Theologian J.I. Packer: "…think of it this way. It is as if the Spirit stands behind us, throwing light over our shoulder on to Jesus who stands facing us. The Spirit’s message to us is never, 'Look at me; listen to me; come to me; get to know me,' but always, 'Look at him, and see his glory;
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Contributed by Hugh Laing on Jan 19, 2010
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HOLY GHOST FIRE
This may be a cliche, but I still get a lift out of saying it... "I believe that today the world is going to hellfire because the church
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Contributed by David Ward on Apr 1, 2010
HOLY SPIRIT: OBJECT LESSON
To be filled with the Holy Spirit means that we allow him to occupy and control every area of our lives. How much of you does the Holy Spirit have?
[Produce two glasses of water and two packets of Alka-Seltzer. Open one packet and empty into one glass; drop the other
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THE SPIRIT TOLD ME TO
A young man went on a week's silent retreat. Midway through the week, in the early afternoon on the Wednesday, he was feeling hungry, and so he decided to sneak down to the shops when he thought no one was looking.
Unfortunately, as he started to go out of the gate of the
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Contributed by Gordon Curley on Nov 9, 2011
THE WATER PUMP
Many years ago A.J. Gordon went to the World’s Fair. From a distance he saw a man pumping water with one of those old hand pumps. The water was pouring out and he said as he looked, "That man is really working hard at pumping water."
But when he got closer, he discovered that it
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Contributed by Davon Huss on Dec 12, 2011
WHAT'S THAT?
What a tragedy if Clark Kent never knew that he was Superman? Can we imagine Clark Kent on his deathbed, looking down and muttering, "What’s that big 'S' on my T-shirt? Superman? What’s that?" How sad! All his life he could have been catching speeding bullets and leaping tall
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Contributed by Davon Huss on Mar 5, 2012
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THE "WRAPPING" OF PENTECOST
We must put this in proper perspective. Those who see Pentecost's main significance as miraculous powers are missing the new thing that was being done, the indwelling of the Holy Spirit.
It is like someone who receives a beautifully wrapped birthday gift. After
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SYMBOL OF THE SPIRIT
Jim Cymbala: "The Bible has other symbols for the Holy Spirit besides water. One is wind, which in the original Greek in the New Testament is the same word as breath. Wind helps us to visualize the invisible and mysterious movement of the Spirit" (John 3: 8).
[Cymbala, Jim
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Contributed by Francis Balla on Nov 15, 2012
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SOMETIMES WE NEED A STEWARD
If you ever get to Venice, one of the places to see is Saint Mark's Square, the spot Napoleon called "the drawing room of Europe." But if you go there, make sure your belly is covered up. It’s not that there's exactly a dress code, but there is an expectation of
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Contributed by Alan Perkins on May 9, 2001
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You’re probably familiar with the book "Moby Dick". Even if you’ve never read it, you know the story: Captain Ahab goes in search of a great while whale, and is finally killed when the whale attacks and destroys his ship. But you probably didn’t know that this scene in Herman Melville’s novel was
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Contributed by Sermon Central on Jul 28, 2007
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God and the Spider
During World War II, a US marine was separated from his unit on a Pacific island. The fighting had been intense, and in the smoke and the crossfire he had lost touch with his comrades.
Alone in the jungle, he could hear enemy soldiers coming in his direction. Scrambling for
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Contributed by James Wilson on Nov 23, 2000
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God’s design is for a man and woman to enter into a permanent, intimate relationship with one another. A relationship like Eddie and Mary enjoy. Let me read you a letter that Eddie wrote to Ann Landers:
Dear Ann Landers:
On Aug. 14, 1945, the war ended in the South Pacific. That was the day I
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