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  • Fruits Of The Holy Spirit

    Contributed by Norman Bernad on Jul 20, 2023
    based on 1 rating
     | 4,884 views

    When we bent over a plant to pick its fruit, we didn’t expect apples or oranges or kiwi to be attached to the plant. We knew that strawberry plants always bear strawberries.

    Fruits of the Holy Spirit Psalm 1 1. Galatians 5:18-26. 2. John 15:1-5 First of all, a fruit plant or tree will only produce one kind of fruit. When we bent over a plant to pick its fruit, we didn’t expect apples or oranges or kiwi to be attached to the plant. We knew that strawberry ...read more

  • How We Can Grow For The Lord Series

    Contributed by Rick Crandall on Aug 3, 2018
     | 10,047 views

    1. Embrace each other (vs. 1). 2. Encourage each other (vs. 2). 3. Expect some changes in our plans (vs. 2-3). 4. Enlist more helpers (vs. 4-6). 5. Examine God's Word (vs. 7-8; 11). 6. Expect great things from God (vs. 7-12).

    How We Can Grow for the Lord The Book of Acts - Part 71 Acts 20:1-12 Sermon by Rick Crandall Grayson Baptist Church - January 25, 2015 INTRODUCTION: *Dr. Wray Ivey was one of my mentors, and an outstanding man of God. In the late 1970s and early '80s, Wray was our pastor at First Baptist Church ...read more

  • Then!

    Contributed by Mike Hays on Oct 18, 2000
    based on 34 ratings
     | 5,953 views

    Life maybe difficult as we follow Jesus, but then one day when we least expect it, God will grant us times of great blessing and peace.

    Then! Acts 9:31 Charles Haddon Spurgeon was born in 1834. Charles' father was a minister, so Charles was influenced by the Word of God from an early age. Charles was a bright boy. Even as a young boy in Essex he had been an avid reader, he read Pilgrim's Progress when he was only six years old - a ...read more

  • Praise Awaiteth You

    Contributed by Ed Pruitt on Jun 15, 2005
    based on 11 ratings
     | 8,680 views

    I hope that this sermon will help us to enlarge and to strengthen our faith, thereby allowing us to not only expect but to see greater works from our prayers.

    Praise Awaiteth You January 02, 2000 I want to look at some scripture this morning that I hope will help us to all work on our faith and the answering of our prayers. I hope that this sermon will help us to enlarge and to strengthen our faith, thereby allowing us to not only expect but to see ...read more

  • Listen To A Genuine Love Song

    Contributed by Daniel Habben on Oct 1, 2005
    based on 14 ratings
     | 10,253 views

    Listen to a Genuine Love Song 1) Learn how much God has done for you 2) Learn how much God expects from you

    What percentage of songs on the radio is about love? 50%? 75%? 90%? I don’t know the exact percentage but whether it’s rock, pop, or country, I’d say that most songs are about love and relationships. Does this mean that songwriters understand love because they write about it so much? No. Not when ...read more

  • Part 6 - Discipleship God's Way Series

    Contributed by Rev. Bruce A. Shields on Mar 4, 2005
    based on 6 ratings
     | 4,031 views

    Part 6 of our Finding Purpose Series will look at what God expects from us as ddisciples and how Jesus put those following Him in their place.

    FINDING PURPOSE SERIES Part 6 – Discipleship God’s Way Rev. Bruce A. Shields DD First Baptist Church East Tawas Michigan Watch this sermon online @ www.tawasbaptist.org Introduction - “Good morning and welcome to the First Baptist Church of Tawas City. Today we will be looking at part 6 of our ...read more

  • Holiness

    Contributed by Lucky Ekentason on Apr 10, 2005
    based on 38 ratings
     | 13,008 views

    REMINDING BELIEVER WE ARE CALLED TO BE HOLY UNTO THE LORD. GOD EXPECTS EVERY BELIEVER TO SHOW FORTH THE GLORY OF GOD IN OUR WALK WITH HIM; IN PURITY OF HEART.

    Holiness is the very nature of God. It is impossible for God to sin. It is not about Him not willing to sin; but in His nature He can not sin. Prophet Habakkuk gives us an insight to the nature of the God of Heaven. In Habakkuk 1:13 "Thou art of purer eyes than to behold evil, and canst not look on ...read more

  • Study To Learn And Know

    Contributed by James May on Mar 12, 2006
    based on 26 ratings
     | 6,361 views

    God expects His people to study His Word and divide truth from error so that we may be vessels of Gold and Silver, useful in His Kingdom.

