TODAY’S "GOOD NEWS" – April 14, 2002
MESSAGE: "GOD IN THE PRESENT TENSE:
…Spiritual Power In Daily Life!"
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TODAY’S "GOOD NEWS" – April 14, 2002
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SCRIPTURE: Acts 1:1-8
KEY VERSE: v. 5 "John baptized with water, but you shall be baptized with the Holy Spirit not many days from now."
FOCUS: God wants to be alive and active in you TODAY!
INTRODUCTION: "They gave themselves to Christ in everyday life. Their human vacillations were gone and they burned with a holy passion to serve Christ in the ministry of the Word. They were possessed of an enthusiasm, a zeal, which nothing, not even death could quench. They had a holy boldness that made them fearless of their greatest foes. They faced every attack of the evil one with courage and in the confidence that in their relationship with God they would have victory." (D. Shelby Corlett, speaking of the first Christians)
I. THE HOLY SPIRIT INSURES THAT JESUS WILL CONTINUE
II. THE HOLY SPIRIT HELPS PLAN OUR FUTURE
III. THE HOLY SPIRIT IS PROMISED TO SEEKING BELIEVERS
IV. THE HOLY SPIRIT GIVES THE POWER TO DO GOD’S WILL
CONCLUSION: "Opening ourselves completely to the sovereign reign and rule of the Lord is an essential prelude to Pentecost." ~ Lloyd Ogilvie
PREACHING: Pastor Holland Lewis