August 26 & 30, 2020
Fire is an incredible Picture of the Work of the Holy Spirit
The Holy Spirit brings the
of God.
You, however, are not in the realm of the flesh but are in the realm of the Spirit, if indeed the Spirit of God lives in you. And if anyone does not have the Spirit of Christ, they do not belong to Christ. But if Christ is in you, then even though your body is subject to death because of sin, the Spirit gives life because of righteousness. And if the Spirit of him who raised Jesus from the dead is living in you, he who raised Christ from the dead will also give life to your mortal bodies because of his Spirit who lives in you. —Romans 8:9-11 NIV
The Lord would speak to Moses face to face, as a man speaks with his friend. —Exodus 33:11 NIV
Now Moses was tending the flock of Jethro his father-in-law, the priest of Midian, and he led the flock to the far side of the wilderness and came to Horeb, the mountain of God. There the angel of the Lord appeared to him in flames of fire from within a bush. Moses saw that though the bush was on fire it did not burn up.
So Moses thought, “I will go over and see this strange sight—why the bush does not burn up.”
When the Lord saw that he had gone over to look, God called to him from within the bush, “Moses! Moses!” And Moses said, “Here I am.”
“Do not come any closer,” God said. “Take off your sandals, for the place where you are standing is holy ground.” Then he said, “I am the God of your father, the God of Abraham, the God of Isaac and the God of Jacob.” At this, Moses hid his face, because he was afraid to look at God.
—Exodus 3:1-6 NIV
The Holy Spirit creates
for the lost.
For John baptized with water, but in a few days you will be baptized with the Holy Spirit.”
Then they gathered around him and asked him, “Lord, are you at this time going to restore the kingdom to Israel?”
He said to them: “It is not for you to know the times or dates the Father has set by his own authority. But you will receive power when the Holy Spirit comes on you; and you will be my witnesses in Jerusalem, and in all Judea and Samaria, and to the ends of the earth.” —Acts 1:5-8 NIVWhen the day of Pentecost came, they were all together in one place. Suddenly a sound like the blowing of a violent wind came from heaven and filled the whole house where they were sitting. They saw what seemed to be tongues of fire that separated and came to rest on each of them. All of them were filled with the Holy Spirit and began to speak in other tongues as the Spirit enabled them. —Acts 2:1-4 NIV
(Acts 2:41 NIV)
Those who accepted his message were baptized, and about three thousand were added to their number that day. —Acts 2:41 NIV
THE GOSPEL CANNOT BE DIVORCED FROM THE HOLY SPIRIT!!!
The Holy Spirit produces
in believers.
For you, God, tested us; you refined us like silver. —Psalm 66:10 NIV
Here’s what I want you to do: Buy your gold from me, gold that’s been through the refiner’s fire. Then you’ll be rich. Buy your clothes from me, clothes designed in Heaven. You’ve gone around half-naked long enough. And buy medicine for your eyes from me so you can see, really see. —Revelation 3:18 MSG
is the very important work of the Holy Spirit.
But we ought always to thank God for you, brothers and sisters loved by the Lord, because God chose you as firstfruits to be saved through the sanctifying work of the Spirit and through belief in the truth. —2 Thessalonians 2:13 NIV
…who have been chosen according to the foreknowledge of God the Father, through the sanctifying work of the Spirit, to be obedient to Jesus Christ and sprinkled with his blood: —1 Peter 1:2 NIV
He gave me the priestly duty of proclaiming the gospel of God, so that the Gentiles might become an offering acceptable to God, sanctified by the Holy Spirit. —Romans 15:16 NIV
Misconceptions about Sanctification
- Legalism
- Antinomianism
- Perfection
Are you putting the fire out or are you
it?
I have come to bring fire on the earth, and how I wish it were already kindled! —Luke 12:49 NIV
FILL OUT THIS WEEKS CONNECTION CARD
- Today, I accept Jesus in my life for the first time.
- I have lost a passion for the lost and need to be reignited.
- I will worship for 30 minutes for the next 7 days and ask God to increase his presence in my life.
- I don’t want to be satisfied at my current level of progress/maturity.