Speaker 1: Welcome Just hand Away Tagalog Sermon podcast, your daily dose
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Speaker 1: speakers all over the Philippines. We hope that this podcast
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Speaker 2: You're listening to a podcast from Victory. The Holy Spirit
Speaker 2: is the divine third person in the Triune God. We
Speaker 2: can know him, experience him, and fellowship with him. Learn
Speaker 2: more about this truth in week one of our series
Speaker 2: to Make Room.
Speaker 1: We are starting a brand new series today and this
Speaker 1: is going to run for six weeks, and we are
Speaker 1: really excited. We're praying that not only in our gathering here,
Speaker 1: but as you go back to your house, to your work,
Speaker 1: wherever you God placed you, that we are praying that
Speaker 1: this is going to something that is going to affect
Speaker 1: whatever it is that you're doing and will affect your
Speaker 1: walk with God. We are going to talk about the
Speaker 1: Holy Spirit and this is one of the doctrines or
Speaker 1: teaching in the Bible that we can understand but not
Speaker 1: fully comprehend. And I'm sure all of us medon Hutayom
Speaker 1: Magabage that we can understand some of our gadgets and
Speaker 1: technology we can understand we are using it, but we
Speaker 1: can really comprehend how the parts and all of these
Speaker 1: things are working together in order for this to work
Speaker 1: or to happen. And the Holy Spirit is one of
Speaker 1: the doctrines in the Bible that we can talk there.
Speaker 1: It's revealed. That's why we believe. But really we cannot
Speaker 1: fully comprehend how there can be three persons in one God.
Speaker 1: It's called the mystery. Mystery is something that is hard
Speaker 1: to understand, something that is hard to explain. And even
Speaker 1: in our own church Maramipong Mysterio. I can just show
Speaker 1: you some examples. There's there's many that I can only
Speaker 1: show you three. First one one of the mysteries we
Speaker 1: have here in church yen Ayenpalian see Francis marrying Pam.
Speaker 1: Here's another mystery. One of the mysteries in church, Pastor
Speaker 1: Larry with with yet Uh. And the greatest mystery of
Speaker 1: all is my boss Pastor Dennis and Tommy. Maybe you're wondering,
Speaker 1: but when I picture of my gen Pastor Bahama of
Speaker 1: Engun Wifko Sol, Pastor DNI's Mahmoelen and Trabajo. But we
Speaker 1: have mysteries, things that are hard to explain and to understand.
Speaker 1: And so what we're going to do today in the
Speaker 1: next five weeks, we're going to look at the Bible
Speaker 1: and see what the Bible reveals to us about the
Speaker 1: Holy Spirit. We're going to talk about the person and
Speaker 1: the power of the Holy Spirit, and how is this
Speaker 1: important to us as Christians? In fact, you cannot be
Speaker 1: a Christian without the Holy Spirit. You cannot follow Jesus,
Speaker 1: and you cannot do the things that God is calling
Speaker 1: you to do without the Holy Spirit. Now, there is
Speaker 1: an interesting verse in the Bible in Acts nineteen. This
Speaker 1: is not yet our main texts, just trying to lay
Speaker 1: down the importance of our series. Acts nineteen, verse one
Speaker 1: to two. While Apollos was at current, Paul took the
Speaker 1: road through the interior and arrived at Ephisuds. There he
Speaker 1: found some decideles and asked them, did you receive the
Speaker 1: Holy Spirit? When you believe? The Gospel spread so rapidly
Speaker 1: that it reached different kinds of people. And Paul was
Speaker 1: trying to meet all these disciples and putting foundation in
Speaker 1: their faith. And here's one of the most important foundations
Speaker 1: and teaching. He said, have you received the Holy Spirit?
Speaker 1: And said, we have not even heard that there is
Speaker 1: a Holy Spirit. You know, I grew up hearing about
Speaker 1: the Holy Spirit. I grew up mentioning the name of
Speaker 1: the Holy Spirit. How many of you here, every time
Speaker 1: you pray, you mentioned the Holy Spirit. Okay, signing of
Speaker 1: the cross right in the name of the Father, the
Speaker 1: Son in the Holy Spirit. I grew up with that tradition,
Speaker 1: but never really understanding who the Holy Spirit is and
Speaker 1: why I need the Holy Spirit. I just went through
Speaker 1: the motion. I just copied what I heard, but not
Speaker 1: really understanding the significance of this in my own walk
Speaker 1: with God. And so it's important that now that you're
Speaker 1: a Christian, you don't just carry that tradition and you
Speaker 1: don't just follow the religion. But you have to understand
Speaker 1: is this just a concept or idea or is this
Speaker 1: something that will change my life? Is this something that
Speaker 1: will affect my day to day life? Because Christianity is
Speaker 1: not just going to church every Sunday. How many of
Speaker 1: you hear you enjoy going to church every Sunday? Sana no, no, no, no.
