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  • Dr. Odell Belger avatar

    Fruit Of The Spirit (Peace)

    Contributed by Dr. Odell Belger on Apr 23, 2022
     | 1,350 views

    If I were to ask you:

    • “Do you believe in God?” you would probably say, “Yes, of course.” • And if I were to ask, “Do you know God?” you might say, “Yes, and I wish I knew Him better.” • But if I were to ask, “Do you have a deep abiding peace?” I suspect that some of you would reply, “No, I don’t.” Why would I ...read more

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    Denomination: Baptist

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    Fruits Of The Spirit # 8

    Contributed by Dr. Odell Belger on Apr 25, 2022
     | 1,525 views

    Today we want to look at another fruit of the Spirit that God wants to produce in our life.

    We have broken down these nine fruits of the Spirit into three groups: INWARD, OUTWARD, and GOD-WARD. 1) INWARD FRUITS consist of love, joy, and peace 2) OUTWARD FRUITS consist of longsuffering, gentleness, and goodness. 3) GOD-WARD FRUITS consist of faith, meekness, and temperance. Today we ...read more

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    Denomination: Baptist

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    Empowered By The Holy Spirit

    Contributed by Mary Erickson on May 23, 2022
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    A sermon for the 6th Sunday of Easter, Year C

    May 22, 2022 Hope Lutheran Church Rev. Mary Erickson Acts 16:9-15; John 14:23-29 Empowered by the Holy Spirit Friends, may grace and peace be yours in abundance in the knowledge of God and Christ Jesus our Lord. “But the Advocate, the Holy Spirit, whom the Father will send in my name, will ...read more

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    Denomination: Lutheran

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    Four Signs Of The Spirit Series

    Contributed by Mark Schaeufele on Jun 22, 2022
     | 1,820 views

    Just as the 120 disciples did, we need to embrace the power of the Holy Spirit.

    Four Signs of the Spirit Text: Acts 2:1-4 Introduction 1. Illustration: Without Pentecost the Christ even – life, death, and the resurrection of Jesus - remains imprisoned in history as something to remember, think about and reflect on. The Spirit of Jesus comes to dwell within us, so that we can ...read more

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    Denomination: Methodist

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    Getting Drunk In The Spirit.

    Contributed by Howard Strickland on Oct 23, 2022
     | 2,273 views

    Luke 24:49NKJV Behold, I send the Promise of My Father upon you; but tarry in the city of Jerusalem until you are endued with power from on high.” This word endued means, clothed, or robed with power from on high.

    Getting Drunk In The Spirit. Acts 2:14-21NKJV A ship-wrecked man who managed to reach and uninhabited Island decided to protect himself against the elements and to safeguard the few possessions he had ...read more

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    Denomination: Church Of God

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    Blessed Are The Poor In Spirit Series

    Contributed by Steve Malone on Mar 15, 2022
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    Jesus teaches in the Sermon on the Mount that one of the ways that we experience Kingdom life and are blessed is when we embrace our brokenness and ask for HELP.

    Blessed Are The Poor In Spirit Matthew -5:1-3 OKAY – let’s do this! Week 8, of our study in Matthew’s Gospel, “The King and His Kingdom.” Our Text today is Matthew 5:1-3… I am going to read it, and then pray us into our time of study. Now when Jesus saw the crowds, REMEMBER – Jesus is in ...read more

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    Denomination: Christian/Church Of Christ

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    The Witness Of The Holy Spirit.

    Contributed by Christopher Holdsworth on Mar 25, 2022
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    Heirs of God, joint heirs with Christ.

    THE WITNESS OF THE HOLY SPIRIT. Romans 8:14-17. It is only those who are led by the Spirit of God who are manifested to be “the sons of God” (Romans 8:14). Not everybody receives Jesus, nor believes in His name (John 1:11-12). Our inclusion in the family of God is on account of our faith ...read more

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    Denomination: Evangelical/Non-Denominational

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    Fruit Of The Spirit # 8

    Contributed by Dr. Odell Belger on Apr 1, 2022
     | 1,033 views

    Today we want to look at another fruit of the Spirit that God wants to produce in our life.

