Perpetuing Blog

Yielding to the spontaneous movement of the Sacred Spirit…

“The wind blows wheresoever it takes delight in, then that sound of it you hear, yet you have not known from where it having come or where it goes, so in like manner it is for anyone that having been brought forth by the means of that Spirit.”
— John 3:8 (2020 New Testament)

We love control. Schedules. Predictability. But the Sacred Spirit does not move on cue—He moves as He wills.

Too often, our gatherings are fully scripted. We plan every moment… and leave little room for the Wind.

But when the Spirit leads, He often interrupts. Redirects. Awakens. And what He does in a single unscripted moment can be greater than what we plan for a year.

The early Church didn’t follow a program. They followed a Person—the Sacred Spirit.

What if we paused mid-service because God was healing?
What if we lingered longer in worship because Heaven came close?
What if we stopped performing and started yielding?

The Spirit doesn’t need our script. He needs our surrender.

Reflection Question:
Have I allowed my desire for control to limit God’s movement in my life or community?

Hearing and obeying the voice of God…

“That one having an ear, hear what that Spirit utters to those churches. With that one overcoming I will bestow with that one to have eaten out of that Tree of Life, which is in that one a paradise from God.”
— Revelation 2:7 (2020 New Testament)

A Spirit-led Church is not just a speaking Church—it is a listening one.

God is always speaking. But are we always listening?

We have mastered spiritual talk. But have we cultivated spiritual hearing?
True revival doesn’t begin with louder microphones. It begins with listening hearts.

In Revelation, Jesus’ words to the churches were not casual suggestions—they were urgent calls to repentance, purity, love, and power.

The churches that heard… overcame.
The churches that ignored… faded.

To listen to the Spirit is to embrace correction, not just comfort.
It is to obey swiftly, not just agree silently.
It is to act on revelation, not just collect it.

Reflection Question:
What has the Sacred Spirit been whispering to me lately—and have I responded?

Humility in leadership and the danger of self-promotion…

“Now we have that wealth within clay vessels, that the excellency of that miraculous power may be from God then not from us.”
— 2 Corinthians 4:7 (2020 New Testament)

The Spirit-led Church exalts Jesus the Messiah—not personalities.

In an age of platforms, followers, and fame, it’s easy to blur the line between shepherd and celebrity. But the true vessel of God carries glory without absorbing it.

We are clay jars—fragile, plain, dependent.
The power is not in the jar. The power is in the treasure inside.

When leaders become famous and Jesus becomes a footnote, we’ve missed the mark.
The Sacred Spirit will not share His spotlight with pride.

Let our pulpits be altars, not stages.
Let our bios boast in weakness, not accolades.
Let our hearts cry, “He must increase, I must decrease.”

Reflection Question:
Am I building a ministry that reflects Jesus… or myself?

Sensitivity to the Sacred Spirit’s presence…

“Then grieve not that Sacred Spirit of God, by which wherefore that day of liberation yourselves have been attested.”
— Ephesians 4:30 (2020 New Testament)

The Sacred Spirit is not a force—He is a Person. He can be welcomed. He can also be grieved.

We grieve Him when we worship with unrepentant hearts.
When we gossip, divide, lie, boast, and justify sin—He draws back.
Not out of anger, but holiness.

The Spirit does not force His way in. He is gentle. Holy. Sacred.
And when He comes, everything changes.
But when we ignore Him… the atmosphere grows empty.

The Spirit-led Church does not chase thrills.
It chases the presence.
And it guards that presence with reverence.

Let our gatherings be places where the Sacred Spirit is honored, not marketed. Where He is trusted, not tamed. Where He is obeyed, not grieved.

Reflection Question:
Have I become desensitized to the gentle nudges of the Sacred Spirit?

Power and purity in worship…

“Yet that day having come then now is, when those true worshippers will worship the Father inwardly with that Spirit yet within that One Truth, seeing then the Father requires those of this sort worshipping Him. God is a Spirit, likewise those worshipping Him within that Spirit, likewise it is necessary to worship within that One Truth.”
— John 4:23-24 (2020 New Testament)

Worship is not a genre. It is a posture. A sacred offering that rises like incense before the throne.

The Spirit-led Church doesn’t just sing about God—it sings to Him, with reverent awe and fiery love.
There’s a difference between polished performance and presence-filled worship.
Heaven knows the sound of surrendered hearts.

Where there is purity, there is fragrance.
Where there is hunger, there is fire.

Worship that flows from Spirit and Truth will always invite the weight of His glory. It may not always be loud—but it will always be holy.

Let us not bring strange fire to the altar. Let us bring brokenness.
The kind of worship that costs. The kind that hosts Him.

