Sermons on Spirit Of Discernment:

The Fruit Of The Spirit- Faithfulness Series

Contributed by Jeffery Anselmi on Apr 8, 2006

Faithfulness is what God s looking for!

INTRODUCTION • SLIDE #1 • We are getting closer to putting the finishing touches on our fruit salad. Today we are going to add the fruit of faithfulness to the salad that we have been making over the last few weeks. • When we give our lives over to Christ, He does some wonderful things in our ...read more

Scripture: Galatians 5:22-23, Galatians 5:21-24, Galatians 5:22, Galatians 5:16-26

Denomination: Christian/Church Of Christ

The Fruit Of The Spirit- Gentleness Series

Contributed by Jeffery Anselmi on Apr 21, 2006

Gentlesness is a beautiful fruit to behold

INTRODUCTION • SLIDE #1 • Have you ever walked into the produce section of the store and just glanced at some of the various fruits. • When you start to look, you will see a lot of the familiar fruits like bananas, strawberries, oranges, and apples. • If you are in one of the stores with a big ...read more

Scripture: Galatians 5:22-23

Denomination: Christian/Church Of Christ

Fruit Of The Spirit - Patience

Contributed by Betty Johnson on Aug 18, 2008

Discovering through the story of Naaman, how we can allow the Holy Spirit to produce the fruit of patience in us.

Fruit of the Spirit - Patience Scripture: 2 Kings 5:1-19 Today we’re going to talk about the fruit of the Spirit - patience. And we’re going to look at this story of Naaman. This great Syrian commander of the Aramean army who, because of the Lord - OUR Lord - had give the king of Aram great ...read more

Scripture: 2 Kings 5:1-19

Denomination: Wesleyan

When The Spirit Weeps Series

Contributed by Jason Jones on Aug 19, 2008

Exposition of Ephesians 4:29-32 in light of the passage in the covenant that deals with gossip, feuding, and grudges

Text: Eph 4:29-32, Title: When the Spirit Weeps, Date/Place: NRBC, 8/17/08, PM A. Opening illustration: The fine line between keeping Mackenzie from being a little mama and being a tattletale B. Background to passage: We now continue in the covenant series with tonight’s message related to a ...read more

Scripture: Ephesians 4:29-32

Denomination: Baptist

Fruit Of The Spirit - Faithfulness

Contributed by Betty Johnson on Aug 23, 2008

The attributes and rewards of faithfulness.

Fruit of the Spirit - Faithfulness Scripture: Matt 24:35 - 25:30 Text: 2 Tim. 4:7 We’ve just read a good deal of what God’s Word - the Bible - has to say about faithfulness. And we’ll look at that in just a moment. But first I want to answer the question as to WHY we remain faithful. And ...read more

Denomination: Wesleyan

Marks Of The Filling Of The Spirit Series

Contributed by Matthew Stoll on Aug 28, 2008

The filling of the Spirit was evidenced in the early church in their unity and their attitude toward their possessions.

A few weeks ago we began looking at the book of Acts, when the Christian church first began, and the power of God’s Spirit was with the people. I want to challenge all of you to read the book of Acts during the summer. It’s 28 chapters long, if you read one chapter a day, you could have it done ...read more

Scripture: Acts 4:32-35

Denomination: Methodist

God... The Spirit At Work

Contributed by W. Alderman on Sep 6, 2008

This is a study that shows the wonderful works of the Holy Spirit.

GOD… THE SPIRIT AT WORK! TEXT: John 16:7-15; cf.John 14:15-26 W. Max Alderman INTRODUCTION: In a most solemn statement the One who cannot lie said: “I tell you the truth”. Jesus knows how prone we are to ...read more

Scripture: John 16:7-15

Denomination: Baptist

A Worship Without Spirit Series

Contributed by Carl Allen on Sep 9, 2008

What is Biblical worship? The world calls worship coming to church, or listening to a sermon. But what truly is Biblical worship. It is is all summed up in two words, service and reverence.

A Worship without Spirit John 4:15-26 Intro The past few weeks we have been looking at how the world has influenced the church. We talked about “A People without Purity” and “A Bible without Trust.” And this morning I want to continue this series, with looking at “A Worship without Spirit.” We ...read more

Scripture: John 4:15-26

Denomination: Baptist

"Keep The Unity Of The Spirit"

Contributed by Timm Meyer on Sep 11, 2008

Pentecost 10(B) - Believers are reminded and encouraged to keep the unity of the Holy Spirit. God’s Spirit produces unity by faith. God’s gifts promote unity in faithful living.

“KEEP THE UNITY OF THE SPIRIT” (Outline) July 20, 2008 -- PENTECOST 10 -- Ephesians 4:1-7,11-16 INTRO: Today’s text reminds us of the fact that we are saints in the Lord united together by our Christian faith. This is our confession in the Apostle’s Creed: “I believe in the holy ...read more

Scripture: Ephesians 4:1-16

Denomination: Lutheran

Sweet, Sweet Spirit Series

Contributed by Jeff Strite on Sep 28, 2008

Why does a successful church do what it does? Is it because they do everything right... or is it something else?

OPEN: Sesame Street has been a popular children’s educational show for years. With the exception of a few “human” actors, the show revolved around the learning experiences taught by hand puppets called “Muppets”. Kermit the Frog, The Cookie Monster and Bert and Ernie have all been favorite ...read more

Scripture: Titus 3:1-8

Denomination: Christian/Church Of Christ

This Is The Spirit Filled Life Series

Contributed by Ralph Juthman on Oct 12, 2008

Spirit filled living is essential forvictorious Christian living

TITLE: This is the ‘Spirit Filled” Life TEXT: Eph.5:15-21 THEME: Whats the big deal about the Holy Spirit INTRODUCTION: Does being filled with the Spirit really make a difference? ILLUSTARTION: Billy Richards and church member A pastor friend related this story that recently happened in his ...read more

Scripture: Ephesians 5:1-21

Denomination: Pentecostal

The Intercession Of The Holy Spirit Series

Contributed by Freddy Fritz on Oct 17, 2008

In this sermon we see that there is now no condemnation for those who are in Christ Jesus because of the intercession of the Holy Spirit.

Scripture The first verse of the greatest chapter in the Bible—Romans 8:1—says, “There is therefore now no condemnation for those who are in Christ Jesus.” Everything else that follows in the rest of Romans 8 tells us why there is now no condemnation for those who are in Christ Jesus. The first ...read more

Scripture: Romans 8:26-27

Denomination: Presbyterian/Reformed

Fuel Up With The Spirit Series

Contributed by Patrick O'loughlin on Oct 21, 2008

Fuel up with the Spirit

Title: Fuel up with the Holy Spirit Text: Ephesians 5:15-20 “Be very careful, then, how you live- not as unwise but as wise, making the most of every opportunity, because the days are evil. Therefore do not be foolish, but understand what the Lord’s will is. Do not get drunk on wine, which leads ...read more

Scripture: Ephesians 5:15-20

Denomination: Assembly Of God

Poverty Of Spirit: Selfishness Series

Contributed by Tim Smith on Nov 3, 2008

It is for freedom that Christ set you free. Do not yoke yourself to the burden of debt through slavery. At the foundation of this is that all of the blessings of heaven are available to the children of God. But so many of the children of God continue to l

Confronting Our Poverty of Spirit Luke 16:19-31 It is for freedom that Christ set you free. Do not yoke yourself to the burden of debt through slavery. At the foundation of this is that all of the blessings of heaven are available to the children of God. But so many of the children of God continue ...read more

Scripture: Luke 16:19-31

Denomination: Methodist

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