Scripture Prayers
"But as for me, by Your abundant lovingkindness I will enter Your house, at Your holy temple I will bow in reverence for You" Psalm 5:7...
Filled with the Holy Spirit
"All of them were filled with the Holy Spirit" (Acts 2:4). The most important truth about the Day of Pentecost was that the disciples...
Death and Life
We read last week in Acts 2 about Pentecost, the day Christ-followers received the gift of the Holy Spirit, symbolized by tongues of...
The Day of Pentecost: Tongues Like Fire
Forty-nine days had passed since Passover. Men from every nation under heaven had come to Jerusalem to celebrate this Feast of Weeks....
The Christian Life - A Process of Growth
In the life of a Christ follower all is not accomplished at once. Christian character becomes ours through the process of growth — first...
The Ultimate Test of Christianity
We began our last post with an important question. What takes place when the Spirit of God comes to live in us? The expression “Spirit of...
Are You Living Out of Your Flesh or Out of Your Spirit?
In Romans 8:9, we find the following: “You, however, are controlled not by the sinful nature but by the spirit if the Spirit of God lives...
New Life
It has long been recognized that in order to live a life that is rich in spirit, we must become aware of the world that exists within...
Summer Study: Blessings of the Holy Spirit
As Spring has turned to Summer, it has me thinking of the changes that come in each season and how life imitates those patterns. Seasons...
God's Permissive Will
In the very first chapter of the Bible, we see that God’s perfect will was that man would never know evil, or the sin, sorrow, sickness,...