The Newness of Spirit Podcast

Treasure in a Field

Part of the good news of the gospel is that Christ is in us.  Now our Father is working toward Christ living and shining out of us.  We want Him to increase and us to decrease.  So why is it difficult for us to get to that place?  We need to shift from our concepts about who God is to who He truly is.  Then we will start working with Him instead of struggling against how He brings forth the Son in us. 

Blessing from Weakness

See Jesus on the Cross.  From that place of rejection and injustice, He blessed the whole world.  In Christ we see God's way, His nature.  He always "blesses from below."  Now the Crucified lives in us by His Spirit, and the Father desires to see His image in us as we bless others in our times of weakness. 

Forgetting and Fruitfulness

The Cross is not just for sinners; Jesus' death touches every facet of our lives and our beings.  In this episode, we will look at the Lord's desire to bring about fruitfulness in our present season, whatever that may be.  The more that we can be gathered up into Jesus' death, the more He will be released to live in us right now! 

Becoming the Sons of the Living God

When we find ourselves living with the outcomes of our failings, we can look to the Cross of Jesus Christ.  As we enter into His death, He will fill us and the circumstances that we created.  Truly all things work together for God for them that love God and are the called according to His purpose!

In Prison Yet Free

Paul and Silas' chains fell off in the earthquake, but they chose to stay in prison.  They were so full of Jesus that they allowed Him flourish in their confining situation.  Jesus is not looking for an escape.  He wants to fill us right there in our prison.  He becomes our Salvation as we display His crucified image to those around us!

Historical Books II Lesson 11: Conclusion

The big lesson of the Historical Books is that Jesus needs to be the life of His people.  None of us can give God what He wants until we are full of Jesus!

Historical Books II Lesson 10: Continuity in Ezra and Nehemiah

This lesson is a simple search into the genealogy of Ezra and Nehemiah.  Within these lists of names is how the Lord is moving the Seed through a process of testing and development into His full vision for His people. 

Historical Books II Lesson 9: Inwrought Death Is a Springboard

The Book of Esther is not only a book of historical significance.  It also is used by the Spirit of God to reveal the Spirit of Christ in Esther's attitudes and actions.  In her we see demonstrated the very nature of Jesus as she offers her life for her people while blessing her enemies.  The Spirit in which she gives herself ushers in a move of God that is nowhere else to be found in the Historical Books!

Historical Books II Lesson 8: Learning to Abide with God

Esther was uniquely placed in a situation by God that she might be able to go to the altar at the right time.  How important it is to look not at the things which are seen but a the things which are not seen! 

Historical Books II Lesson 7: Replacing Reproach with an Increase of Christ

Nehemiah makes rebuilding the wall about bringing honor to the Lord, not about helping the people fix their problems.  As they stand fast in making their focus about the Lord instead of themselves, He comes to their aid.  The completion of the wall is followed by a revival in the Word of God.  Finally, the tithe is offered in the Holy City.