Speaker 1: How many of you are learning every Sunday? I mean,
Speaker 1: I love the fellowship, I love us worshiping together. But
Speaker 1: there is more to Christianity than just going to church.
Speaker 1: There is more to Christianity than just having a good
Speaker 1: family and just being nice to people. Christianity, the Gospel
Speaker 1: brings revolution. As we've said that we are saved, not
Speaker 1: just for us to go to heaven. That's ever in.
Speaker 1: That's not even the major discussion. With Jesus and the disciples.
Speaker 1: He's talking about the kingdom, and when he talked to
Speaker 1: his disciples, he said, the Kingdom of God is near.
Speaker 1: They're waiting for a different kingdom, a different idea of
Speaker 1: kingdom where the Romans will be the reign of the
Speaker 1: Romans will end, the Jews will reign again into power,
Speaker 1: just like during the time of David and Solomon, and
Speaker 1: Jesus will reign as the ruler, as the king of kings.
Speaker 1: That's their idea. They're waiting for it. But Jesus said, no,
Speaker 1: you're missing it. The kingdom is already here and the
Speaker 1: Kingdom is advancing, and we're part of that. There is
Speaker 1: a kingdom to advance, there is a gospel to preach,
Speaker 1: there are people to be saved, and we have a
Speaker 1: role to play as Christians. God involve us in what
Speaker 1: is doing in the world today. That's why Christianity is
Speaker 1: not a boring life. It's a call to the greatest
Speaker 1: adventure of our life. We're called to something big than us,
Speaker 1: but it's not possible without the help of the Holy Spirit.
Speaker 1: So that's what we're going to talk about. And today
Speaker 1: we're going to start these years by talking about the
Speaker 1: person of the Holy Spirit. So if you have your
Speaker 1: Bible with you, we'll read from John fourteen, starting in
Speaker 1: verse twelve to seventeen. It says, truly, truly, I say
Speaker 1: to you, whoever believes in me will also do the
Speaker 1: works that I do, And greater works than these will
Speaker 1: he do. Because I'm going to the Father. Whatever you
Speaker 1: ask in my name, this I will do that the
Speaker 1: Father may be glorified in the Son. If you ask
Speaker 1: me anything in my name, I will do it. How
Speaker 1: many of you liked that promise that when you pray,
Speaker 1: your prayer will not be in vain, that your prayer
Speaker 1: will be heard, and God will respond to your prayer.
Speaker 1: And verse fifteen, if you love me, you will keep
Speaker 1: my command. And obeying God is always about love. It's
Speaker 1: not about duty, and it's not about our ability. Can
Speaker 1: I do that, Lord, The real question is do you
Speaker 1: love God? Because if you love somebody, you will find ways.
Speaker 1: Elenus in love Mario, how many single people do we
Speaker 1: have in this room? Can you please wave your hands
Speaker 1: and look around you know, I mean all of us
Speaker 1: experienced being in love. And if you're in love kit
Speaker 1: klaas kite make gallet family members or there are people
Speaker 1: against the relationship, you fight for the relationship. So love
Speaker 1: is powerful. It's always an issue about love. Do you
Speaker 1: love God? Because Jesus said, if you love me, you
Speaker 1: will obey my commandments. And here's what I really where
Speaker 1: I really want is to focus and I will ask
Speaker 1: the Father and he will give you another helper to
Speaker 1: be with you forever, even the spirit of Truth, whom
Speaker 1: the world cannot receive because it neither sees him nor
Speaker 1: knows him, but you know him, for he dwells with
Speaker 1: you and will be in you. Lord. We pray that
Speaker 1: you will anoint your word. We pray the ture word
Speaker 1: will create a desire, a hunger, a thurst in our
Speaker 1: heart to know you and to experience the Holy Spirit
Speaker 1: in our lives. In Jesus name, Amen Well John fourteen.
Speaker 1: I like what John said. He said whoever believes in me.
Speaker 1: How many of you here you believe in Jesus. You
Speaker 1: have faith in Jesus. I like that. Christianity is not
Speaker 1: rocket science. It's not complicated. In fact, Jesus said, if
Speaker 1: you want to receive salvation, if you want to do
Speaker 1: greater things, that's the context. The only requirement is for
Speaker 1: you to believe. It's not for you to have this
Speaker 1: all kinds of knowledge about the Bible. It's good for
Speaker 1: us to grow in our knowledge of the Bible, but
Speaker 1: it's not a prerequisite in order for us to experience
Speaker 1: God or his destiny and plan for our lives. He said,
Speaker 1: whoever believes in me, whether you are new in the
Speaker 1: faith and you still have struggles and issues, and you're
Speaker 1: thinking depac leader, bague la nao, there are things that
Speaker 1: God is working in my life. I want you to know.
