Eagle's Landing Sermons

Characteristics of a Spirit-filled Church 1. They were obsessed with the presence of God. “And they devoted themselves to the apostles’ teaching and the fellowship, to the breaking of bread and the prayers.” — Acts 2:42 Are you obsessed with the presence of God? 2. They were filled with the power of God. “And awe came upon every soul, and many wonders and signs were being done through the apostles...

“And they devoted themselves to the apostles’ teaching and the fellowship, to the breaking of bread and the prayers… — Acts 2:42 “…praising God and having favor with all the people. And the Lord added to their number day by day those who were being saved.” — Acts 2:47 Undeniable Characteristics of a Spirit-Filled Church: 1. They were intimate with God. They were intimate with God through the Word....

God sent the Holy Spirit to send us to proclaim the Gospel of King Jesus. 1. God has fulfilled his promises [Acts 2:14–21] A Spirit-filled church will be a Word-filled church. When God’s word is preached, it demands our attention. Being Spirit-filled results in the gospel being on the tip of your tongue. 2. God’s Son, Jesus, is the reigning King who offers salvation [Acts 2:22–36] 3. God’s Spirit...

The church is a movement of God. We can’t do God’s work apart from God’s Spirit. “When the day of Pentecost arrived, they were all together in one place.” — Acts 2:1 “And suddenly there came from heaven a sound like a mighty rushing wind, and it filled the entire house where they were sitting.” — Acts 2:2 “And divided tongues as of fire appeared to them and rested on each one of them.” — Acts 2:3...

The church is a movement of God. “In the first book, O Theophilus…” — Acts 1:1a “…I have dealt with all that Jesus began to do and teach, until the day when he was taken up, after he had given commands through the Holy Spirit to the apostles whom he had chosen.” — Acts 1:1-2 “He [Jesus] presented himself alive to them after his suffering by many proofs, appearing to them during forty days and spea...

“But when the Pharisees heard that he had silenced the Sadducees, they gathered together. And one of them, a lawyer, asked him a question to test him. ‘Teacher, which is the great commandment in the Law?’” — Matthew 22:34–36 “And he said to him, ‘You shall love the Lord your God with all your heart and with all your soul and with all your mind. This is the great and first commandment. And a second...

“And Jesus came and said to them, ‘All authority in heaven and on earth has been given to me. Go therefore and make disciples of all nations, baptizing them in the name of the Father and of the Son and of the Holy Spirit, teaching them to observe all that I have commanded you. And behold, I am with you always, to the end of the age.’” — Matthew 28:18-20 1. The purpose of man. “And Jesus came and s...