Rom.8:26,27 – Now in the same way the Spirit also helps our weakness; for we do not know what to pray for as we should, but the Spirit Himself intercedes for us with groanings too deep for words; and He who searches the hearts knows what the mind of the Spirit is, because He intercedes …
Recently I taught on ministering by the Spirit at our Fisherman’s Network that meets on Wednesday nights. The Lord intends for normal, everyday Christians to minister by the Spirit, not just the trained professionals. When I experienced a powerful touch from the Lord a number of years ago I learned a lot about ministering in …
Acts 7:55,56 – But he, being full of the Holy Spirit, looked intently into heaven and saw the glory of God, and Jesus standing at the right hand of God; and he said, “Behold, I see the heavens opened and the Son of Man standing at the right hand of God.” This story about Steven …
Acts 7:55,56 – But he, being full of the Holy Spirit, looked intently into heaven and saw the glory of God, and Jesus standing at the right hand of God; and he said, “Behold, I see the heavens opened and the Son of Man standing at the right hand of God.” This moment could be …
Acts 7:55,56 – But he, being full of the Holy Spirit, looked intently into heaven and saw the glory of God, and Jesus standing at the right hand of God; and he said, “Behold, I see the heavens opened and the Son of Man standing at the right hand of God.” To me this is …
Isa.54:2 – Enlarge the place of your tent;Stretch out the curtains of your dwellings, do not spare them;Lengthen your ropesAnd strengthen your pegs. All of us know we need to grow or expand our spiritual capacity. Dick Mills used to describe this as spiritual enlargement. The question is how do I enlarge myself spiritually. One …
Eph.5:18 – Amp. – And do not get drunk with wine, for that is debauchery; but ever be filled and stimulated with the [Holy] Spirit. We just finished our annual Mardi Gras Saturation services at Victory Fellowship with special guest Pastor Rick Shelton. This was one of the most rewarding weeks for me spiritually in …
Eph.5:18,19 – And do not get drunk with wine, for that is dissipation, but be filled with the Spirit, speaking to one another in psalms and hymns and spiritual songs, singing and making melody with your heart to the Lord; Being drunk in the Spirit is not some new bizarre twist on Christianity forged in …
1Cor. 2:10 ¶ these things God has revealed to us through the Spirit. For the Spirit searches everything, even the depths of God. We were created to know God and to glorify God by the pleasure and life He brings to us. We are blind to Him and His love (actually thinking we can see) …
Gal. 5:25 ESV ¶ If we live by the Spirit, let us also keep in step with the Spirit. I love the way this verse reads in the ESV translation of the New Testament. This verse describes living in the power of the Spirit to a step by step endeavor. It’s not being filled somewhere …
