Sermons on The Abiding Of The Holy Spirit:

Oh Holy Night Series

Contributed by K. Edward Skidmore on Dec 23, 2008

This devotional talk about the song, Oh Holy Night tells some surprising things about the origin and usage of this most familiar Christmas song.

Oh Holy Night CHCC: December 24, 2008 (Christmas Eve Devotion) INTRODUCTION: Merry Christmas! Tonight I want to talk about one of the best known Christmas Anthems of all time. It’s not an easy song to sing, but it has been performed all over the world … for over 150 years. This song has ...read more

Scripture: Luke 2:1-4

Denomination: Christian/Church Of Christ

The Motivation For Holy Living

Contributed by Robert Bravo on Jul 10, 2007

Grace teaches us about godliness

The motivation and tools for holy living Titus 2:11-14 (NIV) 11 For the grace of God that brings salvation has appeared to all men. 12 It teaches us to say "No" to ungodliness and worldly passions, and to live self-controlled, upright and godly lives in this present age, 13 while we wait for the ...read more

Scripture: Titus 2:11-14

Denomination: Nazarene

The Importance Of Being Holy

Contributed by Jonathan Powell on May 15, 2007

Being Holy - a sermon describing the attributes of holiness.

The Importance of Being Holy 1 Peter 1:13-16 August 13, 2006 AM I don’t know about each one of you, I can only speak for myself. It has become increasingly hard over time to live the life that God would have each one of us to in the world today. People are hard to deal with. The temptation for ...read more

Scripture: 1 Peter 1:13-16

Denomination: Baptist

Rediscovering The Holiness Of God Series

Contributed by Frederic Whittier on May 16, 2007

Sermon #1 Using Steve Deneff’s book entitled "Whatever became of Holiness" as a guideline, this sermon talks about rediscovering a Holy God is the first step in the journey of Holiness.

Rediscovering the Holiness of God Isaiah 6:1-9a Over the next few weeks, I want to take the time to look at holiness. The Nazarene church is founded upon the Holiness traditions of the Wesley’s. In a nutshell, they taught there was more to this Christian experience than just salvation. John ...read more

Scripture: Isaiah 6:1-9

Denomination: Nazarene

Realizing The Holy Moments

Contributed by Matthew Morine on Dec 11, 2007

We are so busy with life. We are too busy at Christmas time. Would you like to learn to slow down and enjoy the moments of life? You can with this sermon.

REALIZING THE HOLY MOMENTS TEXT: LUKE 2:8-20 THEME: STOPPING TO ENJOY THE HOLY MOMENTS IN LIFE In the Star Trek Movie, Insurrection there is a type of people who can slow down time. These people have the ability to stretch time out. So instead of a minute seeming to be a minute, time would ...read more

Scripture: Luke 2:8-20

Denomination: Christian/Church Of Christ

Wednesday Of Holy Week

Contributed by Revd. Martin Dale on Apr 4, 2007

The paradox of Judas’ betrayal and Jesus’ command to love one another - all in the same evening

The dark soul of the night Today is Wednesday of Holy Week, a night in which we remember the betrayal of Christ by a friend, Judas We are never told why Judas betrayed Christ. Did he betray Christ out of a sense of revenge – because he felt let down when Jesus refused to become the popular ...read more

Scripture: John 13:21-35, John 21:13-35

Denomination: Anglican

What, Me Holy? Series

Contributed by Byron Harvey on Feb 5, 2007

Taken from Ephesians 1, this series delves into the riches that we know through our relationship with Christ.

After 13 years, I feel it’s time to come clean, to be vulnerable, to share some deep secrets with this congregation. So here goes: • My first childhood crush was Agent 99. • The first time I was on a TV game show was when I was in 6th grade—but it wasn’t the last. • My nickname in high school was ...read more

Scripture: Ephesians 1:1

Denomination: Evangelical Free

Holiness: The Hollow Inheritance Series

Contributed by Peter Loughman on Jan 21, 2007

The God who we find in the Bible, is the God of real life, not the God of our imagined Disneyfied Happy Ending Life. Nasty, bad things happen in life. Being holy is not looking good, its dealing with life God’s way.

