“There is so much more I want to tell you, but you can’t bear it now. When the Spirit of truth comes, he will guide you into all truth. He will not speak on his own but will tell you what he has heard. He will tell you about the future. John 16:12–13 During the […]
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How Are We Filled with the Spirit? Part Two
Therefore I, the prisoner of the Lord, urge you to walk in a manner worthy of the calling with which you have been called. Ephesians 4:1 NASB The Spirit’s filling is like walking. When we are little children, every tiny step is a conscious effort and a magnificent achievement. Soon, we learn to link two […]
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So then, be careful how you walk, not as unwise people, but as wise. . . Therefore, do not be foolish, but understand what the will of the Lord is. And do not get drunk with wine, in which there is debauchery, but be filled with the Spirit. Ephesians 5:15, 17–18 NASB Even though every […]
Read MoreFuel That Never Runs Out
Therefore, as you have received Christ Jesus the Lord, so walk in Him. Colossians 2:6 NASB To enter the Christian life, a person must begin at the right place: conversion. That means we must be rightly related to the Lord Jesus Christ by coming to Christ in faith, accepting His sacrifice on the cross as […]
Read MoreWhen the Spirit Takes Control
But the fruit of the Spirit is love, joy, peace, patience, kindness, goodness, faithfulness, gentleness, self-control; against such things there is no law. Galatians 5:22–23 NASB Good news! You don’t have to serve our old master, sin, any longer! By the Spirit’s filling, evidences of our new nature emerge. So what occurs? What, for example, […]
Read MoreMy Flesh . . . His Spirit
But I say, walk by the Spirit, and you will not carry out the desire of the flesh. For the desire of the flesh is against the Spirit, and the Spirit against the flesh; for these are in opposition to one another, in order to keep you from doing whatever you want. Galatians 5:16–17 NASB […]
Read MoreThe Spirit . . . My Sin
Do not let sin control the way you live; do not give in to sinful desires. Do not let any part of your body become an instrument of evil to serve sin. Instead, give yourselves completely to God, for you were dead, but now you have new life. So use your whole body as an […]
Read MoreA Probing Question
“Truly, truly I say to you, the one who believes in Me, the works that I do he will do also; and greater works than these will he do; because I am going to the Father.” John 14:12 NASB After relating the shocking, supernatural changes that resulted from the Spirit taking up residence inside the […]
Read MoreInvincible and Joyful
Then they brought the apostles before the high council, where the high priest confronted them. “We gave you strict orders never again to teach in this man’s name!” he said. “Instead, you have filled all Jerusalem with your teaching about him, and you want to make us responsible for his death!” But Peter and the […]
Read MoreFrom Trembling to Confident
“But you will receive power when the Holy Spirit comes upon you. And you will be my witnesses, telling people about me everywhere—in Jerusalem, throughout Judea, in Samaria, and to the ends of the earth.” Acts 1:8 The original disciples were a handful of unlikely misfits. But the remarkable fact is that they were the […]
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