Fanning the Winds of Fire - Engaging the Holy Spirit

In this episode of Fanning the Winds of Fire — Engaging the Holy Spirit, Pastors Larry Romero, John Crane, and Steve Sampson explore how believers can overcome deception by renewing their minds through the Holy Spirit and the Word of God. Drawing from Scripture, they examine how Jesus defeated temptation by declaring, “It is written,” and why the renewing of the mind is an ongoing process of spiri...

In this episode of Fanning the Winds of Fire — Engaging the Holy Spirit, Pastors Larry Romero, Steve Sampson, and John Crane explore how the Holy Spirit renews the mind and helps believers overcome comparison, envy, jealousy, and fear. Drawing from 2 Corinthians 10, Psalm 37, Psalm 73, John 14, John 16, Ephesians 1, and Romans 8, they discuss how God's Spirit provides wisdom, encouragement, an...

In this episode of Fanning the Winds of Fire — Engaging the Holy Spirit, Pastors Larry Romero, John Crane, and Steve Sampson explore how the Holy Spirit empowers believers to overcome the battle for the mind by replacing comparison, envy, and discouragement with God's truth. They discuss how these destructive thought patterns distort our perspective and how the Holy Spirit renews our minds to...

In this episode of Fanning the Winds of Fire — Engaging the Holy Spirit, Pastors Larry Romero, John Crane, and Steve Sampson explore the spiritual battle for the mind and how believers can discern God’s voice from their own thoughts and the enemy’s lies. Drawing from 2 Corinthians 10:4–6, they discuss how the Holy Spirit empowers believers to tear down strongholds, take every thought captive, and...

In this episode of Fanning the Winds of Fire, Pastor Larry Romero, Steve Sampson, and Pastor John Crane discuss how believers can resist the lies of the enemy and walk in the truth of God’s Word. Drawing from scriptures such as Matthew 28, John 8, Ephesians 6, 2 Corinthians 10, and Colossians 2, they explore how Satan’s primary weapon is deception—not power—and how Christians already have authorit...

In this episode of Fanning the Winds of Fire, Pastor Larry Romero is joined by Steve Sampson and Pastor John Crane for a powerful conversation on quenching the Holy Spirit, hearing God’s voice, and growing in spiritual sensitivity. Through personal testimonies, they share real-life moments of obedience, fear, missed opportunities, divine healing, prophetic prompting, and the importance of respondi...

What does it mean to quench the Holy Spirit, and how can believers avoid missing God’s voice in everyday life? In this episode of Winds of Fire Podcast, Pastor Larry Romero is joined by Steve Sampson and Pastor John Crane for a practical, Scripture-based conversation about the difference between grieving the Holy Spirit and quenching the Holy Spirit. Drawing from 1 Thessalonians 5:19–21, the discu...

What does it mean to grieve the Holy Spirit, and how can believers guard their hearts against it? In this episode of Fanning the Winds of Fire, Pastor Larry Romero, teacher-author Steve Sampson, and Pastor John Crane continue their powerful conversation on the sensitivity of the Holy Spirit. Drawing from Ephesians 4, they explore how bitterness, anger, unforgiveness, slander, offense, and spiritua...

In this episode of Fanning the Winds of Fire — Engaging the Holy Spirit, Pastors Larry Romero, John Crane, and Steve Sampson unpack what it really means to resist the Holy Spirit by living a carnal, flesh-led life instead of a Spirit-led one. Drawing from Galatians 5, Romans 8, James 1, and other key passages, they contrast the works of the flesh with the fruit of the Spirit and explain why walkin...

In this episode of Fanning the Winds of Fire — Engaging the Holy Spirit, Pastors Larry Romero, John Crane, and Steve Sampson explore what the Bible calls a “hardened heart” and how resisting the Holy Spirit affects every area of the Christian life. Drawing from Hebrews 3, Old Testament Israel, and real-life ministry stories, they unpack how unbelief, self-reliance, offense, and a contrary or relig...

In this episode of Fanning the Winds of Fire — Engaging the Holy Spirit, Pastors Larry Romero, John Crane, and Steve Sampson expose how a religious spirit and the carnal mind cause believers to resist the Holy Spirit while still looking spiritual on the outside. Drawing from 1 Samuel 15, Luke 5, 2 Timothy 3, the prodigal sons, and the book of Acts, they unpack how honoring tradition over the Spiri...

In this episode of Fanning the Winds of Fire — Engaging the Holy Spirit, Pastors Larry Romero, John Crane, and Steve Sampson continue their series on The Sensitivity of the Holy Spirit. They explore what it really means to resist the Holy Spirit and how offense, stubbornness, pride, and false humility can harden our hearts. Drawing from passages like Matthew 13, Acts 7 and 9, Deuteronomy 8, Hebrew...

