WEBVTT 1 00:00:01.340 --> 00:00:03.780 line:15% This program is made possible by the giving 2 00:00:03.780 --> 00:00:06.940 line:15% of the God-called partners of Renner Ministries. 3 00:00:08.180 --> 00:00:10.400 line:15% My name is Rick Renner, and today I'm in the auditorium 4 00:00:10.400 --> 00:00:13.600 line:15% of the Moscow Good News Church. 5 00:00:13.600 --> 00:00:14.740 line:15% You know, people often write 6 00:00:14.740 --> 00:00:17.680 line:15% and say, Brother Rick, how did you 7 00:00:17.680 --> 00:00:20.760 line:15% and your family end up in Moscow, Russia? Well, 8 00:00:20.760 --> 00:00:24.440 line:15% we came here when it was still the Soviet Union. 9 00:00:24.440 --> 00:00:26.120 line:15% And you know why we came? 10 00:00:26.120 --> 00:00:29.100 line:15% Because the Holy Spirit led us here. 11 00:00:29.100 --> 00:00:31.980 line:15% And that's what I'm gonna talk to you about today, how you 12 00:00:31.980 --> 00:00:34.580 line:15% can be led by the Holy Spirit. 13 00:00:34.580 --> 00:00:38.740 line:15% The Bible says in Romans 8:14, As many as are led 14 00:00:38.740 --> 00:00:41.820 line:15% by the Spirit of God, they are the sons of God. 15 00:00:41.820 --> 00:00:45.500 line:15% So if you are a son of God, it means you have a right 16 00:00:45.500 --> 00:00:48.720 line:15% to be led and you need to have an expectation 17 00:00:48.720 --> 00:00:51.820 line:15% that the Holy Spirit is going to lead you in all the affairs 18 00:00:51.820 --> 00:00:54.600 line:15% of your life. But you might say, Well, how do I know 19 00:00:54.600 --> 00:00:57.360 line:15% if it's the Holy Spirit that is leading me? 20 00:00:57.360 --> 00:01:00.220 line:15% That is what I'm going to talk to you about today. 21 00:01:01.560 --> 00:01:04.760 line:15% Get ready for a teaching that feeds your spirit 22 00:01:04.760 --> 00:01:08.880 line:15% and your mind, where the word is the anchor in uncertain 23 00:01:08.880 --> 00:01:12.700 line:15% times and doctrine doesn't bend to culture. 24 00:01:13.580 --> 00:01:15.980 line:15% We keep it simple, but dive deep, 25 00:01:17.060 --> 00:01:19.380 line:15% revealing a truth that strengthens us, 26 00:01:20.440 --> 00:01:22.160 line:15% a love that emboldens 27 00:01:23.480 --> 00:01:25.541 line:15% and a mission that touches the world. 28 00:01:27.961 --> 00:01:29.361 line:15% Let's join Rick Renner. 29 00:01:31.021 --> 00:01:34.001 line:15% Welcome to today's program. I've been waiting for you. 30 00:01:34.001 --> 00:01:36.341 line:15% My name is Rick Renner and today, 31 00:01:36.341 --> 00:01:38.861 line:15% as I told you in the introduction, I'm going to talk 32 00:01:38.861 --> 00:01:42.721 line:15% to you about how to be led by the Holy Spirit. 33 00:01:42.721 --> 00:01:45.061 line:15% Let me give you an example. This studio 34 00:01:45.061 --> 00:01:47.201 line:15% is in Moscow, Russia. 35 00:01:47.201 --> 00:01:50.101 line:15% In 1991, I moved here 36 00:01:50.101 --> 00:01:53.601 line:15% with my family when Moscow was still the headquarters 37 00:01:53.601 --> 00:01:55.841 line:15% of worldwide communism. 38 00:01:55.841 --> 00:01:58.241 line:15% You say, Why in the world did you move into the heart 39 00:01:58.241 --> 00:01:59.801 line:15% of the beast in 1991? 40 00:01:59.801 --> 00:02:04.381 line:15% Because the Holy Spirit led us here. He was positioning us 41 00:02:04.381 --> 00:02:07.661 line:15% to touch the Russian speaking people by television 42 00:02:07.661 --> 00:02:08.901 line:15% with the word of God 43 00:02:08.901 --> 00:02:13.521 line:15% and today we're reaching the whole world from Moscow. 44 00:02:13.521 --> 00:02:16.021 line:15% Who would have ever imagined it? 45 00:02:16.021 --> 00:02:18.141 line:15% But when we said, Holy Spirit, we're going 46 00:02:18.141 --> 00:02:20.501 line:15% to follow you wherever you lead us: 47 00:02:20.501 --> 00:02:23.401 line:15% go wherever you tell us to do, whatever you tell us 48 00:02:23.401 --> 00:02:25.161 line:15% to do, we will do it. 49 00:02:25.161 --> 00:02:27.981 line:15% It put our life on an adventure. 50 00:02:27.981 --> 00:02:30.661 line:15% I'm convinced that one reason Christians have a boring, 51 00:02:30.661 --> 00:02:32.201 line:15% monotonous life is 52 00:02:32.201 --> 00:02:34.261 line:15% because they're not following the guidance 53 00:02:34.261 --> 00:02:36.961 line:15% of the Holy Spirit because when you take the Holy Spirit 54 00:02:36.961 --> 00:02:39.121 line:15% by the hand and allow him to lead you, 55 00:02:39.121 --> 00:02:42.221 line:15% your life will not be boring or monotonous. 56 00:02:42.221 --> 00:02:45.261 line:15% He'll give you the adventure of a lifetime. 57 00:02:45.261 --> 00:02:47.461 line:15% He's just waiting for you to follow 58 00:02:47.461 --> 00:02:50.081 line:15% and that's what I'm going to be speaking to you about today. 59 00:02:50.081 --> 00:02:52.262 line:15% But I'm offering you a brand new series, 60 00:02:52.262 --> 00:02:53.982 line:15% which is called, The Holy Spirit And You. 61 00:02:53.982 --> 00:02:56.702 line:15% It's 10 parts. The subtitle says Working Together 62 00:02:56.702 --> 00:02:59.402 line:15% as Heaven's Dynamic Duo. 63 00:02:59.402 --> 00:03:01.502 line:15% That's you and the Holy Spirit. 64 00:03:01.502 --> 00:03:05.162 line:15% God wants you to be the Dynamic Duo 65 00:03:05.162 --> 00:03:08.322 line:15% and this series will help you learn how to partner 66 00:03:08.322 --> 00:03:09.742 line:15% with the Holy Spirit. 67 00:03:09.742 --> 00:03:11.162 line:15% This will change your life 68 00:03:11.162 --> 00:03:14.102 line:15% and by the way, it comes in multiple formats 69 00:03:14.102 --> 00:03:16.722 line:15% and with it there's a study guide. 70 00:03:16.722 --> 00:03:19.862 line:15% The study guide is loaded with information and revelation. 71 00:03:19.862 --> 00:03:22.082 line:15% And when you see it and you hear it 72 00:03:22.082 --> 00:03:24.982 line:15% and you read the notes all simultaneously, 73 00:03:24.982 --> 00:03:29.162 line:15% it really reinforces this teaching down deep inside. 