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Tag Archives: gifts of the Spirit
Go beyond religious explanations & begin to enjoy Jesus!
Christ can be explained to the mind, but to daily experience Him requires a surrendered and obedient heart. A closed heart has little perception of God’s glorious light. It is a deception to believe that you can’t be deceived. Scholasticism … Continue reading
Internal Christianity spontaneously flows . . .
There’s nothing like internal Christianity that spontaneously flows from the heart with rivers of love, joy, and peace! “The Spirit bears witness with our spirit.” God’s Spirit speaks intuitively within us. Listen! Directional confusion: Jesus said that the Holy Spirit … Continue reading
Celebrate the Holy Spirit’s gifts, not the preacher
Perhaps gifts of the Spirit aren’t seen much in church because they’re considered a threat to the pastor’s control. Instead of saying, “Listen to and focus on me,” perhaps ministers should be saying, “Listen to and focus on Jesus.” Revival … Continue reading
Actively hearing God’s voice — His comments inside you
Sometimes a comment will flash out of nowhere into your mind’s sky and the words will flame in your heart. That’s God’s voice! Sermon hearing trains Christians to be passive. Now some preachers are telling people that grace means it’s … Continue reading
A meeting of Jesus’ people should be like a mighty waterfall
The “gifts of the Spirit” are really “flows” of the Spirt–not handed to you externally, but flowing from within you. (John 7:38) You can’t grow strong in Christ if you have given a no-go to the Spirit’s inner flow. Jesus said; … Continue reading
Posted in church programming, church services, God's flow, Holy Spirit, Holy Spirit flow, inner flow, sermons, Spirit's flow, spiritual flow, spiritual formation, spiritual growth, spiritual innovation, spiritual intoxication, spiritual movement, Uncategorized
Tagged church, Colorado river, flowing in the Spirit, gifts of the Spirit, in the flesh, in the Spirit, John 7:38, rivers of living water, whitewater rafting trips
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Thoughts about talking in tongues
Speaking in tongues releases the living flow of the Holy Spirit surging through your heart and out of your lips There’s nothing like it! The mind tends to limit God, but speaking in tongues lets Him freely flow from deep … Continue reading
Posted in Acts 2, another Pentecost, Catholic charismatic movement, charismatic, charismatic movement, miracles, Pentecost, Pentecostal, pentecostal experience, Pentecostalism, pentecostals, Pentecostialism, personal pentecost, spiritual gifts, Uncategorized, We need another Pentecost, You shall receive power
Tagged baptism in the Holy Spirit, Christianity, gifts of the Spirit, glossolalia, speaking in tongues, tongue talking, tongues
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Jesus ain’t a program; He is Lord!
Christians usually meet to be passively instructed. Perhaps we could also meet to exercise our faith & spiritual gifts, with one another. Where there is no caring interaction there is no sense of community. (A church in Smyrna experienced life-changing … Continue reading
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Tagged 5-fold ministries, All Saints, All Saints movie, apest, Christianity, church, ekklesia, gifts of the Spirit, organic church
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