
Holy Spirit Story: The Confirmation of the Word of God
The hand of God is always upon us. He stands ready to speak to us in specific ways.
The Spirit of God gifted Stephen with eyes to see past the veil of the temporal and into the realm of the eternal.
Idolatry happens when we seize control of the present scenario and attempt to manipulate it to the end of the future we think is best.
The biblical story, when told in the power of the Spirit, is always charged with supernatural substance.
The biblical story regularly includes people in dramatic fashion, but the story is always about God.
Transformation happens as the transcendent God takes up residence in human flesh. Transformation is a gift we must learn to receive by grace.
It is one thing to say you believe in Jesus Christ. It is another thing entirely to identify with him.
With a bird’s-eye view of the first-century church, everywhere we see the activity of the Holy Spirit we would also witness the opposition stirring.