Sermons on Spiritual Encounter:

#4the Gifts That God Gives(Spiritual)

Contributed by Wade Martin Hughes, Sr on Jan 4, 2008

This is part 4 of a 4 part series, the GIFTS THAT GOD GIVES. We focus here on the spiritual gifts!

#4 The gifts that God gives! (Spiritual) By Wade Martin Hughes, Sr. Kyfingers@aol.com GOOD NEWS YOU CAN USE IF YOU CHOOSE! 1. Nothing is as bad as it first appears. 2. The Bible will still have all the answers. 3. Prayer will still work. 4. Don’t sweat the small stuff, by the way, everything is ...read more

Scripture: 1 Corinthians 12:1-31

Denomination: Assembly Of God

Answers To Five Big, Basic Spiritual Questions

Contributed by Jim Butcher on Jul 8, 2011

Jesus shares the answers to some of life's biggest questions

Sermon Outline: Can We Know What’s Going On? After last week’s emphasis on mystery and humility, Jesus lays out some clear answers to some of life’s biggest spiritual questions. - John 3:3, 5-8. Answers To Five Big, Basic Spiritual Questions: 1. What is our starting spiritual ...read more

Scripture: John 3:16-21

Denomination: Baptist

The Merry-Go-Round Of Short-Sighted Spirituality Series

Contributed by Guy Glass on May 3, 2011

AS WE CONTINUE IN OUR STUDY OF HOSEA WE COME TO CHAPTER 5. THIS CHAPTER IN ITS ENTIRETY SEEKS TO EDUCATE US TO SOME OF THE DYNAMICS INVOLVED IN OUR LIVES, BOTH PERSONALLY, AND THROUGH DIVINE INTERVENTION THAT HAPPEN AS WE CONTINUE TO LIVE A SHALLOW RELAT

THE MERRY-GO-ROUND OF SHORT-SIGHTED SPIRITUALITY HOSEA 5:1-15 INTRODUCTION: AS WE CONTINUE IN OUR STUDY OF HOSEA WE COME TO CHAPTER 5. THIS CHAPTER IN ITS ENTIRETY SEEKS TO EDUCATE US TO SOME OF THE DYNAMICS INVOLVED IN OUR LIVES, BOTH PERSONALLY, AND THROUGH DIVINE INTERVENTION THAT HAPPEN AS WE ...read more

Scripture: Hosea 5:1-15

Denomination: Baptist

Seven Spiritual Lessons From A Remarkable Rescue

Contributed by Sonny Hyde on Oct 27, 2010

Observations and comparisons from the rescue of 33 miners in Chile to the "rescue" God extends to us.

Seven Spiritual Lessons from a Remarkable Rescue 10/17/10 I. Introduction I think most of you realize, if you’ve been coming to Cornerstone for any length of time, that I’m not a “front page” preacher. I typically don’t grab the events from this ...read more

Scripture: Matthew 5:45

Denomination: Baptist

Spiritual Gardening...it’s Your Responsibility!

Contributed by Victor Ramlall on Oct 25, 2011

There is nothing wrong with the Word of God as the perfect seed but in order to be effective in our lives it is important that we plant it in good ground.

Luk 8:4-15 And when much people were gathered together, and were come to him out of every city, he spake by a parable: 5 A sower went out to sow his seed: and as he sowed, some fell by the way side; and it was trodden down, and the fowls of the air devoured it. 6 And some fell upon a rock; and ...read more

Scripture: Luke 8:4-15

Denomination: Pentecostal

Know Your Spiritual Gifts And Use Them! Series

Contributed by Michael Mccartney on Oct 13, 2011

Paul tells us all to know our spiritual gifts and know how to use them for the common good of the church. We also need to know that we all have different gifts but this is God’s plan and it’s a good thing to have diversity. We also need to know that each

Series: What is the Spirit saying to the church? I received the idea for this sermon at International House of Prayer during my spiritual retreat there. I have also been asking this question to every pastor I know. Their responses have varied but my series topics are based on their responses and ...read more

Scripture: 1 Corinthians 12:1-30

Denomination: Evangelical/Non-Denominational

The Spiritual Warrior’s Divine Armor Series

Contributed by Dennis Davidson on Nov 15, 2010

This message helps you learn to appropriate God's ongoing protection for daily living. God's given us some armor. You need to know how to put it on and how to use it.

