WEBVTT 1 00:00:01.260 --> 00:00:03.750 line:15% This program is made possible by the giving 2 00:00:03.750 --> 00:00:06.990 line:15% of the God called partners of Renner Ministries. 3 00:00:08.070 --> 00:00:10.560 line:15% My name is Rick Renner and today I'm in my seat in the 4 00:00:10.560 --> 00:00:12.000 line:15% Moscow Good News Church. 5 00:00:12.000 --> 00:00:14.070 line:15% This is where I sit every week. 6 00:00:14.070 --> 00:00:16.680 line:15% And the reason that Denise and I and our family 7 00:00:16.680 --> 00:00:20.610 line:15% and our ministry is in the heart of Moscow, Russia is 8 00:00:20.610 --> 00:00:25.140 line:15% because we were guided here in 1991. 9 00:00:25.140 --> 00:00:29.460 line:15% Jesus promised in John 16:13, howbeit, 10 00:00:29.460 --> 00:00:33.690 line:15% when he, the spirit of truth has come, he will guide you. 11 00:00:33.690 --> 00:00:36.930 line:15% Jesus said the Holy Spirit would guide us. 12 00:00:36.930 --> 00:00:40.650 line:15% And the word guide in Greek is the word, hodegos. 13 00:00:40.650 --> 00:00:42.840 line:15% It is the word for a tour guide 14 00:00:42.840 --> 00:00:45.750 line:15% or one who leads you on an excursion. 15 00:00:45.750 --> 00:00:48.240 line:15% He knows all the roots, he knows all the sites. 16 00:00:48.240 --> 00:00:50.220 line:15% What's interesting, what's not interesting, 17 00:00:50.220 --> 00:00:52.650 line:15% what roots you should avoid. 18 00:00:52.650 --> 00:00:55.170 line:15% And if you trust your tour guide, 19 00:00:55.170 --> 00:00:57.540 line:15% you can have quite an adventure. 20 00:00:57.540 --> 00:01:00.780 line:15% Well, let me tell you, for 30 years we've been following the 21 00:01:00.780 --> 00:01:02.940 line:15% guiding work of the Holy Spirit 22 00:01:02.940 --> 00:01:06.120 line:15% and he has led us on quite an excursion. 23 00:01:06.120 --> 00:01:09.540 line:15% And he is waiting to lead you on an adventure too, 24 00:01:09.540 --> 00:01:10.740 line:15% but you have to trust him 25 00:01:10.740 --> 00:01:14.040 line:15% and follow his guiding in your life. 26 00:01:14.040 --> 00:01:15.555 line:15% You say, how do I do that? 27 00:01:15.555 --> 00:01:18.450 line:15% That is what I'm going to talk to you about today. 28 00:01:19.590 --> 00:01:22.740 line:15% Get ready for a teaching that feeds your spirit 29 00:01:22.740 --> 00:01:26.340 line:15% and your mind where the word is the anchor in 30 00:01:26.340 --> 00:01:28.290 line:15% uncertain times 31 00:01:28.290 --> 00:01:31.590 line:15% and doctrine doesn't bend to culture. 32 00:01:31.590 --> 00:01:33.030 line:15% We keep it simple, 33 00:01:33.030 --> 00:01:38.030 line:15% but dive deep revealing a truth that strengthens us, 34 00:01:38.460 --> 00:01:40.380 line:15% a love that emboldens, 35 00:01:41.490 --> 00:01:43.650 line:15% and a mission that touches the world. 36 00:01:45.990 --> 00:01:47.550 line:15% Let's join Rick Renner. 37 00:01:49.080 --> 00:01:50.610 line:15% Welcome to today's program. 38 00:01:50.610 --> 00:01:54.150 line:15% My name is Rick Renner and I've been waiting for you. 39 00:01:54.150 --> 00:01:57.240 line:15% Thank you for letting me come right into your space today. 40 00:01:57.240 --> 00:02:00.300 line:15% I want to talk to you about the supernatural guiding 41 00:02:00.300 --> 00:02:03.000 line:15% of the Holy Spirit in our lives. 42 00:02:03.000 --> 00:02:07.650 line:15% My entire ministry is a result of me following the leader. 43 00:02:07.650 --> 00:02:09.210 line:15% I have followed the guidance 44 00:02:09.210 --> 00:02:11.190 line:15% of the Holy Spirit and my friends, 45 00:02:11.190 --> 00:02:13.500 line:15% he knows everything out in front of you. 46 00:02:13.500 --> 00:02:15.420 line:15% He knows what you should do. 47 00:02:15.420 --> 00:02:17.550 line:15% The Holy Spirit knows what you should not do, 48 00:02:17.550 --> 00:02:19.860 line:15% where you should go, where you should not go. 49 00:02:19.860 --> 00:02:22.800 line:15% And if you'll follow him as your leader, 50 00:02:22.800 --> 00:02:26.700 line:15% he'll guide you exactly as you need to be led. 51 00:02:26.700 --> 00:02:29.760 line:15% And that is what I'm gonna be talking to you about today. 