The Supernatural Reality In A Christ-Follower’s Life
May 19, 2024 / Darin LathamTHE SUPERNATURAL REALITY IN A CHRIST-FOLLOWER’S LIFE
(MULTILINE REVEAL SMALL)
A. Seven Supernatural Facts…
1. Before Christ rose from the dead, the Spirit of God His people.
“He lives with you, and will be in you.” (John 14:17)
2. Because Christ has risen from the dead and cleansed us of our sin, a radical change has now taken place:
the Spirit of God now His people!
“Do you not know that your bodies are temples of the Holy Spirit, who is in you,
whom you have received from God?” (1 Corinthians 6:19a)
“If anyone acknowledges that Jesus is the Son of God,
God lives in them, and they in God.” (1 John 4:15)
3. The indwelling Spirit of God revives your soul with supernatural life!
“He saved us, not because of righteous things we have done, but because of his mercy.
He saved us through the washing of rebirth and renewal by the Holy Spirit…” (Titus 3:5)
4. The indwelling Spirit of God your soul with supernatural !
“This resurrection life you received from God is not a timid, grave-tending life.
It’s adventurously expectant, greeting God with a childlike, ‘What’s next, Papa?’
God’s Spirit touches our spirits and confirms who we really are.
We know who he is, and we know who we are: father and children.”
(Romans 8:15-16; The Message Version)
5. The indwelling Spirit of God your soul with supernatural !
“What we have received is not the spirit of the world, but the Spirit who is from God,
so that we may understand what God has freely given us.” (1 Corinthians 2:12)
6. The indwelling Spirit of God your soul with supernatural !
“…the fruit of the Spirit is love, joy, peace, patience, kindness, goodness, faithfulness,
gentleness and self-control…” (Galatians 5:22-23a)
7. The indwelling Spirit of God your soul with supernatural !
“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,
and to still another the interpretation of tongues. All these are the work of one and the same Spirit,
and he distributes them to each one, just as he determines.” (1 Corinthians 12:4-11)
“When the day of Pentecost came, they were all together in one place. 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
as the Spirit enabled them. Now there were staying in Jerusalem God-fearing Jews from every nation under heaven. When they heard this sound, a crowd came together in bewilderment,
because each one heard their own language being spoken.” (Acts 2:1-6)
Today’s “Big Idea”…
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Small Group Discussion Questions
- How does it feel knowing that you have greater access to the indwelling Spirit of God than even people like Moses had?
- Which one of the seven facts stood out to you the most?
- Which one of the seven facts do you need the most?
- Has anything changed in your understanding of speaking in tongues as a result of today’s teaching?
- What kind of spiritual gifts has God given you?
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