74 00:03:29.162 --> 00:03:31.002 line:15% And we're also offering you my book 75 00:03:31.002 --> 00:03:33.322 line:15% by the same name called The Holy Spirit 76 00:03:33.322 --> 00:03:36.982 line:15% And You, Working together as Heaven's Dynamic Dual. 77 00:03:36.982 --> 00:03:41.142 line:15% And in this book, I walk you from a monotonous 78 00:03:41.142 --> 00:03:45.042 line:15% Christian life into a life of adventure with the Lord 79 00:03:45.042 --> 00:03:49.262 line:15% where you learn how to experience the supernatural work 80 00:03:49.262 --> 00:03:51.982 line:15% and supernatural leading of the Holy Spirit. 81 00:03:51.982 --> 00:03:53.862 line:15% By the time you're finished reading this book, 82 00:03:53.862 --> 00:03:56.422 line:15% I believe your life will be transformed. 83 00:03:56.422 --> 00:03:59.082 line:15% If you need prayer, please remember that we want to pray 84 00:03:59.082 --> 00:04:01.582 line:15% for you, but we have to hear from you in order 85 00:04:01.582 --> 00:04:03.522 line:15% to pray effectively. 86 00:04:03.522 --> 00:04:05.202 line:15% And if you'll send us an email 87 00:04:05.202 --> 00:04:07.722 line:15% or if you'll give us a call, the moment we hear from you 88 00:04:07.722 --> 00:04:11.642 line:15% and we know how we need to pray, we're going to really pray 89 00:04:11.642 --> 00:04:16.642 line:15% for you explicitly for God to move in your life. 90 00:04:16.743 --> 00:04:19.723 line:15% Jesus said in Matthew 18:19 91 00:04:19.723 --> 00:04:22.763 line:15% that if we would agree in prayer, he would do what we ask 92 00:04:22.763 --> 00:04:24.643 line:15% and we will agree in prayer for God 93 00:04:24.643 --> 00:04:28.103 line:15% to move mightily on your behalf and he will. 94 00:04:28.103 --> 00:04:30.683 line:15% But let us hear from you so we will know how 95 00:04:30.683 --> 00:04:34.903 line:15% to specifically pray for you, but reach for your Bible 96 00:04:34.903 --> 00:04:36.003 line:15% and today we're going 97 00:04:36.003 --> 00:04:39.103 line:15% to be talking about the leading of the Holy Spirit. 98 00:04:39.103 --> 00:04:42.263 line:15% How can you be led by the Holy Spirit? 99 00:04:42.263 --> 00:04:45.243 line:15% Well, when you come to John 14:26, 100 00:04:45.243 --> 00:04:48.503 line:15% Jesus stated this about the Holy Spirit. 101 00:04:48.503 --> 00:04:50.303 line:15% And I will pray the Father 102 00:04:50.303 --> 00:04:54.063 line:15% and he will give you another comforter that he may abide 103 00:04:54.063 --> 00:04:55.383 line:15% with you forever. 104 00:04:55.383 --> 00:04:58.243 line:15% Before we go any further, let's focus again on this word, 105 00:04:58.243 --> 00:05:01.483 line:15% comforter, which in Greek is the word, parakletos, 106 00:05:01.483 --> 00:05:03.863 line:15% and it's a compound of two Greek words. 107 00:05:03.863 --> 00:05:05.823 line:15% The first word is the word para. 108 00:05:05.823 --> 00:05:07.563 line:15% The second word is the word kaleo. 109 00:05:07.563 --> 00:05:10.203 line:15% The word para means along 110 00:05:10.203 --> 00:05:13.183 line:15% and the word kaleo means to call out to someone. 111 00:05:13.183 --> 00:05:14.883 line:15% But when you compound the two words together, 112 00:05:14.883 --> 00:05:19.603 line:15% para kaleo: here is translated as the word parakletos. 113 00:05:19.603 --> 00:05:23.843 line:15% It depicts one who is called alongside of you to urge, 114 00:05:23.843 --> 00:05:27.923 line:15% to beseech, to coach, to train, to plead, 115 00:05:27.923 --> 00:05:29.423 line:15% beg and pray. 116 00:05:30.403 --> 00:05:34.543 line:15% It pictures one who's come closely alongside of you 117 00:05:34.543 --> 00:05:37.503 line:15% for the sake of speaking to you, consoling you, 118 00:05:37.503 --> 00:05:40.844 line:15% coaching you, comforting you, assisting you 119 00:05:40.844 --> 00:05:43.844 line:15% with instruction, counsel and advice. 120 00:05:43.844 --> 00:05:48.224 line:15% And in ancient times, this word, parakletos, was used 121 00:05:48.224 --> 00:05:52.144 line:15% to depict military leaders who came alongside their troops. 122 00:05:52.144 --> 00:05:55.764 line:15% Why? To urge them, exhort them, be seats them, beg them, 123 00:05:55.764 --> 00:05:58.364 line:15% and plead with them to stand tall 124 00:05:58.364 --> 00:06:00.564 line:15% and face their battles bravely. 125 00:06:01.604 --> 00:06:03.864 line:15% And now Jesus used this word, parakletos, 126 00:06:03.864 --> 00:06:06.344 line:15% to describe the ministry of the Holy Spirit 127 00:06:06.344 --> 00:06:08.504 line:15% to me and to you. 128 00:06:08.504 --> 00:06:11.324 line:15% Now remember this word, parakletos, first 129 00:06:11.324 --> 00:06:15.304 line:15% of all was used in a legal sense to describe one 130 00:06:15.304 --> 00:06:18.624 line:15% who pleaded a case for someone else in a court of law, 131 00:06:18.624 --> 00:06:22.084 line:15% which means the Holy Spirit will plead a case for you. 132 00:06:22.084 --> 00:06:24.584 line:15% Secondly: it described a helper 133 00:06:24.584 --> 00:06:27.124 line:15% or an assistant who was always ready 134 00:06:27.124 --> 00:06:29.884 line:15% and on standby to help to assist 135 00:06:29.884 --> 00:06:32.804 line:15% and to strengthen, which means the Holy Spirit is ready. 136 00:06:32.804 --> 00:06:36.864 line:15% He is on standby to help, to assist, and to strengthen you. 137 00:06:37.724 --> 00:06:40.844 line:15% It described a personal counselor or an advisor. 