The apostle Paul said in Ephesian 5:18 "Do not get drunk on wine,which leads to debauchery. Instead, be filled with the Spirit..." To Christians who already had the Holy Spirit dwelling in them, Paul says to be filled with the Spirit. In the Greek, it has the idea of a continual present tense, sort of like "continually be getting filled with the Spirit." In this past Sun...

I must confess, I am not a fan of New Year's resolutions. Any goal worth setting is worth setting on November 1st, December 1st, or February 1st. Making a goal simply because it's a new year is usually not a good sign it will be taken seriously beyond January 15th. But I also know God is a God of seasons, so taking inventory of our values and asking God to help us reset o...