    We have broken down these nine fruits of the Spirit into three groups: INWARD, OUTWARD, and GOD-WARD. • INWARD FRUITS consist of love, joy, and peace • OUTWARD FRUITS consist of longsuffering, gentleness, and goodness. • GOD-WARD FRUITS consist of faith, meekness, and temperance. Today we want ...read more

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    Denomination: Baptist

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    Fruit Of The Spirit # 7

    Contributed by Dr. Odell Belger on Apr 1, 2022
     | 1,034 views

    There are people who attend football games because that stuff is real to them. They eat, sleep, breathe, and live for football!

    There are others who attend football games and you wonder why they are there. Probably it is: • Because someone invited them to attend • Because they were bored and had nothing better to do • Because some like to be part of large crowd Illus: Did you hear they have new postage stamps depicting the ...read more

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    Denomination: Baptist

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    Fruit Of The Spirit # 5

    Contributed by Dr. Odell Belger on Apr 1, 2022
     | 1,134 views

    Have you ever noticed that some people live their life like a bull in a china shop?

    Every day they go around destroying: • People’s happiness • People’s lives • People’s character It is just a way of life with them! They are a walking disaster. Illus: They remind me of one of these slimy worms that crawl around and wherever they go they leave behind them a trail of slime. The ...read more

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    Denomination: Baptist

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    Fruit Of The Spirit # 4

    Contributed by Dr. Odell Belger on Apr 1, 2022
     | 1,054 views

    We have been looking at the fruit of the Spirit as presented by the Apostle Paul in the 5th chapter of Galatian

    The Apostle Paul tells us that when we’re filled with the Holy Spirit, we’ll evidence the fruit of the Spirit in our lives by exhibiting, "love, joy, peace, longsuffering, gentleness, goodness, faith, meekness, temperance:." In this message, we want to look at the 4th fruit of the ...read more

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    Denomination: Baptist

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    Fruit Of The Spirit # 3

    Contributed by Dr. Odell Belger on Apr 1, 2022
     | 851 views

    Some of you may remember a young lady by the name of Tracy Lyperd, who was a beauty queen in VA a few years ago.

    She was all smiles as she wore her crown. But when we read of her in the newspaper again, she no longer had a smile on her face because she was in some serious trouble with the law. Her boy friend had dumped her and married another woman. She drove 250 miles to seek revenge. She took along a ...read more

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    Denomination: Baptist

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    Fruit Of The Spirit # 1

    Contributed by Dr. Odell Belger on Apr 1, 2022
     | 2,300 views

    Today we are going to start a series on the Fruit of the Spirit. The first one we are going to deal with is the fruit of LOVE.

    THIS IS A VERY IMPORTANT SERIES, and I want to encourage you to be here for every service. Illus: This series reminds me of the farmer that had a pet pig with a wooden leg. A man was visiting his farm one day and asked him how the pig lost it’s leg. The old farmer responded by saying that the pig ...read more

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    Denomination: Baptist

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    Patience Fruit Of The Spirit

    Contributed by Dr.w.samuel Legon on Apr 1, 2022
     | 968 views

    We learn by having patience with the Lord.

    PATIENCE FRUIT OF THE SPIRIT Galatians 5: 22But the fruit of the Spirit is love, joy, peace, longsuffering, gentleness, goodness, faith, Patient in Temptation 1st Corinthians 10:13There hath no temptation taken you but such as is common to man: but God is ...read more

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    Denomination: Baptist

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    Relying On The Work Of The Spirit

    Contributed by Isaac Butterworth on Apr 5, 2022
     | 1,743 views

    When we bear witness to the saving power of Christ, we must rely on the Spirit to empower our efforts.

    Jesus had told them to wait—His first disciples, I mean. He had given them important work to do—the most important work of all, actually—but He had told them not to attempt it just yet. No. They were to wait. “Don’t give,” He said, “until you have received. Nothing can be done by you until ...read more

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    Denomination: Presbyterian/Reformed

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