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Chuck Smith

Joel 2:28

Chuck Smith"THE PROMISE OF THE FATHER" I. THE PROMISE: "I WILL POUR OUT MY SPIRIT UPON ALL FLESH." A. To think, the Spirit of God upon a man. 1. I have seen men when spirit of fear. 2. I have seen spirit of happiness. 3. Spirit of sadness and depression. 4. Comprehend what this says the Spirit of God would com... Read More
Chuck Smith

The Gift of Faith

Chuck SmithPaul is talking about the diversities of the gifts of the Spirit and the various manifestations of the Spirit in 1 Corinthians 12:9, as he declares, To another faith by the same Spirit. This is the gift or the manifestation of faith. Now there are different kinds of faith. We talk about saving faith... Read More
Chuck Smith

The Gift of Miracles

Chuck SmithIn 1 Corinthians 12:10, as Paul is continuing the list of the manifestations of the Holy Spirit in the life of the believer, he speaks about how the Spirit divides to each one of us severally as He wills of those gifts or manifestations. In verse 10 he said, "To another the working of miracles." We ... Read More
D.L. Moody

Thoughts for the Quiet Hour - June 5

D.L. MoodyA certain man…who never had walked…heard Paul speak: who…perceiving that he had faith to be healed, said…Stand upright on thy feet. And he leaped and walked. —Acts 14:8-10 Where true faith is, it will induce obedience and where it does induce obedience, it will always, in one form or another, bring ... Read More
John Gill

Of the Object of Worship.

John GillA Body of PRACTICAL Divinity Book 1—Chapter 1 OF THE WORSHIP OF GOD, OR PRACTICAL RELIGION OF THE OBJECT OF WORSHIP Have, in the former part of this work, proved there is a God, from the light of nature and reason, from the works of creation, &c. and now my business is to show that this God is to be... Read More
T. Austin-Sparks

The Reinforcement of Spirituality

T. Austin-SparksIn the life of the people of God, whether individually or corporately, there constantly occur times of crisis, or turning-points. The Old Testament describes many such times of particular and peculiar peril in the life of the Lord's people, and shows how God has moved to meet the situation at such t... Read More
John Nelson Darby

The Acts of the Apostles - Part 2

John Nelson Darby100 Acts 3 - 17 What is striking here is that, after the setting up, in a sense, of the church, and saying "Save yourselves from this untoward generation," Peter then addresses himself to Israel as such, and tells them "Repent ye, therefore, and be converted, that your sins may be blotted out," not ... Read More
Ron Bailey

Abraham, My Friend_53

Ron BaileyAbraham, My Friend The Making of a Praying Man_53 No Compromise From time to time in our recounting of Abraham’s pilgrimage we have touched on a passage of scripture which has had a far-reaching consequence, and we have then followed the stream to its broader sweeps. The famous phrase; And he believ... Read More
Early Church Church Quotes

St. Sergius of Radonezh: If you want to serve God . . .

“If you want to serve God, prepare your heart not for food, not for drink, not for rest, not for ease, but for suffering, so that you may endure all temptations, trouble and sorrow. Prepare for severities, fasts, spiritual struggles and many afflictions, for “by many afflictions is it appointed to u... Read More
John R. Rice

BAPTISM FOR US IN THIS DISPENSATION; HAS NEVER BEEN DONE AWAY WITH

John R. RiceSometimes when people do not want to keep some command of the Lord Jesus they say, "That was for the Jews," or "That was done away with at the closing of the apostolic age." So some people, having been accustomed to a form of baptism or a teaching about it which they could not reconcile to the Scrip... Read More

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