River Streams

by Heidi Hughes Heidi encourages us to find every opportunity to serve one another in love in the power of the Holy Spirit. (Matthew 20:27-28; Romans 7:6; Ephesians 4:15-16; 1 Corinthians 12:25; Mark 9:41)

by Paul Hughes Walking out the call of God, like Jeremiah did, has no room for fear or undue focus on feelings. Obedience to God is always accompanied by the beautiful truth that God is with us--no matter how hard things may seem. (Jeremiah 1:1-19; Matthew 7:24-27)

by Heidi Hughes The Kingdom of Heaven does not consist of merely operating in signs and wonders, but is all about relationship with the intimate God of the universe. The Kingdom of God primarily consists of walking in the character of God, especially as revealed in the beatitudes in Matthew 5.

by Heidi Hughes God is calling us to get into a deeper relationship with him as Father, throwing off fear and receiving the truth of our adoption as his sons and daughters. (Romans 8:15; Galatians 4:4-6; John 17:20-23; Matthew 18:1-5)

by Paul Hughes Becoming a river involves experiencing primary encounters with God, and knowing him. It does not settle with mere secondary imitations of encounters that others have had. (Matthew 7:21-29; 1 Timothy 4:1, 6; 2 Timothy 2:1; 1 Peter 4:10; Psalm 103:7-8)

by Heidi Hughes • (Ephesians 4:29, Philippians 2:14) Becoming a river involves releasing life-giving words. We grieve the Holy Spirit when we let wrong words flow. Good words impart grace to those around us.

by Paul Hughes • (Ezekiel 47:1-12) God invites us to experience the river of the Holy Spirit, however complete freedom only comes when we're in over our heads and surrendered to the flow.

by Paul Hughes • (John 4:1-15, 7:37-39) When Jesus invites us to drink living water, he's offering much more than salvation. He's inviting us to be so filled up that we become rivers of living water to those around us.

by Randy Maas • (Matthew 8:1-27) Jesus is willing to give us his authority over nature, sickness and demons. We just need to be obedient in following him.

by Paul Hughes • (John 1:16, Isaiah 43:16-19) On the eve of a new year, God offers newness to us; A new understanding of our identity in him and new opportunities to serve in releasing his power and love.

by Paul Hughes • (Isaiah 30:18, John 1:9-12, Revelation 3:20) To receive Jesus means to accept the fullness of who he is. That requires more than a one time decision. It takes a daily surrender to his Lordship so that we can continually increase in our experience of who Jesus is.

by Heidi Hughes • (1 Peter 5:5-11) When the enemy comes around looking to cause trouble, there's a biblical strategy to not letting your emotions misdirect you and to win every battle.

by Paul Hughes • (2 Corinthians 4:4, Matthew 3:8) We need to be activated into the practical realization that we have the mind of Christ. How do we become established in that new mindset? In a word, repentance.    

by Paul Hughes • (2 Timothy 4:5-8, 1 Thessalonians 5:8) We're becoming headstrong in a good way when our mind is wrapped with hope: the confident expectation of the goodness of God.

by Paul Hughes • (Ephesians 6:13,17 Romans 12:1,2) Becoming headstrong can also have a positive implication. Paul exhorts us to put on the helmet of salvation, an ongoing establishment of knowing God's wholeness in every part of our being, so the we can become strong.

by Heidi Hughes • (Jeremiah 33:1-3, 2 Corinthians 7:8) Godly sorrow leads to a change of heart and mind, enabling us to forgive and become love.

by Kevin and Julia Garratt • (John 6:63-68, 2 Corinthians 1:10) Kevin and Julia talk about being prisoners of Christ, and how God was ever present and always at work.

by Heidi Hughes • (Romans15: 1-2,7) Like Jesus, those who are strong are called to come alongside the weak, releasing the Kingdom of possibility into their lives.

by John Greenfield • (Hebrews 12:27-29) God desires for us to walk in the purity of his presence. It's his grace that enables us to bow down before him and submit to the shaking that removes all that is not holy.

by Heidi Hughes • (Hebrews 10:19-35) Because of the blood of Jesus, we can have confidence to come freely into his presence.