05 – Spirit of Truth – Producing the Spirit’s fruit The danger of chasing our natural desires Does grace mean we can do whatever we wanted to? … And just ask God to forgive us? So far … converting … indwelling … prodding The Fruit the Spirit brings a) A process that normally takes time. b) A reflection of how healthy that…
04 – Spirit of Truth – Recognising the Spirit’s work. Jesus was not preparing his disciples for a comfortable life? John 15:26 … when the Spirit comes … disciples are filled with grief It is good that Jesus is going Unless Jesus goes the Spirit will not come … a paraclete Recognising the Spirit’s work a) Spirit’s work in the world (8-11)…
03 – Spirit of Truth – Power from the Spirit “Contemporary society has a quest for power. But what happens when the church follows the same path”? Mission impossible! Power to get the job done …baptism with the Holy Spirit empowers the disciples’ to take the gospel of the risen Lord Jesus from the centre of Jerusalem religion to the centre of…
Spirit of Truth – Baptism with the Holy Spirit “if you play your cards right you will receive a second blessing from God that will bring you closer to him and more in tune with his character”. Acts 1:5, John baptised with water but in a few days, you will be “baptised with/in the Holy Spirit.” How is the phrased used in…
Spirit of Truth – Experiencing the Spirit’s strength What do you understand about the Holy Spirit? Ezekiel background Ezekiel 37 … and experiencing the strength of God’s Spirit Verse 11 …bones represent the dead, lifeless, hopeless nation of God’s people. “Can these bones live?” … proclaim the ‘Word of YHWH’ … send the ‘breath of God’ Verse 5-6… an overview Two things…
Amos 5:18-27 – Why Religion is Useless Religion is a cancer “I have been to church so much when I was at school that it was enough to cover the rest of my life.” … Australia is a religious country. … how many … have a false confidence before God The Day of the Lord God’s people … a sense of expectation…
Tragic Truth – Amos 5:1-17 Deep sadness? … laments the death of Israel. … but Israel feels they are anything but dead. … so the inevitability of this judgement brings Amos a deep sense of sadness. The terrible destruction verse 3 … total destruction of their armies. verse 4 … “Seek God and live” The cause of the problem verse 5 &…
Prepare To Meet Your God Amos 4 Israel on trial… time for the verdict “Hear this word” – Speaking to those in power and privilege about how they’ve used it. – This is the behaviour that led to the exile. Empty worship (Amos 4:4-5) – Bethel and Gilgal as places of worship – Equivalent places of worship for the modern church? This…
Amos 3:9-15 – Terrified by truth Privileged position was about to end in a catastrophic way 1 Kings 12 … a bad start. … Deut 28 … covenant blessing and curses A nation that does not know how to do right – v 9-10 Map – Philistia and Egypt Verse 10, “they do not know how to do right”. … “they store…
Amos – Compelled By Truth Will someone who says they are going to do a something… will actually do it. … if God can be trusted to do what he says he will do. What has happened so far … Israel feels secure From their perspective life was good, God was good, they were secure and they had nothing to worry about.…