The Housetop

The Housetop

By Teryl & Diane HebertReligion & SpiritualityChristianity
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  • #164 - Holy, Holy, Holy - Spirit, Soul, & Body, Part 7, "Communication"

    YouTube Link: https://youtu.be/lZomp6R5cfs


    Rumble Link: rumble.com/v733lz8-164-holy-holy-holy-spirit-soul-and-body-part-7-communication.html


    This teaching calls believers to actively participate in their sanctification, especially through renewing the mind, controlling the tongue, and filling the heart with God’s word, producing godly speech and fruit that honor God in every aspect of life.

    Key Takeaways

    - Sanctification is holistic: Spirit, soul, and body must be preserved blameless, requiring ongoing grace and effort.

    - Speech reveals the heart: What flows from the mouth reflects the spiritual condition and treasures of the heart.

    - Control of the tongue is spiritual warfare: Mastering speech leads to mastery over the whole person.

    - Repentance and renewing the mind are essential: Christians must actively rebuild their thought life to align with God’s will.

    - Love is foundational: Without love, speech and spiritual gifts are empty.

    - Beware of bitterness and hypocrisy: Roots of bitterness produce bad fruit and must be uprooted for genuine holiness.

    - Holiness is not optional: Encountering God’s holiness reveals our own condition and calls for purification in speech and life.


    1 hr 3 min
  • #163 - Holy, Holy, Holy - Spirit, Soul, & Body, Part 6, "Thought Life"

    YouTube Link: https://youtu.be/OalHBUP_IIg


    Rumble Link: rumble.com/v72rkse-163-holy-holy-holy-spirit-soul-and-body-part-6-thought-life.html


    This teaching emphasizes the vital need for a comprehensive sanctification that includes mental and physical health, not just spiritual salvation. The battle is grounded in the mind and heart, where evil thoughts originate and strongholds form. Through prayer, fasting, grace, and the Word of God, believers can experience renewal, healing, and deliverance, aligning their entire being—spirit, soul, and body—with God’s will. This process is urgent and necessary, especially in light of modern mental health crises and moral decline, offering hope and practical strategies for victory in the Christian life.

    Practical Applications

    - Engage deeply in prayer and fasting to discipline the flesh and renew the mind.

    - Commit to ongoing sanctification affecting spirit, soul, and body, not just spiritual or emotional aspects.

    - Guard the thought life: identify and cast down vain, evil imaginations, replacing them with God’s truth.

    - Understand sanctification as holistic: mental health, emotional health, and physical health are interconnected.

    - Reject complacency or false doctrine that salvation is only future or passive; embrace active transformation.

    - Use scriptural meditation and obedience as tools to renew the mind and resist spiritual blindness.


    1 hr 3 min
  • #162 - Holy, Holy, Holy - Spirit, Soul, & Body, Part 5, "Disciples"

    YouTube Link: https://youtu.be/MKk_9jGCxQE


    Rumble Link: rumble.com/v72natq-162-holy-holy-holy-spirit-soul-and-body-part-5-disciples.html


    This teaching underscores the holistic sanctification of believers requiring active discipline, obedience, and spiritual growth. The Great Commission commands making disciples who obey Christ’s teachings, not merely confess faith. The spiritual discipline of fasting, combined with prayer and the Word, is fundamental to overcoming fleshly weakness, gaining spiritual power, and experiencing physical and spiritual health benefits. True grace empowers believers to perform good works, and discipline is necessary to live out the faith authentically. The call is for believers to deny themselves daily, carry their cross, and follow Christ with committed, disciplined obedience.

    This message challenges modern Christianity’s emphasis on easy salvation by faith alone without ongoing obedience, urging a return to disciplined, Spirit-led discipleship and holy living.

    Five key disciplines that are essential to maintain a holy and obedient Christian life are: Prayer, Bible Study, Fellowship, Worship, and Witnessing.

    57 min
  • #161 - Holy, Holy, Holy - Spirit, Soul, & Body, Part 4, "Walk in the Spirit"

    YouTube Link - https://youtu.be/oC6U8TxN8_w


    Rumble Link - https://rumble.com/v72cqs8-161-holy-holy-holy-spirit-soul-and-body-part-4-walk-in-the-spirit.html


    This teaching stands as a call to a deeper, more radical holiness and active discipleship grounded in Scripture, urging believers to reject false doctrines that diminish responsibility and to embrace a Spirit-led life of faithfulness and obedience.

    - The no-works doctrine prevalent in some reformed circles is challenged as unbiblical and spiritually damaging.

    - The false belief in “once saved, always saved” leads to complacency and sinfulness.

    - Repentance as mere apology is rejected; it requires genuine change of heart and will.

