Tag: Spirit Empowered Living

We feel that God wants to remind us of three things today: that he wants an increased hunger amongst us, to remind us of holiness, and that he loves humility.

The Pursuit of God, part 1. Looking at Psalm 63 and our new lives in Christ where the compass of our hearts have been recalibrated, from chasing worldly desires and ambitions, to pursuing hard after God.

Acts, part 22. When God speaks we tend to do one of three things: we either listen and do what he says, listen and don’t do what he says, or hear him but don’t listen.

Acts, part 12. The things that God is doing amongst us must break out of our four walls and reach our town. The Spirit’s work amongst us is precious, but we can’t keep it to ourselves.

Life in the Spirit, part 3. God wants our faith to be steeled with certainty. When we feel this certainty, we are emboldened to live for him.

Life in the Spirit, part 2. The Holy Spirit is not a reward for having done well. It’s a gift for weak Christians. It’s not about being good enough to be counted worthy. We need the Spirit, because without it … Continue reading “When the Spirit Falls”

An afternoon session with Terry Virgo on how we approach the filling of the Holy Spirit, and how we can lead others in understanding what Scripture teaches around this.

Life in the Spirit, part 1. Is Christianity a fading recollection of what it was like when Jesus was here? Is a book all that we have left? It is not so—the presence of God has returned to us through … Continue reading “He has not left us as Orphans”

The Grace of God, part 3. We tend to think of ‘dead works’ as being of more formal, legalistic religion. But the Bible actually defines it as something different: a work without faith.