Lottie

Q1. (John 15:1-8) Why do we need to abide in Jesus? The fruit from branches connected to a vine is the grape. What is the nature of the fruit that comes from being connected to Jesus? Is it accurate to define fruit as "souls saved"? What is the danger in this definition? We need to abide in Jesus so that we can come to know Him in a personal and intimate way. Only when we get to know Him and what He is like can we grow in our spiritual life. We need to stay close to Him and learn from Him otherwise we can be led astray. We need to spend time with Him through the Spirit just as the disciples spent time with Him. Our power comes from Him, not within ourselves. It means spiritual fruit or righteous living. As in the fruits of the Spirit as Paul talked about; we are to live our lives out in such a way that people can see Him in us. I once thought that was what it meant but it means fruits of the Spirit not how many people you win to Christ. The danger with that definition is that you can demoralize a person by saying that they are not very spiritual because they have not won many to Christ. You can utterly destroy someone's faith by comparing them to someone else who has won more people to Christ. A person can win others to Christ and not be very righteous in other areas of his or her life; while another person can be very close to God and only win a few to Him. it is your day to actions, thoughts, and words He is concerned about here.

Q4. (1 Samuel 3:1-10) Why is Samuel's servant attitude such an important preparation for hearing God's voice? Why is surrender to Jesus such an important element of discipleship? It is important because only when we humbly come before God and tell Him we are ready to listen and obey will He talk to us. He cannot do anything if we do not give up control. He cannot do anything if we insist on knowing everything first or doing it our own way. We must be willing and submissive in order for Him to speak. We must quiet our hearts before Him. Surrendering our wills is important if we want to be used and see fruit in our lives. if we do not surrender we will miss out on opportunities He could have used us. We will miss out on blessings He could have given us too.

Q3. How would you differentiate between (1) the Spirit's voice and (2) the Spirit nudge or prompting? What can you do to sensitize yourself to His voice and promptings? I would have to say that in my own life a nudge is when I am directed to give more money than my usual amount to the church or someone else. And His voice is when I have been told to pray for or lay my hands on someone for healing. Like when God told me to go and do it for my daughter. I think one of the ways I can be more sensitive is to spend more time in the Word and prayer and more time confessing my sins to Him. If I am not repentant or willing to change then He cannot use me.

Q2. (1 Corinthians 2:9-11, 16) What connects us to the mind of Christ? Do you have a regular Quiet Time? What could you do to make it more meaningful? It is the Spirit and His voice that connects us to the mind of Christ. It is when we stop to listen to His voice and pay attention to when He nudges us to do something that Jesus can connect with us. I have a regular quiet time in the morning that I spend reading the Word and praying. I know I could spend more time listening to what He has to say to me and maybe singing Psalms or songs to God. More time thinking about who God really is and what He means to me versus my wants and more time praying for others sometimes.

Q1. (Mark 1:33-39) What pattern do you see emerging in Jesus' prayer life? Why do you think he spends Quiet Time with the Father before the day begins? How does this prepare him for his ministry? Why does Jesus minister through the power of the Spirit instead of in his own power? Jesus continually seeks out a quiet place away from the crowds in order to commune with His father. Sometimes He gets up early in the morning in order to spend time with Him. He uses this time to find out what God, His father wants Him to do. During this time he gets more power and strength from God to do the work appointed for him to do. He needs this time in order to hear God speak to Him and to prepare Himself for the day. This prepares Him for the ministry by allowing Him to find out what God wants Him to do. It allows Him to be empowered by the Holy Spirit to do all that His father wanted. Jesus could do nothing on His own. He needed god working in Him in order to carry out the Father's plans. Because Jesus was human and divine he could not do it in His own power just like we cannot do it in ours.

