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51. You've Got Spirit

Luke 3:15-22 · Acts 8:14-17 · Psalm 29 · Isaiah 61:1-4

Sermon

Will Willimon

... she knew that she might risk losing him, a chance for companionship, love. But from somewhere, in the split-second moment, she found the means to say, "No. I'm not ready for that yet. We must have more time together." She, as it turned out, was not alone. Spirit. Spirit empowering her to be more than she could have been on her own. The days following the funeral were like a dream. Martha ate. She slept. But she wasn't living. She didn't want to live. "What have I to live for?" she asked herself quietly, in ...

52. Spirit-anointed Son Of God The Father

John 1:29-34

Sermon

Mark Radecke

... that the God believers worship and adore is one God in three Persons: the God whose name is "Father, Son and Holy Spirit." Our reading today from the Fourth Gospel is an excellent example of just how deeply this trinitarian theology is embedded in the ... and us, and now bids us preach, teach and baptize in the name of the Father and of the Son and of the Holy Spirit. We did not die for this God. This God died for us: the second Person of the Holy Trinity laid down his life, as John predicted in calling him " ...

53. Holy Spirit Holes

Acts 2:1-21

Sermon

Leonard Sweet

... be drafted to clamber up on the roof. At the appropriate moment during the liturgy, they would release live doves through these holes. From out of the painted skies and clouds on the cathedral ceiling, swooping, diving symbols of a vitally present Holy Spirit would descend toward the people below. At the same moment, the choirboys would break into the whooshing and drumming sound of a holy windstorm. Finally, as the doves were flying and the winds were rushing, the ceiling holes would once again be utilized ...

54. Enough Spirit to Go Around!

Acts 10:44-48

Sermon

Ken Lentz

... finest wives, mothers, grandmothers, and productive Christians the pastor has ever met. Her life took a turn for the better when she realized that she was included within the parameters of God's kingdom. Her "saviors" envisioned a better life for her and, prayerfully Spirit-led, brought to bear the power of God's future into her life. She rediscovered that she in her journey was accompanied by the Lord of the kingdom. She would not fall by the wayside. She would not become a helpless alcoholic tossed aside ...

55. The Gift of the Spirit

Joel 2:28-32

Understanding Series

Elizabeth Achtemeier

... 3; Amos 7:1–9, etc.). It was characteristic of the early nonwriting prophets of Israel that their revelations were given to them by the Spirit (cf. 1 Sam. 10:6, 10; 19:20; 2 Sam. 23:2; 2 Kgs. 2:9, etc.). However, such a means of revelation was ... Obadiah 17 that there will be a remnant saved in Judah on the day of the Lord. But that remnant will be those who have used the Spirit’s power to call on the name of the Lord. According to other passages in the OT, to call on God’s name means to worship God ...

56. Born of the Spirit

John 3:1-21

Sermon

Lori Wagner

... . While those who utterly reject God may be cast into never-ending darkness, void of God, still, there is another kind of darkness Jesus acknowledges –that of the unformed within a womb, that of the “creator God” who brings to life with water and wind or spirit or breath. God’s breath is mysterious –we can’t know from whence it comes or where it goes. We can’t entirely take in the mystery of God, but we can know God through the Son, who gives everlasting life. The rebirth of faith through ...

57. The Spirit of Cross Pointe

1 Corinthians 9:19-23

Sermon

James Merritt

... went up to this man and said, "Do you have any horses that either have not been ridden very much or have a real frisky spirit about them, because I have a man on my staff that is an expert horseman and he would like to ride that horse." The man ... Christ. But I do not discard the law of God; I obey the law of Christ." Verse 21 – NLT) This verse is crucial to understand the spirit of the Apostle Paul. Paul was not saying in order to relate to the pornographer, I'll get into pornography or in order to relate ...

58. Led by the Spirit, Tempted by the Devil

Mark 1:9-13

Sermon

Maxie Dunnam

... make it’.” That’s a way a lot of us are trying to get by. We look calm and confident on the surface. Inside we are terrified. We’re trying to fake it ‘til we make it. That doesn’t have to be so if we are led by the Spirit. II. Now the second action phrase: “And He was in the wilderness forty days, tempted by Satan.” Jesus’ temptation has several layers of meaning. Both Matthew and Luke tell the story in vivid detail, while Mark only gives us a brief sketch. It is first of all the story of ...