138 00:06:40.844 --> 00:06:42.704 line:15% If you'd like to have a personal counselor 139 00:06:42.704 --> 00:06:47.064 line:15% or advisor, that's what the Holy Spirit wants to be to you, 140 00:06:47.064 --> 00:06:49.024 line:15% but best of all, 141 00:06:49.024 --> 00:06:51.544 line:15% this word, parakletos, described a trainer 142 00:06:51.544 --> 00:06:55.104 line:15% or a coach: just like a coach 143 00:06:55.104 --> 00:06:57.884 line:15% who teaches a baseball player how to hit the ball: 144 00:06:57.884 --> 00:07:01.864 line:15% just like a coach who teaches a vocal student how 145 00:07:01.864 --> 00:07:04.224 line:15% to sing a note or just like a coach 146 00:07:04.224 --> 00:07:07.585 line:15% or a trainer who teaches you how to physically exercise - 147 00:07:07.585 --> 00:07:10.265 line:15% you know, all of those coaches will tell you what to do, 148 00:07:10.265 --> 00:07:13.385 line:15% but the coach is not gonna hit the ball for you. 149 00:07:13.385 --> 00:07:16.965 line:15% He is going to tell you how to hit the ball, 150 00:07:16.965 --> 00:07:19.125 line:15% but you have to listen to the coach 151 00:07:19.125 --> 00:07:20.745 line:15% and determine you're going 152 00:07:20.745 --> 00:07:23.385 line:15% to be his apprentice and do what he says. 153 00:07:23.385 --> 00:07:26.825 line:15% If you are a vocal student, he's not going to sing the note 154 00:07:26.825 --> 00:07:29.425 line:15% for you, but he'll tell you how to arch. 155 00:07:29.425 --> 00:07:30.985 line:15% He'll tell you how to use your breath. 156 00:07:30.985 --> 00:07:32.565 line:15% He'll tell you how to sing, 157 00:07:32.565 --> 00:07:35.785 line:15% but you have to do the singing, you have to be an apprentice 158 00:07:35.785 --> 00:07:38.925 line:15% and determine you're going to do whatever he says 159 00:07:38.925 --> 00:07:41.085 line:15% or if you're beginning to exercise 160 00:07:41.085 --> 00:07:44.765 line:15% and you have a physical trainer, you have to do what he says 161 00:07:44.765 --> 00:07:47.485 line:15% and sometimes that means don't do more than you should. 162 00:07:48.525 --> 00:07:50.345 line:15% Coach doesn't always tell you what to do. 163 00:07:50.345 --> 00:07:52.405 line:15% Sometimes he tells you what you should not do. 164 00:07:53.365 --> 00:07:57.805 line:15% And Jesus said, the Holy Spirit would be to us a comforter, 165 00:07:57.805 --> 00:07:59.265 line:15% which means he will be in a legal 166 00:07:59.265 --> 00:08:01.345 line:15% sense, one that defends us. 167 00:08:01.345 --> 00:08:04.605 line:15% He will be one that is ready and on hand to strengthen us 168 00:08:04.605 --> 00:08:06.985 line:15% and assist us and to help us. 169 00:08:06.985 --> 00:08:10.265 line:15% Jesus said the Holy Spirit will come to coach us, 170 00:08:10.265 --> 00:08:13.145 line:15% to train us, to teach us, to advise us, 171 00:08:13.145 --> 00:08:17.425 line:15% but in order for us to receive the benefits of his coaching, 172 00:08:17.425 --> 00:08:21.445 line:15% we have to open our ears and determine we are apprentices. 173 00:08:22.305 --> 00:08:23.905 line:15% I am an apprentice of the Holy Spirit. 174 00:08:23.905 --> 00:08:26.085 line:15% That's why I'm doing what I'm doing 175 00:08:26.085 --> 00:08:28.105 line:15% and that's why I've been successful; not 176 00:08:28.105 --> 00:08:29.945 line:15% because I'm so smart, but 177 00:08:29.945 --> 00:08:32.826 line:15% because I'm listening to the coach. 178 00:08:32.826 --> 00:08:36.226 line:15% The Holy Spirit tells me what to do and I obey. 179 00:08:36.226 --> 00:08:38.666 line:15% And when you do what the Holy Spirit says to do, 180 00:08:38.666 --> 00:08:42.126 line:15% you have success and sometimes the Holy Spirit tells 181 00:08:42.126 --> 00:08:43.586 line:15% you what not to do. 182 00:08:43.586 --> 00:08:46.266 line:15% That's another form of his leading. 183 00:08:46.266 --> 00:08:49.386 line:15% Very often in life, we just go with a pre-planned program 184 00:08:49.386 --> 00:08:51.926 line:15% and believe that somehow God will bless what we're doing 185 00:08:51.926 --> 00:08:53.706 line:15% because it's a good idea, 186 00:08:53.706 --> 00:08:56.566 line:15% but it's not always the leading of the Holy Spirit. 187 00:08:56.566 --> 00:08:59.506 line:15% And because many times we just do what we think of, 188 00:08:59.506 --> 00:09:01.506 line:15% we don't have success. 189 00:09:01.506 --> 00:09:04.466 line:15% But when we listen to the divine coach, the comforter 190 00:09:04.466 --> 00:09:07.726 line:15% who is the Holy Spirit, he sees what we cannot see. 191 00:09:07.726 --> 00:09:09.586 line:15% He knows what we do not know. 192 00:09:09.586 --> 00:09:11.946 line:15% He knows how to do, what we do not know how to do. 193 00:09:11.946 --> 00:09:13.266 line:15% And if we are his apprentice 194 00:09:13.266 --> 00:09:17.906 line:15% and we follow his instructions, we will have success. 195 00:09:17.906 --> 00:09:19.566 line:15% And today, I'm going to give you an example 196 00:09:19.566 --> 00:09:23.126 line:15% of the leadership of the Holy Spirit in the life of Jesus, 197 00:09:23.126 --> 00:09:25.766 line:15% which is a little bit different than you might expect. 198 00:09:25.766 --> 00:09:29.346 line:15% It was a moment when the Holy Spirit led Jesus 199 00:09:29.346 --> 00:09:31.566 line:15% not to heal. 200 00:09:31.566 --> 00:09:34.586 line:15% You say, What? You mean there was a moment 201 00:09:34.586 --> 00:09:37.206 line:15% when the Holy Spirit led Jesus not to heal? 202 00:09:37.206 --> 00:09:41.806 line:15% Yes. And sometimes it's not the right moment for someone 203 00:09:41.806 --> 00:09:44.786 line:15% to be healed because their heart's not ready for it. 204 00:09:44.786 --> 00:09:46.306 line:15% They've got bitterness in their heart. 205 00:09:46.306 --> 00:09:48.606 line:15% There are other issues that have to be dealt with. 206 00:09:48.606 --> 00:09:50.426 line:15% There have been times when we've all said, 207 00:09:50.426 --> 00:09:51.606 line:15% Hey, we have the power of God. 208 00:09:51.606 --> 00:09:54.146 line:15% We're going to go empty the hospital, pull people out 209 00:09:54.146 --> 00:09:56.026 line:15% of wheelchairs, but when we try to do it, 210 00:09:56.026 --> 00:09:57.727 line:15% it doesn't always work. 211 00:09:57.727 --> 00:10:01.007 line:15% Why doesn't it always work? Well, there are issues 212 00:10:01.007 --> 00:10:02.767 line:15% that we can't see. 213 00:10:02.767 --> 00:10:04.627 line:15% Sometimes people have things in their life 214 00:10:04.627 --> 00:10:05.907 line:15% that have to be dealt with first. 215 00:10:05.907 --> 00:10:08.647 line:15% They've got to get rid of bitterness and unforgiveness. 216 00:10:08.647 --> 00:10:10.347 line:15% They need to upgrade their faith. 