Sermons on Motivation

2 Corinthians 5:1-21 – Our Ambition to Please God – 0314AB

Rev. Cyril A. Stevens – Sermon 0314AB recorded on March 11, 1981 teaching from 2 Corinthians 5:1-21 – Our Ambition to Please God. Pastor Cyril A. Stevens centers on the paramount importance of striving to be pleasing to God in all aspects of a believer’s life. Stevens outlines seven conditions for pleasing God, including being born again, separating…

Romans 12:3-9 – Gifts of the Spirit #8 – Mercy – 0112A

Rev. Cyril A. Stevens – Sermon 0112A recorded on November 25, 1979 teaching from Romans 12:3-9 – Gifts of the Spirit #8 – Mercy. Pastor Cyril A. Stevens explores the spiritual gift of mercy, identifying it as the final and most sensitive of the seven basic motivations required for a healthy, balanced church leadership. Those possessing this gift…

Romans 12:3-9 – Gifts of the Spirit #5 – 0100A

Rev. Cyril A. Stevens – Sermon 0100A recorded on October 14, 1979 teaching from Romans 12:3-9 – Gifts of the Spirit #5. Pastor Cyril A. Stevens provides a practical framework for identifying the spiritual motivations of prophecy and serving based on the teachings of Romans 12. He characterizes the gift of prophecy not as mere foretelling, but as a verbal compulsion to speak divine truth,…

Romans 12:3-9 – Gifts of the Spirit #1 – 0087AB

Rev. Cyril A. Stevens – Sermon 0087AB recorded on September 8, 1979 teaching from Romans 12:3-9 – Gifts of the Spirit #1. Pastor Cyril A. Stevens outlines a framework for understanding spiritual gifts as the essential blueprint for church health and personal fulfillment. He argues that ecclesiastical leadership should be determined by divine motivation rather than secular professional expertise,…