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[0:00] Thank you for choosing to listen to today's message by Rev. Dr. David Entry. We know you will be blessed as you seek and serve God. We believe that this message will stir up a desire for more of God even as you listen.

[0:14] Be blessed. The entrance of your word gives light, brings understanding to the simple. Reveal yourself to us. No one can teach us you, but you reveal yourself.

[0:28] Lord, reveal yourself to us. Blessed are they that hunger and thirst after righteousness. For they shall be filled. Lord, we are hungry to hear from you. We are desperate for you.

[0:40] Speak to us. I bring myself under the influence and I subject my faculties to the Holy Spirit. Spirit of God, speak through me to the body of Christ.

[0:51] Anyone watching in any part of this world. I pray and those of us here, speak to all of us. Let us hear your word clearly. Reveal your purpose.

[1:01] Reveal your intention. Reveal yourself to the pages of scriptures. Jesus, that we may see you and know you. We thank you in Jesus' name. Amen.

[1:13] Hallelujah. Hallelujah. The Apostles' Creed says, I believe in God, Father Almighty, creator of the heaven and earth, and in Jesus Christ.

[1:24] So, watch this. This is very important. What do we believe in? What do you believe in? The Father Almighty. I believe in God.

[1:35] All right. We believe in God, who is the Father Almighty. So, what do you believe in? God, the Father Almighty. All right. So, I believe in God, the Father Almighty.

[1:46] And in not only God, and in Jesus Christ, his only son. So, what was said about God, the Father Almighty, based on the Apostles' Creed, it was not too much.

[1:59] I didn't say a lot. I spoke about the Apostles. The church father said, I believe in God. I explained the purpose of the Apostles' Creed. If you're a Christian, you're a Christian because of what you believe in.

[2:13] So, there are people who say they are Christians, but they actually don't know what they believe in. You're actually not a Christian. Because it's what you believe that makes you a Christian. Whosoever believes in, for God so loved the world, that whosoever believes in him.

[2:28] He said, go into the world and pray to God. So, they who believe in me, baptize them. And the Bible said, on that day, many believed and were baptized. In Acts chapter 2.

[2:40] And many, about 3,000 souls were added to the church based on what they believed. Actually, Acts chapter 2. Bible, verse 45, 46, 47, somewhere there. It talks about how, Acts chapter 2, 45, 47.

[2:51] It talks about how many became obedient to the faith. And the Bible spoke about how priests, even priests, the priests became believers.

[3:04] In Acts chapter 8, after Philip preached in Samaria, many people believed. And Simon the sorcerer himself believed. So, you are not a Christian until you believe.

[3:19] You don't become a Christian by birth. You become a Christian by belief. So, in the early church, as soon as you say you want to be part of the church, there are basic things.

[3:32] Do you believe in God the Father? And do you believe Jesus Christ? He died. He was born. I mean, he came on earth. God, he died. Was buried.

[3:43] He resurrected. Do you believe this? So, the Apostles' Creed is a summation of the bedrock of the Christian belief. If you don't believe that, you can't be a Christian.

[3:56] So, for instance, Jehovah's Witnesses do not believe that Jesus is the Son of God. And so, they are not Christians like us. It's as simple as that. Anyone who does not believe what we believe, what these things that we are talking about.

[4:13] There are certain other things like some churches. Some churches may believe in giving communion to everybody. Some churches may not believe in giving communion to everybody. Actually, some churches even believe in infant baptism.

[4:26] Like, I think, the Presbyterian Church. Infant baptism. Or even the Anglican Church. Others don't believe. Those ones are not essential. But the essential belief that defines whether you are Christian or not is what is captured in the Apostles' Creed.

[4:40] Does that make sense? And so, those times when you come, do you believe that Jesus is Lord? Do you believe that Jesus is the Son of God? He is Lord. You know, and he is our Savior. And he is a Messiah. Yes, I do.

[4:51] Then they baptize you. And then you begin to live. You accept that. You begin to live based on that. Now, as time went on, as I said, people now had to, they were not asking people anymore.

[5:03] Because now people come to church. Like here. So, you go and your friend come to church. God is doing some good. He comes and sits down. Comes the second week. Comes for one month. Two months. He signs something.

[5:14] Said, now I'm a member of Charis. So, I'm a Christian. There are people who have, when they are feeling false, what's your religion? I'm a Christian. But they don't even know what they believe in. Do you believe Jesus is Lord?

