Revive
Words have meanings and we shouldn’t throw them around without purpose. Paul wasn’t making a suggestion when he spoke to the church at Ephesus: “Be ye therefore followers of God”, “…walk in love, as Christ also hath loved us.” ” …be filled with the Spirit; Speaking to yourselves in psalms and hymns and spiritual songs, […]
Growing Up Spiritually-Part 4
The Fruit of A Born Again Spirit By Emily WootenGalatians 5:22-23 …The Fruit of the Spirit is love, joy, peace, longsuffering, gentleness, goodness, faith, meekness, temperance…What do we mean when we talk about fruit? One might say that fruit refers to the product of a newborn spirit. We can be ruled by these forces of […]
Growing Up Spiritually-Part 3
By Emily WootenEphesians 5:15-17 See then that ye walk circumspectly, not as fools, but as wise, redeeming the time, because the days are evil. Wherefore be ye not unwise, but understanding what the will of the Lord is.In Colossians 1:9-11, Paul prayed that the body of believers (new born Christians) at Colossae would be filled […]
Growing Up Spiritually-Part 2
By Emily WootenJohn 3:3… Verily, verily, I say unto you, except a man be born again, he cannot see the kingdom of God.Jesus told Nicodemus it was impossible to see the kingdom of God if you haven’t been born of the Spirit. When a human accepts Jesus as Lord, the Holy Spirit creates in that […]
Growing Up Spiritually-Part 1
By Emily WootenRead Ephesians 4:7-1511 And he gave some, apostles; and some, prophets; and some, evangelists; and some, pastors and teachers;12 For the perfecting of the saints, for the work of the ministry, for the edifying of the body of Christ:God gave ministry gifts so the body of Christ would be built up, edified and […]
God is Bigger!
by Emily Wooten For all the situations life presents God is El Shaddai. The word El Shaddai (Lord God Almighty) is first seen in Genesis 17:1 and is used 48 times in scripture. God announced to Abram that he, God, was almighty or All-Powerful.Romans 8: 31 What shall we then say to these things? If […]