09/28/2026
Daily Groundings with Pastor Darrin
The man without the Spirit does not accept the things that come from the Spirit of God, for they are foolishness to him, and he cannot understand them, because they are spiritually discerned.
—1 Corinthians 2:14
The Spirit of the Lord comes to reside in every believer after their conversion to Christ. But we were not called to just have the Holy Spirit within, but also upon. We are called to live a life that is full of the Spirit. The gift given to the Church on the day of Pentecost allowed each of us access to the Baptism in the Holy Spirit. The overflow of the Holy Spirit where we see the manifestation by speaking in other tongues.
To those who do not have the Holy Spirit, this will naturally feel like a silly thing, naturally making no sense to the human mind. This is because the mind has not been renewed. Spiritual things can only be understood by the Spirit. We need the Spirit of God to guide us through spiritual things.
The only way a church can operate in the Gifts of the Spirit is to have Baptism in the Holy Spirit. Healing, Faith, Words of Knowledge or Wisdom, Prophecy, Discerning of Spirits, all come from believers baptized in the Spirit allowing Spiritual gifts to flow to empower the church. Sadly, we see less of Spiritual gifts today, and we wonder why we don’t see a mighty move of God. We need to be seeking the Spirit, so He may distribute these gifts as He will.
