1 00:00:00,000 --> 00:00:09,400 Hey there, this is Jen Wade, part of the core team here at Springs Church. 2 00:00:09,400 --> 00:00:13,120 We just want to say thank you so much for joining us and listening to our podcast. 3 00:00:13,120 --> 00:00:16,520 We are praying that it encourages you and it inspires you. 4 00:00:16,520 --> 00:00:20,720 And if you'd like to find out more about Springs Church, please visit our website springschurch.co.uk. 5 00:00:20,720 --> 00:00:22,720 Here's today's message. 6 00:00:22,720 --> 00:00:24,720 Bless you church. 7 00:00:24,720 --> 00:00:26,720 Thank you band. 8 00:00:26,720 --> 00:00:28,720 So, so, so good. 9 00:00:28,720 --> 00:00:32,720 Are you glad you came to church this afternoon? 10 00:00:32,720 --> 00:00:36,720 I mean, we could have sat in our gardens on this cloudy day. 11 00:00:36,720 --> 00:00:38,720 No one wants to sit in a garden on a cloudy, humid day. 12 00:00:38,720 --> 00:00:39,720 No way. 13 00:00:39,720 --> 00:00:42,720 And so, no way we're going to miss church for that. 14 00:00:42,720 --> 00:00:44,720 And it's good to be here this afternoon. 15 00:00:44,720 --> 00:00:50,720 And I'm excited because today is the date in the church calendar that's known as Pentecost Sunday. 16 00:00:50,720 --> 00:00:52,720 Can we hear it for Pentecost Sunday? 17 00:00:52,720 --> 00:00:57,720 So, I was at church service this morning where my dad, Tony Wright, he was preaching. 18 00:00:57,720 --> 00:01:03,720 And the chap who was hosting was actually Ben Wade's dad at this church service. 19 00:01:03,720 --> 00:01:07,720 And he said, you know, we celebrate Pentecost every single day. 20 00:01:07,720 --> 00:01:10,720 And that is true because we are Holy Spirit believing people. 21 00:01:10,720 --> 00:01:12,720 Is that good? 22 00:01:12,720 --> 00:01:15,720 They might not call us a Pentecostal church, but we are a Pentecostal people. 23 00:01:15,720 --> 00:01:16,720 Amen. 24 00:01:16,720 --> 00:01:17,720 We okay with that? 25 00:01:17,720 --> 00:01:20,720 And so that is good news for us. 26 00:01:20,720 --> 00:01:21,720 That's good news for the world. 27 00:01:21,720 --> 00:01:23,720 That's good news for this community. 28 00:01:23,720 --> 00:01:25,720 We believe in the power of the Holy Spirit. 29 00:01:25,720 --> 00:01:27,720 Great things can happen. 30 00:01:27,720 --> 00:01:31,720 Now, somebody very special has turned up to church this afternoon. 31 00:01:31,720 --> 00:01:33,720 He's got a much better beard than I have. 32 00:01:33,720 --> 00:01:35,720 And he's just realized who I'm talking about. 33 00:01:35,720 --> 00:01:39,720 I haven't seen Gareth Hydes in the flesh for a few years now. 34 00:01:39,720 --> 00:01:44,720 But the guy just there, that one there with the beard and glasses, he's one of the most wonderful men of God. 35 00:01:44,720 --> 00:01:47,720 I personally have had the privilege of knowing. 36 00:01:47,720 --> 00:01:48,720 I'm really sorry. 37 00:01:48,720 --> 00:01:49,720 Can you come and join me, mate? 38 00:01:49,720 --> 00:01:50,720 Oh, Gus. 39 00:01:50,720 --> 00:01:51,720 This is Gareth Hydes, everyone. 40 00:01:51,720 --> 00:01:57,720 Let's give him a round of applause. 41 00:01:57,720 --> 00:02:01,720 This Thursday night, Gareth is doing something incredibly special. 42 00:02:01,720 --> 00:02:02,720 Hello, mate. 43 00:02:02,720 --> 00:02:04,720 It's been a while. 44 00:02:04,720 --> 00:02:10,720 So Gareth was previously a youth pastor at Sedgley Community Church and has lived down south for quite a while now. 45 00:02:10,720 --> 00:02:12,720 But you are right. 46 00:02:12,720 --> 00:02:15,720 You've been written and you're producing an amazing production. 47 00:02:15,720 --> 00:02:18,720 Do you want to tell us a little bit about it as well? 48 00:02:18,720 --> 00:02:22,720 This Thursday night at Dormston Mill Theatre, what are you doing, mate? 49 00:02:22,720 --> 00:02:23,720 Thank you. 50 00:02:23,720 --> 00:02:32,720 So, yeah, on Thursday night, we've got a world premiere of this musical that God laid it on my heart to write. 51 00:02:32,720 --> 00:02:35,720 And there's a poster at the back. 52 00:02:35,720 --> 00:02:36,720 I didn't see that. 53 00:02:36,720 --> 00:02:38,720 Thank you so much. 54 00:02:38,720 --> 00:02:44,720 And we're just praying that God will use this both to encourage us as Christians, as believers, 55 00:02:44,720 --> 00:02:51,720 but also that it could be used as a gospel event for people to invite a friend along who maybe wouldn't normally come along to church 56 00:02:51,720 --> 00:02:59,720 or maybe hasn't been to church for a while to come in a hopefully creative way to hear the good news of Jesus. 57 00:02:59,720 --> 00:03:02,720 And so we've got a professional cast of eight. 58 00:03:02,720 --> 00:03:07,720 And yeah, we're touring. 59 00:03:07,720 --> 00:03:09,720 This is the first night. 60 00:03:09,720 --> 00:03:10,720 And then we're doing Thursday. 61 00:03:10,720 --> 00:03:11,720 Friday is going to be in West London. 62 00:03:11,720 --> 00:03:13,720 Saturday is in Chelsea in London. 63 00:03:13,720 --> 00:03:14,720 And then... 64 00:03:14,720 --> 00:03:17,720 Sold out show in Chelsea. 65 00:03:17,720 --> 00:03:20,720 Praise the Lord. 66 00:03:20,720 --> 00:03:24,720 And then Sunday will be in Whitney in West Oxfordshire. 67 00:03:24,720 --> 00:03:25,720 So appreciate your prayers. 68 00:03:25,720 --> 00:03:28,720 And if you're able to come along, it's not too late to book tickets. 69 00:03:28,720 --> 00:03:34,720 In fact, there's a special discount code if you're interested. 70 00:03:34,720 --> 00:03:35,720 Okay. 71 00:03:35,720 --> 00:03:38,720 Springs 20 will give you 20% off. 72 00:03:38,720 --> 00:03:39,720 I'll leave it there. 73 00:03:39,720 --> 00:03:40,720 What? 74 00:03:40,720 --> 00:03:41,720 Come here. 75 00:03:41,720 --> 00:03:43,720 Come here, guys, come here, come here, guys, guys, come here, come here. 76 00:03:43,720 --> 00:03:46,720 Listen, so this is an amazing thing that you're doing, mate. 77 00:03:46,720 --> 00:03:49,720 And you're an incredibly humble guy. 78 00:03:49,720 --> 00:03:51,720 You have written this from scratch. 79 00:03:51,720 --> 00:03:55,720 You're telling a story of an amazing Christian man. 80 00:03:55,720 --> 00:03:57,720 If you know the hymn, it is Well With My Soul. 81 00:03:57,720 --> 00:04:00,720 So telling the story around that song. 82 00:04:00,720 --> 00:04:05,720 And so can we just throw our hands towards Gareth in a posture of prayer 83 00:04:05,720 --> 00:04:09,720 and ask that God would use him and bless him and anoint this production? 84 00:04:09,720 --> 00:04:13,720 And the last thing Gareth wants is for it to be a cold script. 85 00:04:13,720 --> 00:04:16,720 What he would much rather is the anointing of the Spirit of God all over it. 86 00:04:16,720 --> 00:04:18,720 And so we know it already has it. 87 00:04:18,720 --> 00:04:20,720 And so, Father, we pray in the name of Jesus, Lord God, 88 00:04:20,720 --> 00:04:25,720 that every word that is spoken, every act that is acted, Lord Jesus, 89 00:04:25,720 --> 00:04:29,720 we pray, God, that it would lead people into a hunger for who you are. 90 00:04:29,720 --> 00:04:33,720 And, Father, I pray, God, that Gareth would have the most phenomenal, 91 00:04:33,720 --> 00:04:37,720 phenomenal stories as he tours around the country, Lord God, 92 00:04:37,720 --> 00:04:40,720 of so many men, women and children coming to him afterwards and saying, 93 00:04:40,720 --> 00:04:43,720 tonight it's Well With My Soul too. 94 00:04:43,720 --> 00:04:45,720 Father, let it be well with so many souls. 95 00:04:45,720 --> 00:04:51,720 Father, bless him, bless his wife, Lord bless his family, Jesus bless the cast. 96 00:04:51,720 --> 00:04:54,720 Yeah, God, let it be an amazing opening night on Thursday. 97 00:04:54,720 --> 00:04:57,720 In Jesus' name. Amen. 98 00:04:57,720 --> 00:04:59,720 Bless you. Bless you. 99 00:04:59,720 --> 00:05:02,720 Amazing. So Thursday night is coming. 100 00:05:02,720 --> 00:05:05,720 I'm going, I'm going. Bring a friend. 101 00:05:05,720 --> 00:05:07,720 Amazing. Spring's 20. 102 00:05:07,720 --> 00:05:10,720 Cheeky little discount in there as well. Amazing. 103 00:05:10,720 --> 00:05:12,720 Well, let's get into the word tonight. 104 00:05:12,720 --> 00:05:16,720 And I want to start by saying, do you know what Spring's Church is all about? 105 00:05:16,720 --> 00:05:21,720 If you've been here for a while, you will know that there are four pillars, 106 00:05:21,720 --> 00:05:25,720 four characteristics, four flavors, four things that we want to make sure 107 00:05:25,720 --> 00:05:27,720 that we are at the very least as a church. 