Power for LivingPower for LivingThe Holy Spirit at Work in the The Holy Spirit at Work in the

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The Holy Spirit Gives New LifeThe Holy Spirit Gives New LifeJohn 6:63John 6:63

John 6:63John 6:63The Spirit gives life; The Spirit gives life; the flesh counts for the flesh counts for nothing. The words nothing. The words I have spoken to you I have spoken to you are spirit and they are spirit and they are life. are life. (NIV)(NIV)

It Isn’t About a New Lifestyle, It’s About New It Isn’t About a New Lifestyle, It’s About New LifeLife

The Spirit gives The Spirit gives lifelife; the flesh ; the flesh counts for nothing. counts for nothing. The words I have The words I have spoken to you are spoken to you are spirit and they are spirit and they are lifelife. . (NIV)(NIV)

John 7:37-39

On the last and greatest day On the last and greatest day of the Feast, Jesus stood of the Feast, Jesus stood and said in a loud voice, "If and said in a loud voice, "If anyone is thirsty, let him anyone is thirsty, let him come to me and drink. come to me and drink. Whoever believes in me, as Whoever believes in me, as the Scripture has said, the Scripture has said, streams of living water will streams of living water will flow from within himflow from within him." (NIV)." (NIV)

What is Spiritual Life?What is Spiritual Life?• To be To be awakeawake to God and in to God and in

vital contact with Himvital contact with Him

– John 17:3 “This is eternal John 17:3 “This is eternal life: that they may know you, life: that they may know you, the only true God…”the only true God…”

• To be able to To be able to enjoyenjoy God God• To have a To have a heightened heightened

capacitycapacity to enjoy our life to enjoy our life experiencesexperiences

• To have an To have an inner energyinner energy from from God.God.

This Life Cannot Be Found in the This Life Cannot Be Found in the RulesRules

• 2 Corinthians 3:6 2 Corinthians 3:6 “He “He has made us has made us competent to be competent to be ministers of a new ministers of a new covenant, covenant, not of not of the letter… for the the letter… for the letter killsletter kills…”…”

This Life Isn’t Found This Life Isn’t Found in Ourselvesin Ourselves

• John 6:63 John 6:63 The Spirit The Spirit gives life; gives life; the flesh counts the flesh counts for nothingfor nothing. The words I . The words I have spoken to you are have spoken to you are spirit and they are life. spirit and they are life. (NIV)(NIV)

• John 6:63 John 6:63 The Spirit The Spirit gives lifegives life; the flesh counts ; the flesh counts for nothing. The words I for nothing. The words I have spoken to you are have spoken to you are spirit and they are life. spirit and they are life. (NIV)(NIV)

It Is an Internal, It Is an Internal, Flow-through Flow-through WorkWork of the Holy Spirit of the Holy Spirit

John 7:38-John 7:38-3939

38. 38. The one who believes in The one who believes in Me, as the Scripture has Me, as the Scripture has said, will have said, will have streams of streams of living water flow from deep living water flow from deep within himwithin him.” .”

39. 39. He said this about the He said this about the SpiritSpirit, whom those who , whom those who believed in Him were going believed in Him were going to receive, for the Spirit had to receive, for the Spirit had not yet been received, not yet been received, because Jesus had not yet because Jesus had not yet been glorified.been glorified.

• 2 Corinthians 3:6 2 Corinthians 3:6 “He “He has made us has made us competent to be competent to be ministers of a new ministers of a new covenant, not of the covenant, not of the letter, but of the Spirit; letter, but of the Spirit; for the letter kills, but for the letter kills, but the Spirit produces the Spirit produces lifelife.”.”

It Is an Internal, It Is an Internal, Flow-through WorkFlow-through Work of of the Holy Spiritthe Holy Spirit

This is Not an This is Not an ExceptionalExceptional Life, But Life, But the the NormalNormal Life Life

• Romans 8:14 Romans 8:14 ““AllAll those led by God’s those led by God’s Spirit are God’s Spirit are God’s sons.” sons.”

• Zechariah 4:6 Zechariah 4:6 “Not by “Not by strength or by might, strength or by might, but by but by My SpiritMy Spirit,’ says ,’ says the Lord of Hosts.”the Lord of Hosts.”

The Spirit’s Indwelling Provides a The Spirit’s Indwelling Provides a New New MoralMoral Power Power

• Ezekiel 36:26-27 Ezekiel 36:26-27 “I will “I will give you a new heart and give you a new heart and put a new spirit within put a new spirit within you; I will remove your you; I will remove your heart of stone and give heart of stone and give you a heart of flesh. you a heart of flesh. I I will place My Spirit will place My Spirit within you and cause you within you and cause you toto follow My statutes and follow My statutes and carefully observe My carefully observe My ordinances.”ordinances.”

Experiencing The Spirit’s Life

1.1. AcceptanceAcceptance

2.2. RelianceReliance

3.3. ObedienceObedience