Daily Radio Program with Charles Stanley - In Touch Ministries The Holy Spirit: An Absolute Essential - Part 2
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Feb 12, 2026 Clear teaching on when you receive the Holy Spirit and how to depend on Him. Discussion of why church attendance alone does not produce spiritual growth. Explanation of walking by the Spirit as surrender to His control. Contrast between flesh and Spirit and the need for God’s power. Practical steps for surrender, repentance, and being filled for transformed living.
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Christian Life Requires The Spirit
- You cannot live the Christian life in your own strength; God intended the Holy Spirit to live it through you.
- Surrender to the Spirit replaces exhausting self-effort with divine enabling for holiness and service.
Peter's Fall And Pentecost Turning Point
- Charles Stanley uses Peter's failure and later filling at Pentecost as a vivid example of transformation by the Spirit.
- Peter's breakdown prepared him for Spirit-empowered public ministry and bold preaching.
Walking Means Yielding To Prevailing Control
- Walking by the Spirit means yielding to the Spirit's prevailing control over our will and decisions.
- Flesh and Spirit oppose each other, so victory requires dependence on the Spirit, not self-effort.