Category Archives: Applied Faith

Step Ahead With The Spirit

Posted on June 5, 2017 by Mark Shields

The freedom to which we have been called is through Christ. Galatians 5:13-24 explains how we can step ahead with the Spirit now and into the future. We are free from the Law and this opens up the opportunity to … Continue reading →

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Time to Do Something

Posted on May 30, 2017 by Mark Shields

Do not merely listen to the word, and so deceive yourselves. Do what it says. Anyone who listens to the word but does not do what it says is like a man who looks at his face in a mirror … Continue reading →

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Made Free In Christ

Posted on May 29, 2017 by Mark Shields

Paul talks about two women in Galatians 4:21-31. One was the slave woman named Hagar and the other was the free woman named Sarah. As Christians, Paul explains that we are more like the child of the free woman because … Continue reading →

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Be One of the Branches

Posted on May 9, 2017 by Mark Shields

I am the vine; you are the branches. If you remain in me and I in you, you will bear much fruit; apart from me you can do nothing. – John 15:5  As noted in the post “Spirit Is Received … Continue reading →

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Spirit Is Received By Those Who Have Believed

Posted on May 8, 2017 by Mark Shields

Explained by Paul in Galatians 3:1-9 is that the Spirit is received by those who have believed in Christ and not by works of the law. We receive this great power not because of what we have done but because … Continue reading →

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