Q4. (1 Peter 4:10-11) If people are always promoting themselves and pointing to how God is using them, what does that say about them? About their sense of self-worth? About their maturity? Their realism? Their humility? What spiritual gifts has God given you, and how are you using them to his glory? It says that they are full of pride and are arrogant. It says that they have lost sight of their true purpose in life and why they have those gifts. They have forgotten that it is for God’s glory, not theirs. It is to praise Him and edify others and bring others to full salvation. It is not to laud it over others and say that you are better. Like a former friend of ours who is an Apostolic woman and she bragged that the pastor liked her poems better than mine because they talked about oneness. She lost sight of her purpose and was self-promoting her chapbooks of poetry by giving away free copies to people in the church and to visitors. It says that they think they are better than others who are keeping in the background or who have not found a place yet. It shows that although they know the Bible they have fallen away and are not fully mature. It says that they do not see themselves as God sees them. They think that they are indispensable and are too proud to be used. God has given me the gift of tongues and I use it to pray over my daughter when she is in pain and God takes away her pain for a while. I use it whenever I see a full moon and realize what my daughter is fighting against in her ministry for God. I pray then for God to take away the witch’s power and that they would come to Him. I use it sometimes when I cannot find the words to say to God; to express myself. I also have the gifts of helps, and I have used it in the past to help at funerals in our church by bringing food. I have used it to help the church prepare for special events in the past. I have used it to help cook at a Bible camp, years ago as well. I also have the gift of serving others by cooking for them or helping in some other way. I have the gift of creative craftsmanship. I write poems and sometimes read them in our church to encourage and inspire others. I have written a skit in the past for a mother and daughter banquet as well. I sometimes wrote little poems inside cards for people I know to cheer them up. Lastly, I have the gift of giving even though I do not have much money. There are times that the Spirit moves me to give more to my church or to give to another organization.

Q3. (1 Corinthians 12:11) What are lessons do you learn from verse 11? What is the role of the Holy Spirit in spiritual gifts? That the Holy Spirit is in charge of deciding what gifts we have and how we should use them not ourselves. That all gifts are necessary for the body of Christ. That they are given so that we may use them to glorify God and build others up and bring people to Christ. The Holy Spirit is the one who empowers the gifts, not believers. The Holy Spirit is the one who distributes the gifts to each believer. We do not pick what ones we want. The Holy Spirit gives at least one gift to each believer. The Holy Spirit gives the gifts to each individual, not to a bunch of people at once. And the Holy Spirit distributes the gifts according to God's will and plan for each person.