Speaker 1: God is also doing things work in my own life.
Speaker 1: I still have issues, I still have struggles. So we
Speaker 1: are in the same league. And Jesus said, whoever believes
Speaker 1: in me, whether you're a leader or not. You've been
Speaker 1: in Christianity for twenty years or just twenty hours. If
Speaker 1: you're in christ this is for you. Whoever believes in me,
Speaker 1: regardless of your age, educational background, economic status. It's faith.
Speaker 1: It's about faith. And he said, whoever believes in Me
Speaker 1: will do greater works. You know, Jesus came for two reasons.
Speaker 1: One is to die on the cross so that you
Speaker 1: and I can have a way to be saved and
Speaker 1: for our sins to be forgiven. But that's not the
Speaker 1: only reason why Jesus came. Not only to die on
Speaker 1: the cross. He stayed here for thirty three years. He
Speaker 1: wore our clothes, ate our food, use our language. You know,
Speaker 1: I want to imagine that if Jesus lived during our time,
Speaker 1: he will have a Facebook account. But that during his time,
Speaker 1: the Bible says he came and dwelt among us, He
Speaker 1: joined the community. He walked with people, experience what normal
Speaker 1: human beings experience, pain, betrayal, joy sadness, victory. And the
Speaker 1: reason for that the reason God clothed himself with humanity.
Speaker 1: He's one hundred percent God, but he's also one hundred
Speaker 1: percent man. He experienced to be hungry and tired and
Speaker 1: all of these things. And the reason for that is
Speaker 1: because God wants to give us a picture, an example
Speaker 1: of how a spirit filled life look like. If we're
Speaker 1: going to be filled by the Holy Spirit, if we're
Speaker 1: going to rely and be guided on the Holy Spirit,
Speaker 1: how does it look like? Andherruptibi if you are just
Speaker 1: going to read, it's hard. You know, many of you know.
Speaker 1: I used to be part of a dance group. You
Speaker 1: want sample to playing a music. It used to be
Speaker 1: part of a dance group. And we used to follow maneuver.
Speaker 1: Some of them part of our church, high school, plan
Speaker 1: Hoge and a guy in an Amenzilano. And during our time,
Speaker 1: there's no YouTube, there's no Internet, there's no nothing that
Speaker 1: we What we have today, what we have during our
Speaker 1: time is beta macs. Okay, let's say you a Beta Max.
Speaker 1: That's what we have. What we'll do is we're going
Speaker 1: to watch, for example, a TV show where they will
Speaker 1: guess and have a dance number, and we'll record it
Speaker 1: using this. And what we're going to do is we're
Speaker 1: going to watch it again and again copy the moves,
Speaker 1: and that's how we learn to dance. So Papa so
Speaker 1: gaya Gayazadin, we will be able to complete it. And
Speaker 1: so when we go to a party, because we're so
Speaker 1: in demand during that time, A miss gay Barangay League
Speaker 1: three on three. We're so in demand during the time,
Speaker 1: and we will be able to dance like them. We
Speaker 1: will be able to copy the formation and the steps.
Speaker 1: The reason for that is because we're able to watch it.
Speaker 1: But the here's what's amazing, and here's what's exciting. Jesus said,
Speaker 1: whoever believes in me will not only do the work
Speaker 1: that I'm doing, but you will do greater works. You
Speaker 1: will do greater things. Reading the story of Jesus, when
Speaker 1: he multiplied five logs and two fish and feed five
Speaker 1: thousand people. Out of that, he was able to call
Speaker 1: out Peter, and Peter was able to walk on water.
Speaker 1: He was able to disciple twelve men who used to
Speaker 1: be so I mean, full of issues and flaws, and
Speaker 1: yet they became world changer. And Jesus said, whoever believes
Speaker 1: in me, you will not only be able to do
Speaker 1: the things that I'm doing, you will do greater things.
Speaker 1: God wants you and I to do greater things. God
Speaker 1: wants you and I to do greater works in this world.
Speaker 1: Not just go through life, not just be a private individual.
Speaker 1: God wants you to impact change in this world. God
Speaker 1: wants you to you and I to do big things.
Speaker 1: It doesn't matter if you're rich or poor, or young
Speaker 1: and old, even if a high school student. That's what
Speaker 1: I like about our campus ministry. They don't need to
Speaker 1: wait to become thirty or forty or millionaire in order
Speaker 1: to change the world. As high school student, by the
Speaker 1: power of the Holy Spirit, they can change the world.
Speaker 1: You and I. God is calling us to do greater things.
Speaker 1: If Jesus was able to disciple twelve men in three years,
Speaker 1: you can disciple maybe twelve thousand people in your lifetime.
