Frits Engelbrecht

Spirit of the Lord

1 Samuel 16:13 (NLT)
So as David stood there among his brothers, Samuel took the flask of olive oil he had brought and anointed David with the oil. And the Spirit of the LORD came powerfully upon David from that day on. Then Samuel returned to Ramah.

God looks at your heart

1 Samuel 16:7 (NLT)
But the LORD said to Samuel, “Don’t judge by his appearance or height, for I have rejected him. The LORD doesn’t see things the way you see them. People judge by outward appearance, but the LORD looks at the heart.”

Sin of Witchcraft

1 Samuel 15:23 (NLT)
Rebellion is as sinful as witchcraft, and stubbornness as bad as worshiping idols. So because you have rejected the command of the LORD, he has rejected you as king.”

Obedience vs Sacrifise

1 Samuel 15:22 (NLT)
But Samuel replied, “What is more pleasing to the LORD: your burnt offerings and sacrifices or your obedience to his voice? Listen! Obedience is better than sacrifice, and submission is better than offering the fat of rams.

Victory in Christ

Romans 8:37 (NLT)
No, despite all these things, overwhelming victory is ours through Christ, who loved us.

Chosen

Romans 8:29 (NLT)
For God knew his people in advance, and he chose them to become like his Son, so that his Son would be the firstborn among many brothers and sisters.

All creation are waiting

Romans 8:19 (NLT)
For all creation is waiting eagerly for that future day when God will reveal who his children really are.

Led by the Spirit

Romans 8:14 (NLT)
For all who are led by the Spirit of God are children of God.

The Spirit of God lives in you

Romans 8:11 (NLT)
The Spirit of God, who raised Jesus from the dead, lives in you. And just as God raised Christ Jesus from the dead, he will give life to your mortal bodies by this same Spirit living within you.

No more sinful nature

Romans 8:9-10 (NLT)
But you are not controlled by your sinful nature. You are controlled by the Spirit if you have the Spirit of God living in you. (And remember that those who do not have the Spirit of Christ living in them do not belong to him at all.)

No Condemnation

Romans 8:1-2 (NLT)
So now there is no condemnation for those who belong to Christ Jesus.

Reconciling People

2 Corinthians 5:18 (NLT)
And all of this is a gift from God, who brought us back to himself through Christ. And God has given us this task of reconciling people to him.

New Creation

2 Corinthians 5:17 (NLT)
This means that anyone who belongs to Christ has become a new person. The old life is gone; a new life has begun!

Live for Christ

2 Corinthians 5:15 (NLT)
He died for everyone so that those who receive his new life will no longer live for themselves. Instead, they will live for Christ, who died and was raised for them.

Extreme

2 Corinthians 5:13-14 (NLT)
If it seems we are crazy, it is to bring glory to God. And if we are in our right minds, it is for your benefit.

By His Wounds we are healed

Isaiah 53:1-12 (NLT)
Who has believed our message? To whom has the LORD revealed his powerful arm?

Water

1 John 5:6 (NLT)
And Jesus Christ was revealed as God’s Son by his baptism in water and by shedding his blood on the cross—not by water only, but by water and blood. And the Spirit, who is truth, confirms it with his testimony.

Worship in Spirit & Truth

John 4:23 (NLT)
But the time is coming—indeed it’s here now—when true worshipers will worship the Father in spirit and in truth. The Father is looking for those who will worship him that way.

Harvest

John 4:36 (NLT)
The harvesters are paid good wages, and the fruit they harvest is people brought to eternal life. What joy awaits both the planter and the harvester alike!

Jesus baptized people

John 3:26 (NLT)
So John’s disciples came to him and said, “Rabbi, the man you met on the other side of the Jordan River, the one you identified as the Messiah, is also baptizing people. And everybody is going to him instead of coming to us.”

Jesus baptized people

John 3:17-20 (NLT)
God sent his Son into the world not to judge the world, but to save the world through him.

John 3:22 (NLT)
Then Jesus and his disciples left Jerusalem and went into the Judean countryside. Jesus spent some time with them there, baptizing people.

No Judgement for Believers

John 3:17-20 (NLT)
God sent his Son into the world not to judge the world, but to save the world through him.

God love the world

John 3:6-7 (NLT)
Humans can reproduce only human life, but the Holy Spirit gives birth to spiritual life.

John 3:16 (NLT)
“For God loved the world so much that he gave his one and only Son, so that everyone who believes in him will not perish but have eternal life.

Born from the Spirit

John 3:6-7 (NLT)
Humans can reproduce only human life, but the Holy Spirit gives birth to spiritual life.

Water & Spirit

John 3:5 (NLT)
Jesus replied, “I assure you, no one can enter the Kingdom of God without being born of water and the Spirit.