Holy Spirit: The Gift(s) - Romans 12:1-8
To see the full message, scroll to the bottom. ... Jesus stood and shouted, “ A nyone who is thirsty may come to me! Anyone who believes in me may come and drink! For the scriptures declare, ‘rivers of living water will flow from their heart.’” (When he said “living water,” he was speaking of the spirit, who would be given to everyone believing in him.) John 7:37-39 In the vocabulary of the Bibl e. ‘ Living water ’ refers to water that is out there in the world , and on the move. Like a river flowing from snow caps or glaciers. Like streams filled by rain , or running up and out from a spring. Water that is doing what it is made to do : to move , to flow out, to feed what it encounters , and keep on moving. Jesus says ... that will flow from within u s ! The question is : What are we going to do about it? ______ Being ‘ filled with the Holy Spirit ’ is an ongoing and active thing. It's something that we pursue , tha...