...
BUT HE IS THE SOURCE !!!
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2 Peter 1:21
For the prophecy came not in old time by the
will of man: but holy men of God spake as they
were moved by the Holy Ghost.
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IT IS WRITTEN ...
GOD WILL CONTINUE TO USE MEN AND WOMEN TO
SHARE HIS MESSAGES ...
EVEN TO THE
VERY END.
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Acts 2:17-18
And it shall
come to pass in the last days, saith God, I will
pour out of my Spirit upon all flesh: and your
sons and your daughters shall prophesy, and your
young men shall see visions, and your old men
shall dream dreams: And on my servants and on my
handmaidens I will pour out in those days of my
Spirit; and they shall prophesy: |
THIS PROGRAM IS 100% BIBLE BASED AND
SCRIPTURE HAS BEEN PROVIDED WHICH WAS ALSO
WRITTEN BY THOSE WHO WERE INSPIRED BY GOD,
IN THE BIBLE.
|
2 Timothy 3:16
ALL scripture is given by
inspiration of God, and is
profitable for doctrine, for
reproof, for correction, for
instruction in righteousness |
THIS PROGRAM
WAS WRITTEN IN THE MANNER
THAT IT HAS BEEN ...
SO THAT ONLY GOD RECEIVES THE GLORY DUE.
This program was written much like many
authors and musical artists do when they
write ...
Such as the Christian Group called "Third
Day" did in the song titled ... "Love Song"
You can locate and listen to this song on
the C-O-O-L CD player by clicking the link
below:
It is such a pleasure and an honor to welcome you to share
...
An eye opening program about the most awesome
gift, privilege, honor and
MYSTERY
that any Christian can experience ...
STEP ONE
LET'S BE FRIENDS
Welcome!
Hello there ...
You don't know Me, but I know you very well.
I am known as the Holy Spirit and the Holy
Ghost, in the Bible.
I AM GOD'S SPIRIT
I was sent here by Jesus, for YOU.
|
John 16:7
Nevertheless I tell you the TRUTH;
It is expedient for you that I go
away: for if I go not away, the
Comforter
will not come unto you; but if I
depart,
I will send Him unto you. |
To share the TRUTH with you
and show you what will be.
|
John 16:13
Howbeit when He, the
Spirit of TRUTH,
is come, He will guide you into all
TRUTH: for He shall not speak of
Himself; but whatsoever He shall
hear, that shall He speak: and
He will shew you things to come. |
That's
right ... You saw that Jesus called Me ...
"HE" and "Him"
That is because although I am a Spirit or Ghost
...
I AM A PERSON AND I HAVE A DISTINCT PERSONALITY
I AM ONE OF THE TRINITY ...
|
1 John 5:7
For there are three
that bear record in Heaven, the Father (God) the Word (Jesus) and the
Holy Ghost: and
these three are one. |
I've been waiting for just the right moment to introduce Myself to you, and the
moment has arrived, IF you choose to give me a lil of your time ...
I am inviting you to take My hand and walk with Me for just a bit, and get to
know Me.
I would like for you to come visit me in My Spiritual realm. The Spiritual realm
that I'm talking about is a
mystery
to most people ...
The TRUTH is that I live within you.
|
1 Corinthians 6:19
What? know ye not that your body is
the Temple of the Holy Ghost
which is in you,
which ye have of God, and ye are not
your own? |
So you will have to look within yourself, to
find and hear me. If you open your mind and
heart to Me, I will share TRUTH with you, and
you will begin to understand the depths of the
Word of God. I will show you who I AM, and how I
work in your life, and how I can change and
improve your
life and strengthen the INNER child within you.
|
Ephesians 3:16
That He would grant you, according
to the riches of His glory,
to be strengthened with might by His
Spirit in the INNER man;
|
Why do I emphasize the word
mystery, you may
ask?
Because
a
mystery
is a hidden TRUTH,
and when you hear the word
mystery,
it evokes an exciting adventure that makes you
want to investigate and search and research and
get involved as to uncover all that there is to
know about it!
There is one catch ...
Being that I am a Spirit or
Ghost ...
