{"id":302955,"date":"2014-02-28T12:00:00","date_gmt":"2014-02-28T17:00:00","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/wp-stage.familylife.com\/www\/podcast\/%series%\/walking-by-the-spirit\/"},"modified":"2014-02-28T12:00:00","modified_gmt":"2014-02-28T17:00:00","slug":"walking-by-the-spirit","status":"publish","type":"podcast","link":"https:\/\/wp-stage.familylife.com\/www\/podcast\/familylife-today\/walking-by-the-spirit\/","title":{"rendered":"Walking by the Spirit"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>Are you walking in the flesh or by the Spirit of God?  Pastor Francis Chan, author of the book Forgotten God, talks about the exciting lives believers can have when they completely surrender to the Spirit of God.  As Chan explains, the Holy Spirit is like our own GPS system. He leads and directs, and it&#8217;s our job to keep in step with Him.  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Our host is the President of FamilyLife<sup>\u00ae<\/sup>, Dennis Rainey, and I\u2019m Bob Lepine. What does it look like for a person to really be walking in the <em>power<\/em> of the Holy Spirit?\u00a0 We are going to spend some time unpacking that today with Francis Chan. Stay tuned. \n\t\t\t<\/p>\n\t\t\t<p>\n\t\t\t\t<strong>1:00<\/strong>\n\t\t\t<\/p>\n\t\t\t<p>\n\t\t\t\tAnd welcome to <em>FamilyLife Today<\/em>. Thanks for joining us. I just got in trouble because I asked to see a picture of our guest\u2019s wife. [Laughter]\u00a0 Let me just explain why I did this. Okay?\u00a0 \n\t\t\t<\/p>\n\t\t\t<p>\n\t\t\t\t<strong>Dennis: <\/strong>Yes. Why don\u2019t you explain this, Bob?\n\t\t\t<\/p>\n\t\t\t<p>\n\t\t\t\t<strong>Bob: <\/strong>In your book, <em>Crazy Love<\/em>\u2014\n\t\t\t<\/p>\n\t\t\t<p>\n\t\t\t\t<strong>Francis: <\/strong>Yes.\n\t\t\t<\/p>\n\t\t\t<p>\n\t\t\t\t<strong>Bob: <\/strong>This is, by the way, our guest\u2014Francis Chan\u2014back with us. Welcome back to <em>FamilyLife Today<\/em>.\n\t\t\t<\/p>\n\t\t\t<p>\n\t\t\t\t<strong>Francis: <\/strong>Thank you.\n\t\t\t<\/p>\n\t\t\t<p>\n\t\t\t\t<strong>Bob: <\/strong>In your book, <em>Crazy Love<\/em>, you share an illustration about people seeing your family picture\u2014and seeing your wife and going, \u201cHow did you get her?\u201d\u2014right?\n\t\t\t<\/p>\n\t\t\t<p>\n\t\t\t\t<strong>Francis: <\/strong>Exactly: \u201cIt just doesn\u2019t fit. It just doesn\u2019t make sense.\u201d\n\t\t\t<\/p>\n\t\t\t<p>\n\t\t\t\t<strong>Bob: <\/strong>So, as soon as you share the illustration, I\u2019m going, \u201cWell, I want to see a picture of the guy\u2019s wife;\u201d but I realized it is not right to say, \u201cI\u2019d like to see a picture of your wife and see if she is really hot.\u201d\u00a0 [Laughter]\u00a0 I\u2019ll just take your word for it!\n\t\t\t<\/p>\n\t\t\t<p>\n\t\t\t\t<strong>Dennis: <\/strong>I\u2019m looking at his book that we are talking about in the broadcast here, again today, <em>Forgotten God<\/em>. They forgot Francis\u2019 picture\u2014himself there. \n\t\t\t<\/p>\n\t\t\t<p>\n\t\t\t\t<strong>\u00a0<\/strong>\n\t\t\t<\/p>\n\t\t\t<p>\n\t\t\t\t<strong>2:00<\/strong>\n\t\t\t<\/p>\n\t\t\t<p>\n\t\t\t\t<strong>Bob: <\/strong>That is a marketing issue. They thought the picture would not help sell the book. [Laughter]\n\t\t\t<\/p>\n\t\t\t<p>\n\t\t\t\t<strong>Francis: <\/strong>Exactly; exactly. It kind of hurt the sale of <em>Crazy Love<\/em>. \n\t\t\t<\/p>\n\t\t\t<p>\n\t\t\t\t<strong>Dennis: <\/strong>Well, Francis is a pastor. He is a husband to his wife, Lisa\u2014three daughters and a son. We have been talking about the forgotten God, and that is the Holy Spirit. I went on my Facebook<sup>\u00ae<\/sup> and mentioned, earlier this week, that I wanted people to describe Him in one word. In a second, Bob, I am coming to you for your word; okay?\u00a0 But I had some really good words\u2014Francis\u2014that people gave. See if you don\u2019t like this one from Rebecca: \u201cRelentless.\u201d\u00a0 \n\t\t\t<\/p>\n\t\t\t<p>\n\t\t\t\t<strong>Francis: <\/strong>That is great. \n\t\t\t<\/p>\n\t\t\t<p>\n\t\t\t\t<strong>Dennis: <\/strong>Isn\u2019t that a great word\u2014\n\t\t\t<\/p>\n\t\t\t<p>\n\t\t\t\t<strong>Francis: <\/strong>Great.\n\t\t\t<\/p>\n\t\t\t<p>\n\t\t\t\t<strong>Dennis: <\/strong>\u2014to describe the Holy Spirit?\u00a0 Another one came: \u201cMeshing.\u201d\u00a0 The idea of\u2014\n\t\t\t<\/p>\n\t\t\t<p>\n\t\t\t\t<strong>Bob: <\/strong>Not moshing?