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326. The Divine Advocacy

John 16:5-16

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Maurice A. Fetty

... their vested interests as today they resist it in totalitarian countries. But our resistance is not violent, but passive. We do not hate the Bible, we ignore it. We do not wish its extinction except by default through neglect. It has for centuries been the agent of the Spirit, but says J. B. Phillips, we really have not studied it with an adult mind. Note how hard it is to get people to study the Bible in an adult way. If Pastor John Robinson assured the Pilgrims there was yet more light to break from God's ...

327. Earth, Wind and Fire

Acts 2:1-21; John 15:26-27, 16:1-15

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Billy D. Strayhorn

... 's great and glorious day. [21] Then everyone who calls on the name of the Lord shall be saved.' Today we celebrate the outpouring of God's Spirit upon all flesh and the birth of God's Church. Today I want us to look at that event and what it means for us through EARTH ... ll bet you've even wondered what's in it. I hope it hasn't distracted you too much. But it represents the gift of the Holy Spirit. But a gift isn't really a gift until you open it, is it? Until we open it, it's only a promise. Once we open the ...

328. Jesus Teaches Nicodemus

John 3:1-21

Understanding Series

J. Ramsey Michaels

... that it refers to physical birth. Water in Jewish writings can be a euphemism for the male sperm (e.g., the Qumran Hymns speak of humanity as dust or clay “kneaded with water” (1 QH 1.21, 3.24, 12.25, 13.15). Metaphorically, born of water and the Spirit would then mean born of a seed or sperm that is spiritual and not physical (H. Odeberg, The Fourth Gospel [Amsterdam: B. R. Grüner, 1968; reprint of 1929 edition], pp. 63–64). This would yield a masculine metaphor of God as Father in the sense of male ...

329. The Wind

Mark 1:4-11

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Charley Reeb

... and came to the conclusion that it is a living parable for how the modern church views Pentecost and the whole idea of the Holy Spirit. Too many of us sit back and observe the story of Pentecost like a noisy party from the past. We understand it. We know ... will be well on its way with being pleased with itself. Sure, there is only so much you can accomplish without the aid of the Spirit, but at least you look good. At least you are in control. For 132 years America’s Cup was kept and defended by the United ...

330. Accusations

2 Corinthians 2:12--3:6

Understanding Series

James M. Scott

... Satan under your feet” (Rom. 16:20), Satan is still “the god of this age,” who blinds the minds of unbelievers from seeing the light of the gospel of the glory of Christ (2 Cor. 4:4), and he is “the ruler of the kingdom of the air, the spirit who is now at work in those who are disobedient” (Eph. 2:2). There can be no fellowship between the realm of Belial and unbelievers, on the one hand, and the realm of Christ and believers, on the other; for they are as mutually exclusive as darkness and light ...

331. A Church Shaped By The Great Commission

Matthew 28:16-20

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Maxie Dunnam

... to do Kingdom work in the world. This means an intentional commitment to spiritual formation with particular focus on discovering the use of spiritual gifts in a manner consistent with what Jesus said His ministry was all about as He expressed it in Luke 4:18-19: The Spirit of the Lord is upon me, because he has anointed me to bring good news to the poor. He has sent me to proclaim release to the captives and recovery of sight to the blind, to let the oppressed go free, to proclaim the year of the Lord ...

332. Loud and Clear

Acts 2:1-13

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Leonard Sweet

... people of a different race. Or people of a different class. People of a different sexual orientation. People with a different set of values. People who don't travel in our circles. People we may not WANT to read us loudly and clearly. To let the Holy Spirit interpret your life is to step out of our comfort zones. To risk becoming, as Leonard Sweet puts it, "Dangerously Christian." To risk that people might think we are drunk or even crazy! To really focus on people we are relating to- to stoop, if necessary ...

333. Power for Today

Acts 2:1-13

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King Duncan

... How do we live a life of integrity in a world where personal values are crumbling? How can we keep our commitments? How do we live a Christ-like life in a world that glorifies greed and materialism? Only one way, and that is to pray that Christ’s Spirit will come into our lives and give us the courage and the conviction and the compassion to be the kind of person that honors Christ. We are approaching the 100th anniversary of one of the most famous disasters in human history. On April 14, 1912, signals of ...

334. Suffering for Doing Good

1 Peter 3:8-22

Understanding Series

Norman Hillyer

... :1–7), applied both to human beings and to fallen angels, the latter in particular being confined to an intense darkness (2 Pet. 2:17; Jude 6; 1 Enoch 10:4–5; cf. Rev. 20:3) somewhere in the depths of the earth (Jub. 5:6). 3:20 The spirits singled out for Christ’s preaching, specified as those who disobeyed long ago in the days of Noah, are the angels whose fall is narrated in Genesis 6:1–4. The patient endurance of God (Gen. 6:3) is frequently mentioned in biblical and other Jewish writings, but it ...

