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A king is not delivered by the might of his army. Even the strongest warrior is not saved by his own strength.

Psalm 33:16 Voice

“We have a human hunger to transcend our human limits,” Russ Ewell writes in Do Christians Have Superpowers? “We want superpowers—though most of us believe this is impossible.”

The article’s answer is that the instinct is right, but we’re looking in the wrong place. Real power comes from the Holy Spirit, and humility is what lets it in. When we admit we’re weak and stop trying to handle life on our own, God’s power has room to work.

But the Holy Spirit produces this kind of fruit in our lives: love, joy, peace, patience, kindness, goodness, faithfulness, [23] gentleness, and self-control. There is no law against these things!

Galatians 5:22-23 NLT

The fruit of the Spirit (love, joy, peace, patience, kindness, goodness, faithfulness, gentleness, and self-control) are the superpowers: they let us do what we can’t do in our own strength.

We don’t get them by trying harder. We get them by admitting we are weak. The second we stop pretending we’ve got it handled, God’s power has room to move in.

This course breaks down Russ’ original article into five short readings, one each morning, so you can take it a piece at a time and give each day room to sink in.

Sign up and you’ll get a welcome email right away. Day 1 arrives the next morning.

What’s in the course

  • Do Christians have superpowers? Why we want superpowers, and why our own strength can’t get us there.
  • How to lower our walls and experience God’s power What humility looks like in practice, starting with an honest heart check.
  • Superpowers flow through friendships Why God’s power grows in relationships, not in isolation.
  • Which superpower do you need? The nine superpowers in Galatians 5, and how to find the one you need most.
  • The study guide A guide for putting it into practice with a friend or small group.
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