108 00:05:27,720 --> 00:05:34,720 All those old schoolers from the pub days, we are people of faith, hope, love and joy. 109 00:05:34,720 --> 00:05:39,720 And the Apostle Paul, he says, when it all boils down to this faith thing, 110 00:05:39,720 --> 00:05:43,720 it all boils down to these three things, faith, hope and love, 111 00:05:43,720 --> 00:05:45,720 but the most important is love. 112 00:05:45,720 --> 00:05:47,720 And we reckoned as a leadership when we planted this church 113 00:05:47,720 --> 00:05:50,720 that faith, hope and love will overflow with joy. 114 00:05:50,720 --> 00:05:54,720 And so we are to be a church full of faith, hope, love and joy. 115 00:05:54,720 --> 00:05:57,720 Now, can I give a little bit of a mention? 116 00:05:57,720 --> 00:06:00,720 We have a lot of new people in church that have been coming to our church 117 00:06:00,720 --> 00:06:02,720 for the last few months, maybe even the last few weeks. 118 00:06:02,720 --> 00:06:04,720 If you're a springster through and through and you've been around a while, 119 00:06:04,720 --> 00:06:07,720 make sure you're saying hi and hello and welcoming people. 120 00:06:07,720 --> 00:06:11,720 And if you're new, feel free to be part of the family from day one. 121 00:06:11,720 --> 00:06:14,720 Nothing is off limits. This is not an exclusive club. 122 00:06:14,720 --> 00:06:16,720 This is a family to become a part of. 123 00:06:16,720 --> 00:06:20,720 And so if you've heard about teams that you'd love to serve on, come and see me. 124 00:06:20,720 --> 00:06:22,720 Of course you can serve on a team. 125 00:06:22,720 --> 00:06:25,720 If you've heard about life groups and being discipled by a group of people, 126 00:06:25,720 --> 00:06:29,720 hungry for God together, don't wait around for three or six months. 127 00:06:29,720 --> 00:06:31,720 Come and get involved. Is that okay? 128 00:06:31,720 --> 00:06:36,720 So if you've recently joined Springs, we are so very blessed to have you here. 129 00:06:36,720 --> 00:06:38,720 Let me tell you what Springs is all about. 130 00:06:38,720 --> 00:06:41,720 And if you feel it in your heart, you can amen with me, okay? 131 00:06:41,720 --> 00:06:47,720 Springs is a Bible-believing, God-honouring, Jesus-following, people-loving, 132 00:06:47,720 --> 00:06:53,720 committed to the Great Commission, fully dunking, baptising, Holy Spirit-filled church. 133 00:06:53,720 --> 00:06:58,720 That's our heritage. That's our present. And that is our future. 134 00:06:58,720 --> 00:06:59,720 Are you up for it? 135 00:06:59,720 --> 00:07:03,720 If it's a little bit loud, let's turn it down a bit. 136 00:07:03,720 --> 00:07:05,720 This is what Springs is all about. 137 00:07:05,720 --> 00:07:09,720 Whatever God has for us, we want it. 138 00:07:09,720 --> 00:07:10,720 Hello? 139 00:07:10,720 --> 00:07:16,720 Whatever God promises, we believe that we can be beneficiaries of those promises. 140 00:07:16,720 --> 00:07:19,720 If Jesus said it, we can expect it. 141 00:07:19,720 --> 00:07:23,720 If Jesus said we could, we'll give it a go. 142 00:07:23,720 --> 00:07:24,720 Are you with me this evening? 143 00:07:24,720 --> 00:07:27,720 If Jesus commanded it, we're up for it. 144 00:07:27,720 --> 00:07:28,720 Is that okay? 145 00:07:28,720 --> 00:07:31,720 That's what this church is about. 146 00:07:31,720 --> 00:07:37,720 On the 11th of June, in just two Sundays' time, we're going to be putting together the Nonagon. 147 00:07:37,720 --> 00:07:42,720 It's not an MMA octagon. It's a Nonagon, a nine-sided baptismal tank. 148 00:07:42,720 --> 00:07:46,720 And we're going to be baptising, so far, three people. 149 00:07:46,720 --> 00:07:47,720 How good is that? 150 00:07:47,720 --> 00:07:50,720 If you've never been baptised in water, Jesus said, 151 00:07:50,720 --> 00:07:56,720 look, go and make disciples of all nations, baptising them in the name of the Father, Son and Holy Spirit. 152 00:07:56,720 --> 00:07:58,720 Listen, if you've been christened, that's cool. 153 00:07:58,720 --> 00:08:00,720 I don't know what your background is. That might be the case. 154 00:08:00,720 --> 00:08:04,720 In this church, the baptism we practice is full immersion adult baptism. 155 00:08:04,720 --> 00:08:07,720 And so, if you've never been baptised in that way, come and see us. 156 00:08:07,720 --> 00:08:11,720 We'd love to baptise you, talk about baptism and what it's all about. 157 00:08:11,720 --> 00:08:13,720 How exciting is that going to be? 158 00:08:13,720 --> 00:08:15,720 Can't wait. We can't wait. 159 00:08:15,720 --> 00:08:18,720 Pentecost Sunday. 160 00:08:18,720 --> 00:08:22,720 We believe that God is just one, everyone say one, 161 00:08:22,720 --> 00:08:28,720 but we actually happen to believe as Christians that God is three distinct persons in one. 162 00:08:28,720 --> 00:08:30,720 That's a good deal. 163 00:08:30,720 --> 00:08:36,720 And we believe that God is Father, that God is Son and that God is Holy Spirit. 164 00:08:36,720 --> 00:08:40,720 And the three persons of God make up the fullness of who God is. 165 00:08:40,720 --> 00:08:44,720 Pete, how on earth can one God be three? I don't know. 166 00:08:44,720 --> 00:08:48,720 But if we could work it all out completely, he would not be God, 167 00:08:48,720 --> 00:08:50,720 because we'd be smart enough to understand everything that he is. 168 00:08:50,720 --> 00:08:54,720 So the fact that he is a mystery is very exciting for us, 169 00:08:54,720 --> 00:08:58,720 because there's always something to know more about God, always something to learn about God. 170 00:08:58,720 --> 00:09:02,720 The Holy Spirit, the Father and the Son, known as the Holy Trinity, 171 00:09:02,720 --> 00:09:08,720 it is what the Bible confidently calls and is not a shame to say, a mystery. 172 00:09:08,720 --> 00:09:09,720 A mystery. 173 00:09:09,720 --> 00:09:13,720 And it's okay to press into the mystery, especially when it's God. 174 00:09:13,720 --> 00:09:16,720 We know that it's going to be loving, we know it's going to be full of grace, 175 00:09:16,720 --> 00:09:19,720 we know that these mysteries that he has for us are going to bring life. 176 00:09:19,720 --> 00:09:23,720 If you're saved today, if you know Jesus as your Lord and Saviour, 177 00:09:23,720 --> 00:09:27,720 it was the Father's love that drew you to him. 178 00:09:27,720 --> 00:09:34,720 If you're a Christian today, it was the sacrifice of Jesus that paved the way for your salvation. 179 00:09:34,720 --> 00:09:40,720 And if you're a Christian today, it's the Holy Spirit who right now is living on the inside of you. 180 00:09:40,720 --> 00:09:46,720 One of my favourite scriptures says that it was the Father who sent the Spirit of his Son into our hearts, 181 00:09:46,720 --> 00:09:49,720 so that we know that we're children of God. 182 00:09:49,720 --> 00:09:52,720 So if you're sitting in this church today and you know you're a child of God, 183 00:09:52,720 --> 00:09:58,720 the only reason you know it in your knower is because the Holy Spirit is right there in the centre of your being 184 00:09:58,720 --> 00:10:01,720 since the day you called on Jesus Christ. 185 00:10:01,720 --> 00:10:04,720 If you don't know that you know that you're a child of God today, 186 00:10:04,720 --> 00:10:08,720 I want to encourage you that the invitation of Jesus to be your Lord and Saviour 187 00:10:08,720 --> 00:10:12,720 will usher in the presence of God himself into your very life. 188 00:10:12,720 --> 00:10:14,720 Is that good news this afternoon? 189 00:10:14,720 --> 00:10:17,720 Is this Spring's church or Sleep Church? 190 00:10:17,720 --> 00:10:21,720 This is good news. This is amazing, amazing news. 191 00:10:21,720 --> 00:10:27,720 To be Christian means this, to know and to be known by your Heavenly Father. 192 00:10:27,720 --> 00:10:34,720 It's to be a disciple apprentice of Jesus, and it's to be a temple, a vessel of the Holy Spirit of God himself. 193 00:10:34,720 --> 00:10:38,720 Oh man, let's press into the mystery a little more, shall we? 194 00:10:38,720 --> 00:10:46,720 This Holy Spirit idea wasn't just a bolt on idea at the end of Jesus' early ministry, earthly ministry I should say. 195 00:10:46,720 --> 00:10:51,720 The idea of the Holy Spirit of God was right there at the beginning, right from creation itself. 196 00:10:51,720 --> 00:10:55,720 But I'm not going to go back that far, we're going to be a bit more recent. 197 00:10:55,720 --> 00:10:58,720 We're going to have a little look at the prophet Moses. 198 00:10:58,720 --> 00:11:03,720 Moses is the patriarch of our faith. In other words, he's a forefather. 