Week 5

THIS WEEK WAS TRULY AMAZING!
Topic: HOLY SPIRIT! Speaker: Richard Lowe (UK)
HIGHLIGHTS:
*Jesus gave up his rights (all powerful, all knowning, and everywhere) to be a human being just like you and me! (Phil 2:5-11). The only reason he could heal & perform miracles is because He was FILLED, EMPOWERED, & LED by the Holy Spirit!
*The SAME HOLY SPIRIT that was in Jesus, IS IN YOU AND ME! (assuming you've accepted Jesus as your Lord and Savior). The disciples, humans EXACTLY like me and you, some were murderers, some tax collectors, had the Holy Spirit in them (Luke 9:1), giving them the power to perform miracles just like Jesus! Do you realize how incredible this is!?
*John 14:12 - (Jesus speaking) "I tell you the truth, anyone who believes in me will do THE SAME WORKS I have done, and even GREATER WORKS, because I am going to be with the Father." Mind blowing right?!
*The Holy Spirit is with us at all times, because we honestly need Him at all times! He is our teacher, our advocate, our counselor, our guide, our encourager, our comforter, our strength, our joy, our redeemer. (John 14:17, 14:26, 15:26-27, 16:13-15)
*So, God gave us the Holy Spirit without limit (John 3:34)!!! But because we have a free will, we have a limiter switch, which means we can control how much of the Holy Spirit we let in our lives. For example, by allowing our fears, anxieties, doubts, lack of trust, misbelief to control us, we limit the power of the Holy Spirit's ability to work in our lives. So, going back to John 3:34, we CAN have the Spirit WITHOUT LIMIT, but it's up to us.. So, how much do you want Him??

What the Holy Spirit spoke to my heart:
God loves me FOR ME! He created me exactly how He wanted me, and I don't need to try to be someone I'm not. I have an identity, I have qualities about me that make me me and I need to learn to love myself for these things!Because in His eyes, I'm perfect!
This week I have never been so purely happy and joyful. I have a freedom like never before. Thursday night I was able to worship God with an unforced, uncontainable smile on my face. I truly believe & have now experienced for myself, that God is soooo good!

Please pray for an ongoing revelation of who God is and how deep His love is for me!

Blessings to all!
-Aslyn