Speaker 1: You're destined to do greater works. If Jesus was able
Speaker 1: to feed five thousand people, maybe God wants you to
Speaker 1: feed fifty thousand people in your lifetime. You know, we
Speaker 1: went to the house of one of our leaders last Wednesday,
Speaker 1: see mister Willichew when he show us around, because it
Speaker 1: was a miraculous provision from God. And the part of
Speaker 1: his house that I really like the most was this
Speaker 1: this stock room in his garage. Buddha been. But they're
Speaker 1: believing God is a family for stuff, different things, clothes
Speaker 1: and food and sometimes wheelchair. They're just believing for things
Speaker 1: so that when an opportunity comes or where there is
Speaker 1: a need that will arise. They have something to give. Wow,
Speaker 1: greater things, greater faith, greater words. How many of you here?
Speaker 1: You want to do greater things. You want to be
Speaker 1: used by God to do greater works. I like that. Lord,
Speaker 1: give me that kind of faith, he said. If you're
Speaker 1: a giver, you will not run out of things to give.
Speaker 1: I want that kind of faith. I want that kind
Speaker 1: of spirit that will enable me to do great things,
Speaker 1: that will enable me to rise above my situation in
Speaker 1: the May problem up coming pagamic key, Lord Hindi Ilankaya.
Speaker 1: God doesn't want us to be held hostage by our situation.
Speaker 1: With the spirit of God, we can rise above our
Speaker 1: situation and we can do greater things. Are you here?
Speaker 1: Thank you now. When Jesus talked about the Holy Spirit,
Speaker 1: he described the Holy Spirit in this verse using the
Speaker 1: word another helper and the spirit of truth and first
Speaker 1: one another helper another in the Greek word means the
Speaker 1: same kind. And one thing we need to know about
Speaker 1: the Holy Spirit is that the Holy Spirit has emotion.
Speaker 1: There is a verse in the Bible. Lets us don't
Speaker 1: grieve the Holy Spirit. You know, convict experience. You by
Speaker 1: the new heart will act on peace I mean, have
Speaker 1: you experienced that young ala mula pinnipilit my young isamba
Speaker 1: guy alamupagin Dc, Lord, though you don't have peace, you're
Speaker 1: being convicted. Every time you receive that conviction, we are grieving.
Speaker 1: The Holy Spirit. The Holy Spirit has emotion. There's a
Speaker 1: verse in the Bible and Acts when the disciples were fasting,
Speaker 1: and the Bible says, the Holy Spirit spoke and said,
Speaker 1: set apart for me, Paul and Barnabas. The Holy Spirit
Speaker 1: has a will intelligence because the Holy Spirit is a person.
Speaker 1: He is not a force sent by God so that
Speaker 1: we can have supernatural power, so we can do supernatural things.
Speaker 1: He is a person. In the Book of Genesis, in Creation,
Speaker 1: in the book of the Beginning the Creation, the Bible says,
Speaker 1: the earth was without form, and there was darkness, and
Speaker 1: the whole the Spirit was hovering upon the face of
Speaker 1: the water. Even in Genesis one, the Holy Spirit was
Speaker 1: there already working and bringing into completion what God God's
Speaker 1: will is now another means of the same kind. That's
Speaker 1: why there's a verse in the Bible that says Jesus
Speaker 1: was talking to his disciples because the disciples were so sad.
Speaker 1: But can Papa Alam. We want you to be with us.
Speaker 1: We've waited for you. Now you're telling us you're going
Speaker 1: back to the Father. And Jesus said, it is for
Speaker 1: your advantage that I'm going away. You know why because
Speaker 1: when Jesus was here, he's confined in one place because
Speaker 1: of embracing that humanity. But Nasa Green Hills, see Jesus,
Speaker 1: he can't be in the gig, he can't be in
Speaker 1: Mandalujum because he confined himself to that. But he said,
Speaker 1: but if I go away, it is to your advantage
Speaker 1: because I will send another helper, same kind as if
Speaker 1: I never left. So if you have the Holy Spirit,
Speaker 1: it's as if you have Jesus with you. Wow. I
Speaker 1: used to imagine the feeling, how it's like if Jesus
Speaker 1: is your victory group leader. Imagine you beyond twelve knowing
Speaker 1: because a lit late the Patawa say, Jesus, no meetings,
Speaker 1: you go and as a meeting or is go to Talagan.
Speaker 1: You will make sure Jesus. Can you imagine if Jesus
Speaker 1: is your victory group leader, if you are with if
Speaker 1: you're together, feeling was the down He's the best encourager,
Speaker 1: He's the best leader. Maybe I'll be the best leader
Speaker 1: that I can be. Maybe we never had that opportunity
Speaker 1: or chance. We're not born during that time, yet we'd
Speaker 1: never had the chance. But guess what the Bible says.
