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Sunday, January 7, 2007

The Spirit-Filled Life.
The Spirit-filled life is the Christ-directed life by which Jesus lives his life in through us in the power of the Holy Spirit.Jesus promised his followers they would have powerful, loving, abundant, and fruitful lives as the result of being filled with aspects of the Spirit-filled life and the blessings of being filled with the Spirit -- I want to encourage you to ask for and recieve the same things from Jesus, by the Holy spirit, that I have recieved. A person initially becomes a Christian through the work of the Holy spirit(John 3:1 - 8). From the moment of conversion, or spiritual birth, the Holy Spirit dwells in a person. In this sense, all Christians at the point of conversion, recieve "the batism of the Holy Spirit," or as Paul says, we are all bapitized by one Spirit into te body of Christ (1 Cor. 12:13). However, though the spirit is present in all Christians, this does not mean all Christians are filled - Empowered, released, guided and controlled by the holy spirit.
The filling of the Holy Spirit is an ongoing reality. Paul says in Ephesians 5:18, "Be filled with the Spirit." In the original language, this verse actually means "continually to be filled with the Spirit." Renewal and a realease of the Spirit's presence and power are needed on a daily basis.
Most of the time, the fillings of the Spirit is experienced in a quiet way, with a deep sense of peace or joy, perhaps bringing clarity of insight or understanding regarding present circumstances or future plans. These times of filling may not involve intense emotions, and there may be a few days or weeks of "lag time."

7:45 PM; The Pianist'

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Shane from RP class w35a

Loves the piano

Hates rappers

ur hates here

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Angela
Apologetics
Brian
Caryn
Chermaine
Daphne
Desmond Mark
Hongji
Hsueh Ni
Ikekie
Kai Hwee
Michelle (Hope)
Sharmaine
Shepherd
Stephanie
Tiffany
Vivian
Yeshen

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