217 00:10:10.347 --> 00:10:12.907 line:15% Maybe they're just not ready to be well yet. 218 00:10:12.907 --> 00:10:15.947 line:15% We need to be led by the Holy Spirit in everything we do, 219 00:10:15.947 --> 00:10:18.967 line:15% including when we pray for the sick. 220 00:10:18.967 --> 00:10:22.687 line:15% I'm going to show you an example from Matthew 9. 221 00:10:22.687 --> 00:10:24.800 line:15% Ao let's go to Matthew 9:27. 222 00:10:25.707 --> 00:10:29.667 line:15% And the Bible says - When Jesus departed thence, 223 00:10:29.667 --> 00:10:33.167 line:15% two blind men followed him crying 224 00:10:34.207 --> 00:10:39.207 line:15% and saying, Thou son of David, have mercy on us. 225 00:10:39.747 --> 00:10:42.847 line:15% Now, this verse is totally amazing to me 226 00:10:42.847 --> 00:10:46.587 line:15% because the verse says these two blind men followed him. 227 00:10:46.587 --> 00:10:48.827 line:15% The word follow the Greek word, akoloutheo, 228 00:10:48.827 --> 00:10:50.647 line:15% which means to follow. 229 00:10:50.647 --> 00:10:54.687 line:15% It could be translated - to tirelessly accompany someone: 230 00:10:54.687 --> 00:10:58.527 line:15% to constantly be at the side of an individual. 231 00:10:58.527 --> 00:11:00.347 line:15% It means to follow after someone 232 00:11:00.347 --> 00:11:04.067 line:15% or something in a very determined and purposeful manner. 233 00:11:04.067 --> 00:11:07.447 line:15% These are blind men they can't even see. 234 00:11:07.447 --> 00:11:10.287 line:15% And yet they're determined they're going to follow Jesus 235 00:11:10.287 --> 00:11:13.447 line:15% and they're tirelessly following after him 236 00:11:13.447 --> 00:11:15.327 line:15% and not only are they following Jesus, 237 00:11:15.327 --> 00:11:17.587 line:15% the verse says they're crying. 238 00:11:17.587 --> 00:11:20.167 line:15% The word crying is a translation of the Greek word kradzo, 239 00:11:20.167 --> 00:11:21.568 line:15% which means to scream. 240 00:11:21.568 --> 00:11:23.208 line:15% They're screaming. 241 00:11:23.208 --> 00:11:26.328 line:15% It could be translated to yell, to exclaim, 242 00:11:26.328 --> 00:11:30.808 line:15% to cry out at the top of one's voice, to shriek 243 00:11:30.808 --> 00:11:34.468 line:15% an urgent shout or a loud outburst. 244 00:11:34.468 --> 00:11:37.428 line:15% They're screaming, screaming at the top 245 00:11:37.428 --> 00:11:41.128 line:15% of their lungs trying to get Jesus attention 246 00:11:41.128 --> 00:11:43.848 line:15% and the tense that is used means screaming and screaming 247 00:11:43.848 --> 00:11:45.428 line:15% and yelling and yelling. 248 00:11:45.428 --> 00:11:48.308 line:15% They're doing everything they can to get Jesus' attention 249 00:11:48.308 --> 00:11:49.868 line:15% and they're following and following 250 00:11:49.868 --> 00:11:53.768 line:15% and following tirelessly accompanying him along the way 251 00:11:53.768 --> 00:11:56.068 line:15% and think how much difficult this must have been for them 252 00:11:56.068 --> 00:11:57.908 line:15% because they were blind. 253 00:11:57.908 --> 00:12:00.888 line:15% But yet as blind men, they're following. Where is he? 254 00:12:00.888 --> 00:12:02.848 line:15% Which way is he going? And they're screaming 255 00:12:02.848 --> 00:12:05.168 line:15% and crying out the whole way 256 00:12:05.168 --> 00:12:08.768 line:15% and the Greek says saying, the Greek says saying and saying 257 00:12:08.768 --> 00:12:11.668 line:15% and saying, Have mercy on us, Son of David. 258 00:12:11.668 --> 00:12:16.268 line:15% Hey, we're talking to you screaming repetitiously. 259 00:12:16.268 --> 00:12:17.368 line:15% Have mercy on us. 260 00:12:17.368 --> 00:12:19.968 line:15% We're asking you to have mercy on us. 261 00:12:19.968 --> 00:12:23.348 line:15% But the amazing thing is even though these blind beggars 262 00:12:23.348 --> 00:12:27.408 line:15% were following and screaming out at the top of their lungs, 263 00:12:28.328 --> 00:12:31.088 line:15% Jesus just kept walking. 264 00:12:31.088 --> 00:12:34.928 line:15% He did not stop and he did not heal them. 265 00:12:34.928 --> 00:12:37.488 line:15% That is amazing to me. 266 00:12:37.488 --> 00:12:42.488 line:15% Why didn't Jesus stop to heal them from the very beginning? 267 00:12:42.528 --> 00:12:47.108 line:15% He didn't. So the blind beggars just kept following, 268 00:12:47.108 --> 00:12:52.108 line:15% screaming, yelling, crying out to get Jesus' attention. 269 00:12:52.189 --> 00:12:55.409 line:15% Jesus could not have missed them. 270 00:12:55.409 --> 00:12:59.169 line:15% He could not have because they were screaming so 271 00:12:59.169 --> 00:13:00.589 line:15% loudly, but he didn't stop. 272 00:13:01.509 --> 00:13:02.549 line:15% He didn't heal them. 273 00:13:03.389 --> 00:13:04.609 line:15% And I have to tell you that for years 274 00:13:04.609 --> 00:13:08.809 line:15% and years, this passage of scripture really perplexed me. 275 00:13:08.809 --> 00:13:11.589 line:15% Why? Why did they have to follow? 276 00:13:11.589 --> 00:13:13.889 line:15% Why did they have to repetitiously scream and scream 277 00:13:13.889 --> 00:13:15.989 line:15% and scream, Have mercy on us, have mercy on us. 278 00:13:15.989 --> 00:13:18.049 line:15% Hey, we're asking, have mercy on us. 279 00:13:18.049 --> 00:13:21.509 line:15% Why didn't Jesus acknowledge these two blind beggars 280 00:13:21.509 --> 00:13:24.049 line:15% and immediately heal them? Why? 281 00:13:25.269 --> 00:13:27.189 line:15% Because he wasn't led. 282 00:13:27.189 --> 00:13:29.049 line:15% He wasn't led at that moment to do it. 283 00:13:29.049 --> 00:13:32.089 line:15% He didn't sense the anointing of the Holy Spirit. 284 00:13:32.089 --> 00:13:34.669 line:15% And we already saw from the last program in John 285 00:13:34.669 --> 00:13:37.149 line:15% 5, Jesus didn't initiate anything. 286 00:13:37.149 --> 00:13:38.449 line:15% He didn't do anything 287 00:13:38.449 --> 00:13:42.169 line:15% unless he felt the leading of the Father to do it. 288 00:13:42.169 --> 00:13:44.489 line:15% And obviously, Jesus didn't feel the leading 289 00:13:44.489 --> 00:13:46.129 line:15% to do it or he would have done it. 290 00:13:46.129 --> 00:13:50.309 line:15% There was no leading, so Jesus just kept going forward. Wow! 291 00:13:50.309 --> 00:13:52.889 line:15% But they were so determined to get his attention 292 00:13:52.889 --> 00:13:55.629 line:15% that they followed him all the way to the house 293 00:13:55.629 --> 00:13:57.289 line:15% where he was staying. 