199 00:11:03,720 --> 00:11:09,720 If it wasn't for the prophets, the patriarchs, the mothers and fathers in the faith that had gone before us, 200 00:11:09,720 --> 00:11:12,720 we would not be sitting here in the freedom that our hearts have. 201 00:11:12,720 --> 00:11:16,720 It's so important that we call to mind how God used such people. 202 00:11:16,720 --> 00:11:21,720 In Exodus 33, verse 12 to 19, Moses has got some questions for God. 203 00:11:21,720 --> 00:11:26,720 He's got some ideas, he's got some things he wants to talk with God about. 204 00:11:26,720 --> 00:11:31,720 Moses says to the Lord, see, you say to me, God, bring up these people. 205 00:11:31,720 --> 00:11:36,720 You remember Moses, the guy bringing the Israelite slaves out of captivity in Egypt. 206 00:11:36,720 --> 00:11:43,720 See, God, you say to me, bring up these people, but you've not let me know whom you will send me with. 207 00:11:43,720 --> 00:11:48,720 You have said, I know you by name, Moses, and you have also found favor in my sight. 208 00:11:48,720 --> 00:11:52,720 Now, therefore, I know I've found favor in your sight. 209 00:11:52,720 --> 00:11:59,720 Please show me now your ways that I may know you in order to find favor in your sight. 210 00:11:59,720 --> 00:12:03,720 Consider to God that this nation is your people. 211 00:12:03,720 --> 00:12:09,720 And God said, my presence will go with you, and I will give you rest. 212 00:12:09,720 --> 00:12:14,720 I can imagine Moses being slapped around the chops as God speaks to him. 213 00:12:14,720 --> 00:12:17,720 I will give you my presence, and I will give you rest. 214 00:12:17,720 --> 00:12:21,720 And then Moses starts to make some rhetorical statements. 215 00:12:21,720 --> 00:12:27,720 He said, if your presence will not go with me, don't bring us any further than here. 216 00:12:27,720 --> 00:12:33,720 But how shall it be known that I have found favor in your sight, I and your people? 217 00:12:33,720 --> 00:12:38,720 Is it not your going with us so that we are distinct, I and your people, 218 00:12:38,720 --> 00:12:42,720 from every other people on the face of the planet? 219 00:12:42,720 --> 00:12:47,720 And the Lord said to Moses, this very thing that you have spoken I will do, 220 00:12:47,720 --> 00:12:51,720 for you have found favor in my sight, and I know you by name. 221 00:12:51,720 --> 00:12:54,720 Moses said, please show me your glory. 222 00:12:54,720 --> 00:12:57,720 I will make my goodness pass before you, says God, 223 00:12:57,720 --> 00:13:01,720 and will proclaim before you my name, the Lord. 224 00:13:01,720 --> 00:13:04,720 And I will be gracious to whom I will be gracious, 225 00:13:04,720 --> 00:13:09,720 and I will show mercy on whom I will show mercy. 226 00:13:09,720 --> 00:13:16,720 As a Christian in 2023, as somebody who may be exploring the Christian faith in 2023, 227 00:13:16,720 --> 00:13:19,720 perhaps you say things along the similar lines of Moses. 228 00:13:19,720 --> 00:13:25,720 Maybe you say today, God, you say to me, live this Christian life, 229 00:13:25,720 --> 00:13:31,720 be my disciple, be an example, to live in the freedom you've paid for, 230 00:13:31,720 --> 00:13:36,720 but you've not let me in on how to do it. 231 00:13:36,720 --> 00:13:39,720 You say, you know my name and I've found favor in your sight, 232 00:13:39,720 --> 00:13:43,720 now then, please show me your ways so I know how to live in a way 233 00:13:43,720 --> 00:13:47,720 that keeps finding favor in your sight. 234 00:13:47,720 --> 00:13:49,720 This heart is yours, God. 235 00:13:49,720 --> 00:13:52,720 Just like he said to Moses, he says to us today, 236 00:13:52,720 --> 00:13:57,720 my presence will go with you, I will give you rest. 237 00:13:57,720 --> 00:14:02,720 And just like Moses in his rhetorical not needing an answer question, question, 238 00:14:02,720 --> 00:14:04,720 that he says we can ask the same question, God, 239 00:14:04,720 --> 00:14:08,720 since you have given us your presence, is it not that that makes us distinct 240 00:14:08,720 --> 00:14:13,720 from every other personality, person, people, tribe on the face of planet Earth? 241 00:14:13,720 --> 00:14:17,720 Church, this afternoon, the thing that makes us distinctly Christian is not our 242 00:14:17,720 --> 00:14:19,720 church attendance. 243 00:14:19,720 --> 00:14:23,720 The thing that makes us distinctly Christian is not our religious reading 244 00:14:23,720 --> 00:14:25,720 of Scriptures every single day. 245 00:14:25,720 --> 00:14:28,720 The thing that makes us distinctly Christian is not the kindness 246 00:14:28,720 --> 00:14:29,720 we show to people. 247 00:14:29,720 --> 00:14:36,720 The thing that makes us distinctly Christian is the Holy Spirit in us. 248 00:14:36,720 --> 00:14:40,720 That's the one thing that makes us distinctly different. 249 00:14:40,720 --> 00:14:43,760 I am glad that God would not just have me 250 00:14:43,760 --> 00:14:46,760 harbour a long life on just some cold, 251 00:14:46,760 --> 00:14:49,280 you know, placid religious experience. 252 00:14:49,280 --> 00:14:52,040 The thing that makes it distinctive to be a Christian 253 00:14:52,040 --> 00:14:54,640 is the very presence of the God I worship 254 00:14:54,640 --> 00:14:56,840 in my life and in your life. 255 00:14:56,840 --> 00:14:58,480 Is that good news today? 256 00:14:58,480 --> 00:15:00,360 So the first thing this afternoon 257 00:15:00,360 --> 00:15:02,440 that we're talking about is the Holy Spirit 258 00:15:02,440 --> 00:15:06,000 is who makes us distinctive in this faith. 259 00:15:06,000 --> 00:15:08,160 Is that good news this afternoon? 260 00:15:08,160 --> 00:15:10,520 We're all made in the image of God, you see. 261 00:15:10,520 --> 00:15:12,360 But for those who trust the Father 262 00:15:12,360 --> 00:15:14,200 and believe in Jesus Christ, 263 00:15:14,200 --> 00:15:17,400 and for those who take the Holy Spirit at His word, 264 00:15:17,400 --> 00:15:19,680 those who are created in God's image 265 00:15:19,680 --> 00:15:22,560 become filled with the Spirit of the same God 266 00:15:22,560 --> 00:15:23,520 who created us. 267 00:15:23,520 --> 00:15:25,440 Is that phenomenal or what? 268 00:15:25,440 --> 00:15:27,040 What a holy combination. 269 00:15:29,240 --> 00:15:32,800 So it's the Holy Spirit that gives us our distinctiveness 270 00:15:32,800 --> 00:15:33,880 in the world. 271 00:15:33,880 --> 00:15:34,920 That's why Jesus said, 272 00:15:34,920 --> 00:15:37,720 you can be light in a dark world. 273 00:15:37,720 --> 00:15:41,120 That's why you can be salt and bring flavor 274 00:15:41,120 --> 00:15:43,920 to a world that is crying out to taste something good. 275 00:15:44,840 --> 00:15:45,840 So the second thing is this, 276 00:15:45,840 --> 00:15:47,280 you're with me this afternoon. 277 00:15:47,280 --> 00:15:48,800 Let's get it on the screen. 278 00:15:48,800 --> 00:15:50,320 Next one. 279 00:15:50,320 --> 00:15:51,200 Keep going along. 280 00:15:52,160 --> 00:15:57,080 It is the Holy Spirit who directs us in our discipleship. 281 00:15:57,080 --> 00:16:01,480 It is the Holy Spirit who directs us in our discipleship. 282 00:16:01,480 --> 00:16:02,520 If you've grown up in church 283 00:16:02,520 --> 00:16:04,120 or you've been around church for a long time, 284 00:16:04,120 --> 00:16:06,240 you'll have people you look up to, correct? 285 00:16:06,240 --> 00:16:07,080 Me too. 286 00:16:07,080 --> 00:16:09,480 And I might be someone you look up to. 287 00:16:09,480 --> 00:16:10,320 That's scary. 288 00:16:11,640 --> 00:16:14,440 We've got people who are heroes in our faith journeys. 289 00:16:14,440 --> 00:16:16,040 My dad is a huge hero. 290 00:16:16,040 --> 00:16:18,600 My dad is not just my dad, he's also my spiritual father. 291 00:16:18,600 --> 00:16:20,120 He taught me the things of the Lord. 292 00:16:20,120 --> 00:16:21,360 So we did my mom. 293 00:16:21,360 --> 00:16:23,360 And so I've got heroes in faith. 294 00:16:23,360 --> 00:16:24,560 John Rowe is a hero. 295 00:16:24,560 --> 00:16:26,400 Mel Allen's a hero in my faith journey. 296 00:16:26,400 --> 00:16:28,840 So many heroes in my faith journey, 297 00:16:28,840 --> 00:16:32,920 people who have mentored and discipled me on purpose 298 00:16:32,920 --> 00:16:34,120 or by accident, 299 00:16:34,120 --> 00:16:36,400 but we watch their example and we go, 300 00:16:36,400 --> 00:16:38,880 I wanna follow Jesus like they follow Jesus. 301 00:16:38,880 --> 00:16:41,600 Do you know what I'm coming from this afternoon? 302 00:16:41,600 --> 00:16:45,920 Hey, when I was there in 2006, I was a 22 year old teacher. 