52 00:02:29.760 --> 00:02:31.950 line:15% But I want you to have my entire series, 53 00:02:31.950 --> 00:02:33.870 line:15% which is called, The Holy Spirit 54 00:02:33.870 --> 00:02:37.860 line:15% and You. This 10 part series is designed to walk you from 55 00:02:37.860 --> 00:02:42.120 line:15% where you are into the spiritual life you want to have. 56 00:02:42.120 --> 00:02:46.020 line:15% There really is a deeper dimension waiting for you. 57 00:02:46.020 --> 00:02:49.080 line:15% You'll discover the deeper dimension that is waiting 58 00:02:49.080 --> 00:02:52.350 line:15% for you, where you can become the Dynamic Duo, 59 00:02:52.350 --> 00:02:56.370 line:15% the Holy Spirit and you working together. 60 00:02:56.370 --> 00:03:00.970 line:15% And this series comes with a study guide that is just loaded 61 00:03:00.970 --> 00:03:04.390 line:15% with all the points, the principles, the Greek words. 62 00:03:04.390 --> 00:03:07.480 line:15% Everything in these programs is also in the study guide. 63 00:03:07.480 --> 00:03:09.730 line:15% And when you hear it or you see it 64 00:03:09.730 --> 00:03:12.160 line:15% and you read it all at the same time, 65 00:03:12.160 --> 00:03:14.830 line:15% it really reinforces what you're hearing. 66 00:03:14.830 --> 00:03:18.700 line:15% And we're also offering you my book by the same title, 67 00:03:18.700 --> 00:03:20.710 line:15% The Holy Spirit in You, Working Together 68 00:03:20.710 --> 00:03:22.300 line:15% as Heaven's Dynamic Dual. 69 00:03:22.300 --> 00:03:26.080 line:15% And on the back of the book I write - This book is not meant 70 00:03:26.080 --> 00:03:28.210 line:15% to be a deep scholarly work, 71 00:03:28.210 --> 00:03:29.890 line:15% but rather it's designed 72 00:03:29.890 --> 00:03:33.850 line:15% to lead spiritually hungry people like you into a new place 73 00:03:33.850 --> 00:03:37.270 line:15% in God, a secret place that God's been waiting for you 74 00:03:37.270 --> 00:03:39.100 line:15% to find for a long, 75 00:03:39.100 --> 00:03:42.430 line:15% long time the Holy Spirit in you working together 76 00:03:42.430 --> 00:03:45.280 line:15% as Heaven's Dynamic Duo. 77 00:03:45.280 --> 00:03:48.910 line:15% And hey, friend, if you have a prayer need, please call us 78 00:03:48.910 --> 00:03:50.500 line:15% or send us an email. 79 00:03:50.500 --> 00:03:52.780 line:15% The moment your email shows up in our inbox 80 00:03:52.780 --> 00:03:54.700 line:15% or the phone rings, we're gonna begin 81 00:03:54.700 --> 00:03:57.010 line:15% to really put our faith together with you for God 82 00:03:57.010 --> 00:03:59.500 line:15% to move mightily in your life. 83 00:03:59.500 --> 00:04:03.190 line:15% That's what we are promised in Jeremiah 33:3 - 84 00:04:03.190 --> 00:04:06.130 line:15% Call unto me, God says, and I'll show you great 85 00:04:06.130 --> 00:04:08.830 line:15% and mighty things. If you'll let us know how to pray, 86 00:04:08.830 --> 00:04:12.010 line:15% we will call out in faith and God will do great 87 00:04:12.010 --> 00:04:13.840 line:15% and mighty things in your life. 88 00:04:13.840 --> 00:04:16.480 line:15% He promises that. But hey, reach for your Bible. 89 00:04:16.480 --> 00:04:18.580 line:15% And today we're gonna look at the next work 90 00:04:18.580 --> 00:04:20.470 line:15% of the Holy Spirit in our lives. 91 00:04:20.470 --> 00:04:24.250 line:15% When the Holy Spirit leads us and the Holy Spirit guides us, 92 00:04:24.250 --> 00:04:27.490 line:15% and we're seeing that there are 10 essential works 93 00:04:27.490 --> 00:04:29.710 line:15% that the Holy Spirit wants to do in your life. 94 00:04:29.710 --> 00:04:31.450 line:15% He wants to be the teacher. 