50 Things the Holy Spirit Does

1.      He convicts the world of sin, righteousness, and judgement (Joh 16:8).

2.      He guides us into all truth (Joh 16:13).

3.      He regenerates us (Joh 3:5-8; Tit 3:5).

4.      He glorifies and testifies of Christ (Joh 15:26; 16:14).

5.      He reveals Christ to us and in us (Joh 16:14-15).

6.      He leads us (Rom. 8:14; Gal. 5:18; Matt. 4:1; Luk 4:1).

7.      He sanctifies us (2 Thess. 2:13; 1 Pet. 1:2; Rom. 5:16).

8.      He empowers us (Luk 4:14; 24:49; Rom. 15:19; Acts 1:8).

9.      He fills us (Eph. 5:18; Act 2:4; 4:8, 31; 9:17).

10.    He teaches us to pray (Rom. 8:26-27; Jud 1:20).

11.    He bears witness in us that we are children of God (Rom. 8:16).

12.    He produces in us the fruit or evidence of His work and presence (Gal. 5:22-23).

13.    He distributes spiritual gifts and manifestations (the outshining) of His presence to and through the body (1 Cor 12:4, 8-10; Heb. 2:4).

14.    He anoints us for ministry (Luk 4:18; Act 10:38).

15.    He washes and renews us (Tit 3:5).

16.    He brings unity and oneness to the body (Eph. 4:3; 2:14-18). Here He plays the same role that He plays in the Godhead. The Spirit is the life that unites Father and Son. He plays the same role in the church. When He is operating in a group of people, He unites them in love. Therefore, a sure evidence of the Holy Spirit working in a group is Love and Unity. Not signs and wonders (those are seasonal and can be counterfeited).

17.    He is our guarantee and deposit of the future resurrection (2 Cor. 1:22; 2 Cor. 5:5).

18.    He seals us unto the day of redemption (Eph. 1:13; 4:30).

19.    He sets us free from the law of sin and death (Rom. 8:2).

20.    He quickens our mortal bodies (Rom. 8:11).

21.    He reveals the deep things of God to us (1 Cor. 2:10).

22.    He reveals what has been given to us from God (1 Cor. 2:12).

23.    He dwells in us (Rom. 8:9; 1 Cor. 3:16; 2 Tim. 1:14; Joh 14:17).

24.    He speaks to, in, and through us (1 Cor. 12:3; 1 Tim. 4:1; Rev. 2:11; Heb 3:7; Matt. 10:20; Act 2:4; 8:29; 10:19; 11:12, 28; 13:2; 16:6,7; 21:4,11).

25.    He is the agent by which we are baptised into the body of Christ (1 Cor. 12:13).

26.    He brings liberty (2 Cor. 3:17).

27.    He transforms us into the image of Christ (2 Cor. 3:18).

28.    He cries in our hearts, “Abba, Father” (Gal. 4:6).

29.    He enables us to wait (Gal. 5:5).

30.    He supplies us with Christ (Phil. 1:19).

31.    He grants everlasting life (Gal. 6:8).

32.    He gives us access to God the Father (Eph. 2:18).

33.    He makes us (corporately) God’s habitation (Eph. 2:22).

34.    He reveals the mystery of God to us (Eph. 3:5).

35.    He strengthens our spirits (Eph. 3:16).

36.    He enables us to obey the truth (1 Pet. 1:22).

37.    He enables us to know that Jesus abides in us (1 Joh 3:24; 4:13).

38.    He confesses that Jesus came in the flesh (1 Joh 4:2).

39.    He says “Come, Lord Jesus” along with the bride (Rev. 22:17).

40.    He dispenses God’s love into our hearts (Rom. 5:5).

41.    He bears witness to the truth in our conscience (Rom. 9:1).

42.    He teaches us (1 Cor. 2:13; Joh 14:26).

43.    He gives us joy (1 Thess. 1:6).

44.    He enables some to preach the gospel (1 Pet. 1:12).

45.    He moves us (2 Pet. 1:21).

46.    He knows the things of God (1 Cor. 2:11).

47.    He casts out demons (Matt. 12:28).

48.    He brings things to our remembrance (Joh 14:26).

49.    He comforts us (Act 9:31).

50.    He makes some overseers in the church and sends some out to the work of church planting [through the body] (Act 20:28; 13:2).

