The baptism in the Holy Spirit is the promised experience of the Spirit being poured out, coming upon, and filling God's New Covenant people.

In the New Covenant the ministry of the Spirit in believers

is much more personal, internal, and powerful than it was under the Old Covenant.

Theme: Spiritual gifts are concrete expressions of God's grace, manifested by the empowerment fo the Holy Spirit, given to each believer in order to strengthen the church and enable us to serve others in love.

Text: 1 Corinthians 12:1-11

Reading: 1 Peter 4:7-11

The Spirit is at work in believers to enable them to resist the desires of their fallen nature and to be conformed to Christ.

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The Spirit is working to join us to the Church to be the place where God dwells.

The Holy Spirit has been sent to convict the wolrd of sin, righteousness, and judgment, so that it may be drawn to Christ.

The Spirit has been sent by Jesus to testify to Christ, and to enable us to point others to Jesus as well.

The Spirit was active in both our creation and redemption and in His ongoing work in our lives His is restoring God's original intent for creation and our place within it.