Dr MARTIN VASQUEZ

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Mesa, Arizona, United States
EDUCATION: Holt High School, Holt Mich., Lansing Community College, Southwestern Theological Seminary, National Apostolic Bible College. MINISTERIAL EXPERIENCE: 51 years of pastoral experience, 11 churches in Arizona, New Mexico and Florida. Missionary work in Costa Rica. Bishop of the Districts of New Mexico and Florida for the Apostolic Assembly. Taught at the Apostolic Bible College of Florida and the Apostolic Bible College of Arizona. Served as President of the Florida Apostolic Bible College. Served as Secretary of Education in Arizona and New Mexico. EDUCACIÓN: Holt High School, Holt Michigan, Lansing Community College, Seminario Teológico Southwestern, Colegio Bíblico Nacional. EXPERIENCIA MINISTERIAL: 51 años de experiencia pastoral, 11 iglesias en los estados de Arizona, Nuevo México y la Florida. Trabajo misionera en Costa Rica. Obispo de la Asamblea Apostólica en los distritos de Nuevo México y La Florida. He enseñado en el Colegio Bíblico Apostólico de la Florida y el Colegio Bíblico Apostólico de Arizona. Presidente del Colegio Bíblico de la Florida. Secretario de Educación en los distritos de Nuevo México y Arizona.

Sunday, April 22, 2012

BE FILLED WITH THE SPIRIT

“Do not get drunk on wine, which leads to debauchery. Instead, be filled with the Spirit.  Speak to one another with psalms, hymns and spiritual songs. Sing and make music in your heart to the Lord, always giving thanks to God the Father for everything, in the name of our Lord Jesus Christ.”   Ephesians 5:18-20
The New Testament is full with instructions on how to live the Christian life. Without God’s help through the Holy Spirit, living the Christian life would be impossible. There are several things we can do to “fan the flame” of the Holy Spirit in our life. In this scripture, the Apostle Paul instructs us to be filled with the Spirit, and notes the actions we can take: Do not get drunk on wine, speak to one another with psalms, hymns and spiritual songs, sing and make music in your heart to God and always give thanks to God for everything in Jesus name. 
Speaking God’s Word to one another releases God’s power and healing, and cancels Satan’s plans.  Singing praise to God and making music in our hearts provides supernatural covering for us against evil.  Thanksgiving adjusts our perspective on life and invites God’s continued favor and blessing. It is to be the first thing we do when we pray, as the psalmist declares, “Enter his gates with thanksgiving and his courts with praise; give thanks to him and praise his name”(Psalm 100:4). 
How many of these actions have you been including in your daily walk with God? I encourage you to use them to establish goals for your daily walk. They will help you prepare for the Holy Spirit to work in you and fill you.   

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