294 00:13:57.289 --> 00:13:59.889 line:15% And in Matthew 9:28, it says - 295 00:13:59.889 --> 00:14:01.589 line:15% And when he was come into the house, 296 00:14:01.589 --> 00:14:04.009 line:15% the blind me came to him. 297 00:14:04.009 --> 00:14:06.089 line:15% And Jesus saith to them, believe ye 298 00:14:06.089 --> 00:14:07.600 line:15% that I am able to do this. 299 00:14:07.600 --> 00:14:10.029 line:15% And they said unto him, Yea, Lord. And listen to 300 00:14:10.029 --> 00:14:11.760 line:15% how Jesus answered them in verse 29. 301 00:14:12.830 --> 00:14:15.049 line:15% Then touched he their eyes saying - 302 00:14:15.049 --> 00:14:18.150 line:15% now listen to this - According to your faith, 303 00:14:18.150 --> 00:14:20.850 line:15% be it unto you - according 304 00:14:20.850 --> 00:14:23.730 line:15% to your faith, be it unto you. 305 00:14:23.730 --> 00:14:27.750 line:15% And verse 30 says, And their eyes were opened. 306 00:14:27.750 --> 00:14:32.750 line:15% Why did Jesus say - According to your faith, be it unto 307 00:14:33.390 --> 00:14:35.450 line:15% you - because Jesus evidently at 308 00:14:35.450 --> 00:14:39.510 line:15% that moment did not sense the anointing to initiate 309 00:14:39.510 --> 00:14:41.150 line:15% this healing. 310 00:14:41.150 --> 00:14:43.930 line:15% It was almost as if Jesus said, I don't sense the 311 00:14:43.930 --> 00:14:46.470 line:15% anointing to initiate this at this moment. 312 00:14:46.470 --> 00:14:49.210 line:15% So guys, this one you're going to have 313 00:14:49.210 --> 00:14:51.670 line:15% to get on your own faith according 314 00:14:51.670 --> 00:14:53.890 line:15% to your faith, be it unto you. 315 00:14:53.890 --> 00:14:57.110 line:15% And the good news is they could take it with their own faith 316 00:14:57.110 --> 00:14:59.690 line:15% and their eyes were opened that day. 317 00:14:59.690 --> 00:15:04.690 line:15% But Jesus only acted when he was led. 318 00:15:04.810 --> 00:15:08.290 line:15% And for that reason, when Jesus initiated something, 319 00:15:08.290 --> 00:15:12.530 line:15% he always had a 100% success rate. 320 00:15:12.530 --> 00:15:16.430 line:15% And if we'll act when the Holy Spirit tells us to act, 321 00:15:16.430 --> 00:15:19.250 line:15% we will have a better success rate. 322 00:15:19.250 --> 00:15:22.690 line:15% If we act when the Holy Spirit's not telling us to act, 323 00:15:22.690 --> 00:15:24.510 line:15% we may not see results. 324 00:15:24.510 --> 00:15:28.350 line:15% We have to be led by the Holy Spirit. Mm. 325 00:15:28.350 --> 00:15:30.350 line:15% We see another example of this 326 00:15:30.350 --> 00:15:33.850 line:15% in Luke 5:17. 327 00:15:33.850 --> 00:15:36.370 line:15% And listen to what the Bible says. 328 00:15:36.370 --> 00:15:39.371 line:15% And it came to pass on a certain day as Jesus was teaching 329 00:15:40.851 --> 00:15:43.271 line:15% that there were Pharisees and doctors of the law sitting 330 00:15:43.271 --> 00:15:45.631 line:15% by which will come out of every town of Galilee 331 00:15:45.631 --> 00:15:46.871 line:15% and Judea and Jerusalem. 332 00:15:46.871 --> 00:15:50.831 line:15% Now listen - and the power of the Lord was present to heal. 333 00:15:50.831 --> 00:15:53.651 line:15% In that moment, Jesus sensed the anointing and 334 00:15:53.651 --> 00:15:56.271 line:15% because he sensed the anointing to heal, Jesus began 335 00:15:56.271 --> 00:15:58.931 line:15% to initiate miraculous events, 336 00:15:58.931 --> 00:16:03.071 line:15% but he only moved when he sensed that the power 337 00:16:03.071 --> 00:16:05.131 line:15% of the Lord was present to heal. 338 00:16:05.131 --> 00:16:08.891 line:15% Jesus was led by the Holy Spirit even in the way 339 00:16:08.891 --> 00:16:10.911 line:15% that he healed people. 340 00:16:10.911 --> 00:16:13.211 line:15% Now, when I was a boy, my sisters 341 00:16:13.211 --> 00:16:16.271 line:15% and I used to play a game called Follow the Leader. 342 00:16:16.271 --> 00:16:19.031 line:15% Maybe you played follow the leader when you were kids. 343 00:16:19.031 --> 00:16:20.631 line:15% And I really detested that game 344 00:16:20.631 --> 00:16:23.911 line:15% because my older sister always chose herself 345 00:16:23.911 --> 00:16:26.371 line:15% to be the leader and my younger sister 346 00:16:26.371 --> 00:16:28.551 line:15% and I, we had to do whatever my sister said to do 347 00:16:28.551 --> 00:16:31.211 line:15% because that's the rules of the game. 348 00:16:31.211 --> 00:16:33.691 line:15% She was the leader. We were the tag alongs 349 00:16:33.691 --> 00:16:36.971 line:15% and whatever she said to do, that's what we had to do. 350 00:16:36.971 --> 00:16:39.571 line:15% Our job was to follow the leader. 351 00:16:39.571 --> 00:16:42.811 line:15% Well, I always think of that when I read Romans 8:14, 352 00:16:42.811 --> 00:16:45.931 line:15% which also talks about the leading of the Holy Spirit. 353 00:16:45.931 --> 00:16:48.651 line:15% Listen to what it says - For as many as are led 354 00:16:48.651 --> 00:16:51.871 line:15% by the Spirit of God, they are the sons of God. 355 00:16:51.871 --> 00:16:54.011 line:15% Now listen to what it says in King James. 356 00:16:54.011 --> 00:16:56.151 line:15% For as many as are led by the Spirit of God, 357 00:16:56.151 --> 00:16:58.491 line:15% they are the sons of God. But when you read it in the Greek 358 00:16:58.491 --> 00:17:00.312 line:15% text, the structure is reversed. 359 00:17:00.312 --> 00:17:02.892 line:15% Listen to what it says. For as many as by the Spirit 360 00:17:02.892 --> 00:17:05.432 line:15% of God are being led. 361 00:17:05.432 --> 00:17:08.992 line:15% It puts the Holy Spirit at the first of the verse, 362 00:17:08.992 --> 00:17:11.632 line:15% it puts us behind the Holy Spirit 363 00:17:11.632 --> 00:17:13.592 line:15% depicting us as tag-alonge. 