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26. The Holy Spirit and You

Acts 2:1-13

Sermon

J. Howard Olds

... hand exactly as I am doing now. When you feel my hand, know that I will not leave you. If you need anything, just squeeze my hand. I'm going to be holding it." David said, “She did and it was tremendous comfort to me." The Holy Spirit is that kind of comforter. The Holy Spirit of God is present with us to comfort us in our time of need. Sometimes we translate the word paraclete as counselor. The wise Counselor is with us. We need someone who will allow us to talk until we know what we are trying to say ...

27. Living By The Spirit

Galatians 5:16-25

Sermon

Billy D. Strayhorn

... tasty in and of itself. But when you put all those pieces together they create something new. Every bite is a little different but delicious. Every bite is a little surprise. And every bite makes you want to take another bite. So, it is when we Live By The Spirit. Do No Harm! Do Good! Stay In Love With God! This is the Word of the Lord for this day. 1. Rueben P. Job, Three Simple Rules (Abingdon Press, Nashville, TN, 2007) 2. By Mike Higgs in Preaching Vol. 14, #2, adapted 3. The Autoillustrator, P.O. Box ...

28. The Harvest of the Spirit, Part 1

Galatians 5:16-26

Sermon

Maxie Dunnam

... us would stand vulnerable, so visceral in expressing our perplexity and despair. Wrestling with himself the life and death struggle between flesh and spirit going on within, Paul concluded in Romans 7: 19 and Vt: “For the good that I would, I do not; but the evil ... the next 3 sermons, but get it clearly in mind now: We do not perform out of our own strength, the fruit of the Spirit is the harvest of Christ’s life in us Isn’t that the reason that Jesus gave us that beautiful invitation: “Abide in me, ...

29. and Forgiveness Come Easy When You’re Filled with The Spirit

John 20:19-23

Sermon

Mark Ellingsen

... Luther wrote in response: "Not that good works are commanded us by this word; for where faith in the heart is right, there is not need of much commanding good works to be done; they follow of themselves."11 When you have been filled with the Holy Spirit like you, I, and the disciples have, forgiveness and living come easy. Because they are God's job, such good days and purpose just "follow of themselves." Friends, the next time you have a tough task to do, have difficulty forgiving, enjoy it! God, the Holy ...

30. Where's Your Spirit?

Acts 19:1-7

Sermon

Mark Trotter

... But in the 1960's the change was made in the liturgy for baptism so that symbolically now we are baptized by water and by the Spirit. I want to say something this morning about the meaning of each of those acts. First, we have been baptized by water. That means that ... , and there is a grace greater than my stumbling that guides me and continues to lead me. To be baptized by the Spirit is to believe that God not only grants me life in the first place, in creation, and gives me life over again repeatedly ...

31. We Believe in the Holy Spirit

John 14:15-18, 25-27

Sermon

J. Howard Olds

... him because it neither sees him nor knows him, but you know him for he lives with you and will be in you." I. THE HOLY SPIRIT IS GOD WITH US. On Friday of this week, I visited a dear friend of mine who is hospitalized with severe mental depression. This fun-loving ... us. When we feel it and when we can't fathom it, God is with us. The Psalmist said it best: “Where can I go from your Spirit? Where can I flee from your presence? If I go up to the heavens, you are there; if I make my bed in the depths, you are ...

32. Life through the Spirit

Romans 8:1-17

One Volume

Gary M. Burge

... values indicate to which group they belong (8:5). There is a stark contrast between the destinies of the two groups. People who are controlled by the values of living in opposition to God march toward eternal death. People who live in the power of the Holy Spirit have eternal life and peace with God, as the condemnation of God’s judgment has been removed (8:6). People whose values are controlled by the flesh are hostile to God—they do not submit to the will of God revealed in the law; they cannot keep ...

33. The Spirit and the Glory of the Age to Come and the New Covenant

Romans 8:28-39, Romans 8:18-27

Teach the Text

C. Marvin Pate

... his bars and would be free; It is not a carol of joy or glee, But a prayer that he sends from his heart’s deep core, But a plea, that upward to Heaven he flings— I know why the caged bird sings! A Christian’s hope is in the Spirit, who helps us pray and intercedes for us. Film: The Legend of Bagger Vance. This film (2000) tells the story of a golfer, Rannulph Junuh (played by Matt Damon), who is the best that Savannah, Georgia, has ever seen. He returns from World War I traumatized and lives on the ...

