Sermon : “Apart from Me, You can do Nothing”
Pastor Kim Wenzel
Apart from Me, you Can do Nothing
John 16:7 But very truly I tell you, it is for your good that I am going away. Unless I go away, the Advocate will not come to you; but if I go, I will send him to you.
John 15:5 “I am the vine; you are the branches. If you remain in me and I in you, you will bear much fruit; apart from me you can do nothing.
- Spiritual work requires the Holy Spirit
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Spiritual influence (miracle) comes from the Spirit - inspiring the
mind and heart in spiritual issues. Preaching the gospel effectively is
impossible if you do not have the Holy Spirit.
- The Holy Spirit gives us the words and works out the ways.
Matthew 10:18-20
18 On my account you will be brought before governors and kings as witnesses to them and to the Gentiles. 19 But when they arrest you, do not worry about what to say or how to say it. At that time you will be given what to say, 20 for it will not be you speaking, but the Spirit of your Father speaking through you.
- The Holy Spirit gives us the resources we need for the job.
Religion is what happens when the Spirit has left the building - Bono
Today's Verse
Matthew 7:13-14
Enter through the narrow gate. For wide is the gate and broad is the road that leads to destruction, and many enter through it. But small is the gate and narrow the road that leads to life, and only a few find it...
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