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Category Archives: spiritual 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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Jesus can clean your heart with His disruptive innovation–catch the wave
Perhaps churches try to make things look too good on the outside, without getting down to business on the inside of people’s hearts. However, Jesus can clean your heart with a disruptive innovation (a term coined by Clayton M. Christensen in … Continue reading
Posted in ambassador for Christ, business, Christian innovations, Christian spirituality, flow, information technology, inner flow, innovators, new wave, religious innovation, soldiers, spiritual discovery, spiritual flow, spiritual innovation, technology, Uncategorized, waves, worship innovation
Tagged Catching the wave, Christianity, church innovation, Clayton Christensen, creativity, disruptive innovation, disruptive technologies, innovators solution, quotes
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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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Spirit-Led Church–Where Ordinary People Are The Playmakers
Go with the best flows! –Life’s a flow show — currents streaming in us and around us — rivers flow, sap flows, blood flows, thoughts flow, emotions flow, time flows, information flows. But not all flows are equal — love … Continue reading
Posted in Berry Street, fans, organic church, participatory church, playmaker, questions, rivers of living water, Salvation Army church, Salvation Army Corps, Salvation Army Nashville, Salvation Army officer, simple church, spectators, Spirit directed, Spirit-led, Spirit-led church, spiritual flow, sports fans
Tagged church, happiness, Nashville, Salvation Army, spirituality, sports
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Got something stirring in your soul?
Posted in soul food, soul man, spiritual awakening, spiritual experiences, spiritual fire, spiritual flow, spiritual formation, spiritual gifts, spiritual health, spiritual hearing, spiritual hunger, spiritual life, spiritual listening, spiritual movement, spiritual passion, spiritual power, spiritual presence, spiritual prompting
Tagged got?, question, soul, spirituality
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What’s on tap in your kegs?
What’s on tap in your kegs? 2 kegs are on tap in your heart and ready to roll through your life. One keg contains love, joy, & peace — the other keg: anger, misery, & envy. What’ll you have? Should … Continue reading
Posted in flesh, fruit of the Spirit, Galatians, heart, heart care, Holy Spirit, Holy Spirit flow, human heart, living water, preference, ready to roll, reaping what you sow, spirit, spiritual flow, works of the flesh
Tagged attitude, choices, feelings, human behavior, kegs, on tap, philosophy, spirituality
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Victory Shouts, The Salvation Army, & Spiritual Tsunami
“Shout unto God with the voice of triumph.” –Psalm 47:1 I have studied spiritual awakening and revival history for more than 40 years. I have passionately been trying to discover what makes Christianity break out of the religious status quo … Continue reading
Posted in great awakening, Holy Spirit, Holy Spirit flow, Jericho, Joshua, move of God, movement, outpouring of the Spirit, Salvation Army church, Salvation Army Corps, Salvation Army Nashville, Salvation Army officer, Salvationism, Salvationists, shout it from the housetops, shout unto God, shouting in church, Spirit-prompted, spiritual adventure, spiritual awakening, spiritual experiences, spiritual fire, spiritual flow, spiritual hunger, spiritual innovation, spiritual movement, spiritual prompting, Young Sung Kim
Tagged Christianity, quotes, revival, Salvation Army, Samuel Logan Brengle, shouting, spirituality
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