by bradhuebert | Nov 1, 2011 | Faith, Holy Spirit, Ministry
“I am the vine; you are the branches. If you remain in me and I in you, you will bear much fruit; apart from me you can do nothing. If you do not remain in me, you are like a branch that is thrown away and withers; such branches are picked up, thrown into the fire and...
by bradhuebert | Oct 30, 2011 | church, Holy Spirit, Presence of God
This past week a Life Group leader in our church called me, bubbling over with excitement as she related “what happened last Thursday.” The study went… fine. The discussion was… good. The prayer time… began normally, but then…...
by bradhuebert | Oct 28, 2011 | Holy Spirit, Intimacy with God, Presence of God
There’s a really cool pair of verses found in Judges 13:24,25. “Samson… grew and the LORD blessed him, and the Spirit of the LORD began to stir him…” Stir. Like a pot of stew where the potatoes have sunk to the bottom? No. The literal...
by bradhuebert | Oct 1, 2011 | Faith, Holy Spirit, spiritual growth
Yesterday as me and a handful of leaders left the Willow Creek Global Leadership Summit, I tossed out one of those thoughtless remarks you offer people when you can’t think of anything else to say: “Godspeed.” For some reason, my own words stopped me...
by bradhuebert | Sep 28, 2011 | Faith, Holy Spirit, spiritual growth
Do you know how to grow spiritually? Many people think they do. Many people are wrong. The classic Sunday School song warbles, “Read your Bible, pray every day, and you’ll grow, grow, grow.” Yay! But the Bible doesn’t actually say that. What...
by bradhuebert | Sep 23, 2011 | Holy Spirit, Ministry, spiritual gifts
Here are three definitions of spiritual gifts I dug up on the web. They share common ground and represent what most Christians think about spiritual gifts. A God-given ability to serve the church effectively. a divine endowment of a special ability for service upon a...
