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Category Archives: Holy Spirit
Dreams
Matthew 2:19-23 19 But after the dying of Herod, see, an angel of the Lord appears in a dream to Joseph in Egypt, 20 He is saying, “Get up, take the child and his mother and go to the land … Continue reading
cause and solution
Acts 19:23-20:16 The Holy Spirit through Christians is causing all kinds of disruption in Ephesus. Not to fear, however, because the same Holy Spirit who is turning people away from idolatry is protecting them from the consequences of their defection. … Continue reading
coincidence
Acts 18:1-22 For a Jewish Christian couple named Priscilla and Aquila, providence intervenes in their lives and introduces them to the apostle Paul. By coincidence, they also make tents for a living. By coincidence, they found themselves in Corinth … Continue reading
He is in this
Acts 15:36-17:15 These stories show the Holy Spirit working in the lives of the believers and in the communities they are reaching with the gospel. But the Spirit who unifies our hearts in Christ does not bring unity to those … Continue reading
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reasoning together
Acts 15:1-35 The Jerusalem council convened for the purpose of dealing with an issue that had to be settled. As the gospel spread by the believers into Gentile territory and among the Gentiles, there were bound to be questions as … Continue reading
The God who forms the unformed, and fills the unfilled
Genesis 1:1-13 1 At first, God created the sky and the land, 2 but the land was unformed and unfilled, and the deep space was dark, and God’s spirit was shaking up the water. 3 Then God said, “Let light … Continue reading
representing Jesus
Acts 9:32-43 The Holy Spirit was present, and had been at work among all the post-Pentecost believers in Lydda & Joppa, so it was not necessary for the Lord to send Peter to them. Nevertheless, Peter did have a history … Continue reading
the two questions of Pentecost
Acts 2 When Jesus poured out his Holy Spirit on the believers at Pentecost, a special miracle happened. Jews who were drawn to the commotion heard the gospel being proclaimed in their vernacular heart-languages. They were amazed and perplexed, and … Continue reading
under control?
Ecclesiastes 3:1-8 We began the year looking at this text and thinking about how we do not know what is going to happen. We have no control over the events, but do we have control over our reactions to them? … Continue reading
a new thing
Isaiah 43:1-44:1 When the Israelites remembered all the miracles God did to deliver them, they never failed to remember when he made a “way in the sea path in the mighty waters” (43:16). He opened the Red Sea and allowed … Continue reading
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