The Holy Spirit has the power to make us holy and perfect, and it is His primary work in the lives of God's people.
This sermon emphasizes the transformative power of the Holy Spirit in making believers holy and like Christ. It highlights the necessity of holiness to see the Lord and the work of the Spirit in producing the fruit of the Spirit in every believer. The speaker underscores that the Spirit's primary role is to sanctify God's people and bring them into unity, ultimately fulfilling the promise of the Father through Jesus Christ.
Full Transcript
He sent His Spirit to make us holy. And I'll guarantee you this, there's nothing in your life that's evil, corrupt, wrong, dirty, that can withstand the Spirit. This is a mighty Spirit of God.
And He is let loose in the life of God's people. And He will accomplish the perfecting of you. And He will make you holy.
And without that holiness, you will not see the Lord. Without that holiness, you are not in this. You say, you're preaching works, Pastor.
No, I'm not. I'm preaching the power of God unleashed by that cross. I'm talking Jesus Christ Who said, I will send you a Comforter.
I will send Him in there. It's the gift of the Father. The promise of the Father.
And that Spirit has come into the church. And I'll tell you, His primary work in the Holy Spirit is to make us holy. And it's to make us like Christ.
And it's to work that fruit of the Spirit in us. And that's what He's doing. And He will succeed with every single person of God.
Brethren, He is moving us towards a position of being fitted together. This excerpt was taken from the sermon, The Dwelling Place of God is with Man, by Tim Conway, preached on December 3rd of 2017. It can be found on our church website, gccsatx.com or youtube.com slash gccsatx.
Sermon Outline
- The Power of the Holy Spirit
- The Importance of Holiness
- The Work of the Holy Spirit
- To make us holy
- To make us like Christ
- To work the fruit of the Spirit in us
Key Quotes
“There's nothing in your life that's evil, corrupt, wrong, dirty, that can withstand the Spirit.” — Tim Conway
“He is a mighty Spirit of God.” — Tim Conway
“I will send you a Comforter.” — Tim Conway
Application Points
- We should trust in the power of the Holy Spirit to make us holy and perfect.
- We should seek to be like Christ and to work the fruit of the Spirit in our lives.
- We should have faith that the Holy Spirit will succeed with every single person of God.