95 00:04:31.450 --> 00:04:34.720 line:15% You need to see yourself as the apprentice submitting 96 00:04:34.720 --> 00:04:38.230 line:15% to the Holy Spirit explicitly obeying whatever he 97 00:04:38.230 --> 00:04:39.430 line:15% says to do. 98 00:04:39.430 --> 00:04:44.200 line:15% And you will experience his powerful presence in your life. 99 00:04:44.200 --> 00:04:47.050 line:15% But you have to obey him and cooperate with him. 100 00:04:47.050 --> 00:04:50.080 line:15% And we're seeing that there are 10 works the Holy Spirit 101 00:04:50.080 --> 00:04:51.430 line:15% wants to do in our life. 102 00:04:51.430 --> 00:04:55.630 line:15% No.1: we saw in John 14:16, the Holy Spirit has come 103 00:04:55.630 --> 00:04:56.680 line:15% to comfort us. 104 00:04:56.680 --> 00:05:00.010 line:15% No.2: We saw in John 14:17 the Holy 105 00:05:00.010 --> 00:05:01.300 line:15% Spirit is not a guest. 106 00:05:01.300 --> 00:05:03.100 line:15% He's a permanent in-dweller. 107 00:05:03.100 --> 00:05:06.370 line:15% He has come to in-dwell us. No.3: 108 00:05:06.370 --> 00:05:10.690 line:15% We saw in John 14:26, the Holy Spirit has come to teach us. 109 00:05:10.690 --> 00:05:14.680 line:15% No.4: We saw in John 14:26, the Holy Spirit comes 110 00:05:14.680 --> 00:05:17.590 line:15% to remind us of everything Jesus did 111 00:05:17.590 --> 00:05:19.390 line:15% and everything Jesus said. 112 00:05:19.390 --> 00:05:23.350 line:15% No.5: We saw the Holy Spirit comes to testify to us 113 00:05:23.350 --> 00:05:24.700 line:15% and through us. 114 00:05:24.700 --> 00:05:28.210 line:15% That's recorded in John 15:26. 115 00:05:28.210 --> 00:05:32.050 line:15% No.6: We saw in John 16:9, the Holy Spirit comes 116 00:05:32.050 --> 00:05:34.480 line:15% to convict the lost man of his sin. 117 00:05:34.480 --> 00:05:37.690 line:15% And No.7: We saw in John 16:10, 118 00:05:37.690 --> 00:05:41.500 line:15% the Holy Spirit likewise comes to convict the saved person 119 00:05:41.500 --> 00:05:43.194 line:15% that he is righteous. 120 00:05:43.194 --> 00:05:47.950 line:15% And today we're going to see No.8: in John 16:13, 121 00:05:47.950 --> 00:05:51.400 line:15% the Holy Spirit comes to guide us. 122 00:05:51.400 --> 00:05:55.870 line:15% That is what Jesus said in John 16:13. 123 00:05:55.870 --> 00:05:58.370 line:15% Listen to these amazing words. 124 00:05:58.370 --> 00:06:02.090 line:15% How be it when He, the spirit of truth is come, 125 00:06:02.090 --> 00:06:06.680 line:15% he will guide you into all the 126 00:06:06.680 --> 00:06:11.540 line:15% truth - that is a proclamation from the lips of Jesus about 127 00:06:11.540 --> 00:06:13.070 line:15% what the Holy Spirit will do 128 00:06:13.070 --> 00:06:15.860 line:15% with you if you'll become His apprentice. 129 00:06:15.860 --> 00:06:20.300 line:15% And if you'll obey him, Jesus said He will guide you. 130 00:06:20.300 --> 00:06:22.008 line:15% Now, it's amazing to me 131 00:06:22.008 --> 00:06:24.499 line:15% that when you come to John 14:15-16, 132 00:06:24.499 --> 00:06:27.110 line:15% Jesus is speaking the last words 133 00:06:27.110 --> 00:06:29.570 line:15% that he will ever speak to his disciples 134 00:06:29.570 --> 00:06:32.030 line:15% because Jesus is about to go to the cross. 135 00:06:32.030 --> 00:06:35.030 line:15% And in this last meeting with his disciples, 136 00:06:35.030 --> 00:06:37.130 line:15% he could have talked about prophecy. 137 00:06:37.130 --> 00:06:38.870 line:15% He could have talked about theology, 138 00:06:38.870 --> 00:06:40.520 line:15% he could have talked about the church. 139 00:06:40.520 --> 00:06:42.050 line:15% All of that would've been fine. 140 00:06:42.050 --> 00:06:44.750 line:15% But Jesus knew he was going to be leaving them. 141 00:06:44.750 --> 00:06:47.000 line:15% And just like he had been a leader to them 142 00:06:47.000 --> 00:06:48.560 line:15% and a teacher to them 143 00:06:48.560 --> 00:06:51.680 line:15% and a partner to them, now they would need to know how 144 00:06:51.680 --> 00:06:54.050 line:15% to partner with the Holy Spirit 145 00:06:54.050 --> 00:06:56.570 line:15% because the Holy Spirit would become their 146 00:06:56.570 --> 00:06:58.430 line:15% teacher and their guide. 147 00:06:58.430 --> 00:07:01.490 line:15% So for 3 chapters, Jesus began to speak 148 00:07:01.490 --> 00:07:03.890 line:15% to them about the work and the ministry of the Holy Spirit. 