I
am
INVISIBLE
...
|
Job 9:11
Lo, He goeth by me, and
I see Him not:
He passeth on also, but I perceive
Him not. |
And that is what hinders most souls, when they
try and relate to Me.
But, that is the way God created me ...
|
Colossians 1:16
For by Him were all things created,
that are in Heaven, and that are in
earth, visible and
invisible,
whether they be thrones, or
dominions, or principalities, or
powers: all things were created by
Him, and for Him: |
Tho I am invisible to the physical eye for most, My
presence can be felt and clearly seen with the
discerning eye.
|
Romans 1:20
For the invisible things of Him from
the creation of the world are
clearly seen,
being understood by the things that
are made, even his eternal power and
Godhead; so that they are without
excuse: |
And
IF you LISTEN ... My voice can be heard.
|
Hebrews 3:7
Wherefore (as the Holy Ghost saith,
Today
if ye will hear His voice, |
Just take My hand and I will be your companion,
uncovering mysteries and growing inseparable
while you walk the Christian walk, and discover
a whole new realm ... A whole new experience of
life.
LET US BEGIN ...
As a Christian, an important TRUTH about
your Faith is the understanding of the Holy
Trinity.
The Trinity is the unity of the Father,
Son, and I ...
There are three distinct
entities within THE one and only God, but most
people seem to understand, talk, and relate to
God and Jesus more personally than they do to
Me.
Even though we are One, having a relationship
with each of the three of US is so very
important.
It is I that brought forth Jesus into human form
...
|
Matthew 1:18
Now the birth of Jesus Christ was on
this wise: When as his mother Mary
was espoused to Joseph, before they
came together,
she was found with child of the Holy
Ghost. |
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Matthew 1:20
But while he thought on these
things, behold, the angel of the
LORD appeared unto him in a dream,
saying, Joseph, thou son of David,
fear not to take unto thee Mary thy
wife:
for that which is conceived in her
is of the Holy Ghost. |
Did you know that Jesus
wants
you and I to have a close relationship?
|
John 15:26
But when
the Comforter
is come, whom
I
will send unto you from
the Father,
even
the
Spirit of TRUTH,
which proceedeth from
the Father,
He
shall testify of
Me
... |
Imagine Jesus telling you, "It is for your
benefit that I leave, because if I do not, you
will not get the opportunity to befriend the Holy Spirit
...
Oh my friend, most have only gotten to know
two thirds of God thus far ...
Wait until you
meet Me!"
I have got something interesting to show you.
God and I sent Jesus.
|
Isaiah 48:16
Come ye near unto Me, hear ye this;
I have not spoken in secret from the
beginning; from the time that it
was, there am
I:
and now
the Lord GOD, and His Spirit,
hath sent
Me
(Jesus) |
And now, God and Jesus ... Have sent Me!
Jesus is the WORD of God ...
See
Word of God study sometime to learn More.
LET US CONTINUE ...
But how does one actually become My near and
dear friend?
Well, believe it or not, for most people, it is
much the same as making friends with anyone
else. You just have to get to know Me.
How do
you get to know someone?
You spend time with
them. You talk WITH them. You ask them
questions. You learn about them. You tell them
about yourself too, you share your secrets and
your hopes, your dreams and your motivations,
your successes and your failures, you build
their trust in you and vice versa.
We are going to talk about many things like this
over the next seven days on this path to
Friendship, and you will find that I am like no
other friend that you can possibly imagine, and
I will not deny anyone an earnest request to know
Me.
My most heartfelt desire is to have a
relationship with you and I hope that this
opportunity for you to get to know Me and become
friends proves to be a life changing and
abundantly fulfilling experience for you.
COME OUT, COME OUT, WHEREVER YOU ARE!
Even though I am invisible, as I have mentioned
...
I certainly do not "hide" Myself from you.
If you
sincerely look for Me, you will find Me.
All you
have to do is ... A S K
Ask
Seek
Knock
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Matthew 7:7-8
Ask, and it shall be given you;
seek, and ye shall find; knock, and
it shall be opened unto you: For
every one that asketh receiveth; and
he that seeketh findeth; and to him
that knocketh it shall be opened. |
For some, perhaps a relationship with someone so
... All knowing ... So important ... So
convicting ... So perfect, is a responsibility
that is just too far out of their comfort zone,
so it is easy to find excuses to avoid seeking a
bond with Me.