[5:25] Well, if they say, I can't be bothered. No. You should be bothered. You should know what you believe. And I know that you are not a Christian. Said, whosoever believe in him. So, what do you?

[5:35] You don't believe. You are. Oh, you don't even know whether you believe or not. And you claim you are a Christian. You are not. Does that make sense? And so, now, we. So, he said, Apostles Creed.

[5:46] Isn't it interesting? I'm just thinking about this. It starts with. What does it start with? I believe. I. I. It's so personal. Not we believe.

[5:57] I. Not me and my mother and my family. We believe. No. It's not like any. We don't become Christians in a group. Like you go to hospital and they do surgery in a group for you.

[6:10] You understand that? No. They don't do surgery in a group. For a group of people at the same time. No. It's individual. Even if they are doing your different beds. Individual at the time.

[6:21] When the machine is on you. A heart monitor. The heart monitor doesn't monitor a group of people's hearts. It monitors people's individual hearts.

[6:32] That's life. That's how life is. So we believe individually. So I believe. Now what do we believe? In God the Father Almighty. Right. Then he said creator of heaven and earth. He said a bit theologically about the Father.

[6:44] Who he is. What he does. Which I've explained. Now we went on. Then he brought the theologians. We call it the Christological confession. The confession about Christ.

[6:55] He said. And that took chunk. Of the Apostles Creed. And for several Sundays. I've been on Christ. If you have noticed this. So the Christological confession. After confession of the Father.

[7:07] It goes on. I believe in God the Father Almighty. Creator of heaven and earth. And in Jesus Christ. So I believe in Jesus Christ. Then he began talking about Jesus Christ.

[7:18] The confession. What is Jesus Christ? God's only son. Our Lord. Conceived by the Holy Ghost. Born by the Holy Ghost. Born of the Virgin Mary. Suffered under pointeous family.

[7:29] Was crucified. Died and was buried. He descended into hell. The third day he rose again from the dead. He ascended into heaven. And he seated at the right hand of God. The Father Almighty. From there he shall come. It's all about Jesus.

[7:40] That's Christological confession. From there he shall come. To judge the living and the dead. Did you see that? From there. So that's where he ended the Christological confession. He's coming back. Then he goes on.

[7:54] From there he shall come. To judge the living and the dead. Let's see the next phrase. That I believe in the Holy Ghost. So you can just summarize this. I believe in God. The Father. I believe in Jesus Christ.

[8:04] I believe in the Holy Ghost. Do you understand that? I believe. And right away. The Christian confession of faith. If you can tell. The key elements of the Christian confession of faith.

[8:16] Is the Trinity. God the Father. God the Son. God the Holy Spirit. Before any other thing comes in. So I believe in God the Father.

[8:27] I believe in God the Son. And I believe in God the Holy Spirit. Some people claim. That. You see. Holy Spirit is not God. But Jehovah's Witnesses. And all kinds of people. But Jehovah's Witnesses believe that.

[8:37] There's no like anything like the Holy Spirit. It's just the. The force of God. It's the force. It's like force. That makes things happen. And God's force. No. It's the Holy Spirit. Bible talks about it.

[8:48] Genesis chapter 1. Verse 2. It says. It says that. And the earth was without form. And void. And darkness was upon the face of the deep. And Bible says that. And the Spirit of God.

[9:00] So do you realize that. Right from the beginning. The Holy Spirit has been around. Genesis chapter 1. Verse 2 and 3. Right from the. Verse 2 particularly.

[9:11] Right from the beginning. The Holy Spirit has been. And the Spirit of God. Did you see that? And the Spirit of God was hovering. So the Holy Spirit has always been around. It's not that.

[9:22] Okay. After Jesus died. He went. On a day of Pentacles. The Holy Ghost came. No. He's always been around. So we're talking. Today we're talking about. The Holy Spirit. I believe in the Holy Spirit.

[9:33] Someone say. I believe in the Holy Spirit. Say it again. I believe in the Holy Spirit. I believe. You can say it louder. I believe in the Holy Spirit. I believe in. Let's start with. I believe in God the Father.

[9:44] I believe in God the Father. I believe in God the Son. I believe in God the Son. And I believe in the Holy Spirit. I believe in the Holy Spirit. Before we go further with the Holy Spirit. I want to establish.

[9:55] And. I want to underscore the point. That the Holy Spirit is God. Right. The Trinity. The Trinity is Godhead. God the Father. God the Son. God the Holy Spirit.

