Ministry with the Holy Spirit
Holy Spirit power essential
Fish emphasizes that the power of the Holy Spirit is essential for authentic Christian life and ministry. He states that this power is not merely theoretical, but involves visible and demonstrable manifestations. This power can save, cleanse, heal minds, memories, and bodies, work miracles, and do many other things. Fish highlights that Jesus commanded his disciples to wait for the power of the Holy Spirit before beginning their mission. This power is often lacking in modern Christianity, especially in the West. Fish calls for a renaissance of Holy Spirit power in the church.
- Title: How to Welcome the Holy Spirit
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Collaborate with Holy Spirit
Collaboration with the Holy Spirit: Fish outlines specific ways to collaborate with the Holy Spirit, emphasizing that the church needs to return to the fundamentals of the faith. These include:
- Not embracing theologies or mindsets that exclude the Holy Spirit.
- Not quenching the Spirit when He moves, but rather managing the messiness that can come with it
- Not despising prophetic utterances, but rather testing and weighing them.
- Clinging to what is genuine and abstaining from every form of evil.
- Offering one’s entire life as a vessel to the Lord and His purposes.
- Presenting one’s body as a living sacrifice to God.
- How to Welcome the Holy Spirit
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Holy Spirit power over human wisdom
The Holy Spirit’s Power vs. Human Wisdom: Fish contrasts the power of the Holy Spirit with human wisdom and intellectual arguments. He states that people are rarely converted by intellectual arguments. He argues that Paul’s ministry was more effective when it was accompanied by demonstrations of the Spirit and God’s power, rather than eloquent speech or human wisdom. Fish points out that Paul had to “hit the reset button” after his ministry in Athens where he had become too focused on the philosophies of the day and did not see much fruit. Fish also contrasts the results of his own ministry in Athens, where he preached on the kingdom of God and saw over one hundred people come to faith and 17 cripples healed, with that of Paul’s ministry in the same city where very few people were converted.
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- Title: How to Welcome the Holy Spirit
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