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If you thought money was a touchy subject, try tithing. I have deep convictions about this practice that has been there since Abraham's time and I can't wait to share those with you--they are all from God's word and from my own experience. I wonder what beliefs you hold about this topic. Feel free to comment on this issue on our @BraveChristianBabes handle on Instagram and let's keep going.

Sometimes we make decisions about money lightly, giving our emotions undue priority but God wants us to be better stewards of what He has given us. It starts by counting the cost. “Suppose one of you wants to build a tower. Won’t you first sit down and estimate the cost to see if you have enough money to complete it? For if you lay the foundation and are not able to finish it, everyone who sees it will ridicule you, saying, ‘This person began to build and wasn’t able to finish.’ (Lk 14:28)

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There are millions of books and hundreds of vlogs out there constantly telling us what to do with our money. In today's episode, we examine our background, beliefs, and mindset because everything about how we earn, spend, save and share our resources stems from our mind...another reason why we ought to renew our minds!

Hey Guys!

It's been a struggle to wind this conversation up but, here we are! In this episode, we talk about how to tell apart the voice of God and how to live a life led by the Spirit. 

As you read the gospels, you will see that there is a clear distinction of their lives before and after they received the Holy Spirit. We too can tap into that amazing power, today!

TRANSCRIPT:

In our last episode, I mentioned that I attended quite a number of crusades. Besides the amazing healing ministry that I witnessed, I was blown away by how powerful simple worship songs sang by simple men and women would minister to me whereas on many other occasions, I would meet vocally gifted musicians who did amazing runs and had terrific song arrangement but somehow never moved me an inch.

As a worship leader I have the distinct privilege of ushering people into God’s presence whether they are gathered for a church service or watching my videos on Youtube. Now, I know there may be more talented musicians than I am but the one thing I am always so cautious about is to release music that has no impact.

The Holy Spirit was the sole source of power for the entire ministry of Jesus. Until the Holy Spirit came upon Jesus at the Jordan River after John’s baptism, He never preached or performed a miracle. He waited for the Holy Spirit to come upon Him. In Acts 10:38, Peter, speaking to the crowd of people gathered in the house of Cornelius, described the ministry of Jesus:

38...God anointed Jesus of Nazareth with the Holy Spirit and power, and...he went around doing good and healing all who were under the power of the devil, because God was with him. (Niv) The source and power of the ministry of Jesus on earth was the Holy Spirit. We have pointed out already that God is revealed as a triune God—three persons in one God—Father, Son, and Spirit. In this one verse, all three are captured. This is the secret and the source of the ministry of Jesus——The HolySpirit.

Even after the resurrection, Jesus still depended on the Holy Spirit. This is a remarkable fact. In Acts 1:1-2, Luke starts with these words: In my former book [the gospel of Luke], Theophilus, I wrote about all that Jesus began to do and to teach until the day he was taken up to heaven, after giving instructions through the Holy Spirit to the apostles he had chosen. (NIV) Holy Spirit throughout His ministry, He also promised that His disciples would receive the same Holy Spirit that had empowered and inspired Him. In John 7:37-39, we read: On the last and greatest day of the Feast, Jesus stood and said in a loud voice, “If a man is thirsty, let him come to me and drink. Whoever believes in me, as the Scripture has said, streams of living water will flow from within him.” 39By this he meant the Spirit, whom those who believed in him were later to receive. Up to that time the Spirit had not been given, since Jesus had not yet been glorified. (Niv)

Here is a tremendously dramatic contrast. We are first presented with a thirsty man: “If any man thirst.” Then, through the incoming and indwelling of the Holy Spirit, this same man who had been thirsty and without sufficiency for himself becomes a channel for “streams of living water.” He is no longer in need, but a source of supply through the Holy Spirit. For every believer, the Holy Spirit is to be a limitless resource.

Growing up, the Holy Spirit felt spooky. Some kind of thing that would take over the congregants and cause each of them to speak in unique, yet unidentifiable languages.  A miracle-working power yielded only by visiting Apostles from abroad who came with miracles only available while they were in town.  In this episode, I talk about misconceptions about the Holy Spirit as an introduction to who He is.