The Holy Spirit’s Work Various Texts Cultivating awe of God the Holy Spirit
- Recognize the Holy Spirit’s work in the Old Testament era
- Rejoice in the Holy Spirit’s work in the New Testament era
Good morning church family!
(Welcome guests, introduce self) Dismiss 4th + 5th graders Ushers + Bibles As I mentioned last week, the month of November is Stewardship Month in our church, where we focus on the concepts of biblical stewardship. Last week I shared four principles that drive our understanding,
do you recall what they are? - God owns everything, I own nothing
- God entrusts me with everything I have
- I can either be a wise or poor steward of what God has entrusted to me; He wants me to be a wise steward
- God can call me to give an account at any time and it could be today
We see these principles established in both the Old and New Testament. I also want to remind you of the resources the church has provided to help you grow as faithful stewards this month. (Stewardship Resources Slide)
Share the 7-day Stewardship Study + the other online resources that we have compiled for their benefit. (https://www.harvestdesmoines.org/stewardship-resources/) Please take advantage of these tools. They are for your spiritual growth and the glory of God. In our sermon series this November, we are focusing on
Stewardship of the Holy Spirit. Let’s turn our attention to our topic today:
The Holy Spirit’s Work. Our aim is…
Cultivating awe of God the Holy Spirit I want to start by sharing our church’s doctrine statement related to the Holy Spirit. Here is what we believe about God the Holy Spirit.
Holy Spirit We believe in the total deity of the Holy Spirit and that His ministry is to glorify the Lord Jesus Christ (John 16:14). The Holy Spirit regenerates the sinner upon belief in Christ, baptizing the believer into one body of which Christ is the head. The Holy Spirit indwells, guides, instructs, fills, comforts and empowers the believer for godly living (Mark 13:11; John 14:26; John 16:13; Romans 5:5; 1 Corinthians 3:16). The Holy Spirit convicts the world of sin, of God’s righteousness and of coming judgment (John 16:8-11). Last week we discussed the first sentence of this doctrine statement as we looked at the Holy Spirit’s deity and mission. Today we are focused on the rest of the statement, which concerns itself with the work of the Holy Spirit. It is my belief that most Christians are quite unaware of how much God the Holy Spirit is actively at work in our daily lives. I anticipate that as we go through our study this morning, your mind will be blown as you hear and consider all that He does in, through, and for you. I have been eager to preach this sermon, knowing just how sweet of a meditation it will be on this person of the Godhead. I am praying that it will lead each one of us to worship God more passionately and seek him more fervently. That it will help us cultivate awe of God the Holy Spirit. *pause* Now, the way the sermon is laid out today is that we will begin by:
- Recognize the Holy Spirit’s work in the Old Testament era
After taking time to understand how the Holy Spirit worked in the Old Testament era, we will then aim to:
- Rejoice in the Holy Spirit’s work in the New Testament era
Many of these works the Holy Spirit still carries out in the church and Christians to this day. So, without further ado, let’s tackle our first way of cultivating awe of God the Holy Spirit as we:
- Recognize the Holy Spirit’s work in the
