The Holy Spirit and the Trinity has been challenged since the third and fourth century through the error of Modalism based around the teaching of Sabellius. Some resources referenced: What is the Trinity R C Sproul; The Trinity and the Kingdom: the Doctrine of God – Jurgen Moltmann; Understanding Christian Theology – Zuck and Swindoll;…
The Holy Spirit and the Trinity witnessed in four momentous events: the Creation, the Incarnation, Pentecost, and the Gospel Ephesians 3:14–21 (NLT) 14 When I think of all this, I fall to my knees and pray to the Father, 15 the Creator of everything in heaven and on earth. 16 I pray that from his…
Spiritual gifts are unique abilities God places in every Christian that enable us to build up and encourage other believers in the church. We’re mid-way through a series on the book of Romans. Luther in his preface to the epistle he says, “It is worthy not only that every Christian should know it word for…
Romans 8:1-4 (NLT) 1 There is therefore now no condemnation for those who are in Christ Jesus. 2 For the law of the Spirit of life has set you free in Christ Jesus from the law of sin and death. 3 For God has done what the law, weakened by the flesh, could not do.…
Holy Spirit Romans 8:1-12 (NLT) 1 So now there is no condemnation for those who belong to Christ Jesus. 2 And because you belong to him, the power of the life-giving Spirit has freed you from the power of sin that leads to death. 3 The law of Moses was unable to save us because of…
In Galatians 5:16-26 the apostle Paul outlines for us principles for marital and relationship bliss. It’s not always that there is some huge breakdown or wanting the relationship to fail… [sometimes]. It’s often pressure points that are draining us of our spiritual and/or relational vitality. Like a slow leak the relationship withers like a flower in the hot sun…
Gifts of the Holy Spirit are unique abilities God places in believers at the moment of salvation that enable them to build up and encourage others. This message considers the importance of these gifts and their association with the Person of the Holy Spirit.
The Apostle John in the fourth Gospel makes more references to the Person of the Holy Spirit than in any of the Synoptics. In John 7 Jesus announces “If you are thirsty, come to me!”. John tells us that the ‘rivers of living water’ is a reference to the Holy Spirit. To come to Jesus and…
Encountering the Holy Spirit introduces us to the Person of the Holy Spirit through the teachings of Jesus in John’s Gospel in anticipation of Pentecost.