The Church in Spokane
TestimoniesI Found the Lord’s AddressMy name is Denise. I received the Lord when I was in high school. I was raised in Catholicism and learned the Apostles’ Creed which states that God is triune. So I knew doctrinally that the Holy Spirit existed; but no one showed me in the Bible that there was also the human spirit in man, the organ created by God for man to receive and contact God. I knew I was a Christian and that the Lord Jesus lived in me but didn’t know exactly where He was or how I could contact Him. It was like vaguely knowing someone lived in a particular area of town but not realizing or knowing the specific address. In 1983, ten years later, I came in contact with a group of believers meeting as the church in Spokane. For the first time I began to hear about my human spirit, that it was the organ created by God for us to contact Him. I saw in the Bible that the Lord as the Spirit had come into my spirit and we were joined as one spirit (1 Corinthians 6:17). I had found His address and could contact God anytime! The Christian brothers and sisters in the local church experienced such reality of living by these two spirits that I had not seen with other Christians. They genuinely cared that I would experience this same reality. They shared with me the verses that show God as the Spirit in reference to our human spirit. The following three verses have been special to me ever since. John 3:6 “That which is born of the Spirit is spirit.” John 4:24 “God is Spirit, and those who worship Him must worship in spirit and truthfulness. Romans 8:16 “The Spirit Himself witnesses with our spirit that we are the children of God.” Also special to me are the ministries of Watchman Nee and Witness Lee. I began reading books by these two Christian brothers in 1983 and I can testify that their writings have brought me into a deeper experience and a higher enjoyment of contacting and receiving God in my human spirit. What an enjoyment to know the Lord’s address and to be able to contact Him at anytime! Denise Harms |