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Tag Archives: Pentecost
Pentecost: Church Tradition or a Lived Reality?
On Pentecost Sunday millions of Christians will celebrate the coming of the Holy Spirit upon the early church. we gather and we pray,hear the word read and preached from and we sing our hymns and songs,but what does it all … Continue reading
Posted in Baptism of the Holy Spirit, body of Christ, faith, filled with the Spirit, gifts of the Holy Spirit., holiness, Holy Spirit, Jesus Christ, Pentecostal, Uncategorized
Tagged Charles Wesley, Church, church tradition, fruit of the Holy Spirit, gifts of the Holy Spirit, God, grace, holy scripture, Jesus Christ, Pentecost, prayer, work of the holy spirit
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The Resurrected Lord Imparts Peace through the Holy Spirit
19 On the evening of that first day of the week, when the disciples were together, with the doors locked for fear of the Jewish leaders, Jesus came and stood among them and said, “Peace be with you!” 20 After … Continue reading
Posted in Theology
Tagged calling, christianity, Church, faith, grace, Holy Spirit, Jesus Christ, Pentecost, Risen Lord, The disciples, the Holy Spirit, work of the holy spirit
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How Inclusive is the Gospel?
Inclusiveness is emphasised as part of political correctness, all sorts of documents claim that one must be inclusive. Recently various Christian speakers and authors have been claiming that because the gospel is inclusive at its heart this can justify behaviour … Continue reading
Posted in Church, culture, faith, God, God's love, grace, holiness, Jesus Christ, love, morality, New Testament, relationships, Repent, repentance, sanctification, THE CHURCH, Theology
Tagged apostle paul, apostolic preaching, book of Acts, christian speakers, christianity, Church, day of pentecost, discipleship, evangelism, faith, God, grace, holy scripture, inclusiveness, Jesus Christ, Pentecost, political correctness, religion, sin, The gospel mesage, theology
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The Holy Spirit is not just for Pentecost
Sometimes it seems that around Pentecost Christians suddenly remember that The Holy Spirit exists and yet the scriptures are quite clear that the Holy Spirit has come to indwell both the individual believer and the Church of God. Sometimes in … Continue reading
Posted in body of Christ, Charismatic, Church, faith, filled with the Spirit, gifts of the Holy Spirit., God, grace, Holy Spirit, Pentecostal, Spiritual gifts, THE CHURCH, Theology
Tagged 1 corinthians 12, calling, Charismatic, christianity, Church, discipleship, faith, Francis Schaeffer, fruit of the Holy Spirit, galatians 5, gifts of the Holy Spirit, God, grace, holy scripture, Holy Spirit, Jesus Christ, Pentecost, prayer, prophetic gifts, Romans 12, spirituality, theology, work of the holy spirit
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I want to be filled with the Holy Spirit: A prayer
Gracious and heavenly Father I thank you that in your great love for me you sent the Lord Jesus into this world to save me from sins. Yet Father I realise that without the empowering of your Holy Spirit I … Continue reading
Posted in Charismatic, faith, Faithfulness, filled with the Spirit, gifts of the Holy Spirit., God, grace, Holy Spirit, Jesus, Pentecostal, Spiritual gifts, THE CHURCH, Theology
Tagged believer, calling, Charismatic, christianity, Church, discipleship, faith, fruit of the Holy Spirit, gifts, gifts of the Holy Spirit, God, God the Father, grace, heavenly father, holy scripture, Holy Spirit, Jesus Christ, lord jesus, Pentecost, prayer, saviour jesus christ, theology, wisdom, work of the holy spirit, worship
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The Generous Saviour, giver of good gifts: A reflection for Pentecost
So often when we think of God we come to him as though he was mean and tight fisted, but the Scripture paints a very different picture it shows us a God of grace and love. In this post I … Continue reading
Posted in Anointing, Apostolic church, body of Christ, Charismatic, Church, faith, Faithfulness, filled with the Spirit, gifts of the Holy Spirit., God, God's love, grace, holiness, Holy Spirit, Jesus Christ, love, loving, Repent, repentance, Revival, sanctification, sin, Spiritual gifts, THE CHURCH, Theology
Tagged assurance, atonement, calling, Charismatic, christianity, Church, discipleship, everlasting covenant, faith, Gerosity of God, gifts of the Holy Spirit, God, God the Father, grace, holy one of israel, Holy Spirit, isaiah 55, Jesus Christ, Pentecost, Pentecostal, Redemption, The cross, word and spirit, work of the holy spirit
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The Reality of Pentecost
Acts chapter 2 gives us an account of the birth of the early Church, but we cannot really understand this chapter if we divorce it from the previous chapter. In Acts 1 we see the Risen Lord Jesus promising the … Continue reading
Posted in Charismatic, Church, faith, filled with the Spirit, gifts of the Holy Spirit., God, God's love, grace, Holy Spirit, Jesus, Jesus Christ, New Testament, Pentecostal, Revival, Spiritual gifts, the body of Christ., THE CHURCH, Theology
Tagged acts chapter, christianity, Church, covenant relationship, death and resurrection, discipleship, emotions, evangelism, faith, gifts of the Holy Spirit, God, grace, holy scripture, Holy Spirit, jeremiah 31, Jesus Christ, Lordship of Christ, new covenant, Pentecost, The cross, theology, work of the holy spirit
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What Must I Do To Be Saved?
Many people think that the only way to be acceptable to God is to be good enough, The problem is that they try and try, and yet they always seem to fail. The good news is that we do not … Continue reading
Posted in Theology
Tagged assurance, atonement, christ jesus, christianity, faith, gift from god, God, God the Father, grace, holy scripture, Jesus Christ, jesus is lord, lord jesus christ, new birth, Pentecost, prayer, Redemption, rich in mercy, salvation, theology
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You must be born again.
In John’s gospel Jesus teaches us about the work of the Holy Spirit and along with the rest of the New Testament teaching we see that the work of the Spirit is central to conversion. No one has ever become … Continue reading
Posted in Reformed, Theology
Tagged calling, effectual calling, faith, God, grace, Holy Spirit, Jesus Christ, Pentecost, Preaching, regeneration, sovereignty of God, The cross, The five points of Calvinism
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BORN TO CREATE By Theresa Dedman: A Book Review
This book helps the Christian and the Church to see the important place of creativity. The author demonstrates that because we are made in the image of God, we are born to create. This book is full of practical examples … Continue reading
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