Friday, July 13, 2012

Smooth Sailing (how to be filled with the Holy Spirit)



 

Have you found that the Christian life difficult to live?  Someone has joked, that the Christian life isn’t difficult at all…it’s impossible!  Christian author, Steve Pogue, said, ‘Trying to live the Christian life by your own efforts is like a ship on dry land…just doesn’t work very well. For the ship to get anywhere, it needs to be resting on the water.’

Are you feeling like you are sailing the Christian life on dry land?  Trying to live the Christian life in our own power is frustrating at best.  We try and try and try, but seem to end up sailing toward defeat and fruitlessness.  Yet God still calls us to live a life pleasing to Him, bearing fruit for Him in every good work. 

Would God ask us to do something without giving us the resources to do it?  Of course not!  He has given us the best Resource possible to live a life in close, intimate fellowship with Him and that bears fruit for His glory.  How to walk in the Spirit is a great overview of the Spirit-filled life. 

How to walk in the Spirit is part of the Transferrable Concept series which gives foundational teaching on several topics and concludes with a section for personal Bible study as well as some questions leading to deeper discussion (great to use with groups). 

Dr. Bill Bright, the founder of Campus Crusade for Christ says that he wished that he has spent more time telling believers about how they can be empowered to live the Christian life through the presence of the Holy Spirit.  So here’s my challenge to you…tell as many believers as you can about how they can live victorious, fulfilling lives as they walk with God.  Can you imagine what your country would look like if all believers were walking in God’s power?!

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