by Peter Barfoot | Aug 9, 2025 | Blog
The New Testament reveals how the presence of the Holy Spirit supplied exactly what the early church needed in every situation and circumstance. The Holy Spirit will do the same for you today, because when you receive the Holy Spirit… 1. You will have the FIRE of the...
by Peter Barfoot | Aug 9, 2025 | Blog
In the first verses of 2 Corinthians, chapter 12, the Apostle Paul refers to “a man in Christ” being caught up to the “third heaven” and writes of not knowing whether this man was “in the body or out of the body”. He identifies the third heaven as “paradise” and then...
by Peter Barfoot | Aug 9, 2025 | Blog
There is a sharp contrast between the pleasant verses of Jeremiah 17:7-8 and the unpleasant ones that precede them. Instead of the “blessed” man who “trusts in the LORD” we read of the “cursed” man who trusts in himself and other...
by Peter Barfoot | Aug 9, 2025 | Blog
Charisma is the instantaneous enablement of the Holy Spirit in the life of any believer to exercise a gift for the edification of others.” (Dr. Spiros Zodhiates) Charisma come from the NT Greek word “kairo”, which frequently is translated...
by Peter Barfoot | Aug 7, 2025 | Blog
We should not allow others to interpret the personal guidance of the Holy Spirit. The apostle Paul went to Jerusalem “bound in the spirit” (Acts 20:22). The one bound is captive to the one who bound him. The strong Apostle Paul was captive to the gentle but insistent...
by Peter Barfoot | Aug 7, 2025 | Blog
The Apostle Paul experienced poverty but nowhere do we read of him being disheartened. He describes himself as “poor, yet making many rich.” Paul used his skill in tent-making to support himself, and his co-workers His knowledge of the scriptures and his close walk...