    Study to Learn and Know By Pastor Jim May 2 Timothy 2:15-21, "Study to shew thyself approved unto God, a workman that needeth not to be ashamed, rightly dividing the word of truth. But shun profane and vain babblings: for they will increase unto more ungodliness. And their word will eat as doth ...read more

  • All Christians Have Been Graced-Grafted And Gifted By God Series

    Contributed by Douglas Dudley on Feb 10, 2005
    based on 8 ratings
     | 5,337 views

    God has given us all the tools to be successful in life. He has graced-grafted,and gifted us, and we are expected to live in a certain way.

    ALL CHRISTIANS HAVE BEEB GRACED-GRAFTED-and GIFTED Text: Romans, Chapter 12 Introduction. Try, if you will, to picture the following two scenes in the life of a “typical” family. A father is talking with his daughter—a senior in high school—who is concerned about the next day’s event. The ...read more

  • Don't You Know Who I Am?

    Contributed by Bill Sullivan on Apr 24, 2006
    based on 3 ratings
     | 4,227 views

    Rather than demand His rights as the King of Kings and Lord of Lords, Jesus expected no special treatment - in fact, He turned the idea of service upside down.

    Don’t You Know Who I Am? TCF Maundy Thursday sermon April 13, 2006 You may have heard on the news the past few weeks about the congresswoman from Georgia, who tried to walk past Capitol security without proper identification. When the security officer tried to stop her, she struck him. Though ...read more

  • Praise Today Not Punishment

    Contributed by Russel Buchanan on Apr 29, 2006
    based on 4 ratings
     | 2,808 views

    One can only imagine that on any given Sunday you can expect to be caught off gaurd by someones stupidity,... or should I say Spiritual Immaturity

    Did you ever wonder why some people in some churches never seem to have the victory necessary for living in todays complex world. Often when I was a Pastor I have said please Lord I want one day without surprizes. Meaning simply I wanted everyone to get along without disputes, disagreements ...read more

  • How To Tap On His Power Series

    Contributed by Christian Cheong on Aug 21, 2004
    based on 57 ratings
     | 8,261 views

    From this healing of the crippled man, we see the God’s power flows (1) where there is PRAYER; (2) where there is EXPECTANCY, and (3) where HE WILL BE GLORIFIED.

    Look at another event where the power of God flows... Read ACTS 3:1-10 It’s 3.00pm in the afternoon (the hour of prayer in the Temple), Peter & John head up to join the rest. And on the way in, as they came to the Gate called Beautiful (a gate inlayed with gold and precious stones, an entrance ...read more

  • Preparing For The New Move Of God

    Contributed by Victor Nazareth on Dec 20, 2003
    based on 51 ratings
     | 7,535 views

    Like the First Advent, the Second Coming too will be preceded by a new move of God with miracles, signs and wonders. What can we expect in the new move of God?

    Introduction: As we approach Christmas we remember the First Coming of Jesus and we look forward to His Second Coming. This First Advent was a new move of God coming after over 400 years of silence. We can learn from the First Advent even as we prepare for a new move of God that will usher in ...read more

  • Go Ahead- Admit It!

    Contributed by Jerry Flury on Sep 23, 2003
    based on 25 ratings
     | 5,179 views

    We all like to think were ok. But God sees it differently and expects us to deal with our sin. There are three ways that we can deal with sin.

    GO AHEAD – ADMIT IT! 1 JOHN 1:8-10 Introduction: When a person comes to Jesus Christ and accepts Him as both Lord and Savior, the Bible declares that he is a new creature; that the old things – the life and its ways are behind and passed away; that a new life has begun in the light of God’s mercy ...read more

  • Bold Witnesses

    Contributed by Tony Foeller on Aug 28, 2001
    based on 48 ratings
     | 8,979 views

    We learn from this sermon what it means to be a bold witness, what bold witnesses can expect to encounter, and what God does through bold witnesses.

    BOLD WITNESSES Acts 4:8-20 We recently had an encounter in our church’s regular weekly outreach program where one of the families we visited accused us of harassment. We weren’t guilty, of course. But I still had to spend some very anxious moments at the local police station trying to sort ...read more