I grew up in Kansas. The wind always blows–well, almost always. It blows all day and continues all night. It finds its way into the corners of the house and whines eerily in the darkness. When one is not used to the sound of the wind gushing around and through a house, the sound catches …
Category Archives: Holy Spirit
The Gifts of the Spirit Are Gifts
I share a quote from Jerry Lynch: “It took me quite a while to realize that the “spiritual gifts” (patience, kindness, and so forth) were simply that, gifts, and not to be employed as behavior modification mandates, or how a Christian should act. It is this shouldistic attitude toward life in the spirit that Christ …
The Power and Purpose of the Holy Spirit (Acts 1)
In Acts 1, the apostles were instructed to “wait on the Spirit.” Why? The obvious answer is that the Holy Spirit would provide the power for their testimony or witness unto the uttermost parts of the earth. While we in the contemporary church have affirmed the power of the Holy Spirit in evangelism and preaching, …
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It’s Sunday Again: Gushing From Within Us
I was recently asked to preach from the text in John 7:37-39, to say something about the living water that is promised to believers. I am pleased to be asked to say something about the Holy Spirit. It has been an overlooked, ignored theme in my fellowship. It is a topic I have not preached …
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The Holy Spirit in John’s Gospel
Because of some recent requests I have received for teaching and preaching on the HS texts in John’s Gospel, and on the subject of the HS in John’s Gospel, I have been motivated to restudy and write. The Holy Spirit in John’s Gospel is different than in the other gospels. The HS in John’s Gospel …
It’s Sunday Again: Living Water–Agua Viva
I have the privilege of joining the Park Plaza Iglesia de Cristo again today. I will preach on John 7:37-39. We have overlooked and ignored the Holy Spirit. The Holy Spirit is misunderstood by many. John’s view of the Spirit is interesting. In John’s Gospel, the Holy Spirit is less a miracle worker and more …
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