Sermons on Spiritual River: showing 421-435 of 113,021

Keep It Spiritual

Contributed by Daniel Cabrera on Apr 4, 2012

what starts in the spirit , tends to be worked out in the flesh, how can we keep it spiritual

Text. Gal 3: 3b Intro: How can we keep it spiritual this year, as we become all we can be? As the scripture teaches: we can begin in the spirit and find ourselves wanting to obtain our goal by human effort.. Keeping It Spiritual: I. STARVE FLESHLY APPETITES Our flesh has an appetite..Gal 5: 19 ...read more

Scripture: Galatians 3:3

Denomination: Christian Church

Spiritual Gifts Series

Contributed by Sean Harder on Apr 11, 2012

Do you want to glorify God? No, I mean it, really in your heart, is that one of, if not your highest priority? Do you know one of the best ways to do it?

How many of you have ever gotten a Christmas gift, and that gift has never been used, it has been on your shelf, maybe even still in the box for years. That is poor stewardship, at least re-gift it to someone else. Do you want to glorify God? No, I mean it, really in your heart, is that one of, if ...read more

Scripture: 1 Corinthians 12:1-31

A Spiritual Inventory Series

Contributed by Rick Burdette on Apr 16, 2012

Growing, Self examination and th echallenge to move forward

THE NEXT STEP: FOLLOWING JESUS INTO THE UNKNOWN Phil. 3:12-14 (P832) Jan. 9, 2011 INTRODUCTION Philippians, as well as Colossians, Philemon, and Ephesians were written by the Apostle Paul while he was in prison in Rome. He would spend 2 years stuck in this Roman dungeon. He wasn't ...read more

Scripture: Philippians 3:12-14

Denomination: Christian/Church Of Christ

Spiritual Hunger

Contributed by Jeremy Poling on Apr 18, 2012

Staying spiritually healthy encourages appetite.

mak-ar'-ee-os supremely blest; by extension fortunate, well off: - blessed, happy Matt 5:6 “Blessed are those who hunger and thirst for righteousness, For they shall be filled.” That verse describes a blessing that I want to live in for the rest of my life. I don’t want to ever ...read more

Scripture: Matthew 5:6

Denomination: Pentecostal

Spiritual Entrepreneurs Series

Contributed by Ed Vasicek on Jul 22, 2013

God wants us to invest his Word; how can we do this?

Spiritual Entrepreneurs (Mark 4:21-34) 1. It is so easy to get wrapped up in our little worlds that we forget we are building an international Kingdom, the Kingdom of God. 2. Look how silly we act: FAIRBANKS, Alaska, July 19 (UPI) -- Police in Alaska said they arrested a man accused of punching ...read more

Scripture: Mark 4:21-34

Denomination: Independent/Bible

Spiritual Eclipses

Contributed by David Simpson on Aug 23, 2017

Comparing the solar eclipse to spiritual eclipses such as denial and delay and distractions. Also an emphasis on the return of the SON as compared to the eclipse of the sun.

Sermon Lanier Christian Church August 20, 2017 David Simpson Spiritual Eclipses Revelation 1:7; 1 Thessalonians 5:2 1 Thessalonians 5:2 – “…for you know very well that the day of the Lord will come like a thief in the night.” Monday is the day! Rain or shine, the total solar eclipse ...read more

Scripture: Revelation 1:7, 1 Thessalonians 5:2, Revelation 22:20-21

Denomination: Christian Church

Spiritual Warfare

Contributed by Gbemisola Fafowora on Mar 14, 2018

God wants us to be victorious in life because of what He did for us through His Son Jesus Christ.

2 Corinthians 10:3-5 For though we walk in the flesh, we do not war according to the flesh. For the weapons of our warfare are not carnal but mighty in God for pulling down strongholds, casting down arguments and every high thing that exalts itself against the knowledge of God, bringing every ...read more

Scripture: Proverbs 3:5-6, Hebrews 4:14-16

Denomination: Pentecostal

Spiritual Indifference Series

Contributed by Christian Cheong on May 20, 2018

Jehoash showed little interest in what he was told to do. He was going through the motions but with little faith. He did not take God seriously or the Word of God seriously. Elisha was the one who showed faith in God.

