All right, well, let's now move into our time in the Word.
This morning's message is kind of a part two to last Sunday's message.
Last Sunday, we came to the part of the conversation between Jesus and his disciples
where Jesus tells them about the Holy Spirit.
Jesus assured his disciples that they would not be alone when he's gone
because he's going to ask the Father and the Father is going to send.
He's going to give the Holy Spirit to be with them.
And we noticed several significant details about how the Spirit would come.
First of all, we heard that the Spirit would come to be with them
and even better, he would be coming to live in them.
Second, we saw that it wouldn't be like the Old Testament days
when the Spirit seemed to kind of come and then go,
like with Samson and King Saul.
Jesus says this time his coming would be permanent.
He would be with them forever.
Third, we talked about how the Spirit would come in a way
that the world just wouldn't understand or accept or see.
And finally, we talked about what the Spirit would do for them.
We talked about how he would be another counselor or shepherd or guide to the disciples,
just as Jesus has been to them.
And he would teach them all things, everything that they needed to know from God.
And he would remind them specifically of everything that Jesus had already said to them.
And I left us all kind of hanging there at the end.
That's what Jesus promised to the disciples, these men in the room, the apostles.
But what about the rest of us believers?
Can we expect the same thing?
Does the Spirit of God come to live in us
and work in us in the same way as he did for them?
That's our question for this morning.
What should we here this morning expect when it comes to the Holy Spirit?
What's our relationship to him as believers who live almost 2,000 years later?
And the reason we need a whole other message on this
is because we wonder, don't we?
Some of us just assume, maybe, that all of us believers get the Holy Spirit
and he lives in us exactly the same as the disciples back then.
We maybe just assume that these words are for the disciples
and they're for all of us too.
But maybe some of us, others of us, aren't so sure about that.
Maybe we look at our life or we think over our experiences and our feelings
and we wonder if maybe we've somehow not received the Spirit
or we've received something different, perhaps something less
than the disciples received.
So this morning we're going to be looking at a number of different passages
for an answer to this question of what we,
what all believers in general can expect when it comes to the Holy Spirit.
We're going to go back a little bit towards the beginning of the story of Jesus
to the days of John the Baptizer.
The Baptizer, you'll remember, proclaimed that there was one coming after him
and that one was Jesus, of course.
And what did he tell the crowds about Jesus?
In Mark 1, verse 8, he said,
I baptize you with water,
but he, that one coming after me,
will baptize you with the Holy Spirit.
Now who did John tell this to?
According to Mark,
John told this to people from all over the Judean countryside.
He told it to all the people from Jerusalem who went out to see John.
So right from the get-go,
the Holy Spirit was promised not only to a few,
but to many,
to all who came to repent and to believe,
to confess their sins
and to put their trust in this chosen one that was coming after.
And then God's chosen one came,
Jesus of Nazareth.
And what did Jesus teach?
In Luke chapter 11,
we read what Jesus taught his disciples,
as well as all the crowds that were listening in.
He taught them and said,
Ask, and it will be given to you.
Seek, and you will find.
Knock, and the door will be opened to you.
For everyone who asks, receives.
The one who seeks, finds.
And to the one who knocks,
the door will be opened.
Which of your fathers,
if your son asks for a fish,
will give him a snake instead?
Or if he asks for an egg,
will give him a scorpion?
If you then,
though you are evil,
know how to give good gifts to your children,
how much more will your Father in Heaven
give the Holy Spirit
to those who ask him?
Jesus seems pretty clearly here to suggest
that the Holy Spirit is a gift
that God is eager to give.
He's happy to give him
to all of his children,
to all who ask
the Father.
Well, eventually the day came.
The day when Jesus asked the Father,
and the Father sent the Holy Spirit down.
We usually refer to this day
as the day of Pentecost,
because that was the name
of the Jewish festival
that was being celebrated
when it happened.
Luke tells us all about this
in the book of Acts.
