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[1119.80 --> 1127.32] this a monumental shift in the story of the bible up until this point god's people were one nation |
[1127.32 --> 1133.64] in one place with one language and now as the spirit moves in the church as it empowers the church |
[1133.64 --> 1138.92] they are speaking in multiple language being sent to multiple places because god is a global god |
[1138.92 --> 1143.64] god and i'll just stop and point out do we have our translators oh we have a number of translators |
[1143.64 --> 1148.76] in the 9 a.m service they're the trinity western students studying linguistics doing the hard work |
[1148.76 --> 1154.52] of working with people groups who do not yet have the word of god in their own language because we |
[1154.52 --> 1160.76] believe the scripture should be understood in all the languages of the earth so people can hear it |
[1161.64 --> 1165.16] believe it and call on the name of the lord and receive salvation |
[1165.16 --> 1174.52] god is a global god and he pours out his spirit to send his church into his world to make jesus known |
[1174.52 --> 1181.88] so that everyone who calls on him will be saved and filled with the spirit you know i know we're |
[1181.88 --> 1187.96] not charismatic but that's the point at which you can say amen i love you church |
[1187.96 --> 1195.64] this week i was originally going to preach this sermon that traced the movement of the holy spirit |
[1195.64 --> 1199.40] through the whole bible and that became a just a massive sermon and so i'm going to trace very |
[1199.40 --> 1204.76] briefly how the spirit of god was before the creation of the world the spirit is at work in |
[1204.76 --> 1209.08] fact in genesis 1 we said the spirit of god was hovering over the waters and throughout the old |
[1209.08 --> 1214.84] testament we see the specific moments where the spirit spilled specific people for a specific task but |
[1214.84 --> 1219.32] there's a sense in which it's limited right i was just reading my own devotions how king david the |
[1219.32 --> 1224.68] spirit rushed into him so that he would be a leader of after god's own heart the spirit filled him to |
[1224.68 --> 1230.68] lead well the prophets the spirit compels them to prophesy to actually so much of the prophecy by the way |
[1230.68 --> 1236.28] is to call the people of god to repent and come back to god and the spirit enabled them to do that but |
[1236.28 --> 1242.52] there's a sense in which it's limited to a time limited to a place limited to a person and then we get to |
[1242.52 --> 1251.08] acts 2 where god as it were he just dumps the life of the spirit on all the church for good to stay |
[1251.08 --> 1257.56] not just a moment not just an event not just one place the spirit of god is poured out into our lives |
[1257.56 --> 1269.64] to be received and lived and tasted and transforming us and that leads to my lament as i think about that |
[1269.64 --> 1277.24] reality as i think about pentecost sunday and what it means for the church my lament is why is it that |
[1277.24 --> 1289.16] we just limp along in our own strength when god the spirit is ours why in the world do we just coast along |
[1290.12 --> 1295.88] trying to be our own saviors trying to solve all our own problems just trying to be the center of our own |
[1295.88 --> 1306.52] lives when the spirit of the living god is ours why is it that we do not call on the name of the lord |
[1306.52 --> 1313.48] to help us to change us to break our addictions to move us into reconciliation and all the rest what is |
[1313.48 --> 1322.60] it that we expect of the holy spirit in our lives when's the last time you called on god the spirit to |
[1322.60 --> 1328.68] really show up because you needed him to when's the last time you expected great things of god |
[1329.32 --> 1337.48] in your life your marriage your family your work your broken relationships your places of deep shame |
[1340.44 --> 1347.32] john tyson a pastor in new york he shared a line in a sermon i listened to years ago it caught me off |
[1347.32 --> 1352.84] guard because i wanted to nuance it and i will but it caught my attention because it rings so true he |
[1352.84 --> 1359.48] said the holy spirit comes where he is welcomed the holy spirit comes where he is welcome he is not |
[1359.48 --> 1364.76] limited the wind blows where it blows the spirit shows up in my life and yours i'm sure in unexpected |
[1364.76 --> 1370.68] ways but the spirit certainly comes where he is welcomed and when i say that what i often am |
[1370.68 --> 1378.68] focusing on is the spirit moves in response to prayer and i've said this before in our church |
[1378.68 --> 1384.28] and i'll say it again all the work that's been done tracing revivals in church history where there's |
[1384.28 --> 1389.88] large groups of people who feel the power of god and repent and come to faith in jesus it always starts |
[1390.84 --> 1396.68] with prayer and i'll even focus that more and one of the books i read on it talked about it's the old |
[1396.68 --> 1402.52] ladies in the church who are praying and watch out when old ladies in the church start praying |
[1402.52 --> 1408.04] things start to happen and all of a sudden these people who are tired of sin they're tired of sin |
[1408.04 --> 1413.32] wrecking their families wrecking their city they begin to pray and lament and groan inwardly in the |
[1413.32 --> 1420.12] words of the spirit that change would happen god shows up hearts begin to change families start to heal |
[1420.12 --> 1424.20] cities begin to experience the power of god because the spirit is on the move |
[1424.20 --> 1430.60] when's the last time you asked for that when's the last time we expected him to do something like that |
[1430.60 --> 1438.36] in our own church this week i was on my study leave uh taking a course in phoenix yes i know there are |
[1438.36 --> 1443.96] worse places to take courses and i had the privilege of going to a number of churches there and hearing |
