In the first message on the Spirit, we talked about the RUACH of God. Ruach is the Hebrew word that is translated as: Spirit, spirit, breath, and wind. I used the illustration of having our sails up and ready, to catch the wind when it starts blowing. Afterwards, a number of people told me how […]
Did you ever wonder if you had committed the unforgivable sin? I still remember my college friend coming to me in full PANIC mode. While I don’t remember the exact words of our conversation, the gist was this: “I think I am in real trouble.” “Why do you say that?” I asked. To which he […]
I had been a Christian for many years… almost 25 years. I was in what the Bible calls a “wilderness time.” Life was very hard. Ministry was very, very hard. Things were not working out at all the way I had anticipated. Conflict, tension, disappointments, being criticized, not feeling (even close) to being good enough… […]
Who is the Spirit? Why does the Spirit matter? These are the two questions (among others) that we will ask and probe for the next 7 weeks. By the time we are done with the Sunday messages, the weekly devotional resources, and the occasional blogging, you will have studied, prayed through, and experienced the majority […]
Pascal (pictured here) was a famous mathematician, scientist, and philosopher when he converted to the Christian faith. He had a profound conversion experience. So powerful, that he recorded a few brief words and sewed them into a secret pocket in his jacket to carry them close to his heart – always. He began with […]