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The Fruit Of The Spirit Series

Contributed by Chris Appleby on Sep 24, 2003

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Forget gifts for a moment. Let me show you the best way to demonstrate your Christian maturity. If you want to show just how mature you are as a Christian, then show it not by the way you exercise the gifts God gives you, but by the way you bear the fruit

Today we return to 1 Corinthians, but it’s been over a month, so I thought I should bring us all up to speed again. Let me remind you of where we got to last time. Paul has been addressing the question of the nature and function of spiritual gifts in the congregation. Corinth is a place where ...read more

Scripture: 1 Corinthians 13:1-13

Denomination: Anglican

Blade Of The Spirit Series

Contributed by Allan Kircher on Jun 4, 2014

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If you have a Bible, you are blessed with a precious treasure. Cherish it. Read it. Learn it. Love it. Live it

Pastor Allan Kircher Shell Point Baptist Church 8 June 2014 Ephesians 6:17 THE BLADE OF THE SPIRIT Intro: Today, we will consider the final piece of the “the whole armor of God.” • Our enemy, “the devil,” does not want us to have anything that we have been given by ...read more

Scripture: Ephesians 6:13-18

Denomination: Baptist

Spirit Decay PRO Sermon

Contributed by Sermon Research Assistant on Mar 15, 2024

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This sermon encourages active spiritual maintenance to prevent decay, cultivate holiness, and respond to God's call, using the wisdom of Ecclesiastes as a guide.

Welcome, brothers and sisters, to this blessed gathering, where we come not as strangers, but as a family united in Christ's love. We are here, in this sacred space, not by mere chance or circumstance, but by divine appointment. As we gather here today, let us remember the words of Charles Spurgeon ...read more

Scripture: Ecclesiastes 10:18

Topics: Decay Process

The Filling Of The Spirit Series

Contributed by Andrew Stringer on Jul 28, 2007

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How to be filled with the Spirit of Christ!

THE GREATEST UNUSED POWER IN THE WORLD! The Doctrine of the Holy Ghost (4) Introduction: 1. We have discovered some interesting truths about the Holy Ghost of God so far: a. Falsehoods about the Holy Ghost b. Facts about the Holy Ghost c. Functions of the Holy Ghost d. Figures of the Holy ...read more

Scripture: Ephesians 5:18-19

Denomination: Baptist

There Is One Spirit Series

Contributed by David Owens on Jan 29, 2024

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This sermon addresses three questions: Who is the One Spirit?, What is the role of the One Spirit?, and How should we respond to the One Spirit?

Introduction: A. The story is told about a Christian who arrived in Heaven and was excited to meet many people from Old Testament times and he had lots of questions for them. 1. To Noah, he asked what it was like to be in the ark with all those animals. 2. To Joseph, he asked what it was like to ...read more

Scripture: Ephesians 4:4-6, John 7:37-39, John 3:3-5, 2 Corinthians 3:17-18, Romans 8:10-27, Matthew 12:31-32, Ephesians 4:22-32, Galatians 5:16-25, Ephesians 5:18, Ephesians 6:17-18 (view more) (view less)

Denomination: Christian/Church Of Christ

A Concerned Spirit Series

Contributed by Bart Leger on Jul 27, 2007

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Paul’s words to the Roman Christians in his introduction suggest ten marks of true spiritual service. Verse eight showed Paul’s thankful spirit. Verses 9-10a reveal a second mark of true spiritual service and that is a Concerned Spirit. Although he was gr

A Concerned Spirit Self-righteous service comes through human effort. True service comes from a relationship with Jesus Christ deep inside. Self-righteous service is impressed with the “big deal.” True service finds it almost impossible to distinguish the small from the large ...read more

Scripture: Romans 1:9-10

Denomination: Independent/Bible

Freedom's Spirit Series

Contributed by C. Philip Green on Feb 5, 2009

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Through six very pointed questions, Galatians 3:1-5 reminds us that from beginning to end the secret to living the Christian life is not found in our own human efforts, but in trusting God’s Holy Spirit lavishly supplied to every believer.

Freedom’s Spirit (Galatians 3:1-5) On June 23, 2001, the Boeing company finished a labor of love—the complete restoration of the last existing 307 Stratoliner. It was the world’s first pressurized commercial airliner. A New York company used a vintage loom to reproduce the original Pan Am wall ...read more

Scripture: Galatians 3:1-5

Denomination: Evangelical Free

The Fruit Of The Spirit Series

Contributed by Jonathan Mcleod on Jun 23, 2009

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How is the fruit of the Spirit developed in our lives?