364 00:17:13.592 --> 00:17:17.332 line:15% He's out front leading and our job is to follow. 365 00:17:17.332 --> 00:17:20.592 line:15% A better translation would be as many as by the spirit 366 00:17:20.592 --> 00:17:22.792 line:15% of God are being led. 367 00:17:22.792 --> 00:17:24.992 line:15% And my friend, if I'm successful 368 00:17:24.992 --> 00:17:28.192 line:15% or if you are successful in any spiritual way, it's 369 00:17:28.192 --> 00:17:31.072 line:15% because we've been following the leader 370 00:17:31.072 --> 00:17:33.172 line:15% and I've determined in my heart I'm going 371 00:17:33.172 --> 00:17:36.052 line:15% to be the Holy Spirit's tag along. 372 00:17:36.052 --> 00:17:39.192 line:15% But hey, what does the word, led, really mean? 373 00:17:39.192 --> 00:17:42.292 line:15% Mm, this is powerful. In Greek, it is the word, ago. 374 00:17:42.292 --> 00:17:44.272 line:15% The word, ago, means to lead, 375 00:17:44.272 --> 00:17:48.392 line:15% but now listen to this - it depicted animals led 376 00:17:48.392 --> 00:17:50.972 line:15% by a rope tied around their necks 377 00:17:50.972 --> 00:17:55.072 line:15% who followed wherever their owners led them. 378 00:17:55.072 --> 00:17:58.412 line:15% The owners would tug, the owners would pull 379 00:17:58.412 --> 00:18:00.412 line:15% and the animal followed. 380 00:18:00.412 --> 00:18:04.832 line:15% It means to be led by a gentle tug or pull 381 00:18:04.832 --> 00:18:08.872 line:15% and the word ago also forms the root 382 00:18:08.872 --> 00:18:10.552 line:15% for the Greek word agon. 383 00:18:10.552 --> 00:18:11.852 line:15% Oh, this is so powerful. 384 00:18:11.852 --> 00:18:16.012 line:15% The word, agon is the word which describes an intense 385 00:18:16.012 --> 00:18:19.572 line:15% conflict such as a struggle or a wrestling match 386 00:18:19.572 --> 00:18:23.772 line:15% between two wrestlers or the struggle of the human will. 387 00:18:23.772 --> 00:18:25.413 line:15% You say, Why is this so powerful? 388 00:18:25.413 --> 00:18:27.492 line:15% Because it tells us, No.1: 389 00:18:27.492 --> 00:18:29.633 line:15% the Holy Spirit wants to be out front. 390 00:18:29.633 --> 00:18:31.553 line:15% He's tugging, he's pulling. 391 00:18:31.553 --> 00:18:33.133 line:15% And sometimes his tug 392 00:18:33.133 --> 00:18:35.313 line:15% and his pool is so gentle 393 00:18:35.313 --> 00:18:38.453 line:15% that if you're not listening, you can miss it. 394 00:18:38.453 --> 00:18:40.333 line:15% Secondly, it's powerful 395 00:18:40.333 --> 00:18:41.733 line:15% because it tells us when the Holy 396 00:18:41.733 --> 00:18:43.113 line:15% Spirit tells us what to do. 397 00:18:43.113 --> 00:18:45.813 line:15% Sometimes we're thrown into our wrestling match. 398 00:18:45.813 --> 00:18:48.353 line:15% In our spirits we feel the leading of the Holy Spirit, 399 00:18:48.353 --> 00:18:50.213 line:15% but our mind says, No, no, no. 400 00:18:50.213 --> 00:18:52.653 line:15% God can't possibly mean for me to do this. 401 00:18:52.653 --> 00:18:54.233 line:15% Why would he ask me to do this? 402 00:18:54.233 --> 00:18:56.593 line:15% And yet we feel led in our spirits. 403 00:18:56.593 --> 00:18:59.373 line:15% There's a tug that goes back 404 00:18:59.373 --> 00:19:01.433 line:15% and forth between our mind and our spirit. 405 00:19:01.433 --> 00:19:05.333 line:15% We're thrown into a wrestling match between our spirit 406 00:19:05.333 --> 00:19:08.693 line:15% and our mind and we have to decide I'm going 407 00:19:08.693 --> 00:19:10.713 line:15% to be a tag along to the Holy Spirit. 408 00:19:10.713 --> 00:19:12.693 line:15% I'm going to follow him and do 409 00:19:12.693 --> 00:19:15.473 line:15% explicitly whatever he tells me to do. 410 00:19:15.473 --> 00:19:19.333 line:15% And it will help you if you remember that he is a coach. 411 00:19:19.333 --> 00:19:24.013 line:15% He knows what you do not know. He sees what you cannot see. 412 00:19:24.013 --> 00:19:25.973 line:15% He knows exactly what needs to be done 413 00:19:25.973 --> 00:19:27.993 line:15% or what should not be done. 414 00:19:27.993 --> 00:19:29.473 line:15% He knows when you should act. 415 00:19:29.473 --> 00:19:31.373 line:15% He knows when you should wait 416 00:19:31.373 --> 00:19:34.773 line:15% and if you'll listen to him, he will lead you. 417 00:19:34.773 --> 00:19:39.273 line:15% And Romans 8:14 says, This is the right, 418 00:19:39.273 --> 00:19:42.313 line:15% and it is the privilege of the sons of God. 419 00:19:42.313 --> 00:19:44.413 line:15% And if you're a child of God, you have a right 420 00:19:44.413 --> 00:19:46.453 line:15% and a privilege to be led. 421 00:19:46.453 --> 00:19:49.394 line:15% And again, the Greek structure says as many as by the Spirit 422 00:19:49.394 --> 00:19:51.853 line:15% of God are being led. 423 00:19:51.853 --> 00:19:54.334 line:15% We have to let the Holy Spirit be out front 424 00:19:54.334 --> 00:19:57.234 line:15% and we have to be willing to follow him. 425 00:19:57.234 --> 00:19:59.494 line:15% And as I've told you, I've determined that for the rest 426 00:19:59.494 --> 00:20:01.234 line:15% of my life, I'm going 427 00:20:01.234 --> 00:20:03.794 line:15% to be the tag along of the Holy Spirit. 428 00:20:03.794 --> 00:20:05.794 line:15% I'm going to play, follow the leader. 429 00:20:05.794 --> 00:20:09.734 line:15% He is the leader and I will explicitly do whatever it is 430 00:20:09.734 --> 00:20:12.034 line:15% that he's asking me to do. 431 00:20:12.034 --> 00:20:13.094 line:15% Now in life, Denise 432 00:20:13.094 --> 00:20:15.654 line:15% and I have learned that when you follow the leadership 433 00:20:15.654 --> 00:20:18.694 line:15% of the Holy Spirit and allow him to lead you, if you do 434 00:20:18.694 --> 00:20:20.834 line:15% what he says to do, even if you don't understand it, 435 00:20:20.834 --> 00:20:25.834 line:15% if you say what he says to say, you get phenomenal results. 436 00:20:25.914 --> 00:20:28.294 line:15% All the times that Denise 437 00:20:28.294 --> 00:20:30.814 line:15% and I have been sitting at a table in a restaurant 438 00:20:30.814 --> 00:20:33.054 line:15% and the waiter or the waitress comes to the table 439 00:20:33.054 --> 00:20:35.294 line:15% and we are just prompted in our heart. 