Walking with the Holy Sprit: Study, Workbook and Reference

By Minister Gary Tate

When I was a young boy at Christmas time, one vivid memory I still remember is when I saw the baby Jesus in the manger. At the time I thought I wanted to give a gift, much like a children’s show called “The Little Shepherd Boy”, where the main character wanted to give the infant something but was not sure he had anything to offer, I was like him, as I felt I had nothing to present either. I, in fact spoke this to Pastor Theo at a meeting in Chicago in September of 2013, where I was first introduced to Jesus Center Ministries and he smiled as I told him: “now I know all He wanted was me! This is where I started looking and wanting to approach God and the Holy Spirit. You see, as a young boy I did not believe that God was involved in my life. Back then, I saw God as being up in Heaven, somewhere, but not directly involved in my life. My understanding of God was through fear, and I thought God was ready to strike me down for my sins. I considered Him as lacking in compassion and only concerned with passing down judgment. I did not see Him as loving, or caring at all. I believed He had left me as my birth mother had as a young 3 year- old, and I was convinced He was just as absent in my life as my paternal father, who had forsaken me before I was even born. I was adopted at age 3. Coupled with my limited knowledge of the Holy Spirit, as I had learned about Him at Church or some references made in the private grammar school I attended. Yet, much later, about twenty years ago, after reading the first book of the Bible, Genesis, I remember walking purposely on a nature center pathway alone, and I started with the thought that I was like Adam when he walked with God. I took my time to enjoy the fresh air, flowers, trees and birds that usually there within view, as this helped me picture possibly what Adam did as he went to meet with God. This brought me the peace that I much needed, as I was having the struggles of my life that seemly pressed upon me at times.
I am certain that it is always our choice as well as to whether we will seek Him, since Adam knew when God was nearby it suggests he heard and seen Him before. I have begun to realize that it was Adam’s choice to do this daily. Further, this is recorded within in Genesis 3: 8 (NIV): Then the man and his wife heard the sound of the Lord God as he was walking in the garden in the cool of the day, and they hid from the Lord God among the trees of the garden. An added thought is; There are written references to our decisions and the direction they will bring us to within God’s word as the above scripture refers to. Later I attended gatherings at Notre Dame University, 1983 – 1981, with a group of friends from a Catholic Charismatic prayer group where we met at as we would sing praise and worship songs, it was at these moments that I would sense the Holy Spirit’s presence so intense and close. Now I have made that commitment anew to seek the Holy Spirit daily after going to the first and then my second meeting in December of 2013, for people to make Jesus the center of their life, meeting Pastor Theo, his lovely wife Evelyn and his ministry team at these “Jesus Center” conferences as I encountered His very presence again and yet to another dimension that I have ever experienced that before. I will begin the first Chapter with “Who is the Holy Spirit?” Possibly like me you have had some teachings concerning Him. I was aware but really did not understand nor realize His importance to me.

• Language: English
• Publisher: Minister Gary Tate
• Release date: Apr 22, 2016
• ISBN: 9781311766205

Minister Gary Tate

I am a Christian father of four grown adults; I have seen God's grace and mercy in my life. I will be happily married for 45 years this year (2016), to my wife, Anne. She is a woman of great faith and love, whom I share this life with. We overcame the statistics for marriages of Vietnam veterans, as my wife has told me. We have done this all while loving and caring for our severely and profoundly disabled daughter, which the stress alone could have added so many complications to our lives if we allowed it. We have raised four children into four grown adults. Our first born, Rebecca, has her B.A. in education and is a teacher. Our second child, Robert, works as a Supervisor for a cleaning company and was a coach with special needs children, and has a girlfriend named Natalie. Our third child, Mariel, has received her B.S.R.N., in Nursing, and was married in 2007 to Ronell. They have a son, Nadir, who turned 17 this year (2013). They have another sibling named Levi born into this world in 2010 and then Micah, conceived in 2012 and are expecting their third boy by the first week of September, 2014. Ronell and Mariel have a church now in the south suburbs of Chicago, Chicago/Dallas - Jesus Center. Finally, our youngest, Gayle, who, as I often say, "I believe I would not be the person I am today without her." I have a ministry named: Veterans Outreach/Marksman Ministry that is a sole-propriety ministry that I started in 2012. I have received my Associate degree in August of 2006 and my license as a minister, September 16, 2012 from God Carriers International Ministries.

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Table of Contents

Forward

Introduction

Chapter One – Who is the Holy Spirit

Chapter Two - Our Choice to Seek the Holy Spirit

Chapter Three - The Starting Place

Chapter Four - Challenges of our way

Chapter Five – Psalms 23, 91 and Ephesians 6: 10-18

Conclusion

About Minister Gary Tate

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Forward

This comes from my sermon I called Walking with God that began with me hearing on March 16, 2014 in his topic The Breathe of God, Evangelist Rene Padron, Miracles Happen Ministries, presented the topic of dry bones to Oasis Christian Church (now God Carriers International), which speaks about us as being made alive by Gods breathing in us His very presence.

Then on March 29, 2014 in his topic "Prepared for The Bridegroom, Pastor Ronell, Oasis Christian Church (name changed to - God Carriers International), presented Bridal Love, which has been a theme of making Jesus first place at that time. Following this theme, we know that a woman prepares herself for the groom. Being married I know this very well, they take careful attention to be ready to receive their promised love. This love will represent in this book the Holy Spirit that Jesus left to have God would send us, which I believe we need to receive and be constantly brimming over with.

I will begin to share on my own perceptions as a young boy in my Introduction. I believe this may help you look into your early life as well for any ideas, teachings or doctrines that may have trapped or took you captive as mine did. To develop this concept, I will start with Who is the Holy Spirit in the first chapter; in the following session discussing our decision when we want to pursue Him; In the second episode I have you seek to choose to search for the Holy Spirit, if you have not done this yet. I ask following that with the third division with, Who is the Holy Spirit. The thought of a starting place is developed in the fourth segment; Along with that in the fifth part with the Challenges, including the ways and forms we can face. In the sixth area are various books of the bible I meditate on daily. I expound on each one as they relate to me.

Introduction

When I was a young boy at Christmas time, one vivid memory I still remember is when I saw the baby Jesus in the manger. At the time I thought I wanted to give a gift, much like a children’s show called The Little Shepherd Boy, where the main character wanted to give the infant something but was not sure he had anything to offer, I was like him, as I felt I had nothing to present either. I, in fact spoke this to Pastor Theo at a meeting in Chicago in September of 2013, where I was first introduced to Jesus Center Ministries and he smiled as I told him: "now I know all He wanted was me! This is where I started looking and wanting to approach God and the Holy Spirit.

You see, as a young boy I did not believe that God was involved in my life. Back then, I saw God as being up in Heaven, somewhere, but not directly involved in my life. My understanding of God was through fear, and I thought God was ready to strike me down for my sins. I considered Him as lacking in compassion and only concerned with passing down judgment. I did not see Him as loving, or caring at all. I believed He had left me as my birth mother had as a young 3 year- old, and I was convinced He was just as absent in my life as my paternal father, who had forsaken me before I was even born. I was adopted at age 3.

Coupled with my limited knowledge of the Holy Spirit, as I had learned about Him at Church or some references made in the private grammar school I attended. Yet, much later, about twenty years ago, after reading the first book of the Bible, Genesis, I remember walking purposely on a nature center pathway alone, and I started with the thought that I was like Adam when he walked with