In this episode of Fanning the Winds of Fire — Engaging the Holy Spirit, Pastors Larry Romero, John Crane, and Steve Sampson unpack what it really means to limit, resist, grieve, and quench the Holy Spirit—and how believers can overcome these spiritual roadblocks. Drawing from Psalm 78, Romans 8, John 15, and other key Scriptures, they explain how unbelief, pride, tradition, busyness, complaining,...

In this episode of Fanning the Winds of Fire — Engaging the Holy Spirit, Pastors Larry Romero, Steve Sampson, John Crane, and Kevin Andry about what healthy, Holy Spirit–led church life and leadership should look like today. Using 2 Corinthians 4–5, they discuss: • Why we may need a reset or reformation in charismatic ministry • How leaders can walk in integrity and refuse manipulation or twisting...

In this episode of Fanning the Winds of Fire — Engaging the Holy Spirit, Pastors Larry Romero, Steve Sampson, John Crane, and Kevin Andry about celebrity culture in the church and how to stay rooted in the Bible and the Holy Spirit. They discuss: • What celebrity culture in Christianity looks like today • How we can unknowingly follow famous pastors, worship leaders, and influencers more than we f...

In this episode of Fanning the Winds of Fire — Engaging the Holy Spirit, Pastors Larry Romero, Steve Sampson, John Crane, and Kevin Andry talk about what it really means to be led by the Holy Spirit while staying grounded in the Bible. They discuss: • How to hear the voice of God in everyday life • Why we need both the Word of God and the Spirit of God • What to do when you’re afraid of missing Go...

In this episode of Fanning the Winds of Fire — Engaging the Holy Spirit, Pastors Larry Romero, Steve Sampson, John Crane, and Kevin Andry unpack why spiritual gifts are still for today and how believers can be both deeply biblical and genuinely Spirit-led at the same time. From a charismatic and Pentecostal perspective, they explore Cessationism vs. Continuationism, the ongoing role of prophecy, t...

In this episode of Fanning the Winds of Fire — Engaging the Holy Spirit, Pastors Larry Romero, Steve Sampson, John Crane, and Kevin Andry explore how to preserve authentic identity and creativity in ministry rather than copying church trends or conforming to institutional expectations. Using biblical examples and everyday metaphors, they highlight how God uniquely shapes individuals and communitie...

In this episode of Fanning the Winds of Fire — Engaging the Holy Spirit, Pastors Larry Romero, Steve Sampson, John Crane, and Kevin Andry examine the subtle but destructive habit of comparison and how it distorts our view of God, ourselves, and our calling. They discuss why measuring worth by the standards, success, or approval of others leads to insecurity, frustration, and even idolatry. The con...

In this episode of Fanning the Winds of Fire — Engaging the Holy Spirit, Pastors Larry Romero, Steve Sampson, John Crane, and Kevin Andry explore the power of honest self-reflection and the courage required to confront personal blind spots rather than focusing on the faults of others. They examine what Scripture teaches about anxiety, a divided mind, and the call to fully submit to God’s will. The...

In this episode of Fanning the Winds of Fire — Engaging the Holy Spirit, Pastors Larry Romero, Steve Sampson, John Crane, and Kevin Andry expose how self-justification hardens the heart, keeps believers unteachable, and blinds them to God’s truth. Drawing from Luke 10, Luke 16, and Acts 6, they explore how prayerlessness, misplaced priorities, and the illusion of “having all the answers” can cut b...

In this episode of Fanning the Winds of Fire — Engaging the Holy Spirit, Pastors Larry Romero, Steve Sampson, John Crane, and Kevin Andry confront two subtle yet dangerous spiritual traps: believing we are the exception to God’s Word and embracing a version of love that avoids truth. Drawing from Matthew 6, James 1, and Psalm 139, they challenge listeners to move beyond selective obedience and che...

In this episode of Fanning the Winds of Fire — Engaging the Holy Spirit, Pastors Larry Romero, Steve Sampson, John Crane, and Kevin Andry examine how passivity can disguise itself as peace, kindness, or faithfulness while quietly undermining spiritual growth and authentic connection. They explore the biblical difference between peace-keepers and peace-makers and how avoiding conflict or consistent...

In this episode of Fanning the Winds of Fire — Engaging the Holy Spirit, Pastors Larry Romero, Steve Sampson, John Crane, and Kevin Andry explore what Scripture identifies as self-deception—hearing God’s Word without putting it into practice. Drawing from James 1:17–25, 1 Timothy, and the life of King Saul, they uncover two powerful lies: that God is not truly good and that partial obedience is su...

In this episode of Fanning the Winds of Fire — Engaging the Holy Spirit , Pastors Larry Romero, Steve Sampson, John Crane, and Kevin Andry continue their discussion on the vital role of discipleship and the five-fold ministry in equipping believers to minister effectively. They emphasize that true biblical knowledge comes through experiencingtruth, not merely learning it intellectually. The pastor...