440 00:20:35.294 --> 00:20:38.394 line:15% This is a person who's suffering in their life. 441 00:20:38.394 --> 00:20:39.834 line:15% They're going through an emotional trauma, 442 00:20:39.834 --> 00:20:41.634 line:15% perhaps through a divorce. 443 00:20:41.634 --> 00:20:43.534 line:15% They don't have enough money to pay their bills. 444 00:20:43.534 --> 00:20:46.734 line:15% We could not possibly know those details about 445 00:20:46.734 --> 00:20:49.294 line:15% that individual except the Holy Spirit is speaking to us 446 00:20:49.294 --> 00:20:52.174 line:15% and prompting us, giving us the information we need 447 00:20:52.174 --> 00:20:53.794 line:15% to know about that individual. 448 00:20:53.794 --> 00:20:55.834 line:15% And so many times, Denise 449 00:20:55.834 --> 00:20:57.534 line:15% and I have said, You know, the Lord just spoke to us 450 00:20:57.534 --> 00:20:59.614 line:15% and told us you're going through a hard time. 451 00:21:00.614 --> 00:21:02.354 line:15% God is aware of your problem. 452 00:21:02.354 --> 00:21:05.034 line:15% God knows that you need finances to meet your need. 453 00:21:05.034 --> 00:21:07.174 line:15% God loves you and we have led waiters 454 00:21:07.174 --> 00:21:10.374 line:15% and waitresses to Christ right at the table, not 455 00:21:10.374 --> 00:21:13.194 line:15% because we're so smart, but 456 00:21:13.194 --> 00:21:15.434 line:15% because we're playing to follow the leader. 457 00:21:15.434 --> 00:21:18.454 line:15% The Holy Spirit is our coach telling us what to say, what 458 00:21:18.454 --> 00:21:19.874 line:15% to do, when to act. 459 00:21:19.874 --> 00:21:24.874 line:15% And when you follow his leadership, you have great results. 460 00:21:25.055 --> 00:21:29.535 line:15% And the good news is if you are a child of God, 461 00:21:29.535 --> 00:21:30.975 line:15% it is your right 462 00:21:30.975 --> 00:21:35.695 line:15% and it is your privilege to be led by the Holy Spirit. 463 00:21:35.695 --> 00:21:37.395 line:15% He wants to be out front. 464 00:21:37.395 --> 00:21:42.135 line:15% He needs you to become his apprentice to do what he says 465 00:21:42.135 --> 00:21:44.275 line:15% when he says to do it or do nothing. 466 00:21:44.275 --> 00:21:47.495 line:15% If he says to do nothing, whatever he says, do it 467 00:21:48.535 --> 00:21:51.315 line:15% and you will see supernatural results 468 00:21:51.315 --> 00:21:54.095 line:15% and have quite an adventure. 469 00:21:54.095 --> 00:21:56.135 line:15% We're out of time, but I'll be back in just a moment 470 00:21:56.135 --> 00:21:57.715 line:15% 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00:22:28.515 --> 00:22:30.695 line:15% and supernatural results in your life. 483 00:22:31.635 --> 00:22:34.575 line:15% This insightful 10-part series, is available in digital 484 00:22:34.575 --> 00:22:36.400 line:15% or physical format starting at just $20. 485 00:22:37.735 --> 00:22:40.675 line:15% In addition, we are also offering you Rick's companion book, 486 00:22:40.675 --> 00:22:43.096 line:15% The Holy Spirit And You: Working Together 487 00:22:43.096 --> 00:22:45.395 line:15% As Heaven's Dynamic Dual. 488 00:22:45.395 --> 00:22:47.996 line:15% In this book, Rick shows you how to have an intimate 489 00:22:47.996 --> 00:22:51.336 line:15% and powerful relationship with the Spirit of God. 490 00:22:51.336 --> 00:22:52.816 line:15% So if your heart is crying out 491 00:22:52.816 --> 00:22:54.736 line:15% to know the Holy Spirit in a deeper 492 00:22:54.736 --> 00:22:58.056 line:15% and more meaningful way, this book is exactly what you need 493 00:22:58.056 --> 00:23:00.896 line:15% to help get you moving into the supernatural life 494 00:23:00.896 --> 00:23:02.556 line:15% that God wants you to have. 495 00:23:02.556 --> 00:23:04.456 line:15% This book about knowing the joy 496 00:23:04.456 --> 00:23:07.520 line:15% and power of the Holy Spirit can be yours for just $22. 497 00:23:08.696 --> 00:23:12.176 line:15% You can order this 10-part series, The Holy Spirit And You 498 00:23:12.176 --> 00:23:14.496 line:15% and the companion book, The Holy Spirit 499 00:23:14.496 --> 00:23:18.476 line:15% And You: Working together as Heaven's Dynamic Duo. 500 00:23:18.476 --> 00:23:22.036 line:15% Call the number on your screen or scan the QR code to order. 501 00:23:29.856 --> 00:23:31.116 line:15% Hey, this is Rick Renner 502 00:23:31.116 --> 00:23:34.636 line:15% and I'm standing outside our ministry headquarters in 503 00:23:34.636 --> 00:23:36.236 line:15% Tulsa, Oklahoma. 504 00:23:36.236 --> 00:23:38.876 line:15% Look at it. It's just so wonderful 505 00:23:38.876 --> 00:23:42.196 line:15% and from this location, we are ministering 506 00:23:42.196 --> 00:23:45.396 line:15% to people all over the world. 507 00:23:45.396 --> 00:23:49.016 line:15% We have thousands and thousands of phone calls 508 00:23:49.016 --> 00:23:52.476 line:15% and I am not exaggerating from every single part 509 00:23:52.476 --> 00:23:55.176 line:15% of the planet from people that are watching us on all kinds 510 00:23:55.176 --> 00:23:57.256 line:15% of social media or television, 511 00:23:57.256 --> 00:24:00.096 line:15% so many different kinds of platforms. 512 00:24:00.096 --> 00:24:03.836 line:15% And from here, we're sending our programs to the ends 513 00:24:03.836 --> 00:24:06.296 line:15% of the earth and that's our assignment. 514 00:24:06.296 --> 00:24:09.457 line:15% Proverbs 10:21 says the lips of the righteous feed many. 515 00:24:10.437 --> 00:24:13.177 line:15% It's our job to feed many the wonderful word of God 516 00:24:13.177 --> 00:24:16.297 line:15% and you're a big part of that because you're a friend 517 00:24:16.297 --> 00:24:17.897 line:15% and you are a partner. 518 00:24:17.897 --> 00:24:19.037 line:15% And right now we have a goal 519 00:24:19.037 --> 00:24:22.257 line:15% to pay off this facility and guess what? 520 00:24:22.257 --> 00:24:26.337 line:15% We're art at 88% of our goal, 88% 521 00:24:26.337 --> 00:24:28.437 line:15% we're almost there. 