[10:06] As I said. Jehovah would not say he's a false. He's not a false. He's a person. The Holy Spirit is not an it. He is a he. All right. He's not an it.

[10:17] He's a he. Because he's God. Now just to. Just. A little bit of. Scripture. Backing. To let you know. In Acts chapter 5. In Acts chapter 5.

[10:28] Bible says something very interesting happened. Ananias and his wife. Sophia. They sold a piece of land. Because people were bringing donations. And. Or bringing seeds.

[10:39] All right. Those things are not donations. Sorry. It's a seed. They are giving. To the things of God. They also decided to join the team. They went and sold their land. And they came and told the apostles. This we sold our land.

[10:50] And we brought all the money to God. Or to the church. And Peter said. Satan. Hey. Sorry. Ananias. Watch this. It's a Peter said. Ananias. Why has Satan filled your heart.

[11:02] To lie to who? The Holy Spirit. Did you see that? To lie to the Holy. This thing. You brought the money to the apostles feet. Put it back on the screen.

[11:13] Look at the verse 2. Look at verse 2. Bible says that. And he kept back part of the process. His wife also being aware of it. And brought a certain part of it. Laid it where?

[11:24] Not the Holy Ghost feet. Apples. But he says you are not lying to man. And then so the verse. The next verse. Peter. Peter said. Peter said. Yes. Why has Satan filled your heart.

[11:36] To lie to the Holy Spirit. And kept back part. Of the price of the land. For yourself. And you came to pretend. As if that's everything you got.

[11:47] No. He said. Before you sold it. It was yours. And after you sold it. It was yours. You can keep it. And said that. Okay. I want to give a little bit of it. But why do you want to deceive us. As though that's everything.

[11:58] You two have brought everything. He said. Why has Satan filled your heart. To do what? Lie to the Holy Spirit. And go to the next verse. Verse 5. Verse 5. Then Ananias hearing this.

[12:09] And fell and died. And so. Some guys took him and went. And buried. Those times. They buried people very quickly. Because if it's like. You don't. Before the wife.

[12:20] The wife will know a long time. Because. They will be told. Your wife. Her husband is dead. And then. Before she comes to lie. At two. But the next verse. Verse 6 and 7. Talks about. Now about. Three hours later.

[12:32] Three hours later. Three hours. Enough time for her to know. But I don't know where she was. Three hours later. The wife came in. Not knowing what had happened. And then Peter asked. Verse 8. Then Peter answered.

[12:43] Tell us whether you. Saw the land for such and such. He said. Yes. For so much. Look at the next. Peter said. How is it that you have agreed together. Watch this. To test what.

[12:55] Sometimes you think. The spirit of God is not here. Where is he? It's just the pastor. And the pastors. And the Christian. No he's here. He's here. He's the one in charge. Of what is happening. He's the one.

[13:07] Here. We are here. Because of him. If he's not here. There's no need. You come here. You are wasting your time. They are wasting your time. We are here because of him. Now. Put it back on the street.

[13:17] Verse 9. It says that. To test the spirit of God. Look. The feet of those who buried your husband. Are the door. And they will carry you out. Did you see that? Go to the next verse.

[13:30] Immediately fell down and died. I think. I want the verse 9. King James. But there's something I want to point to you. The verse 9. In King James. Alright. Alright.

[13:41] So. Alright. Go to the verse 4. That has not lied to men. But to God. God. Did you see that? You lied to the Holy Spirit. And he said. It's not men you are dealing with. It's God.

[13:52] So. The Holy Spirit is God. That's all I've been trying. I'm trying to say. The Holy Spirit is God. Now Jesus Christ. On his baptism. They've always. The Trinity has always been in scriptures. Especially when Jesus showed up.

[14:03] But it's always. The Holy Spirit has always been working. From the Old Testament. But when Jesus showed up at his baptism. Bible says that. Jesus Christ was being baptized. When he went into the water. In Luke chapter 3.

[14:15] Or Matthew chapter 3. When he went into the water. The heavens were opened. And a voice. Bible says that. Matthew chapter 3. Verse 20. 21. He was praying. And the heavens were.

[14:25] Was open. When he was praying. When he was being baptized. Everyone was being baptized. He also was being baptized. And the heavens was opened. And watch this. Bible talks about how. The heavens was. And the Spirit of God.

[14:36] Descended like a dove upon him. Luke chapter 3. From verse 20. And the Spirit of God. Descended like a dove upon him. And. In Luke chapter 3. Verse 21. The Spirit of God.

