The Aqueous Community Podcast/Weblog

1 Corinthians 13-14

Love is the motivation for Spiritual gifts.

Delivery and packaging matter. 

 Gifts of the Spirit in the Community [51:05m]: Play in Popup | Download

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"Agents of Transformation"

1 Corinthians 12, 13, 14

"Stepping out in the Gifts of the Spirit"

Keys to stepping out in the gifts of the Holy Spirit

1. Acknowledging the Lordship and authority of Jesus
2. Believe that God desires to express His love to people in a tangible way, though natural and supernatural means.
3. Be filled with the love God  has for people.
4. Strongly desire to be a delivery person of God’s gifts. 
5. Step out in faith. 

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“Hearing God”

God invites us nto what He is already doing.

2 Corinthians 13:13
Philippians 2:1-2
John 14: 25-26; 15:4-16
Romans 8:12-16
Galatians 5:22-25

Keys to hearing God

1. A recognition that Jesus truly is God.
2. Receiving the gift of the Holy Spirit.
3. An overall life of discipleship.
4. A life of Worship.
5. A commitment to act on what God has revealed to you so far.
6. Biblical literacy.
7. Love for people.
8. Desire.

1 Corinthians 14:1-3

1. Biblical literacy.
2. Practice.
3. Practice in community.
4. Practice with people who have developed their fellowship with the Holy Spirit.
5. Prayer, prayer, prayer and more prayer ” in the Spirit”
6. Step out in faith every chance you get. 

"The Most Important Spiritual Gift of All"

Acts 1:4-5
Luke 11:13
Luke 12:11-12
Acts 1:8

God wants to have a relationship with us. 

 Practicing Resurrection cont. [51:56m]: Play in Popup | Download

Guest speaker: Christena Cleveland

Romans 8:11-17, 19-22, 28-37
We are:

1. heirs of God — this is our truest identity
2. identity is everything — we must pursue and contend for our true identities as heirs of Christ
3. The liberation of creation depends on our ability to exercise our power as heirs of Christ.

 Practicing Resurrection cont. [53:01m]: Play in Popup | Download

Easter

Audrey’s story

John 3:16-20
Psalm 116:9
2 Corinthians 1:8-11
Ephesians 1:18-21 

 Practicing Resurrection cont. [72:36m]: Play in Popup | Download

Missions

Serving those in need. (Matt Recla)

John 14:61
John 3:16-18

 Practicing Resurrection cont. [40:56m]: Play in Popup | Download

“Evangelism”Mark 1:16-20To Follow is to FishEffective FishermenLuke 10:1-9Spiritual Fishing

 Practicing Resurrection cont. [65:17m]: Play in Popup | Download

"Prayer and Fasting for Breakthrough"

Daniel 10:1-3, 10-14
Luke 11:14-22
Mark 9:28-29

 Prayer cont. [63:49m]: Play in Popup | Download

PrayerLuke 11:1-13Three things we should know:

1. Jesus’ teaching is focused on mobilizing lots of actual praying!
2. The Kingdom of God functions on the basis of request. come asking, seeking, and knocking.
3. God is good and a giver of good gifts!

Three things we should do:

1. Pray
2. Pray with shameless audacity.
3. Pray with confidence because God is good and a giver of good gifts.

Luke 11:2-41 Timothy 2:1-6

 Practicing Resurrection cont. [48:20m]: Play in Popup | Download