\u00a0 \n\t\t\t<\/p>\n\t\t\t<p>\n\t\t\t\t<strong>Dennis: <\/strong>No. \n\t\t\t<\/p>\n\t\t\t<p>\n\t\t\t\t<strong>Bob: <\/strong>Meshing?\n\t\t\t<\/p>\n\t\t\t<p>\n\t\t\t\t<strong>Dennis: <\/strong>\u2014connecting us with God. Dave wrote: \u201cMolding,\u201d\u2014molding. Dawn said\u2014and I like this one: \u201cAlluring,\u201d\u2014alluring. And then, the last one I\u2019ll share is by Terry\u2014\n\t\t\t<\/p>\n\t\t\t<p>\n\t\t\t\t<strong>3:00<\/strong>\n\t\t\t<\/p>\n\t\t\t<p>\n\t\t\t\t<strong>\u00a0<\/strong>\n\t\t\t<\/p>\n\t\t\t<p>\n\t\t\t\tone word: \u201cNew-start.\u201d\u00a0 \n\t\t\t<\/p>\n\t\t\t<p>\n\t\t\t\t<strong>Francis: <\/strong>Wow.\n\t\t\t<\/p>\n\t\t\t<p>\n\t\t\t\t<strong>Dennis: <\/strong>Isn\u2019t that good?\u00a0 \n\t\t\t<\/p>\n\t\t\t<p>\n\t\t\t\t<strong>Francis: <\/strong>That is beautiful.\n\t\t\t<\/p>\n\t\t\t<p>\n\t\t\t\t<strong>\u00a0<\/strong>\n\t\t\t<\/p>\n\t\t\t<p>\n\t\t\t\t<strong>Dennis: <\/strong>What is yours, Bob?\n\t\t\t<\/p>\n\t\t\t<p>\n\t\t\t\t<strong>Bob: <\/strong>Well, you are not going to like it; but my word is, \u201c<em>Parakaleo<\/em>.\u201d\u00a0 I just went right to the Greek and came up with it.\n\t\t\t<\/p>\n\t\t\t<p>\n\t\t\t\t<strong>Francis: <\/strong>Oh, wow. You are really spiritual.\n\t\t\t<\/p>\n\t\t\t<p>\n\t\t\t\t<strong>Bob: <\/strong>Thank you.\n\t\t\t<\/p>\n\t\t\t<p>\n\t\t\t\t<strong>Dennis: <\/strong>He is reallyspiritual.\n\t\t\t<\/p>\n\t\t\t<p>\n\t\t\t\t<strong>Francis: <\/strong>Brilliant. [Laughter]\n\t\t\t<\/p>\n\t\t\t<p>\n\t\t\t\t<strong>Bob: <\/strong>Actually, I thought of two things. I thought of <em>Paraclete<\/em>; and I thought of <em>pneuma<\/em>, which are both biblical words. Let me explain why I thought of those. \n\t\t\t<\/p>\n\t\t\t<p>\n\t\t\t\t<strong>Dennis: <\/strong>In the original language\u2014let\u2019s just clarify that.\n\t\t\t<\/p>\n\t\t\t<p>\n\t\t\t\t<strong>Bob: <\/strong><em>Paraclete<\/em>. You know, when you stop and think about a parasite\u2014what is a parasite?\u00a0 It is something that attaches itself to you and sucks the life out of you. A <em>Paraclete<\/em> is something that attaches itself to you and breathes life into you\u2014gives life to you. The Holy Spirit is not a parasite\u2014He is a <em>Paraclete<\/em>. He attaches Himself to us and gives us life. \n\t\t\t<\/p>\n\t\t\t<p>\n\t\t\t\tOf course, the other word, <em>pneuma<\/em>\u2014which shows up\u2014it can be either \u201cwind\u201d or \u201cspirit\u201d in the Bible. \n\t\t\t<\/p>\n\t\t\t<p>\n\t\t\t\t<strong>4:00<\/strong>\n\t\t\t<\/p>\n\t\t\t<p>\n\t\t\t\t<strong>\u00a0<\/strong>\n\t\t\t<\/p>\n\t\t\t<p>\n\t\t\t\tIt is breath. It is life. So, you ask me what my word is\u2014I guess the simple word is to say it is \u201clife.\u201d\u00a0 The Holy Spirit is life. Apart from the Spirit of God, there is no life. Where the Spirit is, there is life; right?\u00a0 \n\t\t\t<\/p>\n\t\t\t<p>\n\t\t\t\t<strong>Francis: <\/strong>There should be life!\n\t\t\t<\/p>\n\t\t\t<p>\n\t\t\t\t<strong>Bob: <\/strong>How did I do?\u00a0 Pastor, did I do okay?\n\t\t\t<\/p>\n\t\t\t<p>\n\t\t\t\t<strong>Francis: <\/strong>That is beautiful. That is wonderful!\u00a0 Wow!\u00a0 I\u2019m impressed.\n\t\t\t<\/p>\n\t\t\t<p>\n\t\t\t\t<strong>Dennis: <\/strong>He got out of that in a hurry; didn\u2019t he?\n\t\t\t<\/p>\n\t\t\t<p>\n\t\t\t\t<strong>Francis: <\/strong>Yes, he did.\n\t\t\t<\/p>\n\t\t\t<p>\n\t\t\t\t<strong>Dennis: <\/strong>He actually cheated and gave two words, though. Did you notice that?\n\t\t\t<\/p>\n\t\t\t<p>\n\t\t\t\t<strong>Francis: <\/strong>I noticed that, too. Then, he ended up with another one, \u201clife.\u201d\u00a0 You know, why didn\u2019t you say, \u201cLife,\u201d to begin with?\n\t\t\t<\/p>\n\t\t\t<p>\n\t\t\t\t<strong>Dennis: <\/strong>There you go.\n\t\t\t<\/p>\n\t\t\t<p>\n\t\t\t\t<strong>Francis: <\/strong>He wanted to show off his knowledge. [Laughter]\u00a0 That is not of the Spirit. That is arrogance. [Laughter]\n\t\t\t<\/p>\n\t\t\t<p>\n\t\t\t\t<strong>Bob: <\/strong>No. I repent!\u00a0 Knowledge puffeth up!\u00a0 \n\t\t\t<\/p>\n\t\t\t<p>\n\t\t\t\t<strong>Francis: <\/strong>Exactly. There you go. \n\t\t\t<\/p>\n\t\t\t<p>\n\t\t\t\t<strong>Dennis: <\/strong>Well, we are talking about the Holy Spirit, though, and helping listeners understand Him\u2014who He is, why He came, His work in a believer\u2019s life\u2014and, for that matter, in an unbeliever. You said you had a story of a couple\u2014that if we have somebody, right now, who is listening, who is outside the faith\u2014this might encourage them. \n\t\t\t<\/p>\n\t\t\t<p>\n\t\t\t\t<strong>Francis: <\/strong>Exactly. Because this is what should\u2014you use that word, \u201calluring.