Something happens when a single person becomes profoundly present to another person in the fellowship of the Holy Spirit. Human limitations are transcended by Divine Presence.
The Pharisees appeal to the rules. Jesus appealed to the purpose of the rules
For Jesus fasting was not about faithfulness to practice. Fasting was a means to intimate fellowship.
Jesus loves sinners and he is willing to walk right into the heart of sin, even if it looks bad; even if he gets accused of going soft on crime, because he loves sinners that much.
Sometimes our friends must have faith for us and sometimes that’s enough. Jesus didn’t see the faith of the paralyzed man. He saw the faith of his friends.
Real evangelism looks like witnesses telling stories in such a way that the people who hear them flock to the countryside in search of Jesus.
According to the New Testament, to “believe” is not the same thing as having “beliefs.”
Listen Now! August 18, 2018 Mark 1:29-34 As soon as they left the synagogue, they went with James and John to the home of Simon and Andrew. Simon’s mother-in-law was in bed with a fever,
The authority of Jesus becomes the authority of his followers through the authenticity of their fellowship in the Holy Spirit.
Sometimes the most educated and trained people have the most “unlearning” to do when it comes to the life of faith.
What if fasting is the divinely appointed means to sustain the fullness of the baptism of the Holy Spirit in the wilderness of the world?
The Holy Spirit is not about creating cool environments for crafty religious experiences. The Holy Spirit creates corporate, collective, and even generational movement.
