Sermons by Pastor Dwane Parsons
Acts Part 2: Holy Spirit FIRE
Ac 2:1-13 Holy Spirit Fire Falls “Have a prayer meeting in Jerusalem and wait there.” Jesus kept His word! Why Were There Tongues Of Fire When The Believers Received The Holy Spirit? Fire symbolizes God’s presence. When the right things are present – you get God’s fire. Fire Falls in the temple: Moses: Leviticus 9v24, Solomon: 2 Chronicles 7v1 YOU are the temple of the Holy Spirit! 1 Corinthians 6v19, Romans 8v9 Fire symbolizes God’s passion. Acts 4v31 “After…
Acts: Church On Fire Part 1: Acts 1v1-11
Have you ever wondered how the church began? What happened to Jesus after he rose from the dead? Why did He leave and send the Holy Spirit? Who is the Holy Spirit and why is He so important? Why does it matter to the church today? Jesus Taken Up Into Heaven – Acts 1v1-11 -Verses 1 &2. The Book of Acts was written by Luke as commissioned by a man named Theophilus to research and report on the life of…
Finding God In Endings
Ecclesiastics 7v8 Endings are inevitable. They multiply, the longer you live. How does our culture handle endings? We are conditioned often to see endings as a sign of failure, rather than opportunities for something new. We hate endings – we want to avoid them at all cost. -Endings are scary. -Endings remind of us of other times we have experienced loss or change in the past. -Endings make us we lose the illusion of absolute control we pretend to have.…
Fear Not
Christmas Eve Service. Fear Not the Lord is here Fear Not of salvation Fear Not of humanly impossible https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ykF_nZy5qFQ&t=2s
Advent 4: Love
Advent 4: Love The Loneliest Place On Earth Where is the loneliest place on earth at Christmas? The loveliest place in the Christmas story has to be the humble stable where Jesus was born. What makes it the loveliest place on earth is who lives there. (Luke 2v8-12) Now, step outside the little stable and look 6 miles north, into the heart of the city of Jerusalem. In the middle of the city is a beautiful palace. But what makes…
Advent 1: HOPE
In Our World, Hope Is A Big Deal! “Everything that is done in the world is done by hope.” -Martin Luther Hope Is A Big Deal In The Kingdom Of Heaven! Hope is bigger than hoping for Heaven when you die, and that is no small hope! Jesus offers us hope—a promise of the coming light to conquer the darkness. (Mark 13) We are to live with a sense of expectancy and readiness, knowing that Heaven’s Gift will be…
The Fruit Of Love: Part 2
Gal 5v22,23 “But the fruit of the Spirit is love, joy, peace, longsuffering, gentleness, goodness, faith, meekness, temperance: against such there is no law.” (KJV) The Fruit Of The Spirit 1. Fruit of the Spirit are Spiritual – not developed out of human effort but in obedience to Holy Spirit. 2. The Fruit are also for every believer to enjoy – that are not the same as gifts and offices. We should walk in all the fruit but may not…
The Fruit of Love: Part 1
The Fruit Of Love Part 1 Gal 5 v22,23 But the fruit of the Spirit is love, joy, peace, longsuffering, gentleness, goodness, faith, meekness, temperance: against such there is no law. (KJV) The Fruit of The Spirit. John 15 v1,2,5,8; Galatians 5 v22-23 The Truth About Fruit Fruit of the SPIRIT – NOT called the fruit of “trying really hard to be good people.” The FRUIT of the Spirit are not the GIFTS AND OFFICES of the Holy Spirit. Believers…
Hostile Part 6: Ready To Stand
The Story of Dudley Ting “Let us all stand up for Jesus.” “Stand up, stand up for Jesus! Stand in His strength alone, The arm of flesh will fail you, ye dare not trust your own; Put on the gospel armor, and watching unto prayer, Where calls the voice of duty, be never wanting there.” 2 Timothy: Paul’s Last Letter To Timid Timothy “God did not give us a spirit of timidity, but a spirit of power, of love and…
Hostile Part 5: Kingdom Builders
Thriving In A Hostile World Joseph encountered tests many of us can identify with: betrayal, sexual temptation, the waiting game and the lure of power. It showed how God’s gift of character and courage can help us to thrive, be a blessing and live with excellence. Daniel and his friends showed us that while God may not always deliver us from the threat of hostility, he may deliver us and bring us through it. Esther showed us that even if…