Empowered by the Holy Spirit: Living with Certainty
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### Quotes for Outreach
1. "When we experience it for yourself, it always leads to certainty. We have a generation of believers who live with a probability. Right. In Christianity. Chances are, you and I live on more secondhand information than we do personal revelation. Because there's this podcast and that podcast. There's this church and there's that church. There's this friend and there's that friend. And we can, if we're not careful, hoover up all the information in the world in one click of a Google search button. And live with a probably it would have happened. But when we go into all the world, because there's not a certainty, there's not a confidence. And so, therefore, we're trying to convince someone that Jesus is legit. That Christianity is the answer. But because we park our faith at what other people have experienced, we don't live certain ourselves." [51:25]
2. "Experience always leads to certainty. What I'm certain of is that I know the Holy Spirit wants to move in our lives today. In our locations today. And I love the fact that an encounter with Holy Spirit doesn't leave you worse off. It only leaves you better. Right. In fact, you discover that a life living full of Holy Spirit actually gives you the ability to have certainty that in every season and in every situation, you and I can live with hope, with joy, and with peace." [53:41]
3. "The Holy Spirit is not just a force. He is a person. The third person of the Trinity. And I would say. And remind us today. He is God in every way. And whatever campus you may be at. I want you to capture the reality." [54:56]
4. "The Holy Spirit is the giver of life. The Holy Spirit is the restorer of life. The Holy Spirit is the revealer of truth. The truth is, I would say, that the Holy Spirit empowers guidance and giftings in your life. Empowers calling. And conviction in your life. And empowers peace and provision in your life. The way the Holy Spirit operates is through his presence. His calling and commissioning of us. And through amazing signs and wonders. And as I said earlier, when we identify with the death, life, resurrection of Jesus. Not only do we gain salvation for our sins. But we gain the promised presence of Holy Spirit." [55:46]
5. "When we live full of the power and the presence of Holy Spirit. Let me put it this way. It's the difference between having. Having a one-off encounter where you said yes to Jesus. And living a following life where we see the signs and the wonders of Jesus in our every day. As he not only presences himself in our atmosphere. But in and through our life." [56:42]
### Quotes for Members
1. "We draw people to Jesus when we live empowered by the Spirit. Think about it. 120 people. Read your Bible in Acts. Very quickly becomes 3000. Which then becomes 5000. And the list goes on. Now I don't know about you. But that's pretty good church strategy growth. You can't argue with the reality. That because the presence of God. Holy Spirit was present. 120 became 3000. Which became 5000. And the birthing of the church. What we know it today. Billions of people discover. The wonder of Jesus. Why? Because of the empowerment and the power of Holy Spirit." [01:00:32]
2. "We now reveal Jesus to people. Talks about wind. And then Acts 2 talks about fire. And you got to understand the context of fire in the Bible. Is actually a symbolism for God's holy presence. If you've been in church. You may have heard the story about Moses in the burning bush. You may have read about the Israelites in the wilderness. And they were what? Led by pillars of fire. The God is as much interested at being incredibly amazing. Supernaturally speaking to draw people in. As he is wanting people to recognize. And reveal himself through fire. Hebrews talks about the fact that God's a consuming fire. And I don't know if you've ever sat around a fire lately. But it is all consuming. Because it draws you to a place of wanting to watch it. The fire of God marks us as believers. And I believe it refers to you and I. As needing to be hot. Not lukewarm Christians. In this day. In this age. In this generation. The call is one that you and I need to not sit on the fence. But either be in. Or be out." [01:01:52]
3. "The power of Holy Spirit. That allows us to prophesy the power of Jesus. And so we're going to worship. For an extended period today. Right across life. And in fact. I have it on my heart that if you. Are yet to discover the power. The very presence of Holy Spirit in your life. Then I would love in a moment. For you to be bold enough to come. Up to one of our altars. And someone would love to lay a hand on you and pray. Maybe you need peace. You need joy. You need hope. It's all lost. We just read. That the God of all hope. But it's through what? Experience. It's through application. It's not a second hand informative decision. This is a personal revelation. That I'm going after. What God has for me." [01:06:32]
4. "If you want certainty. In your faith. In the day and age. That we live in today. Then I want to encourage. That it will come. Via experiencing. Your faith. When you engage. With Holy Spirit. Certainty. Will be your reality. Yes joy. Yes peace. Yes boldness. Courage. All those things. But you will live knowing. That God isn't just a God. Who's up there. And a great idea. That makes me feel better. But He is alive. He is well. He is present. He is living. And no longer do I have to live. In a probability. Christianity. I can live in a certainty. Because of the experience. Of the experience. Outpouring. Of His presence." [01:09:26]
5. "When we live. Empowered by the Holy Spirit. We draw people to Jesus. We now reveal Jesus to people. And as the teams across life join me. Finally. We now prophesy the power of Jesus. Wind. Acts 2 then talks about fire. And then talks about tongues. The way we outwork. Or the way we release the power of Jesus. Is through our speech. It's actually the proclamation of God's power. And God's word. That provides evidence. That the Holy Spirit is working through us. This is why it's challenging when. Someone wants to challenge your faith. Because you're not sure what you should or you shouldn't say. Right? There is a. A enemy at play that wants you. Just to keep your Christianity to yourself. Just be okay with being drawn. To Jesus. It's me and Jesus. And everyone else is over here. But we understand. That not only is there a drawing in. Not only is there a revealing. But now there is a decision moment. To proclaim. This is why the Bible says. I am not ashamed. Of the gospel of Christ. Why? Because it is the thing. That changes everything." [01:04:00]
