Our Father in heaven, hallowed be your name. Your kingdom come, your will be done, on earth as it is in heaven. Give us this day our daily bread, and forgive us our debts, as we also have forgiven our debtors. And lead us not into temptation, be deliver us from evil. For Yours is the kingdom and the power and the glory forever. Amen Matthew 6: 9-13 Our Father in heaven Prayer is openly communicating with our Heavenly Father. Prayer is a way to worship our Heavenly Father. It is expressing honor and worthiness. God is everything we could have in a father. God will never let us down. He cares for…
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Praying To God
What other nation is so great as to have their gods near them the way the Lord our God is near us whenever we pray to him. Deuteronomy 4:7 It is so sweet to be able to pray to God. When we pray to God, He is near us. God is ready to hear and aid us at all times, just like he was with the Hebrew people. God was near, hearing, ready to help, interested, vigilant and active in all the details of His people. He is that way today. He is near us, He is ready to help us, He is interested in us. God is vigilant and…
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Holy Spirit and Car Troubles
My family and I have traveled a lot in the month of May. Some of it has been relaxing, some of it has been intense. In the first trip, we had some huge things we had to fix on our big van. We had the protection of our Triune God. I am amazed at how far we made it on our trip and nothing bad happened to us. The rotors were really bad. In the next trip, we took was within our home state. I ask my bible study ladies to keeps us in their prayers. Our leader listen to the Holy Spirit and then shared what the Holy…
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Now What??
God’s love has been poured out into out hearts through the Holy Spirit. Romans 5:5 The Holy Spirit pours God’s love into us. He helps us to love others, and not just the easy to love people either. He helps us to love the hard to love. When you are struggling with loving others all you have to do is ask the Holy Spirit to help you in this area. I have and it works. You can expect to have more power to live for Jesus. The Holy Spirit will help you. He will help you be more like Jesus. Do you need power to tell the truth? Do…
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Receiving The Holy Spirit
“How much more will your Father in heaven give the Holy Spirit to those who ask him!” Luke 11: 9-10, 13 Are you a Christ follower? A believer? A christian? God has promised the gift of baptism of the Holy Spirit to you. God wants you to receive His gift. You don’t have to and it’s not forced upon you. It’s a gift you have to ask for. First of all, do you want the Holy Spirit? All you have to do is pray and ask for the gift. After you ask, keep praying until you receive it. Sometimes it will happen all at once, and sometimes you have to wait, and…
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Holy Spirit Has Many Roles
“I will ask the Father, and he will give you another Helper to be with you forever. ” John 14:16 God is so good! Jesus asked His Father to give us another Helper to be with us. As soon as He ascended to Heaven, God sent the Holy Spirit to be with us. The Holy Spirit does many things for us. HE is our helper. The greek word for helper is parakletos. This means literally, one called alongside to help. The Holy Spirit has many roles. He is counselor, strengthener, comforter, helper, adviser, advocate, intercessor, ally and friend. “The helper will teach you everything and will cause you to remember all that I…
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The Holy Spirit Gift
Suddenly a sound like the blowing of a violent wind came from heaven and filled the whole house where they were sitting. They saw what seemed to be tongue of fire that separated and came to rest on each of them. All of them were filled with the Holy Spirit and began to speak in other tongues as the Spirit enabled them. Acts 2:2-4 Three things happened to the followers of Jesus on the Day of Pentecost. In the verse above I have the three things in red. Write them down. Search, ponder, and write down what you learn about the phrases in red. A man name Cornelius believed in God but didn’t…
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Baptize With The Holy Spirit
“I baptize you with water for repentance, but he who is coming after me is mightier than I, whose sandals I am not worthy to carry. He will baptize you with the Holy Spirit and fire.” Matthew 3:11 John speaks of Christ being above him in dignity and pre-eminence. John speaks of how he might magnify Christ. John may have had power, for he came in the spirit, Christ has more. Even though John was truly great in the sight of the Lord, he thinks of himself unworthy to be in the place of attendance upon Christ. God strengthens those who are weak. God puts honor on those who are humble. This…
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You Will Be My Witnesses – Part 2
“But you will receive power when the Holy Spirit has come upon you, and you will be my witnesses in Jerusalem and in all Judea and Samaria, and to the end of the Earth.” Acts 1:8 The moment we encounter God through salvation, he wants us to be his messenger to others. As we grow in our relationship with him, the Holy Spirit gives us power to proclaim the message of salvation. The Holy Spirit also increases the effectiveness of our own personal testimony or witness to God. The Holy Spirit reveals and makes more real the relationship with God. Listening to the Holy Spirit will bring us to a deeper,…
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You Will Receive Power – Part One
“But you will receive power when the Holy Spirit has come upon you and you will be my witnesses in Jerusalem and in all Judea, Samaria and to the end of the Earth.” Acts 1:8 The main purpose of the baptism in the Holy Spirit is to provide power to communicate the message of Jesus to others. The purpose of the baptism is to receive power to deliver the message to those who do not have a personal relationship with God. We can have forgiveness, learn how to follow Jesus, and fulfill His purpose in our lives. The greek word for power is dunamis. It means more than strength or ability;…