1) The document discusses spiritual health in a congregation, describing it as when spiritual parenting and tutoring are common, and spiritual reproduction can be observed.
2) It examines the Parable of the Sower, explaining how the seed represents the word of God, and different types of people represent different reactions - some reject the message, some accept it intellectually but not fully, and some allow the Holy Spirit to produce fruit in their lives.
3) It categorizes types of Christians as spiritual, acceptable, self-dependent/carnal, and discusses moving along a path from an undisciplined believer to a disciplined believer focused on inward transformation.
Who is the Holy Spirit? What are the Fruits of the Gifts of the Holy Spirit? A discussion and presentation for active engagement for children who are formed in the knowledge of scripture and tradition. Enjoy!
First, there are nine gifts of the Holy Spirit and the are written in the book of Corinthians not Luke.
1 Corinthians 12:7-11
“But the manifestation of the Spirit is given to every man to profit withal. For to one is given by the Spirit the word of wisdom; to another the word of knowledge by the same Spirit; To another faith by the same Spirit; to another the gifts of healing by the same Spirit; To another the working of miracles; to another prophecy; to another discerning of spirits; to another divers kinds of tongues; to another the interpretation of tongues: But all these worketh that one and the selfsame Spirit, dividing to every man severally as he will”.
A Catholic Examination of Conscience based on St. Ignatius' Spiritual Exercises. May be used in preparation for the Sacrament of Reconciliation; includes meditations from Archbishop Fulton Sheen. Covers the Ten Commandments, the Seven Deadly Sins, the Nine Sins of Cooperation, the Seven Precepts of the Church, the Spirtual Works of Mercy and the Corporal Works of mercy.
Who is the Holy Spirit? What are the Fruits of the Gifts of the Holy Spirit? A discussion and presentation for active engagement for children who are formed in the knowledge of scripture and tradition. Enjoy!
First, there are nine gifts of the Holy Spirit and the are written in the book of Corinthians not Luke.
1 Corinthians 12:7-11
“But the manifestation of the Spirit is given to every man to profit withal. For to one is given by the Spirit the word of wisdom; to another the word of knowledge by the same Spirit; To another faith by the same Spirit; to another the gifts of healing by the same Spirit; To another the working of miracles; to another prophecy; to another discerning of spirits; to another divers kinds of tongues; to another the interpretation of tongues: But all these worketh that one and the selfsame Spirit, dividing to every man severally as he will”.
A Catholic Examination of Conscience based on St. Ignatius' Spiritual Exercises. May be used in preparation for the Sacrament of Reconciliation; includes meditations from Archbishop Fulton Sheen. Covers the Ten Commandments, the Seven Deadly Sins, the Nine Sins of Cooperation, the Seven Precepts of the Church, the Spirtual Works of Mercy and the Corporal Works of mercy.
Knowing and Understanding God\'s purpose for you life is essential. Hence understanding your spiritual gifts is a great step in fulfilling God\'s mandate for your life.
Gifts of the Holy Spirit, Fruits of the Holy Spirit, Presents of the Holy spirit, Confirmation and the gifts of the Holy Spirit, Witness of God, Faith Hope and Charity. What Confirmation does? Confirmation meaning? Grace in Confirmation
This presentation is designed to compliment a Spiritual Gifts Assessment video (available on YouTube) and a Guide to Spiritual Gifts (available on the web). Links are provided on the final slide of the deck. There is also a brief presentation on the difference between natural talents and spiritual gifts at the end. This presentation was designed to facilitate conversations about spiritual gifts in a small group setting. Visit my blog for additional relevant information, as well as step-by-step instructions how to use this material in your group.
Slides for a talk given at Blazing Fire on July 20, 2019. Welcoming Holy Spirit to fully access our heart. Here is the link to the podcast: https://www.podbean.com/eu/pb-t2b8u-b89896 God's "hesed" love for us, the work of Holy Spirit in our hearts, the problem of being "stiff-necked"/narcissistic, and the challenge of loving our enemies.
