Sermons About Empowerment
Fulfillment
Fulfillment. What does it mean to be fulfilled? What does it mean to experience the abundant life, a life that is full and overflowing that is promised by Jesus? Do you ever feel empty and powerless? Do you dream of living a life of fulfillment, a life filled with passion and purpose? In the apostle John’s first letter, he told his hearers that they could know and rely on God to give them His Spirit and His love to empower their lives to fulfill His purpose for them — that they would be like Him. We can know and rely on God’s Spirit and love to empower us to fulfill His purpose.
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PNEUMA: The Empowering Work of the Holy Spirit
Pastor Brad concludes with Part 5 in the "Pneuma" series by explaining the ultimate empowering work of the Holy Spirit in our lives.
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The Church Aflame
Acts 2:1-13 In four short verses, Luke describes the miracle of the coming of the Holy Spirit on the Day of Pentecost. This text is remarkable not only for its detail but also for its significant shades of meaning for the reader. It is not by accident that the outpouring of the Holy Spirit occurred on the Day of Pentecost. While Judaism commemorated the giving of the Mosaic Law at Mount Sinai (and its subsequent renewals), the Christian Church celebrates the outpouring of the Holy Spirit and the birthday of the church. On another plane, we see Luke comparing the baptism of Jesus Christ and the Spirit’s ascending upon Him for an empowered ministry with this miracle. By making this comparison, Luke is identifying the mission of the church with that of Jesus Christ – one fully dependent upon the power and influence of the Holy Spirit. Luke alone connects John the Baptist’s prophecy of a baptism “with the Holy Spirit and with fire†with the miracle of Pentecost. Like Jesus Christ, the early church was empowered by the Holy Spirit in its mission to reach the world. Our text describes a people who were “ignited†by the Spirit of God for ministry. That same Spirit is present and available for every believer today that desires a Spirit “ignited†life and ministry.
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Prison Aftercare - Podcast #4
What is it like to experience daily-living with individuals who are coming out of prison-life? How does surrounding them with real community and friendship empower these guys to succeed in their future? Director of Empowerment, James Amos, interviews Larry Schutz and Saint Fults, two men leading the way to life-change through Mission St. Louis’ new prison after-care program: “In Transition.†Join us for our best podcast yet…
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