WHAT ARE YOU AFRAID OF?

There are many ways that people approach the Scriptures

in the Bible that tell about the supernatural works of

the Holy Spirit.

You can rationalize them.

You can limit them to NT times.

You can ignore them.

You can believe them.

And what about present day miracles?

If I were to speculate on what is the biggest hindrance for American

Christians to open up their lives to the miracle working power of the

Holy Spirit,

I would say it is their fear of what others will think.

Countercultural

So if that is what you are afraid of then you need to overcome the fear of what others think if you are EVER going to do the work that God built you to do.

Again, here is my challenge to you.

Let’s talk about control for a few minutes.

Surrender is to yield to the power or control of another

person

How do you think the Spirit feels when you choose to

ignore Him, refuse to obey Him and are ashamed to talk about

Him?

1 Thessalonians 5:19

Ephesians 4:30

Grieving speaks of the personal anguish of the Holy Spirit when a believer quenches the holy

fire that He has kindled in them.

Let’s think about how we quench the work of the Spirit

in our lives.

Ephesians 4:11-16

God’s goal is for us to become mature disciples-

to be fully grown, measured by the standard of the fullness

of Christ.

sanctification

The only way this can be accomplished is through the

help of the Spirit!

How does the Holy Spirit lead us to walk through this spiritual

maturing process?

1) The Spirit illuminates the Word.

1 Peter 2:2

2) The Spirit brings us into a closer relationship with our

Heavenly Father.

Paul wrote that it is the Spirit who leads us to cry out,

“Abba, Father.”

3) The Spirit glorifies Christ to us.

Remember Moses in the OT when his face shone because He had seen the glory of God

and had spent time in the presence of that glory?

4) The Spirit wants to guide us into God’s dream for our life.

5) The Spirit gifts us with spiritual gifts and builds the

skills necessary to for you to be an instrument used by Him to

change our world.

6) The Spirit strengthens us inwardly.

Ephesians 3:16

2 Corinthians 12:9

The work that our Heavenly Father has for us is

supernatural and requires a corresponding power to

accomplish it.

The good news is that everything we need to have this supernatural

change in our life happen is available through the power of the

Holy Spirit who lives in us.

Jesus calls EACH of us to live supernaturally in such a way

that we display His character in everything we do.

“throne check.”