1 00:00:00,000 --> 00:00:06,033 If reading the Bible just becomes a routine... 2 00:00:06,033 --> 00:00:11,200 ‘Every day I must read my verse, read my chapter.’ 3 00:00:11,200 --> 00:00:18,700 If prayer just becomes a ritual - 4 00:00:18,700 --> 00:00:24,566 I say the words but I don't mean them - 5 00:00:24,566 --> 00:00:27,900 then the heart is no longer required 6 00:00:27,900 --> 00:00:32,300 and the Spirit can no longer inspire. 7 00:00:32,300 --> 00:00:37,733 Christianity is a relationship, not a religion. 8 00:00:37,733 --> 00:00:43,000 Relationship lies in the heart. 9 00:00:43,000 --> 00:00:46,500 Without the help of the Holy Spirit, 10 00:00:46,500 --> 00:00:53,633 your prayers can just impress man, not reach God. 11 00:00:53,633 --> 00:00:56,966 Without the help of the Holy Spirit, 12 00:00:56,966 --> 00:01:02,800 you will read the Bible just to be informed, not to be transformed. 13 00:01:02,800 --> 00:01:06,766 You may read the Bible. The Bible will not read you. 14 00:01:06,766 --> 00:01:14,400 Without the help of the Holy Spirit, our fasting is just a hunger strike. 15 00:01:14,400 --> 00:01:22,333 You must be careful to not fall into a religious mindset.