Part 3 in the series of personal discipleship, Life to Life groups. Learn how to help others grow in their relationship with Jesus Christ as you, yourselves, are strengthened in your own walk with God.
Knowing and Understanding God\'s purpose for you life is essential. Hence understanding your spiritual gifts is a great step in fulfilling God\'s mandate for your life.
Gifts of the Holy Spirit, Fruits of the Holy Spirit, Presents of the Holy spirit, Confirmation and the gifts of the Holy Spirit, Witness of God, Faith Hope and Charity. What Confirmation does? Confirmation meaning? Grace in Confirmation
This presentation is designed to compliment a Spiritual Gifts Assessment video (available on YouTube) and a Guide to Spiritual Gifts (available on the web). Links are provided on the final slide of the deck. There is also a brief presentation on the difference between natural talents and spiritual gifts at the end. This presentation was designed to facilitate conversations about spiritual gifts in a small group setting. Visit my blog for additional relevant information, as well as step-by-step instructions how to use this material in your group.
Slides for a talk given at Blazing Fire on July 20, 2019. Welcoming Holy Spirit to fully access our heart. Here is the link to the podcast: https://www.podbean.com/eu/pb-t2b8u-b89896 God's "hesed" love for us, the work of Holy Spirit in our hearts, the problem of being "stiff-necked"/narcissistic, and the challenge of loving our enemies.
Part 3 in the series of personal discipleship, Life to Life groups. Learn how to help others grow in their relationship with Jesus Christ as you, yourselves, are strengthened in your own walk with God.
By embracing Spiritism, you frequently ask for guidance in the attitudes that life requires from you.
Considering this, André Luiz outlined the norms that constitute this epitome of conduct.
We do not find here boastful pages that presume to teach good-natured guidelines, but a simple set of reminders for personal use on the path of experience, as a script for our doctrinal logic.
The Divine Master once said: "Whoever follows me, follows me.”
In other circumstances, he affirmed: "Whoever follows me, does not walk in darkness. "
Thus, we recognize that it is not enough to admire Christ and spread His precepts. It is indispensable to follow Him in order to be in the blessing of light.
For this, it is imperative to seek his pure and living lesson.
In the same way, the Spiritist Doctrine reinvigorates his apostolate of redemption.
Whoever seeks to serve it, must heed its indications; and whoever does this will never suffer doubts or shadows.
Thus, reading this book is equivalent to listening to a companion faithful to common sense.
Emmanuel
Making disciples who make disciples is at the heart of the call to follow Christ. Here are some notes on the gap between our intentions and practice (adapted from Greg Ogden's book, Transforming Discipleship).
For more than 35 years, the imminent return of Jesus Christ has been the daily expectation of Pastor Scott and the crown jewel of his teaching ministry. Heart-provoking excerpts from various sermons are sure to excite a passion and rekindling in your heart for the soon coming of the Lord. Holiness: Jesus' Imminent Return will encourage you in many practical areas to expectantly live holy lives as we eagerly await the blessed hope.
The Chakra System in our body - A Portal to Interdimensional Consciousness.pptxBharat Technology
each chakra is studied in greater detail, several steps have been included to
strengthen your personal intention to open each chakra more fully. These are designed
to draw forth the highest benefit for your spiritual growth.
What Should be the Christian View of Anime?Joe Muraguri
We will learn what Anime is and see what a Christian should consider before watching anime movies? We will also learn a little bit of Shintoism religion and hentai (the craze of internet pornography today).
The Good News, newsletter for June 2024 is hereNoHo FUMC
Our monthly newsletter is available to read online. We hope you will join us each Sunday in person for our worship service. Make sure to subscribe and follow us on YouTube and social media.
