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Jesus gifting his community (John 16:5-15)
Andrew Clark, 5 November 2017
Part of the The DNA of HBC series, Sunday Morning service
Jesus gave birth to a dynamic Spirit-filled movement yet often we do stuff in our own strength, confident in our own patterns and efforts. We get clunky and functional and miss out on the God-reliance. Am I right? Our values state that we will be a unified people that allows each individual to discover, develop and use their spiritual and practical gifts to build up the body of Christ. This morning we look to Jesus who is our model for mission and ministry in the power of the Holy Spirit and prayerful intimacy with the Father.
| Earlier: | Same day: | Later: |
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| « A Growing Community through Mission | Sure & Steadfast | The Way of Peace » |
John 16:5–15 (Listen)
5 But now I am going to him who sent me, and none of you asks me, ‘Where are you going?’ 6 But because I have said these things to you, sorrow has filled your heart. 7 Nevertheless, I tell you the truth: it is to your advantage that I go away, for if I do not go away, the Helper will not come to you. But if I go, I will send him to you. 8 And when he comes, he will convict the world concerning sin and righteousness and judgment: 9 concerning sin, because they do not believe in me; 10 concerning righteousness, because I go to the Father, and you will see me no longer; 11 concerning judgment, because the ruler of this world is judged.
12 “I still have many things to say to you, but you cannot bear them now. 13 When the Spirit of truth comes, he will guide you into all the truth, for he will not speak on his own authority, but whatever he hears he will speak, and he will declare to you the things that are to come. 14 He will glorify me, for he will take what is mine and declare it to you. 15 All that the Father has is mine; therefore I said that he will take what is mine and declare it to you.
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