Archive for June 2017

Romans 8 Introduction: Seeing that we are starting our 4 th of July week and all that goes with it, I want to address the differences between freedom and liberty and how that applies biblically to us. Like many people, I suspect, I’ve always thought of the words  Liberty  and  Freedom  as meaning the same…

John 14:15-19 Introduction : I move into week three of thoughts about the Holy Spirit that I began on Pentecost Sunday 4 weeks ago. The Holy Spirit in the New Testament In the Old Testament, the supernatural activity of God is seen in creative acts of the Spirit — the creation of the earth (Genesis…

  Introduction : Aside from Moses, no Old Testament character is mentioned more in the New Testament than Abraham. James refers to Abraham as “God’s friend” ( James 2:23 ), a title used of no one else in Scripture. Believers in all generations are called the “children of Abraham” ( Galatians 3:7 ). Abraham’s importance…

Genesis 1:1-2 Introduction : Adopted and Adapted from Don Stewart: How did the Holy Spirit Work during the Old Testament Period ? And Chuck Smith: The Holy Spirit: Restrainer of Evil . There are those who believe the Holy Spirit did not work in the same manner during the Old Testament age as He does…

Acts 2 Introduction : I want to spend a few weeks (hopefully) addressing what is known and referred to as Pneumatology (study of work of the Holy Spirit). Pentecost as Priority Pentecost and Power Pentecost for Purity & Purpose Seeing that today is “Pentecost Sunday,” I start today with the day of Pentecost recorded in…