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[Paul said,] "And now, compelled by the Spirit, I am going to Jerusalem, not knowing what will happen to me there." —Acts 20:22 NIV Key Thought A rocket is propelled by rocket fuel. A follower of Jesus is compelled by the Spirit of the living God and the love of Jesus. So let's honestly look...

Next Paul and Silas traveled through the area of Phrygia and Galatia, because the Holy Spirit had prevented them from preaching the word in the province of Asia at that time. Then coming to the borders of Mysia, they headed north for the province of Bithynia, but again the Spirit of Jesus did...

The Spirit told Philip, "Climb into the chariot." —Acts 8:29 MESSAGE Key Thought I am not sure that I have ever heard a command uttered this clearly by the Spirit of God. But I do know, however, that the Spirit has led me to deep conviction about sin in my life and given me answers to...

Then the Spirit lifted me [Ezekiel] up and brought me into the inner court, and the glory of the LORD filled the temple. —Ezekiel 43:5 NIV Key Thought The Spirit of God gets us to the places we need to be to minister to others in the name of Jesus. The Spirit also leads us to the places —...

There are different kinds of spiritual gifts, but the same Spirit is the source of them all. There are different kinds of service, but we serve the same Lord. God works in different ways, but it is the same God who does the work in all of us. —1 Corinthians 12:4-6 NLT Key Thought I love the...

We have different gifts, according to the grace given to each of us. If your gift is prophesying, then prophesy in accordance with your faith; if it is serving, then serve; if it is teaching, then teach; if it is to encourage, then give encouragement; if it is giving, then give generously; if it...

God has given each of you a gift from his great variety of spiritual gifts. Use them well to serve one another. Do you have the gift of speaking? Then speak as though God himself were speaking through you. Do you have the gift of helping others? Do it with all the strength and energy that God...

The Spirit lifted me [Ezekiel] up and brought me to the exiles in Babylonia in the vision given by the Spirit of God. —Ezekiel 11:24 NIV Key Thought Through the work of the Holy Spirit, God will get his messengers to the places they need to be — both physically and spiritually. He will give...

For his Spirit joins with our spirit to affirm that we are God's children. And since we are his children, we are his heirs. In fact, together with Christ we are heirs of God's glory. But if we are to share his glory, we must also share his suffering. Yet what we suffer now is nothing compared to...

And we believers also groan, even though we have the Holy Spirit within us as a foretaste of future glory, for we long for our bodies to be released from sin and suffering. We, too, wait with eager hope for the day when God will give us our full rights as his adopted children, including the new...

[In his defense before the Sanhedrin, Stephen said,] "And you continue, so bullheaded! Calluses on your hearts, flaps on your ears! Deliberately ignoring the Holy Spirit, you're just like your ancestors. Was there ever a prophet who didn't get the same treatment? Your ancestors killed anyone who...

Therefore, anyone who rejects this instruction does not reject a human being but God, the very God who gives you his Holy Spirit. —1 Thessalonians 4:8 NIV Key Thought Scripture is not a collection of nice sayings left for us to ponder and do with them as we wish. It claims to be the message...

For anyone who refused to obey the law of Moses was put to death without mercy on the testimony of two or three witnesses. Just think how much worse the punishment will be for those who have trampled on the Son of God, and have treated the blood of the covenant, which made us holy, as if it were...

Don't grieve God. Don't break his heart. His Holy Spirit, moving and breathing in you, is the most intimate part of your life, making you fit for himself. Don't take such a gift for granted. —Ephesians 4:30 MESSAGE Key Thought "Do not grieve the Holy Spirit of God"! That's the way some...