“In the same way, the Spirit helps us in our weakness. We do not know what we ought to pray for, but the Spirit himself intercedes for us through wordless groans.”
Romans 8:26 NIV
http://bible.com/111/rom.8.26.
My message and my preaching were not with wise and persuasive words, but with a demonstration of the Spirit’s power, so that your faith might not rest on men’s wisdom, but on God’s power (1 Corinthians 2:4-5).
“Now, brothers and sisters, if I come to you and speak in tongues, what good will I be to you, unless I bring you some revelation or knowledge or prophecy or word of instruction?”
1 Corinthians 14:6 NIV
http://bible.com/111/1co.14.6.niv
“Similarly, people tend to respond much better to a demonstration of power than a detailed “sales pitch” on the features and benefits of Heaven.”
“My message and my preaching were not with wise and persuasive words, but with a demonstration of the Spirit’s power, so that your faith might not rest on men’s wisdom, but on God’s power (1 Corinthians 2:4-5).”
“My pastor, Bill Johnson, says it well when he says, “Without power, the gospel is not good news.” This statement is usually followed by this challenge: “We owe the world an encounter”
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