Harris Creek Baptist Church The Holy Spirit
May 4, 2025
Discover the dynamic role of the Holy Spirit as a personal entity, not just a force, empowering believers to act boldly. Delve into captivating stories, including Peter’s transformation and the instant response of 3,000 at Pentecost. Explore how the Holy Spirit purifies and sanctifies lives, inviting believers to confront spiritual decay. Listen for those nudges from the Spirit; responding to them can lead to profound encounters and transformative conversations. Embrace your divine purpose with the power of the Holy Spirit guiding you every day!
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Holy Spirit Empowers Christians
- Without the Holy Spirit, Christians are like cannonballs without gunpowder: powerless and directionless.\n- The Holy Spirit is a person who empowers and guides believers, not just an abstract force.
Pentecost Fulfills Old Covenant
- Pentecost marks the fulfillment of the Spirit coming as God once descended in fire on Sinai.\n- The Holy Spirit indwells believers, purifies them, and writes God's law on their hearts.
Maggots and Sin's Decay
- John Elmore shared about maggots in his trash that caused flies, illustrating sin's decay.\n- We often fight symptoms of sin instead of asking the Holy Spirit to cleanse us internally.