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  • Stop Putting out the Spirit’s Fire

    Do not quench the Spirit. 1 Thess5:19 June 8, 2022 The Holy Spirit is pictured in Scripture as a flame (Acts 2:3; Matt. 3:11) which implies light for the mind, warmth to the heart, and power to kindle the soul. Something was wrong in the congregational meetings of the church in Thessalonica. It seems that…

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  • Grieve Not the Holy Spirit

    And do not grieve the Holy Spirit of God, by whom you were sealed for the day of redemption. Ephesians 4:30 June 7, 2022  There are multiple ways we can sin against the Holy Spirit. He can be resisted, insulted, lied to, tested, and grieved. We know about grief. A significant loss provokes sorrow and…

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  • Lying to the Spirit

    But Peter said, “Ananias, why has Satan filled your heart to lie to the Holy Spirit and to keep back for yourself part of the proceeds of the land? …. How is it that you have agreed together to test the Spirit of the Lord?” Acts5.3,9 June 6, 2022 “Do you solemnly swear to tell…

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  • Insulting the Holy Spirit

    “How much worse punishment, do you think, will be deserved by the one who has trampled underfoot the Son of God, and has profaned the blood of the covenant by which he was sanctified, and has outraged the Spirit of grace?” Hebrews 1:29 June 3-4, 2022 It is wise to listen to warnings. In the…

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  • Resisting the Holy Spirit

    “You stiff-necked people, uncircumcised in heart and ears, you always resist the Holy Spirit. As your fathers did, so do you.” Acts 7:51 June 2, 2022 Because the Holy Spirit is a person, He can be sinned against. We become the wiser for it when we become aware of ways in which the Holy Spirit…

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  • Walk by the Spirit

    “But I say, walk by the Spirit, and you will not gratify the desires of the flesh…But the fruit of the Spirit is love, joy, peace…” Gal. 5:16, 22 June 1, 2022 Have you noticed that no two people walk exactly alike, but they are walking. As Christians we have different gaits (like a horse),…

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