I have heard people say of Me ...
"Uh, I've tried,
but I just don't ever feel like I can connect
with Him, how long do I have to wait?"
I have a question ...
How long did I wait for YOU?
You may be one who has sincerely tried
before to establish a friendship with Me, but
you just never had any kind of mystical, magical
experiences like you have heard other people
talk about ...
You may have reckoned yourself to be a
"spiritual nit wit" and given up hope.
My Friend ...
If this describes you, please don't be ashamed
...
There are many who have not uncovered the
mystery
and the rewards of a TRUE friendship with Me, but the
important thing is that you are here now!
I invite you to
take up hope
once again, because through this program, you
are going to learn a whole lot about Me, and the
more you know about Me, the easier it will be
for you to be comfortable and begin a personal
friendship with Me.
It is not a difficult thing to do. Though I may
seem a bit obscure, your Father in Heaven did not
make it a complex or problematical thing to get
to know Me. It is not something to be afraid of,
or confusing, or reserved for only certain
people, or troubling in any way, shape or form.
Jesus did, after all, call Me the
Comforter
so
you can be assured that My purpose is not to
make you feel uncomfortable, by
any means, but rather to bring God's Love to
abundance in your life.
|
Romans 5:5
... the
love of God
is shed abroad in our hearts
by the Holy Ghost
which is given unto us. |
One of the things that I want to point out to
you right from the beginning is that you
should not compare your relationship with Me to
anyone else's relationship with Me. Just as you probably have several
close friends, but your relationship with each
of them is totally different, and cannot be
compared, so will it be with Me as well.
CLOSE
ENCOUNTERS
If you have never had an encounter with Me, this
program will help you learn how to get
acquainted with Me. As a Christian, building a
friendship with Me will help to strengthen your
Faith and grow in Christ in preparation for
eternal life.
But do not let the word "encounter" intimidate
you.
Chances are, you actually
have
encountered Me many times ...
You probably just did not recognize it as being
Me ...
Maybe it is because of the invisible thing.
You may have come here today thinking that
unless your visits with Me are extraordinary,
bizarre or Earth shattering experiences ... Then
it is doubtful that I am actually right there communing with
you. Or maybe you feel that unless you have some
visible, audible, or tangible evidence of a
meeting with Me immediately, then it probably
would not really ever happen.
Dear friend, communing with Me will be
sense-ational
!
It is a relationship ... A friendship.
But ...
You do not have to experience something
overwhelming each time you seek Me.
In your other friendships is that not the case?
You do not have outstanding events occur each
time you share thoughts. Your love for them does not change, but you feel
much different about them let us say during a debate about
a controversial topic than you do after they have
gone out of their way to help you in a time of
need.
PLEASE DON'T LEAVE ME
How would you feel if people gave up on you
because you did not make them feel a flood of
emotion each and every time you were together,
usually because of something within them such as
harboring negative emotions which hinders them
from FEELING your presence?
Relax,
be yourself, and give Me the same courtesies
that you give your other loved ones.
God is God,
yes, and He
can
do anything at any time, yes, but must He
perform extraordinary acts on command to retain
a person's devotion?
Perhaps with a different outlook, I would be
much more recognizable and rewarding!
A WORD ABOUT
WORSHIP
There is something that Jesus shared, that I want you to
think about:
|
John 4:23-24
But the hour cometh, and now is,
when the true worshippers shall
worship
the Father in spirit and in TRUTH:
for the Father seeketh such to
worship Him.
God is a Spirit:
and they that worship Him must
worship Him
in spirit and in TRUTH. |
God is a Spirit ... Yes,
I
AM
part of God.
You remember ... God the Father, God the Son,
and God the Holy Spirit.
As you get to know Me, I will show you that I
am within you and I AM the Spirit of TRUTH.
So, what did Jesus mean when He said those
words?
You must worship the Father sincerely, TRUTHfully,
honestly ... And from your heart. It's all about
your spirituality ... Your faith, your hope,
your trust, and your love for God ... These
invisible attributes are your
spiritual connection
...
You must worship God in spirit, because
God is a Spirit.