Speaker 1: If you have the Holy Spirit, it's like having Jesus
Speaker 1: with you every day. Just think about that, when you
Speaker 1: go to your house, to your work, when you're driving,
Speaker 1: wherever you go. You have the spirit of God, another kind,
Speaker 1: the same kind and helper. In the Greek another word
Speaker 1: for that is helper. Helper is an advocate. It's like
Speaker 1: having your own lawyer. Do we have lawyer in the room?
Speaker 1: Lawyers but mayana TV shows. But if you if you
Speaker 1: have a case and somebody is accusing you, you need
Speaker 1: a lawyer. You don't know the law, you don't know
Speaker 1: how to defend yourself. But if you have a lawyer,
Speaker 1: somebody can defend you. It's interesting because when Jesus talked
Speaker 1: about the Holy Spirit, he used the word helper, which
Speaker 1: is also which also means advocate, meaning you have a
Speaker 1: lawyer to defend you. You know why because in Revelation
Speaker 1: it says Satan is the accuser of the brothers, who
Speaker 1: accuses us day and night, and one of the reasons
Speaker 1: I believe while some while some Christians cannot cannot be
Speaker 1: fully released and allow the Holy Spirit to work in
Speaker 1: their life is because they are They are in condemnation
Speaker 1: or in shame, damning be not but on accusation, damning lies.
Speaker 1: Remember what you did, Remember who you are diming. So
Speaker 1: we are so bombarded and so no as much as
Speaker 1: we want to respond to God, we can. But if
Speaker 1: you have the Holy Spirit, the Holy Spirit remind you
Speaker 1: of who you are. He reminds you of God's word.
Speaker 1: The Bible says there is now no condemnation for those
Speaker 1: who are in Christ Jesus. You make a mistake, you
Speaker 1: go to God ask for forgiveness, and the Bible says
Speaker 1: He is willing to forgive you and cleanse you. That's
Speaker 1: why we can stand, we can be bold, we can
Speaker 1: be confident. We're not hiding anything because we have God
Speaker 1: as our lord. Not only that, but the word comforter,
Speaker 1: and the idea of comforter is not just somebody who
Speaker 1: makes you feel good when you're down, but the idea
Speaker 1: of somebody helping you find courage and strength so you
Speaker 1: can continue when you're down. How many of you hear
Speaker 1: you need strength every single day. Me Lattio. We need strength.
Speaker 1: There's just so many things we go through and face
Speaker 1: in life every single day. That's why one of the
Speaker 1: things I do when I'm making disciple is that before
Speaker 1: we part ways, I'm just asking God, Lord, what is
Speaker 1: one positive thing or good thing that I can speak
Speaker 1: into this person's life. Everyone needs encouragement. Everyone needs to
Speaker 1: know that God is doing a great work in my
Speaker 1: life in spite of all the things that I see
Speaker 1: right now, the failures and the shortcomings and the weaknesses
Speaker 1: and the imperfections. And the good thing about the Holy
Speaker 1: Spirit is that the Holy Spirit is our helper. That's
Speaker 1: why we can continue, we can fight, we can follow Jesus.
Speaker 1: I like to think of the helper of the Holy
Speaker 1: Spirit as a gym trainer. Okay, I used to go
Speaker 1: to the gym. You smell me. I still go from
Speaker 1: time to time to read newspaper and drink coffee. But
Speaker 1: when I was still going to the gym, that was
Speaker 1: a Gira trainer. What I like about having a trainer,
Speaker 1: and here I'm a gym exercise that was you're so
Speaker 1: limited with your strength, you can you can only carry
Speaker 1: as much. But if you have a trainer. The good
Speaker 1: thing about a trainer merguan spotter that's been a boss
Speaker 1: help before you know it. You can actually do the exercise.
Speaker 1: You can carry heavier weights, you can stay longer, you
Speaker 1: can carry heavier because there's somebody helping you. I am helper.
Speaker 1: The help the Holy Spirit is like our helper. Maha
Speaker 1: bagin Godly husband, all the husbands say amen, you ma wife,
Speaker 1: you know amen. It's not easy to live up pure
Speaker 1: in holy life. It's not easy to be generous, it's
Speaker 1: not easy to be humble. It's not easy to be
Speaker 1: consistent with the things that God has called you to do.
