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Praying for an outpouring of the Spirit
We truly need a fresh touch of the Spirit in our land. We pray for our city today. We pray for the Spirit to work in power. May those who are spiritually thirsty find fresh water for their souls in our churches! Let our churches be a place of refreshing in the Spirit! For I will pour water on the thirsty…
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Prayer going into Lent
Going into Lent, we pray for harvest. We pray for our own souls to be prepared, but we also pray for OTHERS. We pray they may see the greatness of our God. We pray for harvest. Turn to me and be saved, all you ends of the earth; for I am God, and there is no other. (Isa. 45:22)
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The obedience test in prayer
This morning I woke up knowing I had just had a dream where I was praying for a friend in my dream. I tried to remember why, but all I could remember was that I prayed. I decided to continue to pray when I got up, not knowing what else to do, or even what to pray. As I stumble…
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We want to see Jesus the way WE want to see Jesus
Philip wanted to see the Father. He basically says to Jesus, “Okay, just show us the Father! That will be enough!” Jesus basically says back, “Have you not been paying attention at all?” We have our mindset of what it would be like for Jesus to “show up,” so when Jesus finally DOES come by and reveals himself to us,…
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Getting past the “high” and moving into the routine of his presence
I am Pentecostal. We live for the experience. When I see things advertised on Facebook for some Pentecostal service, youth service, etc., the hype words are always there. EPIC! UBER EPIC! CUTTING EDGE! DON’T MISS THIS ONE! (or the next one… or the next one…) I am soaking in Richard Foster’s little book, Sanctuary of the Soul, again. He relates…
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Quit praying for healing
As a Pentecostal who believes in healing, this thought strikes me today: Quit praying for healing. When Peter and John walked by the lame man in Acts 3, it wasn’t a matter of asking for healing. It wasn’t a matter of giving alms. Both were possible options in that moment. What is needed is a sensitivity to the Spirit to what to do…
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The favor of God
As I am rereading the Old Testament, I come again to the concept of Israel having the “favor” of God. As I pray through this concept, the Spirit spoke a word to me: “The FAVOR of God comes with your FAITHFULNESS. Follow me.” Let us hear the voice of the Spirit!
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The need of the Church
The need of the Church is not some cleansing to make sure we have some very strict doctrinal stance memorized perfectly. Doctrine is important. Teaching is vital. Memorizing something to sound absolutely correct and then demanding that precision accuracy of everyone else is not healthy. The need of the Church is not beating our one issue social concern drums. Either…
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The HARD question on spiritual gifts
Tomorrow I am leading our church through part of 1 Corinthians 12-14 as we explore the power of the Spirit. The hard question I have in my mind is this: As Paul is addressing specific issues in the Corinthian church regarding spiritual gifts, abuses, etc., what would be the question or exhortation or correction the Spirit would have for US concerning spiritual gifts?…
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Creating a healthy laboratory for the Spirit and spiritual gifts
What is the outcome of this, brothers and sisters? When you meet together, each one has a psalm, a teaching, a revelation, a tongue, or an interpretation. All these things must be done to build up the church. (1 Cor. 14:26, CEB) We all have fears. Even as Pentecostals, we all have fears when it comes to church services. One…
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