[14:46] Descended. And the voice came from heaven. He said. This is my beloved son. Who am I? All the three were. In action. Jesus being baptized. Holy Spirit descended like a dove.

[14:57] God spoke from heaven. You see that. Jesus being baptized. Holy Spirit. When Jesus was conceived. In the womb. Bible says. The Holy Ghost came upon Mary. And Jesus was conceived.

[15:08] In the womb. Do you understand what I'm saying? So. He has always been around. The Spirit of God has been working. And there are times. You see. All three. At work. When Jesus was dying. On the. On the cross.

[15:19] The Bible says. Christ. My father. My father. Spoke to the father. And gave up the ghost. Praise the Lord. So. The Spirit of God has always been around. And working on earth. Amen.

[15:30] That's why I know he's going to continue to work for somebody. Shout a living. Amen. Amen. All right. So. In Genesis. We saw the Holy Spirit at work. In. Through the Old Testament.

[15:42] All the prophets. You can't be a prophet of God. Without the Spirit of God. Right. I mean. It's just. As straightforward as that. You can't be a prophet of God. Without a Spirit of God.

[15:53] If you. If you're a prophet of God. The way. You can. You cannot be an MP. In the United Kingdom. Because. You were voted for. In Afghanistan. It doesn't make you an MP.

[16:06] To be an MP here. You must be voted for. You must turn elections. In this country. So some things. Are. And. There are necessary conditions.

[16:17] Without which. Other things can happen. So. You can't be. A prophet. Without the Spirit of God. So. What I'm trying to say. Is that. There. But. Actually. I think in Acts. The Bible says.

[16:28] That David himself. Being a prophet. Spoke by the Holy Spirit. All right. Talking about. How Jesus Christ. God. Would not allow Jesus Christ. To suffer corruption.

[16:38] In Acts chapter 2. In Acts chapter 3. David was a prophet. He spoke by the. The Holy Spirit spoke. Through David. Him being a prophet. And foreseeing things. That are yet to come.

[16:49] Now. So the Holy Spirit. Was working with him. Now. And then. When it comes to the. Writing of scriptures. Giving of scriptures. This is the work of the Holy Spirit.

[17:02] The Bible. Is the work of the Holy Spirit. Let's all turn to. Um. 2nd Peter chapter 1. Verse. 21.

[17:12] 20 and 21. 2nd Peter chapter 1. Verse 20 and 21. Thank you. Thank you. Holy Spirit. It says. That. Knowing. This first. That no prophecy of scripture.

[17:24] Is. Of any. Private interpretation. Know what? No prophecy of scripture. What the scripture has said. Is not. For private interpretation. It wasn't said.

[17:35] Because of. Just you. And. Any other person. Doesn't matter. That particular one. Is for your own. Private interpretation. No. All right.

[17:46] No. Prophets of scripture. For private interpretation. Verse 21. Let's all read it together. Let's go. For the prophets. In the heart. In the heart. In the heart. In the heart. The heart.

[17:56] In the heart. In the heart. In the heart. Did you see that? So the prophets. They spoke. On what condition? As they were moved. By the Holy Spirit.

[18:08] So he's talking about scriptures. And actually. In the first. First Timothy chapter. Second Timothy chapter. Three verse 16. It talks about. How all scripture. Is given by the breath of God.

[18:19] The pneuma. The Greek word for. All scripture is given. By the inspiration of God. That word. Inspiration of God. The Greek word. It's only one word.

[18:30] And we have in English. Inspiration of God. In the Greek. It is. Theonopsis. The breath of God. Which is the spirit of God. Right. So all scripture.

[18:41] Was given. So. What I'm trying to say. Is that. The prophets of old. Prophesied. Because the spirit. Was upon them. Scripture. Even the scripture. We have.

[18:52] Is because. Of the Holy. The Holy Spirit. Agent through him. We have. We have the scriptures. And. When you. What I like to. Is the church. The church. Exists because of the Holy Spirit.

[19:03] In Acts chapter 1. Verse 8. Jesus said. Wait. Wait. Wait. Guys. Wait. For the Holy Spirit. To come on you. Acts chapter 1. Verse 8. That. And he shall receive power. After the Holy Spirit. Has come upon you. And then.

[19:14] You shall start to work. And then. You shall start to function. And so. The Bible says. After Jesus had left. In Acts chapter 1. From verse. Chapter 2. From verse 1 to 4. When the day of Pentecost. Was fully come. They were all together.

