Sermon – Following the Leadershipof the Holy Spirit
An Inductive Study of John 16
Is Christianity more of a set of beliefs to which you adhere and a lifestyle to which you conform, or is it a dynamic relationship in which you walk with the Spirit and move in his power?
Sermon “Listening to the Voice of the Spirit”
Sermon 1 of Series “The God I Never Knew”
Video, Audio and Sermon text included – http://www.templerogers.org/sermons/listening-to-the-voice-of-the-spirit-sermon-1/
The Church Waitng for the Spirit – 2:1
The Church Worshipping the Lord – 2:2-13
The Church Witnessing to the Lost – 2:14-40
The Church Walking in the Spirit – 2:41-47
He promised them the ‘baptism of the Holy Spirit.’
This means that the Holy Spirit would come and empower them to live righteously and serve faithfully.
What do his followers think?
In the disciples’ minds, the outpouring of the Holy Spirit and the coming of the promised kingdom were closely related and the Old Testament often connected these concepts.
They concluded that Christ was about to establish His kingdom here on earth, but that was not God’s plan. (v. 7)