Sermons on Spiritual Growth (Page 20)
Conscience 1 Peter 3:15-16
•Two of the biggest names of the 20th century recommend the conscience as a guide . 1 Peter 3:15-16 15 but [a]sanctify Christ as Lord in your hearts, always being ready to make a [b]defense to everyone who asks you to give an account for the hope that is in you, yet with gentleness and [c]reverence; 16 [d]and keep a good conscience so that in the thing in which you are slandered, those who revile your good behavior in Christ will be put to shame.
Generousity-Staring into the heart of God -3 Eph 3:20-21
The Power •He is ALL powerful •He is EVER present •He is TOTALLY aware Ephesians 3:20-21 (NASB) 20 Now to Him who is able to do far more abundantly beyond all that we ask or think, according to the power that works within us, 21 to Him bethe glory in the church and in Christ Jesus to all generations [a]forever and ever. Amen.
Generousity-Staring into the heart of God 2-1Chron 29:10-19
1 Chronicles 29:10-19 (NASB) David’s Prayer 10 So David blessed the Lord in the sight of all the assembly; and David said, “Blessed are You, O Lord God of Israel our father, forever and ever.11 Yours, O Lord, is the greatness and the power and the glory and the victory and the majesty, indeed everything that is in the heavens and the earth; Yours is the dominion, O Lord, and You exalt Yourself as head over all. 12 Both riches and honor come from You, and You rule over all, and in Your…
Your Body Is A Temple 1 Cor 6:19
1 Corinthians 6:19-20 (NASB) 19 Or do you not know that your body is a [a]temple of the Holy Spirit who is in you, whom you have from [b]God, and that you are not your own?20 For you have been bought with a price: therefore glorify God in your body.
Generousity – Staring in the Heart of God-Acts 17:25-28
God’s generousity is not about you, Acts 17:25-28 (NASB) 25 nor is He served by human hands, as though He needed anything, since He Himself gives to all people life and breath and all things; 26 and He made from one man every nation of mankind to live on all the face of the earth, having determined their appointed times and the boundaries of their habitation, 27 that they would seek God, if perhaps they might grope for Him and find Him, though He is not far from each one of us;28 for in Him we live…
What To Say To God 3-Matt 6:6
Our ‘Prayer Closet’ is our Spiritual Oasis •In it is where we find fellowship alone with the Lord •There our thirst for God is satisfied—We find the strength to walk the street’s in this world—in the Light! •The spiritual wasteland still surrounds us Matthew 6:6 (NASB) 6 But you, when you pray, go into your inner room, close your door and pray to your Father who is in secret, and your Father who sees what is done in secret will reward you.
What To Say To God, Too-Matt 7:11
Prayer is best talked about in prayer Matthew 7:11 (NASB) 11 If you then, being evil, know how to give good gifts to your children, how much more will your Father who is in heaven give what is good to those who ask Him!
What To Say To God-Matt 6:9
Q—What kind of communication process does God want? • A—It is conversation between the mortal and the Divine. Matthew 6:9 9 “Pray, then, in this way: ‘Our Father who is in heaven,Hallowed be Your name.10 ‘Your kingdom come.Your will be done,On earth as it is in heaven.11 ‘Give us this day [e]our daily bread.12 ‘And forgive us our debts, as we also have forgiven our debtors.13 ‘And do not lead us into temptation, but deliver us from [f]evil. [g][For Yours is the kingdom and the power and the glory forever.…
Harmony-Psalm 32-8
Can we maintain Harmony in the Midst of Conflict and Change? Psalm 32-8 (NASB) 8 I will instruct you and teach you in the way you should go; I will counsel you with my loving eye on you.
Suffering Persecution-Phil 3:8-11
Affecting can creep up on us in so many different ways, in New Zealand it seems very subtle, in other parts of the world it can be very much “in your face”. Philippians 3:8-11 (NIV) 8 What is more, I consider everything a loss because of the surpassing worth of knowing Christ Jesus my Lord, for whose sake I have lost all things. I consider them garbage, that I may gain Christ 9 and be found in him, not having a righteousness of my…