34. The Witness of the Spirit

Romans 8:1-17

Sermon

Bill Bouknight

... testimony which God has given Methodists to bear." How sure can we be sure of our salvation? John Wesley said that God's Spirit gives the believer such an assurance of his adoption that he can no more doubt the reality of it "than he can doubt the ... , at least 90 percent of all Christians in America are leading defeated lives. I am convinced that the witness of the Spirit can transform that defeat into victory. Let me ask two questions and then make two recommendations. First, is there a persistent sin ...

35. Christian Faith in the Holy Spirit

Luke 11:1-13

Sermon

Thomas Slavens

... wanted when they prayed; he did not say that they would receive that for which they asked; he did not say that they would discover beyond the door that which they were expecting. Those who ask for the Spirit of God in their lives may find that that Spirit is quite different from what they expect. If we ask for the Spirit it may, in fact, tear us loose from our community and send us to India as missionaries. It may take our ability to make money and use it for humanitarian purposes. It may drive us into our ...

36. The Coming Of The Spirit

Acts 2:1-13

Sermon

King Duncan

... native language?" But others mocking said, "They are filled with new wine." The world understands no better today the working of the Holy Spirit in the life of the Christian. Someone once noted that it is not the lofty sails but the unseen wind that moves ... is going and he goes with it." (3) The wisest man or woman in the world today is the one who can see where the Holy Spirit is working--who knows where the flow of power is going, and goes with it. There are too many people, too many churches in the ...

37. Guided by the Spirit

John 16:12-15

Sermon

David R. Cartwright

... inheritance is to be passed on to the next generation. The comparison is an apt one. This was the critical moment in the transfer of power from Jesus to his disciples. This is the decisive question. How will they know what to do after he leaves them? The Spirit will set out before them all that the inheritance means. He will spell out the legacy they are to live up to and to carry on. Some of the disciples did not get it. Some of them resembled that television commercial where one of the relatives has the ...

38. The Holy Spirit As The Dove Of Peace

Sermon

John A. Stroman

... the "hands of the right force," but in the "hands of the force of right." The most powerful, the most invincible, the strongest national defense that we can have is spiritual not material. The words of Zachariah hit home: "Not by might, nor by power, but by my spirit says the Lord." Down deep we have known this all along. It has been part of our Christian education since we were children. Peace is a matter of will, not weaponry. Sweet asks, "If it took one stone for David to slay Goliath, why do we require ...

39. The Spirit Of The Lord Is Upon Us

Drama

Karren Boehr

... . Then he said to me: "Son of man, these bones are the whole house of Israel. They say, 'Our bones are dried up and our hope is gone; we are cut off.' Therefore prophesy and say to them: 'This is what the Sovereign Lord says: ... I will put my Spirit in you and you will live ... Then you will know that I the Lord have spoken, and I have done it, declares the Lord' " (Ezekiel 37:1-14 NIV). (Sighs deeply. Turns to his companion) Ah, Joel, it still seems like only yesterday. (Spreads his hands out in emphasis ...

40. The Holy Spirit Came Upon Them

Acts 2:1-13

Sermon

Elizabeth Achtemeier

... to remain in Jerusalem and to wait until they were clothed with power from on high (Luke 24:49) by the gift of the Holy Spirit to them (Acts 1:8). Only then would the disciples be equipped with the power and ability to be Christ's "witnesses in Jerusalem and ... God (v. 21). Can you believe that, that there is now the power of the Kingdom of God let loose in this world by Christ's Spirit, that you and I stand at the beginning of the new age of the kingdom, and that by our words and living we can spread a ...

41. The Holy Spirit and You

John 14:15-27

Sermon

J. Howard Olds

... in prayer. My knees had no sooner touched the floor than I experienced God as a comforting mother. There was a feeling of the everlasting arms around me. It was the infinite gentleness of a loving God touching my heart. In the days following Peter's death, the Spirit carried me over and above the circumstances so that I could actually be used to bring strength to the Nation's Capital as they mourned his death." We are not alone, not even in our hours of sorrow, not even in the shock of grief, not even in ...