303 00:16:45,920 --> 00:16:49,120 I was fresh out of university and I'd learned everything 304 00:16:49,120 --> 00:16:50,560 and I'd got all the theory 305 00:16:50,560 --> 00:16:52,520 about how to be a history teacher. 306 00:16:52,520 --> 00:16:55,120 And then I actually started teaching 307 00:16:55,120 --> 00:16:59,080 and I had to apply what I'd learned at university 308 00:16:59,080 --> 00:17:01,200 into the real world situations. 309 00:17:01,200 --> 00:17:03,800 I'm 22 and I'm from Gornal. 310 00:17:03,800 --> 00:17:06,720 And I end up in the school, Ormiston Forge Academy. 311 00:17:06,720 --> 00:17:08,760 Yes, Jake, head of music over there. 312 00:17:08,760 --> 00:17:12,280 And I've got to teach these old hill kids 313 00:17:12,280 --> 00:17:13,880 that I absolutely loved. 314 00:17:13,880 --> 00:17:17,320 But I'll be honest with you, I became a teacher 315 00:17:17,320 --> 00:17:19,480 and then I was in the staff meetings 316 00:17:19,480 --> 00:17:23,440 where all the abbreviations under the sun would come out. 317 00:17:23,440 --> 00:17:26,960 And suddenly I'd have to learn who the hoois were, 318 00:17:26,960 --> 00:17:28,200 the heads of year. 319 00:17:28,200 --> 00:17:30,800 And then I'd have to learn who the assistant hoois were. 320 00:17:30,800 --> 00:17:34,040 And then I'd have to learn who the SLT members were. 321 00:17:34,040 --> 00:17:37,280 And then I'd have to learn about different strategies 322 00:17:37,280 --> 00:17:39,720 and then I'd have to learn about who the DSL was. 323 00:17:39,720 --> 00:17:42,040 And I'd sit in meetings as a 22 year old 324 00:17:42,040 --> 00:17:45,040 pretending I knew exactly what everyone was on about. 325 00:17:45,040 --> 00:17:48,280 I didn't have a clue, did not have a clue. 326 00:17:48,280 --> 00:17:51,760 Thankfully, I had a mentor called Louise Tromans. 327 00:17:51,760 --> 00:17:53,640 And she taught me through my first year. 328 00:17:53,640 --> 00:17:56,720 She was my mentor in my first year. 329 00:17:56,720 --> 00:17:58,240 I was able to ask her questions 330 00:17:58,240 --> 00:18:00,760 so that when I was feeling a little bit out of my depth, 331 00:18:00,760 --> 00:18:02,640 I'd go, Louise, I actually haven't got a clue 332 00:18:02,640 --> 00:18:03,600 what people are talking about. 333 00:18:03,600 --> 00:18:04,680 Can you help me out here? 334 00:18:04,680 --> 00:18:06,280 It was like a whole new language 335 00:18:06,280 --> 00:18:09,080 if I was gonna succeed in this role. 336 00:18:09,080 --> 00:18:12,080 Sometimes it can be like that when we become Christians. 337 00:18:12,080 --> 00:18:16,040 We become a Christian, we've got this new kind of thing 338 00:18:16,040 --> 00:18:17,960 that we're a part of, this new person 339 00:18:17,960 --> 00:18:20,000 that we've become in Christ Jesus, 340 00:18:20,000 --> 00:18:24,040 but we need mentors to help us out with the lingo, anyone. 341 00:18:24,040 --> 00:18:27,400 We need mentors to help us to work out how to live the life 342 00:18:27,400 --> 00:18:29,280 that God has called us to. 343 00:18:29,280 --> 00:18:31,680 Have you ever been challenged by a brother or sister 344 00:18:31,680 --> 00:18:34,760 in church and say, look, you are amazing, 345 00:18:34,760 --> 00:18:36,320 but if we're gonna be like Christ, 346 00:18:36,320 --> 00:18:38,440 we're gonna walk this way and not that way. 347 00:18:38,440 --> 00:18:40,480 Have you ever had those conversations? 348 00:18:40,480 --> 00:18:43,440 If that's a no, it's about time you add some. 349 00:18:43,440 --> 00:18:45,320 And you can find mentors in people 350 00:18:45,320 --> 00:18:46,840 who have been Christians for longer. 351 00:18:46,840 --> 00:18:49,480 You can be impressed or maybe amazed or inspired 352 00:18:49,480 --> 00:18:51,840 by other preachers that you see on the internet 353 00:18:51,840 --> 00:18:53,840 or on podcasts or anything like that, 354 00:18:53,840 --> 00:18:58,840 but nothing compares to the divine mentor, 355 00:19:00,280 --> 00:19:02,880 that is the Holy Spirit. 356 00:19:02,880 --> 00:19:06,360 Nothing compares to the mentorship, 357 00:19:06,360 --> 00:19:09,000 the leadership of the Holy Spirit. 358 00:19:09,000 --> 00:19:10,960 You see, we're not called to be converts. 359 00:19:10,960 --> 00:19:12,240 Did you know that? 360 00:19:12,240 --> 00:19:15,160 We're called to be disciples. 361 00:19:15,160 --> 00:19:17,360 Do you know what a disciple is? 362 00:19:17,360 --> 00:19:19,920 A disciple is someone who learns. 363 00:19:19,920 --> 00:19:22,200 A disciple is a pupil. 364 00:19:22,200 --> 00:19:24,760 If I'm a disciple of Jesus, 365 00:19:24,760 --> 00:19:28,560 I've enrolled into the school of Jesus 366 00:19:28,560 --> 00:19:32,560 and I wanna learn from him and I wanna become like him. 367 00:19:32,560 --> 00:19:34,240 I'm so amazed by what he can do 368 00:19:34,240 --> 00:19:36,000 and who he is that I wanna become. 369 00:19:36,000 --> 00:19:37,920 And do you know the scriptures promise 370 00:19:37,920 --> 00:19:39,840 that we will become ever more Christ-like 371 00:19:39,840 --> 00:19:41,440 when he is our desire. 372 00:19:41,440 --> 00:19:42,320 Is that amazing? 373 00:19:43,280 --> 00:19:45,200 I love the way a pastor in America says, 374 00:19:45,200 --> 00:19:46,640 he says, if you're a Christian today, 375 00:19:46,640 --> 00:19:50,360 you are simply this, an apprentice of Jesus. 376 00:19:50,360 --> 00:19:51,840 Isn't that gorgeous? 377 00:19:51,840 --> 00:19:54,440 You're an apprentice of Jesus. 378 00:19:54,440 --> 00:19:55,880 Wayne and Sarah, not in today, 379 00:19:55,880 --> 00:19:58,640 but I love Wayne and Sarah and I think they're amazing. 380 00:19:58,640 --> 00:20:00,000 And Wayne's an electrician. 381 00:20:00,000 --> 00:20:03,200 He runs his own business and his son is his apprentice. 382 00:20:03,200 --> 00:20:05,320 Isn't that a beautiful picture? 383 00:20:05,320 --> 00:20:06,880 And so I'm guessing as an apprentice 384 00:20:06,880 --> 00:20:08,760 that they're doing jobs together. 385 00:20:08,760 --> 00:20:11,800 He's showing his lad how to actually wire things up 386 00:20:11,800 --> 00:20:13,480 and how not to get electrocuted 387 00:20:13,480 --> 00:20:16,240 and how to put lighting across, I don't know, 388 00:20:16,240 --> 00:20:19,640 spots in a new kind of constructed house or whatever. 389 00:20:19,640 --> 00:20:21,280 And they do it together. 390 00:20:21,280 --> 00:20:22,280 They learn together. 391 00:20:22,280 --> 00:20:25,560 And I love this about Jesus because Jesus promised us 392 00:20:25,560 --> 00:20:27,680 that when he ascended back to heaven, 393 00:20:27,680 --> 00:20:32,200 he would not leave us without someone to follow. 394 00:20:32,200 --> 00:20:35,800 Look what the scriptures say, John 14, verse 27. 395 00:20:35,800 --> 00:20:37,200 Jesus himself said this, he says, 396 00:20:37,200 --> 00:20:40,520 if you love me, you will keep my commandments. 397 00:20:40,520 --> 00:20:42,680 And I will ask the Father and he will give you 398 00:20:42,680 --> 00:20:45,600 another helper to be with you forever, 399 00:20:45,600 --> 00:20:48,040 even the spirit of truth. 400 00:20:48,040 --> 00:20:50,840 You can't, the world cannot receive 401 00:20:50,840 --> 00:20:53,880 because it neither sees him or knows him, 402 00:20:53,880 --> 00:20:54,840 but you know him. 403 00:20:54,840 --> 00:20:56,600 Does anyone know him today? 404 00:20:56,600 --> 00:21:00,520 For he dwells with you and will be within you. 405 00:21:01,600 --> 00:21:03,560 Isn't that incredible? 406 00:21:03,560 --> 00:21:05,360 Jesus promised to send us the Holy Spirit 407 00:21:05,360 --> 00:21:09,240 so that we could carry on our apprenticeship of Jesus. 408 00:21:10,360 --> 00:21:12,920 You know the word, if you love me, that word love there, 409 00:21:12,920 --> 00:21:14,880 it's a Greek word, it's agapeo. 410 00:21:14,880 --> 00:21:16,520 Can you say agapeo? 411 00:21:16,520 --> 00:21:19,400 Agapeo, and agapeo, some people boil it down 412 00:21:19,400 --> 00:21:20,720 to simply meaning compassion. 413 00:21:20,720 --> 00:21:22,240 It's a bit more than that. 414 00:21:22,240 --> 00:21:24,400 Agapeo actually means to welcome, 415 00:21:25,440 --> 00:21:28,920 to entertain in the way that you host. 416 00:21:28,920 --> 00:21:30,320 So if you've got guests in your house, 417 00:21:30,320 --> 00:21:32,120 you entertain the guests, you see? 418 00:21:33,200 --> 00:21:36,760 The root word for agapeo means to befriend. 