335. Death Of A Dream - Birth Of A Church

Acts 2:1-13

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Barbara Brokhoff

... ll praise ... I'll praise ..." He was struggling to say the words of the great hymn of Isaac Watts, "I'll Praise my Maker while I've Breath." What natural breath is to the human body for its existence, so is the mighty Breath of God (the Holy Spirit) to the spirit of a person. We simply cannot live long without him. We are more right than we knew when we pray as we sing, "Breathe on me Breath of God, Fill Me with Life Anew." Witness Then the visible sign appeared: "Tongues that seemed like fire touched each ...

336. The Three Faces of God

2 Corinthians 13:11-14

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Robert G. Tuttle

... livrng truth of the Trinity: "God, the Father, is in charge here! The Christ is here to tell us inwardly what to do! The Holy Spirit is here to empower us, to enable us to do it!" This may be poetry; but poetry is more in touch with living Reality than ... I talk to Jesus in prayer, because I feel him close to me. He hears, and God hears. At other times I think with the Holy Spirit in prayer He hears, and God hears. God is glad that we can approach him in different ways; he makes it possible. He is making it ...

337. Discerning the Way of God

1 Corinthians 2:6-16

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Hubert Beck

... some of them had originally been part of that environment, it was hard to shed old ways of thinking and acting. Paul seems to make passing reference already here in this early part of the book to such problems as he says, "We have received not the spirit of the world, but the Spirit which is from God, that we might understand the gifts bestowed on us by God." How to use the gifts given by God? What to do with the life that is at their disposal? The question will pop up under a number of headings through the ...

338. What on Earth Is the Trinity?

John 14:15-31

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Donald B. Strobe

... One, (the Revealer of God). And when Jesus was no longer with them in the flesh, they did not feel that God had left them. Indeed, Jesus Himself had told them: “It is to your advantage that I go away, (for) I will send the Counselor to you. . . the Holy Spirit. I have been with you. He shall be IN you.” (see John 14:16) Jesus Christ, we believe, is the supreme revelation of God. But, as a man, Jesus could only be in one place at one time. And that place was Palestine, a little country some 50 x 150 ...

339. Easter 6

Acts 10:23b-48, 1 John 4:1-6, John 15:1-17, 1 John 5:1-12

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John R. Brokhoff

... are children of God the twice-born v. 1. WORSHIP RESOURCES Psalm Of The Day: Psalm 98 "Make a joyful noise to the Lord, all the earth." (v. 4); Psalm 33 Prayer Of The Day: "O God, from whom all good things come: Lead us by the inspiration of your Spirit to think those things which are right, and by your goodness help us to do them." Hymn Of The Day: "Son Of God, Eternal Savior" Theme Of The Day: The Test Of Obedience Gospel Obedience is the test of friendship. Lesson 1 Obedience is the test of having the ...

340. A Violent Wind

Acts 2:1-13

Sermon

King Duncan

... of Mud Lake. (6) All that gold just sitting at the bottom of a lake waiting. In the same way, we have available to us potential for new life, new purpose, new joy just waiting for us to claim. All we need is to open ourselves to God’s Spirit. The Holy Spirit brings us life. There is a second characteristic of wind we need to consider: wind is unseen. We know it by its results. Maple trees depend on the wind to blow their seeds to new places where they can grow into new trees. Hot air balloons go wherever ...

341. The Shared Life of the People of God

Galatians 6:1-10

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Maxie Dunnam

... many as walk according to this rule, peace and mercy be upon them, and upon the Israel of God. From now on let no one trouble me, for I bear in my body the marks of the Lord Jesus. Brethren, the g of our Lord Jesus Christ be with your spirit Amen.” (Gal. 6:16-18). Paul began his letter with a prayer for peace (1:3) and he closes it with the same. In the beginning peace was combined with grace; here it is combined with mercy, grace being added as the final note. They go together grace, mercy and ...

342. The Unforgivable Sin

Mark 3:20-30

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Maxie Dunnam

... casting out demons. I started to use a story then that has so much to do with ministry of Jesus in our life, t decided to hold it until today because it has so much to do, also, with this whole business of sinning again t the Holy Spirit. It comes from a disturbing news story that was carried last summer by the Associated Press (Summer 1986). It read as follows: Parishoners of an historic Episcopal church are still in shock over the resignation of their priest, who took off his vestments and left by a side ...

