1 John 5:19
We know that we are from God, and the whole world lies in the power of The Evil One.
We are living in a world that is engaged in a Great Spiritual War. There are only two sides in this Great War: those who are allied with the One True God as His beloved Children and those who are still enslaved by Satan—The Devil—in the Dominion of Darkness. This week, we begin to explore how we engage in the spiritual struggles that take place around and within us.
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We have been blessed with many gifts from Father God in Christ. On top of all the priceless gifts we have been given, The Holy Spirit has been given to us to lead us up and into the love of the One True God. His presence and empowerment will be the foundation on which we face our many spiritual struggles that we will begin to explore next week.
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Today we turn to consider how the Spirit works in our lives. As we look at the reality of the work of the Spirit in our lives, we see many parallels to His work in the life of Christ. Although the Spirit works in a more magnified way in the life of Christ, many of the same things He did for or through Jesus, He also does for us.
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Today and tomorrow, we are going to take a look at the ways in which the Holy Spirit worked in the Lord Jesus’ life and then see the parallels of how He works in our lives. Knowing these truths are foundational to our spiritual growth In Christ. They also ground us in reality for the spiritual struggles and battles that we face regularly.
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John 16:7
But I (Jesus) tell you the truth, it is to your advantage that I am going away. For if I do not go away, The Advocate/Witness will not come to you, but if I go, I will send Him to you.
Many followers of The Way, Christians, have never been taught a biblical view of the Holy Spirit. There is a lot of confusion regarding who He is and what he is doing. It is important to know and understand the reality of the Spirit’s ministry to us because His presence in us connects us vitally to the life of the Father and Son. He also empowers us to so that we can engage our daily battles with the same power that raised Jesus from the dead!
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Colossians 2:13-16
And even though you were dead in your transgressions and in the uncircumcision of your flesh, He nevertheless made you alive with Him, having forgiven all your transgressions. He has destroyed what was against us, a certificate of indebtedness expressed in decrees opposed to us. He has taken it away by nailing it to the cross. Disarming the rulers and authorities, He has made a public disgrace of them, triumphing over them by the cross.
In our final reading for the week, we continue to talk about some “big picture” ideas we will be exploring over the next weeks. Today we briefly discuss the “rulers and authorities” that have been stripped and shamed and what that means for us. (It is interesting that today is July 4th when we Americans celebrate our independence and our theme is freedom!)
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Today, we consider one of the strangest passages in Paul’s writings. Father God, working in Christ, has set us free in every possible sense. When we understand what Paul is saying in this section of his letter to the Colossians, we will gain deeper insight into all that Christ has done to truly set us free from all that enslaves us.
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