Speaker 1: It's not easy to make disciples. What will enable us
Speaker 1: to do all these things the power of the Holy
Speaker 1: Spirit in our life. That's why we need to learn
Speaker 1: to rely on the Holy Spirit. Lord, help me, Holy Spirit,
Speaker 1: empower meng Holan. I don't know if somebody, if there
Speaker 1: are people who will believe me, but you said I
Speaker 1: will receive power when the Holy Spirit comes on me,
Speaker 1: and I will be an effective witness. I stand on
Speaker 1: that promise, so I will go, I will open my
Speaker 1: mouth and I will rely on you. Amazing what God
Speaker 1: can do when you believe amazing what God can produce
Speaker 1: the moment. We believe, whoever believes in me will do
Speaker 1: greater things, because I will ask the Father, and he
Speaker 1: will give you another helper. And not only that, the
Speaker 1: spirit of truth. Wait. Wait, Romans chapter eight, verse eleven.
Speaker 1: I can't miss this verse. The Bible says, if the
Speaker 1: spirit of Him or raise Jesus from the dead dwells
Speaker 1: in you, he who raised Christ from the dead will
Speaker 1: also give lifelyer mortal bodies through his spirit that dwells
Speaker 1: in you. The same power that sustained Jesus during his
Speaker 1: time on earth, and the same power that raised him
Speaker 1: from the dead. The Bible says, it's the same power
Speaker 1: that is available for us today. Wow. Can you imagine?
Speaker 1: The same power that raised Jesus from the dead is
Speaker 1: the same power resting inside of you? Are you accessing
Speaker 1: that power? Are we experiencing the reality of the Holy Spirit?
Speaker 1: Are we learning to be led and be empowered by
Speaker 1: the Holy Spirit and the last Spirit of truth? First
Speaker 1: Corintians chapter two, verse nine to eleven. But as it
Speaker 1: is written, what no eye has seen, nor ear heard,
Speaker 1: nor the heart of man imagined. What God is prepared
Speaker 1: for those who love him you have no idea, I
Speaker 1: have no idea the great things that God has in
Speaker 1: store for us. I go back to this verse, but
Speaker 1: discourage all, Lord, is there something to look forward do?
Speaker 1: Is there still something that I can I can expect
Speaker 1: from you? When everything seems to be like falling apart
Speaker 1: and seemed like this is the end of the road
Speaker 1: for me. The Bible says, no eye has seen, no
Speaker 1: ear has heard, and no mind is able to conceive
Speaker 1: what God has in store for you. You have a
Speaker 1: great destiny in God. You have a great future waiting
Speaker 1: for you and for me. And that's the truth of
Speaker 1: God's word. We need to remind ourselves. We need to
Speaker 1: declare that every day, Lord, no I has seen what
Speaker 1: You're going to do in my life and through my life.
Speaker 1: No ear has heard what You're going to do in
Speaker 1: me and through me. No eye is in But sometimes
Speaker 1: we fail to understand or see that. But here's what
Speaker 1: the Holy Spirit does. This thinks God has revealed to
Speaker 1: us through the Spirit. For the Spirit searches everything, even
Speaker 1: the depths of God. For who knows a person's thoughts
Speaker 1: except the spirit of that person which is in him.
Speaker 1: So also no one comprehens the thoughts of God except
Speaker 1: the Spirit of God. You know what the Holy Spirit does.
Speaker 1: The Holy Spirit helps us know who God is and
Speaker 1: understand his word. Without the Holy Spirit, we will never
Speaker 1: understand the Word of God. How many have you tried
Speaker 1: reading the Bible before when you're not yet a Christian?
Speaker 1: That's what an in the hand. I tried before. Well,
Speaker 1: I'm I mean during that time now, so I'm boring.
Speaker 1: I never touch I never want to open it. But
Speaker 1: when I be a Christian, something happened. When I receive
Speaker 1: the Holy Spirit. Every time I read the Bible, it
Speaker 1: convicts me, it inspires me, it encourages me, it gives
Speaker 1: me a revelation. I mean, I've been reading the Bible
Speaker 1: for almost twenty years, but I will read the same
Speaker 1: verse and it's amazing how revelation can come out of it.
Speaker 1: We cannot exhaust God. God can speak to us. As
Speaker 1: we grow, the Word of God grows as well. We
Speaker 1: understand more, we see more. The Holy Spirit helps us
Speaker 1: know the truth, and the truth set us free. That's
Speaker 1: how we grow grow Because there are so many lives
Speaker 1: we believe, and we're living the way the world is
Speaker 1: expecting us to live. We're patterning our life to the
Speaker 1: world rather than to the word of God. So the
Speaker 1: Spirit shows us, enlightens us break the lies of the enemy,
Speaker 1: and we're set free and we begin to experience the
Speaker 1: reality of God in a greater way. Spirit of truth.