Q2. (1 Corinthians 12:9) In the twentieth century we saw the evangelistic power of preaching combined with healing the sick. Where in Jesus' ministry do you see this combination? Where in Paul's ministry? In Peter's ministry? In Philip's ministry? In Jesus’ ministry we see it in Matthew 4: 23-24 where Jesus went through Galilee teaching in the synagogues and healing people as well. We see it Matthew 12 when He heals a demon possessed man and the Pharisees say that He did it by the devil. In Paul’s ministry we see it in Acts 20 that the apostle Paul was preaching for a long time and a guy named Eutychus fell asleep and fell three stories and died. Paul threw his arms around him and he came back to life. In Peter’s ministry we see it in Acts 3 after the lame man was healed by Peter; he began to preach to the onlookers there and tell them about Jesus. In Phillip’s ministry we see it in Acts 8 when he talked about the Messiah. Afterwards many demons were cast out of people and the lame were healed. Q2. (1 Corinthians 12:9) In the twentieth century we saw the evangelistic power of preaching combined with healing the sick. Where in Jesus' ministry do you see this combination? Where in Paul's ministry? In Peter's ministry? In Philip's ministry? In Jesus’ ministry we see it in Matthew 4: 23-24 where Jesus went through Galilee teaching in the synagogues and healing people as well. We see it Matthew 12 when He heals a demon possessed man and the Pharisees say that He did it by the devil. In Paul’s ministry we see it in Acts 20 that the apostle Paul was preaching for a long time and a guy named Eutychus fell asleep and fell three stories and died. Paul threw his arms around him and he came back to life. In Peter’s ministry we see it in Acts 3 after the lame man was healed by Peter; he began to preach to the onlookers there and tell them about Jesus. In Phillip’s ministry we see it in Acts 8 when he talked about the Messiah. Afterwards many demons were cast out of people and the lame were healed. Q2. (1 Corinthians 12:9) In the twentieth century we saw the evangelistic power of preaching combined with healing the sick. Where in Jesus' ministry do you see this combination? Where in Paul's ministry? In Peter's ministry? In Philip's ministry? In Jesus’ ministry we see it in Matthew 4: 23-24 where Jesus went through Galilee teaching in the synagogues and healing people as well. We see it Matthew 12 when He heals a demon possessed man and the Pharisees say that He did it by the devil. In Paul’s ministry we see it in Acts 20 that the apostle Paul was preaching for a long time and a guy named Eutychus fell asleep and fell three stories and died. Paul threw his arms around him and he came back to life. In Peter’s ministry we see it in Acts 3 after the lame man was healed by Peter; he began to preach to the onlookers there and tell them about Jesus. In Phillip’s ministry we see it in Acts 8 when he talked about the Messiah. Afterwards many demons were cast out of people and the lame were healed. Q2. (1 Corinthians 12:9) In the twentieth century we saw the evangelistic power of preaching combined with healing the sick. Where in Jesus' ministry do you see this combination? Where in Paul's ministry? In Peter's ministry? In Philip's ministry? In Jesus’ ministry we see it in Matthew 4: 23-24 where Jesus went through Galilee teaching in the synagogues and healing people as well. We see it Matthew 12 when He heals a demon possessed man and the Pharisees say that He did it by the devil. In Paul’s ministry we see it in Acts 20 that the apostle Paul was preaching for a long time and a guy named Eutychus fell asleep and fell three stories and died. Paul threw his arms around him and he came back to life. In Peter’s ministry we see it in Acts 3 after the lame man was healed by Peter; he began to preach to the onlookers there and tell them about Jesus. In Phillip’s ministry we see it in Acts 8 when he talked about the Messiah. Afterwards many demons were cast out of people and the lame were healed.

Q1. Is it legitimate to use Jesus as our example in the use of spiritual gifts? Or was he so different than we are that we can't pattern our ministry after his example? Where do you see the gift of knowledge in the Old Testament? In the New Testament? I think it is very legitimate to use Jesus as an example because he showed the gift of knowledge in his conversation with the Samaritan woman because he knew she was living with a man who was not her husband. He used the gift of wisdom in responding to the Pharisees. He used his wisdom in how he responded to the lawyer in his answer about what the greatest commandments were when he relayed the story of the Good Samaritan. Jesus was just like we were because he was a man and he was God as well. I see the gift of wisdom used when two women came before Solomon saying that the other had her baby and Solomon said to cut the baby in half and when he said that the real mother spoke up and said to give it to the other one. While the other one said to cut the baby in half. I see the gift of knowledge when Elisha told his servant that the one woman was troubled by something even though she denied it, He knew something was wrong and in the end, because he persisted he brought the dead child back to life.

Q4. (Ephesians 4:11) How could a person have the spiritual gift of pastor or teacher without having an official position in a church? What must a church do if its "senior pastor" doesn't have the spiritual gift of pastor? Who gives these gifts? A pastor can be someone who is also a teacher like Timothy was in the New Testament, Sometimes more than one role is combined in the church. And sometimes the person does not have a title of a pastor but they do the work. IIt is God through the Holy Spirit who gives these gifts to Christians not men.

