This is a question and answer session on the series The Holy Spirit - God's Empowering Presence. A variety of questions on topics such as guidance, unusual manifestations, and spiritual gifts were discussed.

As the people of God, we are to be a biblically based, Christ centered, caring community.

God gives His people the gift of prophecy, the ability to give a spontaneous word from God, which can edify, exhort, and comfort believers, and convict unbelievers.

When spoken for others to hear in public worship, tongues must be interpreted to that others may benefit from the prayer, blessing, and praise to God.

The gift of tongues is the enablement of believers by the Holy Spirit to speak in a language they have not learned & do not understand.

The main use of the gift of tongues is for private worship and prayer, and as we use this gift we are built up in our faith so that we can better serve God and others.

Jesus is the True Shepherd Who brings abundant life, and He callus us to reach out to those trapped and oppressed by the thief.

If we are to be successful in this battle that we have been called to fight, we need to know the tools that God has given us to fight the battle, and we need to know how to use those tools in the midst of the battle.

We must be able to discern where the battle lines have been drawn if we have any chance of even entering into the battle.

Christians live in the New Covenant, and are being progressively transformed by the Spirit into the image of God as we consistently behold His glory.