Being empowered by the Holy Spirit. What we can learn from Jesus' last words before he ascended.
Tag: Holy Spirit
The Lion King Movie: From A Christian Perspective
Four days ago I watched The Lion King with my siblings at the cinemas. It’s a childhood Disney favourite of mine and this movie was a remake of the original animation. I was excited, nostalgic and couldn't help but sing along to some of the songs. But as I watched, I couldn’t help but see [...]
Wandering and Wondering
I want to share something that happened today: I went shopping for groceries and also clothes. I was looking for Coles and I misread the arrow. I didn't realize this until I started walking further down the shopping mall. It dawned on me that I was heading in the wrong direction. Instead of turning around, [...]
I am not the Holy Spirit, nor will I ever be
By the time you’ve read the title, you’re probably wondering, where is she going with this? It’s true, obviously, I’m not the Holy Spirit but sometimes we can try to do His job unintentionally. I had a very humbling moment last night where in the middle of a sermon that was teaching on how one [...]
The Word of God in the wilderness/world
I want to share what I learnt from studying Luke 4:1-13 in my quiet time. “Jesus filled with the Holy Spirit, returned from the Jordan and was led by the spirit in the wilderness” (Luke 4:1) This is significant because the Holy Spirit was the one that led Jesus into the wilderness, away from people [...]
Who are you fighting?
It's interesting how throughout Jesus' crucifixion when he was mocked, spat on, beaten, bruised, hurt, bleeding, in pain, wrongly accused, degraded and treated unjustly — he never spoke a word. I know without a doubt, I would have said something. But he didn't! And it was not because he was the Son Of God. I [...]
Susan Awonuga 