Life Church Buffalo

In this episode, Pastor Pete discusses how the Holy Spirit gives spiritual gifts to every believer and how—if you make yourself available to serve others, pursue spiritual gifts with love, and practice them with humility and accountability—it will help you strengthen the church and extend the ministry of Jesus. Pastor Pete explores how the same Spirit works through different people in different ways, not for personal recognition but for the common good. Whether through encouragement, prayer, teaching, generosity, or other gifts, God can work through each of us to help people know and follow Jesus. As we eagerly desire the Spirit’s gifts, we must let love shape how we use them, test what we believe we’ve received against Scripture, and remain open to wise counsel and correction.

In this episode, Pastor Pete discusses what it means to keep in step with the Holy Spirit and how—if you learn to depend on His help in your struggles, allow Him to shape your character, and grow in recognizing His leadership—it will help you become more like Jesus and follow Him faithfully in everyday life. Pastor Pete explores how the Holy Spirit meets us with grace in our failures, produces fruit like love, patience, kindness, and self-control, and guides us through Scripture, prayer, and wise counsel. Keeping in step with the Spirit isn’t about striving in our own strength; it’s about surrendering to His work and faithfully responding to the next step He puts before us.

In this episode, Pastor Craig discusses what Jesus is building, why He is building it, and how—if we allow the Holy Spirit to work in us and through us, developing spiritual gifts, cultivating spiritual fruit, and building meaningful relationships within the body of Christ—it will help us become a unified church that demonstrates God’s character and reveals what His Kingdom looks like to the world. Pastor Pete explores how every believer has a part to play in building up the church, emphasizing that the fruit of the Spirit must take priority over the gifts of the Spirit, and that our first priority is being strengthened by the Spirit in our inner being.

In this episode, Pastor Pete discusses the difference between the Holy Spirit living in us, coming upon us with power, and continually filling us, and how—if you become increasingly open to the Spirit’s presence, power, and leading—it will help you live a life that depends on God rather than your own strength. Pastor Pete explores how the Holy Spirit gives new life at salvation, empowers believers for the mission of Jesus, and continually fills us for whatever God has called us to do. The invitation is simple: surrender, ask, receive, and trust that God delights to give the Holy Spirit to His children.

In this episode, Pastor Pete discusses the story of God’s presence throughout Scripture and how—if you learn to live aware of the Holy Spirit who is already with you, in you, and among you—it will help you experience everyday life with greater awareness of God’s presence and responsiveness to His activity. From the garden, to the tabernacle and temple, to Jesus, and ultimately to the Spirit dwelling in His people, Pastor Pete shows how the story of Scripture is the story of God continually moving toward us. The invitation is simple: “Holy Spirit, You are here. Make me aware. Help me respond.”