HOW CAN I EXPERIENCE THE FULLNESS OF THE HOLY SPIRIT ?

           HOW CAN I EXPERIENCE THE FULLNESS OF THE HOLY SPIRIT?

A short answer is - Focus on Jesus, by praying, by reading your Bible every day and by trying to be obedient to Him and not to give in to temptation!

But for the longer answer let’s begin with the opposite: When will we get less of the Spirit? The apostle Paul speaks of ‘quenching the Spirit’ (1 Thessalonians 5:19), but how do we do that?

Quenching the Spirit

To understand this we need to know that the Bible (and especially Paul) makes a very clear distinction between ‘the flesh’ and ‘the Spirit’. With ‘the flesh’ he means a person without the Holy Spirit (so not only his body, but also his spirit is part of ‘the flesh’). But Paul uses the term ‘the Spirit’ to refer to a person who has received the Holy Spirit.

Now there is ‘but’. When we receive ‘the Spirit’ ‘the flesh’ is not totally gone. It will still lure us to do its will.

So Paul says in Galatians 5:16: ‘So I say, walk by the Spirit, and you will not gratify the desires of the flesh’. A bit further Paul explains very clearly what are the characteristics of ‘the flesh’ and what are the characteristics of ‘the Spirit’ (Verses 19-23):

‘The acts of the flesh are obvious: sexual immorality, impurity and debauchery; idolatry and witchcraft; hatred, discord, jealousy, fits of rage, selfish ambition, dissensions, factions and envy; drunkenness, orgies, and the like. I warn you, as I did before, that those who live like this will not inherit the kingdom of God. But the fruit of the Spirit is love, joy, peace, forbearance, kindness, goodness, faithfulness, gentleness and self-control. Against such things there is no law’.

So when do we ‘quench the Spirit’ or ‘grieve the Spirit’ (Ephesians 4:30)? When we start giving in to the luring of the flesh and shut our ears and eyes to what the Holy Spirit tells us through the Bible.

How are we filled with the Spirit ?

But how are we filled with the Spirit? In Ephesians 5:18-20 Paul says:

‘Do not get drunk on wine, which leads to debauchery. Instead, be filled with the Spirit, speaking to one another with psalms, hymns, and songs from the Spirit. Sing and make music from your heart to the Lord, always giving thanks to God the Father for everything, in the name of our Lord Jesus Christ’.

Being filled with the Spirit clearly has to do with focusing on the Lord in many ways: Singing, praying, reading and studying his Word! This way we use all the means God has given us to be filled with the Spirit. Paul says somewhere: ‘Now the Lord (Jesus) is the Spirit’ (2 Corinthians 3:17). This does not mean we cannot distinguish between the Lord Jesus and the Holy Spirit, but it does mean that there is a very tight bond between Jesus and the Holy Spirit: Where we focus on Jesus Christ, the crucified and risen Lord, there the Spirit is at work, filling us with Himself.

So stay focused on Jesus!

HOW SHOULD I START TO READ THE BIBLE?

HOW SHOULD I START TO READ THE BIBLE?

Reading the Bible can be both exciting and hard. It is important to understand that the Bible is like a little library. There are 66 books in it, written by different people in different times with different purposes. We confess that God speaks to us through all the books in the Bible. But some are easier to understand than others, and some are more directly relevant to us than others.

Maybe the most important advice I can give you on this subject is: when you read the Bible, read it slowly, read it prayerfully, and read it expecting that God will speak to you through it.

A good place to start reading the Bible is at the beginning. In the book of Genesis you will read about how God created the world, how sin came into the world, and how the Lord started to create a people to honour him. After that, go to the New Testament and read one or two of the Gospels telling about the life of Jesus. Mark is the shortest Gospel, and will give you a quick overview. John clearly shows that Jesus is the eternal Son of God.