149 00:07:03.890 --> 00:07:07.460 line:15% And 4-times he called the Holy Spirit a comforter, 150 00:07:07.460 --> 00:07:11.330 line:15% which really means a coach: 3-times he called the Holy 151 00:07:11.330 --> 00:07:14.900 line:15% Spirit, the spirit of truth. By calling him the comforter 152 00:07:14.900 --> 00:07:15.920 line:15% and the spirit of truth, 153 00:07:15.920 --> 00:07:18.080 line:15% Jesus was saying, when he comes, he'll do for you 154 00:07:18.080 --> 00:07:21.080 line:15% everything I did for you; he'll be just like me, 155 00:07:21.080 --> 00:07:23.720 line:15% just like I coached you and trained you, 156 00:07:23.720 --> 00:07:26.510 line:15% he will also coach you and train you. 157 00:07:26.510 --> 00:07:28.850 line:15% And just like you could trust me, 158 00:07:28.850 --> 00:07:31.520 line:15% the Holy Spirit is the spirit of truth. 159 00:07:31.520 --> 00:07:34.760 line:15% Jesus said that 3-times. He'll never mislead you, 160 00:07:34.760 --> 00:07:37.760 line:15% he'll never misguide you. You can rely on anything 161 00:07:37.760 --> 00:07:39.800 line:15% he says, he is the spirit of truth. 162 00:07:39.800 --> 00:07:44.450 line:15% And now Jesus says in John 16:13, Howbeit, when he, 163 00:07:44.450 --> 00:07:46.010 line:15% the spirit of truth is come, 164 00:07:46.010 --> 00:07:49.700 line:15% he will guide you into all the truth. 165 00:07:50.990 --> 00:07:52.820 line:15% What does that word, guide, mean? 166 00:07:52.820 --> 00:07:55.280 line:15% The word guide, in Greek is the word, hodegos. 167 00:07:55.280 --> 00:07:57.590 line:15% And while this is so powerful 168 00:07:57.590 --> 00:08:01.220 line:15% because the word hodos, is the word for a road. 169 00:08:01.220 --> 00:08:04.670 line:15% But when it becomes hodegos, it's no longer a road, 170 00:08:04.670 --> 00:08:06.470 line:15% but it's one who knows all the roads 171 00:08:06.470 --> 00:08:08.210 line:15% or one who knows all the roots. 172 00:08:08.210 --> 00:08:12.170 line:15% It is actually the Greek word for a tour guide, a tour guide 173 00:08:12.170 --> 00:08:16.220 line:15% or a guide who shows a traveler the safest course 174 00:08:16.220 --> 00:08:19.910 line:15% through an unknown territory: a guide 175 00:08:19.910 --> 00:08:22.190 line:15% who knows the safest, fastest, 176 00:08:22.190 --> 00:08:25.850 line:15% and most pleasurable route to take a tour guide. 177 00:08:25.850 --> 00:08:29.270 line:15% And it was exactly the same word was described, a guide 178 00:08:29.270 --> 00:08:30.560 line:15% for the blind. 179 00:08:30.560 --> 00:08:34.340 line:15% And of course, if you're blind, you have to trust your guide 180 00:08:34.340 --> 00:08:35.780 line:15% to lead you correctly. 181 00:08:35.780 --> 00:08:38.960 line:15% And now Jesus is saying, when the Holy Spirit comes, 182 00:08:38.960 --> 00:08:40.670 line:15% he's going to be, hodegos. 183 00:08:40.670 --> 00:08:42.590 line:15% He's going to be for you a guide. 184 00:08:42.590 --> 00:08:44.030 line:15% You may not see where to go, 185 00:08:44.030 --> 00:08:46.940 line:15% let the Holy Spirit be your eyes. 186 00:08:46.940 --> 00:08:48.530 line:15% But for the Holy Spirit to be your eyes, 187 00:08:48.530 --> 00:08:49.820 line:15% you have to trust him. 188 00:08:49.820 --> 00:08:51.680 line:15% And that's why Jesus said over 189 00:08:51.680 --> 00:08:53.540 line:15% and over, he's the spirit of truth, the spirit 190 00:08:53.540 --> 00:08:54.770 line:15% of truth, the spirit of truth. 191 00:08:54.770 --> 00:08:56.940 line:15% He'll never mislead you. He'll never misguide you. 192 00:08:56.940 --> 00:08:59.730 line:15% You can trust him. He is the spirit of truth. 193 00:08:59.730 --> 00:09:02.310 line:15% And if you do not have the eyes to see where you're going, 194 00:09:02.310 --> 00:09:05.910 line:15% then put your hand in his and he will guide you. 195 00:09:05.910 --> 00:09:07.350 line:15% But there's something else. 196 00:09:07.350 --> 00:09:10.290 line:15% It's also the word for a tour guide. Well, 197 00:09:10.290 --> 00:09:12.630 line:15% a tour guide knows all the sights. 