The Holy Spirit is a Spirit of Generosity

The Holy Spirit is a Spirit of Generosity Look at the problem of Ananias and Sapphira. 1. Clung to their possessions 2. Agreed to lie about their giving 3. Pretended to be someone they were not 4. Thought they could get by with appearing to be generous 5. Felt more concerned with their image than with their relationship to God. …

How The Holy Spirit Led People.

How The Holy Spirit Led People. John 4:1-42 We don’t even know her name. Other Jews would not even speak with her, yet because Jesus was a “people connector,” He connected with her. Through His personal connection, God reached an entire city. Through this passage a Spirit Filled and Spirit Led person can learn eight principles from Jesus who connected …

The Stuff Good Relationships Are Made Of

Effective Home Fellowship Group leaders grow their relational skills in the following manner: 1. Understand People – Have a good head and good common sense. Know how to appeal to people in order to accomplish your goal. 2. Love People – Have a good heart. Assume the role of a servant. Be secure in God, in the church and in …

The Aspects Of The Blessing

The Aspects of the Blessing Prov. 10:22 Intro: The word for “blessing” pictured God’s original plan for mankind. 1. We were created for “blessing” – not for a “curse” Gen. 1: 27-28 Gen. 12: 3 2. The blessing was a time to pull together a group to unite them Gen. 14: 19-20 – Abram is blessed Deut. 33: 1-5 – …

The Basic Elements Of The Blessing

The Basic Elements of the Blessing The five key elements blended together can cause personal acceptance and total prosperity in one’s life. 1. Meaningful Touch – (Genesis 27:26) – meaningful touch has many beneficial effects. The act of touch is a key to communicating warmth, personal acceptance, affirmation – even physical health. 2. A Spoken Message – a blessing becomes …

The Heavenly Wedding Reception

You can be a part of this… …The Heavenly Wedding Reception! 1. The Bride of Christ, the church, will gather in the heavens with ten thousand times ten thousand of us. 2. God will wipe away every tear 3. We’ll have supernatural, incorruptible bodies 4. We will stand before God’s throne with those who went before us. 5. The saints …

When is the Rapture?

End time Teaching When is the Rapture, and when will it happen? Intro: 2 Peter 3:3 I Thes. 4: 16-18 I. 1. In I Thes. 4: 16-18 Paul teaches us that when there is no hope for the future, there is no power for the present. 2. Paul encourages the believer with the following four things: i. I Thes. 4: …

What Do Potential Leaders Need?

Your purpose as a Team Member in the Kingdom of God: What Do Potential Leaders need? (Numbers 11: 16-30) Often pastors in traditional churches ask, “Is it really my job to equip people to serve and lead? Am I not merely to be a shepherd and teach people on Sunday?” This question demonstrates how our culture has blinded us to …

God’s Perfect Knowledge of Man

Psalm 139 1. The Revelation Gifts of God are seen in this Psalm – God is omniscient – God knows it all – God is omnipotent – God has all the power, all the time – God is omnipresent – God is everywhere present II. In this Psalm, David explores the depths of – God’s omniscience – God’s omnipotence – …

The Judgment Seat of Christ

The Judgment Seat of Christ 2 Cor. 5: 9-10 In Heaven, believers will be rewarded in the following three ways: 1. Motive 2. Quality 3. Quantity A feast where rewards will be awarded: Inheritance 1. Based on Jesus’ merits 2. Given freely by God’s Grace 3. The condition: being a son or daughter 4. Salvation based on birthright 5. We …