\u201d \n\t\t\t<\/p>\n\t\t\t<p>\n\t\t\t\t<strong>5:00<\/strong>\n\t\t\t<\/p>\n\t\t\t<p>\n\t\t\t\t<strong>\u00a0<\/strong>\n\t\t\t<\/p>\n\t\t\t<p>\n\t\t\t\tThis is what attracts us about God\u2014is when you see a life completely changed. Mike was a guy who came to our church. He only came in order to bother his ex-wife. In other words, they had been divorced for seven years. \n\t\t\t<\/p>\n\t\t\t<p>\n\t\t\t\tThis guy\u2014the reason his wife left him was because he cheated with one of the neighbors. Then, he cheated with the neighbor on the other side. I mean, just a mess of a guy. He will tell you the whole story\u2014a good friend of mine. He comes to church because he found out that she started going to church. He would bring the kids on the off weeks, but he did it to bug her because she couldn\u2019t stand seeing his face.\n\t\t\t<\/p>\n\t\t\t<p>\n\t\t\t\t<strong>Dennis: <\/strong>To irritate her?\u00a0 \n\t\t\t<\/p>\n\t\t\t<p>\n\t\t\t\t<strong>Francis: <\/strong>Yes, to irritate her. He goes, \u201cThat was my only motive\u2014was to annoy her,\u201d because he had so much bitterness toward her. But, as he was there, something happened. He started hearing the message. It opened his eyes, and he gave his life to the Lord. He comes in my office; and he goes, \u201cFrancis, you are going to think I am crazy, but\u2014\n\t\t\t<\/p>\n\t\t\t<p>\n\t\t\t\t<strong>6:00<\/strong>\n\t\t\t<\/p>\n\t\t\t<p>\n\t\t\t\t<strong>\u00a0<\/strong>\n\t\t\t<\/p>\n\t\t\t<p>\n\t\t\t\t\u201cI believe God wants me to approach her and ask her out. It has been seven years that we have been divorced. I think I am supposed to remarry her. Do you think this is crazy?\u201d\u00a0 Part of me is going, \u201cYes, but I have also read the Scriptures.\u201d\u00a0 I told him\u2014I go, \u201cMike, God has done crazier things in Scripture.\u201d\u00a0 \n\t\t\t<\/p>\n\t\t\t<p>\n\t\t\t\tSure enough, I had the honor of doing their remarriage\u2014just this transforming nature of the Holy Spirit\u2014what He can do in a person\u2019s life to put together, not just struggling marriages, but even marriages that have ended. You talk about\u2014what is it?\u2014\u201cNew birth,\u201d or \u201cNew life,\u201d or whatever that word was?\n\t\t\t<\/p>\n\t\t\t<p>\n\t\t\t\t<strong>Dennis: <\/strong>New-start.\n\t\t\t<\/p>\n\t\t\t<p>\n\t\t\t\t<strong>Francis: <\/strong>New-start. That is exactly it. It is never too late. I don\u2019t think people really understand that. God <em>wants<\/em> to take people who feel like it is too late. God wants\u2014this is His pattern\u2014what does He do?\u00a0 He gets the people to the edge of the Red Sea and go, \u201cWe\u2019re dead.\u201d\u00a0 \n\t\t\t<\/p>\n\t\t\t<p>\n\t\t\t\t<strong>7:00<\/strong>\n\t\t\t<\/p>\n\t\t\t<p>\n\t\t\t\t<strong>\u00a0<\/strong>\n\t\t\t<\/p>\n\t\t\t<p>\n\t\t\t\t\u201cNo, no, no. Now, I\u2019ll save you.\u201d\u00a0 He gets people where they are starving and go: \u201cNo, just watch. I\u2019ll make manna appear.\u201d\u00a0 He loves to do that. He loves to put Jesus in the tomb and say: \u201cOkay, it\u2019s over. It\u2019s done.\u201d\u00a0 \u201cNo, it\u2019s not. Watch what happens!\u201d\u00a0 \n\t\t\t<\/p>\n\t\t\t<p>\n\t\t\t\t<strong>Bob: <\/strong>One of the things you are helping us do, as we talk about this\u2014or, at least, helping me do\u2014is redefine supernatural. Because when we think of something being supernatural\u2014at least, I generally think of: \u201cHere are the laws of nature. Supernatural means going against the laws of nature.\u201d\u00a0 So, flying\u2014for me to fly is supernatural.\n\t\t\t<\/p>\n\t\t\t<p>\n\t\t\t\t<strong>Dennis: <\/strong>Walking on water. \n\t\t\t<\/p>\n\t\t\t<p>\n\t\t\t\t<strong>Bob: <\/strong>Yes, or food appearing out of nowhere. That is supernatural. But there is another sense of the supernatural. Our nature is a depraved, selfish, self-focused nature. What the Holy Spirit does is\u2014He changes our nature. \n\t\t\t<\/p>\n\t\t\t<p>\n\t\t\t\t<strong>8:00<\/strong>\n\t\t\t<\/p>\n\t\t\t<p>\n\t\t\t\tWhat you describe\u2014with this couple coming back and this guy saying, \u201cI know this sounds weird, but I want to ask her out,\u201d\u2014well, that was against the nature he\u2019d been displaying. That was a supernatural moment. \n\t\t\t<\/p>\n\t\t\t<p>\n\t\t\t\tWe really have to stop and realize when God takes selfish, sinful, self-absorbed people and puts a new heart in them, there is something supernatural when they display kindness, goodness, gentleness, graciousness, faithfulness, all of these things\u2014that\u2019s supernatural. \n\t\t\t<\/p>\n\t\t\t<p>\n\t\t\t\t<strong>Francis: <\/strong>Yes, because the Bible says that we were dead. We were dead in our trespasses and sins. We were enslaved to them. We could do nothing but sin. And then, suddenly, we\u2019ve been given this power to put to death\u2014Romans 8 says, \u201c\u2026to put to death the deeds of the flesh.