[To receive free weekly sermons by email, please contact jonrmcleod@yahoo.com] How many of you bought some fruit this week? (Now we know who the unhealthy people are.) Why do we eat fruit? · Tastes good (but as good as junk food?) · Healthy (“An apple a day keeps the doctor away.”) The Bible ...read more

Scripture: Galatians 5:22-23

Denomination: Baptist

Walking In The Spirit

Contributed by Christopher Holdsworth on Jun 30, 2019

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Sowing to the flesh versus sowing to the Spirit.

WALKING IN THE SPIRIT. Galatians 6:1-16. ‘If we live in the Spirit, let us also walk in the Spirit,’ said Paul towards the end of the previous chapter (Galatians 5:25). The Greek word translated here as ‘walk’ speaks of our deliberately ‘getting in line with’ the Holy Spirit’s leading in ...read more

Scripture: Galatians 6:1-16

Denomination: Evangelical/Non-Denominational

Characteristics Of The Spirit Series

Contributed by Tim Smith on Oct 8, 2011

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Paul states that the Christian life is more than just believing in Jesus and coming to worship. The Christian life is about having the Holy Spirit in you. For Paul, this an issue of salvation. “If anyone does not have the Spirit of Christ, they do not bel

Characteristics of Life in the Spirit Romans 8:9-11 There was an Italian man who at the turn of the 20th century had to sell everything he had to immigrate to the United States. He barely had enough money to buy a ticket on a ship to the U.S. With what little he had left over, he bought some cheese ...read more

Scripture: Romans 8:9-11

Denomination: Methodist

A Spirit Of Unthankfulness

Contributed by Wade Martin Hughes, Sr on Nov 4, 2002

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Why is our society and the church so proned to be unthankful?

A SPIRIT OF UNTHANKFULNESS By Wade Martin Hughes, Sr. Kyfingers@aol.com TEXT: Luke 12:15 A man’s life consisteth not in the abundance of things which he possesseth. Matthew 6:33 is the Seek ye first the kingdom of God and His Righteousness and these things shall BE ADDED unto you. Gal. 6:9 ...read more

Scripture: Luke 12:15, Matthew 6:33, Galatians 6:9

Denomination: Assembly Of God

The Flesh Or The Spirit

Contributed by Jon Mackinney on May 2, 2003

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There is a war going on between our flesh and the Holy Spirit. And our behavior shows which of the two is winning.

Passage: I Corinthians 3:1-9 Intro: It’s sad to watch someone who has deceived themselves. 1. people who talk the talk, but can’t walk the walk. 2. the Taliban and Iraqi fighters, so full of bravado one week, lining up to hand over their weapons the next. 3. some football teams, staking their ...read more

Scripture: 1 Corinthians 3:1-9

Denomination: Evangelical Free

Don't Call God's Plan Unclean

Contributed by David Shipman on Dec 4, 2004

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We don’t know what we don’t know, but the Spirit of God knoweth all. We must learn to trust the spirit and be will to allow the "exceedingness" of God lead us beyond our current understanding.

As an introduction to our message this morning, I would like to read a larger than normal passage of scripture first that is found in Acts 10. I want to read the majority of the story so please bare with me as we do then we will come back look at some important issues concerning it. Read: Acts ...read more

Scripture: Acts 10:1-34

Denomination: Independent/Bible

What We Need To Start Growing Deep

Contributed by Andrew Chan on Nov 20, 2001

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God longs for us to grow deep in Him, but according to Jeremiah, people have different plans. How do we then access this growth promised by God?

What we need to start growing deep 11 Has any nation ever exchanged its gods for another god, even though its gods are nothing? Yet my people have exchanged their glorious God for worthless idols! 12 The heavens are shocked at such a thing and shrink back in horror and dismay, says the LORD. 13 ...read more

Scripture: Jeremiah 2:11-13

Denomination: Evangelical Free

The Sword Of The Spirit Series

Contributed by Robert Leroe on Nov 23, 2014

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The Sword of the Spirit is an offensive weapon for the forward progress of the Kingdom of God. We use it to convey the Good News and poke holes in the darkness.

“Take the sword of the Spirit, which is the word of God,” Ephesians 6:17 Let’s talk a bit about swords…Today’s military bayonet is a multi-purpose knife affixed to the muzzle of one’s rifle, a last-resort weapon in close quarter combat. The only swords in ...read more

Scripture: Ephesians 6:17

Denomination: Congregational

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