Sermons Change Lives
The Apostle – How to Empower Believers. Jesus is the Apostle of our profession. But what does that mean exactly? What does an apostle do? If they are necessary for the church, who has been an apostle in my life? How would I know him or her if I met him or her? Could I …
The Evaluation: How to Fulfill Your Potential. The evaluation is not a test. A test can be failed. An evaluation cannot be failed. We call a blood evaluation a blood test. It is not a test. It is an evaluation because you cannot fail it if you have blood. You are simply learning the type …
Vertical or Horizontal? How to Value Every Gift All the gift ministries of Ephesians 4:11 are equally important. The apostle is necessary for our growth, but not more than the teacher. When asked which ministry is the most important and necessary, most believers would answer that the apostle is the most important. Most would also …
Introduction to Gave Gifts Unto Men – notes and audio. Church, at its best, must have a release of the gifts. We will never experience God’s presence or power until the gifts are discharged. In the Bible, the people knew their gifts. They each had a “gift mix.” Introduction to Gave Gifts Unto Men: How …
Gave Gifts Unto Men: How to Identify Your Gift Mix is a study on finding your spiritual gift mix. Do we need another teaching about gifts? My answer is no if the teaching is about how I should talk in tongues and move in prophecy, etc. We have enough information about that in books, tapes, …
Abraham and Isaac – The Ultimate Love and Terror Sacrifice sermon/message notes. In this lesson, we examine the importance of having a spiritual “grove” or place where we consistently seek and commune with the Lord, drawing strength for life’s tests. Reflecting on Abraham’s unwavering faith and his ultimate test of offering Isaac, we see how …
What Does Praying In The Spirit Mean? notes. Isn’t all prayer praying in the Spirit. No. If all prayers were then why would the apostle Paul instruct us to specifically pray in the Spirit when in spiritual warfare. Why would Jude tell us to pray in the Spirit to build ourselves up in our most …
Is Repetition Prayer Bad? notes. I find myself often praying about the same things day after day, night after night, and even year after year. How about you? In fact, it seems I even say the same words nearly verbatim night after night when I pray. I suspect you repeat prayers as well. Praying the …
To Whom Do We Address When Praying? notes. The Lord Jesus Christ turned traditional prayer upside down. He didn’t teach shuckling (rocking back and forth), useless liturgies, synagogue prayer, specific dress codes when praying, loud praying, or addressing prayers to one of the one-hundred and fifteen names of God. Instead Jesus specifically said to address …
Introduction Prayer Issues Not Taught notes. My prayer life is probably different when compared to the prayer life of most people. It’s not because I just want to be different. It’s because of self-study of the Scriptures, and the pastor/teacher occupational necessity I had to Scripturally teach people about prayer. There was also application of …