419 00:21:36,760 --> 00:21:38,400 So let's rewrite that scripture, 420 00:21:38,400 --> 00:21:39,680 let's reinterpret it a little bit. 421 00:21:39,680 --> 00:21:43,320 If you love me, in other words, if you welcome Jesus, 422 00:21:43,320 --> 00:21:46,120 if you host him in your life, 423 00:21:46,120 --> 00:21:49,480 if you befriend the person of Jesus, 424 00:21:49,480 --> 00:21:50,960 what does he say will happen? 425 00:21:50,960 --> 00:21:55,320 The Spirit of God himself will come and be with us 426 00:21:55,320 --> 00:21:56,920 and within us. 427 00:21:56,920 --> 00:21:58,360 Is that good news tonight? 428 00:21:58,360 --> 00:22:00,320 So how can I be filled with the Holy Spirit? 429 00:22:00,320 --> 00:22:03,240 It starts with, I love you, Lord. 430 00:22:03,240 --> 00:22:05,080 I love you, Lord. 431 00:22:05,080 --> 00:22:06,280 Being filled with the Holy Spirit 432 00:22:06,280 --> 00:22:08,040 starts with a love for Jesus. 433 00:22:08,920 --> 00:22:10,840 Not an applied religious practice 434 00:22:10,840 --> 00:22:12,760 or even a compassionate worldview. 435 00:22:12,760 --> 00:22:15,560 It starts with a love for Jesus. 436 00:22:15,560 --> 00:22:16,680 And I wanna encourage this afternoon 437 00:22:16,680 --> 00:22:21,280 that Jesus would never ever force his Holy Spirit upon you 438 00:22:21,280 --> 00:22:24,640 because the first move is, do we love him? 439 00:22:25,600 --> 00:22:26,880 And then he says, verse 18, he says, 440 00:22:26,880 --> 00:22:30,120 I will not leave you as orphans, I will come to you. 441 00:22:30,960 --> 00:22:33,600 Yet a little while and the world will see me no more, 442 00:22:33,600 --> 00:22:38,360 but you will see me because I live, you also will live. 443 00:22:38,360 --> 00:22:41,320 In that day, you will know that I am in my Father 444 00:22:41,320 --> 00:22:44,640 and you in me and I in you. 445 00:22:44,640 --> 00:22:46,200 If you're God's child this afternoon, 446 00:22:46,200 --> 00:22:47,480 it's because your body has become 447 00:22:47,480 --> 00:22:49,400 a temple of the Holy Spirit. 448 00:22:49,400 --> 00:22:50,560 God is in you. 449 00:22:50,560 --> 00:22:53,040 That's how you know you are saved. 450 00:22:53,040 --> 00:22:55,680 So on your most amazing Christian days, 451 00:22:55,680 --> 00:22:57,680 when you're praising from the mountain tops, 452 00:22:57,680 --> 00:22:59,760 you know you're a child of God. 453 00:22:59,760 --> 00:23:01,840 But even when you're in the lowest of the low, 454 00:23:01,840 --> 00:23:05,600 when you're down and life is just getting on top of you 455 00:23:05,600 --> 00:23:08,480 and you're stressed out your mind and anxiety rules, 456 00:23:08,480 --> 00:23:09,880 that's how even in those days, 457 00:23:09,880 --> 00:23:11,720 you can still know you're a child of God 458 00:23:11,720 --> 00:23:13,200 because that Holy Spirit that entered you 459 00:23:13,200 --> 00:23:16,800 the day you put your faith in Jesus is going nowhere. 460 00:23:16,800 --> 00:23:18,200 Thank you, Jesus. 461 00:23:19,200 --> 00:23:20,520 Verse 21, Jesus says, 462 00:23:20,520 --> 00:23:22,720 whoever has my commandments and keeps them, 463 00:23:22,720 --> 00:23:24,560 he is who loves me. 464 00:23:24,560 --> 00:23:26,960 And he who loves me, remember welcomes me, 465 00:23:26,960 --> 00:23:29,440 will be loved by my Father and I will love him 466 00:23:29,440 --> 00:23:32,120 and manifest myself to him. 467 00:23:32,120 --> 00:23:36,680 God, Jesus himself wants to manifest to us. 468 00:23:36,680 --> 00:23:37,520 Wow. 469 00:23:38,560 --> 00:23:41,760 Judas, not Iscariot, said to him, 470 00:23:41,760 --> 00:23:44,840 Lord, how is it that you will manifest yourself to us 471 00:23:44,840 --> 00:23:46,160 and not to the world? 472 00:23:46,160 --> 00:23:48,040 Jesus answered, if anyone loves me, 473 00:23:48,040 --> 00:23:50,560 he will keep my word and my Father will love him 474 00:23:50,560 --> 00:23:53,080 and we will come to him and make our home with him. 475 00:23:54,040 --> 00:23:57,880 So church, how will Jesus make himself known to us? 476 00:23:57,880 --> 00:24:00,400 According to the words of Jesus, number one, 477 00:24:00,400 --> 00:24:02,320 if we love him and welcome him, 478 00:24:03,520 --> 00:24:05,120 if we welcome his word, 479 00:24:06,200 --> 00:24:10,280 welcoming his word is welcoming God himself. 480 00:24:10,280 --> 00:24:14,240 That's what we can take from what the Lord himself says there. 481 00:24:14,240 --> 00:24:15,680 God makes his home in us. 482 00:24:15,680 --> 00:24:17,320 Verse 24, he says, 483 00:24:17,320 --> 00:24:20,080 whoever does not love me does not keep my words. 484 00:24:20,080 --> 00:24:21,840 And the word that you hear is not mine, 485 00:24:21,840 --> 00:24:23,800 but the Father's who sent me. 486 00:24:23,800 --> 00:24:26,760 These things I have spoken to you while I'm still with you, 487 00:24:26,760 --> 00:24:29,480 with the Helper, the Holy Spirit, 488 00:24:29,480 --> 00:24:31,200 whom the Father will send in my name, 489 00:24:31,200 --> 00:24:33,280 he will teach you all things 490 00:24:33,280 --> 00:24:36,640 and bring to your remembrance all that I have said to you. 491 00:24:36,640 --> 00:24:40,280 Peace I leave with you, my peace I give to you. 492 00:24:41,280 --> 00:24:43,440 Is that good news this afternoon? 493 00:24:43,440 --> 00:24:47,120 So firstly, it is the Holy Spirit of God 494 00:24:47,120 --> 00:24:50,840 that makes distinctive who we are 495 00:24:50,840 --> 00:24:52,640 as followers of Jesus Christ in this world. 496 00:24:52,640 --> 00:24:54,200 That is what makes us distinctive. 497 00:24:54,200 --> 00:24:57,920 Number two, it is the Holy Spirit who enables, 498 00:24:57,920 --> 00:25:01,200 who empowers, who leads us in discipleship. 499 00:25:02,320 --> 00:25:03,680 How you doing, apprentices? 500 00:25:04,760 --> 00:25:06,520 Thank you, Holy Spirit. 501 00:25:06,520 --> 00:25:10,120 And lastly, it is the Holy Spirit 502 00:25:10,120 --> 00:25:12,840 who makes our faith dynamic. 503 00:25:12,840 --> 00:25:15,120 Anyone impressed with the three Ds? 504 00:25:15,120 --> 00:25:16,960 It's a three D, it's a three D. 505 00:25:16,960 --> 00:25:17,800 It's like, you know, 506 00:25:17,800 --> 00:25:19,640 you can really get to grips with this evening. 507 00:25:19,640 --> 00:25:22,720 So it's about, it's about, I forgot. 508 00:25:23,640 --> 00:25:26,520 First one, it was about, what was it about? 509 00:25:26,520 --> 00:25:28,400 Distinctive, discipleship, 510 00:25:28,400 --> 00:25:30,000 but also it is the Holy Spirit 511 00:25:30,000 --> 00:25:33,640 that makes our faith dynamic. 512 00:25:33,640 --> 00:25:35,320 Acts chapter one, verse eight. 513 00:25:35,320 --> 00:25:36,840 You see, Jesus, he gone back, 514 00:25:36,840 --> 00:25:37,840 when he was about to go back to heaven, 515 00:25:37,840 --> 00:25:39,760 he told his disciples, 516 00:25:39,760 --> 00:25:41,640 his apprentices to stay in Jerusalem, 517 00:25:41,640 --> 00:25:43,280 stick together, pray together. 518 00:25:43,280 --> 00:25:44,560 It's gonna be a scary time, 519 00:25:44,560 --> 00:25:47,600 but hold on because something's gonna happen. 520 00:25:47,600 --> 00:25:49,320 Acts first one to eight, Jesus said, 521 00:25:49,320 --> 00:25:50,560 you will receive power. 522 00:25:50,560 --> 00:25:52,200 Everyone say power. 523 00:25:52,200 --> 00:25:54,960 Power when the Holy Spirit has come upon you 524 00:25:54,960 --> 00:25:57,920 and you shall be my witnesses both in Jerusalem 525 00:25:57,920 --> 00:25:59,960 and in all Judea and Samaria 526 00:25:59,960 --> 00:26:03,120 and even to the remotest parts of the earth. 527 00:26:03,120 --> 00:26:04,680 How incredible is that? 528 00:26:04,680 --> 00:26:07,200 Jesus promised to give us his power. 529 00:26:07,200 --> 00:26:08,920 Now I wanna give you a bit of information. 530 00:26:08,920 --> 00:26:11,800 The word power in Greek is the word dynamis. 531 00:26:11,800 --> 00:26:13,280 Everyone say dynamis. 532 00:26:13,280 --> 00:26:15,120 What does that remind you of? 533 00:26:15,120 --> 00:26:16,040 Dynamite. 534 00:26:16,040 --> 00:26:17,920 God wants to give us the kind of power 535 00:26:17,920 --> 00:26:20,200 that is in fact explosive. 536 00:26:20,200 --> 00:26:21,480 Not to blow things up, 537 00:26:21,480 --> 00:26:23,760 that's not the kind of faith we're a part of, all right? 538 00:26:23,760 --> 00:26:28,240 But to give us power that creates incredible change. 539 00:26:28,240 --> 00:26:29,560 Is that amazing? 540 00:26:29,560 --> 00:26:32,960 God wants to give us not just a discipleship journey, 541 00:26:32,960 --> 00:26:34,040 he wants to give us his power, 542 00:26:34,040 --> 00:26:35,760 he wants to give us his dynamis. 