LIVING UNDER THE INFLUENCE OF--A SPIRIT-SPILLED LIFE (16 OF 17)
by Jim Henry
Scripture: ACTS 4:1-15, ACTS 4:17-22, EPHESIANS 5:1-21
This content is part of a series.
Rev. Jim Henry, Pastor
First Baptist Church Orlando
3000 S. John Young Parkway
Orlando, Florida 32805-6691
"LIVING UNDER THE INFLUENCE--A SPIRIT-SPILLED LIFE"
Acts 4:1-22; Ephesians 5:1-21
Sunday, 6/4/95, 9:30 a.m. Service
Miss Thompson was teaching her Sunday School class a very
difficult lesson on the Father, the Son and the Holy Ghost; she was
trying to pull this together in such terms that these children could
understand something of His purpose, His personhood, His power
and His attributes. She was having a hard time getting that on a
level that they could understand. I think all of us can identify with
that; it is difficult sometimes to understand the Trinity. She finally
came upon the idea of using a pretzel, a nice big pretzel, because
it has three holes in it, yet it is one unit. She took the pretzel and
she said, "All right, boys and girls, this hole represents God the
Father, this hole represents Jesus the Son and this hole represents
God the Holy Ghost. Now, say that with me." They said, "God the
Father." She pointed to another hole, "God the Son." Then
another, "God the Holy Ghost."
She decided to test one of the students on how well he had learned
the lesson and called on Tommy. "Tommy, as I point to these
holes, would you tell me what they represent?" She pointed out
one hole and he said, "God the Father." Then the second hole and
Tommy said, "God the Son, Jesus." She said, "Tommy, that's
beautiful." Then she pointed to the final hole. He answered
confidently, "God, the Holy Smoke!" She was flabbergasted and
said, "No, God the Holy Ghost."
Tommy probably said what a lot of people have mixed feelings or
understandings about and that's God the Holy Ghost or God the
Holy Spirit. We say, "God the Holy Ghost" and that's the King
James version. "God the Holy Spirit" is another way of saying it and
which we can perhaps better understand in today's terms. Yet,
through the years, G ...
First Baptist Church Orlando
3000 S. John Young Parkway
Orlando, Florida 32805-6691
"LIVING UNDER THE INFLUENCE--A SPIRIT-SPILLED LIFE"
Acts 4:1-22; Ephesians 5:1-21
Sunday, 6/4/95, 9:30 a.m. Service
Miss Thompson was teaching her Sunday School class a very
difficult lesson on the Father, the Son and the Holy Ghost; she was
trying to pull this together in such terms that these children could
understand something of His purpose, His personhood, His power
and His attributes. She was having a hard time getting that on a
level that they could understand. I think all of us can identify with
that; it is difficult sometimes to understand the Trinity. She finally
came upon the idea of using a pretzel, a nice big pretzel, because
it has three holes in it, yet it is one unit. She took the pretzel and
she said, "All right, boys and girls, this hole represents God the
Father, this hole represents Jesus the Son and this hole represents
God the Holy Ghost. Now, say that with me." They said, "God the
Father." She pointed to another hole, "God the Son." Then
another, "God the Holy Ghost."
She decided to test one of the students on how well he had learned
the lesson and called on Tommy. "Tommy, as I point to these
holes, would you tell me what they represent?" She pointed out
one hole and he said, "God the Father." Then the second hole and
Tommy said, "God the Son, Jesus." She said, "Tommy, that's
beautiful." Then she pointed to the final hole. He answered
confidently, "God, the Holy Smoke!" She was flabbergasted and
said, "No, God the Holy Ghost."
Tommy probably said what a lot of people have mixed feelings or
understandings about and that's God the Holy Ghost or God the
Holy Spirit. We say, "God the Holy Ghost" and that's the King
James version. "God the Holy Spirit" is another way of saying it and
which we can perhaps better understand in today's terms. Yet,
through the years, G ...
There are 24436 characters in the full content. This excerpt only shows a 2000 character sample of the full content.
Price: $5.99 or 1 credit
