Do you ever wonder why the Scripture refers to the Spirit of God as Holy Spirit? The Bible commonly refers to the Father or the Son but the Spirit is the Holy Spirit. Perhaps because He brings forth the fruits of holiness in our lives, works holiness through our being and makes us together a…Read more He is the Holy Spirit

President Roosevelt was tired of the events and parties where people pretended to listen respectfully.  One night he decided to try an experiment, to see if people really listened.  As each person came up to shake his hand, he smiled and said, “I murdered my grandmother today.”  The common response was, “How nice, please keep…Read more Are you listening?

[Jesus] "will baptize you with the Holy Spirit and fire." Matthew 3:11 When I was younger I was totally fascinated by the concept of the Holy Spirit as fire.  Fire was power.  Fire would overcome the powers of darkness.  Power!  I would pray for it.  We would sing about with it, "O Lord send the…Read more iBelieve in the Holy Spirit #2

My message Sunday was "iBelieve in Jesus."  I believe in Him and I love him.  My love is imperfect but, oh I love Him.  For all that I could ever hope to say about Jesus, I've come to know through the loving work of the Holy Spirit.  The Holy Spirit also helps us to know…Read more iBelieve in the Holy Spirit

Spell this out in capital letters: THE HOLY SPIRIT IS A PERSON.  He is not enthusiasm.  He is not courage.  He is not energy.  He is not the personification of all good qualities, like Jack Frost is the personification of cold weather.  Actually, the Holy Spirit is not the personification of anything. He is a…Read more A. W. Tozer on the Holy Spirit