Hindering vs. Activating

I took the following notes at Powerhouse on September 25, 2011. Dr. Linda Smith was speaking.

Hinder the flow of Holy Spirit	Activate the flow of Holy Spirit
1. Condemnation Romans 8:1 teflon of knowing God's love self, others-me, me-others Hebrews 10:22 James 4:8	1. Surrender/Obedience "replacement therapy" encouragement re/assurance
2. Offense me-others, others-me Matthew 18:35 forbidden by scripture judge situations not people Matthew 6:14b	2. Forgiveness repairers of the breach allows mercy to rise up change atmosphere and partner with Holy Spirit Matthew 6:14a me-others, others-me (needs to flow) "Go down the list" "Let God do the spanking"
3. Fear Gideon (Judges 7) Ask one stranger about Jesus/Holy Spirit every Thursday Abram left his family	3. Faith/Love perfect love casts out fear fear has no power over us when we have faith fear won't help anyone, so faith it out
4. Pride "I'm all that" James 4:6 more grace to be had God resists the proud, we resist devil "I can do all things" 1 Corinthians 1:20 Michal	4. Confidence "God's all that" humility brokenness "...through Christ" David
5. Distraction fractures time busyness of life works are not focused Romans 8:6a fatigue (vs. refreshing) double-mindedness Martha (vs. Mary)	5. Focus on God multiplies time never on vacation from God Psalm 46:10 mind body environment "His lap" Hebrews 3:10 Romans 8:6b James 4:8—how close can God get to me? Let's find out! as often as you can

Motivation: a free flow of Holy Spirit in our lives