Summary: The Holy Spirit unites us to Jesus Christ and to His body. He reveals Christ to us, gives us His life, and makes Christ alive in us. The Spirit takes the experiences of Jesus . . . His incarnation, ministry, crucifixion, resurrection, and ascension . . . and brings them into our own experience. Because of the Holy Spirit, the history of Jesus Christ becomes our story and experience (see Jesus Manifesto for details). Unfortunately, some movements have become known for their excesses in regard to the Holy Spirit’s work (see Revise Us Again for details).

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20 Things the Blood of Jesus Does

1.      It remits sins (Matt. 26:28).

2.      It gives life to those who consume it (John 6:53).

3.      It causes us to dwell in Christ and He in us (John 6:56).

4.      It is the means by which Jesus purchased the church (Acts 20:28).

5.      It is the means by which Jesus becomes our atonement through faith (Rom. 3:25).

6.      It justifies us and saves us from wrath (Rom. 5:9).

7.      It redeems us (Eph. 1:7; 1 Pet. 1:18-19; Rev. 5:9).

8.      It brings those who were far away from God near to Him (Eph. 2:13).

9.      It grants us the forgiveness of sins (Col. 1:14).

10.    It brings peace and reconciliation to God (Col. 1:20).

11.    It has obtained eternal redemption for us (Heb. 9:12).

12.    It cleanses our conscience from dead works to serve the living God (Heb. 9:14).

13.    It is the means by which we enter the most holy place with boldness (Heb. 10:19).

14.    It speaks a better word than the blood of Abel (Heb. 12:24).

15.    It sanctifies us (Heb. 13:12).

16.    It makes us complete for every good work (Heb. 13:20-21).

17.    It cleanses us from all sin (1 John 1:7).

18.    It bears witness in the earth along with the Spirit and the water (1 John 5:8).

19.    It is the means by which Jesus washes us (Rev. 1:5; 7:14).

20.    It is the means by which we overcome the accuser of the brethren (Rev. 12:11).

Summary: Thank God for the “precious” blood of Christ . . . the “sprinkled” blood of Christ . . . the blood of “the new covenant” . . . the blood of “the eternal covenant” (1 Pet. 1:19; Heb. 12:24; Luke 22:20; Heb. 13:20).

“The life is in the blood” (Lev. 17:11).

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The bell

THE BELL
I KNOW WHO I AM
I am God's child (John 1:12)
I am Christ's friend (John 15:15)
I am united with the Lord(1 Cor. 6:17)
I am bought with a price(1 Cor. 6:19-20)
I am a saint (set apart for God). (Eph. 1:1)
I am a personal witness of Christ (Acts 1:8)
I am the salt & light of the earth (Matt.5:13-14)
I am a member of the body of Christ (1 Cor 12:27)
I am free forever from condemnation ( Rom. 8: 1-2)
I am a citizen of Heaven. I am significant (Phil. 3: 20)
I am free from any charge against me (Rom. 8:31-34)
I am a minister of reconciliation for God (2 Cor.5:17-21)
I have access to God through the Holy Spirit (Eph. 2:18)
I am seated with Christ in the heavenly realms (Eph. 2:6)
I can’t be separated from the love of God (Rom.8:35- 39)
I am established, anointed, sealed by God (2 Cor.1:21-22)
I am assured all things work together for good (Rom. 8: 28)
I have been chosen and appointed to bear fruit (John 15:16)
I may approach God with freedom and confidence (Eph. 3: 12)
I can do all things through Christ who strengthens me (Phil. 4:13)
I am the branch of the true vine, a channel of His life (John 15: 1-5)
I am God's temple (1 Cor. 3: 16). I am complete in Christ (Col. 2: 10)
I am hidden with Christ in God (Col. 3:3). I have been justified (Romans 5:1)
I am God's co-worker (1 Cor. 3:9; 2 Cor 6:1). I am God's workmanship ( Eph 2:10)
I am confident that the good works God has begun in me will be perfected (Phil 1: 5)
I have been redeemed and forgiven (Col. 1:14). I have been adopted as God's child (Eph 1:5)
I belong to God
Do you know
who you
are!?

God's plan of salvation

Did you know that God has a plan for your life?

How can you get hold of this plan for your life?

Are you sure beyond a shadow of a doubt that when you die you will go to Heaven?