In Jude 17-23 Jude shifts from piling up examples of false teachers from the Old Testament to a series of practical exhortations that flow from apostolic instruction. He preserves for us what may well have been part of the apostolic catechism for the first generation of Christ-followers. In these instructions Jude exhorts the believer to deal with 3 different groups of people: scoffers who are "devoid of the Spirit", believers who have come under the influence of scoffers and believers who are so entrenched in false teaching that they need rescue and pose some real spiritual risk for the rescuer. In all of this Jude emphasizes Jesus' call to rescue straying sheep, leaving the 99 safely behind and pursuing the 1.
The PBHP DYC ~ Reflections on The Dhamma (English).pptxOH TEIK BIN
A PowerPoint Presentation based on the Dhamma Reflections for the PBHP DYC for the years 1993 – 2012. To motivate and inspire DYC members to keep on practicing the Dhamma and to do the meritorious deed of Dhammaduta work.
The texts are in English.
For the Video with audio narration, comments and texts in English, please check out the Link:
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=zF2g_43NEa0
The Book of Joshua is the sixth book in the Hebrew Bible and the Old Testament, and is the first book of the Deuteronomistic history, the story of Israel from the conquest of Canaan to the Babylonian exile.
Homily: The Solemnity of the Most Holy Trinity Sunday 2024.docxJames Knipper
Countless volumes have been written trying to explain the mystery of three persons in one true God, leaving us to resort to metaphors such as the three-leaf clover to try to comprehend the Divinity. Many of us grew up with the quintessential pyramidal Trinity structure of God at the top and Son and Spirit in opposite corners. But what if we looked at this ‘mystery’ from a different perspective? What if we shifted our language of God as a being towards the concept of God as love? What if we focused more on the relationship within the Trinity versus the persons of the Trinity? What if stopped looking at God as a noun…and instead considered God as a verb? Check it out…
Lesson 9 - Resisting Temptation Along the Way.pptxCelso Napoleon
Lesson 9 - Resisting Temptation Along the Way
SBs – Sunday Bible School
Adult Bible Lessons 2nd quarter 2024 CPAD
MAGAZINE: THE CAREER THAT IS PROPOSED TO US: The Path of Salvation, Holiness and Perseverance to Reach Heaven
Commentator: Pastor Osiel Gomes
Presentation: Missionary Celso Napoleon
Renewed in Grace
2. 1 Corinthians 14:24-
25
The measure of true spirituality in a
congregation.
But if all of you are prophesying, and unbelievers
or people who don't understand these things
come into your meeting, they will be convicted of
sin and judged by what you say. As they listen,
their secret thoughts will be exposed, and they
will fall to their knees and worship God,
declaring, "God is truly here among you." NLT
4. Parable of the Sower
Matthew 13:3-8, 18-23; Luke 8:4-8, 12-15
Luke 8:4, ... Jesus told this parable:
Luke 8:11, “This is the meaning of the parable:
The seed is the word of God.”
5. Along the path...
Luke 8:5, “A farmer went out to sow his seed. As he
was scattering the seed, some fell along the path; it
was trampled on, and the birds of the air ate it up.”
Luke 8:12, “Those along the path are the ones who
hear, and then the devil come and takes away the
word from their hearts, so that they many not believe
and be saved.
These rejected the message of salvation.
6. On rocky places...
Mt. 13:5-6, “Some fell on rocky places, where it
did not have much soil. It sprang up quickly,
because the soil was shallow. But when the sun
came up, the plants were scorched, and they
withered because they had no root (Lk 8:6... or no
moisture)
7. Mt. 13:20-21, “The one who received the seed that fell
on rocky places is the man who hears the word and at
once receives it with joy. But since he has no root, he
lasts only a short time. When trouble or persecution
comes because of the word, he quickly falls away.
These accept the message of salvation intellectually,
but then reject the idea of a relationship with God,
because it is not what they had originally anticipated.
8. Among thorns...
Lk 8:7, “Other seed fell among thorns, which grew
up with it and choked the plants.”
Lk 8:14, “The seed that fell among thorns stands
for those who hear, but as they go on their way
they are choked by life’s worries, riches and
pleasures, and they do not mature (Mt 13:22,
making it unfruitful).”