I'm not going to read the whole thing,
but in Acts chapters 1 and 2,
we read about how the 11 apostles
were all gathered in Jerusalem.
Not only them,
but also a number of women
were with them,
and some of Jesus' brothers.
In fact,
there was even more than that there.
Luke tells us that in those days
they had a gathering of believers,
and it was about a group
numbering about 120 people.
And Luke tells us
how they decided to replace Judas,
the one who had betrayed Jesus,
with Matthias.
And then,
when the day of Pentecost came,
Luke tells us that they,
that same large group of believers,
they were all together in one place,
when suddenly a sound
like the blowing of a violent wind
came from heaven
and filled the whole house
where they were sitting.
They saw what seemed to be
tongues of fire
that separated and came to rest
on each of them.
All of them were filled
with the Holy Spirit
and began to speak
in other tongues
or languages
as the Spirit
enabled them.
So God pours out
His Holy Spirit
upon the believers
there in the room.
He comes to them,
the Spirit.
And we might have assumed
that this just happened
to the 12 apostles,
but if we're kind of reading
the whole flow
of what Luke is telling us here,
we notice that,
no,
it was all of them.
It was the whole group
of believers.
As Peter will go on
to explain,
God has just now
poured out His Spirit
fulfilling the prophecy
made by Joel long ago
on both men and women.
And they're prophesying
just as He promised long ago.
So the Spirit was given
not just to the 12 apostles,
but to all of them
gathered there that day
who believed in Jesus.
Well, we might wonder,
maybe the Spirit
was just for the whole lot
of them back then.
How can I know
that the Holy Spirit
is for me here today too?
Well, Luke tells us
that Peter stood up that day
and he began to proclaim
Jesus to the crowds
that began to gather.
And what did Peter tell them?
We'll pick up Peter's message
partway through it
in verse 36 of chapter 2.
This is what Peter was saying
on the day of Pentecost,
right after the Spirit
came down.
He said,
Therefore,
let all Israel
be assured of this.
God has made this Jesus
whom you crucified,
both Lord and Messiah,
Messiah.
When the people heard this,
they were cut to the heart
and said to Peter
and the other apostles,
Brothers,
what shall we do?
Peter replied,
Repent
and be baptized,
every one of you,
in the name of Jesus Christ
for the forgiveness
of your sins,
and you
will receive
the gift
of the Holy Spirit.
the promise
is for you
and your children
and for all
who are far off,
for all
whom the Lord
our God
will call.
Do you hear that?
The promise
is for you,
said Peter.
And in the original language,
it's actually you plural.
It's for
all y'all
in the crowd.
Well,
what promise
is Peter talking about?
That's for all of them.
the promise
that if they repent
and believe
and are baptized,
they will receive
the gift
of the Holy Spirit.
And Peter makes it so clear.
I love this.
He says,
the promise
of the Spirit,
it's not just for you
that I'm speaking to here today.
It's also for your children.
It's for those
who will come after you.
And it's not just for
them.
It's not just for all of us
here in the land of Israel.
It's for all who are far off.
Them too.
Whoever believes,
whoever repents
and turns to Jesus.
The Holy Spirit
is for them as well.
All whom the Lord
our God
will call.
Do you hear this?
The Holy Spirit
is not just a gift
given
to the apostles,
to the select few.
He's not just a gift
given to
that big large group
of 120 back then.
Or the big crowd
of 3,000 people
that will put their trust
in the Lord
that day
when Peter preached.
He's for their children.
It's for the generations
of people
that will come after them.
And He's not just
for the people there
in that land
back then.
But for all
whom the Lord
our God will call.
Even in the distant lands,
places far away.
And so the gift
of the Holy Spirit
we come to see
is for everyone
who believes in Jesus.
And this is exactly
how the story goes.
As we continue on
through the book of Acts,
we see that the good news
of Jesus
spreads
all over the Mediterranean world.
