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1. The Spirit - For Me Too?

Joel 2:28-32

Sermon

John R. Brokhoff

... was silence. Then one of the pupils explained, "The boy who believes in the Holy Ghost is absent!" When it comes to the Spirit, he may be absent from many of us. This promise was made by God through the prophet, Joel. The gift was promised to ... , for there is much to suffer. I would be brave, for there is much to dare. Joel continues with another reason for wanting the Holy Spirit: "Your young men will see visions." This reminds one of an old story of an Indian chief, about to die, who was to choose one ...

2. The Spirit Of Pentecost

Acts 2:1-13

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Carlyle Fielding Stewart

... so that souls can break free from bondage, and healing, deliverance, and the full power of God's anointing can be experienced in every medium and every idiom by people filled with Holy Ghost madness. Too many churches today are devoid of the Spirit of Pentecost because they are dry, stale, and discordant, where parishioners are in a somnambulist stupor; where worship services are vapid, staid, and wooden; where the preaching is dull, flat, and insipid; where the singing is Geritol-tired and without the vim ...

3. Spirit Full Or Foul?

Isaiah 44:1-5

Sermon

Justin Tull

... of the Lord, many would become a part of the community of faith, many now would be able to affirm the claim of the Divine: “I am the first and the last; besides me there is no god.” The message of Isaiah 44 is about an outpouring of the Spirit. The message of Pentecost is precisely the same. Both speak of the importance of God’s interaction with the individual. Both speak of the community of faith. Both portray God as the one who empowers us. Both commission us to spread the word concerning the God we ...

4. This Spirit Is Not Spooky

John 14:15-21

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Robert Leslie Holmes

... , and fearful at hearing them. So Jesus gives them a promise, "I will ask the Father, and he will give you another Advocate, to be with you forever" (v. 16). His message to them, and to us, is one of everlasting assurance. Let us consider this other advocate, the Holy Spirit, who comes to us from Jesus and the Father to be with us forever, and never leave us, no matter where we are or what is happening to us. I will ask the Father, and he will give you another Advocate, to be with you forever. This is the ...

5. The Scope Of The Spirit

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John A. Stroman

... called according to his purpose" (Romans 8:28). I must admit that I do not always see this happening. I see things transpiring in human life that seem to have no rhyme or reason about them. They do not seem to be within the scope or the purpose of the Spirit. Some events seem to have no purpose, other than a destructive purpose. They do not seem to fit into the pattern of life. There are some pieces in the puzzle of life that just do not seem to fit. The more you seem to force them and try to make ...

6. Is Your Christmas Spirit a Controlled Substance?

1 Thessalonians 5:12-28

Sermon

Leonard Sweet

... Match Girls,” over 120 little match girls and boys died of hunger and hunger-related diseases. You all have been given a little wooden match this morning. If you are moved to a “we-have-to-go-out/we-don’t-have-to-come-back” compassion, the true Christmas spirit, I am going to ask you to come forward with your match, light it at the altar candle, kneel and pray at the altar if you are so moved to do so, then blow out your candle while some wood still remains and save this little used matchstick. Put ...

7. What About The Holy Spirit?

John 15:18--16:4

Sermon

Erskine White

... even more real to me than He is today." That's pretty much how the disciples felt - they didn't want Jesus to go away. But Jesus said to them, "It is to your advantage that I go away, for if I do not go away, the Counselor, [the Holy Spirit] will not come to you!" So long as Jesus was in the flesh, He was available only to those few thousand people who happened to have access to Him in person. But once He ascended to His Father and the Holy ...

8. The Promise Of The Spirit

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John A. Stroman

... my words. For these men are not drunk, as you suppose, since it is only the third hour of the day; but this is what was spoken by the prophet Joel: 'And in the last days it shall be, God declares, that I will pour out my Spirit upon all flesh ...' " The disciples had preached before, but never with such force, power or persuasion. Never had they experienced such results. So those who received his word were baptized, and there were added that day about three thousand souls. And they devoted themselves to the ...

9. I Believe In The Holy Spirit

John 16:5-16

Sermon

Bill Bouknight

... church. So, we’re not exactly in a worshipful mood. But then, zappo, right out of the blue, some spiritual power delivers a message directly to our hearts like an arrow to a bull’s-eye! How did that happen? It was the Holy Spirit. Sometimes the Spirit catapults us right out of this building into some mission or ministry. After all, the Greek word for church is “ekklesia,” which means “called out,” not “gathered in.” The Church is not a club, a nice place where nice people do nice things with ...

10. The Season of the Spirit

Acts 2:1-13

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... to comprise our season of work! For you see, today, Pentecost Sunday, is the beginning of what we might call "The Season of the Spirit." All the festivals celebrating the main events in the life of Jesus end today. From now until about next December first it's going ... a time for us to discover in worship all the implications of what it means to be a Christian and to live like one. The Holy Spirit of Pentecost is given to you and me so that we can live God's life, so that Jesus and his life can be alive and ...

