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The Every Day Art of Listening

Do you remember the last time you heard the voice of Jesus? Maybe it was two minutes ago or maybe you are not actually sure if you ever have. Hearing God can seem out of reach for many because it has sometimes been seen as mysterious or reserved for mystics and the exceptionally spiritual. Heather Celoria shares why it doesn’t have to be this way.

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In the Company of the Fathers: Gregory of Nyssa

Jackson Lashier continues his series on the church fathers by covering the work of Gregory of Nyssa. Jackson argues that what Gregory patterns for us is a method of appropriately using scripture in argumentation, a method that is concerned not with individual verses but with the logic and tenor of the entire redemptive story.

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Does the Doctrine of the Trinity Really Matter?

What is the Trinity, and why does it matter? In this Seven Minute Seminary, Matt O’Reilly explains that within the one God there is both unity and diversity. The Father is not the Son nor the Spirit, the Son is not the Father nor the Spirit, and the Spirit is not the Father nor the Son. He also shares 2 ways that the doctrine of the Trinity makes a difference in our daily living.

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What the Holy Spirit is Doing Around the World

What do well-drilling, youth ministry, medical ministry have in common? They’re all ways in which the Holy Spirit is powerfully moving across the world. In this article, Reed Hoppe of The Mission Society shares the testimonies of 7 different missionary families doing sharing in inspiring kingdom stories around the world.

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Round-up of Resources on the Holy Spirit

Pentecost falls on June 8 this year, so we’ve taken the time to round up some of our leading resources on the Holy Spirit for you. They include Seven Minute Seminary videos, recommended reading lists, scholarly profiles, quotes, and more.

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Have Some Spiritual Gifts Ceased?

In this Seven Minute Seminary, theologian Frank D. Macchia charitably discusses both positions on what can be a divisive topic—the so-called “charismatic gifts” debate. He seeks to understand and accurately articulate the position that the charismatic gifts have ceased, but ends up arguing for their continuation in the church.

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The Holy Spirit in the Old Testament

In this Seven Minute Seminary, Dr. John Oswalt shares how the Holy Spirit is given to empower our lives so that we may fulfill the new covenant God has for his people. In this way, he demonstrates that there is clear continuity between the presentations of the Spirit of God in the Old and New Testaments.

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Pentecostalism’s Wesleyan Roots & Fruit

Contemporary Pentecostalism is in many ways an offshoot of Wesleyan-Arminian spirituality and theology via the American Holiness movement. Pentecostals specifically identify conversion, sanctification, divine healing, and the premillennial second coming of Jesus as Wesleyan-Arminian-Holiness themes that particularly impacted the formative stages of their movement’s development.

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