In a world that seems to get more chaotic every day with political fighting, social upheaval, and the drama of relationships what joy to know there is a place we can go and have security, confidence, and unshakable peace!!! Jesus promised over and over again the Kingdom He was Head of could rule and reign in our hearts to the extent we are mastered by nothing or no one else. Listen and live in the freedom of His indwelling Spirit!
The Father, Son, and Spirit Come In!
In John 14:16-23 Jesus launches a narrative which changes everything! While speaking of the Holy Spirit coming to “be in you and abide with you forever…” He then mentions He Himself will come to the believer. Then He adds, “In that day (when the Spirit comes to you)…)” He and the Father will come and make their home with you (Verse 23)! Rejoice exuberantly with the body at Grace Church as God’s Kingdom of the Spirit is poured out!
The Nature of the Kingdom: It’s Personal
Was there any more personal way to introduce the Kingdom and it’s nature than through the King Himself who would give His life for our sin and then take the form of the Spirit and come live inside of us?! I think not! 1 Corinthians 1:9 says God has called us into FELLOWSHIP with His Son Jesus Christ. God has called us far beyond just a Sunday fellowship but rather into everyday inward intimacy with the King of Kings and Lord of Lords!
Proclamations of God’s Kingdom Rule!
Time after time throughout Scripture and into present day, people all over the world have seen and experienced the freedom that the Spirit of God brings. From the resurrection of Jesus to the three Hebrew boys in the fiery furnace, the Spirit of God puts on display the reality that God has more power than the devil! Listen and be blessed!
The Word Plus the Spirit Equals Power!
Just as the Holy Spirit conceived Jesus in Mary, so he conceives Christ inside every believer! There He begins lording and leading us every day into everlasting freedom. For the Lord is the Spirit and where the Spirit of the Lord is there is liberty!
The Kingdom Is In the Holy Spirit!
One of the most missed truths in all of Scripture is the Kingdom of God coming to the Earth via the Holy Spirit. In Mark 9:1 Jesus said, “some of you will not taste death until you see the Kingdom present with power.” Then in Acts 1:8 Jesus said, “And you shall receive power (same word as Mark 9:1) when the Holy Spirit comes upon you. Join Grace Church in a “Summer of Refreshing” as they fling open their doors to the Heavens and the Lordship of the Holy Spirit!
Two Worlds: The Heavens and the Earth!
Genesis 1:1 says, "In the beginning God created the heavens and the earth." God created two worlds to work together! One is visible and one is invisible, one is material and one is spiritual, one you hold with your hand and one you hold with your heart! Listen to the beginning of God's Kingdom of the Spirit!
Conversations - Spiritual Parenting
A great need in the body of Christ today is the development of those who have come to know Him and receive Him as Savior. In this next segment of the Conversations series, listen and be encouraged to invest Christ into others who need discipled.