YOU ARE INVITED, THE DOOR IS ALWAYS OPEN: JESUS HAS EXTENDED THE INVITATION, EACH AND EVERY ONE OF YOU HAVE BEEN INVITED IN TO SPEND THIS LIFE AND YOUR LIFE AFTER THIS WITH HIM. ALL YOU HAVE TO DO IS OPEN UP YOUR MOUTH AND HEART SO HE CAN SAVE YOU, MOLD YOU INTO A NEW CREATION. WILL YOU ACCEPT, WILL YOU SAY YES TODAY?
INTRODUCTION: TRANSFORMATIONAL LIVING: PROMISE OF THE HOLY SPIRIT!
John 14:26-27-26 But the Advocate, the Holy Spirit, whom the Father will send in my name, will teach you all things and will remind you of everything I have said to you. 27 Peace I leave with you; my peace I give you. I do not give to you as the world gives. Do not let your hearts be troubled and do not be afraid.
John 16:7-8-7 But in fact, it is best for you that I go away, because if I don’t, the Advocate won’t come. If I do go away, then I will send him to you. 8 And when he comes, he will convict the world of its sin, and of God’s righteousness, and of the coming judgment.
Dispensation of the Holy Spirit – to do distinctive work in the lives of Christians,
It was prophesized by Joel 2:28-32-And it shall come to pass afterward That I will pour out My Spirit on all flesh. Your sons and your daughters shall prophesy,
Your old men shall dream dreams, Your young men shall see visions.
29 And also on My menservants and on My maidservants I will pour out My Spirit in those days.
It was fulfilled the Day of Pentecost Acts 2:4, 50 days after the descension of Jesus into heaven but the apostles waited for with anticipation of the promised Help.
Hebrews 6:18- 18 So God has given both his promise and his oath. These two things are unchangeable because it is impossible for God to lie. Therefore, we who have fled to him for refuge can have great confidence as we hold to the hope that lies before us
Matthew 3:16 Jesus did not start the mission until after the baptism and when the Spirit of God settled on Him. If Jesus waited for help, we need to wait for our help! If Jesus said, it is best for us that he goes away, then it must be because there is something valuable about what the Holy Spirit was coming to do.
Ezekiel 36:25-27- 25 “Then I will sprinkle clean water on you, and you will be clean. Your filth will be washed away, and you will no longer worship idols. 26 And I will give you a new heart, and I will put a new spirit in you. I will take out your stony, stubborn heart and give you a tender, responsive heart. 27 And I will put my Spirit in you so that you will follow my decrees and be careful to obey my regulations. God promises to put His Holy Spirit on the inside of us.
SCRIPTURES TO LIVE BY:
1 John 2:20, 27- 20 But you have an anointing from the Holy One, and all of you know the truth. 27 As for you, the anointing you received from him remains in you, and you do not need anyone to teach you. But as his anointing teaches you about all things and as that anointing is real, not counterfeit—just as it has taught you, remain in him.
1 John 3:24- 24 The one who keeps God’s commands lives in him, and he in them. And this is how we know that he lives in us: We know it by the Spirit he gave us.
1 John 4:4- 4 But you belong to God, my dear children. You have already won a victory over those people because the Spirit who lives in you is greater than the spirit who lives in the world.
NEXT WEEK, WE WILL A NEW SERIES: TRANSFORMATIONAL LIVING: PRESENCE/PERSON OF THE HOLY SPIRIT!
Next week read: 2 Corinthians 3:17/1 Corinthians 6:19-20
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REMEMBER MY SISTERS AND BROTHERS, IT TAKES GRACE TO MAKE IT!
Remember my sisters and brothers, it takes GRACE TO MAKE IT!