“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;…
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God Chose You
For we know, brothers loved by God, that he has chosen you, 1 Thessalonians 1:4 Hey, Dear friend!!! God chose you!!! Yes! You!! Just as He saw Hagar, Mary, Ruth, Deborah, David, Samuel, and Paul, He sees you. He sees the very core of you and He still chose you. God already took the first step in our relationship with him. God did this when He sent His son who died to pay the price for our sins. Jesus made a bridge between man and God, so we could have a personal, deep, connection to Him. God’s chosen people are those who choose to accept his invitation of forgiveness…
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The Power Of The Holy Spirit
Because our gospel came to you not only in word, but also in power and in the Holy Spirit and with full conviction. You know what kind of men we proved to be among you for your sake. 1 Thessalonians 1:5 When preaching the word, the message is focused on the gospel of God and Christ. The apostles preached in the power of the Holy Spirit. Preaching God’s word in the power of the Holy Spirit is where the Holy Spirit convicts us of our sins. The Holy Spirit would shows us how we need God in our lives. That we need God’s forgiveness and new life. When we…
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Confronting With Love
If your brother sins against you, go and show him his fault, just between the two of you. If he listens to you, you have won your brother over, But if he will not listen, take one or two others along, so that every matter may be established by the testimony of two or three witnesses. If he refuses to listen to them, tell it to the church; and if he refuses to listen even to the church, treat him as you would a pagan or a tax collector. Matthew 18: 15-17 How to handle conflict among each other! This is a hard one. For one, confronting is hard for…
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Different Kinds of People
The natural person does not accept the things of the Spirit of God, for they are folly to him, and he is not able to understand them because they are spiritually discerned. The spiritual person judges all things, but is himself to be judged by no one. “For who has understand the mind of the Lord so as to instruct him.” But we have the mind of Christ. 1 Corinthians 2:14-16 There are three groups of people – believers, those who believe and follow Jesus Christ and non believers – those who do not believe or follow Christ, but follow their own ways, and the group that say the believe and follow…
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Grace Given To Us
Since we have gifts that differ according to the grace given to us, each of us is to exercise them accordingly: if prophecy, according to the proportion of his faith; Romans 12:6 God offers so many things to HIs people. God gives us grace and through that he also gives us gifts to use. These gifts are called gifts of grace. We can choose to resist grace and these gifts of grace. These gifts are God-given desires and special abilities. They Holy Spirit equips us, individually, with these gifts to build up each other in the church. Also, they are to show God’s love to others. Every christian has at…