198 00:09:12.630 --> 00:09:15.480 line:15% A good tour guide knows all the best route. 199 00:09:15.480 --> 00:09:19.590 line:15% A good tour guide knows what is pleasurable and enjoyable. 200 00:09:19.590 --> 00:09:23.220 line:15% A good tour guide knows all the sites you should avoid. 201 00:09:23.220 --> 00:09:27.330 line:15% A tour guide knows everything that you do not know. 202 00:09:27.330 --> 00:09:29.580 line:15% And if you have a good tour guide, 203 00:09:29.580 --> 00:09:33.300 line:15% a good tour guide will lead you on quite an adventure, 204 00:09:33.300 --> 00:09:35.430 line:15% a real excursion. 205 00:09:35.430 --> 00:09:38.070 line:15% And that is the word that Jesus uses 206 00:09:38.070 --> 00:09:40.860 line:15% to describe the Holy Spirit's ministry to you, 207 00:09:40.860 --> 00:09:42.510 line:15% which means if you'll trust him 208 00:09:42.510 --> 00:09:44.820 line:15% and if you'll allow him to lead you, 209 00:09:44.820 --> 00:09:48.390 line:15% the Holy Spirit will give you the thrill of a lifetime. 210 00:09:48.390 --> 00:09:50.370 line:15% He'll lead you on an excursion. 211 00:09:50.370 --> 00:09:53.850 line:15% And my friend, you don't know what's in the future, 212 00:09:53.850 --> 00:09:55.200 line:15% but the Holy Spirit does. 213 00:09:55.200 --> 00:09:57.780 line:15% He has eyes to see what is in front of you. 214 00:09:57.780 --> 00:10:01.470 line:15% He sees the will of God, he sees the attacks of the enemy. 215 00:10:01.470 --> 00:10:03.060 line:15% He knows the way you should go. 216 00:10:03.060 --> 00:10:05.190 line:15% He knows the roots that you should avoid. 217 00:10:05.190 --> 00:10:08.280 line:15% The Holy Spirit knows how to give you the safest 218 00:10:08.280 --> 00:10:10.590 line:15% and the most pleasurable experience. 219 00:10:10.590 --> 00:10:12.510 line:15% And if you'll listen to him 220 00:10:12.510 --> 00:10:15.780 line:15% and explicitly follow him like an apprentice, 221 00:10:15.780 --> 00:10:19.740 line:15% he will lead you and give you the experience of a lifetime. 222 00:10:19.740 --> 00:10:22.980 line:15% That is precisely what Jesus was saying in this verse - 223 00:10:22.980 --> 00:10:25.080 line:15% Howbeit when He, the spirit of truth, has come, 224 00:10:25.080 --> 00:10:28.890 line:15% he will guide you into all the truth 225 00:10:28.890 --> 00:10:33.120 line:15% and he'll guide you in all the affairs of life. 226 00:10:33.120 --> 00:10:36.120 line:15% And this makes me in my mind, go back 227 00:10:36.120 --> 00:10:40.200 line:15% to Romans 8:14, a verse that I love, 228 00:10:40.200 --> 00:10:42.360 line:15% which I covered a few programs before, 229 00:10:42.360 --> 00:10:43.650 line:15% but let's cover it again. 230 00:10:43.650 --> 00:10:46.380 line:15% And in Romans 8:14, it says, for as many 231 00:10:46.380 --> 00:10:51.030 line:15% as are led by the spirit of God, they are the sons of God. 232 00:10:51.030 --> 00:10:52.950 line:15% We're talking about being guided. 233 00:10:52.950 --> 00:10:55.650 line:15% We're talking about being led by the Holy Spirit. 234 00:10:55.650 --> 00:10:58.290 line:15% Well, that word, led, in Greek is the word ago, 235 00:10:58.290 --> 00:10:59.610 line:15% which means to lead. 236 00:10:59.610 --> 00:11:01.200 line:15% But please listen to this. 237 00:11:01.200 --> 00:11:05.970 line:15% It depicted animals led by a rope tied around their necks, 238 00:11:05.970 --> 00:11:09.810 line:15% who followed wherever their owners led them. 239 00:11:09.810 --> 00:11:12.210 line:15% Hmm. The owner would tug and pull 240 00:11:12.210 --> 00:11:14.185 line:15% and the animal followed. 241 00:11:14.185 --> 00:11:17.093 line:15% To be led by a gentle pool to be led 242 00:11:17.093 --> 00:11:19.920 line:15% by a gentle tug, which means very often the leadership 243 00:11:19.920 --> 00:11:21.450 line:15% of the Holy Spirit is very gentle. 244 00:11:21.450 --> 00:11:23.370 line:15% He tugs, he pulls. 