Q3. (1 Thessalonians 5:19-22; 1 Corinthians 14) How would you define the gift of prophecy? Why do churches sometimes despise or prohibit prophecy? What guidelines does Paul give here and in 1 Corinthians 14 to keep prophecy in a congregation healthy? Prophecy is when you tell people a message God has given you. It can either be about the future or from proclaiming something from the Bible. One is called foretelling where you predict future events like Old Testament prophets did. And the other is called forthtelling where you proclaim truth or news (Christianity, 2018). I think churches despise or prohibit prophecy because they have seen others abuse the gift. People who are immature in the faith tend to promote themselves and not the Lord. They tend to want to show off or have the stage to themselves. They become proud and arrogant and push others around. I have seen this for myself in a person who was a Pentecostal. Even though she was a mature believer of many years she did not want me or my daughter to usurp her place. She became proud, arrogant, self-centered and tried to promote herself instead of letting God be in charge. People who are humbler and allow others to be used. I think in some churches you see people who want to manipulate others and be in control of things. And they use their gifts to do this; maybe even pretending to hear a message from God and trying to get others to agree with them. They try to tell you that God wants you to do this or that or marry this person; when God never said anything (Warning: Beware of Spiritual Gift Abuse! Part1! n.d). Therefore, I believe some churches disapprove of prophecy because of this. Paul tells us not to accept prophecy without careful discernment. He tells us that only 2 or 3 prophets should speak at a time. And the others should weigh carefully what is said. In the Old Testament God told Israel that if a prophet spoke in His name and it came true that He was for real and if it did not come true then He was false (Deuteronomy 18:20-22 KJV). In I Corinthians 14, Paul states that anyone who prophesies does it to strengthen, encourage and comfort others. And if a revelation comes to someone who is sitting down the other person should stop speaking) I Corinthians 14: 3, 30, NIV). They ought to be in control of their own spirits and everything needs to be done in order. https://churchtrainer.com/the-use-and-abuse-of-spiritual-gifts/

I think that missionaries who start churches in other countries might be called apostles. In that, they build a founding church and then go from there to build many more. I can think of people from other denominations who have started churches in other countries. I can think of the Mormon church who started churches in this country and the Pentecostals have missionaries all over who start churches in other countries besides here.

Q1. (1 Corinthians 12:7; Ephesians 4:11) What is the purpose of spiritual gifts according to 1 Corinthians 12:7? According to Ephesians 4:11? What happens when people don't employ spiritual gifts for their intended purpose? According to I Corinthians, the purpose of these spiritual gifts is for the good of the church. It is to build up and encourage others in the church. It is for not only helping others in the church but reaching out to the people outside of the church. It is for helping the pastor and deacons have a lighter load so they can do their job better. Like volunteering to take some food to someone recovering from surgery or an accident or sending cards to people to encourage them. These are things that people who have the gifts of helps can do. When people do not employ their gifts then the church or body is not built up and it becomes weak and ineffective. Only when we all work together can we get anything done.

Q4. (Galatians 5:22-23) How does the Holy Spirit produce this fruit in our lives? What theological term would you use to identify this process? How can it be that a person who has been a "Christian" for years displays few or none of these fruits? Are they saved, but just immature? What does James 2:17-19 say about this? Is that too harsh? The Holy Spirit produces this fruit in our lives when we walk with Him and are obedient to God's Word. It is worked out in us when we refuse to yield to temptation and sin. When we choose to keep ourselves from sin and the lusts of the flesh, the eyes, and the pride of life. This term is called sanctification and it is an ongoing process. We are transformed by the renewing of our mind's to become more and more like Jesus. People who say that they are Christians and yet never show any fruit are not saved at all. They are just professing Christians who never gave their heart to God. Unlike ones who stray and then come back to God again. Their hearts are not right with God and they are lying. Just like in the parable of the two sons when the father asked the one to work in the field he said he would but he lied and never came whereas the other one said no but then changed his mind and came. James clearly states that if a person says he has faith but shows no fruit, then the person's faith is dead or useless. It is not too harsh because Jesus clearly said in John 15 verse 1 that anyone who does not bear fruit will be taken away and the ones that are fruitful he prunes so they produce more. Clearly, He is talking about the difference between those who are really saved and those who are not.