And wherever
the good news
of Jesus goes,
God gives some
very visible signs
that His Spirit
has come upon
the new believers
in that place.
Even the Gentile,
the non-Jew believers,
receive the gift
of the Holy Spirit.
And the apostles
back in Jerusalem,
they recognize that.
They acknowledge that.
And so by the time
we get to all the letters
that were written
much later
in the New Testament
to the churches
all over the Mediterranean world,
it couldn't be clearer
that the gift
of the Holy Spirit
is for every believer
in Jesus.
Paul speaks
about the Spirit
in the lives
of believers
in his letter
to the church at Rome
as if it's just
a plain fact
that, yes,
if you belong to Christ,
you have the Spirit.
They go hand in hand.
Romans chapter 8
is a wonderful chapter
describing all the good things
that come to us
because of God's Spirit
who lives in us.
And then in his letter
to the church at Corinth,
he acknowledges,
yes,
you guys have the Spirit
living in you.
They had all kinds
of spiritual gifts
that were proof
and evidence of that.
We might think
of the churches
in the region of Galatia,
largely Gentile churches.
Paul says,
yes,
you too received
the Spirit.
How?
By believing
what you heard
about Jesus.
Probably one
of the clearest statements
comes in Paul's letter
to the church
at Ephesus.
This was a church
in Asia Minor
made up of both
Jews and Gentiles.
And this is what Paul
said to them
in Ephesians chapter 1
verse 13 and 14.
He said,
you also were included
in Christ
when you heard
the message of truth,
the gospel
of your salvation.
When you believed,
you were marked
in him
with a seal.
And what was that seal?
The promised
Holy Spirit
who is a deposit
guaranteeing
our inheritance
until the redemption
of those
who are God's
possession.
So there can be
no doubt
from the Bible
that this gift
of the Holy Spirit
is for all
who truly believe
in Jesus.
He doesn't just
come to be with
and live in the apostles.
He comes to be with
and live in
all who repent
and believe
in Jesus' name.
So that's God's answer
to the first part
of the question.
Does the Holy Spirit
come to live
in all of us
who believe?
And the answer is yes.
In all of us
who believe.
He comes to be with us.
He comes to live in us
forever.
But now we come
to the second part
of the question.
Does the Holy Spirit
work in us
in the same
way
that Jesus promised
he would work
in the apostles?
And
we have to ask
this question
because
some of us
are reading along
in the book of Acts
and maybe we're thinking
man I don't see
a lot of
what happened there
happening in my life.
Like
where are the miracles?
Where's the
God will give you
the words to say
in every situation
part of the promise?
Where's the voice
of the Holy Spirit
speaking intelligible words
to the apostles?
Where's that in my life?
Because if I'm honest
I'm still trying to sort out
whether it's the Holy Spirit
speaking to me
or just my own head
is what some of us
are maybe thinking.
So we have to ask
this question
does the Spirit
of God
work in every believer
in the same
way
that Jesus promised
to the apostles?
And the answer is
both yes
and no.
Yes
there are things
that every believer
can expect
the Holy Spirit
to do in them
but
there are things
that not
every believer
can expect
the Spirit of God
to do
in them.
