Featuring: Dr. Craig Keener
In a rich message, Dr. Craig Keener—one of the world’s leading New Testament scholars—invites us to hear the voice of God through the intersecting gifts of Scripture, the Holy Spirit, and the renewing of the mind. Combining profound biblical theology with personal testimony and pastoral insight, Dr. Keener weaves together key texts from the Gospel of John, Romans, Acts, and 1 Corinthians to help believers experience a deeper, relational walk with God.
Beginning in John’s Gospel, Keener unpacks the theme of living water, tracing its connection to the indwelling Spirit and the temple imagery of Jesus as the source of life. He explores how water motifs—from John 2 through John 7 and John 19—reveal Jesus as the One who pours out the Spirit, fulfilling the prophecies of Ezekiel and Zechariah.
From there, he transitions to Paul’s writings, where he highlights how the Spirit not only indwells us but renews our minds. Through Romans 8 and 12, he explains that we have the mind of Christ—not just spiritually, but intellectually—and that transformation happens when our thinking is reshaped by the Spirit of God.
With humor, vulnerability, and biblical clarity, Dr. Keener reminds us that every believer has access to God’s presence now. We don’t have to strive for it—we’re already in it. The same Jesus who spoke to the disciples speaks to us through His Spirit, and through that Spirit, we are empowered to love, discern, and proclaim the gospel with clarity and confidence.
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