[1443.96 --> 1448.60] their stories how they're serving the city and the pastors were very honest about some of the challenges |
[1448.60 --> 1452.76] they faced in their context some of the challenges after covid some of the challenge with the |
[1452.76 --> 1457.48] politics of their area and just the brokenness of their cities and their churches and i felt like |
[1457.48 --> 1462.68] god was really stirring in me as i listened but three of them talked about how hard ministry has |
[1462.68 --> 1466.84] been how hard some of their personal challenges have been in the church and they said you know i was |
[1466.84 --> 1470.76] i was just stuck there's nothing i could do as a pastor i couldn't solve this problem i couldn't |
[1470.76 --> 1475.08] deal with these issues in the city and so i just started to pray and we started to call on |
[1475.08 --> 1479.48] god to do something because we needed him we didn't have the brains or the ideas of the strategies |
[1479.48 --> 1483.88] to solve it and then they said then god just started to move because that's what god does |
[1484.60 --> 1493.00] in response to prayer the spirit of god desires to bring about changes in our city and partner with |
[1493.00 --> 1500.60] us as we call on him to move what are we expecting the spirit of god to do in our lives |
[1502.12 --> 1507.48] the spirit of god to do in our relationships in the places where we experience the deepest crisis |
[1507.48 --> 1515.00] are you willing to call on the spirit to bring about change to lead us into making jesus known |
[1515.48 --> 1518.28] to be bold witnesses for the sake of the gospel |
[1521.16 --> 1531.24] i'll finish simply by saying this the spirit of god was sent as a gift to transform us in the way of |
[1531.24 --> 1538.92] jesus to embolden us and strengthen us and empower us to make jesus known church let this be our season of |
[1538.92 --> 1545.08] receiving that gift would you pray with me |
[1545.08 --> 1561.56] father we praise you father son and holy spirit thank you for the gift of the holy spirit who is here |
[1561.56 --> 1570.36] with us even now as we pray we thank you for the way that you lead us you show up in our lives sometimes |
[1570.36 --> 1574.20] uninvited or even unwelcome when we thank you for the way you are patient with us |
[1576.60 --> 1583.56] lord we're not smart enough we're not strong enough we're not patient enough or loving enough |
[1584.20 --> 1589.88] to be faithful witnesses in our city faithful in our marriages and our responsibilities and our work |
[1589.88 --> 1597.88] and so we pray holy spirit that you would fill us so that we would come alive specifically in the |
[1597.88 --> 1604.84] places where there is the most deadness and rebellion and sin in our lives and in our community as a |
[1604.84 --> 1613.48] church bring renewal in us so that we could bear witness to the renewing power of jesus in our city |
[1615.32 --> 1625.88] we love you we trust you and we depend on you amen would you stand and sing with me our song of response |
[1627.88 --> 1654.84] what uh |
• The speaker shares a personal story about their mother's passing and how she was at peace when surrounded by the presence of Jesus. |
• The Holy Spirit is introduced as the source of power that fills believers, enabling them to live out kingdom life, characterized by righteousness, peace, and joy. |
• The speaker questions why Christians often rely on their own strength rather than asking for the power of the Holy Spirit to work in them. |
• John Ullman's quote about the difficulty of defining profound concepts is referenced as a challenge when discussing the Holy Spirit. |
• A passage from John 3:8 is cited, comparing the wind and its sound to those born of the Spirit, highlighting their mysterious yet powerful nature. |
• The speaker references Pastor Dave's discussion on the kingdom and explores how the Holy Spirit helps build the kingdom and enables individuals to live out kingdom life. |
• Romans 14 is discussed as a passage that highlights the importance of not judging others or causing them to stumble due to differences in opinion, and instead focuses on serving Christ with righteousness, peace, and joy in the Holy Spirit. |
• The kingdom of God is not about rules and regulations but about righteousness, peace, and joy in the Holy Spirit |
• Christian community should focus on building each other up rather than creating stumbling blocks or arguing over issues |
• The Holy Spirit is not a life hack for avoiding responsibility, but a means to live wise, caring lives |
• Pursuing what makes for peace and mutual edification is key to kingdom-building |
• The Spirit enlivens our conscience, allowing us to discern God's will and making us fully responsible |
• God's work in intimate settings can lead to transformation in broader spaces |
• Peter's initial separation between Jewish and Gentile bodies is broken down by the Holy Spirit |
• The kingdom is being built through the transforming work of the Holy Spirit, leading to freedom for responsibility |
• Heaven has invaded planet Earth through the Holy Spirit, with the church as its arena |
• The church should live differently from the world, empowered by the power that raised Jesus from the dead |
• Salvation is a process of whole-life transformation, with believers living in the power of the Holy Spirit now |
• The Spirit can leave and return to a community, as seen in Ezekiel 10, but God's presence remains through the temple of the Holy Spirit, which is now the church |
• The church often forgets its role as the dwelling place of the Holy Spirit |
• The church has forgotten its true nature and purpose |
• Power is not just in the building, but in the presence of God |
• Interdependence and unity among believers is key to experiencing God's power |
• The Holy Spirit unifies and empowers believers to live out their faith |
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