245 00:11:23.370 --> 00:11:24.780 line:15% You've got to learn to be sensitive, 246 00:11:24.780 --> 00:11:27.300 line:15% to recognize when the Holy Spirit's tugging 247 00:11:27.300 --> 00:11:30.180 line:15% and pulling on your heart to go a certain direction. 248 00:11:30.180 --> 00:11:35.180 line:15% However, this word led, the Greek word, ago, forms 249 00:11:35.190 --> 00:11:37.080 line:15% a unity with the word, agon. 250 00:11:37.080 --> 00:11:41.250 line:15% And the word, agon, describes an intense conflict such 251 00:11:41.250 --> 00:11:43.440 line:15% as a struggle in a wrestling match 252 00:11:43.440 --> 00:11:45.570 line:15% or a struggle of the human will. 253 00:11:45.570 --> 00:11:48.750 line:15% And very often when the Holy Spirit tugs on our heart, 254 00:11:48.750 --> 00:11:52.900 line:15% our mind goes tilt, our wrestling begins to take place 255 00:11:52.900 --> 00:11:54.760 line:15% between our mind and our spirit. 256 00:11:54.760 --> 00:11:57.460 line:15% We can feel the Holy Spirit tugging on our heart, 257 00:11:57.460 --> 00:11:59.200 line:15% but our mind says, I don't understand. 258 00:11:59.200 --> 00:12:00.790 line:15% Why would God tell me to do this? 259 00:12:00.790 --> 00:12:03.070 line:15% And yet the Holy Spirit's tugging on the heart saying, 260 00:12:03.070 --> 00:12:04.660 line:15% do this, do this, do this. 261 00:12:04.660 --> 00:12:07.450 line:15% The mind says, I don't wanna do that. I don't wanna do that. 262 00:12:07.450 --> 00:12:11.710 line:15% And a struggle begins between the mind and the Spirit. 263 00:12:11.710 --> 00:12:16.150 line:15% And we have to learn to be led: to trust the Holy Spirit, 264 00:12:16.150 --> 00:12:19.300 line:15% that if he's tugging on our heart, if he's pulling on us 265 00:12:19.300 --> 00:12:22.270 line:15% to do something, we need to follow that gentle leading 266 00:12:22.270 --> 00:12:24.760 line:15% because the Holy Spirit's trying to either help us get 267 00:12:24.760 --> 00:12:27.970 line:15% where we need to be or to avoid something negative 268 00:12:27.970 --> 00:12:29.620 line:15% that has been planned for us. 269 00:12:29.620 --> 00:12:33.340 line:15% And I want to give you a personal story as an illustration. 270 00:12:33.340 --> 00:12:34.510 line:15% Many years ago, Denise 271 00:12:34.510 --> 00:12:37.120 line:15% and I were in Chicago where we were ministering. 272 00:12:37.120 --> 00:12:39.490 line:15% And one day before the evening service, Denise 273 00:12:39.490 --> 00:12:43.120 line:15% and I laid down to take a nap to get ready and get some rest 274 00:12:43.120 --> 00:12:44.770 line:15% before we went to the evening service. 275 00:12:44.770 --> 00:12:46.600 line:15% And as I laid there, I began 276 00:12:46.600 --> 00:12:49.180 line:15% to be deeply disturbed in my heart 277 00:12:49.180 --> 00:12:52.330 line:15% and I felt like I wasn't supposed to leave the room 278 00:12:52.330 --> 00:12:54.370 line:15% that night. But my mind said, 279 00:12:54.370 --> 00:12:56.650 line:15% why would the Holy Spirit want you 280 00:12:56.650 --> 00:12:59.800 line:15% to stay in the room when you could go to the meeting 281 00:12:59.800 --> 00:13:01.810 line:15% and receive wonderful ministry? 282 00:13:01.810 --> 00:13:05.050 line:15% But yet, in my heart, I knew I am supposed 283 00:13:05.050 --> 00:13:06.850 line:15% to leave this room. 284 00:13:06.850 --> 00:13:08.890 line:15% And I even said to Denise, I don't know why, 285 00:13:08.890 --> 00:13:12.940 line:15% but I feel the Holy Spirit tugging on my heart, urging me 286 00:13:12.940 --> 00:13:16.720 line:15% Do not leave this room tonight. 287 00:13:16.720 --> 00:13:18.640 line:15% But I said, I don't know why the Holy Spirit 288 00:13:18.640 --> 00:13:19.660 line:15% would tell me to do that. 289 00:13:19.660 --> 00:13:23.410 line:15% And this war began between my heart and my head. 290 00:13:23.410 --> 00:13:26.860 line:15% So finally I convinced myself that this was nonsense. 