Spirit-Filled Life

Personal Renewal

A Helpful Model: “Unwrapping” the Gift of the Spirit, Part 2

(In my previous post on February 12, we began to explore what it means to receive the Gift of the Holy Spirit. If you haven’t read that yet, I encourage you to read it now for context – http://www.claytonford.net/personal-renewal/receiving-the-gift-of-the-spirit-a-helpful-model –…

Characteristics of Spirit-filled Christians #7: They Have Compassion and Anointing to Minister to the Needs of Other People

Those who are filled with the Holy Spirit will be moved by the Spirit to minister to the deepest needs of other people. We can probably view this characteristic of the Spirit-filled life as the culmination of all the other…

Characteristics of Spirit-filled Christians #5: They Fully Participate in Christ-Centered Fellowship

Those who are filled with the Holy Spirit are not “lone rangers” whose total Christian experience is vertical — “me and Jesus.” After committing themselves to Christ, they also commit themselves horizontally as they find their place in the body…