[19:25] In one place. With one accord. And suddenly. All right. And then suddenly. There came a sound from heaven. As a person. Mighty. Refilled the house. Where they were sitting. Verse 3.

[19:35] The Bible says. And they appeared. To them. Divided tongues. As of fire. And sat. On each of them. The verse 4. And they were all filled.

[19:45] With the Holy Spirit. That's when the church. Was born. There has been some theological. Theological discussions. About. So when did the church. When was the church.

[19:56] Actually born. Some believe. That the church. Was born. After resurrection. When he says. Died and resurrected. That's not when. Now. People can be born again. All right. But the church. The church. Is a function.

[20:06] Of the Holy Spirit. All right. So. The church was born. On the day of Pentecost. When the Holy Spirit. Came upon man. And then. That's when. Christian community started. They started going out.

[20:18] That's the fact. The first time. They preached. In the name of Jesus Christ. They preached to the masses. And that's. First time people. Were added to the church. To the church. Not followers of Christ.

[20:29] Not just. When Jesus was alive. He had disciples. Followers. But when he left. That's when the church. Was officially launched. On the day of Pentecost.

[20:39] So. Even. The birth of the church. Had everything to do with the Holy Spirit. And. I mean. Actually. Some theologians. Say this. Interestingly. That. The book of Acts.

[20:51] What is it called? Acts. What? Have you thought about it? Acts. What are acts? Your acts? What are. Some theologians. Believe that. Should actually. We call the acts of the Holy Spirit.

[21:02] Because. All the apostles. Were doing. Is a manifestation. Of the Holy. You read Acts. The Holy Spirit. Was threw out. And. Acts. Didn't end. With Amen. Check the last statement in Acts.

[21:15] It didn't end with Amen. That means. The thing is. The act. That's why we are all here. We are a continuation of the acts. Someone shout Hallelujah. Hallelujah. It's the Holy Spirit. Because the Holy Spirit is here.

[21:26] The same. Oh. Oh. I like the way Peter put it. I think in. In. I remember. Acts chapter 11 verse 17. Peter said that. They were concerned.

[21:37] That he went to preach the gospel. To some. Gentiles. And so he was summoned. To Jerusalem. Church. He was explaining to them. And he said that. If. If therefore. God gave them. The same gifts.

[21:48] As he gave us. When we believed. On the Lord Jesus Christ. Who was I. That I could. With some God. God. I didn't believe. Gentiles should receive. The Holy Spirit. And Peter. You have gone to them.

[21:58] And preached. And they have received. The Holy Ghost. Huh. Peter. What is this. You are spoiling. This whole church thing. You are spoiling. Because not everyone. Can be part of it. They were bringing.

[22:10] Transporting. And transferring. Judaism. Into the church. So then. In Judaism. Gentiles. And Jews. Don't mix. So Peter. He went. He said. Peter told them.

[22:20] Me. I was somewhere. And God. Appeared to me. And showed me a revelation. And then he appeared. To the one I was supposed to preach to. The one I was supposed to preach to. Sent for me. When I got there. I started speaking.

[22:31] The Holy Spirit. Came upon them. And they believed. And who am I? Verse 17. Of Acts chapter 11. He says that. And so when. Who am I? When the Holy. God gave the same spirit.

[22:43] Acts chapter 11 verse 17. If God gave them the same gift. Talking about the Holy Spirit. Who am I to resist God? I can't resist God. And so then. The point is that.

[22:53] The Holy Spirit. Coming upon Gentiles. To mean that Gentiles. Were accepted in the church. Yeah. So. See. This thing. Is the Holy Ghost thing. Someone shout hallelujah.

[23:05] Hallelujah. Holy. Holy. Can I go there? It's the Holy Spirit thing. So it's not some pastor. Who has gone to some Bible school.

[23:16] There are people who go to Bible school. And they are frustrated. Because they are thinking. Going to Bible school. Is what makes you cold. Bible school doesn't give you a calling. You can go into piloting school.

[23:28] When you finish you are a pilot. But going to Bible school. And finish doesn't make you a cult. Or a pastor. Or a prophet. There are two different things. It has to do with calling.

[23:40] The hand of God. The spirit of God. Is upon you for that purpose. And then you begin to work on it. You don't just leave it for God. You have to work it. So you work it out.

