Life in the Spirit
June 2021 Issue
About the author — Dean Deppe
Dean Deppe has been a pastor in inner-city, suburban, and rural churches. Currently he teaches New Testament theology at Calvin Theological Seminary. His courses include one on the parables of Jesus. He and his wife have four grown children.
-
The Promise of the Holy Spirit
Dean Deppe
Acts 2:1-21, 38-39
“If you then, though you are evil, know how to give good gifts to your children, how much more will your Father...Read →
-
The Holy Ghost
Dean Deppe
1 Corinthians 2:6-16
“What no eye has seen, what no ear has heard, and what no human mind has conceived”— . . . these are...Read →
-
A Spiritual Person
Dean Deppe
1 Corinthians 2:10b-13
What we have received is not the spirit of the world, but the Spirit who is from God, so that we may...Read →
-
Temples of the Holy Spirit
Dean Deppe
1 Corinthians 3:16-17; 6:19-20
Do you not know that your bodies are temples of the Holy Spirit, who is in you, whom you have received from...Read →
-
The Creating Spirit
Dean Deppe
Genesis 1:1-2; Luke 1:26-37
“The Holy Spirit will come on you, and the power of the Most High will overshadow you.”Read →
-
The Spirit Continuously Fills Us
Dean Deppe
Acts 2:38-39
“Repent and be baptized, every one of you. . . . And you will receive the gift of the Holy Spirit.”Read →
-
The Blessings of the Holy Spirit
Dean Deppe
John 7:37-39
“Whoever believes in me . . . rivers of living water will flow from within them.” By this he meant the Spirit. . . .Read →
-
The Power of the Holy Spirit
Dean Deppe
Acts 1:7-8
“You will receive power when the Holy Spirit comes on you; and you will be my witnesses.”Read →
-
Governed by the Spirit
Dean Deppe
Romans 8:1-8
The mind governed by the Spirit is life and peace.Read →
-
The Life-Giving Spirit
Dean Deppe
Romans 8:9-11
Even though your body is subject to death because of sin, the Spirit gives life because of righteousness.Read →
-
Led by the Spirit
Dean Deppe
Romans 8:12-14
Since we live by the Spirit, let us keep in step with the Spirit.Read →
-
The Affirmation of the Spirit
Dean Deppe
Romans 8:14-17
The Spirit himself testifies with our Spirit that we are God’s children.Read →
-
The Groaning of the Spirit
Dean Deppe
Romans 8:18-30
We do not know what we ought to pray for, but the Spirit himself intercedes for us through wordless groans.Read →
-
Taught by the Holy Spirit
Dean Deppe
John 16:12-15
“When he, the Spirit of truth, comes, he will guide you into all the truth.”Read →
-
The Convicting Spirit
Dean Deppe
John 16:7-11
[The Spirit] will prove the world to be in the wrong about sin and righteousness and judgment. . . .Read →
-
Pray and Sing in the Holy Spirit
Dean Deppe
Ephesians 5:15-21; Jude 17-21
Dear friends, by building yourselves up in your most holy faith and praying in the Holy Spirit, keep yourselves in God’s love...Read →
-
The Fruit of the Spirit: Love
Dean Deppe
Galatians 5:22-23; Luke 15:11-24
The fruit of the Spirit is love, joy, peace, patience, kindness, goodness, faithfulness, gentleness, and self-control.Read →
-
The Journey of Joy
Dean Deppe
Philippians 4:4-9
Rejoice in the Lord always. I will say it again: Rejoice!Read →
-
The Practice of Peace
Dean Deppe
John 14:25-31; Ephesians 4:2-6
Make every effort to keep the unity of the Spirit through the bond of peace.Read →
-
The Process of Patience
Dean Deppe
James 5:7-11
Be patient and stand firm, because the Lord’s coming is near.Read →
-
Kindness
Dean Deppe
Luke 10:30-37
“Which of these . . . was a neighbor to the man . . . ?” “The one who had mercy on him.”Read →
-
The Grace of Goodness
Dean Deppe
Acts 9:36-42
She was always doing good and helping the poor.Read →
-
Faithfulness
Dean Deppe
Hebrews 11:1-16
All these people were still living by faith when they died. They did not receive the things promised; they only saw them...Read →
-
Gentleness
Dean Deppe
Titus 3:1-8
Remind the people . . . to be peaceable and considerate, and always to be gentle toward everyone.Read →
-
Self-Control
Dean Deppe
Galatians 5:16-26
The fruit of the Spirit is love, joy, peace . . . and self-control. . . . Since we live by the...Read →
-
Gifts of Knowing
Dean Deppe
1 Corinthians 12:1-11
To one there is given through the Spirit a message of wisdom, to another a message of knowledge. . . .Read →
-
Gifts of Speaking
Dean Deppe
Romans 12:4-8; 1 Corinthians 14:1-4
If your gift is prophesying, then prophesy in accordance with your faith.Read →
-
Gifts of Skill, Teaching, and More
Dean Deppe
Exodus 35:30-35; 1 Corinthians 12:7-11
The Lord . . . has filled him with the Spirit of God, with wisdom, with understanding, with knowledge and with all...Read →
-
Grieving and Quenching the Spirit
Dean Deppe
Ephesians 4:29-32; 1 Thessalonians 5:16-24
Do not grieve the Holy Spirit. . . . Be kind and compassionate to one another, forgiving each other, just as in...Read →
Start your day with quick daily devotions.
See God's love, power, presence, and purpose in your life every day!