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Message Highlights:
God abides in His people by His Spirit. When God saves us, He does not merely forgive us; He comes to dwell in us. The Holy Spirit is the presence of God in believers, transforming us from the inside out.
The Spirit produces transformative belief in Jesus. The Spirit does not merely help us affirm facts about Jesus, but opens our eyes to treasure Him as Savior and Son of God. True belief leads to worship, loyalty, obedience, and love.
The Spirit produces supernatural love for others. Christian love is not something we manufacture by personality, effort, or good intentions. It is the Spirit’s work in us, making the invisible love of God visible through the church.
The church desperately needs the Spirit. A church can be externally impressive and still be spiritually empty. What we need most is not worldly relevance or power, but the Spirit who makes much of Christ and forms Christlike love in us.
Main Point: People filled by God’s Spirit are people who experience a transformative belief in God’s Son, and a supernatural love for God’s people.
Practical Application:
Ask God for His Spirit. We should not assume we can live the Christian life in our own strength. We need to become a praying people who regularly ask the Father to pour out His Spirit.
Look for the Spirit’s primary work. The clearest evidence of the Spirit is not first impressive gifts or outward excitement, but treasuring Jesus and loving God’s people. We should measure spiritual health by what Scripture emphasizes most.
Pursue a Spirit-filled church. We should want Veritas to be known not merely as a large, organized, or impressive church, but as a church where Jesus is treasured. A Spirit-filled church is marked by deep love for Christ, His Word, and His people.
Make God’s love visible. When we love one another sacrificially, proactively, and in truth, the invisible God is displayed through His people. Our life together should help the watching world see the love of Christ.
A Few Key Texts Regarding the Spirit and Church
Resources Currently Available at the Veritas Church Bookstore:
1 John - The Gospel-Centered Life in the Bible
1-3 John - Knowing The Bible 12 Week Study
1,2, & 3 John For You - God’s Word For You
Don’t Follow You Heart
1-3 John ESV Scripture Journal
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