 

Many times when these questions are asked, people respond by saying, "Well, no one can know for certain. I will have to do my best and wait and see."

Did you know that the Bible is written in such a way that when you read it you will find that God has good plans and eternal life promised unto us. There are only a few things that you need to understand in order to receive this gift that God offers, which is eternal life and to come into His perfect plan for your life.

Jer 29:11 "For I know the thoughts and plans that I have for you, says the Lord, thoughts and plans for welfare and peace and not for evil, to give you hope in your final outcome." AMP

To get God's plan started in my life, here are four steps to follow:

Step 1: You need to understand that you are a sinner. All this means is that you have missed the mark of perfection, which is God's standard. How, you may ask? Well, before we can get to that I need you to understand that the sin that is in you, you were born with. So, if for some reason you think that you have lived a perfect life, you still fall into this category.

 

Rom 5:12 "Therefore, as sin came into the world through one man, and death as the result of sin, so death spread to all men, [no one being able to stop it or to escape its power] because all men sinned." AMP

Rom 3:23 "Since all have sinned and are falling short of the honor and glory which God bestows and receives." AMP

You see, we are caught in an imperfect state which is totally unacceptable to a perfect God. The Bible tells us that God, who is perfect as He is, is unable to even look upon sin (Hab 1:13).

Step 2: Now that we understand that we are sinners we also need to understand that there is a penalty for not being perfect. The penalty is death. I am referring to eternal death.

Rom 6:23, "For the wages which sin pays is death, but the [bountiful] free gift of God is eternal life through (in union with) Jesus Christ our Lord." AMP

You and I need to recognize that there is a punishment for not being pure, and it is death. There is, however, light at the end of the tunnel.

Step 3: God is perfect, He knows that we are in need of a Sacrificial Lamb. One that can take away the sin that we are in. You see, no matter what we try to do, whether it's being a good person that never hurts anyone, being religious, paying our taxes on time or how about we don't lie or cheat... it is NEVER good enough for God (Eph 2: 8-9). There is only one way to get right with God and that is by His Son Jesus Christ. God sent His perfect and Holy Son Jesus to pay the penalty of sin which is death.

Isa 53:6,10 "⁶All we like sheep have gone astray, we have turned every one to his own way; and the Lord has made to light upon Him the guilt and iniquity of us all. ¹⁰Yet it was the will of the Lord to bruise Him; He has put Him to grief and made Him sick. When You and He make His life an offering for sin [and He has risen from the dead, in time to come], He shall see His [spiritual] offspring, He shall prolong His days, and the will and pleasure of the Lord shall prosper in His hand." AMP

Step 4: Now that we understand that we are imperfect and sinful and also know that the penalty for sin is death (eternal death). We also see that God sent a sacrifice to the Earth to save us from this eternal death. This sacrifice is Jesus. Jesus will take away your sin if you believe that He came in the flesh, died on the cross and was ressurected from the dead on the third day.

All you have to do is believe and confess that Jesus Christ died for you and conquered death...! 

Rom 10:9-11 "⁹Because if you acknowledge and confess with your lips that Jesus is Lord and in your heart believe (adhere to, trust in, and rely on the truth) that God raised Him from the dead, you will be saved.     ¹⁰For with the heart a person believes (adheres to, trusts in, and relies on Christ) and so is justified (declared righteous, acceptable to God), and with the mouth he confesses (declares openly and speaks out freely his faith) and confirms [his] salvation.
    ¹¹The Scripture says, No man who believes in Him [who adheres to, relies on, and trusts in Him] will [ever] be put to shame or be disappointed." AMP

You may be asking, well how exactly do I do that?

It is as easy as praying this prayer:

God in Heaven, I understand that I am a sinner. I understand that I am not perfect. I need to get right with You and the only way I can do that is by asking You to be Lord over and of my life. I believe and confess that You came in the flesh, died on the cross for my sins and rose from the dead on the third day. I thank You for cleansing me and setting me free. I now ask for the indwelling and power of the Holy Spirit to transform and heal my life. I accept the wonderful gift of eternal life through Christ Jesus by faith. Amen.

Congratulations! You have been born into the Kingdom of Heaven and are part of a brand new family... God's family! 

