Baptism of the Holy Spirit is a popular, yet confusing, topic. This lesson avoids opinions and emotions, simply showing what the Bible alone says about it.
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The trick of sin is thinking you can handle it yourself. God never intended us to handle sin and its heavy burden alone, but with Him we can overcome. (Guest speaker Andrew Gumpert)
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Many people think that God has no limitations, and that's true in some important ways. But the Bible actually teaches that God has limitations, and these are part of His nature. We understand a lot by considering these limitations.
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Biblical baptism is a moment of trusting God to do what He promised: To wash away sins, to give us new life, to declare us clean in His sight. If baptism wasn't done with faith in God's working, we need to reexamine whether we've truly trusted His way--or just gone through the motions.
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At times, none of us deserve the patience people give us. But patience is not merit-based. We receive not because of our worth but because of the character of the one giving it. This is true of God's nature also. When we consider Him, this reminds us that our character should cause us to treat others with the same love God treats us. This lesson gives practical steps to build lasting patience with others even when they don't deserve it.
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Repentance is a word we hear about but sometimes the definition is a bit murky. In this lesson we learn what the Bible teaches about repentance and how we can be sure we are following God's pattern for it.
Proverbs 6:16-19 gives a list of 6 things God hates and 7 that are abominable to Him. When seen as a list it is powerful, but when seen as it was intended - as one progressively worse than the one before - this will be a lesson that has incredible consequences and implications.