59. Be Wise In The Spirit

1 Corinthians 2:6-16

Sermon

Richard Hasler

... . We are convinced that we know what is right for us. God has something to teach us, but we must be open to receive new ideas, even if they make us appear to be foolish in the eyes of the wisdom elite of our day. To be wise in the Spirit we need heart. Regrettably, many of us, especially ministers, tend to be so intellectual that we approach everything from the point of view of the mind. The consequence is that we are less of a person than we might be if we gave proper balance between the heart and the ...

60. A Crippling Spirit

Luke 13:10-17

Sermon

Brett Blair

... before God. The hunchback was, in the synagogue ruler’s opinion, only a woman and of little value. The Mosaic Law was more important than a woman let alone a disfigured one. Listen to this now: This woman’s back was bent, that much is true. But, a legalistic spirit bent this man’s soul all the more. Nothing can choke the heart and soul of our walk with God like legalism. I am the first person to say that a Christian ought to be disciplined. But, when we become rigid in our beliefs it is a definite ...

61. The Spirit of My Mother's Church

John 7:25-44

Sermon

Leonard Sweet

... of new life coming from within. Ask any new mother, who has been transformed into a wholly new being by the arrival of one tiny new being. Ask any new believer, who has been transformed into a wholly new being by the grace gift of God’s Holy Spirit. On a dismal, stormy, wind-gusty winter’s night, the owner of a neighborhood bakery decided to close early. “There won’t be any customers on a night like this,” he reasoned. As he was about to lock the bakery door, a man rushed in, shivering and wet ...

62. If You're Not Loving You're Not Living (Fruit of the Spirit: Love)

Galatians 5:22

Sermon

James Merritt

... commit to. Now it is neither incidental or coincidental, but fundamental, that love comes first in this list. Because the fruit of the Spirit only grows in the soil of love. Billy Graham said: "Love is the loveliest flower in the garden of God's grace." ... has no greater need today than to fall in love with Jesus all over again." If you want to know whether or not the Holy Spirit lives in you, here's the measurement—How much do you really love God? Incidentally, I can tell you what will happen to you when ...

63. The Harvest of the Spirit, Part 2

Galatians 5:16-26

Sermon

Maxie Dunnam

... One who gave us the love, the one who loved us so much that he hung on a cross for us. The fruit of the spirit is love, because the harvest of the spirit is the expression of the living Christ in our life. Growing out of that love is joy and peace, the two harvest fruits about ... obedience. Get that now. YOU WILL ENJOY YOUR DISCIPLESHIP TO YOUR OBEDIENCE. II. PEACE Now the second fruit of the Spirit: Peace. In Philippians 4:7, Paul talked about the peace of the Christian in this fashion: “And the peace of ...

64. God, The Holy Spirit

Acts 2:1-13

Drama

Jerry Eckert

... ? Field Announcer: I saw you when I first got here so I know you have watched all of this. You were close to me on several of the interviews. You heard what the others have been saying. You are one of the sons upon whom God may pour out his Spirit. How do you feel about that? Youth: I think that's neat. No one pays that much attention to us. They like having us around, if we are quiet and don't ask too many questions. And does the older generation need to be questioned!!! Field Announcer: Do you think ...

65. Weaving the Spirit’s Trail

Matthew 20:1-16

Sermon

Leonard Sweet

... the correct amount of workers-—he’s there at dawn, at nine, at noon, at three, and even at five. Or he has some other agenda in mind. Jesus’ ultimate message will be that this vineyard owner is not establishing a hiring history. He is establishing a “Spirit trail.” Not only does the keeper of this vineyard return again and again to hire workers. He reveals the hand of grace and mercy that he is playing at the close of the workday. Instead of paying a pittance to those who worked for only one hour ...

66. Blasphemy Against the Spirit

Illustration

Staff

... "misrepresent faith in God as faith in the devil. This saying is an extremely serious warning against the demonic and scarcely conceivable potential in man: To declare war on God. This is not done in weakness and doubt, but by one who has been overcome by the Holy Spirit and who knows very well on whom he is declaring war" (E. Schweizer, The Good News according to Mark, 1971, 87; cf. H.W. Beyer, TDNT I:624; O.E. Evans, "The Unforgivable Sin", ExpT 68, 1956-57, 240-44). This is the blasphemer who does it ...