Let's look to
1 Corinthians
chapter 12
verse 4
this is Paul
writing to the church
at Corinth
he says
there are different
kinds of gifts
but the same
Spirit distributes
them
there are different
kinds of service
but the same
Lord
there are different
kinds of working
but in all of them
and in everyone
it is the same
God at work
now to each
one
the manifestation
of the Spirit
is given
for the common
good
to one
there is given
through the Spirit
a message of wisdom
to another
a message of knowledge
by means of the same
Spirit
to another
faith
by the same
Spirit
to another
gifts of healing
by that one
Spirit
to another
miraculous powers
to another
prophecy
to another
distinguishing
between spirits
to another
speaking in
different kinds
of tongues
or languages
and still
another
the interpretation
of tongues
or languages
all these
are the work
of one
and the same
Spirit
and he
distributes
them to
each one
as he
determines
just as a
body
the one
has many
parts
but all
its many
parts
form one
body
so it is
with Christ
for we
were all
baptized
by one
Spirit
so as to
form one
body
whether Jews
or Gentiles
slave
or free
and we
were all
given the
one Spirit
to drink
even so
the body
is not
made up
of one
part
but of
many
and I'm
going to
skip down
a little
bit to
verse 27
now you
are the
body of
Christ
says Paul
and each
one of you
is a part
of it
and God
has placed
in the
church
first of
all
apostles
second
prophets
third
teachers
then miracles
then gifts
of healing
of helping
of guidance
and of
different kinds
of tongues
are all
apostles
are all
prophets
are all
teachers
do all
work
miracles
do all
have gifts
of healing
do all
speak
in
tongues
or
languages
do all
interpret
what is
Paul saying
here
he's telling
us that
every one
of us
shares
in the
same
Spirit
of God
we all
have the
Holy Spirit
all of us
who believe
in Jesus
have the
Holy Spirit
but the
Spirit
gifts us
in different
ways
he works
in us
and through
us
in different
ways
which means
that my
experience
of the
Christian
life
it might
have some
differences
than yours
now I
can't possibly
delve into
all the
questions that
will come
up
inevitably
as we
look at
a passage
like this
about
miracles
and the
gift of
healing
and prophets
and whether
we should
expect to
see more
of that
today
but the
overarching
point
of Paul
is the
same
every
believer
has the
Holy Spirit
but the
Holy Spirit
doesn't work
in every
believer
in exactly
the same
way
and this
is where I
hope that
we get
some
clarity
are all
apostles
no
it's a
rhetorical
question
think about
what that
implies
it means
that whether
or not
your
experience
is the
same
as
Peter's
experience
is not
the mark
of whether
you are
a true
believer
it's not
the measure
of whether
you have
the Spirit
of God
in you
Peter
was called
by Jesus
Christ
for a
special
role
a unique
role
to be
an apostle
and with
that special
calling
and role
came a
special
working
of the
Holy
Spirit
in him
so that
he could
do that
job
he was
called
to be
a
spokesperson
of
Jesus
Christ
to speak
authoritatively
what he
heard the
Spirit
speaking to
him
to others
so that
what he
said
what he
taught
what he
wrote
it wasn't
just
Peter's
words
but it
was the
word of
God
flowing
through
him
the
word
of
Christ
and
that's
why
we
must
do
what
Peter
commands
in
his
letters
and
if
we
don't
it's
as though
we're
disobeying
God
we're
sinning
against
God
we believe
that because
we recognize
that Peter
had that
special
authority
that special
role
given to
him by
Jesus
but that's
different
than what
the rest