343. A Mystery

John 16:12-15

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Robert C. Cochran

... the Father created the earth and cared for it like a mother hen watching over her chicks. God the Son took on earthly flesh with all its inherent weaknesses and endured unimaginable suffering and even death to redeem the earth and all the creatures on it. God the Holy Spirit was sent to help us hang on in the years between Jesus’ death and the second coming of the Son. God is one, but we miss the vast richness of being and depth of love present in this one God if we lose sight of God’s threefold nature ...

344. Dressed for Success?

Luke 24:36-49, Luke 24:50-53, Acts 1:1-11

Sermon

Lori Wagner

... gathered around him and asked him, “Lord, are you at this time going to restore the kingdom to Israel?” He said to them: “It is not for you to know the times or dates the Father has set by his own authority. But you will receive power when the Holy Spirit comes on you; and you will be my witnesses in Jerusalem, and in all Judea and Samaria, and to the ends of the earth.” After he said this, he was taken up before their very eyes, and a cloud hid him from their sight. They were looking intently up ...

345. Epiphany 2

1 Corinthians 12:1-11, Isaiah 62:1-12, John 2:1-11

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John R. Brokhoff

... . Epiphany is the season for our seeing the glory of God in Jesus. Last Sunday we saw his power in the appearance of the Holy Spirit and the voice of God. Today God's glory is seen in the power of Jesus to change water into wine which resulted not only ... . Here we have an opportunity for a series of sermons dealing with subjects still alive today. i. Corinthians 12:1-11 Gifts of the Spirit ii. 1 Corinthians 12:12-30 Unity in Diversity iii. 1 Corinthians 13:1-13 Love is the greatest iv. 1 Corinthians 15:1-11 ...

346. Epiphany 2

Jn 2:1-12 · 1 Cor 12:1-11 · Isa 62:1-5

Sermon Aid

John R. Brokhoff

... as the least important gift. The gifts are not to be used as an occasion for boasting because the ability is a gift of the Spirit and the gift was given to be used for the common good. John 2:1-12 Jesus turns water into wine at the wedding in Cana ... . Epiphany is the season for our seeing the glory of God in Jesus. Last Sunday we saw his glory in the appearance of the Holy Spirit and the voice of God. Today God's glory is seen in the power of Jesus to change water into wine which resulted not only in a ...

347. Changed Lives - Nicodemus

John 3:1-21

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King Duncan

... he is born again.” He is saying to Nicodemus, There is this kingdom, my kingdom, a kingdom of the heart, a kingdom of the spirit. In order to enter that kingdom you need to experience some profound changes in the way you think and the way you feel. You ... he is born again.” He is saying to Nicodemus, There is this kingdom, my kingdom, a kingdom of the heart, a kingdom of the spirit. In order to enter that kingdom you need to experience some profound changes in the way you think and the way you feel. You ...

348. 1 Corinthians 12:1-11

1 Corinthians 12:1-11

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Leonard Sweet

... , peri de, "now concerning." Previous questions concerned marriage (7:1), the married state versus that of singleness (7:26) and the issue of meat offered to idols (8:1). Having addressed those, Paul now moves on to the topic of manifestations of the Spirit in this Christian community. It may be hard to imagine just what circumstances could lead the Corinthians to query Paul about the spiritual pedigree of those who curse Jesus' name. But Paul's first comment in verse 2 starkly reminds contemporary readers ...

349. Assurance: The Privilage of All Believers

Romans 8:1-17

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Maxie Dunnam

... saved.” Listen carefully to this succinct word of Wesley: “A man may be in God’s favor though he feels sin; but not if he yields to it. Having sin does not forfeit the favor of God; giving way to sin does. Though the flesh in you “lusts against the Spirit,” you may still be a child of God; but if you “walk after the flesh,” you are a child of the devil. So get the matter straight. It is not a question of whether God is able to keep us from falling; of course he can. Now this doctrine does ...

350. Veni, Spiritus Sanctus, Veni

John 14:8-17 (25-27)

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Arley K. Fadness

... cables. I can hook you up to Grand Coulee Dam, buddy, or wire you into the Almighty God or whatever powers there be."3 God's gift to us, like jumper cables, is access to power, power from on high, power excited! In the third place, pray, "Come, Holy Spirit, come" and expect passion ignited! What is it that you love to be and do? What is it in your life that energizes and fulfills you? Remember the old Peace Corps ad? "Join the toughest job you'll ever love." Finding your passion is more than a cliché or ...

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