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Category Archives: Holy Spirit
Body-life: seeing the body of Christ in action (on a sheep farm)
Experiencing the Holy Spirit as a gathered people requires a group openness to the Holy Spirit. We need to surrender our plans, programs, agendas, and control and instead trust the living Jesus to actively lead us and direct us like … Continue reading
Spirit-led to focus on, follow, & glorify Jesus
We can’t be Spirit-ledIf we’re unwillingTo move ahead. Christians who don’t learn to be led by the Spirit are missing out on what it means to be a child of God. (See Romans 8:14.) If Christians won’t learn to be … Continue reading
Why don’t American Presidents carry guns?
Can you think of a US President who carried a gun? Most (if not all) have found it completely unnecessary. Why? Presidents are protected by the best security system and body guards that money can buy — the Secret Service. … Continue reading
Posted in Abraham Lincoln, American history, American values, Americans, Christianity, gun violence, Holy Spirit, John F. Kennedy, nonviolence, prayer, protection, right to bear arms, Uncategorized, United States, violence in society
Tagged America, American presidents, angels, body guard, presidential, presidents, secret service, security
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At the intersection of hope & despair
At the intersection of hope and despair, take the uphill road to hope, not the downhill road to despair. You’re alive; be delighted. Let God shine in and delight up the darkness in your heart. I’m not interested in apathy. I … Continue reading
Posted in Bible, comfort zone, compassion, drunk in the spirit, drunkenness, heart, heart care, Holy Spirit, inner Light, involve me and I learn, joy, joy unspeakable, light, new wine, spiritual drunkenness, thoughts, Uncategorized
Tagged apathy, Christianity, conscience, depression, encouragement, hope, mental health
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Bland faith?
Christianity that fails to produce fire in your soul probably is something less that the real deal. Some people are afraid of blind faith, but I find bland faith far more frightening. Bland faith is powerless. Living faith opens eyes, transforms lives, … Continue reading
A preacher’s tweak once a week isn’t enough
Christianity has to be more than a preacher’s little tweak once a week. All Christians (not just one per church) are called and ordained to preach the Gospel–to tell people the good news about Christ! The traditional church service typically doesn’t … Continue reading
One drink away
You’re one drink away from an incredible high–an inner spring gushing with phenomenal inebriation. Take the Jesus drink–John 4:14. That drink is served in the kingdom of God. Jesus stood up at a feast and shouted: “If anyone is thirsty, let … Continue reading
Posted in arrogance, build a wall, Caesar, free will, heavy drinking, Holy Spirit, humility, Jesus is Lord, kingdom, kingdom of heaven, kingdom values, leading of the Spirit, led by the Spirit, living water, new wine, new wineskins, no one pours new wine, O taste and see that the Lord is good, religion, rivers of living water, self-will, Son-shine, Spirit directed, Spirit-filled, Spirit-led, Spirit-prompted, the Kingdom of God is at hand, Thy will be done, Uncategorized, water
Tagged alcohol, Christianity, drinking, drinking culture, drinks, kingdom of God, one drink away
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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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Follow a burning book down the Fire Lane!
The Bible is the FIRE LANE that will lead you to the living Jesus and help ignite His fire in your heart & life! It’s a living, burning book. Spend some time in the FIRE LANE everyday see for yourself. If … Continue reading
Posted in Bible quotations, Bible quotes, Bible reading, grace, grace card, growing in grace, growth in grace, Holy Spirit, James 4:6, New Testament, Old Testament, Philippians 4:8, positive thinking, Quotations, Quotes, religious quotes, Uncategorized
Tagged Bible, burning book, Fire Lane, fire of God, Send the fire, spiritual fire, Word of God
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Sermons are not enough! We need more!
No sermon can ever compare to having your heart ablaze with the living Jesus! “Church shall have a sermon,” is not the 11th Commandment. In fact, it isn’t a commandment at all! Christianity isn’t about a man teaching a weekly religious … Continue reading
Posted in 1 Corinthians 14:26, church services, go into all the world and preach, Holy Spirit, how to conduct a church service, Jesus' name, organic church, priesthood of the believer, Spirit-led, teaching, two or three in My name, Uncategorized
Tagged church government, head of the church, homiletics, liturgy, preaching, recovery, sermons, support groups, worship
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