[23:52] And then what grace is on you. Begins to manifest. And so. It has always been the Holy Spirit. From the beginning. Actually. The beginning of creation. The Holy Spirit has been there.

[24:03] And we also found out that. Even creation. Has to do with God the Father. God the Son. God the Holy Spirit. Bible says that. In the beginning. God created the heavens and the earth. And then the verse 2 talks about. The earth was formed.

[24:14] Without form and void. And the spirit of God. Was hovering upon. Then verse 3 said. And God said. Let there be. And we understand from John. That the word that was spoken is Jesus. So all three.

[24:25] Hallelujah. The Holy Spirit has been there. Has been involved. Every time. In church. Now. The Holy Spirit is the one. The chief agent behind your conversion. If you are born again.

[24:38] Then it took the Holy Spirit. Bible puts it this way. In 1 Corinthians chapter 12. Verse 12 and 13. Let's look at it.

[24:49] In 1 Corinthians chapter 12. Verse 12 and 13. It talks about one body. One body. Now it says that. For us the body is one. And has many members.

[25:01] But all the members. Are of that one body. Be many. Are one body. So also is Christ. So Christ is one body. Let's all say Christ is one body. Christ is one body.

[25:11] Say it again. Christ is one body. Go to the next verse. Verse 13. That's the one. For by one spirit. You see the spirit capitalized. It's talking about the Holy Spirit. For by one spirit.

[25:22] We were all baptized into one body. Whether Jew or Greek. Gentle. Racial boundaries don't matter in church. There's no racial discrimination.

[25:34] Racial boundaries. Social class. And all those things are rubbish. When it comes to Christ. Whether Jew or Greek. Racial boundaries. Whether slave or free. Social class. All right. All have been made to drink.

[25:45] Into what? One spirit. So when you become. Watch this. This is very important. When you become born again. The Holy Spirit makes you part of the body. As soon as you are born again.

[25:57] The Holy Spirit makes. That's why it started with one body of Christ. So it's not like. Okay. There's the. This. The way sometimes. In our communities. We have. The Korean church.

[26:08] The Chinese church. The this church. The this church. It's not like that. Right. Sometimes people do that. So that they can identify one another. But in the church.

[26:19] There's no discrimination. Because we all. One body. We are all drawn from one spirit. So that means that. It takes the Holy Spirit. To be a Christian.

[26:31] In Peter chapter one verse two. I like this one. It takes the Holy Spirit. To be a Christian. Let's all say that together. It takes the Holy Spirit. To be a Christian. Say it again out loud. It takes the Holy Spirit.

[26:42] To be a Christian. So in. In first Peter chapter one verse two. He said. Elect. Elect. According to the full knowledge of God. Talking about us. We have been elected. According to the full knowledge.

[26:52] God knew it already. So it's not because. One day you decide okay. Me too. I'm going to go to church again. No. God knew. That you have been elected. To be a Christian. God knew. Before you were born. You were chosen. If you are a Christian.

[27:05] Yeah. But actually. In Ephesians chapter. Chapter one. I think there's. Four or verse five. I think it's verse five. It talks about. How we were. From before the foundation.

[27:16] Of the earth. Having predestined. Predestined. As to adoption. As sons. By Jesus Christ. To himself. According to his good pleasure. I think it's verse four. Before the foundation. Of the earth.

[27:27] Just as he. You see. Just as he chose us. In him. When? Before the earth began. You were chosen in Christ. So I don't think that. Okay. Someone convinced me.

[27:37] To come to church. And that. No. No. No. No. You have been chosen already. That's why. The devil couldn't kill you. Before you got saved. You are chosen. You are en route to heaven.

[27:49] Shout out hallelujah. Hallelujah. He chose us. Before the foundation. Let alone before your parents were even born. Before the foundation of the world. That we should be holy.

[28:00] And without blaming him. Just as. Then he went on to talk about. Just as. Having predestined. You know what predestination means? Destination. Two words. Pre and destination.

[28:11] Where you are ending has been already defined. Predestined. As. Why. As. We have been predestined. To adoption. You already have been.

[28:22] Assigned to be a child of God. Right. Okay. Then I don't. We don't have to do anything. No. That's why we have to preach. To find out those who are chosen. To get them back home.

[28:33] Shout out hallelujah. Hallelujah. Hallelujah. Hallelujah. And so. 1 Peter chapter 1. Verse 2. It talks about how we are elected. Elected according to the foreknowledge of God the Father.

