2013-11-19T06:00:05-05:00 GCI info@gospel.com /feeds/topics/Holy+Spirit/ http://faithgateway.com/soldiers-marching-orders/ 2013-11-19T06:00:05-05:00 Second Timothy 2:3 says, “Endure hardship with us like a good soldier of Christ Jesus.” A soldier has to know his instructions. Orders are rules of play. King Jesus said, “As the Father has sent me, I am sending you” (John 20:21). We can learn the rules of play, if we read in the Bible […] http://faithgateway.com/thoughts-about-holiness-transformed-mind/ 2013-11-18T06:00:05-05:00 “I am not indebted to you, nothing stands between us.” This is a greeting in Uganda, Africa. How do we know in our lives that we have been set apart, have been made holy? By our actions and response. I remember how my sister Betsie really grew in holiness. I once read a letter which […] http://faithgateway.com/is-my-pain-talking/ 2013-10-04T14:53:19-05:00 We take captive every thought to make it obedient to Christ. — 2 Corinthians 10:5 Thought for the Day: Our Lord doesn’t whisper shameful condemnations. Have you ever been in a situation where something little felt really big? Maybe a look from someone that suddenly makes you feel they don’t like you at all. Or when someone doesn’t return […] http://faithgateway.com/how-to-hear-gods-voice-above-the-noise/ 2013-10-04T14:52:20-05:00 Have you ever wondered how to hear God’s voice above the noise of daily life? Sometimes we hear people say, “God told me such-and-such,” and we secretly wonder, How did you know that was God? Elizabeth Alves wrote, ‘God spoke to me’ is one of the most misunderstood phrases among His people; it can create […] http://faithgateway.com/holy-spirit-power/ 2013-10-04T14:51:46-05:00 On the last and greatest day of the festival, Jesus stood and said in a loud voice… “Whoever believes in Me, as the Scripture has said, streams of living water will flow from within him.” By this He meant the Spirit, whom those who believed in Him were later to receive. Up to that time the Spirit had […] http://faithgateway.com/he-is-able-to-do-immeasurably-more/ 2013-10-04T14:51:15-05:00 Now to Him who is able to do exceedingly abundantly above all that we ask or think, according to the power that works in us, to Him be glory. — Ephesians 3:20-21 God says: My enemy will stand against you at every turn. You are no match for him. But My Spirit is in you, […] http://faithgateway.com/god-gives-new-heart/ 2013-10-04T14:49:51-05:00 I will plant a new heart and new spirit inside of you. I will take out your stubborn, stony heart and give you a willing, tender heart of flesh. And I will put My Spirit inside of you and inspire you to live by My statutes and follow My laws. — Ezekiel 36:26-27 When we’re born, our parents take care of us, […] http://faithgateway.com/full-harvest-of-victory/ 2013-10-04T14:49:07-05:00 But the fruit of the Spirit is love, joy, peace, longsuffering, kindness, goodness, faithfulness, gentleness, self-control. Against such there is no law. Scripture Reading— Matthew 13:3-9 Key Verses — Galatians 5:22-23 There is something special about biting into a piece of fresh fruit. While Christians should make a habit of offering thanks for every meal, […] http://faithgateway.com/become-a-hopelifter-with-the-holy-spirit/ 2013-10-04T14:44:03-05:00 With only forty days remaining until my deadline for Hopelifter, I knew the task was humanly impossible to achieve. Life happenings and my overzealous expectations had once again blocked my hope. “God, please help!” I shared my challenge during my weekly phone conversation with my life coach, Anne Denmark. “I’ve lost my joy!” I spewed. […] http://faithgateway.com/21-uplifting-billy-graham-quotes/ 2013-10-04T14:41:53-05:00 My father, Billy Graham, is known for speaking out about the one and only thing that matters in this world: the Gospel of the Lord Jesus Christ. He remembers the call of God more than seventy years ago to preach the Word of God to all those who would listen about salvation that comes only through Christ. He took […]