This morning as we look at the exchanged life we will see who we are, understanding brokenness, and how to live now that we are in Christ . . . I. Who Are We? – How we see ourselves directly impacts how we interact with the Lord and the world around us – We must see ourselves as God sees us! So, how does God see us?: – Read 1 Thess 5:23-24 – We… Continue reading

This morning as we look at our stance on truth we will see the inspiration of the Bible, what truth is, and how it affects us. . . I. Inspiration – When we talk about the inspiration of God’s Word phrases like, the Divine Verbal Plenary inspiration of the Word of God – It matters that we understand what that means – Lets break this down into the 3 words:    * Divine Origin –… Continue reading

This morning as we look at the Holy Spirit’s work in prophetic future we will see what He does during the tribulation, the millennial kingdom, and eternity. . . I. The Tribulation – So, during the 7 year tribulation period what is going on with the Holy Spirit? – Read 2 Thessalonians 2:1-8 – He withdraws from His work of restraining sin    * Sin will be more rampant than it is today and the… Continue reading

This morning as we look at tongues we will see its definition & arrival, what it isn’t & what it is, a correction on the misuse of tongues, and some notes on slain in the spirit  I. Definition & Arrival – Read Acts 2:1-13 – There are a couple things we learn from these verses – In these verses the gift of tongues arrived on its own (v.2) – It was a result of… Continue reading

The Holy Spirit This morning we will discover how to interact with the Holy Spirit by prayer & fellowship, faith, obedience, care for our body, and worship . . . I. Prayer & Fellowship – Communication is important  in any relationship especially in our relationship with the Holy Spirit – Read Jude 1:20 – Praying in the Holy Spirit means that your prayers reflect His leading & your agreement with what He is telling you… Continue reading

The Holy Spirit This morning we are going to look at the difference between the fruit of the Spirit and the two passages on the gifts of the Spirit . . . I. The Fruit of the Spirit  Galatians 5:16-26 – When you walk by the Spirit you will not carry out the desires of the flesh – This is the key to victorious living – You have already overcome! – Then we are given… Continue reading

The Holy Spirit This morning we will see how the filling of the Holy Spirit affects the Christian’s walk as we explore the instruction to be filled, how to know you are filled, and how the filling changes what we do . . . I. The Instruction to be Filled – Read Ephesians 5:15-21 – We are told here to “be filled with the Holy Spirit” – This means the filling of the Holy Spirit… Continue reading

The Holy Spirit This morning we will see how the Holy Spirit directs the Christian’s walk by teaching, guiding, and sanctifying . . . I. The Holy Spirit Teaches Us – Knowledge – The Holy Spirit’s job is to instruct us so we can know Him as we are known, and both hold and respond to the truth He gives us – Read 1 Corinthians 2:12-13 – We received the Spirit who is from God… Continue reading

The Holy Spirit This morning as we look at how the Holy Spirit helps Christians to walk we will discover that He is praying for us, convicting us of sin, and communicating with us about who we are . . . I. The Holy Spirit Prays for Us  Romans 8:26-27 – We learn a couple things from these verses:    * We don’t know how to pray as we should – The disciples recognized the… Continue reading

The Holy Spirit This morning as we look at the protection & preparation of the Holy Spirit we will see how the Holy Spirit protects us by indwelling & dealing us, and prepares us by anointing us for ministry . . . I. Indwelling – Definition: The Holy Spirit takes up residence within the believer’s body and abides with him forever – John 14:16-17 – He will abide with you and will be in you… Continue reading