Tonight’s Service (11/2)!!!

If you missed tonight, you really missed a great service!!! Got really did some amazing things in the live of some flipsiders. For the last 2 weeks we’ve been talking about the Holy Spirit and how He operates in our life on a daily basis. If you missed last week, be sure to scroll down a couple of articles and catch up. I promise that it will be worth it. Here is a recap of tonight’s sermon:

  • Last week, we hit on the “presence” of the Holy Spirit, tonight we hit on the “power” of the Holy Spirit
  • Read Acts 1:4 & 5, and then 8 (There is where Jesus mentions the kind of power we will receive when the Holy Spirit comes on us)
  • The word power in verse 8  means a force, miraculous power, the explosive power of God.
  • So, not only do you have the presence of the Holy Spirit in your life but you also have the power of Him as well
  • There are four things that the Holy Spirit gives us power to do…
  • #1- To Share Christ Boldly
  • Read 1 Corinthians 2:4-5…
  • One of the hardest things for students to do is to share their faith
  • One of the biggest mistakes any Christian can do is not lean on the Holy Spirit when we have that opportunity
  • The Holy Spirit gives us the power (words) to share Christ
  • #2- The Holy Spirit Gives Us Power When We Are Weak
  • Read Romans 8:26 & 2 Corinthians 12:9 & 10
  • HIS POWER is made perfect in our WEAKNESS
  • When we find ourselves weak and struggling, we need to learn to totally depend on God
  • #3- The Holy Spirit Gives You Power To Have Hope In A Hopeless World
  • Read Romans 15:13….
  • When you really think about the condition of this world and where its heading, you can easily say there is no hope
  • When you walk in your school’s hallways or even possibly in your home… you can easily say there is no hope
  • You may feel like there is no hope in your relationship with God cause you try so hard and yet you continue to fail…
  • When we trust in the power of the Holy Spirit, that gives us HOPE
  • #4- The Holy Spirit gives you the power to experience all the fullness of God
  • Read Ephesians 3:16-19…
  • That is exactly what a lot of students need, TO EXPERIENCE THE FULLNESS OF GOD
  • When you experience the fullness of God, it is something very hard to turn your back on.
  • I will never forget the first time I experienced the fullness of God, it was in Orlando, Florida on August 11, 1999
  • The Holy Spirit dwells and abides in you
  • Why would you not want to take advantage of the gift that God has blessed you with?
  • Why would you neglect what the Holy Spirit could do in your life?
  • To neglect/resist the Holy Spirit is to neglect/resist God
  • The sad thing is that some people want to live the way they want to and not change!!!
  • The sad thing is that so many people know the truth and are going to miss heaven!!!
  • Why not tap into what God has for us and experience every bit of it?
  • JUST THINK WHAT WOULD HAPPEN IF ALL FLIPSIDERS TAPPED INTO EVERYTHING GOD HAS TO OFFER US!!!

Are you willing to take a “stand” and say you want to walk in the full power of the Holy Spirit????? I want to encourage you to sign up for “IGNITE 2011. This is going to be a great event and I am praying that this will be an experience that you will never forget. Its not so much about the “event” in itself, its about you coming expecting God to do something in your life!!! If you come wanting to experience the fullness of God, God is coming to totally do something in you. Sign up ASAP before it sells out. Hope to see you next Wednesday night as we hit on the “Gifts of the Holy Spirit.” – Pastor Leo

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