Fan the flame | with Pastor Jim Cymbala

<p>Stephanie welcomes Pastor Jim Cymbala from the Brooklyn Tabernacle for a powerful conversation about the essential power of the Holy Spirit in our lives as believers. There is no life in Christ apart from the Spirit, and this is deeply transformational. This episode releases on the official anniversary of the Gospel Spice podcast! So we are gifting you a very special bonus episode that Stephanie is particularly giddy about.</p> <p>In his new book <strong>FAN THE FLAME</strong>, Pastor Jim calls us to a return to a holy experience and study of Scripture and a renewed dependence on the Holy Spirit. We need a heart that searches after Him – the heart of the truly “poor in spirit” from Jesus’ Beatitudes. How do we then keep up this spirit of “<em>Lord, I need you today and every day</em>”? It starts with listening to God as He speaks to us through His word. It’s daring to pray, “<em>Lord, whatever you want me to do, I will do it</em>.”</p> <p>In the context of our Gospel Spice series <span style="color:#16a085;"><em><strong><a href="https://www.gospelspice.com/delight" rel="external nofollow" target="_blank">GOD'S GLORY, OUR DELIGHT,</a></strong></em></span> Pastor Jim describes for us today the essential nature of humility and dependence on the Holy Spirit. Pastor Jim's first book, <em><strong>Fresh Wind, Fresh Fire</strong></em>, was one of those books that deeply influenced Stephanie and her theology and approach to the Holy Spirit in the days of her young faith. She still reads it every few years, so she is celebrating the release of this new book for a new generation of believers.</p> <p>Pastor Jim says, “<em><strong>The Holy Spirit watches carefully how we treat the Book He Himself wrote.</strong></em>” Everything has to be judged by the Word of God. Amen! Pastor Jim shows us how the enemy of our soul works in the extremes – emphasizing either only Scripture or only the Spirit – and how balance is essential.</p> <p>Pastor Jim clearly spells out the illnesses that plague the church today. He says, “<em><stron