Q3. (Galatians 5:16-18) How does the Spirit enable us to resist the temptations of the flesh? How does He restrain us? How does he enable us to break the hold the flesh has had over us? The Spirit enables us by bringing God’s commands to mind and reminding us of verses in His Word. He causes us to think twice before doing anything bad. I know in my life at times He has given me a clear warning when I read something that was not biblically based. It was as if He was telling me to get rid of the book because God never said that and He, the Holy Spirit does not transport people anymore. So, I listened and got rid of the book I was reading. Other times when I am tempted He urges me to get away. He causes me to hold my tongue when I want to say something that is not good. I believe the closer we come to the Lord the easier it is for us to break it. The easier it is to overcome temptations. The more we train ourselves to listen to Him, the stronger we become. Every time we refuse to give in we become stronger and find it easier to do with the Spirit’s help.

Q2. (Romans 8:1-9; Isaiah 26:3) What does it mean to "set the mind on the things of the flesh"? What is involved in "setting the mind on the things of the Spirit"? What does it mean to have your mind "stayed" on Jesus? How much of this requires will-power? How much does the Spirit assist us? Can this become a habit as we practice it? It means that the people who are worldly only think about the things in this world. They think about how to be famous or get rich or enjoying themselves by gorging on food, getting drunk and indulging their passions. They have no interest in God or the Bible and the only time they might go to church is during the holidays. Whereas, people who are Christians think about God and what He wants them to do. They think about and meditate on verses in the Bible. Their desire is to please God not themselves and to serve Him and others. Their mind is set on heavenly treasures and people who are not godly have their minds set on fleshly or worldly things. To set your mind on the things of the Spirit you need to spend time with God. You need to spend time reading, studying, and meditating on it and memorizing it. You need to spend time in prayer talking to Him and then listening to what He has to say. You need to let the Spirit guide you and not your old self. This means whenever you feel that old nature creeping back; you need to stomp on it. You need to let the Spirit have control in every area of your life and every day. Having your mind stayed on Jesus means that you always think about Him. That you depend upon Him and lean on Him for your support and help. It means that you trust Him completely. I believe that our part is to keep our minds on heavenly things. To stay focused on Jesus and not to let the things of this world get in the way. We need to let the Spirit take complete control of our lives. And we need to put our trust in Him; not ourselves, or anyone else. Then the Spirit can give us the power and strength we need to live for Jesus. He can fill us and allow us to produce spiritual fruit. I believe that this could become a habit if we practice it every day. The more time we spend with God, the better our walk will be.

Q1. (Romans 7:7-25) What does Paul mean by "the sinful nature" (NIV) or "the flesh" (ESV, KJV)? Is this ever eradicated? Can there ever be victory over temptation? Paul means that our old sinful nature is the one we were born with; the one we inherited from Adam before we were saved. It is our corrupt and unregenerate old Adam that we carry around with us. The nature that always wants to put ourselves and our desires before God or anything else. No, our old nature is never really eradicated it is replaced by the Holy Spirit. He helps us to live a more godly and Christ-honoring life. He helps us to override our old nature and do what we should do instead of what we should not do. Although we will still struggle with it until we get to heaven and have new resurrected bodies. Yes, there can be a victory when we yield to the Holy Spirit more and more we will have a better and stronger spiritual life. Yet I think that it is a daily struggle and sometimes we slip up and go backward. We must be in a very close walk with the Lord in order to do it. I am not that far yet into it myself. I have a long way to go.