    - The struggle of the human will against God’s will is a central battleground in the Christian walk.

    - The need to actively “walk” in the Spirit, supported by prayer, study, fellowship, worship, and witnessing, is emphasized as the practical outworking of faith.

    - Sanctification is holistic, involving spirit, soul, and body.

    - God is faithful to complete the work of sanctification in believers who respond in faith and obedience.

    - Faith must result in a changed life characterized by good works as evidence, empowered by grace, not human effort.

    - Walking in the Spirit is essential to overcome the flesh and live a victorious Christian life.

    - The believer’s will must be surrendered to God’s will as part of restoration to eternal life.

    - Physical discipline (e.g., walking) is integral to spiritual discipline for the body as God’s temple.


    1 hr 11 min
  • #160 - Holy, Holy, Holy - Spirit, Soul, & Body, Part 3, "Word Made Flesh"

    YouTube Link: https://youtu.be/r6rotHiYnX4


    Rumble Link: https://rumble.com/v71usjs-160-holy-holy-holy-spirit-soul-and-body-part-3-word-made-flesh.html


    This teaching challenges believers to move beyond superficial faith to a dynamic, visible Christian life, where the Word of God is made flesh in their daily physical experience and conduct.

    - Sanctification involves spirit (new birth), soul (renewed mind, emotions, will), and body (visible manifestation).

    - Jesus is the eternal Word made flesh; believers must manifest His life visibly.

    - New birth is essential; mere ritual or church involvement is insufficient.

    - The life of Jesus must be evident in believers’ physical bodies, not just inwardly.

    - Faith is tangible and evidenced by works; sanctification requires active effort.

    - The heart must be united and fully devoted to God to avoid spiritual instability.

    - True repentance means changing thought patterns through God’s Word.

    - Grace empowers believers to overcome sin and live godly lives.

    - Christians must actively “receive” and confess God’s promises to manifest victory.

    - The love demonstrated by Christ’s sacrifice should compel a holy lifestyle.

    - The teaching condemns the idea of “invisible salvation” and continuous sinning.

    - Unity of spirit and peace are foundational for spiritual maturity.

    47 min
  • #159 - Holy, Holy, Holy - Spirit, Soul, & Body, Part 2, "Willing but Weak"

    YouTube Link - https://youtu.be/6TVZAyfwQUA


    Rumble Link - https://rumble.com/v71q3xs-159-holy-holy-holy-spirit-soul-and-body-part-2-willing-but-weak.html


    Summary: The teaching powerfully calls believers to a comprehensive sanctification involving spirit, soul, and especially the physical body—not ignoring the tangible realities of fleshly temptation and sin. True holiness demands active, forceful resistance to sin, including prayer, fasting, fleeing temptation, and submitting fully to God’s lordship. The fight is not against external forces alone but begins with the internal war against human nature and idolatrous tendencies. Grace empowers believers to live victorious lives, walking in the Spirit and manifesting God’s holiness visibly in every area of life.

    This message challenges the Christian community to embrace discipline, repentance, and practical separation from sin, rejecting the false grace that allows continual indulgence in fleshly desires. Ultimately, sanctification is about reflecting God’s holy character through a transformed spirit, renewed soul, and disciplined body.

    1 hr 4 min
  • #158 - Holy, Holy, Holy - Spirit, Soul, & Body, Part 1, "Introduction"

    YouTube Link: https://youtu.be/qiOv3hhAE0c


    Rumble Link: https://rumble.com/v70ivsq-151-holy-holy-holy-spirit-soul-and-body-part-1-introduction.html


    This teaching series calls believers to a radical, full salvation—a sanctification that touches every dimension of life, empowered by the God of peace and grounded in the Word of God. This sanctification prepares Christians to stand blameless and united at the coming of Jesus Christ, living out their divine calling as holy, victorious sons and daughters of God.


    Key Conclusions

    - Sanctification is a comprehensive process affecting the entirety of a person’s being: spirit, soul, and body.

    - God Himself, the God of peace, is the sanctifier, who preserves believers blameless until Christ’s return.

    - True holiness involves separation from worldly influences and wholehearted dedication to God’s service.

    - The Word of God is essential for sanctification—engagement with Scripture produces transformation, peace, and spiritual maturity.

    - The Christian life is marked by joy, peace, and overcoming power, not just forgiveness or ritual compliance.

    - Unity in Christ is a vital testimony to the world, reflecting the oneness within the Godhead.

    - The blood of Jesus is the foundation of atonement, cleansing the whole person and enabling intimate fellowship with God.

    - Believers are called to live holy lives in the world, not isolated from it, but as active witnesses of God’s truth and love.

    57 min

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