Holy Spirit

forming a pattern that is both beautiful and durable, worthy of a soldier. As the blacksmith labors to achieve a resilient and sleek garment, ready for protection in battle, God also creates strength in us. He gives us a persevering, resilient spirit to endure; link by link, until we are patterned in His power and beauty, His…

corporate aspect of it. The Book of Common Prayer is used by many Christians throughout the world every day, and even though I am not surrounded by others as I read through the prayers, I know that hundreds of others are reading them also. The Holy Spirit hears all of our voices and binds us together through them.…

Over the course of this class we have discussed the fivefold ministry and the different aspects of each ministry. I like to think of ministry like fingers- they all have separate tasks but together, one ultimate purpose. As written in Ephesians 4:12-13, the fivefold ministry’s purpose is “to prepare Gods people for works of service, so that the body of Christ may be built up until we all reach unity in the faith and in the knowledge of the son of God and become mature, attaining to the whole…

of comfort in the care of the good news of the kingdom of God to the people that are not a part of the kingdom at this present time. He gave the specific order; that orders were to teach and to baptize in the name of the Father the Son and the Holy Spirit. This command came with the promise that God will be with them even with all time has passed. Blanching the duties between meeting the needs of the local church and playing an active role within the…

The Christian belief differ vastly from the Buddhists in many ways. The differences are obvious in the way each sect view nature people and God. It is important to point out that each is aiming to something greater. The Old Testament had foretold the coming of Christ years ago.in due time God sent him to save the world. Christianity teaches us that we can only be saved by the blood of Christ where area Buddhism o accentuates. on a moral philosophy, an proper way to live for the here and now of…

Critical Paper: Perspectives on Pentecost Dr. Gaffin’s focus upon Pentecost views a supernatural, singular, non repeatable event in church history where the Holy Spirit has been given to the believers present. (Col. 2:17) Their experience is completely unique due to the divine work taking place. This fact shapes our doctrine and our practice in worship today as reformed believers. The Aramaic and Greek was expected to be heard outside the temple but not inside and especially not various other…

terminated, a trace of its effect remains in the brain. This trace, in turn, will influence all similar processes that occur in the future. According to this point of view, a process, which is caused by an experience, can occur only once in “pure” form; thereafter, all similar processes interact with the memory trace. The stronger the memory trace, the stronger its influence on the process; therefore, one’s conscious experience will tend to be more in accordance with the trace than with the…

was reminded that the blood of Jesus Christ cleanses all sins! I believed he had taken care of my anger and so I came out of my room. I realized that I needed to obey God and follow His exact plan for my life, not my own plan, so I accepted the Holy Spirit. Also during my teen years, in the summer, I was able to go to the Old Orchard Camp of The Missionary Alliance in Maine. Dr. A. B. Simpson would always preach and share the word of God. Although I would sometimes feel sleepy, I would try my…

After reading Hawkins and Clinton’s book along with reviewing the ambiguous information provided in week two lectures on the types of model of integration, weeks three PowerPoint Comparing the Five Views Christians Take to Psychology, and the document Christianity the Models of Integrations, the model of integration that best describes the authors Hawkins and Clinton (2015) approach with integrating Christianity into counseling would be Christ the Transformer of Culture. Hawkins and Clinton…

sermon titled "I am the vine; you are the branches" from John 14:16-15:15. Jesus the son manifested the God the Father through his whole life, and he especially manifested his love on the cross. However, he promised the disciples the coming of the Holy Spirit forever within them and the Father and the Son dwelling within them. But,…