\u201d\u00a0 Wow. I can overcome these things I was never able to overcome before.\n\t\t\t<\/p>\n\t\t\t<p>\n\t\t\t\t<strong>Dennis: <\/strong>In fact, I want to take you to Galatians, Chapter 5. \n\t\t\t<\/p>\n\t\t\t<p>\n\t\t\t\t<strong>9:00<\/strong>\n\t\t\t<\/p>\n\t\t\t<p>\n\t\t\t\t<strong>\u00a0<\/strong>\n\t\t\t<\/p>\n\t\t\t<p>\n\t\t\t\tGalatians 5 is just a great passage where it talks about how the deeds of the flesh\u2014which is what you were just talking about there\u2014and the fruit of the Spirit are contrasted with one another. Here is what I want you to comment on, Francis. It says, here in verse 16, \u201cBut I say, \u2018Walk by the Spirit and you will not gratify the desires of the flesh.\u2019\u201d\u00a0 You will not carry out the deeds of the flesh. \n\t\t\t<\/p>\n\t\t\t<p>\n\t\t\t\tThe phrase, or the word, that I am focusing on here is the word, \u201cwalk\u201d\u2014walk by the Spirit. What does it mean to walk in the power of the Holy Spirit day by day?\u2014because we talked about, earlier, there is one baptism of the Holy Spirit that occurs at the point in time a person places his faith in Christ and he is forgiven of his sin. The Holy Spirit comes and indwells him. It doesn\u2019t mean He controls him and that that person is empowered by Him. \n\t\t\t<\/p>\n\t\t\t<p>\n\t\t\t\t<strong>10:00<\/strong>\n\t\t\t<\/p>\n\t\t\t<p>\n\t\t\t\t<strong>\u00a0<\/strong>\n\t\t\t<\/p>\n\t\t\t<p>\n\t\t\t\tNow, that we come to this word, \u201cwalk by the Spirit,\u201d help us understand what that means.\n\t\t\t<\/p>\n\t\t\t<p>\n\t\t\t\t<strong>Francis: <\/strong>Yes. Some Bibles say, \u201cKeep in step with the Spirit.\u201d It is a step by step\u2014it\u2019s not just a one-time action, but you continue in it. Remember, He is a person. He is a person who leads and directs. We have to constantly be saying, \u201cHoly Spirit\u201d\u2014like right now, I should be saying, \u201cWhat do You want me to say right now?\u201d\u00a0 \n\t\t\t<\/p>\n\t\t\t<p>\n\t\t\t\tThen, five minutes from now: \u201cHoly Spirit, what do You want me to do?\u00a0 What do You want me to say?\u201d because He is a person. I don\u2019t want to make this silly; but it is almost like a GPS system that says: \u201cOkay, now turn right. Now turn left. Now\u2026\u201d\u00a0 It is that type of ongoing direction that we should seek from Him.\n\t\t\t<\/p>\n\t\t\t<p>\n\t\t\t\t<strong>Bob: <\/strong>It is a practice of the awareness\u2014the presence\u2014the Spirit is with you. Not ignoring that\u2014not wearing headphones that tune Him out\u2014the noise-cancelling headphones\u2014\n\t\t\t<\/p>\n\t\t\t<p>\n\t\t\t\t<strong>Francis: <\/strong>Exactly. \n\t\t\t<\/p>\n\t\t\t<p>\n\t\t\t\t<strong>Bob: <\/strong>\u2014but instead, saying, \u201cHe is here. \n\t\t\t<\/p>\n\t\t\t<p>\n\t\t\t\t<strong>11:00<\/strong>\n\t\t\t<\/p>\n\t\t\t<p>\n\t\t\t\t<strong>\u00a0<\/strong>\n\t\t\t<\/p>\n\t\t\t<p>\n\t\t\t\t\u201cI need to be constantly consciously aware.\u201d\u00a0 I am thinking of the old classic book, <em>Practicing the Presence of God. <\/em>The Holy Spirit is the presence of God with us. We need to practice the reality that He is with us, here in the studio, indwelling all of us.\n\t\t\t<\/p>\n\t\t\t<p>\n\t\t\t\t<strong>Dennis: <\/strong>Yes, and He does lead us. That is one of His functions of what He does, as a person. He guides and controls us, as individuals. You write, in your book, Francis\u2014that at times, we can reverse roles and try to lead the Spirit.\n\t\t\t<\/p>\n\t\t\t<p>\n\t\t\t\t<strong>Francis: <\/strong>Exactly. I think we do that with\u2014we do that with God. We want to control God and tell Him what we would like to see Him do. Which, you know, God does tell us: \u201cTell Me your desires. Tell Me what you want. Pray for the things that you desire.