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  • Fruit Of The Spirit  PRO

    Contributed by Brian La Croix on Jul 6, 2008
    based on 3 ratings
     | 5,326 views

    FRUIT OF THE SPIRIT The fruit is singular, not plural. The most common teaching is that there are nine fruits of the Spirit. But that’s not the case. It’s one “fruit,” and that fruit has those characteristics. For instance, take an apple. It’s one apple, but it has many characteristics: red, ...read more

  • The Spirit Within Us  PRO

    Contributed by Wayne Major on Oct 14, 2001
    based on 51 ratings
     | 3,915 views

    THE SPIRIT WITHIN US I was driving one day when I saw a hitchhiker by the side of the road, loaded down with a couple of large carrying bags. Now, I make it a practice normally not to pick up hitchhikers, which may in itself be a refusal to hear the cry of those needy of transportation. But in ...read more

  • The Spirit Shines On The Savior  PRO

    Contributed by Steven Simala Grant on May 28, 2002
    based on 8 ratings
     | 2,172 views

    THE SPIRIT SHINES ON THE SAVIOR The Holy Spirit’s distinctive role is to fulfill what we may call a floodlight ministry in relation to the Lord Jesus Christ. When floodlighting is well done, the floodlights are placed so that you do not see them; in fact, you are not supposed to see where the ...read more

  • A Genuine Free Spirit  PRO

    Contributed by Sermon Central on Aug 15, 2002
    based on 2 ratings
     | 2,356 views

    A Genuine Free Spirit It took just a few hours for budget carrier Spirit Airlines to give away 13,400 free tickets on 90 flights to 14 cities - every seat for an entire day. The catch? That day is Sept. 11. Like most airlines, Miramar, Fla.-based Spirit had found few willing to fly on the first ...read more

  • Filling Up With The Spirit  PRO

    Contributed by Paul Fritz on Oct 11, 2002
    based on 50 ratings
     | 5,536 views

    FILLING UP WITH THE SPIRIT Speaking to a large audience, D.L. Moody held up a glass and asked, "How can I get the air out of this glass?" One man shouted, "Suck it out with a pump!" Moody replied, "That would create a vacuum and shatter the glass." After numerous other suggestions Moody smiled, ...read more

  • A New Spirit And Opportunity  PRO

    Contributed by Steve Stewart on Apr 6, 2004
    based on 10 ratings
     | 2,698 views

    A NEW SPIRIT AND OPPORTUNITY A few years ago a young girl by the name of Sofi was born in Siberia, a bitterly cold and desolate area of Russia. A difficult place to be a child but Sofi’s life was going to be even rougher than most. She was an orphan. Then suddenly at the age of 2 she was adopted, ...read more

  • It Is Not Enough To Fight. It Is The Spirit ...

    Contributed by Sermon Central on Apr 12, 2007
     | 2,110 views

    It is not enough to fight. It is the spirit which we bring to the fight that decides the issue. ...read more

  • The Fruit Of The Spirit Is Not The Work Of The ...

    Contributed by Sermon Central on Apr 11, 2007
     | 2,766 views

    The fruit of the Spirit is not the work of the believer. It is the work of Christ in his soul... That is being done in him and through him by the Lord Himself. It may be noted that the apple grows on the apple tree; the orchard owner does not ...read more

  • The Spirit Is Like The Wind

    Contributed by Bobby Scobey on Apr 8, 2009
    based on 2 ratings
     | 1,937 views

    THE SPIRIT IS LIKE THE WIND Dr. J. Henry Jowett, the well-known English preacher, was talking to an old salt about sailing a ship and he asked him, "Will you explain to me the phenomenon of the wind?" The seaman replied, "I don’t know what you mean, sir." Jowett persisted, "Well, how do you ...read more

  • Walk In The Spirit Defined

    Contributed by Sermon Central on Jun 25, 2009
     | 5,344 views

    "WALK IN THE SPIRIT" DEFINED For example, the students of Aristotle were known as the Peripatetics because of their habit of following the philosopher around from place to place as he dispensed his teachings. In Paul’s vocabulary, to "walk in the Spirit" or be "led by the Spirit" means to go where ...read more

  • The Testimony Of Jesus Is The Spirit Of ...