42. Hot Air or the Holy Spirit?

Acts 2:1-13

Sermon

J. Howard Olds

... means sitting a little closer, parking a little farther, waiting a little longer, we must never lose our passion for seeking and saving the lost. Or, to put it in the words of Thomas Jefferson, “A candle loses nothing when it lights another candle." II. WHERE THE SPIRIT OF THE LORD IS, THERE IS COMMUNICATION. Each one heard them speaking in his own language (Acts 2:6). Now there has been a great debate going on in the Church for years over the gift of tongues, or the gift of glossolalia. That's not what ...

43. Where Can I Go From Your Spirit?

Psalm 139:1-24

Eulogy

Barbara G. Schmitz

... of the morning and dwell in the uttermost parts of the sea, even there your hand will lead me, and your right hand hold me fast. Neither height nor depth nor distance, not joy, not grief, nor physical separation can wrest us from the ever-present Spirit. The Spirit also knows us inside and out. Again, the Psalmist writes: You have searched me out and known me, you know my sitting down and my rising up; you discern my thoughts from afar. You trace my journeys and my resting places and are acquainted with all ...

44. The Spiritually Incorrect Spirit

Romans 8:1-17

Sermon

Leonard Sweet

... is made perfect in our weakness. You will bless others through your strengths naturally. But your biggest blessings on others will be made through your weaknesses supernaturally. What's missing in the spiritual gifts movement is the voice of God and the power of the Spirit. A lay pastor wrote in response to a John Wesley request that all of his pastors teach the children. He protested that "I don't have that gift." To which Wesley replied, "Gift or no, you WILL teach the children." As someone has said: "God ...

45. Come, Holy Spirit, Come

Psalm 104:24-34

Sermon

J. Howard Olds

... you get from self-centeredness to spirituality? What takes you from action to awe? What puts your life in proper perspective? Let the Holy Spirit remind you today that you are not the creator of the universe, but the created of God. It's not all up to you; ... 's all up to God. Life is to be lived not by grabbing, but by being grateful. The time to start is now. Come, Holy Spirit, come. II. BREATHE INTO US THE BREATH OF LIFE. A few months ago I was awakened in the night with shortness of breath. The thought of ...

46. Jesus Casts Out Impure Spirits

Mark 1:21-28

Sermon

King Duncan

... What do you want with us, Jesus of Nazareth? Have you come to destroy us?” Then he reverts to the first person singular, “I know who you are the Holy One of God!” Mark explains to us that this man who was crying out was possessed by an impure spirit. We don’t know if this means that the man was mentally deranged, but we might guess that he probably was. Sadly, such people do exist, of course. Maybe if this sad man were in today’s world, he wouldn’t just cause a disturbance in church. He might ...

47. The Poor In Spirit

Sermon

John A. Terry

... of the rich and famous, God singles out the ones who feel like losers, and showers grace upon them. Christ came to lift up the lowly, to claim them as God's beloved children and to transform them into God's faithful servants. The poor in spirit have a teachable spirit. They are receptive people who know they need God's help and are ready to receive the help God gives. They know their own insufficiency. Some refer to this as humility. It is humility like the humus, like the earth, the down-to-earth folks who ...

48. The Poor In Spirit

Matthew 5:1-12

Sermon

John A. Terry

49. The Holy Spirit Comes at Pentecost

Acts 2:1-13

Understanding Series

David J. Williams

... :8). They felt as well as saw and heard, and gave expression to their feelings by speaking in other tongues as the Spirit enabled them. This particular verb “to speak” (Gk. apophthegesthai) is peculiar to Acts in the New Testament (cf. v. 14; 26:25), but ... Eph. 1:13; Titus 3:5; Heb. 6:4; 1 John 3:24). Therefore, no one may ask whether the believer has been baptized with the Spirit, for the very fact of being in the body of Christ demonstrates that he or she has. There is no other way of entering the church ...

50. The Holy Spirit Brings Everyone To The Party

Acts 8:14-17

Sermon

Mary Austin

... was grateful to receive the flag as a remembrance of the brother who never returned home. At that moment, Marvin Strombo and the Yasue family weren’t enemies divided by war, but people who shared a common experience of pain and loss. The gift of the Holy Spirit does the same thing. It leaps across every dividing line we can think of. It heals old divisions, and brings peace to old hurts. It reveals that we are all equal in God’s sight. It makes the Samaritan believers as good as the Jewish believers. It ...

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