\u201d\u00a0 But, ultimately, we are called to <em>follow<\/em> Jesus in the same way we are called to follow the Holy Spirit and keep in step with Him. We are not asking, \u201cHoly Spirit, keep in step with me,\u201d but\u2014\n\t\t\t<\/p>\n\t\t\t<p>\n\t\t\t\t<strong>12:00<\/strong>\n\t\t\t<\/p>\n\t\t\t<p>\n\t\t\t\t<strong>\u00a0<\/strong>\n\t\t\t<\/p>\n\t\t\t<p>\n\t\t\t\t\u201cLet me walk and keep in step with You.\u201d\u00a0 \n\t\t\t<\/p>\n\t\t\t<p>\n\t\t\t\tI love the promise of that. It says, \u201c\u2026and you will not gratify the flesh.\u201d\u00a0 You will not gratify the desires of the flesh because you can\u2019t do both at once. You can\u2019t say, \u201cHoly Spirit, what do You want me to do?\u201d and start pursuing that\u2014you won\u2019t sin at the same time. It is when you <em>stop<\/em> walking in the Spirit that you start going with your own spirit\u2014what you desire and what you would want to do in that moment.\n\t\t\t<\/p>\n\t\t\t<p>\n\t\t\t\t<strong>Dennis: <\/strong>So, a mom of a teenager\u2014the teenager flies off and gets angry and tries to pull the mom off into an emotional mud puddle.\n\t\t\t<\/p>\n\t\t\t<p>\n\t\t\t\t<strong>Francis: <\/strong>Exactly.\n\t\t\t<\/p>\n\t\t\t<p>\n\t\t\t\t<strong>Dennis: <\/strong>That mom can be filled with the Spirit\u2014\n\t\t\t<\/p>\n\t\t\t<p>\n\t\t\t\t<strong>Francis: <\/strong>Yes. \n\t\t\t<\/p>\n\t\t\t<p>\n\t\t\t\t<strong>Dennis: <\/strong>\u2014and not end up matching emotion for emotion with the teenager.\n\t\t\t<\/p>\n\t\t\t<p>\n\t\t\t\t<strong>Francis: <\/strong>If, at the moment, she prays and says, \u201cLord, how would You want me to respond right now?\u201d\u00a0 But typically we don\u2019t. We react in the flesh. \n\t\t\t<\/p>\n\t\t\t<p>\n\t\t\t\t<strong>Dennis: <\/strong>It is so easy to do.\n\t\t\t<\/p>\n\t\t\t<p>\n\t\t\t\t<strong>Francis: <\/strong>It is. It is!\n\t\t\t<\/p>\n\t\t\t<p>\n\t\t\t\t<strong>Dennis: <\/strong>It comes naturally [Laughter]\u2014\u00a0 \n\t\t\t<\/p>\n\t\t\t<p>\n\t\t\t\t<strong>Francis: <\/strong>Exactly. \n\t\t\t<\/p>\n\t\t\t<p>\n\t\t\t\t<strong>Dennis: <\/strong>\u2014not supernaturally, as Bob mentioned earlier. You know, I think the word, \u201csupernatural\u201d\u2014\n\t\t\t<\/p>\n\t\t\t<p>\n\t\t\t\t<strong>13:00<\/strong>\n\t\t\t<\/p>\n\t\t\t<p>\n\t\t\t\t<strong>\u00a0<\/strong>\n\t\t\t<\/p>\n\t\t\t<p>\n\t\t\t\tback to that point for just a moment. What we are really talking about here is\u2014God invading our lives on a day-in and day-out basis and us experiencing Him. \n\t\t\t<\/p>\n\t\t\t<p>\n\t\t\t\tGod does speak to people today. Now, I am not talking about giving them books that need to be the next book of the Bible; but I do believe God guides. He puts impressions upon us. He does lead, and direct us, and may, at times, say things to us where we just need to go back and say something to the guy at Starbucks<sup>\u00ae<\/sup>. \n\t\t\t<\/p>\n\t\t\t<p>\n\t\t\t\t<strong>Bob: <\/strong>Let me unpack this a little bit with you because there are some folks who are a little nervous with what Dennis just said. You know the reason why\u2014because there are people, running around, saying\u2014well, I remember a guy walking up to a car dealer and putting his hands on the car and said, \u201cGod told me that you should give me this car.\u201d \n\t\t\t<\/p>\n\t\t\t<p>\n\t\t\t\tYou go, \u201cWell, I\u2019d like to see the chapter and verse on that.\u201d\u00a0 And he says, \u201cWell, God just spoke to my heart.\u201d\u00a0 \n\t\t\t<\/p>\n\t\t\t<p>\n\t\t\t\t<strong>14:00<\/strong>\n\t\t\t<\/p>\n\t\t\t<p>\n\t\t\t\t<strong>\u00a0<\/strong>\n\t\t\t<\/p>\n\t\t\t<p>\n\t\t\t\tSo, how do we deal with this idea that the Spirit is speaking to us?\u00a0 How do we know the voice of the Spirit\u2014if, in fact, that is happening today?\u00a0 \n\t\t\t<\/p>\n\t\t\t<p>\n\t\t\t\t<strong>Francis: <\/strong>Well, the Bible says to test the spirits\u2014to see what is truly of Him. So, every time we believe that the Lord is leading us to do something\u2014what I do is run through the grid of Scripture. He is not going to deny something that He said earlier. \n\t\t\t<\/p>\n\t\t\t<p>\n\t\t\t\tFor example, in the Corinthian church, Paul says: \u201cListen, some of you guys are saying Jesus is accursed; and you are saying that the Holy Spirit told you that. There is no way because that contradicts the Scriptures.\u201d\u00a0 He tells us, \u201cTest the spirits.