Oakhaven Church Podcast

6.14.20 - Holy Spirit 101: Bearing Witness by the Spirit

August 10, 2020 Oakhaven Church
Oakhaven Church Podcast
6.14.20 - Holy Spirit 101: Bearing Witness by the Spirit
Show Notes

In Acts 1:8, Jesus indicates that the primary purpose of Holy Spirit in our lives is to empower our bearing witness to Jesus. Everything the Spirit does is part of this: gifts He gives, fruits He bears, the sanctification He fosters, the words He gives us, the precious identity He confirms in us, the nudges, the shoves….  All given to us so that WE CAN BE VESSELS OF THE GREAT NEWS OF Jesus Christ.

John 16:26-27 ESV 26 “But when the Helper comes, whom I will send to you from the Father, the Spirit of truth, who proceeds from the Father, he will bear witness about me. 27 And you also will bear witness, because you have been with me from the beginning. 

Acts goes on to give two examples of the Spirit empowering witness as disciples go about their day and then come across opportunities (arranged by the Spirit). We are as empowered and equipped as they, and are just as much always bearing witness to Jesus: at home, in stores, ON FACEBOOK. We are called to embrace and actively pursue this role by actively pursuing the Spirit. 



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