I have the privilege of joining the Park Plaza Iglesia de Cristo again today. I will preach on John 7:37-39.
We have overlooked and ignored the Holy Spirit. The Holy Spirit is misunderstood by many. John’s view of the Spirit is interesting. In John’s Gospel, the Holy Spirit is less a miracle worker and more a presence to comfort, guide, instruct, empower, and secure the future. The presence of the Holy Spirit is promised to believers, Luke says to the obedient. The Holy Spirit assures us of sonship, seals God’s ownership, and guarantees the future. The Holy Spirit validates and confirms God’s truth. The Holy Spirit testifies and empowers.
The Holy Spirit is for every believer, those who are born of the water and the Spirit. But the Holy Spirit is not given only for the benefit of the believer. We are not reservoirs but conduits. The living water, Jesus’ description of the Holy Spirit, is for a thirsty world. The living water gushes forth from believers. Some of us need to turn the drip into a gushing river.
I want to encourage God’s people in this sermon so that we will go forth meeting the needs of a thirsty world. The Holy Spirit empowers our testimony.
P.S. I plan to post the sermon on the website as soon as possible.