Reflection Question:
Is my worship filled with Spirit and Truth—or comfort and habit?

Embracing the Sacred Spirit’s role in confronting sin…

“Then having come that one will admonish this world on account of sin, then on account of justification, then on account of judgment.”
— John 16:8 (2020 New Testament)

Conviction is not condemnation. It is invitation—a sacred mercy that calls us higher.

The Spirit-led Church does not avoid truth. It delivers it with power and compassion.
We don’t need watered-down sermons. We need Spirit-born messages that pierce through apathy and call souls to repentance.

Jesus did not bleed so we could be inspired. He bled so we could be made new.
And that renewal begins with conviction.

The Sacred Spirit doesn’t flatter the flesh—He crucifies it.
Not to shame us, but to liberate us.
Not to control us, but to restore us.

The Church that welcomes the Spirit’s conviction will see holiness return to its people and power return to its pulpits.

Reflection Question:
Have I welcomed the Spirit’s correction—or resisted it?

The Sacred Spirit’s role in bringing the Word of God to life…

“Who then enabled us ministers of a New Testament, not from that learned yet from that Spirit, for that learned kills, yet that Spirit revitalizes.”
— 2 Corinthians 3:6 (2020 New Testament)

Scripture alone is not enough—if it is not accompanied by the breath of the Spirit.

The Word of God is sacred. But when it is handled without surrender, it becomes a tool for intellect, not transformation.
We can quote Scripture and still miss Jesus. We can preach theology and lack power.

The Spirit-led Church carries the living Word—not just in intellect, but in revelation.

The same Spirit who inspired the Scriptures must also illuminate them within us.
He makes the Word burn like fire in our bones.
He turns pages into pathways. He turns verses into victory.

To carry the Word is not to memorize it—it is to become its witness.

Reflection Question:
Is the Word alive within me—or simply studied by me?

Evidence of God’s power accompanying Spirit-led believers…

“Now with those having Truth these signs therewith will follow, in my nature they will cast out devils, they will utter with unused languages, they will remove serpents, even if they might have drunk anything deadly, it might not have ever harmed them, they will lay hands upon those sick then they will be well.”
— Mark 16:17-18 (2020 New Testament)

Wherever Jesus went, power followed. Wherever the early Church gathered, miracles broke out.
The Spirit-led Church should not be void of the supernatural—it should be saturated with it.

Not for show. Not for pride. But for testimony.
Healings, deliverance, prophetic words, tongues, wonders… these are not outdated. They are the birthright of the Spirit-filled Church.

God has not changed. His power has not faded. But our expectation has.
The Spirit still moves. And He’s looking for vessels bold enough to believe.

Signs are not the goal—they are the fruit.
They follow those who follow Jesus… in Spirit and in Truth.

Reflection Question:
Have I expected signs to follow—or explained them away?

Holiness as the evidence of a Spirit-led life…

“In that manner children of submission, not having conformed with those longings wherewith previously from your ignorance, yet with that one blameless having invited you, then therewith those blameless wherewith always cause to be a manner of life, inasmuch as it has been written, ‘Blameless yourselves with have been, for that myself is blameless.”
— 1 Peter 1:14-16 (2020 New Testament)

Sacredness is not a trend. It is the nature of God.

The Spirit-led Church doesn’t flirt with compromise. It flees it.
It doesn’t ask, “How close can I get to the line?”
It asks, “How close can I get to His heart?”

To be led by the Spirit is to be set apart. Not better, but different.
Not arrogant, but anointed.
Not perfect, but pure in pursuit.

The Church is not meant to echo the world—it’s meant to transform it.
And that transformation begins with consecration.

The Sacred Spirit is holy. And He’s calling us back to the beauty of holiness—
Not out of fear, but out of fire-born love.

Reflection Question:
Does my life reflect the world—or the holiness of the One who rescued me from it?

“And provide for those who grieve in Zion – to bestow on them a crown of beauty instead of ashes, the oil of joy instead of mourning, and a garment of praise instead of a spirit of despair. They will be called oaks of righteousness, a planting of the Lord for the display of His splendor.”
— Isaiah 61:3 (NIV)

This is not a movement of hype—it’s a life of depth. Perpetuing is more than a phrase. It’s a Spirit-led journey of ongoing surrender, healing, worship, and obedience.

To Perpetue is to be planted. To grow in storms. To reflect God’s glory. To live intentionally, fruitfully, and perpetually—no matter the season. It’s not a trend. It’s a testimony. It’s not limitation, it’s liberation.

Always Perpetuing:
Live it forward. Speak it out. Reflect Him well. The world doesn’t need more noise—it needs people who live beyond the fray.