    Contributed by Clark Tanner on Aug 11, 2009
    based on 1 rating
     | 3,949 views

    “The testimony of Jesus is the spirit of prophecy”. This means that prophecy at its very heart is designed to unfold the beauty and loveliness of our Lord and Savior Jesus Christ. In the present age, therefore, the Spirit of God is not only to glorify Christ but to show believers things to come ...read more

  • The Purpose Of The Holy Spirit  PRO

    Contributed by Sermon Central on Nov 16, 2009
    based on 4 ratings
     | 10,080 views

    THE PURPOSE OF THE HOLY SPIRIT N T Wright, the famous New Testament scholar talks about the task of Christians in the world. He says, "Many say, 'Oh yes, the Holy Spirit came in his place to live in us.' Yes, but for what purpose? The Holy Spirit came to empower us to be God's life in the world. ...read more

  • Antivirus: Holy Spirit  PRO

    Contributed by Ronnie Miller on Mar 18, 2010
    based on 7 ratings
     | 8,798 views

    ANTIVIRUS: HOLY SPIRIT Jesus said in verse 7 of John 16, "For if I go not away, the Comforter will not come unto you; but if I depart, I will send him unto you." Jesus was God in the flesh, of course. He could have spoken this world out of existence at any given time, but, I would like to use an ...read more

  • Foul Spirit To Freedom

    Contributed by Paul Wallace on Mar 25, 2010
     | 2,829 views

    FOUL SPIRIT TO FREEDOM Several years ago, I used to visit a nursing home near central El Paso. There was one ornery lady who would growl like a tiger. She was mean! It was clear that she was sick in her mind. Along with others, I would constantly pray for her deliverance. But she would push our ...read more

  • The Spirit Told Me To

    Contributed by Revd. Martin Dale on Jun 9, 2010
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    THE SPIRIT TOLD ME TO A young man went on a week's silent retreat. Midway through the week, in the early afternoon on the Wednesday, he was feeling hungry, and so he decided to sneak down to the shops when he thought no one was looking. Unfortunately, as he started to go out of the gate of the ...read more

  • Spurgeon On Truth And The Spirit

    Contributed by Sermon Central on Jun 20, 2011
    based on 1 rating
     | 4,091 views

    SPURGEON ON TRUTH AND THE SPIRIT The great 19th century British preacher, Charles Spurgeon, made a wonderful analogy about the Holy Spirit’s role in leading us into God’s truth: "Truth may be compared to a cave or grotto, with wondrous stalactites reaching from the roof, and others reaching from ...read more

  • How Much Of The Spirit?

    Contributed by Ronnie Miller on Sep 22, 2011
     | 1,524 views

    HOW MUCH OF THE SPIRIT? Just as the fuel gauge in our cars are not exact but gives you an idea, we can see in others just how much of the Holy Spirit they allow in their lives by their outside character. Lots of times folks will act very different in church than they do elsewhere. Who are they ...read more

  • Blessed Are The Poor In Spirit

    Contributed by Josh Hunt on Feb 9, 2012
     | 4,380 views

    BLESSED ARE THE POOR IN SPIRIT "Those poor in spirit are called "blessed" by Jesus, not because they are in a meritorious condition, but because, precisely in spite of and in the midst of their ever so deplorable condition, the rule of the heavens has moved redemptively upon and through them by ...read more

  • Moody And The Filling Of The Spirit  PRO

    Contributed by Ken Pell on May 27, 2012
    based on 6 ratings
     | 5,177 views

    MOODY AND THE FILLING OF THE SPIRIT One of the great preachers in U.S. history is D. L. Moody. He pastored in Chicago and there is still a wonderful Bible College there that bears his name and values. Mr. Moody was a successful minister, but by his own admission, he lacked the power in his ...read more

  • Anointing And The Holy Spirit

    Contributed by Michael Mccartney on Aug 29, 2012
    based on 1 rating
     | 5,618 views

    ANOINTING AND THE HOLY SPIRIT In Scripture there seems to be a parallel in the operation of the Holy Spirit and anointing oil: 1. Anointing. The act of anointing indicated the bestowal of authorization through the spirit to act in certain capacities. a. The anointing symbolized the empowerment of ...read more