Transformation of Saul - Dan Stevers

When the angels came and sang

And there were in the same country shepherds abiding in the field, keeping watch over their flock by night.

And, lo, the angel of the Lord came upon them, and the glory of the Lord shone round about them: and they were sore afraid.

And the angel said unto them, Fear not: for, behold, I bring you good tidings of great joy, which shall be to all people.

For unto you is born this day in the city of David a Saviour, which is Christ the Lord.

And this shall be a sign unto you; Ye shall find the babe wrapped in swaddling clothes, lying in a manger.

And suddenly there was with the angel a multitude of the heavenly host praising God, and saying,

And they came with haste, and found Mary, and Joseph, and the babe lying in a manger.

And when they had seen it, they made known abroad the saying which was told them concerning this child.

And all they that heard it wondered at those things which were told them by the shepherds.

But Mary kept all these things, and pondered them in her heart.
And the shepherds returned, glorifying and praising God for all the things that they had heard and seen, as it was told unto them. [Luk 2:8-20]

I am he that liveth, and was dead; and, behold, I am alive for evermore, Amen; and have the keys of hell and of death. Revelation 1:18 (KJV)

Character is like a tree and reputation like a shadow. The shadow is what we think of it; the tree is the real thing.
-Abraham Lincoln -

THE HOLD SPIRIT IS LIKE YOUR BREATH, THE VERY AIR THAT YOU BREATHE THAT KEEPS YOU ALIVE SPIRITUALLY!

Like the flame of a candle, your body must continually be burning oxygen in order to stay alive. That is a fact of this natural life which also illustrates an important spiritual truth! If you want to keep that little light of yours burning for the Lord--"this little light of mine"--it has to have constant fresh air of the Spirit all the time! You've got to be breathing God's oxygen of the Holy Spirit and thinking about the Lord all the time!

The Hebrew word used in the Bible for "spirit" is "ruach," which also means air or breath, and there's a similar word in Greek which means the same thing, "pneuma." You need to be breathing that breath of the Spirit constantly or you'll die spiritually, you'll go out spiritually, you'll suffocate spiritually.

Just eating is not enough to keep you alive, you have to have air to make it burn, to give you energy. Just so, the spiritual food of God's Word is not enough by itself!--You have to have air, the oxygen of the Spirit to make it burn to give you power and energy spiritually! One or the other is not enough! You have to have both!

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Dan Stevers - The Apostle Paul

Uploaded on Oct 18, 2011

The earth shaking transformation of Saul of Tarsus into the Apostle Paul.




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