Speaker 1: You know if without the Spirit, when we read the Bible,
Speaker 1: it's like reading Chinese characters, well Akama in Indian, not
Speaker 1: unless Chinese. It's like reading Arabic, or it's like reading
Speaker 1: German words. There's no way but word the Lord today
Speaker 1: a man, there's no word, there's no but you know
Speaker 1: what this Holy Spirit does. There's an app today. I
Speaker 1: am sure many of you know this. There's an app
Speaker 1: that can translate a different language instantly to English. You
Speaker 1: just use this download the app that millennium screen on phone.
Speaker 1: But whether that's Chinese or Arabic, it will translate to
Speaker 1: you in English. Where where you go in the world,
Speaker 1: now you can read because of this app. The Holy
Speaker 1: Spirit is the spirit of truth. It helps us see,
Speaker 1: It helps us understand the works of God, the things
Speaker 1: of God, the plans of God, and what God is
Speaker 1: doing in us. That's why we can do greater things
Speaker 1: that Christian pourh complains. Christian my purpose Elloyd, how can
Speaker 1: you say that? Because now I can see, now, I
Speaker 1: can hear, now I can understand. That's the spirit of God.
Speaker 1: I mean, if you're grateful for the spirit of God.
Speaker 1: If you're not a Christian and you're asking, how do
Speaker 1: I get that? There's a verse in the Bible that
Speaker 1: says you, fathers, even though you are evil, I'm not
Speaker 1: talking about you. I'm talking about your Sydney. Though you
Speaker 1: you are evil, you know how to give good gifts
Speaker 1: to your children. A comline the Kanda perfect madamikan flo
Speaker 1: pero a lemupa pandemic began a gift, Sabin, how much
Speaker 1: more me, good Father, if you ask for the Holy Spirit,
Speaker 1: I'm going to give you. If you ask for the
Speaker 1: Holy Spirit, he will give you. Receive it by faith
Speaker 1: and rely on the Holy Spirit every single day.
Speaker 2: Know.
Speaker 1: The good thing about the Holy Spirit, and I'm going
Speaker 1: to end, is that the activity of the Holy Spirit
Speaker 1: starts not only when we are when we become Christian
Speaker 1: or born again, even when we are still far away
Speaker 1: from God. The Holy Spirit is already working, you know.
Speaker 1: Saying shut down our spiritual faculties our ability to respond
Speaker 1: to God. That explains why when you're not yet a Christian.
Speaker 1: The things of God doesn't appeal to you. There's no
Speaker 1: desire in you. And then you found yourself being convicted
Speaker 1: and having the desire to know God and surrendered to him,
Speaker 1: and then you got born again. That word born again,
Speaker 1: I used to think was a name for religion, and
Speaker 1: then I realized it's in the Bible, and it's Jesus
Speaker 1: used that word. And it's not to describe a religion.
Speaker 1: It's to describe an experience that needs to happen in
Speaker 1: order for us to come alive. We need to be
Speaker 1: born again. And now that we are reborn, we can
Speaker 1: respond to Him. But the Holy Spirit starts that process.
Speaker 1: It never started with you or meet started with the
Speaker 1: Holy Spirit. The Bible says when the Spirit of God comes,
Speaker 1: he will convict the world, convict you of your sin.
Speaker 1: No matter how far away you are from God, you
Speaker 1: still feel the conviction. That's why we say it's not
Speaker 1: an accident that you're in church. You're here today for
Speaker 1: the first time in invitkas I promise Io Papa din
Speaker 1: Archetama Churchlam so maam Akhanaman. And you might think it's
Speaker 1: a it's an accident. No, the Holy Spirit is drawing
Speaker 1: you near to Jesus is at work in your life.
Speaker 1: And my prayer is that today will be the start
Speaker 1: of you recognizing that and making a decision in your heart. God,
Speaker 1: I surrender to you. The Holy Spirit works in our
Speaker 1: life to bring us back to Him. Last verse and
Speaker 1: verse seventeen, it says the world cannot receive because it
Speaker 1: neither sees him nor knows him. But you know him.
Speaker 1: If you are walking with God, I hope you know him.
Speaker 1: I hope you are. You are walking in the power
Speaker 1: of the Holy Spirit. I hope you're being led by
Speaker 1: the Spirit. I hope you're learning to train your ears
Speaker 1: to listen to the voice, not literally, not audible voice,
Speaker 1: but when the Holy Spirit speaks to you. One pastor
Speaker 1: stead pay attention to the tension when there's tension in
Speaker 1: your heart. When you train your heart to be sensitive
Speaker 1: to the Spirit of God, you're learning to walk by
Speaker 1: the Spirit. You're learning to rely on the Holy Spirit
Speaker 1: when you create, when you discern situation, when you make decisions.
Speaker 1: I hope we're learning more and more how to be
Speaker 1: led and empowered by the Holy Spirit. You know him,
Speaker 1: Paul said, the world, I understand they will not receive
Speaker 1: because they don't see. But you know him, you know
Speaker 1: the Holy Spirit. I hope we will all grow in
Speaker 1: our relationship with the Holy Spirit. But if you are
Speaker 1: here today and this is your first time in church
Speaker 1: and say, how can I believe something I don't see?