EPHESIANS 6: 14-15 THE SPIRITUAL WARRIOR’S DIVINE ARMOR [Colossians 3:15- 17 / ] Satan opposes believers in many ways, some of them direct and obvious and other methods are indirect and subtle. He is too deceitfully powerful and ferocious for any of us. The promise of Scripture is that in ...read more

Scripture: Ephesians 6:14-15, Ephesians 6:16

Denomination: Baptist

Lesson 8: After You Fail Spiritually

Contributed by Elmer Towns on Sep 27, 2012

Planning for and Celebrating Victory

Series: Learning Victory From Joshua Dr. Elmer Towns Lesson 8: After You Fail Spiritually September 2, 2012 A. YIELD YOUR FUTURE TO GOD: JOSHUA 8 Y – Yield your future success or failures to God. I – Identify the spiritual causes of your ...read more

Scripture: Joshua 8:1-22

Denomination: Baptist

Unleashing Your Spiritual Vitality-3(2015) Series

Contributed by Byron Sherman on Sep 15, 2015

3 of 3 Peter steered the Christians of Asia into the vitality born of their privilege in Christ. What characterizes/Looses/Releases that vitality? To unleash the privilege of spiritual vitality, we must commit to....

UNLEASHING YOUR SPIRITUAL VITALITY/Vigor-III—1Peter 1:13-21 Vitality Born of Privilege Attention: Vitality is tied to freedom...Freedom to move as you please....To live life to the fullest thru God’s blessing...To live for Him with Exuberance, Excitement, with Anticipation...To be ...read more

Scripture: 1 Peter 1:13-21

Denomination: Baptist

Happy New Year - A Year For Spiritual Growth

Contributed by Scott Maze on Jun 22, 2021

Some people think God’s grace should cause you to relax your morals. Instead, the Bible says we should increase our effort … we should turn up our intensity because of God’s grace.

In just a few weeks the calendar will turn to 2020 – can you believe that? Can you believe we are about to see 2020? Our nation will elect or reelect a president next year. 2019 has been a big year for the stock market and for technology. Already the news channels are telling us about famous people ...read more

Scripture: 2 Peter 1:2-11

Denomination: Baptist

The Stages Of Spiritual Life According To 1 John. Series

Contributed by Thomas Fortini on May 20, 2021

A study of The Stages of Spiritual Life set forth in 1 John 2:12-14 will inform us as to what they are, and will instruct us on how spiritual growth comes about!

1 John 2 (NASB) 12 I am writing to you, little children, because your sins have been forgiven you on account of His name. 13 I am writing to you, fathers, because you know Him who has been from the beginning. I am writing to you, young men, because you have overcome the evil one. I have written to ...read more

Scripture: 1 John 2:12-14

Spiritual Growth And Learning Is A Life-Long Adventure

Contributed by Michael Koplitz on Jun 1, 2021

No matter what your age spiritual growth and learning is for a lifetime. The more you investigate the more you will want to learn more.

Parables can take on many different interpretations. One way to examine this parable is that Yeshua was talking about spiritual growth. Yeshua met many people during His ministry, and they immediately followed Him. Why? They determined that Yeshua was the Messiah that the LORD had promised to His ...read more

Scripture: Mark 4:26-29

Denomination: United Methodist

What Spiritual Gift Do I Have? Series

Contributed by Jim Butcher on Jun 17, 2014

A look at 21 of the spiritual gifts that the Bible talks about believers having.

Do I Have A Spiritual Gift? Every Christian has a spiritual gift. - 1 Corinthians 12:4-7. Church Leadership: 1. Preaching (a.k.a. prophecy). - Romans 12:6; 1 Corinthians 12:10, 28; Ephesians 4:11; 1 Peter 4:11. - The ability to publicly proclaim God’s Word. 2. Teaching. - Romans ...read more

Scripture: 1 Corinthians 12:4-7

Denomination: Baptist

Wonders Of The Spiritual Realm I: The Wonder Of It All Series

Contributed by Charles Cunningham on Oct 3, 2019

We go through life wondering about "this or that" - and there are plenty of majestic marvels to wonder about - yet the wonder of it all is that God so loved that He sent His one and only Son!

WONDERS OF THE SPIRITUAL REALM IN WHICH CHRISTIANS RESIDE AND ABIDE As surely as there are Wonders of the Natural World, there are Wonders of the Spiritual Realm in which Christians reside and abide! ...read more

Scripture: John 15:9-17

God’s Encouraging Vision For The Spiritually Overwhelmed Series

Contributed by Jim Butcher on Oct 18, 2019

This vision points us to the great power of the Spirit.

- The last vision concerned cleansing our souls; this vision concerns our work for God. WHAT IS THE SYMBOLISM? 1. The solid gold lampstand symbolizes our work to shine the light to the nations. - Zechariah 4:2, 10b. - 2 Corinthians 4:4, 6-7. - The obvious symbolism of a light points toward ...read more

Scripture: Zechariah 4:1-14

Denomination: Baptist