In Part One, we covered the Person of the Holy Spirit, the promise of the Baptism in the Holy Spirit, the Purpose of the Baptism, and how tongues was the initial sign of the infilling with the Holy Spirit. In this segment, we’ll cover What tongues are Different kinds of tongues Why every believer should […]
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Why I wrote this article, and why you should read it Many years ago I had a Christian friend that I was discussing the Holy Spirit with. She said, “I’m all for having more of the Holy Spirit, I just don’t know about that tongues business”. My purpose in writing this article is to provide
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Proverbs The book of Proverbs has much to say about the importance of words and the power of the tongue. They have a common theme: the words you speak will bring either blessing or cursing to your life or others’. Proverbs 10:19-20 19 In the multitude of words sin is not lacking, But he who
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Romans 10:17 17 So then faith comes by hearing, and hearing by the word of God. Notice how it does not say, “Faith comes by hearing the Word of God”. Yet that is how most Christians interpret it. It is a two step process, not a one step. Faith comes by hearing, but the capacity
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Introduction Over the years, people have accumulated all kinds of ideas about what Paul’s thorn in the flesh was, and what was its purpose. The traditional interpretation is that God gave Paul some sort of sickness, possibly an eye disease, to keep him humble. Paul prayed three times to ask that it be taken away
Hearing from God Romans 8:14 For as many as are led by the Spirit of God, these are sons of God. God leads His sons. The Greek is huios – meaning mature sons. For as many as are led by the Spirit of God, these are the mature sons of God. We are sons of
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Under Law 1 John 1:8-9 8 If we say that we have no sin, we deceive ourselves, and the truth is not in us.9 If we confess our sins, He is faithful and just to forgive us our sins and to cleanse us from all unrighteousness. 1 John 2:1-2 1 My little children, these things
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There is plenty of adversity to go around in the world today. Adversity means a state or instance of serious or continued difficulty or misfortune. You can also relate it to the word adversary, which is someone opposed or against us. In fact, the Hebrew word for adversary is satan. John 10:10 The thief does
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Note: this is a piece I wrote for our church newsletter when I was pastoring waaaay back in 1994. At the time, my boys were 12, 9, 6, 3, and 2. I realize there is a difference in opinion on what to do with the secularization of Christmas and Santa Claus. But here is how
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Some of the key points from Part One The Conscience My definition of conscience is the mental and spiritual faculty of man which bears witness within him as to what is right and wrong. We experience the effects of our conscience when we try to go against its dictates; then it warns us by producing
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