Q3. (Acts 10-11; Acts 19:1-7) The Holy Spirit comes upon new believers in both Caesarea and Ephesus accompanied by speaking in tongues (and prophecy and praise) like on the Day of Pentecost (Acts 2:4). Does He always come like this initially? What about the times when people are saved in the New Testament but tongues aren't mentioned? Are they filled with the Spirit also? No, I do not believe that He always comes like that initially because speaking in tounges is a spiritual gift given to some but not others. Even Paul said in I Corinthians 12 that not all are given this gift. Tongues are for unbelievers while prophecy is for believers and benefits them more. I believe that the other times when people are saved without tongues that The Spirit decided who would or would not get the gift and that a person is saved when they accept Jesus and The Spirit enters into them. It says in Romans 10 that all we have to do is declare with our mouth that Jesus is Lord and believe in our heart that He was raised from the dead and we are saved. It says nothing in there that we have to speak in tongues. I believe they are filled with the Spirit also.

Q2. (Acts 4:8, 31) What does it mean that Peter and the believers are "filled with the Holy Spirit" in these passages? Are they "re-filled"? Is it possible for a believer to have many "fillings" of the Holy Spirit? Why or why not? It means that they were filled up and given more boldness and power after they had prayed to God. In their prayer, they were all united as one body and this glorified God when they all prayed for the same thing. So the Spirit came upon them and refilled them again so they could have power and boldness to speak. Yes, I believe that a believer can have many fillings if they are in line with what God wants and pray for more power and strength to do God's will. This is what God wants for only through the Spirit can we live for Him. We cannot do it in our own strength. We need the Spirit flowing through us.

Q1. (Acts 2) What happened at Pentecost that was different than anything that had happened in previous history? What word analogies are used to describe this phenomenon? Are these word analogies essentially used synonymously with others in Acts 2? What did the Jews from foreign lands hear and see? How did Peter interpret what they heard and saw? (Acts 2:14-21) At Pentecost, the disciples were filled with the Holy Spirit and spoke in tongues. The word analogies are; baptize, come upon. filled, pour out, receive a gift, and promise. Yes, these analogies are used synonymously with others to describe what is happening. They heard a noise like a mighty rushing wind and they heard the disciples speak in their own tongues. Peter told them that had been foretold by Joel's prophecy before; that the Spirit would be poured out on people.

Q4. (1 John 4:4) Why does John need to remind us that we have "overcome" the world? Is the potential power of the Holy Spirit within you less than the power in the Apostle Paul. What might be the factors that seem to limit our sense of power? John needs to remind us because sometimes we forget we have this power within us to overcome the world. We try to do things on our own and become defeated. I think that every Christian has the same power as the Apostle Paul had but does not know how to unleash it. We try to do things in our own power or strength and fail. Some of the things that might limit us are the failure to spend enough time alone with God to be strong enough to do it. We often let other things take the place of the most important thing we can do for our spiritual journey. We think we can get by on our own and we fall down all the time. Stubbornness and pride keep us from harnessing the one thing that will help us; also pathy and indifference towards spiritual things will stop us in our tracks. Lastly, sin in all its ugliness will keep us from ever coming to our full potential in Christ.

Q3. (2 Corinthians 1:21-22) What does the Holy Spirit as a "seal of ownership" teach us? What does the Spirit as a "down payment" teach us? When is the full payment made in this analogy? What does the Spirit as an "anointing" teach us? It means that the Holy Spirit is the one who seals or marks us for ownership. He signifies to others that we belong to God. He is the one who seals us and protects us from evil. He seals us unto redemption comes. The Holy Spirit as a down payment teaches us that we are given part of the payment now and the rest will come later. Now we have the Spirit but later we will see the Lord face to face. Then we will be paid in full. We will not have to struggle with sin, temptation, or evil anymore. The Spirit as an anointing teaches us that we are set apart for service to God. It is like someone anointing us with oil. The oil is a symbol of the Holy Spirit and we are anointed when we become part of God's family.

