Spirit-Led Hope
Spirit-Led Hope is a sequential teaching podcast for Christians who want to grow in hope, peace, and everyday life with the Holy Spirit. Each episode in a season builds on the last, offering clear, practical guidance for following Jesus in a complicated world. Season 5 explores the supernatural and paranormal from a Spirit-led perspective. Season 4 examines the doctrine of God and what it means to know our Creator. Season 3 focuses on understanding the Bible. Season 2 looks at the tension between the biblical creation story and modern science. Season 1 introduces the activity, gifts, and fruit of the Holy Spirit in a believer’s life. For a given season, themes build on each other. For each season the episodes are best experienced in order. Hosted by Glenn Erichsen — a licensed and ordained lay pastor in the Foursquare movement, with a background in physics and a passion for the intersection of faith and science. (His employer is not involved in the content.)
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This is the podcast introduction. Glenn Erichsen introduces himself and points out how it takes courage to be wrong. The willingness to be wrong is an important part of living a life led by the Holy Spirit. Anyone who has given their life to Jesus has already confessed areas of wrong beliefs and actions...and the pursuit of God requires the courage to make this an ongoing practice.
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This episode looks at why Christians must be committed to transformation. Glenn emphasizes that, while transformation can be difficult, the benefits are well worth it--both personally and for others. This episode challenges its listeners to trust the Holy Spirit and take hope that transformation results in a fresh relationship with God and others.
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In this short episode, Glenn describes what is coming up in future podcasts. The next episodes will look at practical ways to grow in the fruit of the Spirit, and demystify the gifts of the Spirit. In both the fruit and the gifts, the goal is to grow in relationship with God and live a practical Christian life.
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In this episode we continue looking at the transformation process related to the fruit of the Spirit. Glenn stresses that there are tremendous benefits that come from growing in the fruit of the Spirit. Specifically, we cannot grow in the fruit of the Spirit without the Presence of God. Knowing that God is Present with us helps us commit our "junk" to the Holy Spirit for trans...
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This episode introduces the 9 gifts of the Holy Spirit. Most critically, Glenn discusses how anyone seeking to operate in the gifts of the Spirit, should be committed to growing in the Fruit of the Spirit.
For some listeners, the gifts of the Spirit may be new. If you have questions, please send them to glenn@spiritledhope.com so your questions may be answered in future episodes.
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Gifts of the Holy Spirit such as healings and miracles seem to offer proof that God exists. But can they really be used this way? Glenn discusses the ways the gifts of the Spirit can and cannot prove God's existence, and gives two personal examples.
Importantly, the end of the podcast emphasizes how integrity in a Christian allows them to effectively share personal accounts of spir...
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In this episode, Glenn describes a way to view the fruit of the Spirit that encourages growth in all areas of our character. He also begins to set the stage for future episodes on the gift of prophecy.
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This episode begins a deeper dive into the gift of prophecy. Glenn points out that the Christian community is divided over whether or not the gift of prophecy exists today. Cessationists support cessationism--the belief that spiritual gifts like prophecy ended shortly after the first Apostles died. On the other hand, Continuationists support continuationism--the belief that gifts li...
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The gifts of the Holy Spirit are often misunderstood. In this episode, Glenn tackles some of the misconceptions surrounding the gift of prophecy.
Does prophecy involve a prediction of the future? Must you be a prophet to function in this gift? Who can give a prophetic word?
These are some of the questions that are answered in this myth busting episode.
This epi...
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In this episode, Glenn begins teaching how we receive a prophetic word, one of the gifts of the Holy Spirit, for someone else. In the process, he discusses the spiritual discipline of Lectio Divina. This ancient practice can be very helpful in growing a personal relationship with God through reading the Bible and prayer. Glenn also discusses the importance of the Biblical text...
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In this episode, Glenn speaks to the principles that help us give a prophetic word to others. He points out that we are called to give a prophetic word by faith, in love, with humility. When we do this, God is honored and we get the privilege of seeing God bless others through our obedience.
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What do you do if someone gives you a prophetic word? In this episode, we look at three simple ways to respond. In addition, Glenn also tackles the "elephant in the episode," the fact that people have been wounded by the abuse of the gift of prophecy.
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This episode continues teaching on the gift of prophecy and how it relates to the equation of Super + Natural = Supernatural. In this episode, Glenn also discusses five tips for giving a prophetic word.
Tip 1: You will generally feel some area of discomfort or uncertainty when giving a prophetic word.
Tip 2: All the Holy Spirit asks is that we do our part, nor mo...
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This episode is Part 1 of a 2 part mini-series on baptism with the Holy Spirit. In this episode, Glenn explains the two main views of what baptism with the Holy Spirit means. He points out that both views are supported in Scripture and looks at the results of baptism with the Holy Spirit.
A recommended resource to go with this episode is the book, "The Promise of the F...
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This episode is Part 2 of a 2 part mini-series on baptism with the Holy Spirit. The listener is encouraged to first listen to Episode 14, which is Part 1 of the series.
In this episode, Glenn shares part of his personal story about baptism with the Holy Spirit.
If you have questions or comments, please email them to glenn@spiritledhope.com .
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This episode begins to look more closely at the spiritual gift of speaking in tongues, or glossolalia. Specifically, Glenn looks at some of the elephants in the room...those awkward things about speaking in tongues that many Christians do not want to talk about.
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Previous episodes tackled some of the controversies and harder questions about the spiritual gift of speaking in tongues. In this episode, Glenn gives reasons why we would want to exercise this spiritual gift.
In addition, Glenn make recommendations for those who wish to speak in tongues as part of their Christian experience.
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The gift of speaking in tongues is surrounded by controversy and disagreement. In this episode, Glenn examines the way this gift should be used in public. By looking at Paul's writings in 1 Corinthians, we try to find the balance between the extremes of "out of control" and "forbidding speaking in tongues."
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In this episode we look at the experiential nature of Christianity. In other words, we are not meant to just know something "about" God, but rather to experience his Presence and activity in our lives. Glenn gives four simple ways that every believer can follow to experience God.
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This episode covers the spiritual gift called the message, or word, of knowledge. Glenn explains what the gift is and talks about how the gift is used in faith and love. Glenn also gives two examples from his own life to show practically how the gift may be used.
If you have ever felt that you were unable to function in a word of knowledge, this episode is for you. You will be enc...
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