We saw the reign of Jehoahaz last week; we move on to the reign of his son Jehoash today, Jehu’s 2nd generation. • God promised Jehu 4 generations on the throne of Israel. • Let’s read again 2 Kings 13:10-13. --------------------------------------- Like his father, Jehoash “did evil in the ...read more

Scripture: 2 Kings 13:10-25

Denomination: Independent/Bible

Spiritual Reboot! Series

Contributed by Paul Clemente on Jun 4, 2018

What was God doing with the Hebrews as they were freed from slavery and how does it relate to Christians?

A few weeks ago, we read in Exodus chapter 12, Pharaoh finally released the Hebrews to be free after God took the life of every firstborn in Egypt as the ultimate judgment on them.And so, as the Israelites were leaving Egypt, God gave special instructions to remember that sacred moment. Open your ...read more

Scripture: Exodus 13:1-22

Denomination: Independent/Bible

Spiritual Pollution

Contributed by John Mccormack on Oct 18, 2014

SPIRITUAL POLLUTION IS UNACCEPTABLE.

SPIRITUAL POLLUTION OBSERVATION: MALACHI (MESSENGER) WAS THE LAST OLD TESTAMENT PROPHET. HIS WRITINGS SPOKE TO HEBREWS WHO EXPERIENCED THE LOVE AND POWER OF GOD BUT SLIPPED INTO SPIRITUAL COMPLACENCY. HIS WRITINGS SPOKE PRIMARILY TO THE JEWISH CLERGYMEN WHO CONTINUED TO DISOBEY GOD’S ...read more

Scripture: Malachi 1:6

Denomination: Baptist

Spiritual Thermodynamics Series

Contributed by C. Philip Green on Nov 19, 2014

When you know the Lord, He turns your pain into praise. He turns opposition into opportunity for the spread of the Gospel if you will take that opportunity to preach the Word to all without prejudice and without price.

Eagles are fascinating birds. Did you know a mother eagle constructs her nest with thorns and jagged rocks? These are the first things she lays down. Then she covers that prickly nest with wool, feathers, and the fur of animals she has killed. That makes the nest soft and comfortable, a nice home ...read more

Scripture: Acts 8:1-24

Denomination: Evangelical Free

Spiritual Fruit Series

Contributed by Brad Beaman on Nov 24, 2015

Your life should be more than a flurry of activity. You were meant to produce spiritual fruit. Paul uses the imagery of fruit trees to illustrate this. What you want out of a fruit tree is fruit. In the Christian life what we want is spiritual fruit.

Wouldn’t it be great if every time that you received a harsh criticism you returned it with a response of kindness? That is what it is like for the believer who has the fruit of the Spirit manifested in their life. Wouldn’t it be great the next time you are wronged, instead of rage ...read more

Scripture: Galatians 5:22-26

Denomination: Baptist

Spiritual Adoption Series

Contributed by Matthew Kratz on Nov 26, 2015

1) Arrangement of Adoption (Romans 8:14), 2) Access through Adoption (Romans 8:15), 3) Assurance of Adoption (Romans 8:16)

Somewhere in Canada tonight, a child will go to bed in a room that’s not their own, will cry for a mother who is not there, will long for the embrace of a father to keep them safe. This child is waiting to belong. In fact, there are more than 30,000 adoptable kids in Canada who are waiting ...read more

Scripture: Romans 8:14-16

Denomination: Other

Spiritually Paralyzed

Contributed by Jerry Cosper on Jul 9, 2018

Spiritual dryness, or spiritual paralysis can slip up on us when we least expect it. How does our spiritual life compare to the plight of the crippled man by the Pool of Bethesda?

For the past few Sundays we have been discussing spiritual growth. It started as we talked specifically about what blaspheming the Holy Spirit is. The next Sunday we talked about how the Holy Spirit indwells you. We have looked at how Jesus is the Living Water in our lives and that if we accept ...read more

Scripture: John 5:1-14

Denomination: Baptist

Spiritual Famine

Contributed by Robert Leroe on Aug 23, 2015

When we neglect God and His word, when we turn to God-substitutes, the result is spiritual dryness. When we want God to leave us alone, He just might. Amos tells what it will be like to live without a prophetic voice.

“Spiritual Famine” Amos 8:9-14 Pastor Bob Leroe, Cliftondale Congregational Church, Saugus, Massachusetts (23 Aug 2015) In 1968, the USS Pueblo, a Navy intelligence ship, was captured by North Korea, a week before the start of the “Tet Offensive” in Vietnam. The ...read more

Scripture: Amos 8:9-14

Denomination: Congregational