by Heidi Hughes

God is calling us to get into a deeper relationship with him as Father, throwing off fear and receiving the truth of our adoption as his sons and daughters.

(Romans 8:15; Galatians 4:4-6; John 17:20-23; Matthew 18:1-5)

by Paul Hughes

• Becoming a river involves experiencing primary encounters with God, and knowing him. It does not settle with mere secondary imitations of encounters that others have had. (Matthew 7:21-29; 1 Timothy 4:1, 6; 2 Timothy 2:1; 1 Peter 4:10; Psalm 103:7-8)

by Heidi Hughes

• (Ephesians 4:29, Philippians 2:14) Becoming a river involves releasing life-giving words. We grieve the Holy Spirit when we let wrong words flow. Good words impart grace to those around us.

by Paul Hughes

• (Ezekiel 47:1-12) God invites us to experience the river of the Holy Spirit, however complete freedom only comes when we're in over our heads and surrendered to the flow.

by Paul Hughes

• (John 4:1-15, 7:37-39) When Jesus invites us to drink living water, he's offering much more than salvation. He's inviting us to be so filled up that we become rivers of living water to those around us.

by Randy Maas

• (Matthew 8:1-27) Jesus is willing to give us his authority over nature, sickness and demons. We just need to be obedient in following him.

by Paul Hughes

• (John 1:16, Isaiah 43:16-19) On the eve of a new year, God offers newness to us; A new understanding of our identity in him and new opportunities to serve in releasing his power and love.

by Paul Hughes

• (Isaiah 30:18, John 1:9-12, Revelation 3:20) To receive Jesus means to accept the fullness of who he is. That requires more than a one time decision. It takes a daily surrender to his Lordship so that we can continually increase in our experience of who Jesus is.

by Heidi Hughes

• (1 Peter 5:5-11) When the enemy comes around looking to cause trouble, there's a biblical strategy to not letting your emotions misdirect you and to win every battle.

by Paul Hughes

• (2 Corinthians 4:4, Matthew 3:8) We need to be activated into the practical realization that we have the mind of Christ. How do we become established in that new mindset? In a word, repentance.