Q2. (1 Corinthians 2:10-16) What are the implications of having access through the Spirit to the "mind of Christ"? How does this Holy Spirit connection explain spiritual gifts such as prophecy, teaching, healing, etc.? I believe that the implications are that we can know God more fully and intimately through the Spirit. We can come to know and understand what His will is and what His plan is for us. Through the Spirit, we can connect with God as a child to his father. We can talk to him about what is on our minds and we can hear what he says if we take the time to listen. We can know God on a deeper level than people who do not have the Spirit within them. We can read and understand His Word through the Spirit. Through the Spirit, we can know what God’s thoughts are like He knows our thoughts. Through the Spirit, we have access to all of God’s power and His knowledge. Through the Spirit, we can obtain spiritual gifts that are given to us when we become Christians. And we can know and understand how to use them because of the Spirit within us teaching us about prophecy, teaching, healing and other gifts. Then we can begin to use our gifts within the church body and help others. Only when we let the Spirit have full control can we be used within the church. We must be willing to listen and obey what God tells us and what the Spirit impresses upon us or we will quench Him.

Q1. (Romans 8:9-11; John 14:23) Do people who aren't Christians have Christ living within them? In what Person do Christ and the Father make their home in us? What should you do to make them feel "at home" in you? How is the Home Analogy like the Temple Analogy. How might it differ? How does the Spirit living within you affect your holiness of life? Your witness to others? Your spiritual power? No. people who are not Christians do not have Christ living in them. Only people who know Christ have the Spirit in them. Only the ones who have accepted the gift of salvation have the Spirit dwelling in them. Christ and the Father make their home in us by the Spirit that comes to dwell in us. It is the Spirit who gives us life and helps us understand what god has written to us in His word. It is the Spirit who brings us to God and who teaches us. It is the Spirit who gives the power to live a godly life. I believe that to make the Spirit at home in me I need to spend more time reading and studying and memorizing bible passages. I need to spend more time praying to God and then listening to what He has to say. I need to be more careful in what I say and do because I reflect Christ to the world. I need to learn what it really means to have a gentle and quiet or humble spirit like He did. I need to learn how to love others regardless whether they love me in return. And I need to focus on reaching out to others and witnessing more. The home analogy is that God dwells among His people in their temples or bodies. Because the body is the house for the spirit and soul of man like the Jewish temple or tabernacle contained the holy of holies. Because we have been saved and accepted the gift we have the Spirit dwelling within our souls or spirits. We have Him within our inner dwelling place like the tabernacle held the holy of holies. The only way it differs is that with the tabernacle only the priests could go into the inner chamber not the regular people. But with the Spirit living in us we can communicate with God anytime we want to because of what Christ has done for us. Jesus is our priest and mediator before God and He paid the full price, so we could freely come before God, the Father. It affects me when I do something I am not supposed to, and I feel guilty. It affects me when I hurt someone dear to me and I am made uncomfortable until I make amends. It affects me in my dealings with other Christians and keeps me from saying things that might offend them. It causes me to try and reach out to others in the body more. Unfortunately, my spiritual power is not what it should be now. I do not spend enough time with God and His Word to get all I need. I fail a lot of times to act like I should. I fail to always show Christian love and I struggle with doubt, fears and insecurities a lot. I struggle to believe that He will come through for me. I spend too much time on other things sometimes and not enough time with Him. I am barely holding on right now. As far as witnessing I have not done much of that lately. People who I talk to on a senior van do not really want to hear about God. So, I just pray for them instead. And some people who take me for rides are Christians but have issues in their lives too. I sometimes try to talk to them and try to help them without offending them. I do not see many people to talk to about it.

Q4. (John 3:8) What does Jesus' reference to "the wind" teach us about people who have been born of the Spirit? It teaches us that people who have been born of the Spirit act differently than those who are worldly. They have different motivations and desires. They listen to what God tells them to do and are moved by the Spirit inside of them. The Spirit helps them to obey God and gives them power that comes from on high. It causes them to do things that the world thinks are crazy and causes them to love even when they are not loved in return. Their power and confidence come from outside of themselves. It emanates from the Spirit and God Himself.