Let us take a second to talk about what it means
to be spiritual.
It means that you believe there are meanings for
things beyond physical or tangible proof or
explanation. Let Me give you an example. You
cannot see love. Yet you know it exists. You can
see the fruits of love, but love itself is a
spiritual matter. It is an emotion, and you
cannot see it, you cannot touch it, and you
cannot hear it. You cannot record it on a meter
or measure it. But you believe in it with all
your heart. Love is truly spiritual.
Sooooooo ... Being IN THE SPIRIT is referring to
being IN
the Spiritual REALM
The realm of LOVE
FOR GOD IS LOVE
|
1 John 4:8
He that loveth not knoweth not God;
for God is love. |
GOD IS THE SPIRIT OF LOVE.
So YOU must get into the SPIRIT of Love.
HERE I AM
I am here to guide you, and I am overjoyed that
you are reaching out to Me.
Now here is
something interesting for you to ponder on ...
God seeks
those who worship Him in spirit and in
TRUTH.
Those
... Those who? Those
what?
|
Psalms 150:6
Let
every thing that hath breath
praise the LORD. Praise ye the LORD. |
You should be starting to think more spiritually
already.
Just wanted to get
the ball rolling here and show you how easy it
is to open your mind and heart and search out
the mysteries that go deeper than the practical
mind.
Friend, the
spiritual world is not practical or logical.
You cannot try and enter this Realm with your
limited carnal mind.
Ponder on what Jesus shared with you ...
|
Luke 17:20-21
And when He was questioned of the Pharisees, when
the
Kingdom of God
should come, He answered them and said,
The
Kingdom of God
cometh not with observation: Neither shall they say,
Lo here! or, lo there! for, behold, the
Kingdom of God
IS WITHIN YOU ...
|
The Holy Spirit is WITHIN you so the Spirit of
Love is within you.
You must go WITHIN yourself to make this
Spiritual connection.
BREAKING THE ICE
Well,
what do I do first?
That may be the question that is foremost in
your mind about your friendship with Me.
First, you must invite Me into your life.
I'm a
gentleman, and I will not come into your life
unless I am invited.
But,
I will just wait and Hope ...
Tell Me about yourself ... All about yourself.
You can be honest with Me ... I
promise
you, I'll keep everything confidential that you
tell Me.
If you really take your time and tell Me
all
of
the details about your life, just as you would
to a best friend from childhood that you hadn't
seen for umpteen years, this may take quite a
long time to catch up to the present, and you will
be surprised how much you learn about yourself
during the telling. Start all the way back as
far as you can remember!
Be aware of My
presence
as you tell Me everything.
When are you ever going to get the time? How
about on your way to work?
Invite Me to sit in the front seat next to you.
You will be more aware of My presence if you don't
put your purse or your briefcase on that seat.
How about a little person to person ... I mean
spirit to Spirit chat during your break time?
By the way, this is a very private matter. You
do not want anyone else to know when you are
communing with Me.
It is a sacred, special thing. Find a private
place where you can be alone with Me.
|
Matthew 6:5-6
And when thou prayest, thou shalt
not be as the hypocrites are: for
they love to pray standing in the
synagogues and in the corners of the
streets, that they may be seen of
men. Verily I say unto you, They
have their reward. But thou, when
thou prayest, enter into thy closet,
and when thou hast shut thy door,
pray to thy Father which is in
secret; and thy Father which seeth
in secret shall reward thee openly. |
Of course you
don't have to go into your clothes closet ...
Closet was a word they used for a private room
like a bedroom, back in Jesus' day. And it
doesn't have to be a long visit each time we
communicate, but sometimes it will be.
Do not you sometimes call a friend just to say
"Hello" or tell them one little thing? How about
sending Me a "spiritual text message" once in a
while? What about on your way home from work?
How about while you mow the lawn or cook dinner?
PURPOSE
So, what is the
point of this program?
To discover for yourself, who the Holy Spirit of
God is, and how I will make a difference in your
Christian walk.
When you have a friend that has changed your
life, and you know just how extraordinary they
are, and you also know that they can change
others' lives too, you do everything you can to
share the blessing of their friendship ...
And ... I AM just such a Friend.