[28:44] In sanctification of the Spirit. Right. For obedience and springing of the blood of Jesus Christ. So. It is. We have been chosen. But it takes the Holy Spirit to set us apart.

[28:58] In sanctification of the Spirit. So right from our. The early days we become born. We become born again. It is the work of the Holy Spirit. It is the work of the Holy Spirit.

[29:12] And then in 2 Thessalonians. Chapter 2. Verse. Thank you Holy Spirit. In 2 Thessalonians chapter 2.

[29:24] Verse. All right. Let's look at that. Chapter 2 verse 13. Let's look at that. And we will look at that again. We are bound to give thanks to God always for you. Brethren. Beloved. By the Lord. Because God.

[29:35] From the beginning. Chose you. For salvation. Through sanctification. Did you see that? How? You are chosen. You are chosen from the beginning. For salvation. How was it going to happen? Through sanctification of the Spirit.

[29:46] And believe in the truth. So as soon as you believe. The Holy Spirit sanctifies you. So it's. It's all. Fundamental work of the Holy Spirit. In Titus chapter 3. Verse 5. In Titus chapter 3.

[29:57] Verse 5. It says that. Not by works of righteousness. Which we have done. But. Look at verse 4. For it to make sense. From verse 4. But when. The kindness. And the love of God. Our Savior.

[30:07] Towards man appeared. When God's kindness appeared. Not by works of righteousness. Which we have done. But. But according to his mercy. He saved us. How? Through the washing. Of regeneration.

[30:18] And renewal. By the Holy Spirit. When you are saved. The Holy Spirit regenerates you. He renews you. So you can hear. The government say that. In a certain area.

[30:28] There's a regeneration program. Going. Trying to change the whole. You know. The people there. The buildings. Everything. So. When you are regenerated. It's like. You have been remade.

[30:40] Something from your spirit. And. It is the Holy Spirit. That brings us regeneration. So. The Christian. Is also usually called. The regenerated. Alright.

[30:50] And. How does that take place? By the Holy Spirit. So. Did you see how. Central the Holy Spirit. Is in everything. God does on earth. Jesus couldn't be born. Without the Holy Spirit.

[31:01] Conceived. By the Holy Spirit. Mary said. How can this be? Because I'm not. I'm not married. So I can't be pregnant. I said. Don't worry. The. The Holy Spirit. Will come upon you.

[31:11] The Holy Spirit. God. So. Someone say. I believe in the Holy Spirit. Say. I believe in the Holy Spirit. Hallelujah. Hallelujah. Hallelujah. Hallelujah. Hallelujah. Hallelujah. Hallelujah. When it was time for Jesus to go. He told his disciples.

[31:22] I know you are worried. Because I'm going. But don't be worried. Because if I don't go. The comforter will not come. Right. Hallelujah. Hallelujah. Amen. In John chapter 14. From 14, 15, 16.

[31:34] He took time. To talk about his departure. In the Holy Spirit. Discussed. He told his disciples. About the Holy Spirit. He said. I know you are not happy. Because I'm going. But if I do not go. The comforter will not come. I have to go.

[31:46] So. In John chapter 14. Verse 16. I want to show you something there. In the verse 16. He said. And I pray. I will pray the Father. And he will. Give you another helper.

[31:58] Let's all say another helper. Can you give us King James. Let's all read it all together. From King James. Let's go. I'm not reading God. Some of you are not reading. Let's all read it all together. Let's go.

[32:08] I'm not reading God. I pray the Father. And he shall give you another comforter. Another what? Another comforter. In the New King James. Another helper. Let's look at NIV. I like NIV's version.

[32:20] So. Let's read it. Let's go. I'm not reading God. Another counselor. All right. Look at verse 26. In NIV.

[32:30] Verse 26. But the comforter. Yeah. But the counselor. Now. When you read. Comforter. Counselor. Advocate. Helper. They mean the same thing.

[32:44] Comforter. You see. And. Look at the. Verse 16 again. I want to show you something. Verse 16. Because this is very important. The Greek word translated. Another comforter. Is. Allos paracletos.

[32:54] Now. Watch this. Watch this. Who is the comforter? Holy Spirit. When he said. I will pray the Father. And he will send you. Another. Another.

[33:05] Sometimes we miss the another. So that means. There is a comforter. But another one is coming. That's another.

[33:16] Jesus is. Jesus is the one. Who. Comfort us. Watch this. This is very important. Now. There are few prohibitions. Jesus gave. To his disciples. Prohibitions. Don't do this. Or watch this.