of us
who are
not
apostles
experience
we
too
have
the
spirit
of
God
in
us
but
in
each
one
of
us
he
is
at
work
in
a
different
way
the
spirit
spoke
through
men
like
Peter
and
Paul
apostles
he
spoke
the
word
of
God
for
all
of
our
benefit
but
maybe
the
spirit
doesn't
speak
to
all
of
us
in
that
same
way
instead
maybe
through
you
he
loves
the
broken
hearted
and
the
suffering
people
in
the
world
maybe
that's
how
God
has
woven
your
story
maybe
that's
the
special
gifting
of
God
in
you
a
heart
of
compassion
and
creative
inspiration
from
the
spirit
about
how
to
meet
the
needs
of
those
who
are
suffering
or
less
fortunate
that's
just
one
example
of
maybe
a
different
kind
of
gifting
or
working
of
the
spirit
but
there's
many
the
sense
I
get
at least
as
I
read
1st
Corinthians
chapter
12
is
that
there's
all
kinds
of
different
ways
in
which
the
spirit
might
work
in
us
many
more
than
are
even
listed
here
I
think
sometimes
we've
maybe
done
a bit
of
a
disservice
to
the
church
when
we
come
up
with
these
spiritual
gift
tests
but
we
only
include
the
gifts
that
are
listed
here
and
maybe
one
or
two
other
passages
in
the
Bible
but
let's
just
look
at
what
Paul
said
he
said
there
are
different
kinds
of
gifts
there
are
different
kinds
of
service
there
are
different
kinds
of
working
but
the
same
spirit
of
God
at
work
in
and
through
all
of
them
so
we
might
consider
this
list
given
in
verse
28
and
30
we
might
consider
it
kind
of
an
abbreviated
list
of
possible
gifts
to
illustrate
just
the
variety
that
there
is
and
how
not
all
of
us
have
the
same
one
so
we
need
to
be
careful
that
we
don't
just
assume
that
everything
Jesus
says
to
the
apostles
in
the
room
this
night
in
John
14
to
16
is
exactly
how
the
spirit
of
God
will
work
in
us
there
will
be
a
kind
of
teaching
and
speaking
from
the
spirit
to
the
apostles
for
the
church
that's
unique
to
their
role
and
we're
going
to
see
that
come
out
a
little
more
as
we
get
further
into
this
so
that's
the
no
part
of
the
answer
no
the
spirit
does
not
work
in
all
of
us
the
same
as
he
did
in
the
apostles
but
let's
now
for a
few
minutes
consider
the
yes
part
of
the
answer
there
are
many
things
that
God's
spirit
works
in
all
of
us
who
believe
and
it's
kind
of
the
same
for
all
of
us
regardless
of
what
our
role
is
in
the
body
of
Christ
so
we're
going
to
go
through
quite
a
few
passages
really
quickly
here
to
see
this
Romans
chapter
5
verse
5
hope
does
not
put
us
to
shame
because
God's
love
has
been
poured
out
into
our
hearts
through
the
Holy
Spirit
who
has
been
given
to
us
how
does
it
happen
that
we
come
to
know
and
feel
the
love
of
God
for
us
in
the
depths
of
our
souls
Paul
says
the
spirit
of
God
is
responsible
for
that
it's
not
just
something
that
he
does
for
Paul
or
Peter
it's
something
he
does
for
all
of
us
even
all
those
people
in
the
church
in
Rome
Romans
chapter
8
verse
13
talks
about
how
it's
the
spirit
who
gives
us
power
and
enables
us
to
kill
sin
in
our
lives
and
instead
live
rightly
in
obedience
to
God
Paul
says
a
similar
sort
of
thing
in
his
letter
to
Timothy
2nd
Timothy
1
verse
7
for
the
spirit
God
gave
us
does
not
make
us
timid
but
gives
us
power
love
and
self
discipline
he
enables
us
all
believers
to
live
in
obedience
to
God
to
do
what's
right
Romans
chapter
8
verse
15
Paul
tells
the
Christians
in
the
Roman
church
that
it's
through
God's
spirit
that
we
are
adopted
brought
into
the
family
of
God
and
become
true
children
of
God
we
become
heirs
of
this
wonderful
inheritance
that
God
will
someday
give
to
all
his
children
the
spirit
does
that