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1. "When we experience it for yourself, it always leads to certainty. We have a generation of believers who live with a probability. Right. In Christianity. Chances are, you and I live on more secondhand information than we do personal revelation. Because there's this podcast and that podcast. There's this church and there's that church. There's this friend and there's that friend. And we can, if we're not careful, hoover up all the information in the world in one click of a Google search button. And live with a probably it would have happened. But when we go into all the world, because there's not a certainty, there's not a confidence. And so, therefore, we're trying to convince someone that Jesus is legit. That Christianity is the answer. But because we park our faith at what other people have experienced, we don't live certain ourselves." [51:25]
2. "Experience always leads to certainty. What I'm certain of is that I know the Holy Spirit wants to move in our lives today. In our locations today. And I love the fact that an encounter with Holy Spirit doesn't leave you worse off. It only leaves you better. Right. In fact, you discover that a life living full of Holy Spirit actually gives you the ability to have certainty that in every season and in every situation, you and I can live with hope, with joy, and with peace." [53:41]
3. "The Holy Spirit is not just a force. He is a person. The third person of the Trinity. And I would say. And remind us today. He is God in every way. And whatever campus you may be at. I want you to capture the reality." [54:56]
4. "The Holy Spirit is the giver of life. The Holy Spirit is the restorer of life. The Holy Spirit is the revealer of truth. The truth is, I would say, that the Holy Spirit empowers guidance and giftings in your life. Empowers calling. And conviction in your life. And empowers peace and provision in your life. The way the Holy Spirit operates is through his presence. His calling and commissioning of us. And through amazing signs and wonders. And as I said earlier, when we identify with the death, life, resurrection of Jesus. Not only do we gain salvation for our sins. But we gain the promised presence of Holy Spirit." [55:46]
5. "When we live full of the power and the presence of Holy Spirit. Let me put it this way. It's the difference between having. Having a one-off encounter where you said yes to Jesus. And living a following life where we see the signs and the wonders of Jesus in our every day. As he not only presences himself in our atmosphere. But in and through our life." [56:42]
### Quotes for Members
1. "We draw people to Jesus when we live empowered by the Spirit. Think about it. 120 people. Read your Bible in Acts. Very quickly becomes 3000. Which then becomes 5000. And the list goes on. Now I don't know about you. But that's pretty good church strategy growth. You can't argue with the reality. That because the presence of God. Holy Spirit was present. 120 became 3000. Which became 5000. And the birthing of the church. What we know it today. Billions of people discover. The wonder of Jesus. Why? Because of the empowerment and the power of Holy Spirit." [01:00:32]
2. "We now reveal Jesus to people. Talks about wind. And then Acts 2 talks about fire. And you got to understand the context of fire in the Bible. Is actually a symbolism for God's holy presence. If you've been in church. You may have heard the story about Moses in the burning bush. You may have read about the Israelites in the wilderness. And they were what? Led by pillars of fire. The God is as much interested at being incredibly amazing. Supernaturally speaking to draw people in. As he is wanting people to recognize. And reveal himself through fire. Hebrews talks about the fact that God's a consuming fire. And I don't know if you've ever sat around a fire lately. But it is all consuming. Because it draws you to a place of wanting to watch it. The fire of God marks us as believers. And I believe it refers to you and I. As needing to be hot. Not lukewarm Christians. In this day. In this age. In this generation. The call is one that you and I need to not sit on the fence. But either be in. Or be out." [01:01:52]
3. "The power of Holy Spirit. That allows us to prophesy the power of Jesus. And so we're going to worship. For an extended period today. Right across life. And in fact. I have it on my heart that if you. Are yet to discover the power. The very presence of Holy Spirit in your life. Then I would love in a moment. For you to be bold enough to come. Up to one of our altars. And someone would love to lay a hand on you and pray. Maybe you need peace. You need joy. You need hope. It's all lost. We just read. That the God of all hope. But it's through what? Experience. It's through application. It's not a second hand informative decision. This is a personal revelation. That I'm going after. What God has for me." [01:06:32]
4. "If you want certainty. In your faith. In the day and age. That we live in today. Then I want to encourage. That it will come. Via experiencing. Your faith. When you engage. With Holy Spirit. Certainty. Will be your reality. Yes joy. Yes peace. Yes boldness. Courage. All those things. But you will live knowing. That God isn't just a God. Who's up there. And a great idea. That makes me feel better. But He is alive. He is well. He is present. He is living. And no longer do I have to live. In a probability. Christianity. I can live in a certainty. Because of the experience. Of the experience. Outpouring. Of His presence." [01:09:26]
5. "When we live. Empowered by the Holy Spirit. We draw people to Jesus. We now reveal Jesus to people. And as the teams across life join me. Finally. We now prophesy the power of Jesus. Wind. Acts 2 then talks about fire. And then talks about tongues. The way we outwork. Or the way we release the power of Jesus. Is through our speech. It's actually the proclamation of God's power. And God's word. That provides evidence. That the Holy Spirit is working through us. This is why it's challenging when. Someone wants to challenge your faith. Because you're not sure what you should or you shouldn't say. Right? There is a. A enemy at play that wants you. Just to keep your Christianity to yourself. Just be okay with being drawn. To Jesus. It's me and Jesus. And everyone else is over here. But we understand. That not only is there a drawing in. Not only is there a revealing. But now there is a decision moment. To proclaim. This is why the Bible says. I am not ashamed. Of the gospel of Christ. Why? Because it is the thing. That changes everything." [01:04:00]
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