What’s It About Spirit Forward: How I Encountered The Spirit of Jesus is Pastor Ken Schaap’s personal story of encountering the Holy Spirit and His work in our lives and a personal, inviting introduction for the reader to do the same. In the opening pages, Schaap shares his own story of being a struggling Christian and pastor whose heart had…
Photo by Priscilla Du Preez 🇨🇦 on Unsplash *This is a companion post to Why I Believe Speaking In Tongues Is For Today Recently, Allen Parr, a Christian YouTuber I follow and respect as a brother in Christ and fellow minister of the gospel published a video called Why I Stopped Speaking In Tongues and You May Want To Too.…
*Photo by Kendall Scott on Unsplash All eyes are on Asbury University after the Holy Spirit intervened in a normal chapel service on February 8, 2023 that never ended. A simple, student-led, faculty-guided movement of humble worship and prayer, confession and repentance of sin, testimonies and exhortations from Scripture has continued for over a week at the the time of…
*This is the final post in on our series on the Holy Spirit and spiritual gifts. If this topic is new for you, this blog will make more sense if you read the rest of the series for context. You can start here. How to Pray for the Baptism in the Holy Spirit and/or to Speak in Tongues Okay, we're…
*Read my blogs 6 Common Questions About Speaking In Tongues Part 1 and Part 2 as a companion to this blog. When I was 14 years old, I was listening to worship music and singing to Jesus while I was waiting for a video game to load. Suddenly I felt the tangible presence of God overwhelm my entire body. I…
So far, we’ve talked about what spiritual gifts are and how we can know God still works through them today. Now, let’s talk about how to experience these gifts in your life. 1. Don’t scoff at or forbid them. So, my dear brothers and sisters, be eager to prophesy, and don’t forbid speaking in tongues. (1 Corinthians 14:39) Do not…
*For a more in-depth discussion about the gift of tongues specifically, as well my personal experience with it, read this blog. Not all Christians share the same views about the Bible’s teaching on the miraculous gifts of the Spirit. I want to share with you some thoughts from Scripture as to what’s helped me believe these gifts are still active…
What comes to mind when you hear people talk about the Holy Spirit? Are you freaked out? Do you think of weird Christians and strange supernatural works of God you don’t quite understand? Lots of Christians shy away from talking about the Holy Spirit and His work because they don’t understand it. Let me tell you from experience: Holy Spirit…