An Urgent Call to Spiritual Renewal
A few weeks back I wrote a series of blog posts on the importance of being filled with the Spirit (click here to read) and how to be continually filled with the Spirit (click here to read). I gave five reasons why every Christian must be filled with the Holy Spirit and three keys to being …
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George Washington once said, "Labor to keep alive in your breast that little spark of celestial fire called conscience." Our consciences are a precious and delicate gift from God. We must guard them carefully! So, how do we keep that "celestial fire" alive? The Apostle Paul gives us three keys to a clear conscience in 2 …
What is the secret to being continually filled with the Holy Spirit? That is a question I have asked myself many times! Considering Ephesians 5:18, "...be [continually] filled with the Spirit", how can we live out this command? Over the last few weeks I wrote about the five reasons why the filling of the Holy Spirit is …
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In this third and final part of the blog series, Five Reasons Why You MUST Be Filled With the Holy Spirit, I want to look at two more reasons why every Christian MUST be filled with the Holy Spirit. We have been looking at Ephesians 5:15-21. So far, we have seen that we must be …
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Last week I began a short series of posts on why every Christian MUST be filled with the Holy Spirit. In Ephesians 5:18, we are given this urgent admonition, "...be filled with the Spirit." The continual infilling of the Holy Spirit is absolutely essential for daily Christian living! It is not a nice option. It …
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In Ephesians 5:18, the apostle Paul makes this short statement - "...be filled with the Spirit." With everything else that is said surrounding this statement it would be easy to simply see it as a part of the general instruction that he is giving. However, what Paul has just said is foundational. Whatever else he …
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Sadie Robertson, the young star of the hit TV show, Duck Dynasty, and now Dancing With the Stars, has dominated the entertainment headlines in recent weeks. The "world" watched on as she came out of nowhere, dancing her way to the final round of Dancing With the Stars. While she and her dancing partner lost …
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Truly, one of the most hotly contested issues in the American church is the fourth commandment- "Remember the Sabbath day, to keep it holy" (Exodus 20:8). Is Sabbath observance still binding upon the New Testament Christian? What is it's relevance to today? Do we really only have nine commandments and a one suggestion? I believe …
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As election day approached, I strongly encouraged the people of my congregation to pray. I admonished them to pray for a peaceful election and that God would raise up new leaders who would fear God and govern by the truth of his Word. Most of all, I encouraged my people to pray for revival in America. As the …
I had the privilege this past weekend of being a part of an annual youth convention called, Youth Challenge. I serve on the executive committee of Youth Challenge, so I get to be a part of each event from the ground, up. Every year it is exciting to watch God move upon these teenagers and college students …
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