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Andrew Murray

That your joy may be full

Andrew Murray"These things have I spoken unto you, that my joy might abide in you, and that your joy might be full. --JOHN 15:11 ABIDING fully in Christ is a life of exquisite and overflowing happiness. As Christ gets more complete possession of the soul, it enters into the joy of its Lord. His own joy, the joy ... Read More
Andrew Murray

The Lord The Perfecter

Andrew Murray"I will cry unto God most High; unto God that performeth all things for me" Psalm 57:2. "The Lord will perfect that which concerneth me" Psalm 138:8. "Being confident of this very thing, that He which hath begun a good work in you will perform it until the day of Jesus Christ" Philippians 1:6. "For ... Read More
Chuck Smith

10. The Supremacy Of Love

Chuck Smith"By this shall all men know that ye are my disciples, if ye have love one to another." John 13:35 Without love all the gifts and powers of the Holy Spirit are meaningless and worthless. "Though I speak with the tongues of men and of angels, and have not charity, I am become as sounding brass, or a t... Read More
Chuck Smith

11. Striking The Balance

Chuck Smith"Study to shew thyself approved unto God, a workman that needeth not to be ashamed, rightly dividing the word of truth." II Timothy 2:15 An important characteristic of Calvary Chapel Fellowships is our desire not to divide God's people over non-essential issues. This is not to say that we do not hav... Read More
Chuck Smith

Mark 12:1

Chuck SmithBring Forth Fruit I. Parable of the vineyard. A. Immediately in their minds they would associate this with Isaiah 5. "For the vineyard of the Lord of Hosts is the house of Israel." 1. The parable in Isaiah 5 is the vineyard that had been given every advantage and benefit, yet it failed to produce go... Read More
Chuck Smith

Receiving the Gift of the Spirit

Chuck SmithWhen the day of Pentecost (the feast-holiday of the Jews) had come, the disciples had been waiting in an upper room in Jerusalem. According to the command of Jesus, they had been waiting for the promise of the Father. This was the promise that in the last days God would pour out His Spirit upon all ... Read More
Chuck Smith

Third Person of the Trinity

Chuck SmithIt is the purpose of this series of studies to bring you into a close, intimate, personal relationship with the Holy Spirit. Our study last Thursday night dealt with the person of the Holy Spirit showing that, from the Scriptures, He has all the characteristics of personality and He is referred to w... Read More
Erlo Stegen

Abiding in Him

Erlo StegenRev 12:1-6 There was a great sign in heaven, a woman "clothed with the sun, and the moon under her feet, and upon her head a crown of twelve stars". There are two main commentaries on this passage, (1) that the woman refers to Israel, the man Child to Jesus and the twelve stars refer to the twelve t... Read More
Erlo Stegen

Faith, baptism and abiding

Erlo StegenMark 16: 15 & 16 "And he said unto them, Go ye into all the world, and preach the gospel to every creature. He that believeth and is baptized shall be saved; but he that believeth not shall be damned." Jesus' command to his disciples, just before He was to ascend to heaven, was to go into the whole ... Read More
Erlo Stegen

Recompense and Rewards

Erlo StegenSummary of sermon by Erlo Stegen, 01 Jan 2014 Rev 22 12 And, behold, I come quickly; and my reward is with me, to give every man according as his work shall be. 13 I am Alpha and Omega, the beginning and the end, the first and the last. 14 Blessed are they that do his commandments, that they may hav... Read More

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