If you bring your bibles this weekend we will open them up to the book of John as we’re starting a new series today called “Ghost” as we study the Holy Ghost or the Holy Spirit.
Growing up for most people, when they hear about the “Holy Ghost” it weirds them out. Most understand God the Father (they have a father), God the son Jesus Christ but when it came to the Holy Ghost most could not relate and for most, any interaction with the “Holy Ghost” was weird with weird people, acting in weird ways,doing weird things. Very unusual and possibly many of you have had similar experiences.
In my opinion, this has led to a “Pendulum Swing” to where some ministries would have what I call “an overemphasis of the Holy Spirit” and other places would “grossly under-emphaize” the Holy Spirit. Some would over emphasize and like a bible falls off the table, they go crazy “I bind you demon of “bible falling” I cast you out. HOLY GHOST, HOLY GHOST, ETC.!!! LOL
But what is a far more common experience is the “under-emphasis” of the Holy Spirit. I know about the Trinity and the Father and the Son, but I just don’t know about that Holy Spirit thing. It’ like our weird cousin Eddy, just nobody talks about him.
So, this weekend we’re going to start in Jn. 14 with the words of Jesus and we’re going to build a foundation as we would begin to understand Jesus better, through the power of the Holy Spirit.
And I will ask the Father, and he will give you another Counselor to be with you forever- 17 the Spirit of truth. The world cannot accept him, because it neither sees him nor knows him. But you know him, for he lives with you and will be in you. John 14:16-17
This is going to be great! Invite, Invite, Invite. See you at one of the weekend worship experiences, until then, be blessed!