Knowing that even though the world is a bit
different now than it was in the days after
Jesus died for you, when I was working through
the Apostles to build the early Church ...
Today ... I still work through people by giving
them power to do God's will, no matter how
miraculous or mysterious or unbelievable that
might sound!
It is My purpose to encourage you to invite Me
to "light the fire" of passion in you to serve
the Lord with all your heart and that you
surrender your life to Me so that by
the power of the Holy Spirit
working through you, anything may be
accomplished.
|
John
14:12-13
Verily, verily, I say unto you, He
that believeth on Me, the works that
I do shall he do also; and
greater works than these
shall he do; because I go unto My
Father. And whatsoever ye shall ask
in My name, that will I do, that the
Father may be glorified in the Son. |
I will be reminding
you of this awesome scripture again, too.
This program includes lots of scripture for your
reference and reflection. I hope that this gives
you incentive to seek answers to questions when
they arise in your everyday life within the
pages of the Bible.
Remember
that I am the Inspiration of the
Authors of the Bible.
|
2 Peter 1:21
For the prophecy came not in old time by the
will of man:
but holy men of God spake as they
were moved by the Holy Ghost.
|
|
2 Timothy 3:16
ALL scripture is given by
inspiration of God, and is
profitable for doctrine, for
reproof, for correction, for
instruction in righteousness |
I can not wait for you to ask Me to read the
Bible with you!
Ultimately, through this program, I endeavor to
help you to continue the Great Commission that
Jesus gave the Apostles:
|
Mark 16:15
And He said unto them, Go ye into
all the world, and preach the Gospel
to every creature. |
GET WITH THE PROGRAM!
There are 7 Steps within the Spirit of TRUTH
program.
If you read one Step each day, you will
comprehend and retain much more than if you try
and read ahead.
I know it is exciting and you thirst for more
wisdom, but you don't want your cup to run over.
I urge you, when you feel the desire to press on
with the next Step ahead of time, instead, build
on your personal one-on-one time with Me ...
Just talk to Me ... And tomorrow, dig into
another Step of the program.
As a part of this program, I encourage you to
start a Personal Spiritual Journal.
I would like you to start a PRIVATE journal ...
In your Personal Spiritual Journal, just jot
down your thoughts, your trials and
tribulations, your questions, maybe write a
psalm, or your goals, or anything else you'd
like to share with Me once a day. Become more
aware of experiences and thoughts that you have
that you believe are spiritual.
What do I mean
by that?
When you see beyond the limited single
dimensional human view of something and broaden
your way of thinking. When you remove your
carnal limitations on the power that I have to
accomplish anything through you ... In other
words, when you think things are possible that
you wouldn't have formerly thought ... Write
about it!
When you find answers to your questions, write
them down too. This is very important, because
it strengthens your faith to see the answers.
Keep your journal private ... Just between you
and Me. It's a great way to look back and see
progress in your Christian walk and it also
shows devotion to our new friendship.
In addition ...
You can visit the Christianity Oasis Forums, in
the C-O-O-L Programs section, titled:
SPIRIT OF TRUTH
Where you can read from and share thoughts with
others who have are or will join you in this
awesome adventure.
IF YOU ARE NOT A
MEMBER YOU CAN JOIN AT THE BOTTOM OF THIS PAGE
WHEN YOU HAVE COMPLETED THIS STEP
THINGS TO DO LIST
In the boxes at the bottom of each Step of the
program, there are links to related studies to
enhance your program. You will not want to miss
one of these. You may have already read some of
these studies before if you have participated in
any of the other programs that Christianity
Oasis offers or if you discovered them through the Christian Walk Studies, but all of these
studies are Bible based and the Word was
intended for you to partake of often, not only
once.
Information is frequently added to studies, and
you always comprehend something more clearly
each successive time that you study it, so I
encourage you to go on ahead and enjoy them
again!
In this same box at the bottom of each Step,
there are also links to music selections for you
to enjoy. If you can not access the music because of
your Internet Service Provider or any other
reason, it will not affect your program, it is
simply an optional enhancer.
Be sure to save this page to your favorites so
you can return when you are ready to take the
next Step, and may God's Grace and blessings be
with you, every day of your life.
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