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Review Romans chapter eight taught us that the Holy Spirit takes up residence in a person as soon as they place their faith in Christ. This is a permanent change that happens in the spiritual part of us. We also saw that Christ dwells within us also. Multiple verses teach this reality and we accept it…

Review The baptism with the Spirit was a supernatural work of God in fulfillment of His promise to empower the early church. After Pentecost, this work was limited to the apostles’ ministry and it ceased with their passing. The Holy Spirit: The Indwelling Of The Spirit (Part 1) There are at least two…

Review Paul illustrated the permanence of the Spirit’s indwelling by asserting that you as a believer are the temple of God. Christians don’t go to a place to be in God’s presence. Rather, God’s presence goes where they go. Since your body is the temple of God, you should bring glory and honor to God,…

We are just finishing up our birthday season. We have Christmas, then Nancy and Grace’s birthdays are in January, and David’s and mine are in February. That makes for a lot of gifts being given in two months. The kids have been thrilled. I am looking at the house, wondering what we are going to do with…

The Holy Spirit performs six ministries in the life of every believer.

The power to change is found in God's freedom, which gives you the power to say "no" to harmful things, and "yes" to good things.

Introduction In this sermon we will answer the follwoing questions: What is the holy spirit ans what does it do? How do we know we have the holy spriit? How does the spirit aid us in our daily lives as christians?

The glory of never dying

It is good to finally be healthy enough to get back to recording this podcast. Pneumonia is not fun, let me tell you, but I am on the mend and feeling much better. We will continue with our theme, Impact 3:16 having last looked at Romans 3:16 we naturally find ourselves in the very next book 1 Corinthians.…

Read Ephesians 3:14-21 . Little Jonny was in Sunday school class intently listening to his teacher teach the kids about sin and how we can avoid sin. She could see he seemed confused, and so she stopped and asked him, what was troubling him… He simply said, dealing with sin is easy… oh the teacher asked……

PrWhat concerns you about your car? Some people care about the engine, some care about the size, some people care about the stereo system or as they call it today the infotainment center. Other’s care about the horsepower, the luggage room, does it have a sunroof, is it economical. But what about the…

The Church is a people that is Regenerated and indwelt by the Holy Spirit.

There is no one at the family table with enough wisdom or power to handle all the difficulties of life. However, we can encourage and teach one to lean into the person of the Holy Spirit.

Introduction Illustration: The importance of and unreliability of eyewitness testimony in court - the old Testament’s solution: All matters must be established by two or three witnesses, reiterated by Jesus in Matthew 18 . What matter could be more important than who Christ is, and who we are in Christ?…

Jesus has not left us alone. He is with us when he works evangelistically through us via the Spirit. He is with us when he makes us respond like him to persecution. He is with us via the Spirit as Paraclete and physically in the Mass. We have to take the time in quiet to become aware of his presence and let him show us that we are never alone.

John 14:12 “Truly, truly, I say to you, he who believes in Me, the works that I do, he will do also; and greater works than these he will do because I go to the Father. INTRODUCTION The minimum required elements: The repetition of the “work” - 3 times ἔργα mentioned, ἔργα is something that people do…

Waiting for Renewal “To whom then will you liken Me, Or to whom shall I be equal?” says the Holy One. Lift up your eyes on high, And see who has created these things, Who brings out their host by number; He calls them all by name, By the greatness of His might And the strength of His power; Not one is…

5785 It is extraordinary how things fall off from a man like autumn leaves once he comes to the place where there is no rule but that of the personal domination of the Holy Spirit. Oswald Chambers (Lecturer and Missionary) Most Christians are not joyful persons because they are not holy persons, and…

Announcements Beach Retreat kind of community + groups (consistency, closeness, and challenge) Introduction The problem: Our lasting joy goes hand in hand with us living for the glory of God, but we so often act for our own temporary interests instead of the glory of God. The good news tonight: Help…

Introduction Examples from Acts 4:8 , 4:31 , 7:55 about being filled with the Spirit Being “filled” with the Spirit means letting the Spirit empower you “Filled” (although a Bible word) confuses peoples because it sounds like indwelling. If you’ve been born again, you already have the Spirit living in…

I. Introduction II. Believers live as those set free from the law of sin and death! 12 So then, brothers, we are debtors, not to the flesh, to live according to the flesh. 2 For the law of the Spirit of life has set you free in Christ Jesus from the law of sin and death. III. Believers Conquer Sin By…

If you haven’t yet received the Holy Spirit's power, then invite the Holy Spirit in today. If you have but you feel you need a fresh infilling of his power and might, invite him in today.

Everyone will hate you because of me. But whoever holds out to the end will be saved. There is a great irony here: proclaiming so much love, experiencing so much hate! But don’t quit. Don’t cave in. It is all well worth it in the end. Introduction- Reasons Not To Give Up & Quit Harvard Business Review…

Introduction Greetings… Theme: The Godhead. Hope: To gain a better understanding of the Holy Spirit so as to draw closer to him as we do the Father and Son. Providence Explained: God has always used providence to bring about his will wherein miracles were not needed. Remember a miracle is a supranatural…