\u201d\u00a0 So, there are times like that when you sense the Spirit is telling you: \u201cGo, speak to this person. Tell him about the love of God. Go to this place.\u201d\u00a0 I have heard some really amazing stories that way\u2014but test the spirits. \n\t\t\t<\/p>\n\t\t\t<p>\n\t\t\t\t<strong>Dennis: <\/strong>You know what?\u00a0 That is a soapbox for me, right there. I personally believe there are all kinds of ministries that need to be started\u2014\n\t\t\t<\/p>\n\t\t\t<p>\n\t\t\t\t<strong>15:00<\/strong>\n\t\t\t<\/p>\n\t\t\t<p>\n\t\t\t\t<strong>\u00a0<\/strong>\n\t\t\t<\/p>\n\t\t\t<p>\n\t\t\t\tempowered, led, and driven by the laymen and women who are listening to this broadcast. I mean, not just tens of thousands\u2014I\u2019m talking hundreds of thousands and millions of ministries. I\u2019m not talking about ministries that even have a name. \n\t\t\t<\/p>\n\t\t\t<p>\n\t\t\t\tI\u2019m just talking about ministries of kindness\u2014to reach out to a neighbor whose marriage may be going through some valleys\u2014reach out to a child who may be down the street or a friend of one of your kids. It is the idea of stepping into the spiritual battle, as laymen and women, and saying: \u201cYou know what?\u00a0 This battle is not just for Francis Chan, the pastor in Simi Valley, or for Bob Lepine, or Dennis Rainey. This battle is mine. I need to seize the moment and be there.\u201d\u00a0 \n\t\t\t<\/p>\n\t\t\t<p>\n\t\t\t\tYou tell a story, in your book, about a guy by the name of Dave Phillips\u2014, who sensed God calling him to\u2014\n\t\t\t<\/p>\n\t\t\t<p>\n\t\t\t\t<strong>16:00<\/strong>\n\t\t\t<\/p>\n\t\t\t<p>\n\t\t\t\t<strong>\u00a0<\/strong>\n\t\t\t<\/p>\n\t\t\t<p>\n\t\t\t\twho sensed God calling him to respond to the Holy Spirit and engage in ministry. In this case, it was a ministry with a name\u2014I mean\u2014he had to go do it full-time. Share that story with our listeners.\n\t\t\t<\/p>\n\t\t\t<p>\n\t\t\t\t<strong>Francis: <\/strong>Yes. I don\u2019t remember all the details\u2014it is in my book\u2014but basically, Dave, who started Children\u2019s Hunger Fund\u2014he just believed that God was leading him to start a relief agency and to care for those who are in need. So, he starts it out of his garage. Right after he starts it, the North Bridge earthquake takes place\u2014right there in his backyard!\u00a0 So, immediately, he has this platform to give away all these things. \n\t\t\t<\/p>\n\t\t\t<p>\n\t\t\t\tThen, he gets this phone call from some obscure place saying they need this certain drug and only two companies make it. It costs a fortune. They say, \u201cAll of these people are going to die if we don\u2019t get this drug.\u201d\u00a0 It is some 26-letter drug. He doesn\u2019t even know what it means. He just writes down all of the letters. He says, \u201cI don\u2019t know how I am going to get this, but I will pray about it.\u201d\u00a0 They prayed on the phone. \n\t\t\t<\/p>\n\t\t\t<p>\n\t\t\t\t<strong>17:00<\/strong>\n\t\t\t<\/p>\n\t\t\t<p>\n\t\t\t\t<strong>\u00a0<\/strong>\n\t\t\t<\/p>\n\t\t\t<p>\n\t\t\t\tHe hangs up. As he hangs up the receiver, the phone rings\u2014he hadn\u2019t even let go of the phone yet. It rings. It is some drug company\u2014one of the two companies that make this drug. They ask him: \u201cWould you have any need for this drug?\u00a0 Not only do we have a ton of it, but we will ship it anywhere in the world for you.\u201d\u00a0\u00a0 How do you explain that?\u00a0 How do you explain that outside of God?\n\t\t\t<\/p>\n\t\t\t<p>\n\t\t\t\t<strong>Dennis: <\/strong>But it occurred because Dave was obedient to the Spirit\u2019s prompting in leading him to begin to make a difference. There are some listeners who need to start ministries to orphans, to pre-marrieds, to marriages, to families. There are all kinds of ministries in local churches that need to be started, right now, by laymen\u2014not held apart for the paid professional.\n\t\t\t<\/p>\n\t\t\t<p>\n\t\t\t\t<strong>Francis: <\/strong>Here is the deal. Some of you are listening right now. When we talk about God\u2019s will for these great things, you immediately think:\u2014\n\t\t\t<\/p>\n\t\t\t<p>\n\t\t\t\t<strong>18:00<\/strong>\n\t\t\t<\/p>\n\t\t\t<p>\n\t\t\t\t<strong>\u00a0<\/strong>\n\t\t\t<\/p>\n\t\t\t<p>\n\t\t\t\t\u201cOkay, does He want me to start a relief organization?\u00a0 Does He want me to move to Thailand right now?