Great Spirit

What role should "argument" (via the Weston text) have in the discipline of evangelism and the practice of preaching? What aspects of your ministry formation do you need to cultivate in order to effectively wield this tool in a proper and God-fearing manner? First, the principal purpose of preaching the gospel is to offer a theological interpretation of the word of God into our lives. In the text book argument is defined as, “means to offer a set of reasons or evidence in support of a conclusion…

become a missionary and begin to teach his children we can have the spirit to be with us, because even though the missionaries are the ones out there teaching they aren't teaching alone, but rather being guided by the spirit, making up for all…

Intro The Holy Spirit as a being is very well known throughout the scriptures of the Bible. The Holy Spirit is revealed first in Genesis 1:2 and is talked about frequently throughout the rest of the Old Testament. The Holy Spirit is also mentioned in the New Testament just as much as the Old Testament, but the best description of his works and being are described in the Gospel of John. In this paper I will examine the being of the Holy Spirit and his works as it is explained within the Gospel…

plurality or threeness of the Trinity can best be explained in the following depiction: The Father, Son, and Holy Spirit are truly distinct from one another because of their relationship with one another; however, they are entirely God due to sharing the same essence. This suggests that the threeness of God can be found in the Eternal Processions or relations between the Father, Son, and Holy Spirit, as indicated by Gregory of Nazianzus. While each created thing is made up of a substance or…

children who are religiously affiliated. So, one point that most of the world’s population can agree on is this: something exists beyond our comprehension. So what is that “something”? Christianity teaches it is the Holy Trinity (Father, Son and Holy Spirit) while Judaism and Islam teach it is Yahweh and Allah respectively. Paganism however tends to differ. An example would be Wicca which (for the most part) teaches that God has both a masculine and feminine aspect to it. Some traditions teach…

The Azusa Street revival had firmly established the centrality of baptism in the Holy Spirit as evidenced by speaking in tongues, but that was not the only distinguishing factor that would set Pentecostalism apart creating tension with and influencing the rest of Christianity. Freedom in the Spirit meant drastically different worship from mainstream Christianity. As Grant Wacker writes, “Any service – indeed any part of any service – that looked…

saddened and shaken. My older sister and her husband decided to attend church with my younger sister.My brother-in-law received the Holy Spirit by proof of speaking in tongues and was baptized. This was huge for me because my brother-in-law was an atheist. This spurred new hope within me. I attended church the following Sunday. My husband was filled with the Holy Spirit by proof of speaking in tongues that Sunday before my very eyes. I wanted God to fill me so bad it became so very real for me…

Holy Spirit the author focuses on the Old Testament mainly in Genesis, and Palms, but he also mentions Job and other Old Testament books. The author begins by showing the reader where we first see the Holy Spirit in the Bible which is in Genesis 1:1-2. At the very beginning people who read the Bible are able to see that God and the Spirit was there when creating the world. Wright puts it as “the powerful Spirit of God in the beginning was hovering, poised for action” (Wright 14). The Spirit of…

(Acts chapter 10, verse 34). When it comes to the Holy Spirit, gender equality is guaranteed. The Holy Spirit treats everyone the same, He came for everyone. Joel chapter 2 verse 28 records, ‘… I will pour out My Spirit upon all people. Your sons and daughters will prophesy ‘. There is no difference between sons and daughters when it comes to prophesy. This is confirmed in the next verse which states ‘In those days I will pour my Spirit even on servants —men and women alike.’ Note that this…

" and "make disciples" is the mandate of the Great Commission, "baptizing" and "teaching" are the means by which people fulfill the aspect of "make disciples" of the Great Commission. The Great Commission is empowered by the power of the Holy Spirit. People must be witnesses of Christ, fulfilling the Great Commission in our cities, in our states and countries, and anywhere else where God sends us. 2.1 The Great Commission - A Personal Order The Great Commission is one of the most significant…