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Jesus brings the promise of new wine, but our old lives won't be able to accommodate it; new wine and old wineskins just don't mix - new wine needs new wineskins. The great news is that God is in the business of renewal; He makes all things new. So if we're willing, if we change our taste from old wine to new wine, if we thirst for more of the Holy Spirit, then God promises to make us into new wineskins. His promise is total transformation.
In this Pentecost Sunday sermon Jill Gower unpacks Bible promises about the Holy Spirit and shows how these were fulfilled at Pentecost. Learn about the person and work of the Holy Spirit and how He impacts our lives today.
Far from being vague and unfathomable, the will of God is something that you can grasp hold of and walk in; in fact, this is essential if you are to find true fulfilment in life. This sermon brings insight into the biblical teaching on the will of God and shares six significant scriptural keys that will not only help you discover the life you were made for but also live in God's will on a day-by-day basis.
As we conclude our exploration of the fruit of the Spirit, we look at the final two aspects of true Christian character described in Galatians 5: gentleness and self-control. Learn how to demonstrate humility, grace and restrained might; discover how to show moderation, constraint and also say "no" to the things that seek to enslave us.
This message continues our look at the fruit of the Holy Spirit as we explore kindness, goodness and faithfulness. As the Holy Spirit works in our lives, we change from the inside out. Learn how to demonstrate the kindness of God to those around you in word and action, how to let God's goodness flow out of you to minister to the needs of others and how to be steadfast in fulfilling what you have been entrusted with.
The peace of God calms our concerns even in the midst of severe trial. This sermon shows how to nurture and protect the fruit of peace when our peace is under attack. It also looks at the next trait of the Spirit in our series: patience. Learn how to remain steadfast and keep a godly perspective in a world filled with pressures and irritations.
Love and joy are the first two characteristics of Jesus listed in Galatians 5; Jesus also states in John 15 that we are to love and be full of His joy. This message explores these two key attributes, how to appropriate them and how to use them to impact a world in need.
We live in a culture obsessed with outward appearance but God is more interested in what's under our skin. As Christians we should be growing in the fruit of the Spirit, the 9 traits that reflect the character of Jesus. Cultivating the fruit of the Spirit is essential to us becoming more and more like Jesus - becoming who we were meant to be and showing the world Jesus.
The Pentecostal understanding of the baptism of the Spirit is that there is a definite experience of the Holy Spirit to be sought and enjoyed subsequent to conversion that is different from the indwelling of the Holy Spirit which happens at the point of salvation. This means it is possible to be a Christian and not be baptised in the Holy Spirit; in fact, the baptism of the Holy Spirit is sadly a missing element from the lives of many Christians. This Pentecost Sunday sermon will inspire you to live in the fullness of what God says is possible by being a person who is continually filled with the the Holy Spirit.
Oftentimes we view the Holy Spirit’s work in our lives exclusively through experiences of strength and victory, forgetting the amazing promises that are available to us in times of weakness or apparent defeat. But because of this it means we can fail to access the Holy’s Spirit’s resources in times of pain and trouble, or that we don’t recognise His presence with us in the valleys of life. This message reminds us that the Holy Spirit is not only related to signs, wonders and miracles but also to enabling believers to effectively navigate suffering and difficulties.
This sermon - delivered by Malcolm Reeve, a member of the One Church leadership team – is based on Ezekiel 47, Ezekiel’s vision of a river of life flowing out of the temple. The message is a call to be a church that transforms what is dead into life - to be a church that is a river of life in our city, an outlet of transformation to all who we encounter.
The Day of Pentecost changed everything! Acts 2 records the moment when suddenly those fearful disciples hiding in that upper room in Jerusalem were transformed into unstoppable and anointed mouthpieces for God. Some unusual things took place that first Pentecost: a mighty sound from heaven, the appearance of what seemed like tongues of fire and the ability to speak in unlearned foreign languages. This Pentecost Sunday sermon explores the meaning of these occurrences by unpacking the Old Testament background. You will be reminded that the Spirit breathes life into us, empowers each of us and gives us a language to speak out God's truth to others.
The gift of tongues is an entrance point into our supernatural inheritance. When you pray in tongues your spirit is praying the hidden wisdom of God into your situation. Unpacking the teaching of 1 Corinthians 14, this sermon draws on the distinction between the private prayer language of tongues and the public ministry of tongues. Your eyes will be opened afresh to the purpose and power of tongues and its importance for building yourself up in the faith.
The gift of prophecy is often restricted or overlooked and yet the Bible tells us to eagerly desire the gifts of the Spirit, especially prophecy. Listen to this fresh teaching: what prophecy is, how to weigh it and how to nurture it. We can be a people moving so powerfully in the prophetic that we can communicate God's foresight and insight to others around us.
If you’re a believer you’re also a minister - and the Holy Spirit wants to enable, empower, energise and equip you to perform your ministry. This sermon lays down foundational teaching about the gifts of the Spirit. The Holy Spirit is not an optional extra; we are a dead church without the life and anointing of the Holy Spirit flowing through us. The Holy Spirit enhances our natural talents and gifts us special abilities that are to be used to minister to the needs of people - to build up the church and to reach our world. The gifts of the Spirit are our toolbox for ministry - everything we need to get the job done!
Far too many Christians are living powerless lives. But there is an experience subsequent to salvation, the Baptism of the Holy Spirit, that God desires for you to receive and enjoy. God doesn’t want to give you just enough anointing so you can experience only personal breakthrough; He wants you to be so full of the Holy Spirit that His presence and power is overflowing out of you so that you can effect atmospheric change wherever you go. This sermon speaks about the indispensability of the Holy Spirit and kicks off our new series, ‘The Saturation Point’.
Some churches claim to be more Word-centred and others more Spirit-centred but the choice between study of the Word and pursuit of the Spirit is simply a false dilemma. The only option is “both/and”, not “either/or”. Ultimately theology cannot be avoided; it’s never a question of theology or no theology but good theology or bad theology. This message is a call to be Spirit-filled theologians – a Pentecostal people anchored in the Word and immersed in the life of the Spirit.
The apostle Peter walked in such a zone of glory that even his shadow became a powerful instrument of healing. Every Spirit-filled Christian has the potential to cast a far-reaching spiritual shadow too.
On this his first official Sunday as Senior Leader, Pastor Dominic exhorts us to be so filled with God that His presence overflows from us and we cast a healing shadow over every person and environment that we come into contact with.