9. These receive Christ as Savior, but either through
lack of understanding or willingly, some do not
acknowledge His Lordship over their lives, while
others simply allow the distractions of this world to
choke off the Holy Spirit’s fruit, thereby forfeiting
the associated blessings and rewards that God
has intended for them.
10. On good soil...
Mt 13:8, “Still other seed fell on good soil, where it
produced a crop - a hundred, sixty or thirty times
what was sown.”
Mt 13:23, “But the one who received the see that
fell on good soil is the man who hears the word of
understands it. He produces a crop, yielding a
hundred, sixty or thirty times what was sown.”
11. They are saved and acknowledge His Lordship
over their lives. And to varying degrees allow the
Holy Spirit to produce His fruit through their lives,
resulting in blessings here on earth and rewards at
the Judgment Seat of Christ.
12. Classifications of
Christians
SPIRITUAL - These appear to have wholeheartedly
acknowledged His Lordship in their lives and walk in
fellowship with the Holy Spirit. Spiritual fruit is
manifested in their lives.
ACCEPTABLE - These do not exhibit excessive
negative outward behavior. They regularly attend
church, tithe, and are involved in Christian activities.
They quickly acknowledge God’s presence in their
lives, but lack passion or understanding of
wholehearted surrender to His Lordship.
13. SELF-DEPENDENT, CARNAL - These tend to
exhibit questionable negative outward behavior,
such as on-going marriage, relational, or financial
problems, addictions, etc.
May or may not attend church services regularly;
or tithe consistently. They may be involved in
some Christian activities. They are quick to
acknowledge God’s presence. They may need
counseling often. Their salvation may be in doubt.
14. Evangelism
Pre-New Birth
Pre-New Birth
YOUR ROLE - The Holy Spirit will use you, His
word, and the unbeliever’s circumstances to draw
him to Himself.
Jn 12:32, “If I am lifted up from the earth, I will
draw all men to Myself.” LIFT HIM UP!
Jn 16:8, “The Holy Spirit, when He comes, will
convict the world concerning sin and
righteousness and judgment.”
15. The Cross
This event is the most important and significant
event in a human’s life.
At the cross, human beings pass from death
(separated from God) to life (when God indwells or
moves in).
Jn 5:24, “Truly, truly, I say to you, he who hears My
word, and believes Him who sent Me, has eternal
life, and does not come into judgment, but has
passed out of death into life.”
16. The Path at New
Birth
DISCIPLED BELIEVER - Continuous increasing
dependence on God (Master-Servant Disposition).
Continuous increasing God-reliance (a walk of
faith).
Places the focus on inward transformation
(producing Godly behavior) vs focus on outward
conformity to expected behaviors. RELIGION
17. UNDISCIPLINED BELIEVER - God as a junior
partner (only partial control is surrendered).
God as a co-pilot (God is only on stand-by; called
upon in a crisis).
Focus is on behavior modification rather than
building a relationship and inward change.
Self-dependent. Me first! What makes me happy.
18. Some older
Christians...
Some may honestly yearn for a closer relationship
with God, but have never heard that relationship
clearly explained.
Some conclude that God just wants them to do
their best. They may adopt a distorted
“partnership” mentality with God, or they may tend
to display an attitude of indifference,
unsubmissiveness and independence.
19. Judgment Seat of
Christ
This should be perceived by the disciplined
believer as our Rewards Ceremony, not as a threat
where we will be cast into the Lake of Fire.
This event should motivate us to maximize our
efforts to deepen our relationship with Him so that
we will hear, “You are a good and faithful servant.
Enter in.”
20. If the Judgment Seat of Christ triggers fear, then it
is a signal that a heart change is needed. Let’s
take care of that tonight.
Holy Spirit wants to help you manage the spiritual
construction of your walk of faith. He will produce
the fruit if you will submit your heart and life to
Him. His creations last for eternity.