Identity Advantage with Daphne Delay

It’s time to acknowledge that in all the names and descriptions of the Holy Spirit (as our Helper, Comforter, etc.) the word dunamis (power) isn’t mentioned until the baptism of the Holy Spirit. 

Paul began emphasizing this power because not only did he receive the baptism of the Holy Spirit but he expected everyone to accept, receive, and thrive in it too. He wasn't ashamed of the Spirit. Instead, he recognized the need to teach on these things. So let's learn and grow in this God-given power!

Every believer has the Holy Spirit on the inside of them but this is just the BEGINNING of a SPIRIT-FILLED life! The real question is, what happens when people accept or reject the things of the Spirit? 

There's a reason why Jesus wanted believers to have this additional baptism, why Paul would be so excited if he found believers baptized in the Spirit, and why Satan has fought so hard to keep this a secret.

The Bible has so much to say about the Holy Spirit and His activity in our lives. And the devil is flat scared of the Holy Spirit — which is why he fights so hard against believers in their understanding of the Holy Spirit.

Dave Roberson once said, "The very measure of God's power in a believer's life is dependent on how much of his life is ordered by the Holy Ghost." This is more true than you realize!

There's a certain scripture in the Christmas story that has always intrigued me: "...and Mary pondered these things in her heart" (Luke 2:19). The word ponder means to cooperate. The opposite would mean to hinder.

We can learn from Mary's example. Every one of us has dreams in our heart and the last thing we want to do is hinder the plan of God in our life. Tune in for a quick encouragement as we close out this year-- because how we exit one season is how we'll enter the next!

There is a freedom in Christ that is unlike anything else. Even a person who is physically incarcerated or held captive in the natural can know, experience, and live in freedom!

But how? How does a person find this kind of freedom? And better yet, how do you hold on to this kind of freedom no matter what may be going on in your life? Let's find out together...

These are the keys to renewing your mind and learning to wear your new identity in Christ. It sounds simple (and it is) but it's also a step-by-step process.

The Bible gives us these keys and on today's podcast, I'll share how I learned them and used them to grow in my walk with God.

The world is full of judgment, standards, and expectations-- and it can be exhausting. So how does that equate into our walk with God? How does that transfer into our desire to be pleasing to God?

When I first became a believer, by all appearances, I looked like I had it all together but the truth was, I wore my mask well. I didn't understand the law of righteousness (being made right with God under the Old Covenant) versus the righteousness of faith (our salvation through faith in Jesus). So pleasing God was utterly impossible... until I learned the truth.

"The art of pleasing is the art of deception."

It's not unusual to ask yourself: Am I going the right way?

This question isn't limited to travel. This is a LIFE question. The truth is, just as much as the Holy Spirit wants to guide us, the enemy wants to detour us. So it's important to have the right navigation system in our heart.

"As he thinks in his heart, so is he" (Proverbs 23:7).

Someone recently said, "I think a lot of people know about church but I'm not sure they really know Jesus." And I have to agree.

Job said, "I had heard about you before, but now I have seen you with my own eyes" (Job 42:5). This is honest. It's also telling of our world and culture today. There's a BIG difference between having a knowledge of religion, religious gatherings, and actually knowing Jesus personally and intimately. The Bible calls it spiritual blindness-- and you don't want that.

I pray this episode nudges you to know the difference, and make a difference.

In one of the most beloved psalms, the Bible says God "...leads me beside the still waters. He restores my soul…" (Psalm 23:3). Our soul is our mind, will, and emotions. And the only reason it would need to be restored is because something hit it so hard it left a wound.

Whether we knew this terminology or not, I know that every person has experienced a soul wound at some point in their life. Unfortunately, not everyone knows how to be healed of wounds against the soul. In this message, you'll learn how.