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Category Archives: Spirit’s flow
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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Living water is a dynamo flow, not a bottling plant
Bottled water is nice; but it is very limited and controlled. It’s good to give bottled water to thirsty people, but if done continually, people become dependent on the bottling plant, rather than on the true, living Source of the water. The … Continue reading
Posted in flow of the Spirit, flowing in the Spirit, flowing of the Holy Spirit, gifts of the Spirit, go with the flow, God's flow, Holy Spirit, Holy Spirit promptings, inner flow, rivers of living water, Spirit's flow, spiritual flow, spiritual formation, spiritual gifts, Uncategorized
Tagged Body of Christ, bottled water, Christianity, church, innermost being, Jesus, living water, quote
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Row v. Flow (Religion or Holy Spirit)
Row v. Flow Should we dutifully row to a droning drumbeat in the galley ship of religion? Or freely flow in rushing rivers of living water released by the Holy Spirit? Put Jesus in the driver’s seat. Learn to go … Continue reading
Posted in Christian spirituality, different drummer, flow of the Spirit, flowing in the Spirit, flowing of the Holy Spirit, go with the flow, God's flow, Holy Spirit flow, Holy Spirit promptings, Holy Spirit take over, how to flow in the spirit, inner flow, listening, listening prayer, listening to God, Spirit's flow, spiritual adventure, spiritual atmosphere, spiritual awakening, spiritual church, spiritual disciplines, spiritual flow, spiritual flows, spiritual formation, spiritual healing, spiritual hunger, spiritual innovation, spiritual listening, spiritual maturity, spiritual movement, spiritual passion, spiritual transformation, spirituality, Uncategorized
Tagged church, flow, galley ship, galley slave, Holy Spirit, religion, rivers of living water, row v. wade
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Where’d Da Glory Go? (Ephesians 3:20-21)
Paul of Tarsus wrote: “To Him (God) be glory in the church and in Christ Jesus throughout all generations.” (Ephesians 3:21) According to these words from the New Testament, there is supposed to be glory in the church in the … Continue reading
Posted in a better life, Apostle Paul, contemporary church, contemporary churches, contemporary worship, New Testament, New Testament church, New Testament quote, Spirit's flow, spiritual adventure, spiritual awakening, spiritual battle, spiritual church, spiritual connections, spiritual exercises, spiritual experience, spiritual flow, spiritual growth, spiritual healing, spiritual life, spiritual listening, spiritual maturity, spiritual presence, spiritual reality, spiritual voices, spiritual warfare, spirituality
Tagged Bible, Christianity, church, Ephesians, glory of God, Paul of Tarsus, quotes, spiritual formation
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Programmed by God’s Prompting Presence
Perhaps instead of presenting a pre-planned program, we could let a church meeting be programmed by God’s presence prompting people to participate. That would help us learn to let Jesus live on our lips and in our lives. All the … Continue reading
Holy Ghost (the movie) — Live it out in church meetings!
“Can the Holy Spirit direct a movie? In this fast-paced documentary, Darren Wilson sets out to make a movie that is completely led by the Holy Spirit. No plan, no script, no safety net–just go wherever he feels the Spirit … Continue reading
Posted in christian movies, church, led by the Spirit, movie, movie review, organic church, participatory church, religious movies, simple church, Spirit directed, Spirit's flow, Spirit-led, Spirit-led church, Spirit-prompted, spiritual adventure, spiritual fire, spirituality, Wanderlust, world primer
Tagged Christianity, Darren Wilson, documentary, evangelism, Holy Ghost, Holy Spirit, movies, Nashville
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Leaf Blower Church
Leaf Blower Church Here’s my view of a church meeting: We are all leaves who want to line up in nice, neat rows, And appoint a Pastor Leaf to preach to us. However, God wants to blow on each of … Continue reading
Posted in 1 Corinthians 14:26, open church, open forum, open mic, open mike, open sharing, participants, participation, participation in church, participatory church, participatory culture, participatory sermons, preacher, preaching, prompted by the Spirit, prompting of the Spirit, sharing, sharing Christ, simple church, Spirit's flow, Spirit-filled, Spirit-led, Spirit-led church, Spirit-led interaction, Spirit-prompted, Uncategorized
Tagged Blow mighty breath of God, Christianity, church, leaf blower
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When Church Is Gone With The Wind!
The Holy Spirit is like the wind. When believers gather we can build walls to block the wind of the Spirit from blowing away our “order of worship” or we can raise sails and and let the wind of the … Continue reading
Posted in body life, body of Christ, David Walters, led by the Spirit, Sid Roth's It's Supernatural, Spirit surfing, Spirit's flow, Spirit-filled, Spirit-led, Spirit-led church, Spirit-prompted, spiritual streaming, The Spirit blows where it will, wind, wind of the Spirit
Tagged Christianity, church, Gone With The Wind, Holy Spirit, quotes, Sid Roth, spirituality
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Pentecost — A Holy Spirit Takeover Of A Church Service!
Pentecost — let’s not just talk about, let’s experience it! We need Pentecost to be more than a distant, religious memory. We desperately need it to be a present, ongoing reality in our individual lives and in our churches! Pentecost … Continue reading
Posted in Christian church, Christian holidays, church meetings, church program, church programs, church services, Holy Ghost, Holy Spirit, Holy Spirit flow, Holy Spirit promptings, Pentecost Sunday, pentecostal experience, pentecostals, Pentecostialism, spirit, spirit fire, Spirit of Truth, Spirit's flow, Spirit-filled, Spirit-led, Spirit-led church, Spirit-led interaction, Spirit-prompted, spiritual, spiritual adventure, spiritual awakening, spiritual discovery, spiritual drunkenness, spiritual experiences, spiritual fire, spiritual flow, spiritual formation, spiritual hunger, spiritual movement, spiritual power, spiritual prompting, spiritual transformation, spiritual walk, spiritual waves, spiritual worship
Tagged Christianity, church, General André Cox, Holy Spirit takeover, Pentecost, religion, Salvation Army, spiritual fire
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