We Love God!

God: "I looked for someone to take a stand for me, and stand in the gap" (Ezekiel 22:30)

Why did God choose to create? Certainly not from the anguish born of need, as if creation might supply God what He lacked. God didn’t take inventory and suddenly realize there was a shortage that only you and I could fill up. So what prompted God to act? The source of God’s creative energy was the joy of infinite and eternal abundance! God chose to create from the endless and self-replenishing overflow of delight in Himself... God created us so that the joy He has in Himself might be ours. God doesn’t simply think about Himself or talk to Himself. He enjoys Himself! He celebrates with infinite and eternal intensity the beauty of who He is as Father, Son, and Holy Spirit. And we’ve been created to join the party!
Sam Storms

POWER of the HOLY SPIRIT

POWER of the HOLY SPIRIT

POWER of the HOLY SPIRIT, The

  1. Is the power of God # Mt 12:28 Lu 11:20
  2. Christ commenced his ministry in # Lu 4:14
  3. Christ wrought his miracles by # Mt 12:28
  4. EXHIBITED IN 4a) Creation

    # Ge 1:2 Job 26:13 Ps 104:30

4b) The conception of Christ # Lu 1:35 4c) Raising Christ from the dead # 1Pe 3:18 4d) Giving spiritual life # Eze 37:11-14 Ro 8:11 4e) Working miracles # Ro 15:19 4f) Making the gospel efficacious # 1Co 2:4 1Th 1:5 4g) Overcoming all difficulties # Zec 4:6,7 4h) Promised by the Father # Lu 24:49 4i) Promised by Christ # Ac 1:8 5) SAINTS 5a) Upheld by # Ps 51:12 5b) Strengthened by # Eph 3:16 5c) Enable to speak the truth boldly by # Mic 3:8 Ac 6:5,10 2Ti 1:7,8 5d) Helped in prayer by # Ro 8:26 5e) Abound in hope by # Ro 15:13 6) Qualifies ministers # Lu 24:49 Ac 1:8 7) God’s word the instrument of # Eph 6:17