11. God's Descending Spirit

John 20:19-23

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Leonard H. Budd

... . "How could God do this," she sobbed. Now, in the dusk of the first day of a new week she, and the other better known disciples, were learning that God was using even the shameful cross for his purpose. She was learning that by the power of the Spirit-presence there was yet work to do. Rachel's tears of deep grief were becoming others tears - in time, tears of joy. Back during a time when boys were drafted into the armed service, a devout young man was drafted from a farm in south Georgia and was sent ...

12. If Only We Would Be Open To The Spirit ...

Joel 2:18-27

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Wallace H. Kirby

... listen carefully to what we hear. First, we go to Reynolds Coliseum on the campus of North Carolina State University in Raleigh. We watch a basketball game. One of the Wolfpack players effectively manages to block a shot. We hear a fan call out, "That’s the spirit!" Now we’re off to the football stadium on that same campus on a Saturday afternoon. Down on the field one particular play has gone exceedingly well, and the team is able to make a first down. If we could get into the huddle right after that ...

13. Splashed with the Spirit

Luke 3:21-38, Luke 3:1-20

Sermon

William G. Carter

... up to hug his visitor. Then my companion introduced me, and said something like, “This is Bill. He’s a good kid, and he is a deacon in our church. I thought we could come in and talk with you. And then, maybe you could baptize him with the Holy Spirit.” It made me nervous to hear him say it. I thought the man was a shut-in. Actually he was a retired Pentecostal minister who had a house church, which met in his small cottage. From what I could tell, some people in our church were sneaking over to spend ...

14. Speaking of the Spirit

Romans 8:12-17

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William G. Carter

... . For the moment, they knew it was more important to feed some hungry people, to do a beautiful deed for God, than to demand a fat meal for themselves. Even if they didn't have the words to explain it, they knew what it means to be led by the Spirit. It is no coincidence that we have been working on some catechism questions with those confirmation students. The first question asks, "Who are you?" The answer is not, "I am my own person" or "I am so and so," or "The child of so and so." No, among the baptized ...

15. The Presence Of The Spirit

Acts 2:1-13

Sermon

Charles Curley

... what is called a charismatic experience, a Pentecost-like experience. She told me about how she had "found Jesus," and been "reborn in the Spirit." And I thought, "Good for you, some burning need in your life has been filled by God in a very special way." But then ... entirely different experience in mind for you than God has in mind for me. It is not so much a matter of wondering why God's Spirit hasn't spoken to you in the same way it has to someone else, as it is a matter of listening for the particular way ...

16. Receive The Holy Spirit

John 20:19-23

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Larry Powell

... has sent me, even so I send you.' And when he had said this, he breathed on them, and said to them, 'Receive the Holy Spirit. If you forgive the sins of any, they are forgiven; if you retain the sins of any, they are retained' (John 20:19-23)." " ... him who knocks it shall be opened (Luke 11:9-11)." Sweeping words spoken privately to the disciples without any reservations whatsoever. "The Holy Spirit will teach you (in times of trouble) what you are to say (Luke 12:12);" "Fear not, little flock for it is your ...

17. Life in The Spirit

Romans 8:22-27

Sermon

Gibson “Nibs” Stroupe

... things to come, nor powers, nor height, nor depth, nor anything else in all creation, will be able to separate us from the love of God in Christ Jesus our Lord." These closing words of Romans 8 remind us of the mighty power of God, which we know through the Spirit of God. On this Day of Pentecost we recall that same mighty power who drove those first men and women disciples out into the streets of Jerusalem to proclaim a new and inclusive vision of what it means to be a child of God. On that day 2,000 years ...

18. The Ministry of the Holy Spirit

John 16:7-11

Sermon

James Merritt

... we sin by choice because that is our nature. We do what we do because we are what we are. Notice carefully that the Holy Spirit has been sent to convict us of sin, not sins. Now the world thinks that man's problem is sins: murder, lying, rape, stealing, etc. ... cup reached the end of the line, there would not be enough righteousness in that cup to save a little baby. But only the Holy Spirit can prove that to you. Now the other problem is this: God does spell righteousness D-O, he spells it D-O-N-E. Jesus ...

19. The Holy Spirit and You

Acts 2:1-13

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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 ...

20. Living By The Spirit

Galatians 5:16-25

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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 ...

21. 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, ...

22. 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 ...

23. Where's Your Spirit?

Acts 19:1-7

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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 ...

24. We Believe in the Holy Spirit

John 14:15-18, 25-27

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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 ...

25. The Witness of the Spirit

Romans 8:1-17

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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 ...

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