Sermons on the Holy Spirit

Are you weary and worn-out — can people hear the dipper banging against the bottom of your bucket?

There are occupational hazards in being a Pastor. Let me mention two of them. One of them is that while people expect you to be pious, you can come across as a little too pious at times -- like the lady who came to a pastor at the end of a service, and was very effusive in her gratitude. She said,...

Nineteenth in a series 1 Corinthians 12:4-7 Now there are varieties of gifts, but the same Spirit; and there are varieties of services, but the same Lord; and there are varieties of activities, but it is the same God who activates all of them in everyone. To each is given the manifestation of th

1 Corinthians 2:12-13 Now we have received not the spirit of the world, but the Spirit that is from God, so that we may understand the gifts bestowed on us by God. And we speak of these things in words not taught by human wisdom but taught by the Spirit, interpreting spiritual things to those w

Acts 2 It recently came to my attention that there are more than 800 churches in the city of Cleveland, and if you were to consider the whole of Cuyahoga County that number increases to over 1200. Last week while driving along Kinsman Ave. from 55th St. to 154th St. I counted 45 churches along...

Mark 1:9-15

John 16:13-14 Know What You Believe — A series based on The Apostles' Creed — Part 8

The Continuing Fullness of the Holy Spirit Third in a Series on the Three-fold Secret of the Holy Spirit John 15:4 Abide in me as I abide in you. Just as the branch cannot bear fruit by itself unless it abides in the vine, neither can you unles

The Fullness of the Holy Spirit Second in a Series on the Three-fold Secret of the Holy Spirit Romans 12:1-2 I appeal to you therefore, brothers and sisters, by the mercies of God, to present your bodies as a living sacrifice, holy and acceptab

The Incoming of the Holy Spirit First in a Series on the Three-fold Secret of the Holy Spirit Acts 2:38 Peter said to them, "Repent, and be baptized every one of you in the name of Jesus Christ so that your sins may be forgiven; and you will re