Category Archives: Pentecost

My Teacher

I have the world’s best Teacher. I should leap out of bed every morning, raring to get started. Truth is, I long to hit the alarm’s off button, roll over and snooze. I drag myself to the coffee pot, fill … Continue reading

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My Advocate

John 14:26 (NIV) But the Advocate, the Holy Spirit, whom the Father will send in my name, will teach you all things and will remind you of everything I have said to you. “Advocate,” paraklétos in Greek, means helper, comforter, … Continue reading

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My Breath of Life

  John 20:22 (ESV) … he [Jesus] breathed on them and said to them, “Receive the Holy Spirit.”   The word “spirit” is tied to “breath.” The Old Testament Hebrew word ruach is translated breath, wind or spirit. The New … Continue reading

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It’s All about the Holy Spirit

Last Sunday commemorated Pentecost, the anointing of the Holy Spirit as recorded in Acts 2 — the birthday of the Church (upper-case C, meaning all believers in Christ, over time and around the world).  “Without the Spirit of God we … Continue reading

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It’s Time for the Spirit

  This coming Sunday is Pentecost, when we celebrate the outpouring of the Holy Spirit. God promised visions, dreams and prophecies.   Acts 2:17-18 (NIV) – quoted from Joel 2:28-29 In the last days, God says, I will pour out … Continue reading

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The Spirit’s Timing

  The coming of the Holy Spirit wasn’t random timing.     Leviticus 23 (excerpts with celebrations underlined) The Lord’s Passover begins at twilight on the fourteenth day of the first month. On the fifteenth day of that month the … Continue reading

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The Spirit Inspires Me

I agree with these words from Job’s friend, Elihu.   Job 33:4 (AMP) The Spirit of God has made me, And the breath of the Almighty gives me life [which inspires me].   The Spirit of God inspires me — … Continue reading

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Holy Spirit, Dwell with Me

“Truthful Spirit, dwell with me, I myself would truthful be; and with wisdom kind and clear let thy life in mine appear.” Thomas T. Lynch, 1855  

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Breath of Life

“Holy Spirt, the life that gives life. You are the cause of all movement; You are the breath of all creatures . . . Let all the world praise you.” Hildegard of Bingen, (1098-1179) God’s Spirit breathes life into all … Continue reading

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God’s Breath

The word “spirit” is tied to “breath.” The Old Testament Hebrew word ruach is translated breath, wind or spirit. The New Testament Greek pneuma also means wind or spirit. The Holy Spirit is God’s breath in me. It’s been that way … Continue reading

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