Great Spirit

In letter 14 Screwtape says, ”Your patient has become humble. (Lewis 37)” . Screwtape advices Wormwood to the Patient how humble he has become. This should fill the Patient with pride. They want to catch him when he is really poor in spirit and then they want to smuggle him into his mind of cheering reflection. Through this his Pride will appear at his own humility. In my view, pride is the origin of all evil from a religious view and from a social view. It is one of the death sins and…

will be cleansed—things in our minds, things that deal with our conduct, things that have to do with our character and our attitude—that are cleansed by water. The word "water" here is symbolic, referring to the Word of God, as well as to the Holy Spirit. 27 that He might present her to Himself a glorious church, not having spot or wrinkle or any such…

WELCOME Brothers and sisters in Jesus, welcome to this time set aside to focus on the Holy Spirit working among us. May our hearts be open and eager to receive God’s Word! PREPARATION FOR WORSHIP “We are one in the Spirit, we are one in the Lord!” That old camp song reminds us we are all one family in Christ. May God bless us as we gather for worship. OPPORTUNITIES TODAY WE WELCOME JeanJean and Kristie Mompremier, missionaries with UCI in Haiti, who will be with us during morning worship…

the dangers associated with hell ("Jonathan Edwards: A Brief, Storied Life.") Jonathan never stopped believing that religion is rooted in affection not in reason. He continued to defend himself throughout all of the emotional outbursts during the Great Awakening (“Jonathan Edwards." Christian…

argument of God’s existence is gigantic, is the type of work one will expect to find in a fundamental theology work. In his argument , Rausch bases his argument to the great theologians of the early church like Thomas Aquinas, who was great influential theologian and philosopher in the traditional of the early church. He is one of the great philosopher , who argued that reason is found in God.Thomas Aquinas is considered one of the Catholic Church's greatest theologians and philosophers. Pope…

PART ONE? What are your spiritual gifts? Do you agree with the results? Why are why not? We often wonder why we were created here on earth, what is our purpose. Jeremiah 1:5 says, “I chose you before you were born I selected you to be a prophet to the nation.” Therefore we didn’t choose our gifts God had already equipped us with our gift. After exploring the Spiritual Gifts Analysis my results shows that my spiritual gifts are showing mercy and evangelism. I agree that I have the gift of mercy…

Book Review for Hawkins & Clinton 's The New Christian Counselor The book, The New Christian Counselor: A Fresh and Biblical and Transformational Approach, was authored by Dr. Ron Hawkins and Dr. Tim Clinton. The book is an excellent guide for Christian Counselor 's seeking to integrate the bible and psychology, and to help clients through a Christian transformational approach to counseling. Summary There are numerous important concepts in The New Christian Counselor book. The first important…

impossible and hope. There is not much known on St. Jude’s life. We know he is the Patron saint of hope and impossible causes. He was also one of Jesus’ 12 original apostles. He was known to preach with great passion of the gospel, even under harsh conditions. Through the power of the holy spirit was he able to make a difference in peoples lives with the Word of God. After Jesus’ death and resurrection, St. Jude journeyed through Mesopotamia, Libya, Persia along with a fellow saint to preach…

3:5-7 After I posted a status on my Facebook page several friends messaged me and asked, "How do I put my trust in God? What precisely should I do?" (I posted the Facebook status in question at the end of this blog) I found the verses above to be a great "teaching passage" on how anyone can begin to learn the process of "Putting Our Trust In God"!! Above all..."TRUST IS A MUST"!! The verses above give us five steps to follow: 1. First it tells us to trust "with all thine heart," for me...…

to rethink about our relationship with God, and to reconsider who really is this God we serve? In this case, Galatians holds such great reverence among Christians in answering these overarching questions, because of Paul’s skillful ability to challenge authority and condemn the Galatians for following under “the desires of the flesh,” rather than living by “the Spirit” (5.16). In order for us to understand the significance of Galatians and its role in shaping our interpretation of…