by Ken B.
It is quite clear that Jesus had to leave the earth so that the Holy Spirit could be sent to us.
Doug had us read John 15:26 and 16:16 to confirm this. In Jesus own words he said that when he left he would send The Comforter and the Holy Spirit would equip us so that we can testify about Jesus,
I did a little research on the word Comforter. It comes from the Latin word fortis which means brave.
It all makes sense. The Holy Spirit wants us to be brave so we will not be afraid to talk boldly about Him. We should not be afraid because He is always with us when we are testifying about him
This brings us back to last week's message where we were charged to make disciples of all new Christians. We need to not only be strong to lead them to Christ but also to mentor them so that they may also mentor others. It sounds a little like multi-level marketing but in this case it's a good thing.
This is such a great group and to listen to all that each person has to offer really strengthens me. If you haven't been for a while please join us and be strengthened too.
Iron sharpens iron!
Ken
It is quite clear that Jesus had to leave the earth so that the Holy Spirit could be sent to us.
Doug had us read John 15:26 and 16:16 to confirm this. In Jesus own words he said that when he left he would send The Comforter and the Holy Spirit would equip us so that we can testify about Jesus,
I did a little research on the word Comforter. It comes from the Latin word fortis which means brave.
It all makes sense. The Holy Spirit wants us to be brave so we will not be afraid to talk boldly about Him. We should not be afraid because He is always with us when we are testifying about him
This brings us back to last week's message where we were charged to make disciples of all new Christians. We need to not only be strong to lead them to Christ but also to mentor them so that they may also mentor others. It sounds a little like multi-level marketing but in this case it's a good thing.
This is such a great group and to listen to all that each person has to offer really strengthens me. If you haven't been for a while please join us and be strengthened too.
Iron sharpens iron!
Ken