291 00:13:26.860 --> 00:13:29.020 line:15% Why would the Holy Spirit want me just 292 00:13:29.020 --> 00:13:31.570 line:15% to sit in an empty room while everybody else goes to church 293 00:13:31.570 --> 00:13:32.950 line:15% and has a good time? 294 00:13:32.950 --> 00:13:34.540 line:15% This must be in my imagination. 295 00:13:34.540 --> 00:13:37.570 line:15% So I overrode this tugging 296 00:13:37.570 --> 00:13:39.940 line:15% and the pulling of the spirit in my heart. 297 00:13:39.940 --> 00:13:41.530 line:15% Denise and I got in the car. 298 00:13:41.530 --> 00:13:43.690 line:15% We rode across town all the way to the church 299 00:13:43.690 --> 00:13:45.880 line:15% and the whole way to the church, 300 00:13:45.880 --> 00:13:48.070 line:15% I was grieved on the inside. 301 00:13:48.070 --> 00:13:49.810 line:15% I kept saying to Denise, I don't know why, 302 00:13:49.810 --> 00:13:51.940 line:15% but I feel like this car needs to turn around 303 00:13:51.940 --> 00:13:53.770 line:15% and take me back to the hotel room. 304 00:13:53.770 --> 00:13:58.060 line:15% For some reason, I'm supposed to be in that room tonight. 305 00:13:58.060 --> 00:14:00.220 line:15% And then I'd say, ah, this doesn't make any sense. 306 00:14:00.220 --> 00:14:02.170 line:15% Why would God want me to sit in a room 307 00:14:02.170 --> 00:14:04.750 line:15% by myself when I could be in a great meeting 308 00:14:04.750 --> 00:14:06.340 line:15% receiving wonderful ministry? 309 00:14:06.340 --> 00:14:08.530 line:15% So I said to the driver, just keep going. 310 00:14:08.530 --> 00:14:11.740 line:15% We went all the way to the church where we saw our friends, 311 00:14:11.740 --> 00:14:13.840 line:15% we hugged each other and shook hands. 312 00:14:13.840 --> 00:14:16.450 line:15% And when they all turned to walk into the auditorium 313 00:14:16.450 --> 00:14:20.530 line:15% for the meeting, I was so inwardly grieved that I said, 314 00:14:20.530 --> 00:14:23.800 line:15% Denise, for some reason, I am supposed 315 00:14:23.800 --> 00:14:26.230 line:15% to be in the hotel room. 316 00:14:26.230 --> 00:14:28.150 line:15% I cannot go into this service. 317 00:14:28.150 --> 00:14:30.910 line:15% The Holy Spirit is telling me, go back to the room, 318 00:14:30.910 --> 00:14:33.880 line:15% get into the room as fast as you can. 319 00:14:33.880 --> 00:14:36.490 line:15% So not understanding why I said to the driver, 320 00:14:36.490 --> 00:14:39.970 line:15% would you please take me back to my hotel room? 321 00:14:39.970 --> 00:14:41.530 line:15% En route to the hotel? 322 00:14:41.530 --> 00:14:43.930 line:15% I realized I was going to miss dinner. 323 00:14:43.930 --> 00:14:45.460 line:15% So I said to the driver, pull into this 324 00:14:45.460 --> 00:14:46.960 line:15% fast food restaurant. 325 00:14:46.960 --> 00:14:48.670 line:15% I want to get me something to eat. 326 00:14:48.670 --> 00:14:51.687 line:15% Then I walked over to a convenience store and bought some 327 00:14:51.687 --> 00:14:53.886 line:15% toothpaste, took my time and slowly 328 00:14:53.886 --> 00:14:55.436 line:15% made my way back to the car. 329 00:14:55.436 --> 00:14:59.270 line:15% Time was passing. And finally we got back to the hotel. 330 00:14:59.270 --> 00:15:02.150 line:15% And when I walked into the reception, the receptionist said, 331 00:15:02.150 --> 00:15:03.950 line:15% why are you back from the meeting so early? 332 00:15:03.950 --> 00:15:06.260 line:15% Well, what was I gonna say? I don't know why. 333 00:15:06.260 --> 00:15:08.210 line:15% I just felt inwardly led that I'm supposed 334 00:15:08.210 --> 00:15:09.920 line:15% to be in the room tonight. 335 00:15:09.920 --> 00:15:12.800 line:15% So rather than explaining, I just visited a little while 336 00:15:12.800 --> 00:15:13.633 line:15% with the receptionist and finally 337 00:15:13.633 --> 00:15:15.860 line:15% walked over to the elevator, 338 00:15:15.860 --> 00:15:18.020 line:15% pushed the button, rode up to our floor, 339 00:15:18.020 --> 00:15:21.230 line:15% walked down the room, the hallway to our room, 340 00:15:21.230 --> 00:15:24.440 line:15% put the key in the door, walked in the room. 341 00:15:24.440 --> 00:15:29.440 line:15% And when I walked into our hotel room, it was devastated. 