Podcast: Gospel in Life

God at Work

At first glance, Psalm 111 seems to be a generic recitation of the great things God has done for his people. But there’s more to it than meets the eye. If you read consecutively, Psalm 111 and 112 look a lot alike—and there are remarkable links betwe…

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God of the Nations

Psalm 96 is an astonishingly happy psalm. It depicts joy and rejoicing for the whole human race, and not just for everyone, but for everything—even the trees, the fields, the mountains, the earth, and the seas are filled with joy and rejoicing. 
But …

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Certainty of the Spirit

Romans 8 tells us it’s possible for us to experience God because of the work of the Holy Spirit. At the end of the chapter, we get to the heart of the Holy Spirit’s job: to assure us that nothing can separate us from the love of God.
If this is the m…

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Witness of the Spirit

We’re in a series on experiencing God, and we’re looking at the work of the Holy Spirit.
The main job of the Holy Spirit is to assure you that you are a child of the King—to assure you that you belong to him, that you’re his child, that he loves you….

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Cleansing of the Spirit

We’re looking at what it means to experience God. To be a Christian is to be indwelt by the Holy Spirit. Not just to be helped by the Holy Spirit, not just to be inspired by the Holy Spirit, but to be indwelt. 
Today, we’re going to look at how we in…

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Life of the Spirit

We’re looking at what it means to experience God. The reason we say Christianity is an extremely experiential religion is because the Bible says when we become Christians, we’re indwelt by the Holy Spirit. 
The Holy Spirit resides in you—as a permane…

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Freedom in the Spirit

How do you actually experience God? How do you sense his presence in your life? If you want to understand the key to real experience of God, the Holy Spirit is the key.
Romans 8 shows us that the Holy Spirit’s job is to convince you and to show you n…

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Disciplines of Repentance

We’re in a series on experiencing God. And we’ve talked about experiencing God’s presence in prayer, in guidance, and in suffering. But how do we get the presence of God in prayer, and in guidance, and in suffering? 
Repentance is the secret. Repenta…

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Disciplines of Distress

We’re in a series looking at how we experience God. Now we ask, how do you experience God in troubles and distress and difficulties? 
There are many texts in the Bible about suffering. Psalm 11 is a short Psalm, and yet we find in it the same princip…

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Disciplines of Guidance

We’re in a series on experiencing God. Now we come to another aspect: How can you know God is leading you and guiding you? 
How can you know you’re not just making these decisions on your own, but rather, that there’s a plan, and God is leading you t…

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