543 00:26:35,760 --> 00:26:36,600 Wow. 544 00:26:36,600 --> 00:26:37,680 What does dynamis means? 545 00:26:37,680 --> 00:26:41,200 It means he wants to give us his moral power 546 00:26:41,200 --> 00:26:44,720 that leads to excellence of the soul. 547 00:26:44,720 --> 00:26:46,920 It's the kind of power we need, right? 548 00:26:46,920 --> 00:26:48,120 What else does dynamis means? 549 00:26:48,120 --> 00:26:53,120 It means he will give us supernatural strength and ability. 550 00:26:53,120 --> 00:26:54,320 Wow. 551 00:26:54,320 --> 00:26:56,720 And it also means that he would give us power 552 00:26:56,720 --> 00:26:58,600 to perform miracles. 553 00:26:58,600 --> 00:26:59,440 Hello. 554 00:27:00,280 --> 00:27:02,440 Yeah, it's that kind of church. 555 00:27:02,440 --> 00:27:05,600 We believe that God still does miracles today. 556 00:27:06,520 --> 00:27:10,040 And it also means power for the sake of influence, 557 00:27:10,040 --> 00:27:13,360 to influence this world with his gospel. 558 00:27:13,360 --> 00:27:15,160 So I don't know about you, 559 00:27:15,160 --> 00:27:18,320 but I need the power of God in my life. 560 00:27:18,320 --> 00:27:21,720 Do you know the world needs the power of God in your life. 561 00:27:21,720 --> 00:27:23,160 Did you know that? 562 00:27:23,160 --> 00:27:24,000 Wow. 563 00:27:25,120 --> 00:27:26,880 When the day of Pentecost arrived, 564 00:27:26,880 --> 00:27:28,920 here it comes on the screen, Acts 2. 565 00:27:28,920 --> 00:27:31,040 When the day of Pentecost arrived, 566 00:27:31,040 --> 00:27:33,440 they were all together in one place. 567 00:27:33,440 --> 00:27:35,160 And suddenly there came from heaven 568 00:27:35,160 --> 00:27:38,520 a sound like a mighty rushing wind, 569 00:27:38,520 --> 00:27:41,680 and it filled the entire house where they were sitting. 570 00:27:41,680 --> 00:27:45,400 And then it divided this wind into tongues of fire 571 00:27:46,960 --> 00:27:49,160 and rested on each of them. 572 00:27:49,160 --> 00:27:51,600 And they were filled with the Holy Spirit, 573 00:27:51,600 --> 00:27:53,760 and they began to speak in other tongues 574 00:27:53,760 --> 00:27:56,360 as the Holy Spirit gave them utterance. 575 00:27:56,360 --> 00:27:59,480 Why did the Lord give the disciples 576 00:27:59,480 --> 00:28:04,480 his Holy Spirit power not to stay in, but to go out? 577 00:28:05,480 --> 00:28:08,400 This world needs some Christians with some guts 578 00:28:08,400 --> 00:28:10,720 to tell the story of the love of Jesus. 579 00:28:10,720 --> 00:28:12,160 And I really believe that as a church, 580 00:28:12,160 --> 00:28:15,080 we should always adopt the position 581 00:28:15,080 --> 00:28:18,080 that the gospel of Jesus Christ will not die out 582 00:28:18,080 --> 00:28:20,920 in my community while I'm alive. 583 00:28:20,920 --> 00:28:23,800 That should be my heart, and that should be your heart. 584 00:28:23,800 --> 00:28:25,680 As far as we are concerned, 585 00:28:25,680 --> 00:28:29,840 the message of Jesus will not die out on our watch. 586 00:28:29,840 --> 00:28:30,760 Come on now. 587 00:28:30,760 --> 00:28:32,000 And how is it possible? 588 00:28:32,000 --> 00:28:33,720 It's possible because of the dynamis 589 00:28:33,720 --> 00:28:36,440 of the power of the Holy Spirit. 590 00:28:36,440 --> 00:28:38,520 And the scriptures tell us that we don't just get filled 591 00:28:38,520 --> 00:28:39,680 with the Spirit one time, 592 00:28:39,680 --> 00:28:43,680 we go on being filled with the Holy Spirit. 593 00:28:43,680 --> 00:28:45,520 And for some people, for a lot of people, 594 00:28:45,520 --> 00:28:46,800 that looks like being blessed 595 00:28:46,800 --> 00:28:49,600 with different spiritual gifts. 596 00:28:49,600 --> 00:28:51,480 Some have the gift of tongues. 597 00:28:51,480 --> 00:28:54,280 Some are able to interpret the foreign language 598 00:28:54,280 --> 00:28:55,880 that the people are speaking 599 00:28:55,880 --> 00:28:58,120 that they don't know they're speaking. 600 00:28:58,120 --> 00:28:59,520 Thank God for that. 601 00:28:59,520 --> 00:29:01,040 So important. 602 00:29:01,040 --> 00:29:03,880 Some are given the gift of prophecy 603 00:29:03,880 --> 00:29:06,760 to receive what is true from God and speak it out 604 00:29:06,760 --> 00:29:10,080 so that people can be encouraged in their faith walk. 605 00:29:11,520 --> 00:29:12,800 That's dynamic, isn't it? 606 00:29:14,280 --> 00:29:18,120 Some people receive what's called the gift of discernment 607 00:29:18,120 --> 00:29:19,680 so they can walk into the room 608 00:29:19,680 --> 00:29:21,680 and know spiritually what's going on 609 00:29:21,680 --> 00:29:24,760 and make a difference in the name of Jesus Christ. 610 00:29:24,760 --> 00:29:26,120 Is that incredible? 611 00:29:26,120 --> 00:29:27,480 But it's not just about the gift, 612 00:29:27,480 --> 00:29:30,680 it's also about the character that develops within us. 613 00:29:30,680 --> 00:29:33,400 What happens is as we're filled with the Holy Spirit, 614 00:29:33,400 --> 00:29:35,160 oh man, you unpatient people, 615 00:29:35,160 --> 00:29:37,000 you're filled with a powerful patience 616 00:29:37,000 --> 00:29:39,040 that comes from God alone. 617 00:29:39,040 --> 00:29:41,800 Oh, patience, kindness, forbearance, 618 00:29:41,800 --> 00:29:43,600 all these fruits of the Spirit. 619 00:29:43,600 --> 00:29:45,600 We start to become more like Jesus. 620 00:29:45,600 --> 00:29:47,160 And there's no point being a Christian 621 00:29:47,160 --> 00:29:51,920 if we don't wanna become more like Jesus. 622 00:29:51,920 --> 00:29:53,760 Wow, wow. 623 00:29:55,800 --> 00:29:59,320 I don't wanna be powerful for my sake. 624 00:29:59,320 --> 00:30:01,320 You don't wanna be powerful for your name 625 00:30:01,320 --> 00:30:02,560 or your fame or for your sake. 626 00:30:02,560 --> 00:30:04,920 We wanna be powerful because the God who saved us 627 00:30:04,920 --> 00:30:09,440 is powerful and there's a world lost without him. 628 00:30:11,920 --> 00:30:12,960 What happened? 629 00:30:12,960 --> 00:30:14,840 The disciples were filled with the Holy Spirit 630 00:30:14,840 --> 00:30:16,040 and they went from being scared 631 00:30:16,040 --> 00:30:18,160 and intimidated in an upper room 632 00:30:18,160 --> 00:30:21,120 and they went out to be light to the world 633 00:30:21,120 --> 00:30:23,760 and we're sitting here as a result 634 00:30:23,760 --> 00:30:25,960 of the filling of the Holy Spirit that day. 635 00:30:27,520 --> 00:30:28,920 They were given the power of God, 636 00:30:28,920 --> 00:30:32,680 just like he promised to take the message of Jesus out. 637 00:30:32,680 --> 00:30:34,040 For the last 2000 years, 638 00:30:34,040 --> 00:30:37,280 God has continued the pouring out of his Holy Spirit. 639 00:30:37,280 --> 00:30:41,400 Every generation has been filled with the Holy Spirit. 640 00:30:41,400 --> 00:30:43,360 Every generation who says yes to Jesus 641 00:30:43,360 --> 00:30:46,760 has been filled with the Holy Spirit. 642 00:30:46,760 --> 00:30:48,880 Simple evidence is this. 643 00:30:48,880 --> 00:30:51,320 Christianity would have died out a long time ago 644 00:30:51,320 --> 00:30:53,960 if it wasn't for the Holy Spirit. 645 00:30:55,320 --> 00:30:58,160 Clearly, he's real. 646 00:30:58,160 --> 00:31:01,240 Clearly, he is in us. 647 00:31:01,240 --> 00:31:03,240 Thank you, Jesus. 648 00:31:03,240 --> 00:31:05,280 Right back at the start of it all, 649 00:31:05,280 --> 00:31:07,800 God called that Moses and the people of Israel 650 00:31:07,800 --> 00:31:09,320 to be people of the presence 651 00:31:09,320 --> 00:31:13,480 and he calls us today to be people of his presence. 652 00:31:13,480 --> 00:31:14,440 Is that good news? 653 00:31:15,680 --> 00:31:17,880 If you're a disciple apprentice of Jesus today 654 00:31:17,880 --> 00:31:19,600 and you've been wondering how, 655 00:31:19,600 --> 00:31:22,280 how on earth am I meant to go from glory to glory? 656 00:31:22,280 --> 00:31:24,520 How am I meant to grow spiritually? 657 00:31:24,520 --> 00:31:28,560 It is this, the welcome of the Holy Spirit 658 00:31:28,560 --> 00:31:31,480 to fill your life and to give you power. 659 00:31:32,400 --> 00:31:34,160 Is that good news? 660 00:31:34,160 --> 00:31:35,680 It'll change everything. 661 00:31:35,680 --> 00:31:37,840 It'll change nothing and change everything 662 00:31:37,840 --> 00:31:40,040 all at the same time. 663 00:31:40,040 --> 00:31:41,800 You'll read your Bible 664 00:31:41,800 --> 00:31:43,320 having been filled with the Holy Spirit 665 00:31:43,320 --> 00:31:45,320 and it'll be like you're having a conversation 666 00:31:45,320 --> 00:31:47,640 with God himself. 