Speaker 1: But just because something is invincible doesn't mean it's not real.
Speaker 1: We're so used to using art device, the Wi Fi
Speaker 1: signal to serve the Internet and to send pictures and
Speaker 1: watch videos. It's so normal for us today, but that's
Speaker 1: unheard of during our time. Maybe coming on page Arlam.
Speaker 1: No YouTube, no Internet, no email, no Instagram. This is
Speaker 1: unheard of during our time, but now it's so nor normal.
Speaker 1: One of the guys in our victory group, one of
Speaker 1: his business is making your house a smart home, where
Speaker 1: he will connect the control of your air con and
Speaker 1: the lock of your doors, and your music and everything
Speaker 1: around your house. He will connect it to your phone
Speaker 1: so that wherever you are, whether you're inta guy Tai,
Speaker 1: you can control your house in New Manila. You can
Speaker 1: lock the doors, you can open the eric on, you
Speaker 1: can open the TV. We're so used to that that
Speaker 1: same that signal we don't see makes everything works The
Speaker 1: Holy Spirit is more real than that Wi Fi signal.
Speaker 1: The Holy Spirit is actively moving in and through our lives.
Speaker 1: He wants to change us and he wants to use us. Amen,
Speaker 1: how many of you hear your prayer is to experience
Speaker 1: the reality of the Holy Spirit in a greater way.
Speaker 1: We want the Holy Spirit in our lives, and I
Speaker 1: want to encourage you for us to make room for
Speaker 1: the Holy Spirit. Today. When we say make chroom, we
Speaker 1: say we just want to give the Holy Spirit the
Speaker 1: opportunity to speak and to work in us, to yield,
Speaker 1: to surrender. I don't know what from the things I
Speaker 1: preach God is speaking to you today. I don't know
Speaker 1: what area of your life. God is speaking to you,
Speaker 1: revealing things to you. One thing I know, God is
Speaker 1: always at work in our lives. God is always doing something.
Speaker 1: God is always changing something. Holy Spirit, We welcome you.
Speaker 1: Thank you Lord for your word. Thank you for the
Speaker 1: truth that set us free. Thank you Lord for helping
Speaker 1: us understand the supernatural. Thank you for creating in us
Speaker 1: that desire that longing Lord, God, do to know you
Speaker 1: better to do greater things. Thank you for reminding us
Speaker 1: of who you are and reminding us of who we
Speaker 1: are today. Lord, we want what you want for us,
Speaker 1: so we welcome you. Have your way, Have your way. Lord.
Speaker 1: In the Bible, the Holy Spirit is represented by fire. Lord.
Speaker 1: I pray, Holy Spirit, I pray that you will come
Speaker 1: like a fire that if there's any impurities, and if
Speaker 1: there's any sin, if there's anything in our heart that
Speaker 1: is not pleasing to you, I pray, Holy Spirit, you
Speaker 1: will give us that burning desire to get right with you.
Speaker 1: I pray that you will burn the impurities and produce
Speaker 1: in us a heart that burns for you. Lord. The
Speaker 1: Holy Spirit is also represented with the wind in the scripture,
Speaker 1: and Holy Spirit, we ask that you will come like
Speaker 1: a wind that will refresh us today. I pray for
Speaker 1: those who are tired, to those who are weary, to
Speaker 1: those who are confused, to those who are at the crossroad.
Speaker 1: Holy Spirit, I pray you will come like a fresh wind.
Speaker 1: I pray that you will bring fresh faith, just bring
Speaker 1: vision to us, revive us, bring us back to life.
Speaker 1: I pray that you will awaken us, Lord, and give
Speaker 1: us that desire, that sense of greatness of doing great things, Lord,
Speaker 1: because that's part of your plan and destiny for us.
Speaker 1: So Lord, have your way, Lord, speak to us today.
Speaker 1: Stir up our hearts. Lord, you welcome you, We honor
Speaker 1: you in Jesus name. Can we all stand right now?
Speaker 1: Can we just stand and we'll ask the music team
Speaker 1: to lead us and that we're making a declaration today.
Speaker 1: Will make room, amen, will make room for the Holy Spirit.
Speaker 1: We'll ask for the Holy Spirit to open our eyes.
Speaker 1: Holy Spirit, have your way, open our eyes, open our hearts.
Speaker 1: We want more of you, God, we want more of you.
Speaker 1: You said if we ask you for the Holy Spirit,
Speaker 1: you will give it to us. That's the cry of
Speaker 1: our hearts today. Lord, in Jesus' name, Amen and amen.
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