We know, brothers and sisters, loved by God, that he has chosen you, in that our gospel did not come to you merely in words, but in power and in the Holy Spirit and with deep conviction – 1 Thes. 1:4-5 Is there evidence in your life […]
Read more →Pursue love and be eager for the spiritual gifts, especially that you may prophesy.- 1 Cor. 14:1 Here, Paul puts love and spiritual gifts in the same category. If you read 1 Corinthians 13, you realize that Paul says if you have to choose just one, then […]
Read more →To each person the manifestation of the Spirit is given for the benefit of all. – 1 Corinthians 12:7 How is the Spirit of God manifesting in your life? God wants to show Himself to the world, and He does so through willing vessels in whose lives […]
Read more →And we speak about these things, not with words taught us by human wisdom, but with those taught by the Spirit, explaining spiritual things to spiritual people. – 1 Cor. 2:13 Paul contrasts human wisdom with things taught by the Spirit of God. Spiritual truth can only […]
Read more →My conversation and my preaching were not with persuasive words of wisdom, but with a demonstration of the Spirit and of power, so that your faith would not be based on human wisdom but on the power of God. 1 Corinthians 2:4-5 In this scripture, Paul is […]
Read more →“I am telling the truth in Christ (I am not lying!), for my conscience assures me in the Holy Spirit” Romans 9:1 Paul is about to tell the Israelites how much He loves them and how deep his affection is for them. He wants to express the […]
Read more →For all who are led by the Spirit of God are the sons of God – Romans 8:14 Led by the Spirit. Being led by the Spirit seemed so esoteric and theoretical—until I learned to HEAR GOD. Hearing God is hearing the Spirit of God. Learning to […]
Read more →And now, compelled by the Spirit, I am going to Jerusalem without knowing what will happen to me there, – Acts 20:22 After we located the disciples, we stayed there seven days. They repeatedly told Paul through the Spirit not to set foot in Jerusalem – Acts […]
Read more →And now, compelled by the Spirit, I am going to Jerusalem without knowing what will happen to me there, except that the Holy Spirit warns me in town after town that imprisonment and persecutions are waiting for me. – Acts 20:22-23 Paul had a compulsion. I looked […]
Read more →But the evil spirit replied to them, “I know about Jesus and I am acquainted with Paul, but who are you?” – Acts 19:15 Seven sons of the High Priest named Sceva were trying to cast the demons out of a man who was tormented by evil […]
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