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God did not give us the Bible simply to read through, you see, but to pray through as well.
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If you want to be led by the Spirit of God, then devote yourself to the Word of God.
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Such moments are more than “flashes of insight.” They are, as the apostle John explains, communion with God himself.7 In those moments the Spirit is making the gospel personal to you.
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Don’t miss that. The way we first received the Spirit is also how we grow “more full” in him. We received the Spirit not by asking for him, but by believing the gospel. So if we want to grow in the Spirit, we don’t just plead for more of the Spirit — we put renewed faith in the gospel! Fullness of the Spirit, you see, is the byproduct of believing
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In his written Word, the Spirit of God is always speaking and never silent.
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In the Middle Ages, believers began to think of a “church” as a place that people went to for religious services, rather than a movement built around a mission.
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It’s not new knowledge about God that we gain, per se. It’s often old knowledge becoming more real. Moses already knew God’s name. But in that moment, he felt it. His face glowed for days as a result.
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This means that when someone claims to be filled with the Spirit and yet spends most of his time talking about his own experiences with the Spirit, you have reason to doubt whether he really is filled with the Spirit. When the Holy Spirit speaks through someone, you tend to forget about the person speaking. You don’t even really think about the Hol
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Is Christianity more of a set of beliefs to which you adhere and a lifestyle to which you conform, or is it a dynamic relationship in which you walk with the Spirit and move in his power?