I am wired to hope for your work. Some have so much wonder going on, they need little assistance. Others aren't sure if they'll ever escape the darkness which plagues their work. I address the latter.
That which is missing in all struggling works is, of course, the very thing needed; the Holy Spirit. Critics of the activity of the Holy Spirit are both doing dead works and are in great error.
We have all taken our shot at doing the work of God without the Spirit of God. We are frenzied like the 450 prophets of Baal with little fruit to show for it.
Here's what I would do to get a group started regarding the Holy Spirit. I would lead our people to study the Word about Him for He guided the writers. As aids to that study I would recommend three books:
1. Experiencing God by Blackaby and King
2. Empowering the Ordinary, my book
3. Forgotten God by Francis Chan
A mistake churches tend to make is application of effort without the leadership and the sustenance of God. We have taken on the task of the church to the extent that if God were to leave our churches we would look just the same. We have kept Him at bay.
This not only must change....it can....and it is. To believe the Holy Spirit works is not hocusly pocus. It is verified in the Bible. For those who have coasted many decades refusing to accept Holy Spirit activity, they have made a horrendous blunder. God wishes to work among His people. He does so in Spirit form.
May we keep this truth in front of all. The above tools will help if you need.
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We completed Experiencing God with our small group of
1 recovering crack addict, 5 months clean
1 recently homeless bro, 1 year in an apartment
1 soldier
1 housewife prayer warrior
2 employed professionals
...two years later we remain close family, regularly do missions together, and can recite *all* memorized verses from each week...
It was life changing
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