I, therefore, a prisoner for the Lord, urge you to walk in a manner worthy of the calling to which you have been called, 2with all humility and gentleness, with patience, bearing with one another in love, 3eager to maintain the unity of the Spirit in the bond of peace. (Ephesians 4:1-3) God Sent His Spirit Unity. It’s an attractive word. There is a sense […]
Read More JJ25 #24 The Unifying SpiritBut you will receive power when the Holy Spirit has come upon you, and you will be my witnesses in Jerusalem and in all Judea and Samaria, and to the end of the earth. (Acts 1:8) God Sent His Spirit Power. This is something that so many look for. The thinking is that with power, […]
Read More JJ25 #23 – The Sent Spirit EmpowersThe Lord God formed the man of dust from the ground and breathed into his nostrils the breath of life, and the man became a living creature. (Genesis 2:7) Jesus said to them again, “Peace be with you. As the Father has sent me, even so I am sending you.” And when he had said this, he breathed on them and said to them, “Receive the Holy […]
Read More JJ25 #22 – The Life-Giving SpiritThe earth was without form and void, and darkness was over the face of the deep. And the Spirit of God was hovering over the face of the waters. (Genesis 1:2) God Sent His Spirit. The hovering presence of the Spirit never fails to intrigue me. There He was, hovering over the chaos that was the […]
Read More JJ25 #21 – The Hovering Spirit“My kingdom is not of this world. If my kingdom were of this world, my servants would have been fighting, that I might not be delivered over to the Jews. But my kingdom is not from the world.” (John 18:36) God Sent His Son The controversy over the status of Jesus started even at His birth. When men […]
Read More JJ25 #20 – The King and His KingdomNow my eyes will be open and my ears attentive to the prayer that is made in this place. For now I have chosen and consecrated this house that my name may be there forever. My eyes and my heart will be there for all time. (2 Chronicles 7:15-16) What an occasion for the people of […]
Read More JJ25 #15 – AttentiveThen you shall take the anointing oil and anoint the tabernacle and all that is in it, and consecrate it and all its furniture, so that it may become holy. (Exodus 40:9) Physical acts and spiritual realities. People refer to the symbolism of certain acts. As though it’s not really what’s going on outside that matters, […]
Read More JJ25 #09 – Anoint and Consecrate So It May Become HolyI thank God. He is amazing and has shown tremendous grace and mercy to me over the last year or so. A lot has happened in that time and a lot has changed. The journey has not been easy or straightforward, but the presence and power of God has helped considerably and I have much […]
Read More Dryden Update: Return of the Journeyman JournalHeal the sick, raise the dead, cleanse lepers, cast out demons. Matthew 10:8 (ESVUK) What Did Jesus Mean? The instructions Jesus gives to the disciples as they carry out His work in Matthew 10 are specific to them at that time. Those instructions are to be read in the understanding that Jesus was being specific to […]
Read More OTKC 25: Demonstrate Kingdom RuleProclaim as you go, saying, ‘The kingdom of heaven is at hand.’ Matthew 10:7 (ESVUK) What Did Jesus Mean? With this command, Jesus summons His disciples to announce God’s royal rule breaking into the present through His own person and work. The “kingdom of heaven” is not merely a place we go when we die; […]
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