Summary: <p> February 26, 2012</p> <p> Pastor Rich began a new series about the Holy Spirit. He opened by sharing about our human need for touch both from each other and more importantly from God. Romans 12:5 talks about the spirit being poured out – the experience of abundance in the Spirit. We need God’s touch. Joel Chapter 2 prophesied that the Spirit will be poured out on all people and Pastor Rich gave examples of where that is occurring today. The kingdom of God is about inheriting the precious promises reserved for the end of time and enjoying those promises now – the forgiveness of sins, the writing of the law of God on your heart, the experience of a measure of the healing of your body, the experience of the reconciling of relationships, the spreading of justice on the earth, and salvation, regardless of race, ethnicity, or age. God has come to live inside of human beings by His Spirit. Christians today also need an experience of the Spirit. The internal experience of the Spirit is felt by God’s leading, his prompting for action or restraint. We also need an empowering experience of the Spirit – “Christianity is fire setting” Kierkegaard said. The final point made was that the Spirit is not sexist or racist or elitist or ageist. The Spirit is for all people and as a whole church, let’s embrace the experience of God’s Spirit.</p> <p> <a href="http://vineyardcolumbus.org/_media/uploads/files/watch_and_listen/Follow-upBibleStudies/2012/40DaysofExperiencingtheSpirit/40_DAYS_DEVO.pdf" target="_blank">40 Days of Experiencing the Spirit Devotional</a></p> <p> <a href="/_media/uploads/files/watch_and_listen/SmallGroupDiscussionGuides/2012/40DaysofExperiencingtheSpirit/February_26_2012_The_Spirit_Of_Jesus.pdf" target="_blank">Sermon Discussion Guide</a></p>
