SEASONED VS SEASONAL CHRISTIANITY

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SEASONED vs SEASONAL CHRISTIANITY

Until the Holy Spirit came, the disciples of Jesus were very much on and off, mostly off:

1. Judas was in ministry to enrich himself. (Jn 12:6)

2. The sons of Zebedee, James and John, were maneuvering for power, and were ready to call down fire 🔥 on anyone who got in their way. (Mt 20:20,21, Lk 9:54)

3. Peter would cut an ear, tell a lie and even go as far as rebuking God in order to avoid the unpleasant necessities of ministry. (Jn 18:10, Lk 22:56-62, Mk 8:32)

4. Collectively, their vision of the Kingdom of God could only go as far as the liberation of Israel from Roman domination. (Ac 1:6)

Check out how these same people changed after the Holy Spirit came, in Acts 2 and beyond.

My thesis is that if you are not filled with the Holy Spirit, you are not really prepared for the all-seasons venture of following and serving Christ. And Jesus repeatedly told the disciples this very thing in Luke  22: 49, Acts 1:8, etc.

#NotAshamed of Mk 9:49

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