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[Jesus said,] "But I will send you the Advocate — the Spirit of truth. He will come to you from the Father and will testify all about me." —John 15:26 NLT Key Thought When someone suggests that things are "all about me," we are usually put off by the arrogance. Not so with Jesus. Jesus is the...

[Jesus said,] "If you love me, obey my commandments. And I will ask the Father, and he will give you another Advocate, who will never leave you. He is the Holy Spirit, who leads into all truth." —John 14:15-17a NLT Key Thought Translators have tried to capture the essence of the Spirit's role...

So you received the message with joy from the Holy Spirit in spite of the severe suffering it brought you. In this way, you imitated both us and the Lord. —1 Thessalonians 1:6 NLT Key Thought How can a convicting message, a message that calls us to turn our lives around (1 Thessalonians...

But the Holy Spirit produces this kind of fruit in our lives: love, joy, peace, patience, kindness, goodness, faithfulness, gentleness, and self-control. —Galatians 5:22-23a NLT Key Thought Even in life's darkest hours, the Holy Spirit, our Comforter, can bring the light of God's joy and...

And the disciples were filled with joy and with the Holy Spirit. —Acts 13:52 NIV Key Thought Soup and sandwich. Love and marriage. Horse and carriage. These things go together according to a couple of old songs. But there are two things that go together far better than any of these. No, I am...

May the God of hope fill you with all joy and peace as you trust in him, so that you may overflow with hope by the power of the Holy Spirit. —Romans 15:13 NIV Key Thought Rather than having much commentary on this beautiful blessing, let's share the joy of this blessing and the confidence of...

For the Kingdom of God is not a matter of what we eat or drink, but of living a life of goodness and peace and joy in the Holy Spirit. If you serve Christ with this attitude, you will please God, and others will approve of you, too. —Romans 14:17-18 NLT Key Thought While we enjoy our...

[Jesus said,] "I am telling you these things now while I am still with you. But when the Father sends the Advocate as my representative — that is, the Holy Spirit — he will teach you everything and will remind you of everything I have told you. I am leaving you with a gift — peace of mind and...

At that time Jesus, full of joy through the Holy Spirit, said, "I praise you, Father, Lord of heaven and earth, because you have hidden these things from the wise and learned, and revealed them to little children. Yes, Father, for this is what you were pleased to do." —Luke 10:21 NIV Key...

Now the Lord is the Spirit, and where the Spirit of the Lord is, there is freedom. And we all, who with unveiled faces contemplate [and reflect] the Lord's glory, are being transformed into his image with ever-increasing glory, which comes from the Lord, who is the Spirit. —2 Corinthians...

Now all glory to God, who is able, through his mighty power at work within us, to accomplish infinitely more than we might ask or think. Glory to him in the church and in Christ Jesus through all generations forever and ever! Amen. —Ephesians 3:20-21 NLT Key Thought We confess that God is all...

I pray that out of [the Father's] glorious riches he may strengthen you with power through his Spirit in your inner being, ... —Ephesians 3:16 NIV Key Thought Years ago, a good friend made a graphic similar to the "intel inside"® branding on computers. It read, "Spirit Inside!" Yes, the power...

[Jesus] is the one we proclaim, admonishing and teaching everyone with all wisdom, so that we may present everyone fully mature in Christ. To this end I strenuously contend with all the energy Christ so powerfully works in me. —Colossians 1:28-29 NIV Key Thought Paul's ministry was powered by...

Whatever God has promised gets stamped with the Yes of Jesus. In him, this is what we preach and pray, the great Amen, God's Yes and our Yes together, gloriously evident. God affirms us, making us a sure thing in Christ, putting his Yes within us. By his Spirit he has stamped us with his eternal...

Then I [John] heard a voice from heaven say, "Write: 'Blessed are the dead who die in the Lord from now on.'" "Yes," says the Spirit, "they will rest from their labor, for their deeds will follow them." —Revelation 14:13 NKJV Key Thought Jesus talked about the Holy Spirit as the Comforter and...

Again [Jesus] said, "Peace be with you. As the Father has sent me, so I am sending you." Then he breathed on them and said, "Receive the Holy Spirit." —John 20:21-22 NLT Key Thought We are here on purpose. What we have been given and the time in which we live are not accidents, luck, or the...

[Jesus said,] "But you will receive power when the Holy Spirit comes upon you. And you will be my witnesses, telling people about me everywhere — in Jerusalem, throughout Judea, in Samaria, and to the ends of the earth." —Acts 1:8 NLT Key Thought Power. Spirit. Witnesses. Everywhere. Four...

Then I [John] saw a Lamb that looked as if it had been slaughtered, but it was now standing between the throne and the four living beings and among the twenty-four elders. He had seven horns and seven eyes, which represent the sevenfold Spirit of God that is sent out into every part of the...

Now may the God of peace make you holy in every way, and may your whole spirit and soul and body be kept blameless until our Lord Jesus Christ comes again. —1 Thessalonians 5:23 NLT Key Thought Yesterday, we were reminded of the Spirit's power to help us overcome sin, including strongly...

[In his revelation to John, Jesus said,] "Here I am! I stand at the door and knock. If anyone hears my voice and opens the door, I will come in and eat with that person, and they with me. ... Whoever has ears, let them hear what the Spirit says to the churches." —Revelation 3:20, 22 NIV Key...