Mercy Hill Church of San Jose Sermons
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Total Sermons: 80
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The Spirit Enables Worship
Paul says that saved people worship by the Spirit. Why "by the Spirit"? Because true worship can only happen by the work of the Spirit. So what is this work, and what can we do to experience this wonderful work?
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The Spirit Gifts Us
In this message we talk about why we believe God still works through supernatural spiritual gifts, what these gifts are, and how we can pursue them thoughtfully and biblically.
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The Spirit Empowers our Witness
Many of us to avoid talking about the baptism of the Spirit because it's controversial. But Jesus said it was the baptism of the Spirit that gives us power to advance Jesus' mission. So it's crucial that we understand the baptism of the Spirit, and pursue it, and experience it.
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The Spirit Quenches our Heart-Thirsts
We've all got heart-thirsts -- emptiness, longings, cravings, insecurities. And Jesus promises to completely satisfy all our heart thirsts when we come to Him and drink -- by giving us the Holy Spirit. In this sermon we talk about how this works, and how we can live in this experience of having our heart-thirsts quenched by Jesus.
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The Spirit Brings New Birth
Salvation involves a supernatural change of heart which God brings about in us by the power of the Spirit. In this message we talk about what this change involves, how the Holy Spirit brings about, and what this means for us.
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Micah’s Prophecy of Jesus
In 700 BC God Micah, one of God's prophets, prophesied that in the future God would cause Israel's Messiah to be born in a little out-of-the-way town called Bethlehem. And 700 years later that's exactly what happened. Jesus was born in Messiah. This is one of many reasons why we should trust Jesus as our Messiah.
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A Picture of Christ-Centered, Missional Community
Sometimes we think we can skip over closing paragraphs like this one. But in this paragraph we see nine crucial traits of early church community. Listen closely to them, and then work on living them even more.
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Wise, Gracious Evangelism
In this passage Paul calls us to tell people about Jesus with wisdom and grace. In this message Pastor Steve gives an overview of the gospel, and encourages us to share this good news with our friends.
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Prayer, Especially for Evangelism
One reason the early church saw so much of Jesus’ power, was because they were devoted praying for Jesus to exercise His power. Here Paul calls these early believers to continue steadfastly in prayer, especially for God to give opportunities and skill in evangelism.
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