CHRISTIANITY WITH AN EDGE-WITH SCOTT E. ROKELY

Avoid the extremes in spirit-filled life. Don't put out the Spirit's fire, but don't act like an idiot either! I discuss Paul's suggested balance between extremes, and I share a lifetime of experiences, good and bad, I've had as a Spirit-filled Christian.

Is that thought just my idea or is it from the Holy Spirit? We've all been there. I discuss 7 simple rules that can help you find out whether the idea you just got is from God. Also, why the fire of the Spirit is a good thing.

Tired of the way you've been feeling lately? In this episode I attempt to describe what it feels like to be filled with the Holy Spirit. The understatement of the year is: It feels wonderful! The good news is that you also can regularly experience this life changing event.

The Spirit has given me a new parable to tell. The "Universe" is one gigantic flow of energy. Through the Spirit, we can be carried where we need to be. All we need to do is "Get in the Flow of the Spirit" and remain there.

Scientists tell us everything in the Universe radiates energy. The Holy Spirit radiates energy to anyone who remains in His Presence. Discover a way to remain tapped into and filled with the Spirit's energy. You can access the energy God uses to create and maintain this world.  This way is called "Sowing to please the Spirit," and it can literally re-energize your life. 

It takes a little effort to remain in the Spirit's presence. Most Christians won't pay the price. Listen to the story of a church that didn't befriend the Spirit. Don't make their mistake.

What if God wanted to give you the most awesome gift imaginable.  This gift would make you happy, and be an endless source of guidance and provision for your life. Tragically, 82% of the Christians in the U.S. don't want anything to do with this gift. I discuss God's incredible gift to every Christian, the Baptism in the Holy Spirit!

Wouldn't it be nice if the Universe was working for you and not against you? I discuss many ways people have sought to know God's will and to harness some of God's power. I know such a way and I'd like to tell you about it.

No one in 1st Century Judea did more to treat women equally than Christ, so it's ironic that many in the women's liberation movement have rejected Christianity because of it's historical attitudes towards women.

Friedrich Nietzsche once famously said, "God is dead." And if you look closely at the powerlessness of many churches today, it seems he may have been right considering how irrelevant bad religion seems to make Him. But it doesn't have to be this way for you. Listen as I discuss the Life giving, creative genius of God.

How many ways can the Spirit of Christ speak to us? I also discuss how incredibly sensitive the Spirit is and how to avoid hardening your heart towards the Spirit's voice.

Everyone wants more power, but few are willing to pay the price to get it. I discuss the basic thing every Christian must do for a victorious life, however, this price is too high for most people.

Hell in this life is refusing to cooperate with the Spirit of Christ who lives inside of you. And when you resist this Spirit, you experience Hell's half acre in this life!  Good News, it's not hard to get out of your self-made Hell. Simply start cooperating with the Spirit of Christ inside of you, instead of resisting him.

My family has had two miracles so far in this Christmas season, and I share how you too can have miracles in your life. Also, I discuss King Louis XIV of France contrasted with Jesus the Christ, King of Kings.

I discuss Blaise Pascal's passionate plea to Christendom and his famous wager. Also why "Cheap Grace" so enraged Pascal. In addition, I offer a wager to you the listener, which will revolutionize your life.

I discuss Blaise Pascal's passionate plea to Christendom and his famous wager. Also why "Cheap Grace" so enraged Pascal. In addition, I offer a wager to you the listener, which will revolutionize your life.

We begin telling Luke's fascinating stories about what happens when Christians are filled with the Holy Spirit. Ordinary people do extraordinary things such as starting with only 120 people and less than 300 years later becoming the religion of the Roman Empire. 

Luke strongly emphasizes certain themes in his gospel and in the book of Acts. The problem is, the Christian Church in America largely ignores his teaching. We also discuss why God bothers resurrecting Christians into physical bodies.

Wouldn't it be wonderful if we had an omniscient, omnipotent, all-wise helper that could help us in everything we endeavor to do? This isn't Hollywood, it's Spiritual Reality, and his name is the Holy Spirit, otherwise known as the Spirit of Christ. He is the Real Equalizer.

I was introduced to this way of being filled with the Spirit by what I thought at the time were the craziest nuns in the world. Since then I have learned that they were not crazy, but that I was uninformed.

According to Jesus, Words are Spirits, and by simply speaking, we all create spirits that go out into the world, sent by us. These spirits will work to incarnate themselves into your world according to their nature. These spirits always bring something back to you. This Word-Spirit-Incarnation Machine works 24-7-365. 

Jesus once said His words are Spirit.  So not surprisingly, your words are spirits too which either tear you down or give more Life to your life. Your words are more than you've ever realized.

Some people try to get more power in their life through crystals. But Jesus tells us the key to wisdom, power, and good fortune. And not one Christian in ten believes what Jesus said!

I talk about the "S" word in Christianity, the Submit word. I talk about the only way to submit to others and keep your sanity. And I discuss how submitting to others the wise way actually helps to fill us, and keep us filled, with the Holy Spirit.

Ever wrestle with a decision trying to discern God's will for your life? We all have. But no matter how important the decision you have before you, it is not nearly as important to your life, as what I'm going to talk about in this podcast.