522 00:24:28.437 --> 00:24:30.477 line:15% Week by week, we're just inching further 523 00:24:30.477 --> 00:24:32.117 line:15% and further toward completion 524 00:24:32.117 --> 00:24:36.177 line:15% and when we're finished, it's gonna release so many finances 525 00:24:36.177 --> 00:24:38.077 line:15% to help us take the teaching of the Bible 526 00:24:38.077 --> 00:24:40.357 line:15% to the ends of the earth. 527 00:24:40.357 --> 00:24:42.117 line:15% And I wanna say :thank you: for being a part 528 00:24:42.117 --> 00:24:44.457 line:15% of our Giving Team and if you're not yet a part 529 00:24:44.457 --> 00:24:48.097 line:15% of our Giving Team, I'm asking you to please join us 530 00:24:48.097 --> 00:24:50.357 line:15% to help us retire the dead on this facility 531 00:24:50.357 --> 00:24:52.477 line:15% so we can obey the great commission 532 00:24:52.477 --> 00:24:54.357 line:15% and take the teaching of the Bible 533 00:24:54.357 --> 00:24:56.997 line:15% and the words of Jesus to the ends of the earth. 534 00:25:04.957 --> 00:25:06.957 line:15% My friend, these programs are packed 535 00:25:06.957 --> 00:25:09.337 line:15% with insights about the ministry 536 00:25:09.337 --> 00:25:10.757 line:15% of the Holy Spirit in our life 537 00:25:10.757 --> 00:25:12.717 line:15% and when we come back in the next program, we're going 538 00:25:12.717 --> 00:25:15.557 line:15% to begin looking specifically at the 10- 539 00:25:15.557 --> 00:25:19.157 line:15% Different Things the Holy Spirit does for me and for you, 540 00:25:19.157 --> 00:25:22.957 line:15% but all of it is in the brand new series called, The Holy 541 00:25:22.957 --> 00:25:25.917 line:15% Spirit And You, which comes with a study guide 542 00:25:25.917 --> 00:25:27.657 line:15% and we're offering you an accompanying 543 00:25:27.657 --> 00:25:29.337 line:15% book by the same name - 544 00:25:29.337 --> 00:25:30.917 line:15% The Holy Spirit And You Working together 545 00:25:30.917 --> 00:25:33.698 line:15% as Heaven's Dynamic Dual. 546 00:25:33.698 --> 00:25:37.118 line:15% If you're ready to leave a black and white spiritual world 547 00:25:37.118 --> 00:25:41.378 line:15% and enter into a full color spectrum, read this book 548 00:25:41.378 --> 00:25:43.938 line:15% because it will walk you into a full color 549 00:25:43.938 --> 00:25:45.898 line:15% experience with the Holy Spirit. 550 00:25:45.898 --> 00:25:47.978 line:15% The Holy Spirit wants to be the leader. 551 00:25:47.978 --> 00:25:51.038 line:15% He just needs you to say, I'll be your tag along. 552 00:25:51.038 --> 00:25:54.518 line:15% And this book will teach you how to follow the leadership 553 00:25:54.518 --> 00:25:56.758 line:15% of the Holy Spirit. 554 00:25:56.758 --> 00:25:59.418 line:15% And remember that we want to pray for you. 555 00:25:59.418 --> 00:26:02.518 line:15% Just let us know how to pray by calling us 556 00:26:02.518 --> 00:26:05.198 line:15% or sending us an email, but let me pray for you right now. 557 00:26:05.198 --> 00:26:07.398 line:15% Father, you have sent the Holy Spirit 558 00:26:07.398 --> 00:26:08.618 line:15% to be the leader in our life. 559 00:26:08.618 --> 00:26:12.638 line:15% Forgive us for the moments when we have denied his 560 00:26:12.638 --> 00:26:15.998 line:15% leadership or not recognized his voice. Help us 561 00:26:15.998 --> 00:26:19.598 line:15% to develop an ear to hear whatever the spirit says 562 00:26:19.598 --> 00:26:21.778 line:15% and determine that we will become the 563 00:26:21.778 --> 00:26:23.898 line:15% apprentice of the Holy Spirit. 564 00:26:23.898 --> 00:26:28.638 line:15% We thank you for it in Jesus' name Amen. 565 00:26:28.638 --> 00:26:31.678 line:15% I'll see you tomorrow, but remember Ecclesiastes 8: 566 00:26:31.678 --> 00:26:35.098 line:15% 4, it says "Where the word of a king is 567 00:26:35.098 --> 00:26:37.438 line:15% there is power." 568 00:26:37.438 --> 00:26:39.618 line:15% If you've never received Jesus as your savior 569 00:26:39.618 --> 00:26:41.898 line:15% and Lord, now is the time for you 570 00:26:41.898 --> 00:26:46.198 line:15% to experience a new life Jesus has to give you. 571 00:26:46.198 --> 00:26:49.378 line:15% Pray this prayer with me right now. 572 00:26:49.378 --> 00:26:51.978 line:15% Lord, I repent of my sin 573 00:26:51.978 --> 00:26:55.598 line:15% and receive you as my savior and Lord. 574 00:26:55.598 --> 00:26:59.978 line:15% Wash away my sin and make me completely new. 575 00:26:59.978 --> 00:27:04.079 line:15% I thank you that my sin is removed 576 00:27:04.079 --> 00:27:08.599 line:15% and Satan no longer has any right to lay claim on me. 577 00:27:09.719 --> 00:27:13.619 I faithfully promise that I will serve you as my Lord 578 00:27:13.619 --> 00:27:15.139 for the rest of my life 579 00:27:16.239 --> 00:27:17.239 line:15% Amen. 580 00:27:20.379 --> 00:27:23.139 line:15% If you just prayed the prayer of salvation with us, 581 00:27:23.139 --> 00:27:25.119 line:15% would you please let us know by going to 582 00:27:26.199 --> 00:27:28.079 line:15% renner.org/salvation? 583 00:27:28.079 --> 00:27:29.619 line:15% We would love to connect with you. 584 00:27:35.319 --> 00:27:38.599 line:15% Renner Ministries is proclaiming the Gospel of Jesus Christ 585 00:27:38.599 --> 00:27:40.799 line:15% through every available media avenue 586 00:27:40.799 --> 00:27:42.819 line:15% to the uttermost parts of the earth. 587 00:27:42.819 --> 00:27:45.859 line:15% Discover the many ways you can help us make a difference in 588 00:27:45.859 --> 00:27:48.839 line:15% lives around the world with the word of God. 589 00:27:48.839 --> 00:27:52.919 line:15% We invite you to partner with us in teaching, strengthening, 590 00:27:54.019 --> 00:27:57.419 line:15% and rescuing lives for the glory of God. 591 00:27:57.419 --> 00:27:59.559 line:15% Together, we can make a difference 592 00:27:59.559 --> 00:28:01.359 line:15% that will last throughout eternity. 593 00:28:23.320 --> 00:28:25.820 line:15% This program was made possible by the giving 594 00:28:25.820 --> 00:28:28.800 line:15% of the God-called partners of Renner Ministries.