Be Filled with the Spirit 2 April 2017 AM – Ephesians 5:18 – HS17 – Scott Childs Introduction: Are you filled with the Holy Spirit this morning? That is a question that many Christians do not know how to answer. By the end of our sermon today, I hope you will both know how to […]
The Holy Spirit’s Fruit 26 March 2017 AM – Galatians 5:22-23 –HS17 – Scott Childs Introduction: When I was a boy, we had many wild apple trees on our farm. Yearly we would get fruit from them, but the amount and quality of fruit varied from year to year. A late frost sometimes killed some […]
Blasphemy of the Spirit 19 March 2017 AM – Matthew 12:22-32 – Scott Childs Introduction: Read text. Our God is a forgiving God! (Psalms 86:5) “For thou, Lord, art good, and ready to forgive; and plenteous in mercy unto all them that call upon thee.” (Psalms 32:1) “Blessed is he whose transgression is forgiven, whose […]
Indwelling of the Spirit (2) 12 March 2017 AM – Ephesians 1:13-14 – HS17 – Scott Childs Introduction: Last week we began considering the subject of the Indwelling of the Spirit. We examined both the promise of the indwelling how that Jesus said He would send the Holy Spirit to indwell believers, and we examined […]
Indwelling of the Spirit 5 March 2017 AM – John 14:16-17 – Scott Childs Introduction: Previously, I have pointed out that in the Old Testament, the Holy Spirit came upon select people for limited times to empower them for a specific service. Once Christ returned to heaven, he sent the Holy Spirit to indwell every […]
The Spirit’s Part in Salvation Holy Spirit in the Gospels (2) 26 February 2017 AM – John 3:1-21 – Scott Childs Introduction: In our text this morning we meet a Pharisee named Nicodemus. He was very religious. He studied the Bible carefully. He prayed regularly. He worshipped often. Yet deep in his heart, Nicodemus knew […]
Holy Spirit in the Gospels(1) 19 February 2017 AM – Luke 1:15 – Scott Childs Introduction: Last week we studied the Holy Spirit in the Old Testament. Today we will begin looking at the Holy Spirit’s activities in the Gospels. It will help our thinking if we remember that the Gospels are really the conclusion […]
Holy Spirit in the Old Testament 12 February 2017 AM – Genesis 1:2 – Scott Childs Introduction: Did you know that the Bible talks about the Holy Spirit of God in the first chapter and in the last chapter of the Bible? The Holy Spirit is God just like the Father and Jesus, yet most […]