\u201d\u00a0 Now wait. Slow down; slow down. The Bible teaches\u2014when we are faithful with little\u2014then, He is going to entrust more to us. \n\t\t\t<\/p>\n\t\t\t<p>\n\t\t\t\t<strong>Dennis: <\/strong>There you go. There you go. \n\t\t\t<\/p>\n\t\t\t<p>\n\t\t\t\t<strong>Francis: <\/strong>I believe that the best thing that some of you can do, right now\u2014because I agree with you, Dennis, there needs to be hundreds of thousands of people who are beginning these ministries. \n\t\t\t<\/p>\n\t\t\t<p>\n\t\t\t\tI believe I would take this a step further. I would say, \u201cRight now, could it be possible that the Holy Spirit wants you to maybe even stop listening?\u201d\u2014sorry!\u2014\u201cBut maybe stop listening to us and maybe even, right now, God is leading you to go and <em>do<\/em> something\u2014something small\u2014that isn\u2019t starting this major organization but keeping in step with the Spirit.\u201d\u00a0 Maybe, wait until the broadcast is over\u2014before the next show. [Laughter]\u00a0 \n\t\t\t<\/p>\n\t\t\t<p>\n\t\t\t\tMaybe, you are supposed to just turn off the radio and go and <em>do<\/em> something, right now. If the Spirit is leading you to do that, do it. You will be amazed at what will come next, what will come next, what will come next;\u2014\n\t\t\t<\/p>\n\t\t\t<p>\n\t\t\t\t<strong>19:00<\/strong>\n\t\t\t<\/p>\n\t\t\t<p>\n\t\t\t\t<strong>\u00a0<\/strong>\n\t\t\t<\/p>\n\t\t\t<p>\n\t\t\t\tbut you have to take that first small step of faith\u2014just like Dave did. It is just like Abraham: \u201cJust leave your country. I\u2019ll tell you what is going to happen next.\u201d\u00a0 You know, you won\u2019t even get the whole plan right now; but just take this first step of faith.\n\t\t\t<\/p>\n\t\t\t<p>\n\t\t\t\t<strong>Dennis: <\/strong>I like what you said. It is very simple. He who is faithful in little, much more shall be given to him. Start with what God has placed on your heart, and do that. Just be obedient today. Back to James, \u201cDon\u2019t be merely hearers of the Word, but doers of the Word.\u201d\n\t\t\t<\/p>\n\t\t\t<p>\n\t\t\t\t<strong>Francis: <\/strong>I was at a conference with college students. They were so fired up. I remember just telling them\u2014I go: \u201cHey, if I told you, tonight, that: \u2018Some of you could get on a plane with me, and we would go to Thailand, and try to rescue these kids; but we may lose our lives tonight,\u2019 I bet you\u2014some of you would come with me.\u201d\u00a0 You see all of these heads nodding\u2014\u201cBut you guys are insane. You would give your lives for the sake of the gospel.\n\t\t\t<\/p>\n\t\t\t<p>\n\t\t\t\t<strong>20:00<\/strong>\n\t\t\t<\/p>\n\t\t\t<p>\n\t\t\t\t<strong>\u00a0<\/strong>\n\t\t\t<\/p>\n\t\t\t<p>\n\t\t\t\tI said: \u201c<em>But <\/em>how many of you are willing to get up early tomorrow, and get on your knees, and pray to God, and read the Word?\u00a0 How many of you are willing to go back to your dorm room and speak a word to your friend?\u201d\u00a0 \n\t\t\t<\/p>\n\t\t\t<p>\n\t\t\t\tSometimes, we want the large\/huge, amazing splash\u2014die-for-the-gospel moment. But my question is: \u201cWhy would God entrust you with that type of huge ministry if you are not faithful to even get on your knees and beg Him for the souls of your friends, right now?\u2014if you are not faithful to get into His Word today?\u201d\u00a0 In other words, it\u2019s like, \u201cWe\u2019ll do the BIG thing;\u201d but why would He entrust us with the big things if we are not faithful in the little?\n\t\t\t<\/p>\n\t\t\t<p>\n\t\t\t\t<strong>Dennis: <\/strong>I think our listeners, by now, have probably noticed that, this week, we have had a pastor and a shepherd in the studio with us, Bob.\n\t\t\t<\/p>\n\t\t\t<p>\n\t\t\t\t<strong>Bob: <\/strong>A <em>passionate<\/em> pastor and shepherd. [Laughter]\u00a0 \n\t\t\t<\/p>\n\t\t\t<p>\n\t\t\t\t<strong>Dennis: <\/strong>He just took over just a few minutes ago. [Laughter] We are going to wrestle it back from him and send him back to California. But you know what?\u00a0 It has been great to have you here, Francis. \n\t\t\t<\/p>\n\t\t\t<p>\n\t\t\t\t<strong>21:00<\/strong>\n\t\t\t<\/p>\n\t\t\t<p>\n\t\t\t\t<strong>\u00a0<\/strong>\n\t\t\t<\/p>\n\t\t\t<p>\n\t\t\t\tI just wish you Godspeed and His favor upon you. Pray you\u2019ll keep preaching this message and others\u2014and hope you\u2019ll come back and visit us again sometime.\n\t\t\t<\/p>\n\t\t\t<p>\n\t\t\t\t<strong>Francis: <\/strong>Thanks, Dennis. It\u2019s been a great time. Thanks\u2014Bob.