Holy Spirit
New Authority for a Marine
"Who am I to counsel and advise 600 men?" I asked myself. "And what really are my values?" I had never examined my beliefs before. But now that I had been promoted to lieutenant colonel in the U.S. Marine Corps, I felt I had to. At Annapolis, I was put in charge of a battalion of midshipmen--about 600 men. I also became faculty representative...
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Your Faith Adventure We are filled by the Holy Spirit by faith; we can...
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How to be Filled with The Holy Spirit - Homeless Jesus Example The concept of welcoming Christ into our hearts and lives is...
Pour chocolate syrup in a glass of milk. Stir it up and let it take control, and you have chocolate milk! If we want to reflect Christ in everything we do, we need to allow the Holy Spirit to be stirred up and fill all of our lives. If we are showing our old nature, then we need to confess that, and stir up the Spirit again by asking Him to fill...
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Sometimes we treat Jesus like a ‘spare tire’. We take Him out of the trunk when we have a flat tire and run Him until the crisis is over but put Him back in the trunk afterwards. Or we can be treating Jesus like a hitchhiker. We let Him in the car with us but only let Him ride part of the way. Yet as our Lord and Savior, Jesus doesn’t want...
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Struggling to forgive someone? Not feeling forgiven yourself? Confide in an email mentor “Whoever is not with me is against me, and whoever does not gather with me scatters. And so I tell you, people will be forgiven every sin and blasphemy. But blasphemy against the Spirit will not be forgiven. Anyone who speaks a word against the Son of Man...
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This is part 3 to a 4 part series - Lessons for Christian Living We face choices every day. As we make these choices, how do we see life from God’s perspective and live in a way that pleases Him? The Holy Spirit is the power source for the Christian life. Just as our relationship with God depends totally on what God has done through Jesus...
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Being a Christian is not about doing or saying the right things. It is about a vital, personal relationship with God. As you start out, you will probably have questions-and maybe even some doubts-about this relationship. The responses to the questions below will help you work through these issues. How do I know that Christ is in my life? Jesus...
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This is Part 4 of a 4 part series - How You Can Walk in the Spirit Live by faith Walking in the Spirit means living a life of faith. God created us with a capacity for experiencing a broad range of feelings. Thank God you have them. But you cannot depend on them to validate your walk with the Lord Jesus. Valid emotions are simply the byproduct,...
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This is Part 3 of a 4 part series - How You Can Walk in the Spirit Know your resources as a Child of God If you want to walk in the fullness and power of the Holy Spirit, you need to know your spiritual heritage. You need to know how to draw upon the inexhaustible resources of God's love, wisdom, power, forgiveness and abundant grace. It...
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