Faith Roots with Pastor Willie George

Christ prophesied that His followers would have rivers of living water flowing from their innermost beings. To understand more about this, we will look at the four rivers that flowed through the garden of Eden in Genesis 2.

Christ Himself prophesied that His followers would speak in new tongues; however, speaking in a prayer language unknown to the mind is one of the most difficult things some believers will ever do.

The Holy Spirit gives us the most accurate supplications possible. We pray beyond our natural abilities with details our minds could never imagine.  By the Spirit’s help, we overcome the weakness of not knowing what to ask for when we pray for others - often those we do not even know.

When we pray in the spirit, the Holy Spirit stimulates our spirits and minds in the application of God’s Word. In other words, He will show us how to declare God’s Word, especially in times of trouble.

Praying in the Holy Spirit will take us back to the things we have heard from the Word. He will enlighten our minds to things that we already know to a degree but will enlarge our understanding of them.

Faith is divinely imparted to our spirits when we hear God’s Word. All through the Scriptures, people received faith when they heard the promises of God. We fortify, or “build-up,” ourselves on the faith that we have.

We can learn a lot about God’s priorities by where certain things are placed in the context of scriptures. For example, when the Apostle Paul writes to us about spiritual warfare and how we are able to do battle against demonic powers, he puts it at the end of the book.

Even though we are born again and have Christ’s nature and Spirit inside us, we are not self-generators of God’s power and love. We spend our spiritual energies, and like wallets with finite sums of money, we need to replenish our spiritual currency. Every car runs out of gas eventually.

The Holy Spirit is our Helper. He, like Christ, has come into the world to assist us in the life that God the Father has called us to live.

The Holy Spirit has been called alongside a group of imperfect humans to help and assist them in the work of Christ. Let us be more mindful of His eagerness to help. He never takes a day off!

The primary mission of a church service where new believers and unsaved people are present is to help them understand the Word of God. Interestingly, the words “understand,” “understood,” and “understanding” appear nine times in 1 Corinthians 14. That is an emphasis that cannot be ignored. God does not want people to leave church in confusion!