“Did You Receive The Holy Spirit When You Believed? “
“Did You Receive The Holy Spirit When You Believed?”(Acts19:1-7).At Ephesus Paul “found some disciples” who had not received the Holy Spirit. They had “not even heard that there is a Holy Spirit.” The baptism they had received was John’s baptism – which was a baptism of repentance.Paul explained the difference to them. On hearing this, […]
“Depending On The Holy Spirit!”
“Depending On The Holy Spirit!”(Lk.12:8-12).“When you are brought before synagogues, rulers and authorities, do not worry about how you will defend yourselves or what you will say. For the Holy Spirit will teach you at that time what you should say.”Some years back I attended the TASO-TEACH programme in TASO Uganda. I was posted to […]
“When The Counselor Comes…!”
“When The Counselor Comes…!”(Jn. 15:26-16:4).As we prepare to commemorate Pentecost day, we remind ourselves with the message from John about the Holy Spirit.“When the Counselor comes, whom I will send to you from the Father, the Spirit of truth who goes out from the Father, he will testify about me. And you also must testify, […]
“Written On Your Heart!”
“Written On Your Mind!”(Jer. 31:31-34).The Bible is the rule of faith for us Christians. It is normal that we should constantly make reference to what is written in it. For our daily living, we remind ourselves of the biblical prescriptions.Yet, there is a sense in which constant reading of the Bible is an indication of […]
“God’s Chosen Servant!”
“God’s Chosen Servant!”(Is. 44:1-8).What may quickly come to mind when you hear the word “servant” is “a person who performs duties for others, especially a person employed in a house on domestic purposes or as a personal attendant.”In most cases a servant is considered as ‘less than human” and at worst, not different from a […]