Knowledge for the most part is seen as ‘good’. But I think we all know someone who has a lot of knowledge but very little wisdom or understanding …or love. (Consider 1 Cor 13) Then there is the issue of what kind of knowledge a person has, is it a God revealed knowledge or is […]
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This is an area where I was taught through immersion. The Holy Spirit just threw me into the ‘end of the pool’ as a teenager. For awhile I thought I might need mental counseling because of the ‘open vision’ experience I had, plus all of the mental visions / pictures I was receiving. I kept
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Once a person has experienced it — there is no going back. The very essence of Jesus in your midst. From that time on – your spirit, soul, and life have been changed to a point there is nothing that compares. The Master’s touch, smile, and words have no equal. Your soul will forever now
Oswald Chambers once said, “Many people begin coming to God once they stop being religious, because there is only one master of the human heart — Jesus Christ, not religion.” I’ve seen this statement proven true throughout the years by people I personally know. Many of us, myself included, have been raised in a strong
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Galatians 5:16-21 But I say, walk by the Spirit, and you will not gratify the desires of the flesh. For the desires of the flesh are against the Spirit, and the desires of the Spirit are against the flesh, for these are opposed to each other, to keep you from doing the things you want
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The fruit is beyond complete comprehension. We can know in part … but we will forever be leaning the depths of this … attribute / fruit of God. Obviously 1 Corinthians 13 is the main descriptor of this fruit in the scriptures. It is seemingly far beyond human capabilities, that’s why it is a FRUIT
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Omnipotent. Omniscient. Omnipresent. Big words that just mean, all powerful, all knowing, and always present everywhere. These are some of God’s abilities. Why do I say some? I will not presume to know the complete attributes of God. It is we the ‘created’ and finite that have limits are are constrained to certain perimeters and
How big is your concept of God? Is there anything He can’t do? What is He limited by? Is He limited to ONLY using words / scriptures from the Bible? Is the Bible the ‘end all’ when it comes to God for you? Did God quit speaking once the Bible was written? What do you think about
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For the disciple wanting to be a vessel that the Lord uses regularly, they must become aware of the divine appointments that the Lord has set up for them. What are divine appointments? They are that instance when the Holy Spirit instructs a person to do something right at that very moment. He intersects our
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Seasons. Each has it’s characteristics and challenges. Things we love and things that we have to adjust to with the changes. In the farming world there is a season in which the pruning takes place. Cutting away healthy branches so that the plant / tree will produce even more fruit. Our Master Gardener the Holy