[33:28] There are few. The very one. He said most. The. The. Negative prohibitions. Don't do. Don't do. The one. He gave most.

[33:39] To his disciples. Do you know what it is? That's not still. Don't lie. What? He said. Don't fear. He kept saying it regularly.

[33:51] Because human beings are inclined to fear. Fear not. Fear not. Don't fear. Fear not. Fear not. Life can be very fearful. I don't know if you know what I'm talking about. You can be here.

[34:02] You are afraid of what is going to happen by the end of this month. Fear not. So you see. Courage. When he asks you. There's. What. To be. For you to be courageous. Something needs to be there for you to be courageous.

[34:15] Because. You can't be courageous in the absence of something. Other than that. The word courageous will not be used. So to be courageous. Means that there must be the presence of fear. That's why.

[34:26] So the Holy Spirit's job. Jesus Christ came. And he was. Comforter. The word. Comforter. The. It. You see. When the King James was being translated.

[34:38] They used the word. He would send. In John chapter 14. The 16. King James says that. I pray the Father. And he would send what. I'm not comforter. But new King James used the word.

[34:50] Helper. At the time. They were translating the King James. The English language was very close to the Latin. The English Latin. Language was very. So the translators. Use the.

[35:00] The word comforter. Not like you are crying. Someone is comforter. As I explained it. The. Which comes from a Latin word. Comforte. Com. With. Strength. So Jesus Christ actually. He being with us.

[35:11] Is our strength. He. He is with us. With strength. Now. He said. The Holy Spirit is going to come. And he's going to. Another one who is going to come. With strength. To you. Strengthen you.

[35:23] The comforter. All right. Strengthen you. Now. There's another word that was used. Which. I was right. Advocate. Or helper. So when anything. You consult your family advocate. He's the one who speaks on your behalf.

[35:35] He's the one. That's why I said. I'll consult my lawyer. You'll hear from my lawyer next week. So. There's an advocate. Someone who has to speak on your. And he says that. So when they use the word advocate.

[35:45] And counselor. The same thing. The counselor. So. Comforter. The same word means. Counselor. And advocate. That's why the new king. Jesus used a helper. It's not like.

[35:56] He's waiting for you. To be in trouble to come. He's actually abiding with you. Helping you all the way. He's standing. So if you have a court case. You're. You're. You're. Lawyer.

[36:08] He stays with you. Throughout the period. You can't say. Okay. You know. You go. I'll see tomorrow. And try and talk to them. Today. I have to go somewhere. No. He stays with you.

[36:18] He stays with you. Throughout. In the same way. The Holy Spirit. Guess what. He is with us. Someone shout. Hallelujah. Someone shout.

[36:29] Yes. Amplify. He said. I will ask the father. And he will give you. Another comforter. That's counselor. That's helper. That's intercessor. That is advocate. That is strength.

[36:39] You see. Strengthener. Right. And stand by generator. Hallelujah. Someone shout. Hallelujah. Hallelujah. It's just there.

[36:52] It's just. Stand by. Just like. The way. Some. You know. Security officers. They are just standing by. With guns. Anytime anybody shows up. They will take off. They are on guard.

[37:02] Ready. They are always with you. Always by your side. The Holy Ghost is standby. He's always by your side. To strengthen you. To speak on your behalf.

[37:13] To fight for you. To help you. To counsel you. Shout. Hallelujah. Hallelujah. Hallelujah. Shout. I believe in the Holy Ghost. I believe in the Holy Ghost. Say that. I believe in the Holy Spirit.

[37:25] Say it again. I believe in the Holy Spirit. I believe in the Holy Spirit. What? How can Christianity be. Without the Holy Spirit. What's the meaning of that?

[37:37] Tell me what's the meaning of that What's the meaning of Christianity with the Holy Ghost We are conducting election Prime ministerial election Tomorrow is the day for voting And there are no polling stations No one is going anywhere And so we've done the voting How did you do it No opportunity for anyone to show Nothing, nothing, nothing Whether by phone or nothing How did you vote Or people were thinking about it That's not voting So voting There can't be voting without people Voicing or showing which candidate Or what they prefer In the same way You can't have Christianity without the Holy Spirit What God So build your relationship With the Holy Spirit That's what defines how your Christian Solid your Christian life is Because everything has to do with the Holy Spirit We thank God for using the sermon Reverend Dr. David Entry To share this awesome word

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