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Acts 5 Ananias and Sapphira die at the apostles feet. We discussed why aren't people dropping dead.. Would living closer to the Holy Spirit have greater consequences? The apostles heal many. The apostles persecuted. Acts 6 The choosing of the seven. Stephen seized.
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Acts 3 Peter heals a lame begger. Peter speaks to the onlookers. Acts 4 Peter & John before the Sanhedrin. The believers pray. The believers share their possessions.
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Expressing of tongues must be sensitive to the environment, eg: non believers. Don't ignore the power of tongues just because others have abused it. Our life source God refers to the Spirit like water. Without it there would be no life on earth. When we delight in him we experience...
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After receiving salvation you receive the Holy Spirit. But not filled (empowered) with the Holy Spirit until you're baptised in the Holy Spirit. Acts 19. Paul asks if they received the Holy Spirit as the first thing in talking to them. 1st Corinthians 13:12, We see dimly until The Perfect...
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A king can't simply sit in his castle and expect to maintain rule of his kingdom. He has to fulfil his role. And as heirs to God's kingdom we must fulfil our roles, being active in our faith and relationship with the Holy Spirit. Acts 1:15 baptised in the Holy...
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Three levels of relationships: physical, soul (or personality), spiritual. Physical is usually the initial connection between couples. Soul is when that relationship deepens. Spiritual is the deepest level of a relationship, where you will know the true motives when you're in tune with their spirit. 1 Corinthians 2:11 “For who...
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If we grieve the Holy Spirit we must be sure to sincerely apologise rather then a quick fix prayer to stay in communion with the Holy Spirit. The Holy Spirit who is fully God has chosen to make home in our hearts. Mathew 15:6-9 tradition vs word of God. To...
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Good partnership requires communication and action. Good partners develop flow and ebb. Abraham & God had a close partnership: communication and action. The Holy Spirit is a senior partner in the God Head whose here on earth to be in partnership with us. Further reading: Balaam and the Donkey: Numbers...
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In order to understand a person's personality we must understand how that person ticks. This is the same of the Holy Spirit. Paul's last letters to the Corinthians says we're to have communion with the Holy Spirit: fellowship, partnership & intimacy. It's clearly written the apostles heavily relied on communion...
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It was to our benefit when Jesus said He must go away for our helper to come. Unlike the Holy Spirit we all couldn't visit Jesus in His physical form. The Holy Spirit has many names in the bible. Spirit of light, Spirit of revelation, Spirit of grace, author of...
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People mistakenly say Jesus is in their hearts. It's written that Jesus left the earth and is at the right hand of God the father. The Holy Spirit was left for us, whom it is we have in our hearts. The Holy Spirit was the first member of the God...
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Baptised Taught and observe all of Jesus commands in order that we receive the blessings we receive through doing this. Ie shine a light Make disciples of others through teaching and baptism - witness Pray daily Trust his promise that he will be with us until the edge of the...
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1 John 3:11-18 Christians love one another even before knowing each other. The love we have must communicate God's love. Love is: sacrifice, obedience, costly: 1 John 3:16
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The Way Enter the narrow gate, the gate that lends to life itself. Choosing to live a life that is pleasing to God. The Godly person: Builds Character Focuses on Spirituality Lives for the glory of God Serves others Do we think about living life seriously? The big picture- what...
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Grace is God at work. Jesus was sent to earth without sin to be our sin, so that through Him we might become the righteousness of God. Defence mechanism of non believers is to think that God doesn't believe in them so they turn and don't believe in Him because...