Tuesday, January 14, 2014

What you should EXPECT after THE SPIRIT FILLS YOU (Part 3)

So what SHOULD you expect after the Spirit fills you?
Or SHOULD YOU EXPECT ANYTHING?
Maybe you should focus on faith and not feeling...unless you listen to the Lord Jesus!

Because if you listen to and believe our Lord, you should expect POWER! 

As the Lord Jesus said in Acts 1:8:

"You will receive power when the Spirit comes upon you, and you will be my witnesses...to the ends of the earth."

You should  AT LEAST expect to feel like a powerful witness feels:
  1. Convincing
  2. Convicting
  3. Compelling
The most effective witnesses on a witness stand don't just give information, they speak with passion!  They arouse emotion from the jury stand!
  • Like Stephen!
  • Like Peter!
  • LIKE JESUS!
Ignore those who speak of "fact, faith, and feeling" in this neat theological order!
Is that how an effective witness approaches the witness stand?

Or does he have something he HAS to say, something he can't hold in!?
  • She has  seen something with her own eyes that CHANGED HER LIFE FOREVER!
  • He has heard something with his own ears!  He WILL NEVER BE THE SAME!
  • Their spirits in them compel them!
So does the Spirit of Jesus in us who believe!

If you believe in the Lord Jesus,
you should expect the Spirit to fill you!
After the Spirit fills you,
you should expect power as a witness of Jesus!
Expect to be convincing, convicting, and compelling,
in word or action!
Biblically truthful information WITH PASSION!
Like Stephen.
Like Peter.
LIKE JESUS!

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