Paul the apostle lived with a heavy heart
Romans 9:1-5 I am speaking the truth in Christ—I am not lying; my conscience bears me witness in the Holy Spirit— 2 that I have great sorrow and unceasing anguish in my heart. 3 For I could wish that I myself were accursed and cut off from Christ for the sake of my brothers, my kinsmen according to the flesh. 4 They are Israelites, and to…
The love of God flows through us by the life of the Spirit within us
Acts 6:3 3 Therefore, brothers, pick out from among you seven men of good repute, full of the Spirit and of wisdom, whom we will appoint to this duty. There arose a dispute in the early church concerning the care of widows. Apparently, in the community of believers, a system was put in place to aid the…
Learning to walk every day in the life and power of the Spirit
Genesis 1:1-2 In the beginning God created the heavens and the earth. 2 Now the earth was without shape and empty, and darkness was over the surface of the watery deep, but the Spirit of God was moving over the surface of the water. These are the first two verses in the Bible. They tell us…