*If you have prayed this prayer today, then please contact us and let us know, that we may pray for you and encourage you in your new walk with Jesus*

Joh 6:47 "I assure you, most solemnly I tell you, he who believes in Me [who adheres to, trusts in, relies on, and has faith in Me] has (now possesses) eternal life." AMP 

Now that you are saved, you need to grow in and learn of the Kingdom of God. How to do that is by:

• Seeking God through prayer and reading the Word of God (The Bible) regularly. See our post on links to God's Word.
• Seeking fellowship with fellow born again believers.
• Attending a bible believing Church.

Links to God's Word

As mentioned before, we believe that the Bible is the inerrant, irrevocable, infallible, unadulterated and pure Word of God and our instruction manual of how to serve each other on earth, thus proclaiming the Kingdom of God to non-believers and believers alike. There is definitely power and life in the Word of God if you would only believe (have faith), make it your own and ACT on whatever instructions the Word of God gives. Holy Spirit brings life to the words in this book and the power of God can manifest on Earth as it is in Heaven. This is definitely not just another story book.

2 Tim 3:16-17 "Every Scripture is God-breathed (given by His inspiration) and profitable for instruction, for reproof and conviction of sin, for correction of error and discipline in obedience, [and] for training in righteousness (in holy living, in conformity to God's will in thought, purpose, and action),

    ¹⁷So that the man of God may be complete and proficient, well fitted and thoroughly equipped for every good work." AMP

Heb 4:12 "For the Word that God speaks is alive and full of power [making it active, operative, energizing, and effective]; it is sharper than any two-edged sword, penetrating to the dividing line of the ^[g]breath of life (soul) and [the immortal] spirit, and of joints and marrow [of the deepest parts of our nature], exposing and sifting and analyzing and judging the very thoughts and purposes of the heart." AMP

Col 3:16 (a) "Let the word [spoken by] Christ (the Messiah) have its home [in your hearts and minds] and dwell in you in [all its] richness, ..." AMP

Joh 15:7 ^"If you live in Me [abide vitally united to Me] and My words remain in you and continue to live in your hearts, ask whatever you will, and it shall be done for you." AMP

As you can see God himself puts a lot of emphasis on His Word, and I would like to help equip you into fulfilling your destiny in becoming Christ-like as the son / daughter of God you are if you verbally accepted our Lord Jesus.

Gal 3:26  "For in Christ Jesus you are all sons of God through faith." AMP

Man is able to know the true and living God through His Word (the Bible). The Bible reveals God's character and His plan for mankind, meaning YOU. It is through reading His Word that we come to a knowledge of the righteousness of God and that which He requires of us. It is by repenting and believing in Christ that we can know God personally and experience His love.

I would therefore like to share with you some links that would help you to know the only true, living and loving God. There are several translations as well as several resources available including photos, concordances, dictionaries, commentaries, etc.

Die Bybel - In the Afrikaans language. (My mother tongue)

The Bible
The King James Bible page - 1611 Authorised Version

Blue letter Bible

Biblos

Bible gateway
Just 1 Word
Biblia
The Unbound Bible
Net Bible
Bible study tools
You Version
My Study Bible
Academic Bible Online
Studylight

Bible Geocoding - Satellite images & photos by book and chapter
Bible places 
Complete Bible Genealogy - A list of all the names and relationships in the bible.
Theopedia
The New Schaff-Herzog Encyclopedia of Religious Knowledge, Vol XIII
The Christian Apologetics & Research Ministry
Biblical art

Now for something you may or may not have known.

Most of the modern world owns mobile phones right. You can also download a Bible application onto your mobile phone that is installed directly onto your phone and does not require Internet connection every time you want to use it. I personally use this a lot, because I can lay in bed next to my darling wife in the dark and still read my Bible without waking her up by having the light on. There are several translations available for you to download. With this application you can search for words, send a Bible verse in the form of a SMS or MMS, add bookmarks or view your reading history.

It looks and works something like this.

Visit these links using your phones' web browser to download them. They are free and you can download several onto your phone depending on the amount of memory you have available.

m.bibles.co.za
bible4phone.com
gobible.jolon.org

Alternatively you can search for "mobile bible" using your phones' web browser.
I personally use the "Opera mini" browser as, in my opinion,  it works much better than the browser of most phones. Go to m.opera.com to download.

I hope that this post helps you in your search and blesses you in your studies of God's Word.