What you believe will determine how you behave and your behavior reveals your true beliefs. We who have been involved in the church for many years read this Scripture about holiness and we say to ourselves…I know all about that holiness stuff, we say…Holiness is literally God separating us from ...read more

Scripture: 1 Peter 1:13-25

Denomination: Evangelical/Non-Denominational

Is It A Holy Day Or A Holiday?

Contributed by Jimmy Haile on Jan 23, 2012

There are sometimes when you can't help but miss church, that should be the exception not the rule.

My wife has the worst memory! She don’t forget nothing! If we are not careful we forget to keep the Sabbath, or we forget to keep it holy! We all need a day of rest. I'm tired and I know why, because I'm overworked. The population of this country is over 200 million. Eighty-four ...read more

Scripture: Exodus 20:8-11

Denomination: Baptist

A Holy New You

Contributed by Brian Bill on Jan 1, 2012

Since our time on earth is limited let's make the most of the time we have left.

A Holy New You Ephesians 5:15-17 Rev. Brian Bill 1/1/12 Several weeks ago, Bill Flick, a columnist for the Pantagraph wrote an article entitled, “Only 11 Years Later…and Life is All Different!” He pointed out that we were all wigged out as we worried about Y2K but nothing really ...read more

Scripture: Ephesians 5:15-17

Denomination: Baptist

Holiness: What Is It?

Contributed by Matt Stacy on Dec 6, 2010

A sermon addressing what Holiness is and how to live out our holy label Christ has so gracefully given us. Practical steps to living a holy life and concepts about the benefits of holiness.

Holiness “Holiness is like a diamond. It has many facets” – Dr. Roger Green at Holiness Ablaze, 2010 Holiness. Holy is defined by Dictionary.com as, “1. Belonging to, derived from, or associated with a divine power; sacred. 2. Living according to ...read more

Scripture: Mark 12:30-32

Denomination: Evangelical/Non-Denominational

The Preservation Of The Holy Scriptures Series

Contributed by Carl Allen on Apr 15, 2009

The idea of preservation holds that God has faithfully superintended His Word down through the ages, so that even today, some 3,500 years after portions of the Bible were written down, we can say that what we possess, what we love and what we read are the

God’s Perfect Word The Preservation of the Holy Scriptures Psalm 12:6-7 Intro: The last time we meet, we examined evidence for the inspiration of the Word of God. We learned the blessed truth that God literally “breathed” His Word through man to give us an inerrant, infallible and inspired record ...read more

Scripture: Psalm 12:6-7

Denomination: Baptist

The Power Of The Holy Ghost Series

Contributed by Godswill Habiganuchi on Jun 1, 2020

Jesus was anointed with the Holy Ghost to fulfil his work here on earth

John 20:21-22, Acts 10:38 Jesus was anointed with the Holy Ghost to fulfil his work here on earth and the same way He breathed the Holy Ghost into his disciples to fulfill their work here on earth, The same way we the church or the Christians should know the Holy Ghost is what is released to us to ...read more

Scripture: John 20:21-22

Living A Holy Lifestyle

Contributed by Michael Monica on Jul 23, 2017

Five points concerning living a holy lifestyle

Living A Holy Lifestyle What does it mean to live a holy lifestyle? Here are five points to consider in doing so. "Whatsoever he saith unto you, do it." John 2:5. Jesus’ mother gave this command to servants at the wedding at Cana. To be holy, we must OBEY the Word of God. II. "Do as Jesus ...read more

Scripture: Romans 14:23

Denomination: Evangelical/Non-Denominational

Holy Is Your Name Series

Contributed by Ed Gratton on Aug 12, 2018

4th in a series on the Lord's Prayer

1 Holy Is Your Name Psalms 99:1-9, Luke 11:1-4 I’m interested in your opinions. What is it about the Lord’s Prayer that’s helped to solidify its position in modern day Christianity? Why is it so endearing? [responses] Today we’re taking a look at the first plea of the Lord’s Prayer. Jesus gave ...read more

Scripture: Matthew 6:9-13, Luke 11:2-4, Psalm 98:1-9

Denomination: Christian Church