667 00:31:47,640 --> 00:31:48,480 Wow. 668 00:31:50,280 --> 00:31:52,880 I want to encourage you this afternoon, 669 00:31:52,880 --> 00:31:55,000 let's chase after the Holy Spirit. 670 00:31:56,640 --> 00:31:58,880 What did I say at the start? 671 00:31:58,880 --> 00:32:01,680 If God promises it, 672 00:32:01,680 --> 00:32:04,560 we choose to believe that we can be beneficiaries 673 00:32:04,560 --> 00:32:05,480 of the promise. 674 00:32:05,480 --> 00:32:08,000 If God commands it, 675 00:32:08,000 --> 00:32:09,320 then we'll give it a crack. 676 00:32:11,360 --> 00:32:13,000 If God says we can, then we will. 677 00:32:14,680 --> 00:32:16,240 So church, this afternoon, 678 00:32:17,640 --> 00:32:20,200 I think we should just go for a good old fashioned altar call. 679 00:32:21,480 --> 00:32:22,320 An altar call? 680 00:32:22,320 --> 00:32:24,160 What the heck's an altar call? 681 00:32:24,160 --> 00:32:25,960 Back in the temple days, there would have been an altar, 682 00:32:25,960 --> 00:32:29,160 a great big temple where the sacrifices were made 683 00:32:29,160 --> 00:32:31,480 to put someone's life right with God. 684 00:32:31,480 --> 00:32:33,120 We don't have an altar in this church, 685 00:32:33,120 --> 00:32:35,520 we don't have an altar in this church, 686 00:32:35,520 --> 00:32:38,400 but we can alter our position for an altar call. 687 00:32:38,400 --> 00:32:39,840 That's clever play on of words, isn't it? 688 00:32:39,840 --> 00:32:41,440 Two different spellings, I think. 689 00:32:42,440 --> 00:32:44,760 We're gonna get the worship team up. 690 00:32:44,760 --> 00:32:46,320 And if you're sitting here this afternoon, 691 00:32:46,320 --> 00:32:49,320 you're like, I know that I have never been baptized 692 00:32:49,320 --> 00:32:50,760 in the Holy Spirit and I want to be baptized 693 00:32:50,760 --> 00:32:51,760 in the Holy Spirit. 694 00:32:51,760 --> 00:32:53,080 It's just gonna be a real pleasure 695 00:32:53,080 --> 00:32:55,400 to just very gently and kindly pray 696 00:32:55,400 --> 00:32:58,200 that the Holy Spirit would fill your life this afternoon. 697 00:33:00,240 --> 00:33:02,720 I'm gonna be praying for two things. 698 00:33:02,720 --> 00:33:07,720 I'm gonna be praying for fresh fire and a second wind. 699 00:33:08,920 --> 00:33:10,240 Have you ever heard that phrase, 700 00:33:10,240 --> 00:33:11,920 oh, she's got a second wind? 701 00:33:11,920 --> 00:33:13,760 You know when you're knackered and all of a sudden, 702 00:33:13,760 --> 00:33:14,800 the kid's got energy and you're like, 703 00:33:14,800 --> 00:33:15,640 where did that come from? 704 00:33:15,640 --> 00:33:17,200 Thought it was bedtime, right? 705 00:33:18,200 --> 00:33:21,000 As children of God, I'm gonna ask God 706 00:33:21,000 --> 00:33:24,200 to give us a second wind for right where we are, 707 00:33:24,200 --> 00:33:25,760 right now in our faith journey. 708 00:33:26,680 --> 00:33:29,360 That the passion and the enthusiasm 709 00:33:29,360 --> 00:33:31,480 of the presence of God would so fill us 710 00:33:31,480 --> 00:33:34,320 that we would feel so close to God 711 00:33:34,320 --> 00:33:35,920 that we haven't done for such a long time. 712 00:33:35,920 --> 00:33:37,560 I'm gonna pray for a second wind 713 00:33:38,640 --> 00:33:41,840 and I'm gonna pray for a fresh fire. 714 00:33:41,840 --> 00:33:42,800 If you're a new Christian, 715 00:33:42,800 --> 00:33:45,560 I'm gonna pray for a fresh fire of God, 716 00:33:45,560 --> 00:33:50,560 a fresh passion, a new understanding of who he is 717 00:33:51,520 --> 00:33:53,760 and where he is and what he's doing in your life. 718 00:33:53,760 --> 00:33:58,760 Church, we've brought communion out to you. 719 00:33:58,760 --> 00:34:00,520 Sometimes we have communion at the front 720 00:34:00,520 --> 00:34:02,120 and we come and receive communion. 721 00:34:02,120 --> 00:34:04,280 Remember the body and blood of Jesus. 722 00:34:04,280 --> 00:34:05,720 And I'm just gonna encourage you 723 00:34:05,720 --> 00:34:08,600 to come out the front today. 724 00:34:08,600 --> 00:34:09,880 You don't have to stay for long. 725 00:34:09,880 --> 00:34:10,720 You don't have to come at all, 726 00:34:10,720 --> 00:34:12,760 but I wanna encourage you, if you know, 727 00:34:12,760 --> 00:34:14,520 God, I want your Holy Spirit. 728 00:34:15,680 --> 00:34:17,480 I'm just gonna encourage you to come 729 00:34:18,440 --> 00:34:21,560 and be blessed and prayed for. 730 00:34:21,560 --> 00:34:23,880 And that's the Holy Spirit to fill your life. 731 00:34:28,000 --> 00:34:29,160 He loves you so much. 732 00:34:31,520 --> 00:34:32,720 He loves you so much. 733 00:34:37,160 --> 00:34:39,760 In your heart of hearts, just talk to the Lord right now. 734 00:34:41,280 --> 00:34:43,960 Say, Lord, I appreciate the Father 735 00:34:44,840 --> 00:34:46,840 and I've really got to grasp of Jesus. 736 00:34:46,840 --> 00:34:51,840 I'm not so sure about the Holy Spirit. 737 00:34:51,840 --> 00:34:53,000 But if you're available to me 738 00:34:53,000 --> 00:34:56,800 and it's crucial for my ongoing discipleship, 739 00:34:56,800 --> 00:34:59,000 then fill my life, Lord. 740 00:35:00,440 --> 00:35:01,280 Fill me up. 741 00:35:02,760 --> 00:35:04,320 You know that I love you, Lord. 742 00:35:06,120 --> 00:35:06,960 I welcome you. 743 00:35:06,960 --> 00:35:08,880 I wanna host your presence, Lord. 744 00:35:09,880 --> 00:35:11,760 I'd say you'd fill my whole life. 745 00:35:12,760 --> 00:35:14,800 I wanna host your presence, Lord. 746 00:35:14,800 --> 00:35:17,000 I'd say you'd fill my whole life. 747 00:35:19,160 --> 00:35:21,720 Not just by my heart, but my understanding too. 748 00:35:23,600 --> 00:35:26,440 Lord, I wanna do miracles in Jesus' name. 749 00:35:26,440 --> 00:35:29,520 I wanna live a distinctive life. 750 00:35:32,360 --> 00:35:35,840 I wanna learn from you, Master Jesus. 751 00:35:38,520 --> 00:35:39,600 Bless your Holy name. 752 00:35:39,600 --> 00:35:41,600 Bless your Holy name. 753 00:35:46,200 --> 00:35:48,040 So come on, if you love the Lord this afternoon, 754 00:35:48,040 --> 00:35:49,560 just begin to worship Him. 755 00:35:53,640 --> 00:35:54,480 Lord Jesus. 756 00:35:57,920 --> 00:35:59,760 Perhaps as a gift of the Holy Spirit 757 00:35:59,760 --> 00:36:02,440 that you've so desired for so many years, 758 00:36:02,440 --> 00:36:05,200 and you're like, Lord, I want it 759 00:36:05,200 --> 00:36:06,800 because you said I could have it. 760 00:36:06,800 --> 00:36:09,800 I want it because you said I could have it. 761 00:36:09,800 --> 00:36:10,640 Heh heh. 762 00:36:14,640 --> 00:36:17,120 Perhaps there's healing that only the Holy Spirit can do 763 00:36:17,120 --> 00:36:20,000 when you're saying, Lord, fill me. 764 00:36:20,000 --> 00:36:22,920 Fill me with the power of your healing. 765 00:36:25,960 --> 00:36:27,000 King Jesus. 766 00:36:31,440 --> 00:36:33,840 Doesn't matter if you're a leader in this church 767 00:36:33,840 --> 00:36:38,480 or brand new, we can be filled 768 00:36:38,480 --> 00:36:41,240 and go on being filled in Jesus' name. 769 00:36:45,840 --> 00:36:49,280 So if and when you want to, feel free to come for prayer 770 00:36:50,600 --> 00:36:52,520 or in just and joy worship, bless you. 771 00:36:54,560 --> 00:36:58,440 When we were praying before the start of the service, 772 00:36:58,440 --> 00:37:01,760 Sam read a scripture from the book of Matthew. 773 00:37:01,760 --> 00:37:06,760 Jesus was telling a parable of 10 virgins waiting, 774 00:37:06,760 --> 00:37:08,920 10 bridesmaids, if you like, 775 00:37:08,920 --> 00:37:11,560 waiting for a wedding to start. 776 00:37:12,880 --> 00:37:17,880 And it was nighttime, and they had their old fashioned 777 00:37:17,880 --> 00:37:19,600 first century lamps, and what they would do 778 00:37:19,600 --> 00:37:21,040 is they were little clay lamps 779 00:37:21,040 --> 00:37:24,440 that they would fill with olive oil, most likely. 780 00:37:24,440 --> 00:37:28,400 They'd have a wick in it, and they'd set fire to the wick 781 00:37:28,400 --> 00:37:31,320 and it would give light to a house or wherever it was, 782 00:37:31,320 --> 00:37:33,400 or whatever, but it would also guide your way. 783 00:37:34,560 --> 00:37:37,280 So there Jesus sets this parable at nighttime, 784 00:37:37,280 --> 00:37:41,560 and five of the bridesmaids, they've run out of oil. 785 00:37:42,440 --> 00:37:45,040 But then there were five others who had bought extra 786 00:37:45,040 --> 00:37:46,560 so that when their oil ran out, 787 00:37:46,560 --> 00:37:49,840 there was plenty to refill and go again. 