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To support this ministry financially, visit: https://www.oneplace.com/donate/172/29 As we present the gospel, the Holy Spirit frequently works in the hearts of those who dont yet believe. He convicts them of their need for God and their need for the forgiveness that Jesus provides. Do you know about this ministry of the Holy Spirit?

To support this ministry financially, visit: https://www.oneplace.com/donate/172/29 If youre a believer, the Holy Spirit lives in you. Theres an immediate bond between you and other believers in Christeven when you meet someone you dont know, and even in a foreign country with a language barrier. That sense of community is evidence that the Holy Spirit is real.

To support this ministry financially, visit: https://www.oneplace.com/donate/172/29 The baptism of the Holy Spirit places all who believe in Jesus into a new community. We join a new family of fellowship with those who are also indwelt with the Holy Spiritevidence of our new birth in Christ. But some think the baptism of the Spirit is a special anointing which is marked by speaking in tongues. Lets sort out the issue with Scripture.

To support this ministry financially, visit: https://www.oneplace.com/donate/172/29 On a great Jewish feast day, Jesus told a crowd that all who believe in him would receive rivers of living water. This was a reference to the Holy Spirit, who would empower and comfort the disciples after He ascended to heaven. But that promise can include you and me today.

To support this ministry financially, visit: https://www.oneplace.com/donate/172/29 Theres more than one kind of thirst. Water takes care of physical thirst. But when we feel a thirst in our hearts, theres only one place to find that kind of water. Lets look at a dramatic setting, where Jesus proclaimed Himself as the source of living water.

To support this ministry financially, visit: https://www.oneplace.com/donate/172/29 When the disciples of Jesus heard He was about to be taken from them, they felt a deep sense of abandonment. How gracious Jesus was to promise them a Companion who would be even closer to them than Jesus was while on Earth. Moreover, their Companion is also our Companion.

To support this ministry financially, visit: https://www.oneplace.com/donate/172/29 Jesus promised His disciples a companion who would be with them after He was gone. That companion is the Holy Spirit, and Hes still doing for todays believers what He did for the original twelve so long ago. If you feel lonely, listen to this encouraging word.

To support this ministry financially, visit: https://www.oneplace.com/donate/172/29 We learn about the Holy Spirit by seeing His work in terms of word-pictures: oil, water, and wind. Each picture increases our understanding, and in this message well learn about another word-picture that speaks of the power and purity of the Spirit.

To support this ministry financially, visit: https://www.oneplace.com/donate/172/29 The work of the Holy Spirit has been a source of controversy in the church for a long time. What does He do? What is His ministry? In this message, we begin a life-changing series that tells what happens When the Spirit Has His Way. And wonderful things do happen when the Blessed Spirit of God has His way.

To support this ministry financially, visit: https://www.oneplace.com/donate/172/29 A person of integrity runs lifes race without lying, and without ever stretching the truth. If you find a person like this, youve found a rare jewel. Character is vital, and in this message we hear more about the characteristics of a man or woman of integrity.

To support this ministry financially, visit: https://www.oneplace.com/donate/172/29 Its in great demand, but in short supply. Its easy to spot, but hard to find. That raresomething is integrity. People of integrity are honest and forthright, and they have the reputations to prove it. Would you like to improve your integrity score in the race of life?

To support this ministry financially, visit: https://www.oneplace.com/donate/172/29 Life is a race. Helping a brother or sister stay on track is more important than flaunting your Christian liberty. Dont be a stumbling block to the household of God.

To support this ministry financially, visit: https://www.oneplace.com/donate/172/29 Many who run lifes race are tripped up by the conduct of believers around them, conduct they feel is inappropriate. How should we judge the behavior of others? Or, is it our business to judge at all?

To support this ministry financially, visit: https://www.oneplace.com/donate/172/29 As we run our daily race, there is an unseen spirit world running as well. Demons try to subvert the purposes of God in the life of every believer. Our task is to discern the danger, and avoid opening the many doors that can lead us there.

To support this ministry financially, visit: https://www.oneplace.com/donate/172/29 Occult influence is very real, enshrined in modern philosophies as well as the media: music, TV, and the movies. As believers running the race of life, we must understand what were facing, and how to deal with it.