for
all
who
believe
in
Jesus
Romans
chapter
8
verse
26
Paul
says
here
that
the
spirit
of
God
intercedes
for
us
through
wordless
groans
Romans
I love
this
passage
when
a
believer
who
has
the
spirit
of
God
is
in
need
the
spirit
of
God
in
that
person
is
talking
to
the
father
on
your
behalf
like
praying
for
you
and
you
can't
even
see
it
or
hear
it
or
know
exactly
what
he's
saying
Paul
says
the
spirit
does
that
for
us
as
in
all
of
us
who
believe
Jew
and
Gentile
Romans
chapter
15
verse
13
may
the
God
of
hope
fill
you
with
all
joy
and
peace
as
you
trust
in
him
so
that
you
may
overflow
with
hope
how
by
the
power
of
the
Holy
Spirit
God
fills
us
with
hope
and
he
does
it
by
his
spirit
that's
something
he
does
in
all
of
us
1st
Corinthians
sorry
Romans
15
verse
16
here
Paul
talks
about
how
the
Holy
Spirit
makes
us
holy
he
sanctifies
us
he
works
in
us
so
that
increasingly
we
live
holy
lives
we
think
holy
thoughts
we
speak
holy
words
1st
Corinthians
chapter
6
verse
11
not
only
does
the
spirit
of
God
make
us
holy
but
he
washes
us
of
the
guilt
and
stain
of
past
sins
that
thing
that
Jesus
did
on
the
cross
the
spirit
is
the
one
who
takes
that
and
applies
it
to
us
and
puts
the
covering
of
Jesus
blood
over
us
so
that
our
sins
are
forgiven
it's
something
he
does
for
all
of
us
who
believe
in
him
and
one
and
God
the
fruit
of
the
spirit
God
produces
the
fruit
of
his
spirit
in
us
all
kinds
of
good
things
that
ultimately
come
from
God
love
joy
peace
forbearance
kindness
gentleness
self
control
this is
something
God's
spirit
works
and does
in all
believers
and
finally
the
spirit
of
God
does
work
in
all
of
us
to
make
us
wise
and
to
teach
us
the
truth
to
guide
us
into
the
truth
Paul
prayed
for all
the
members
of
the
church
at
Ephesus
that
God
would
give
them
the
spirit
of
wisdom
and
revelation
why
so that
they
may
know
God
better
so that
they
might
fully
appreciate
the
depth
of
God's
love
for
them
which
means
that
the
spirit
does
that
kind
of
work
in
all
of
us
not
just
the
Ephesian
believers
in
all
of
us
it's
through
what
he
does
in
our
hearts
and
minds
that
we
can
actually
know
the
truth
that
we
can
become
wise
and
experience
the depths
of his
love
for us
Colossians
1 verse
9
Paul
says
for this
reason
since
the day
we
heard
about
you
we've
not
stopped
praying
for
you
we
continually
ask
God
to
fill
you
with
the
knowledge
of
his
will
through
all
the
wisdom
and
understanding
that
the
spirit
gives
God
so
how
do
we
grow
in
our
understanding
of
what
God's
will
is
Paul
says
the
spirit
living
in
us
fills
us
with
that
knowledge
he
gives
us
wisdom
he
gives
us
understanding
and
the
last
one
we'll
look
at
1
John
chapter
2
verse
27
this
is
one
of
those
ones
that
I
almost
hesitate
to put
up
on
the
screen
there
just
because
it's
loaded
and
there's
ways
that
we
can
misinterpret
this
but
this
is
what
the
word
of
God
says
this
is
the
apostle
John
himself
speaking
he
says
as
for
you
the
anointing
you
received
from
him
remains
in
you
and
you
do
not
need
anyone
to
teach
you
but
as
his
anointing
teaches
you
about
all
things
and
as
that
anointing
is
real
not
counterfeit
just
as
it
has
taught
you
remain
in
him
there's
some
ways
we can
misinterpret
this
one
I
don't
think
John
is
saying
for
instance
that
we
never
have
need
of
anybody
to
teach
us
especially
since
right
now
in
this
letter
he's
teaching
them
and
there's
other
places
in
the
scriptures
where
we're
commanded
to
teach
and
to
be
taught
in
the
church
so
I
don't
think
that
this
means
that
we
never
need
to
be
taught
but
he's
probably
saying
quite
