But 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 EmpowersKey Episode Scripture: Matthew 3-4 and Luke 3-4 And he said to them, “Follow me, and I will make you fishers of men.” (Matthew 4:43 ESVUK) Jesus did not cheat. He was the Son of God, affirmed and approved as coming from the divine, yet He took on the form of a servant; He learnt obedience through […]
Read More For 40 Days – Day 35: Mission Prep: ConsequencesKey Episode Scripture: Matthew 3-4 and Luke 3-4 I must preach the good news of the kingdom of God to the other towns as well; for I was sent for this purpose. (Luke 4:43 ESVUK) No one fulfilled God’s mission like the Son of God. No one gives a better insight into delivering the message, mission, […]
Read More For 40 Days – Day 34: Mission Prep: ConclusionsKey Episode Scripture: 1 Samuel chapters 16-18 This day the Lord will deliver you into my hand, and I will strike you down and cut off your head. And I will give the dead bodies of the host of the Philistines this day to the birds of the air and to the wild beasts of the earth, that all the […]
Read More For 40 Days – Day 19: Intimidation: ConclusionsKey Episode Scripture: 1 Samuel chapters 16-18 Then Samuel took the horn of oil and anointed him in the midst of his brothers. And the Spirit of the Lord rushed upon David from that day forward. (1 Samuel 16:13 ESVUK) The challenge was simple. This warfare doesn’t require all of us; it can just be a one-on-one contest. That challenge […]
Read More For 40 Days – Day 18: Intimidation: ConceptsHere’s the premise of the conversation. You may recall a special edition of the Dryden Blog conversation published in audio format. There was a great question that my brother asked, that didn’t make the final cut, but after due consideration, I’m posting it now to get an insight into the power of the Word when it […]
Read More ADPC: 25+ – Listen To This – On The Power of the WordHowdy, reader, your eyes are affixed – and rightly so – on this part of the world’s greatest blog conversation between two Drydens. This here is my contribution in response to the undisputed greatest Dryden blogger to ever visit Norfolk, David. Here’s the premise. Previously in the conversation: David offered some generous and insightful reflections […]
Read More ADBC: 19 – God, Gaps and The Gruesome(Reflections and notes on Daniel 11. The series has covered the previous chapters in Daniel, you can click here to read those. Previously, Daniel had an encounter with a messenger of the Lord after going through a time of fasting, this encounter was the prelude to a great unveiling of God’s plan for the future which […]
Read More The Daniel Files: 12 – Prophecy, History, Calamity and GloryThe idea is to start with the understanding that you have immense ability. For that understanding to be embedded you have to appreciate the power of your thoughts. If you concentrate enough on a thought, what you can do with it can be instructive. It’s not to say that the power of thought achieves anything […]
Read More Who Rules? What To Do With Thought?Setting the example. That is so important in various walks of life. When we gather is there something about the example set that highlights wanting to serve others or is there something about a power play where control and rule is the key? (Photo by Chris Leipelt on Unsplash) For His Name’s Sake Shalom C. L. J. Dryden
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