788 00:37:49,840 --> 00:37:51,400 You may have heard this parable. 789 00:37:53,880 --> 00:37:55,880 And Sam used this phrase, he said, 790 00:37:55,880 --> 00:37:59,320 the time has come for all of us 791 00:37:59,320 --> 00:38:02,040 to not be dependent on other people's oil, 792 00:38:04,160 --> 00:38:07,920 not be dependent on another preacher's message, 793 00:38:09,320 --> 00:38:13,520 and not be dependent on another pastor's wisdom or advice, 794 00:38:13,520 --> 00:38:16,000 or dependent on this or that, 795 00:38:16,000 --> 00:38:19,600 but the time has come to have your own oil 796 00:38:20,920 --> 00:38:22,640 and be full of the oil of God. 797 00:38:24,000 --> 00:38:27,640 The scriptures talk about the oil of gladness, 798 00:38:27,640 --> 00:38:32,120 of gladness. God wants to give you the oil of gladness, 799 00:38:32,120 --> 00:38:34,600 some of you this afternoon, is that good? 800 00:38:34,600 --> 00:38:35,840 The oil of gladness. 801 00:38:40,600 --> 00:38:41,560 If you sang the hymn, 802 00:38:41,560 --> 00:38:44,280 give me oil in my lamp, keep me burning, 803 00:38:44,280 --> 00:38:45,880 it's the parable it comes from. 804 00:38:48,600 --> 00:38:51,320 If you sang this afternoon, Lord, I need fresh oil, 805 00:38:52,560 --> 00:38:54,320 I need the oil of your Holy Spirit. 806 00:38:54,320 --> 00:38:57,240 I'm just gonna ask you to stand to your feet if you know, 807 00:38:57,240 --> 00:38:59,280 if you're like, Lord, I've been running on fumes, 808 00:38:59,280 --> 00:39:01,960 running on empty, some of you have even run out, 809 00:39:01,960 --> 00:39:04,360 but the Lord says, I wanna give you fresh oil. 810 00:39:05,200 --> 00:39:08,480 And he can call me in a moment of attention, worship. 811 00:39:08,480 --> 00:39:10,720 So if that's you, just stand up this afternoon, 812 00:39:10,720 --> 00:39:14,040 give God your whole heart and attention, 813 00:39:15,440 --> 00:39:17,800 and just give yourself in a way that says, Lord, I know, 814 00:39:17,800 --> 00:39:24,800 I know I need, I know I need you, I know I need you. 815 00:39:26,360 --> 00:39:28,200 It's a bit of a mysterious thing to say, 816 00:39:28,200 --> 00:39:31,640 but even just to say, Lord, give me fresh oil, 817 00:39:31,640 --> 00:39:33,880 who knows what that means, the Lord does. 818 00:39:35,040 --> 00:39:40,040 Lord, give me fresh oil, fresh anointing, fresh anointing, 819 00:39:42,520 --> 00:39:45,600 fresh anointing, fresh anointing, 820 00:39:45,600 --> 00:39:48,680 fresh anointing, come upon this place, Lord, 821 00:39:48,680 --> 00:39:53,680 Holy Spirit come, fresh anointing, fresh anointing, 822 00:39:57,480 --> 00:39:58,640 fresh anointing. 823 00:40:02,720 --> 00:40:05,320 Lord, I've been hurt and I've been put off and I've, 824 00:40:08,680 --> 00:40:10,960 I've become disaffected, but Lord, I know, 825 00:40:10,960 --> 00:40:12,760 I know you're there somewhere, God. 826 00:40:12,760 --> 00:40:15,760 The Holy Spirit's in me telling me, I know you, 827 00:40:15,760 --> 00:40:18,760 I know you still, you've still got things for me to do 828 00:40:18,760 --> 00:40:22,280 in this life, I know that you, oh God, I don't know what, 829 00:40:22,280 --> 00:40:24,320 just fill me with your Holy Spirit. 830 00:40:25,200 --> 00:40:28,200 Fill me with the joy of salvation once again. 831 00:40:28,200 --> 00:40:30,360 Give me the oil of gladness today, God. 832 00:40:31,360 --> 00:40:33,960 Give me oil in my lamp, keep me burning, Jesus. 833 00:40:36,360 --> 00:40:38,720 Give me oil in my lamp, I pray. 834 00:40:38,720 --> 00:40:42,400 Give me oil in my lamp, give me oil in my lamp. 835 00:40:48,840 --> 00:40:50,120 We love you, Jesus. 836 00:40:53,120 --> 00:40:55,400 It's our pleasure to host you in our lives. 837 00:40:55,400 --> 00:41:00,400 It's our pleasure to host you in our lives. 838 00:41:06,040 --> 00:41:08,440 You're the friend I need more than anything else. 839 00:41:08,440 --> 00:41:19,440 Thank you, Jesus. 840 00:41:19,440 --> 00:41:24,440 Do you know, church, there are seeds of the kingdom of heaven, 841 00:41:30,640 --> 00:41:35,640 seeds of the Holy Spirit, seeds of kingdom adventures, 842 00:41:35,640 --> 00:41:46,640 Do you know church, there are seeds of the kingdom of heaven, seeds of the Holy Spirit, 843 00:41:46,640 --> 00:41:56,920 seeds of kingdom adventures that have been lying dormant and asleep below the surface 844 00:41:56,920 --> 00:42:00,840 for a long time. 845 00:42:00,840 --> 00:42:15,000 The oil, precious water of the Holy Spirit brings life to dormant seeds. 846 00:42:15,000 --> 00:42:22,880 There are some seeds that only spring to life when there's been a terrible forest fire and 847 00:42:22,880 --> 00:42:27,560 everything is burnt and it looks like there is no life. 848 00:42:27,560 --> 00:42:40,040 There are seeds that require the landscape to be destroyed in order for the new to come. 849 00:42:40,040 --> 00:42:44,280 You may be in church this afternoon and part of the landscape of your life may well have 850 00:42:44,280 --> 00:42:52,040 been destroyed and God is with you in that pain but he's also got a smile on his face 851 00:42:52,040 --> 00:42:57,560 because he can see what's coming. 852 00:42:57,560 --> 00:43:10,000 All you see is charred, smoky destruction but the Lord smells an opportunity and he 853 00:43:10,000 --> 00:43:13,520 sees what is coming. 854 00:43:13,520 --> 00:43:24,120 If that word resonates with you right now would you in faith bravely raise your hand. 855 00:43:24,120 --> 00:43:30,880 Bless you, bless you, bless you, bless you, bless you. 856 00:43:30,880 --> 00:43:31,880 Thank you Jesus. 857 00:43:31,880 --> 00:43:37,660 Father you see these hands raised, Lord God. 858 00:43:37,660 --> 00:43:40,080 Thank you Jesus. 859 00:43:40,080 --> 00:43:42,560 Thank you Jesus. 860 00:43:42,560 --> 00:43:48,960 It's been painful and it's been a long time coming Lord God but Father we pray right now 861 00:43:48,960 --> 00:43:56,460 God that you would water these hands raised, water these souls and bring to life what has 862 00:43:56,460 --> 00:44:04,000 been dormant and let them grow strong, let them grow fruitful, let them produce many 863 00:44:04,000 --> 00:44:08,160 times over what you originally put in their heart Lord Jesus. 864 00:44:08,160 --> 00:44:11,080 Oh because you can do it Jesus. 865 00:44:11,080 --> 00:44:13,440 You can do it Lord. 866 00:44:13,440 --> 00:44:15,480 Thank you Jesus. 867 00:44:15,480 --> 00:44:17,960 Thank you Jesus for new life. 868 00:44:17,960 --> 00:44:19,840 Thank you for resurrection. 869 00:44:19,840 --> 00:44:23,760 Gain that the truth church with the Lord when there's death there's always a resurrection 870 00:44:23,760 --> 00:44:25,160 coming. 871 00:44:25,160 --> 00:44:27,060 Thank you Jesus. 872 00:44:27,060 --> 00:44:29,120 Thank you Jesus. 873 00:44:29,120 --> 00:44:31,600 Thank you Jesus. 874 00:44:31,600 --> 00:44:35,900 No longer slaves to fear, no longer slaves to doubt. 875 00:44:35,900 --> 00:44:39,760 Your King is in you and with you. 876 00:44:39,760 --> 00:44:42,040 Praise his holy name hey church. 877 00:44:42,040 --> 00:44:43,040 Come on. 878 00:44:43,040 --> 00:44:46,440 Every day can be a Pentecost Sunday. 879 00:44:46,440 --> 00:44:51,680 Every day you can wake and say God thank you that I am full of your Holy Spirit. 880 00:44:51,680 --> 00:44:53,920 Now show me what you want me to do. 881 00:44:53,920 --> 00:44:55,480 Lead me where you're taking me. 882 00:44:55,480 --> 00:44:59,440 Every single day is a holy day of Pentecost. 883 00:44:59,440 --> 00:45:02,720 Be full of the Holy Spirit. 884 00:45:02,720 --> 00:45:07,760 Church the scriptures tells us we don't get this stuff easily. 885 00:45:07,760 --> 00:45:11,400 We have to contend for things of the Spirit. 886 00:45:11,400 --> 00:45:16,160 There's only one Holy Spirit and we must go after him. 887 00:45:16,160 --> 00:45:18,600 In Jesus name Amen. 888 00:45:18,600 --> 00:45:20,880 Bless you. 889 00:45:20,880 --> 00:45:24,840 Thanks again for listening. 890 00:45:24,840 --> 00:45:28,800 To hear more of our messages make sure to subscribe to our YouTube channel and our podcast 891 00:45:28,800 --> 00:45:30,600 channel for past preachers. 892 00:45:30,600 --> 00:45:33,240 If you feel like you've got something out of today's message why not share it with your 893 00:45:33,240 --> 00:45:35,400 friends and spread the good news of Jesus. 894 00:45:35,400 --> 00:45:36,400 We are praying for you. 895 00:45:36,400 --> 00:45:41,120 We love you so please if you need anything at all check out springschurch.co.uk. 896 00:45:41,120 --> 00:46:07,920 God bless.