It is so easy for us to be unkind and ungracious. Ephesians 4:29-32 shows us that we grieve the Holy Spirit first by rotten speech (v. 29) and second by rotten attitudes (v. 31). But these two things are not separate. Out of the abundance of the heart, the mouth speaks. We must stop making the Holy Spirit weep because of our unkind words and inner ugliness. Cry out to God for his help. Ask the Lord to open your eyes and see the uncleanness within. Pray for a fresh vision of Jesus dying for you.
Text: Ephesians 4:29-32“I believe in the holy catholic church.” The Apostles’ Creed Let’s begin at the most basic point. What does […]
Text: Ephesians 4:1-6A few days ago I received an e-mail with a comment about these sermons on forgiveness: Since you started this […]
Text: Ephesians 4:29-32The Holy Spirit does everything to bring us to Christ, everything we need to walk with Christ in this life, and everything we need to take us safely from earth to heaven. He does it all for us and he does it for all of us. None of us could live even one day as a Christian without the aid of the Holy Spirit.
Text: VariousAbout the time I graduated from seminary in 1978, a leading Christian magazine published an article entitled, “Things They Didn’t […]
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Text: Romans 12:7; I Corinthians 12:28; Ephesians 4:11