ...read more

Scripture: Galatians 5:22-25

Denomination: Pentecostal

Spirit Of The Living God, Fall Afresh On Me

Contributed by Anne Benefield on May 28, 2008

Your life can sparkle with the Spirit if you will let the Spirit live within you.

Introduction: Today is the birthday of the church. We find the account of what happened in Acts of the Apostles, which perhaps should be called “Acts of the Spirit.” Newsweek magazine features a short column in which famous authors tell what the five most important books to them were. Garrison ...read more

Scripture: Acts 2:1-21

Denomination: Presbyterian/Reformed

"Pentecost--United In Understanding, Truth, & Love"

Contributed by John Donnelly on Jun 5, 2008

The Holy Spirit ;11) empowers us to understand one another; (2) thereby exposing us to the truth of Christ; which units ther Body in Love.

Pentecost Sermon May, 2008 Únited in Understanding, Truth, and Love By the Rev. John Donnelly There is an old joke that says,” God so loved the world—THAT HE DID NOT SEND A ...read more

Scripture: Acts 2:1-13

Denomination: Episcopal/Anglican

Blessings Of Being In Christ

Contributed by Anthony Zibolski on Jun 7, 2008

God has given us everything we need. God has redeemed mankind and he has sealed the believer with the power of the Holy Spirit.

THE BLESSING OF BEING IN CHRIST EPHESIANS 1:1-23 INTRO- GOD HAD BEEN DOING A NEW THING.HE HAS ALLOWED US TO GET INTO HIS PRESENCE. HE HAS ALLOWED US TO SEE THAT HE DESIRES TO BE WITH US AND HE WANTS TO USE US FOR THE KINGDOM OF GOD. APOSTLE PAUL IS ...read more

Scripture: Ephesians 1:1-15

Denomination: Nazarene

09 Life Encounter: It's Persuasion Series

Contributed by Ralph Andrus on Jun 10, 2008

❶ Unpersuaded ❷ The Persuasion ❸ Why Be Persuaded? ❹ Steps To Persuasion

PEANUTS with Charlie Brown (CB) - Peanuts debuts in seven newspapers October 2, 1950 - Peanuts ran in over 2,600 newspapers - Readership of 355 million in 75 countries, and was translated into 21 languages. - Last Peanuts strip January 3, 2000 - Charles Schulz dies Feb. 12 - Charles Schultz, ...read more

Scripture: Romans 8:38-39

Denomination: Baptist

The Purpose Of The Holy Spirit Series

Contributed by Jeff Strite on Nov 17, 2008

The Holy Spirit is such a powerful force that He changes us. But how does He do that, and how do we avoid being distracted by substitutes?

OPEN: During the Middle ages, in Florence Italy, there was a wealthy citizen by the name of Lorenzo de’Medici. He was a patron of the arts and very proud of the grand plays and pageants he staged for the citizens of the area. Among his productions were several amazingly realistic religious pageants ...read more

Denomination: Christian/Church Of Christ

The Anointing Has Found You

Contributed by Pastor/Author: Terry Sisney on Mar 21, 2010

The Anointing found Elisha and changed his life, that same anointing is on the move again, it’s in your neighborhood and coming down your street.

IKing 19:19 So he departed thence, and (found Elisha) the son of Shaphat, who was plowing with twelve yoke of oxen before him, and he with the twelfth: and Elijah passed by him, and cast his mantle upon I’m going to pause right here and I’m going to prophesy that somebody’s life is going to ...read more

Scripture: 1 Kings 19:15-21

Denomination: Pentecostal