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Jan 4, 2022 · Jude 20 says, “But you, dear friends, build yourselves up in your most holy faith and pray in the Holy Spirit.” So, what exactly does it mean to pray in the Spirit? The Greek word translated “pray in” can have several different meanings.
May 6, 2024 · This verse begins to show us just what praying in the Spirit actually means. At its core, praying in the Spirit means to pray with the mind of the Spirit. When we pray this way, we are praying according to the will of God.
- Michael Jakes
Sep 18, 2024 · When we respond to God’s call with repentance and faith in what Jesus Christ has done for salvation, we are born of the Spirit. At that point the balloon inflates. The Holy Spirit moves into our spirits and fills us.
Praying in the Spirit is not praying with extra awareness or fervor, it is simply praying with the utterance the Holy Spirit gives us as we speak in tongues.
The Holy Spirit was not given while Jesus was with his disciples, but only after his crucifixion/resurrection/ascension, which John calls being "glorified" (John 4:39). The Holy Spirit in us can pour out from us to provide life for others (John 7:38; Ezekiel 47:1-12; Revelation 22:1-2; Isaiah 32:2).
Jan 15, 2021 · The Holy Spirit prays within us when we cannot utter a word (again, Romans 8:26). To pray in the Holy Spirit is to also build unity in the body of Christ.
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Apr 30, 2018 · How to Pray in the Spirit. Praying in the Spirit has three aspects: (1) admitting our inability, (2) enjoying the creation of a living communion with God, and (3) pleading the promises of God with boldness and assurance. Step One: Admitting Our Inability to Pray. We should start with confession: we must admit our inability to pray as we ought.