\n\t\t\t<\/p>\n\t\t\t<p>\n\t\t\t\t<strong>Dennis: <\/strong>When you do, bring your daughter, Mercy, with you. We\u2019ll teach her how to catch a catfish. [Laughter]\u00a0 \n\t\t\t<\/p>\n\t\t\t<p>\n\t\t\t\t<strong>Francis: <\/strong>Yes. She would love that. [Laughter]\u00a0 \n\t\t\t<\/p>\n\t\t\t<p>\n\t\t\t\t<strong>Bob: <\/strong>If our listeners want to catch a copy of your book, they can go to our website, FamilyLifeToday.com. We have copies of the book available there. It is called <em>Forgotten God<\/em>. It is all about the ministry of the Holy Spirit. I think it is a great primer for those who are not familiar with what the Bible teaches about the ministry of the Holy Spirit and a great reminder for those who may have looked at what the Scriptures teach before\u2014but they could stand a refresher. \n\t\t\t<\/p>\n\t\t\t<p>\n\t\t\t\tAgain, the title of the book is <em>Forgotten God<\/em>. You can go to FamilyLifeToday.com to request a copy of the book from us. Order online if you\u2019d like\u2014FamilyLifeToday.com. \n\t\t\t<\/p>\n\t\t\t<p>\n\t\t\t\t<strong>22:00<\/strong>\n\t\t\t<\/p>\n\t\t\t<p>\n\t\t\t\t<strong>\u00a0<\/strong>\n\t\t\t<\/p>\n\t\t\t<p>\n\t\t\t\tOr call to order <em>Forgotten God <\/em>by Francis Chan. The toll-free number is 1-800-FL-TODAY\u20141-800- \u201cF\u201d as in family, \u201cL\u201d as in life, and then, the word, \u201cTODAY\u201d. \n\t\t\t<\/p>\n\t\t\t<p>\n\t\t\t\tYou know, here at FamilyLife, we are committed to providing practical, biblical help for your marriage and for your family. That\u2019s what this daily radio program is really all about. We want to make sure that you understand your relationship with God\u2014how that is supposed to work\u2014because that impacts your relationship with one another and how that\u2019s supposed to work\u2014and it impacts how you relate to your children and how you raise your children\u2014train them up. So, here at <em>FamilyLife Today<\/em>, we try to stay focused on the key issues facing couples in marriage and facing parents, as they raise their sons and daughters. \n\t\t\t<\/p>\n\t\t\t<p>\n\t\t\t\tAnd we appreciate those of you who recognize the importance of this kind of spiritual dialogue and who help make it possible through your financial support. \n\t\t\t<\/p>\n\t\t\t<p>\n\t\t\t\t<strong>23:00<\/strong>\n\t\t\t<\/p>\n\t\t\t<p>\n\t\t\t\t<strong>\u00a0<\/strong>\n\t\t\t<\/p>\n\t\t\t<p>\n\t\t\t\tWe couldn\u2019t do all that we do without your partnership with us, and we\u2019re grateful for it. Today, if you are able to make a donation to <em>FamilyLife Today<\/em>, we\u2019d like to say, \u201cThank you,\u201d by sending you a conversation we had, not long ago, with Mark and Grace Driscoll about some of the early issues they faced in their marriage and how a husband and wife can be great friends in a marriage relationship. We\u2019ll send you those CDs when you make a donation to support this ministry. \n\t\t\t<\/p>\n\t\t\t<p>\n\t\t\t\tSimply go to FamilyLifeToday.com. Click the button that says, \u201cI CARE,\u201d and make an online donation. Or call 1-800-FL-TODAY to make a donation over the phone. When you do, ask for the CDs with Mark and Grace Driscoll. We\u2019ll send those to you. Or you can request those CDs in writing. Send a donation to <em>FamilyLife Today <\/em>at \n\t\t\t<\/p>\n\t\t\t<p>\n\t\t\t\tPO Box 7111, Little Rock, AR. And the zip code is 72223. \n\t\t\t<\/p>\n\t\t\t<p>\n\t\t\t\tAnd with that, we hope you have a great weekend. Hope you and your family can worship together this weekend. And I hope you\u2019ll join us back on Monday. \n\t\t\t<\/p>\n\t\t\t<p>\n\t\t\t\t<strong>24:00<\/strong>\n\t\t\t<\/p>\n\t\t\t<p>\n\t\t\t\t<strong>\u00a0<\/strong>\n\t\t\t<\/p>\n\t\t\t<p>\n\t\t\t\tWe\u2019re going to share with you some recent highlights of time we spent at sea with about a thousand couples on the <em>Family Life Today Love Like You Mean It<\/em><sup>\u00ae<\/sup> marriage cruise. We\u2019re just back from that. We\u2019ve got some highlights that feature folks like Gary Chapman, and Crawford and Karen Loritts, and Dennis Rainey, and Alex Kendrick. We\u2019ll share some of that with you next week. Hope you can tune in for that. \n\t\t\t<\/p>\n\t\t\t<p>\n\t\t\t\tI want to thank our engineer today, Keith Lynch, and our entire broadcast production team. On behalf of our host, Dennis Rainey, I\u2019m Bob Lepine. 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