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Biblical Foundations

Many people find the subject of the influences of the Spirit too vague to explore in depth. That makes it important at the outset of our study of this topic to establish some firm foundations. Clement Vaughan attempts to do this near the beginning of his book The Gifts of the Holy Spirit. In countering objections to the idea that the Holy Spirit influences the human heart he offers a full statement of what he believes the Bible teaches on the subject. Although the language and thought forms are those of a 19thcentury theologian and somewhat foreign to us, what he says […]

Deepening Christian Experience

By Andrew YoungApril 24, 2012Influences of the Spirit

In September last year (2011) I was invited to take part in an annual preaching conference at the Reformed Theological College in Geelong, Australia. The conference theme was “Preaching and the Holy Spirit”. My contribution was to deliver two addresses, participate in a panel discussion, and preach the closing sermon. I chose to speak on the way the Holy Spirit works in our human experience in preaching. This was partly because of a long-time interest in this subject, and partly because I believe that today’s preachers need to give it fresh consideration. The essence of what I wanted to say […]