INTRODUCTION The grace of the Lord Jesus Christ, and the love of God, and the communion (fellowship, NIV, NAS) of the Holy Spirit be with you all. (2Cor. 13:14) Two ways to focus our mind in seeking God: God on His Throne (Rev. 4) and God in our spirit. The Spirit flows from our heart. [...]

WALKING IN THE SPIRIT 16 I say then: walk in the Spirit, and you shall not fulfill the lust (sinful desires) of the flesh. 17 For the flesh lusts (wars) against the Spirit, and the Spirit against the flesh… (Gal. 5:16–17) The “flesh” in Paul’s theology includes sinful physical pleasures (sensuality, gluttony, alcoholism, etc.) as [...]

FUNCTIONING IN THE SPIRITUAL GIFTS The Spirit is speaking to the Church about being vessels of His supernatural ministry by functioning in the spiritual gifts and using our authority in Christ. He does not want the Church to be ignorant of the spiritual gifts. Faith comes be hearing and hearing the Word of God (Rom. [...]

EXPOSING FALSE EQUATIONS ABOUT THE MANIFESTATIONS False equation #1: If a manifestation is genuine it will always bring lasting fruit and change. Scripture has many examples of people who stumble after encountering God in a powerful way. False equation #2: If you are sensitive to the Spirit you will be touched in the ways others [...]

We must test all things by looking at the fruit or how it affects our lifestyle. We must all examine everything in the light of Scripture. We test all things to discern if these reactions are from God, the flesh, or the devil. We test it by seeing whether it honors the Scripture and bears [...]