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The Holy Spirit Our Relationships

BCC Vision Statement. We are an open and affirming Christian community that is committed to sharing the unconditional love of Christ by serving others with compassion, integrity, moral courage, divine discipline and intelligent faith. . Intro. The Holy Spirit is the 3rd person in the TrinityGo

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The Holy Spirit Our Relationships

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    1. The Holy Spirit & Our Relationships Beloved Community Church Thursdays Thurst for Truth Bible Study April 29, 2010

    2. BCC Vision Statement We are an open and affirming Christian community that is committed to sharing the unconditional love of Christ by serving others with compassion, integrity, moral courage, divine discipline and intelligent faith.

    3. Intro The Holy Spirit is the 3rd person in the Trinity God the Father – Creator Jesus the Son – Redeemer Holy Spirit – Sustainer Holy Spirit is the life generating energy of God

    4. Intro Cannot separate the actions or behavior of God, from the action of Jesus and Holy Spirit do Always act together Always in sync They are not identical but one is never without the other God cannot be God without Jesus being the Redeemer and the Holy Spirit being the Sustainer

    5. Intro Holy Spirit is what moves us into communion with God and with others So when we use “Spirit-talk” that discounts or denigrates the existence of others People we don’t like, “sinners” People we think are “other” Other life styles Other faith traditions Other races or nationalities

    6. Intro When we say things or do things to the people in the “other” group that discounts their humanity Then we DO NOT behave in the Spirit of God Augustine says the Holy Spirit is the energy or life force of God Love that binds

    7. Intro Migliore says the Father Son & Holy Spirit are so intimately united that they “indwell” each other in a “society of love” The Spirit is the uniting love of the Trinity, the power of community in diversity, of mutual love and friendship Our mission on earth is to figure out how we can love God, & ourselves this way & then share this love with others

    8. Intro Because the Father, Son & Spirit are eternally relational – never a time when they are not dynamically relating to each other And since we were created in the image of God We were created to be in relationship with God & with each other We are called to dance like God dances – always in sync, never in competition, always equal, always reciprocal

    9. Galatians 5:16-23 16My counsel is this: Live freely, animated and motivated by God’s Spirit. Then you won’t feed the compulsions of selfishness.  17For there is a root of sinful self-interest in us that is at odds with a free spirit, just as the free spirit is incompatible with selfishness. These two ways of life are antithetical, so that you cannot live at times one way and at times another way according to how you feel on any given day.  18Why don’t you choose to be led by the Spirit and so escape the erratic compulsions of a law-dominated existence?

    10. Galatians 5:16-23 19It is obvious what kind of life develops out of trying to get your own way all the time: repetitive, loveless, cheap sex; a stinking accumulation of mental and emotional garbage; frenzied and joyless grabs for happiness;  20trinket gods; magic-show religion; paranoid loneliness; cutthroat competition; all-consuming-yet-never-satisfied wants; a brutal temper; an impotence to love or be loved; divided homes and divided lives; small-minded and lopsided pursuits;  21the vicious habit of depersonalizing everyone into a rival; uncontrolled and uncontrollable addictions; ugly parodies of community. I could go on. This isn’t the first time I have warned you, you know. If you use your freedom this way, you will not inherit God’s kingdom

    11. Galatians 5:16-23 22But what happens when we live God’s way? He brings gifts into our lives, much the same way that fruit appears in an orchard—things like affection for others, exuberance about life, serenity. We develop a willingness to stick with things, a sense of compassion in the heart, and a conviction that a basic holiness permeates things and people. We find ourselves involved in loyal commitments,  23not needing to force our way in life, able to marshal and direct our energies wisely. Legalism is helpless in bringing this about; it only gets in the way.

    12. Fruits of the Spirit Your relationship with Jesus, your love affair with God should result in the fruits of the Spirit love, joy, peace, patience, kindness, goodness, faithfulness, gentleness and self-control Fruits of spirit = by product or evidence or proof that we live by the Spirit, that Spirit indwells in us

    13. Love God asks us to love one another with agape love, unconditionally It’s a “just because” love Not based on what person can do for you You love in spite of who person is You look beyond flaws & see possibilities (Love) always protects, always trusts, always hopes, always perseveres (1Cor 13:7)

    14. Joy Joy is the appropriate response to the Good News of Jesus Christ Joy is the response we should have when we realize thru Jesus Christ that God loves us so much that God refuses to go thru eternity without us Joy is a DECISION we make to be ecstatic about the fact that we are in a relationship with an all loving God, in spite of our circumstances

    15. Peace Is the sense of serenity we experience when we realize that whatever we’re going thru Its just a moment in time My right now is not my always I won’t be going thru this, suffering with this, tolerating this in eternity Is rising above my circumstances

    16. Patience Patience – not so easily frustrated or angered, Make allowances for the shortcomings of others bc you are so grateful that JC makes allowances for you

    17. Faithfulness Hebrews 11:1 Now faith is the substance of things hoped for, the evidence of things not seen What does that mean: You treat the not yet as if it’s right now, the unseen as if you’ve already been there, done that, and have the t-shirt & mug to prove it!

    18. Faithfulness It’s the kind of faith that is under girded in who God is, not in who you are It’s the kind of trust in God that is based: Not on reasonable doubt Not on the preponderance of evidence But on the truth, the whole truth & nothing but the truth, that Jesus Christ is Lord

    19. Gentleness & Self-Control Gentleness: not weakness but power under control Be completely humble and gentle; be patient, bearing with one another in love (Eph. 4:2) Learn how to control our emotions & our tongues! Likewise the tongue is a small part of the body, but it makes great boasts. Consider what a great forest is set on fire by a small spark. The tongue also is a fire, a world of evil among the parts of the body. It corrupts the whole person, sets the whole course of his life on fire, and is itself set on fire by hell (James 3:5-6)

    20. What Kind of Fruit Do Your Relationships Bear? Why is it so hard to invite the Holy Spirit into our relationships What areas do you need to work on so that the Holy Spirit can indwell in you & your relationships? What are you willing to do differently, TODAY?!

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