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I Desire Mercy Not Sacrifice
Experiencing the mercy of God in our lives
Ready & Faithful
Looking to Jesus for help now and hope in the future
Why Suffering?
Help your church understand God's plan in pain
Those IN Christ have a Special Gift!
Spirit Filled Life Romans 8:1–17 Introduction I. At the end of Chapter 7 we see Paul dealing with the struggle between wanting to do evil in accordance to our sinful nature vs. doing the will of God. II. Paul says we are rescued from this situation through Jesus Christ. Main Body I. Those in ...read more
Scripture: Romans 8:1-17
Denomination: Christian/Church Of Christ
God has given you gifts from the Holy Spirit. Are you using them? Do you know your giftedness? The Body of Christ needs your gift so unwrap it today.
Unwrap your gifts 1 Corinthians 12:7-14 7 Now to each one the manifestation of the Spirit is given for the common good. 8 To one there is given through the Spirit a message of wisdom, to another a message of knowledge by means of the same Spirit, 9 to another faith by the same Spirit, to ...read more
Scripture: 1 Corinthians 12:7-14
Denomination: Presbyterian/Reformed
Exploring the Holy Spirit's role in empowering, gifting, and guiding believers, emphasizing our need to understand and harness this divine presence within us.
Good morning, beloved family of God. Isn't it a blessing to be gathered here today, in the house of our Lord! As we sit here together, it's a joy to know that we are bound by a common love for our Savior, Jesus Christ. Today, we are going to turn our hearts and minds towards a fundamental aspect ...read more
Scripture: Romans 8:9-17
Topics: Gifts, Holy Spirit
The gift of the working of miracles is not some far-fetched idea that was made up by man and his infinite wisdom. The working of miracles is a gift of the Holy Spirit for the body of Christ today.
By: Donna J. Kazenske 1 Cor. 12:8-10 – “…for to one is given the word of wisdom through the Spirit….to another the working of miracles…….” It has been such a tremendous blessing for me to be able to minister in America and in various nations all over the world. Lately, I have sensed a real ...read more
Scripture: 1 Corinthians 12:8-10, Acts 4:30-31
Denomination: *other
This sermon explores the importance of recognizing, developing, and utilizing the unique spiritual gifts bestowed upon us by the Holy Spirit for God's glory.
Greetings, beloved! It is indeed a joy to gather together once more, to bask in the warmth of our shared faith and to seek wisdom from our Heavenly Father. As we prepare to embark on our time together today, let us turn our hearts and minds towards the illuminating truth of God's Word. Today, we ...read more
Scripture: 1 Corinthians 12:7-11
Topics: Walking, Gifts
Pursue to build and have ‘unity in the body of Christ’ for the Holy Spirit to be work in and through our lives effectively by the operation of the ’Gifts of the Holy Spirit’ which have a profound impact on the lives of others around us.
Opening illustration: During our ministry in the Middle-East at one of the underground churches a gentleman used to walk around 5 miles to attend that worship and fellowship. He had a lowly job at a remote construction site in the wilderness and could not afford to buy a conveyance for himself. He ...read more
Scripture: Acts 2:1-11
Denomination: Evangelical/Non-Denominational
The Gifts of the Holy Spirit are irrevocable. However, if people misuse it, God will not take away the gifts, but he can remove the sharpness, causing the impact to fade over time.
God gives His Gifts of the Holy Spirit to his people, but if he wants to take the gift away from them, he removes the sharpness of the gift rather than the gift itself. When God removes the sharpness, it is like a dull knife that cannot be used to cut, but instead leaves scars and marks on the ...read more
The Holy Spirit takes an active role in the life of the believer filling them and empowering them to do the work of the Kingdom of God.
Pursue Kingdom Teaching: Becoming Spirit filled and empowered by The Holy Spirit Thesis: The Holy Spirit takes an active role in the life of the believer filling them and empowering them to do the work of the Kingdom of God. Quote: Jim Cymbala from book “Spirit Rising-” “A church without the Holy ...read more
Scripture: Matthew 7:7-8, John 14:15-18, Acts 1:4-5, John 14:26
If you are one of God’s children, do you really realize the value of what your Heavenly Father has given to you?
“We have not received the spirit of the world but the Spirit who is from God, that we may understand what God has freely given us. This is what we speak, not in words taught us by human wisdom but in words taught by the Spirit, expressing spiritual truths in spiritual words. The man without the ...read more
Scripture: 1 Corinthians 2:12-14
Denomination: Baptist
I used a jigsaw puzzle to illustrate how spiritual gifts operate in the body of Christ.
Most of you know that Mary and I really enjoy putting together jigsaw puzzles. It’s a fun activity that we can do together and we can actually talk with each other while we’re working on the puzzle. And if any of you are interested, we’ve even brought a bunch of our old puzzles to ...read more
Scripture: 1 Corinthians 12:1-11
"Did you receive the Holy Spirit when you believed? Did you take God into your mind only, or did you also embrace him with your heart? Did he get inside you?" (these are Paul’s words)
Open the Gift? Before we get started, I want to ask everyone a question. How many of you, have any unopened Christmas or birthday gifts lying a around your house. It’s human nature isn’t, to open gifts that we receive? Today I want to conclude our study on the Holy Spirit and ask have you opened ...read more
Scripture: Acts 19:1-7
The Fruit of the Spirit is the motivation behind our use of our God-given spiritual gifts.
This morning we are going to conclude our discussion of Spiritual Gifts by talking about how to turn control of our lives over to the Spirit. Thus far we’ve talked about the nature of spiritual gifts, that they are God given abilities that are to be used to build up the Church and help other ...read more
Scripture: Galatians 5:13-18
Jesus commissions his disciples with the gift of the Holy Spirit.
Sent or Stuck? John 20:19-23 September 13, 2009 Intro: I’ve never really been in fear for my life. I have felt fear – that powerful, raw emotional response to some situation, where the heart suddenly starts beating much harder, sweat appears on the brow, all the senses go on high alert, and ...read more
Scripture: John 20:19-23
This series takes an in-depth look at Spiritual Gifts and whether they have been overlooked in our churches or even abused.
Gifts of the Spirit – Part 1 (Note: All scripture used has been taken from the King James Version Bible. Much of this material is from Bill Gothard’s notes on Gifts http://www.bcbsr.com/topics/gifts.html) The Differing Gifts 1Pe 4:10 As every man hath received the gift, [even so] minister the ...read more
Scripture: 1 Peter 4:10
Denomination: Pentecostal
We have an AWESOME gift we should praise God for everyday.
INTRODUCTION • SLIDE #1 • What are you hoping to receive for Christmas? The time is almost at hand. • Remember the movie, “A Christmas Story”? Ralphie always wanted his Red Ryder BB gun. • SLIDE #2 • Ralphie got what he had always wanted. • There are ...read more
Scripture: Romans 8:1-18
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