Jesus did not die so you could have a feed of fruit buns every year. And He was not raise from the dead so you could have a chocolate feast and a sugar high.

The resurrection of Jesus is full of power. It is the point of reconciliation between man and God, where God overlooks our sin so that He can help us to be transformed. It is the means by which we receive the power to become the children of God, rather than being doomed to eternal destruction as children of this world.

There is enormous power in the resurrection of Christ offering us freedom, strength, and transformation. The victory we can gain over the desires of the flesh to be made in the image of Jesus Christ come through the resurrection.

And there is much, much more.

Nothing God does is without good reason and purpose. The resurrection of the Christ is no exception. In fact with respect to Christianity, it is the single most important event in history. Contrary to the way our calendar was developed, with the birth of Christ as the pivot point, it was the resurrection of the Christ that was the turning point of history. His resurrection drew the line between the days of law and the days of grace.

His resurrection was the most important event in history. Not just for Christians, but for all of mankind, because it is in the resurrection of the Christ that all mankind receives hope, and the promise of salvation to eternal life.

History pivots around this one event and the promises that are contained in the resurrection go much further and deeper than many Christians recognise or understand. In this episode we begin to explore the importance of the resurrection.

Many believers struggle with spiritual warfare. They battle with issues of sin, condemnation, and guilt. They sink into the depths of despair allowing the devil to tell them they are not good enough. And they hide from God.

But they don’t have to suffer. Spiritual warfare and understand how to wage war in the Spirit is the power to overcome. Through using the power of the Holy Spirit and the weapons of spiritual warfare, we can have victory over the devil, victory over temptation, and victory over the desires of the flesh.

The power of spiritual warfare and the weapons of spiritual warfare enable us to conquer all of our weaknesses. When we learn to use the power that God gives us, and apply the weapons of spiritual warfare, we will find the victory and strength we seek as Christians.

What is speaking in tongues? This is one of the most maligned and misunderstood aspects of the Christian message today. It is the sign of the Holy Spirit, but is often ignored, rejected, forbidden, forgotten, or not considered relevant.

But speaking in tongues is a gift from God, and no gift of God is to be ignored or rejected. God only gives good gifts as we are told in Luke 11:9-13 and Matthew 7:7-11. And every gift of God is a good gift, especially the gift of speaking in tongues.

This episode will unravel the mysteries surrounding this gift from God to explain from the scriptures: what is speaking in tongues, why it is important, and why every Christian needs this gift and can receive this gift from God.

How to walk in the Spirit is not something that comes natural to people. We need to learn the practical steps for daily life that will show us the way.

We are all born in the flesh and learn the bad habits of a life in the flesh in this evil and compromised world that lead to sin and death. By contrast walking in the Spirit leads to eternal life and peace. But it is not the natural state for mankind to walk in the Spirit.

Learning how to walk in the Spirit is critical for our Christian walk now, and our eternal life in the future. We need to know, understand, and follow the practical steps that will teach how to walk in the Spirit. When followed, these practical steps will become habits that will allow the Holy Spirit to effect a transformation in our lives, our ways of thinking, and how we act and behave so that we are changed into the image of Jesus Christ. That journey begins in this episode.

God has a plan for your life. The Bible tells us so in Jeremiah 29:11-12. But to execute God’s plan in our life is not something we can do alone. We need a guide to help us and show us the way. We need a guide who understands the things of God, the fullness of the truth, and who can teach, guide, counsel, lead, and protect us as God’s plan unfolds in our lives.

God has given us the guide in the form of the Holy Spirit. And the fulfilling of God’s plan occurs as we learn how to walk in the Spirit.

If we want to walk with God, we need to remember one important fact that Jesus made abundantly clear to Nicodemus in John 3:5-6, to the Samaritan woman at the well in John 4:23-24, and to His disciples in John 6:63. God is Spirit and we must learn to worship Him in spirit and truth, because the flesh is of no importance. This is why walking in the Spirit is important, and it is walking in the Spirit that will help to fulfill God’s plan for your life.

What is walking in the Spirit? Christians often talk about gaining victory over the flesh. But many still suffer with weaknesses they can’t control. They suffer from fear, guilt, self-condemnation, guilt, and addictions to various passions, lusts, and desires. And don’t forget those emotions that that run wild from time to time.

And as Christian we know these things cause us grief. They do not support our walk with Christ and too often take us down the opposite path.

Walking in the Spirit is how we overcome all of these things and much, much, more. It is how we walk with Christ, draw closer to God, and are transformed into the image of Jesus Christ. This episode begins this journey by explaining what walking in the Spirit is with a clear biblical explanation.

It is one thing to talk about who the Holy Spirit is, and why we should receive the Holy Spirit. But how do we receive the Holy Spirit?

There are many teachings in the modern church about receiving the Holy Spirit, and sadly many of them are incorrect and misleading. Because of this there are many Christians who believe that they have received the Holy Spirit, when in fact they have not.

This episode addresses some of these misconceptions, but more importantly it explains what the scriptures tell us about how to receive the Holy Spirit.

Why receive the Holy Spirit? There are indeed many reasons why every Christian should seek to receive the Holy Spirit.

This episode is the second part of this topic. The first part looked at the broad, high level reasons why receive the Holy Spirit. This episode looks at the more personal reasons for receiving the Holy Spirit.

Why should Christians receive the Holy Spirit? I know many Christians believe they already have the Holy Spirit, but most of them are wrong. They are wrong because they have not been correctly taught what it means to receive the Holy Spirit.

There are many reasons why we receive the Holy Spirit. Some of those reasons are very broad and high level reasons, while others are quite personal. This session looks at the broad and highly important reasons why we receive the Holy Spirit, and the next session in this series looks at the personal aspects.