IN US (2 OF 3)
by Jeff Geyer
Scripture: John 14:15-17, 1 Corinthians 6:19
This content is part of a series.
In Us (2 of 3)
Series: Presence
Jeff Geyer
John 14:15-17; 1 Corinthians 6:19
Big Idea: The Spirit in us is greater than Jesus with us.
Intro: Before Spotify, there was the radio. Before the universe, there was God. The radio was and has been with your car. God was and has been with us. When God was creating everything, He is there and He continued to be there with Adam and Eve As we continue to fast forward through the Old Testament (Jewish Scriptures), God is there with His people A name for Jesus was Immanuel, which means God with us As we approach the New Testament (Church...Jew and non-Jew together), God is with His people and that God is present in this world even though the world may not believe in Him
Tension: Can you imagine trying to send a group text using pen, paper, and the post office? You're writing out letters by hand to your five closest friends, buying stamps, stuffing envelopes, and mailing them to five different addresses You're then waiting for two or three days, the letters would start arriving at your friends' houses Then, each would respond with a letter of their own, making copies for each person in the group and waiting a few more days for each reply Sounds like a bit much...especially now that we can accomplish the same things in a few seconds using a smart phone...12 years ago it made sense, now it doesn't
The Holy Spirit works like that. He makes it possible for Jesus to communicate with every single one of His followers in real time across the planet Jesus could only be in one place at a time, which is why He said it was better that the Holy Spirit come In the physical form, Jesus couldn't engage with people at the level of thought In the physical form, Jesus was the single source of information, and He was limited to physically being in one place at a time He had to spread His message one crowd at a time (no social media back in the day) Imagine today with 1 billion followers of Christianity (wide range)...it would b ...
Series: Presence
Jeff Geyer
John 14:15-17; 1 Corinthians 6:19
Big Idea: The Spirit in us is greater than Jesus with us.
Intro: Before Spotify, there was the radio. Before the universe, there was God. The radio was and has been with your car. God was and has been with us. When God was creating everything, He is there and He continued to be there with Adam and Eve As we continue to fast forward through the Old Testament (Jewish Scriptures), God is there with His people A name for Jesus was Immanuel, which means God with us As we approach the New Testament (Church...Jew and non-Jew together), God is with His people and that God is present in this world even though the world may not believe in Him
Tension: Can you imagine trying to send a group text using pen, paper, and the post office? You're writing out letters by hand to your five closest friends, buying stamps, stuffing envelopes, and mailing them to five different addresses You're then waiting for two or three days, the letters would start arriving at your friends' houses Then, each would respond with a letter of their own, making copies for each person in the group and waiting a few more days for each reply Sounds like a bit much...especially now that we can accomplish the same things in a few seconds using a smart phone...12 years ago it made sense, now it doesn't
The Holy Spirit works like that. He makes it possible for Jesus to communicate with every single one of His followers in real time across the planet Jesus could only be in one place at a time, which is why He said it was better that the Holy Spirit come In the physical form, Jesus couldn't engage with people at the level of thought In the physical form, Jesus was the single source of information, and He was limited to physically being in one place at a time He had to spread His message one crowd at a time (no social media back in the day) Imagine today with 1 billion followers of Christianity (wide range)...it would b ...
There are 10120 characters in the full content. This excerpt only shows a 2000 character sample of the full content.
Price: $5.99 or 1 credit
