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God demonstrates His love to us in a variety ways. As we see in the Scriptures, one of them is "The love of God has been poured out, or shed abroad, within our hearts through the Holy Spirit who was given to us."(Rom.5:5) The Spirit is our teacher, sanctifier, and guide. In John 14:26 He will teach us all things and bring to our remembrance all tha…

Last time as we began talking of the Spirit, we realize He is indispensable to our godly way of life. He is not only with us but will be in us, the child of God, the called-out ones, the disciples of Christ. (John 14:17) The Spirit has quite a resume if we look at the Scriptures, He is worth making much of, this will be a small sampling of His sign…

The Holy Spirit, what do we know about Him, yes, Him? When was the last time we thought of Him,focused on Him, thanked Him? How is it that we do not think of Him much? We do spend a lot of timefocusing on God the Father, and God the Son, Jesus Christ , but it seems we seldom concentrate much onGod the Holy Spirit. I believe we would agree that to n…

And the livin' is easy! What a great time of the year, is it not? So many things you can do, so many places you can go, so many people you can enjoy time with. Having a cookout with burgers and dogs, enjoying a bonfire under star-studded skies, wetting a line in clear-blue waters, enjoying a picnic during sun-soaked days. So much to see, hear, and …

Last week we began talking about Luke 13:1-5, where Jesus answered a question of those who were killed, one in an atrocity, the other in a natural disaster. We then see Him calling to attention so we have no question as to where we will land up eternally. His solution is that of repentance toward God since we are all sinners, (Rom.3:23) and if we d…

In Luke 13:1-5, it is one of the fascinating points in Scripture that Jesus comments on from what He is being told. It is an event that seems quite obscure, not mentioned anywhere else nor by anyone else. Not much is known about it, but what we have been given in these five verses. Two events are mentioned to Jesus that have happened that they want…

    In Luke 12:13-21, we see someone come up to the Good Teacher and ask about what should be his part in the family inheritance, probably because he didn't get as big a share as he believed he deserved. How many times have we heard and seen this crop up in our lives? Jesus responds to the question with the truth that He did not come…

As we saw last week from Romans 8:13, we are to be putting to death, by the Spirit, the deeds of the body. We could say, crucifying, destroying, mortifying sin in our lives, knowing that the principle of evil is still within us. (Rom.7:21) It is definitely a fight of faith, for Gal.5:17 states,"For the flesh sets its desire against the Spirit, and …

Mortifying Sin     Mortifying sin, crucifying sin, destroying sin in our lives. It is what we have been called to do. Romans 8:13, "For if you are living according to the flesh you must die, but if by the Spirit, you are putting to death the deeds of the body, you will live."   Gal.5:16, "Walk by the Spirit and you will no…

The friend of God. Who would not want to be a friend of His? Who would want to be His enemy if you were not a friend? And how would one become a friend of His? If you look back on life, you may have noticed it may be challenging to find a friend or to be a friend to or of somebodies. Friendships seem to take time to grow, develop and flourish. The …