Sermons on Spiritual Atmosphere:

Holy Spirit And Spiritual Gifts Series

Contributed by Davon Huss on Apr 16, 2012

A sermon on spiritual gifts, serving and meeting needs (Material adapted from Dr. Jack Cottrell's book, "The Holy Spirit: A Biblical Study", chapter 7)

HoHum: The former editor of Christianity Today, Kenneth Kantzer, commented once that he never knew what his gift was. He just served where he saw the need. If a man of this experience and caliber never knew what his gift was but just served where he saw a need, then this should serve as a good ...read more

Scripture: 1 Corinthians 12:1-30

Denomination: Christian/Church Of Christ

The Six Stages Of Spiritual Sight

Contributed by Jerry Cosper on Apr 18, 2012

The blind man had been delivered from darkness and given sight by the compassion of Jesus. This formerly blind man is confronted by his neighbors, he’s confronted by the Pharisees, and by Jesus as well. We are going to concentrate on Jesus as seen by thi

The last time we were in our study in John, we looked at 9:1-7 and saw Jesus give sight to the blind man. This blind man had been delivered from darkness and given sight by the compassion of Jesus. In tonight’s study, this formerly blind man is confronted by his neighbors, he’s ...read more

Scripture: John 9:8-41

Denomination: Baptist

A Warning To Spiritual Free-Loaders Series

Contributed by Paul Barreca on Apr 28, 2012

The unsaved receive temporal blessings on account of the righteous, but God will not grant these blessings indefinitely.

If you’ve ever watched “Shark Week” or know much about sharks, you may have heard about a unique fish called Remora. They are sometimes called “suckerfish” or “shark-suckers.” These fish have a unique suction design and attache themselves to sharks, ...read more

Denomination: Evangelical/Non-Denominational

Spiritual Battle In The Life Of Abraham Series

Contributed by Bala Samson on May 11, 2012

Turn the hindrances and obstacles that come your way in life into ‘valuable-crisis-lessons’ rather than be stumped by it!

Abraham – Part 1 - Hindrances Genesis 12:6” Abram traveled through the land as far as Shechem. There he set up camp beside the oak of Moreh. At that time, the area was inhabited by Canaanites.” Friend, today I share an extract of the message that I preached in our recent ...read more

Scripture: Genesis 12:1-5

Denomination: Pentecostal

Spiritual Battle In The Life Of Abraham Series

Contributed by Bala Samson on May 12, 2012

We need strong faith to combat severe famine! Friend, I’m not going to tell you that you would never face problems and things will always be cozy and rosy all the time, but instead I say today, even in the midst of calamity, we need to collect ourselves

Fear not! Abraham – Part 2 Genesis 12:10”And there was a famine in the land: and Abram went down into Egypt to sojourn there; for the famine was grievous in the land.” We need strong faith to combat severe famine! Friend, I’m not going to tell you that you would never ...read more

Scripture: Genesis 12:1-10

Denomination: Pentecostal

Building Hedges Of Spiritual Protection

Contributed by Mike Fogerson on May 28, 2012

Hedges in biblical times were special barriers/fences placed around grape vineyards.They served many purposes (Keep out insects, bugs, rodents, birds, or thieves from coming in and stealing the harvest).Spiritually, a hedge is God’s wall of protection pro

Building Hedges of Spiritual Protection A Hedges in biblical times were special barriers/fences placed around grape vineyards. 1 They served many purposes (Keep out insects, bugs, rodents, birds, or thieves from coming in and stealing the harvest). a Ezekiel 13.5 “ You have not gone up ...read more

Scripture: Ezekiel 13:5

Denomination: Baptist

What's In Your "Spiritual" Wallet Series

Contributed by Larry Turner on Jun 2, 2012

What's in your wallet can reflect your relationship with Jesus.

There is a commercial that asks the question “What’s in your wallet?” I think a lot can be discovered about an individual based on that question. As I thought about the answer to this question concerning my own wallet, I pondered what items found there reflected on my relationship ...read more

Scripture: Luke 12:33

Denomination: Foursquare

Spiritual Gifts Round 1

Contributed by Jason Jones on Oct 31, 2011

Exposition of 1 Corinthians 12 regarding 4 of the 5 non-miraculous gifts in this text. Saving prophecy for later, and going to deal with the miraculous gifts (tongues, miracles, and healing) in a different sermon.