67. The Holy Spirit Doesn't Have A Copy Machine

1 Corinthians 12:1-11

Illustration

Richard A. Jensen

... new healing power. All the prayers seemed to be in vain. Maria Sanchez experienced all of this as a source of great guilt. What was the matter with her? What was wrong with her faith life? Why couldn't she speak in tongues? In the company of her "spirit-filled" friends she could only see herself as a spiritual failure. One day Maria's aunt came to visit her. Maria knew her Aunt Carmen to be a woman of great faith. Maria told her aunt of her experiences with her spiritual friends and of her own despair ...

68. Follow the Spirit

Romans 8:14

Children's Sermon

Wesley T. Runk

... stitches.) If I make another hole over here the thread follows in the same direction. The needle is the leader. We could call the Holy Spirit a needle. The Holy Spirit of God leads people to worship and to learn about God. Wherever the Spirit goes, Christians follow him. The Bible teaches us that we are doing right when we follow the Spirit. The Spirit leads us to worship God. The Spirit brings us together like we are here this morning. We sing songs about God and listen to the words of Jesus from the Bible ...

69. A Double Share of the Spirit

2 Kings 2:1-12

Sermon

Schuyler Rhodes

... these gifts and then turn around and offer them out again. We can make it a point to work with young people, to mentor and guide them. We can be the heroes we had when we were younger. We can give the gift of self, a double dose of our spirit to those who are starting their journey. Perhaps the best way to honor those who gave themselves to us is to turn and give ourselves to others. Of course, all three of these responses intermingle and join in our lives as we respond to the goodness of others around us ...

70. Life by the Spirit

Galatians 5:16-26

One Volume

Gary M. Burge

... two sections (5:19–26) provide a practical contrast of attitudes and actions, which can be a personal test for the Galatians’ present orientation. By finding oneself on the list of either vices or virtues, one could also identify whether or not one was led by the Spirit. Fifteen acts of the flesh are specified (5:19–21), with the insistence that the list is not exhaustive (“and the like,” 5:21; see other lists in 1 Cor. 6:9–10; Eph. 5:5; Rev. 22:15). While they may have been grouped according to ...

71. Marinating in the Spirit

Matthew 13:1-23

Sermon

Lori Wagner

... a third warning. He tells us about the seed that falls upon thorns, competing foliage, and he explains that these are those who hear God’s Word, but the worries of life and the false appeal of wealth and glitz choke God from our lives, so that our spirits can bear no fruit. The glitter of gold and more trendy or attractive “fixes” to our life’s problems and pain draw us and compete for our loyalties. And if they win, our faith is left behind, relegated to a corner like a toy without a battery. We ...

72. Water and Spirit

John 3:1-17

Sermon

George Reed

... . At one level that is obviously true. If one has not been born once, one cannot be born anew or from above. But there must be more to it than this or Jesus would not have been so explicit to declare that one must be born of water and the spirit. There have always been those folks who have tried to split people into parts and then to argue about which part is more important. There are those who claim we are no more than creatures of the earth and that there is no reality beyond our physical existence. There ...

73. The Work of the Holy Spirit

John 16:5-16

One Volume

Gary M. Burge

... to that known to Paul (1 Cor. 12:29; 14:21–23; Eph. 4:11; 1 Thess. 5:19–20). First John 2:26–27 implies that the Johannine churches used this gift as well. But note a very important limit on this “charismatic” activity: the Spirit will not diverge from the historical revelation of Jesus Christ (John 16:13–14). The Johannine church understood this necessary reflex back to its original moorings. Note the number of times that John points his readers back to what we knew “from the beginning” (1 ...

74. Episode 1: The Holy Spirit

Acts 2:1-13

Sermon

Brett Blair

... by miracles, wonders and signs but you, with the help of wicked men, put him to death by nailing him to a cross. But God raised him from the dead, and we all are witnesses of this fact. Exalted to the right hand of God he has poured out Holy Spirit upon us. Therefore let all Israel be assured of this: God has made this Jesus whom you crucified, both Lord and Christ." Luke, the writer of the book of Acts, tells us how the people responded to Peter’s message. "When the people heard this, they were cut to ...

75. Casting Out An Evil Spirit

Mark 1:21-28

Sermon

King Duncan

... as she stood in the spotlight, eyes glistening with tears. What were the five words Betty Hutton had written? "I'm back. THANKS TO GOD." (2) Jesus was teaching in the synagogue in Capernaum when a man in the grip of an evil spirit began shouting at him. We don't know the nature of that evil spirit, but we know that Jesus delivered the man. We don't know whether that man had a family but in our imagination, we can see him returning home in his right mind with a serene look on his face. His wife greets him ...

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