Messages

Most people who believe in God expect to be led by the Spirit. The issue isn’t that we don’t want to be led by the Spirit, the issue is that we don’t know how to be led by the Spirit.

What proof do we have that the Holy Spirit is actively producing something in our life? What is our flesh trying to produce instead? In this sermon, Pastor Jason contrasts the acts of the flesh versus the fruits of the Spirit.

What won’t the Holy Spirit do for you? You can rest assured that the Holy Spirit will never: Speak for you, control you, overpower you, replace your need for scripture, or contradict God’s word.

So what does the Holy Spirit actually do? In a quick summary, He comforts, advocates, intercedes, convicts, guides, teaches, seals our adoption, gives us words to speak, empowers us, helps us, and sanctifies us (just to name a few).

The Holy Spirit can’t be purchased, so how do I receive Him? Is it when I believe? When I am baptized? Does someone need to lay hands on me? Can the Spirit be taken away?

Jesus promised that He wouldn’t leave us as orphans, but rather, He would send an Advocate to help us. The Holy Spirit comes as a great promise of the New Covenant. He is the great gift that the Father and Son want to give us.

63% of Bible-believing Christians confess they don't believe that the Holy Spirit is a person of God. Let's examine what the Scripture says about the Trinity and the Holy Spirit. Who or What is He? Can He be grieved? Lied to? Pleased? Resisted?

It doesn’t matter what we are committing to, it is tempting to walk away. We often commit to something with excitement and joy, but over time that excitement wanes and only the commitment remains. The people in Corinth were once excited about joining in the generosity initiative that Paul was inviting them into, but it seems as if that excitement waned and they needed a little prodding. Today is the day we make a commitment. The question is what do we need to do to keep it?

When we invest in the kingdom of God, it has eternal ramifications. We are thankful for those who invested before us, and others will be thankful for our generosity. We give to God because he first gave to us and we overflow in thanksgiving!

Like a tip that is mandatory, a tax that is required, or a gift that is obligatory, compelled giving doesn’t honor the recipient. This is why God loves a cheerful giver. Cheerful giving moves God to act. He promises that he will supply and increase our righteousness. He will enrich us, not so that we will have more, but so we can be even more generous!