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Sermon: Mirroring Jesus’ Call
Have you thought about the stages you have gone through in your discipleship in Christ? Of course, stage one was when you newly became a disciple of Jesus. You were converted to him, trusted in him, and
Continue reading...Sermon: Finding Meaning in Service
I pay attention to commercials. Especially local commercials, commercials for local businesses, people we might see in our community. No surprise, they’re usually bad, and that is what makes them so
Continue reading...Sermon: Jesus and the Holy Spirit
Do you want to be like Jesus? I don’t know how many of you are old enough or illuminated enough to remember the old tv series, Lost in Space. It was the saga of the Robinson family lost in the vast reaches
Continue reading...The Holy Spirit Our Helper – Part Nine
The Leading of the Holy Spirit Finally, the Holy Spirit gives us direction. Did you know that Jesus was led by the Holy Spirit? We read this in Luke 4:1, Jesus, full of the Holy Spirit, left the Jordan
Continue reading...The Holy Spirit Our Helper – Part Eight
The Filling by the Holy Spirit The next way the Holy Spirit helps us needs a little explanation. There are two different Greek words used in the New Testament for the filling of the Spirit. They are synonyms
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Prayer Help by the Holy Spirit It is once again Paul who teaches us about the way the Holy Spirit helps us in our prayers, especially during times of suffering. 26 In the same way, the Spirit helps us
Continue reading...The Holy Spirit Our Helper – Part Six
Gifting by the Holy Spirit Once again it is Paul who makes it clear that every believer is given abilities or roles within the body of Christ for serving. In 1 Corinthians 12 and Romans 12 Paul details
Continue reading...The Holy Spirit Our Helper – Part Five
Sanctifying by the Holy Spirit We’ve already touched on this. It is the Holy Spirit who is causing us to grow in holiness. As Paul says, again in Romans 8: 9 You, however, are not in the realm of the
Continue reading...The Holy Spirit Our Helper – Part Four
The Assuring by the Holy Spirit Paul tells us in Romans 8: 14 For those who are led by the Spirit of God are the children of God. 15 The Spirit you received does not make you slaves, so that you live in
Continue reading...The Holy Spirit Our Helper – Part Three
The Sealing by the Holy Spirit A cylinder seal was a stone or metal cylinder engraved with symbols and/or words that could be rolled over soft clay or wax applied to close a scroll and to make an impression
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The Baptism in the Holy Spirit But first, let me explain the basis for all the help the Holy Spirit gives us. We’ve all been baptized in the Holy Spirit. This may be a strange expression for us, but
Continue reading...The Holy Spirit Our Helper – Part One
I was 16 and sitting in study hall at school with two friends, one a believer and the other not. I felt compelled to share the gospel with my unbelieving friend. As I shared with him, I also felt great
Continue reading...Sermon on Zephaniah 3:14-20, Joy to the World
We are in our second week of advent, the time in our Christian Church calendar year that we look forward to the coming of Messiah Jesus. Of course, Jesus has already come. Come, and gone ahead of us
Continue reading...Sermon on Deuteronomy 32, You Shall Have No Other Gods
The first of the 10 Commandments is… Exodus 20:3, Do not have other gods besides me. Does this verse suggest that there are other gods competing with the true God for our devotion? The son of a
Continue reading...Sermon on the Life of Joshua, When You Get Tapped on the Shoulder to Carry a Big Load
Every generation of believers has the same task, to preach the gospel in such a way that all nations become disciples of Jesus Christ, being baptized in the name of the Father, the Son and the Holy Spirit,
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