Text: 1 Cor 12:7-11, Title: Spiritual Gifts Round 1, Date/Place: NRBC, 10.29.11, AM A. Opening illustration: Slowly, the barber’s business began to dwindle. He just couldn’t compete. In a last ditch effort to save his business, he hired a business consultant. The consultant spent a day ...read more

Scripture: 1 Corinthians 12:7-11

Denomination: Baptist

Transformation: Experiencing Spiritual Growth Series

Contributed by C Jordan on Nov 4, 2011

God’s desire is that we would be transformed into the image of Jesus, bearing the fruit of the Spirit in our lives. This happens as we engage in the spiritual disciplines.

TRANSFORMATION #1: EXPERIENCING SPIRITUAL GROWTH OPENING QUOTE: “How do I grow? What does a spiritually mature person even look like? Will I ever really be any different? … The Christian gospel insists that transformation… really is possible. Never easy. Rarely quick. But possible… It begins to ...read more

Scripture: Romans 12:2

Denomination: *other

Unload Your Spiritual Backpack

Contributed by Alan Shulver on Jan 8, 2012

you need to forgive yourself!

One of my greatest passions is walking long distances and hiking. I have had the opportunity to hike in some of the most scenic parts of the country, including the mountains surrounding Tucson and Arches National park in Moab Utah. While some of my hiking adventures have been while I was on ...read more

Scripture: Acts 38:1

Denomination: Evangelical/Non-Denominational

The Spiritual Discipline Of Christian Submission Series

Contributed by Kevin L. Jones on Aug 29, 2015

A sermon examining the importance of submission in the Christian Life.

The Spiritual Discipline Of Christian Submission I Peter 2:13-20 Listen online at - https://www.facebook.com/Stockdalebaptist or http://www.stockdalebaptist.com/ Roger Staubach, led the Dallas Cowboys to the World Championship in 1971. But he faced a great struggle that year. Staubach said ...read more

Scripture: 1 Peter 2:13-20

Denomination: Baptist

Spiritual Discipline For The Race Of Life

Contributed by Craig Condon on Sep 1, 2015

We must learn to lay everything aside and renew our fellowship and communion with God. We must “keep our eyes on the prize.” We must keep our eyes fixed on Christ. We must pace ourselves when we run the race of life. Only then can we survive and win.

Have you ever struggled with your faith? Have you ever felt like giving up? If so, the writer of the Letter to the Hebrews has a word for you---don’t! Don’t give up. The road of faith has been compared to a race. The race is not a sprint. It is a marathon. At the end of the race, we ...read more

Scripture: Hebrews 12:1-13

Denomination: Anglican

Call Of Duty: Spiritual Warfare

Contributed by Paul Basehore on Oct 27, 2015

By making sure that we put on the full armor of God we can be certain that the battle will be won.

Call of Duty: Spiritual Warfare This is a picture of the most famous fighter pilot in history. Fighting in a time when winning five air battles was considered impressive, he has been credited with 80 confirmed air combat victories, with several others suspected but unable to be proven. In fact, he ...read more

Scripture: Ephesians 6:10-18

Denomination: Assembly Of God

Blessed With Every Spiritual Blessing

Contributed by Maurice Mccarthy on Apr 20, 2015

A comparison of Israel's actual borders and it's promised borders. Then we look at our spiritual borders and our promised borders and ask the question have we come as short as national Israel has? From Josh 1 and Eph 1.

Blessed With Every Spiritual Blessing PPT 1 Series title PPT 2 Message title PPT 3-4 text Jos 1:1 Now it came about after the death of Moses the servant of the LORD that the LORD spoke to Joshua the son of Nun, Moses' servant, saying, Jos 1:2 "Moses My servant is dead; now therefore arise, cross ...read more

Scripture: Joshua 1:1-5

Denomination: Pentecostal

Spiritual Warfare And Real Warfare

Contributed by Craig Condon on May 6, 2015

As long as there is greed and evil in this world, there will be war. War will only cease when we live according to the way God wants us to live, and that will only happen when Christ returns.

Today-Nov. 11, 2014-is a special day in a special year. Today is the day when we pause to remember and give thanks for those who fought in wars past to preserve our freedom and those who still work to protect our freedoms today. This year we also remember three significant events in history: the ...read more

Scripture: Ephesians 6:10-17

Denomination: Anglican