Going back to the Old Testament, you may read some or all of the Psalms. This is a collection of songs to praise God. It will help you to focus on who God is. It is also a wonderful book because you will encounter all human emotions in it. However you may feel at a given moment, there will be a psalm to express that feeling and take it to God. In the New Testament again, read some of Paul’s letters. In Romans you get a very clear overview of God’s plan of salvation. Philippians teaches you how to find your joy in God and serve him joyfully.

After that, you may want to start reading the Bible from front to back. Do not worry if you don’t understand everything. Nobody does. That is why thousands of years after it is written we are still being taught from it. In the Old Testament there may be long stretches that are difficult to understand or even boring. Still, try not to skip them. We learn a lot about God’s character, about living in this world, and about our need for a Saviour from the Old Testament. To ensure that you are being spiritually fed every day, it might be good to read something from both the Old Testament and the New Testament every day.

Finally, we are not Christians on our own. So reading the Bible is also not something that is just personal. Make sure that you go to a church where you hear God’s Word proclaimed. Good churches will also have house groups where you can read the Bible with other believers, and together learn more from the Word of God.

BIBLE PREACHING

What We Believe 

We believe… that there is one God, eternally existent in three persons: God the Father, God the Son, and God the Holy Spirit.

We believe… in the deity of Jesus Christ, His Virgin birth, His shed blood on the cross and His bodily resurrection.

We believe… the Bible to be the inspired and infallible Word of God.

We believe… in salvation by grace alone through faith alone in Jesus Christ alone.

We believe… in the baptism of the Holy Spirit as a subsequent experience to salvation.

We believe… in the provision of healing (body, soul and spirit) through the atoning work of Jesus Christ.

We believe… in the imminent return of the Lord Jesus Christ for His bride, the body of Christ.

Our Ministry does one thing... help people, but we do it three ways. We help people find purpose. We help people find Jesus. We help people find people to help!

God's Time TV

VISION

Dear Brothers & Sisters in Christ,

          “Praise be to our Lord and Saviour Jesus Christ” we are glad to  meet you all through this letter. We “God’s Time Education & Social Welfare Trust” has been formed with greater vision and burden for the souls, as we are living in the ‘End of Days’  our Lord Jesus Christ is going to come back to meet his people. When we look around there are lot of people who need Jesus badly in the end days, with that vision “God’s Time Team” has come out to do the will of God at this end time and to reach as many souls to reach the Kingdom of God.

Matthew 10:7 - And as ye go, preach, saying, The kingdom of heaven is at hand.
Mark 1:15 - And saying, The time is fulfilled, and the kingdom of God is at hand: repent ye, and believe the Gospel.
Mark 16:15 - And he said unto them, Go ye into the entire world, and preach the gospel to every creature.
Joel 02:28 - And it shall come to pass afterward, that I will pour out my spirit upon all flesh; and your  sons and your daughters shall prophesy, your old men shall dream dreams, your young men shall see visions
Revelation 3:3 - Remember therefore how thou hast received and heard, and hold fast, and repent. If therefore thou shalt not watch, I will come on thee as a thief, and thou shalt not know what hour I will come upon thee.
Proverbs 19:17  Whoever is generous to the poor lends to the Lord, and he will repay him for his deed.

MISSION

• To broad cast Gospel programs in “God’s Time TV” & YouTube Channel in the same name (God's Time TV) around the Globe, this will reach thousands of places through God’s Time Trust.
• Taking the Word of GOD about the End of Days through many Churches and Servants of God thru “God’s Time TV” and identifying villages where the Gospel has not yet reached.
• Worship Centre/ Prayer Hall
• Reaching the Churches in rural areas and supporting them financially for the development of their Ministry.
• Supporting the Pastors / Missionaries through taking their visions to the villages through God’ Time TV.
• Supporting Orphanages financially where there is an actual need.
• Adopt children’s orphan/ left out / needy/ widows in giving them Education to the uneducated & Job opportunities

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