Live in the Power of the Holy Spirit
Earlier this year, construction on the PRMI Prayer House at the Community of the Cross came to a pause when we fully used what God has provided to date.
There was enough provision to reach the milestone of “weathering in” the Prayer House. We wait on God to provide for the next milestones.
…“But the angel said to the women, ‘Do not be afraid; for I know that you seek Jesus who was crucified. He is not here; for he has risen, as he said.'” Matthew 28:5-6
These words echo down the centuries.
They reassure us.
They declare that our Lord, Jesus Christ, is risen from the dead.
We no longer need to fear death. Our sin is forgiven.
…In the middle of a discussion regarding God’s sovereignty and prayer, Frank asserted, “If you truly believe that God is sovereign, then you do not need to check your side mirror when changing lanes.”
Frank’s assertion argued for a rigid application of the classic view of sovereignty.
…We know that God’s Spirit is at work in us as believers. We will explore what is the role of the Holy Spirit in evangelism.
…At first glance, praying “Your will be done,” Matthew 6:10, seems like a straightforward request for the Father to go to work to right what is wrong, repair what is broken, and straighten what is twisted. Phil Noordmans helps us understand what it means to pray according to God’s Word.
He works and we watch. However, I believe there is more to this prayer.
…In the letter to the Roman Christians, Paul challenges them to use their spiritual gifts (Romans 12:4-8), also known as functional gifts.
In this list, Paul specifically names seven spiritual gifts that the Lord has distributed to people. These gifts empower us for service in the body of Christ.
…Dear Friends from the Dunamis Fellowship International,
What an amazing time we had at our Dunamis Fellowship International Annual Gathering in Black Mountain this year! For the first time ever, we held a “hybrid” event which saw 50 people attend on site and between 60 and 100 people attend via zoom each day.
Our theme: “A Release of God’s Power Will Come with the Refreshing”
…One of my favorite Christmas traditions is attending the candlelight service at church. We always closed the service by singing the hymn Silent Night and lighting candles.
It was a somber and also joyful moment as the light was shared person to person, symbolizing the light that has come into the world through the birth of Christ.
…Every follower of Jesus Christ has at least one spiritual gift.
These spiritual gifts are common ways the Holy Spirit has expressed His power and presence through born-again people.
Spiritual gifts are also tools that we, as human beings, need to work on God’s spiritual and supernatural building project— the Kingdom of God.
All of the spiritual gifts are necessary for the building of the Church of Jesus Christ.
…Through an interesting combination of miracles and Kingdom connections that have been made through PRMI’s mission outreach, God is providing top of the line masks to three of PRMI’s mission partners.
…You can learn to recognize elements of a kairos moment as you cooperate with the Holy Spirit. This is a skill that any follower of Christ can acquire and develop.
In the ministry of PRMI, we call those Kairos moments. These are moments when God wants to accomplish something in the world through us to advance His Kingdom.
Kairos moments are moments where we are invited by the Father to cooperate with the Holy Spirit.
…The Holy Spirit indwells within us to shapes our character into the image of Jesus Christ.
Scripture describes this work of the Holy Spirit with several powerful images.
…We serve a faithful, absolutely reliable God. I trust that as you read this, the Holy Spirit brings to your remembrance the goodness of our Father as you discover what the Lord established at the PRMI Prayer House in 2020.
We can see how God is moving, mobilizing, and His Kingdom is moving, even in the midst of one of the most unpredictable seasons of modern history, in the middle of one of the most polarized times in American history.
…Dear Friends,
It has been a while since I wrote an update and I want to bring you in on where we are with the PRMI Prayer House.
We can celebrate that:
How might we obey the Bible’s instruction to “keep in step with the Spirit” as found in Galatians 5:25?
When you became a disciple of Jesus Christ, you entered into the new reality of the Kingdom of God.
…What would have been a bustling week at the Community of the Cross instead became a jam-packed ONLINE week of growing in the Power of Prayer with Upward Challenge Global Edition!
Things were different this year for Upward Challenge, as we held our annual youth camp ages 14-18. This included 12 lessons adapted for youth from the Dunamis Project: The Power of Prayer teaching materials.
…1 Timothy 2:1-4 commands us to pray for and give thanks for our government leaders and those in authority over us.
The blessing of obeying this commandment is, we can live a life of dignity and peace.
…Our world needs the healing ministry of Jesus Christ expressed through believers empowered by the Holy Spirit. Who bring the light of Jesus into this hurting and broken world.
You can help get PRMI Dunamis materials on the healing ministry of Jesus adapted to issues of racial injustice and healing for use by churches, ministries, and people involved.
…“Would you pray now that God would heal my ankle so I won’t need surgery this week?” To enter into a Kairos moment, we find the if this would be a moment that God would reveal His glory.
The Nicaraguan Young Life leader surprised me with this request right after I finished teaching.
She explained how it was injured and damaged from a motorcycle accident. Just a few days from now, surgery was scheduled.
…Father God, we are in anticipation to prepare for harvest time.
We believe that you are getting ready to bring many people into your kingdom. We are eager to see it happen, but realize that it first has to happen within ourselves.
…No discipline seems pleasant at the time, but painful. Later on, however, it produces a harvest of righteousness and peace for those who have been trained by it.
Hebrews 12:11 (NIV)
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