strongly
that
it's
not
just
him
the
apostle
John
who
has
the
spirit
of
truth
but
all
of
you
believers
everybody
that
he's
writing
to
you
have
this
same
anointing
the
same
spirit
living
in
you
and
he
is
sufficient
he
is
enough
to
help
you
learn
and
discover
the
truth
that
God
wants
you
to
know
he's
with
you
he's
in
you
the
context
of
all
of
this
comes
as
there
are
people
who
are
trying
to
influence
the
church
and
lead
them
astray
teach
them
false
things
and
so
John
says
because
you
have
the
Holy
Spirit
in
you
don't
need
to
worry
about
these
guys
over
here
you
don't
need
these
guys
to
teach
you
God
and
his
spirit
will
help
you
sift
your
way
through
that
and
guide
you
into
the
truth
now
it
doesn't
mean
that
God
will
never
use
anyone
to
teach
you
of
course
and
of
course
it
doesn't
mean
that
God
will
just
speak
every
word
that
he
wants
you
to
know
straight
into
your
head
we
have
the
word
of
God
written
out
for
us
for
a
reason
but
we
can
rest
assured
that
so
long
as
we
remain
in
God's
spirit
as
long
as
we
continue
to
remain
and
abide
in
Jesus
words
his
spirit
remains
in
us
and
we
need
not
fear
that
we
will
be
hopelessly
led
astray
or
deceived
so
bad
that
we'll
never
recognize
where
we've
gone
wrong
the
spirit
lives
in
us
and
he
is
the
spirit
of
truth
he
helps
us
navigate
through
the
complexities
and
difficulties
of
life
and
reminds
us
of
the
things
that
Jesus
said
the
things
that
are
true
now
I
know
that
there
are
still
lots
of
questions
that
we
might
have
about
the
Holy
Spirit
and
how
he
works
in
us
like
do
we
hear
his
voice
speaking
audibly
in
our
minds
that's
a big
question
and
again
we're
kind
of
out
of
time
this
morning
I
hope
that
we'll
get
to
that
in
the
weeks
ahead
as
we
as
we
as
Jesus
brings
this
subject
back
to
our
attention
because
he
has
a lot
to
say
about
the
Holy
Spirit
in
our
lives
so
hopefully
we'll
get
to
that
in
weeks
ahead
but
for
today
and
for
this
morning
I
hope
and
I
pray
that
is
for
you
if
you
have
repented
if
you
believed
in
Jesus
then
you
have
the
Spirit
of
God
living
in
you
whether
we
understand
exactly
what
he's
doing
in
there
or
how
he's
working
or
not
this
is
the
promise
it's
for
you
it's
for
your
children
it's
for
all
who
are
far
off
for
all
whom
the
Lord
our
God
will
call
and
I
also
hope
and pray
that
you
are
encouraged
and
a little
more
settled
in
your
heart
about
this
thing
that
no
my
experience
of the
Christian
life
and
all
the
feelings
that
go
with
it
won't
necessarily
be
the
same
as
yours
there
are
different
workings
of the
Spirit
in
each
one
of
us
that's
good
that's
the
way
God
designed
it
just
as
Paul
encouraged
the
believers
at
Corinth
and
finally
I
hope
you're
also
encouraged
that
God's
Spirit
does
so
many
wonderful
things
for
all
who
believe
in
Jesus
name
regardless
of
the
role
that
he's
called
you
to
regardless
of
what
your
gifts
are
in
the
body
so
I'm
going
to
leave
it
at
that
this
morning
and
hopefully
we'll
come
back
to
this
topic
in
weeks
ahead
let's
pray
Father
in
heaven
we
thank
you
for
the
gift
of
your
spirit
Lord
we
confess
and
we
admit
that
we
often
don't
understand
just
what
you
are
doing
in
us
sometimes
we
have
some
moments
of
clarity
sometimes
we
see
glimmers
that
so
much
we
thank
you
that
you
are
there
and
deep
down
inside
those
of
us
who
believe
we
know
it
we
see
the
fruit
that
you
produce
in
our
lives
and
in
the
lives
of
each
other
and
we
just
want
to
pray
and
ask
that
you
would
continue
to
do
that
work
in
us
help
us
to
surrender
completely
to
you
and
to
walk
by
your
spirit
we
ask
this
for
Amen.