342 00:15:29.750 --> 00:15:32.960 line:15% It looked like a whirlwind had come through our room. 343 00:15:32.960 --> 00:15:34.940 line:15% our suitcases were opened, 344 00:15:34.940 --> 00:15:38.330 line:15% clothes were thrown all over the room. 345 00:15:38.330 --> 00:15:41.720 line:15% And I noticed that Denise's jewelry box was on the floor. 346 00:15:41.720 --> 00:15:44.780 line:15% It was empty. There was some cheap costume jewelry 347 00:15:44.780 --> 00:15:45.860 line:15% scattered around the floor. 348 00:15:45.860 --> 00:15:48.440 line:15% And I looked over to the desk where my computer 349 00:15:48.440 --> 00:15:49.580 line:15% and my briefcase had been. 350 00:15:49.580 --> 00:15:52.760 line:15% I noticed my computer was missing, my briefcase was gone, 351 00:15:52.760 --> 00:15:54.770 line:15% and in my briefcase was my passport 352 00:15:54.770 --> 00:15:57.230 line:15% and all my legal documents. 353 00:15:57.230 --> 00:15:58.340 line:15% And as I stood there 354 00:15:58.340 --> 00:16:02.810 line:15% and looked around the room, I realized we had been robbed. 355 00:16:02.810 --> 00:16:07.250 line:15% Somebody had come into our room when we were not there. 356 00:16:07.250 --> 00:16:09.530 line:15% They had gone through all of our luggage. 357 00:16:09.530 --> 00:16:13.460 line:15% They had ransacked the room, they stole Denise's jewelry, 358 00:16:13.460 --> 00:16:15.620 line:15% some of it brand new and so beautiful. 359 00:16:15.620 --> 00:16:17.690 line:15% They took my computer. 360 00:16:17.690 --> 00:16:21.410 line:15% And in that computer were five books that I was writing for, 361 00:16:21.410 --> 00:16:23.030 line:15% which I had no copy. 362 00:16:23.030 --> 00:16:26.420 line:15% They took my briefcase, everything was gone. 363 00:16:27.800 --> 00:16:31.310 line:15% And there I stood in the middle of all of our belongings, 364 00:16:31.310 --> 00:16:35.660 line:15% just ransacked, hurled around the room. 365 00:16:35.660 --> 00:16:37.010 line:15% And I was in a state of shock. 366 00:16:37.010 --> 00:16:39.050 line:15% You know it's really terrible when you 367 00:16:39.050 --> 00:16:40.250 line:15% realize you've been robbed. 368 00:16:40.250 --> 00:16:42.830 line:15% You feel so violated. 369 00:16:42.830 --> 00:16:44.150 line:15% And it took me a few seconds 370 00:16:44.150 --> 00:16:48.230 line:15% before it really dawned on me, you have been robbed. 371 00:16:48.230 --> 00:16:51.620 line:15% Somebody's been in your room. 372 00:16:51.620 --> 00:16:52.970 line:15% And when it finally dawned on me, 373 00:16:52.970 --> 00:16:55.910 line:15% we'd been robbed standing there in the middle of all 374 00:16:55.910 --> 00:16:57.740 line:15% of our belongings, which were now thrown all 375 00:16:57.740 --> 00:17:01.760 line:15% around the room, I heard the Holy Spirit say, 376 00:17:02.600 --> 00:17:07.520 line:15% now you know why I was leading you 377 00:17:07.520 --> 00:17:10.730 line:15% to stay in the room. 378 00:17:12.680 --> 00:17:15.410 line:15% If I had obeyed my heart 379 00:17:15.410 --> 00:17:18.050 line:15% and this leading of the Holy Spirit, 380 00:17:18.050 --> 00:17:21.860 line:15% the thief would've never gotten into the room. 381 00:17:21.860 --> 00:17:24.620 line:15% That event would've never taken place. 382 00:17:24.620 --> 00:17:27.260 line:15% But you see, the Holy Spirit is like a tour guide. 383 00:17:27.260 --> 00:17:30.770 line:15% He knows what's out front. He knows what's in front of you. 384 00:17:30.770 --> 00:17:32.090 line:15% He knows where you should go. 385 00:17:32.090 --> 00:17:34.130 line:15% He knows where you should not go. 386 00:17:34.130 --> 00:17:35.480 line:15% He knows where you should be. 387 00:17:35.480 --> 00:17:37.910 line:15% He knows where you should not be. 388 00:17:37.910 --> 00:17:41.690 line:15% And if we will listen to him, he'll tug on our hearts, 389 00:17:41.690 --> 00:17:44.960 line:15% he'll tug on our spirits and we'll feel his leading 390 00:17:44.960 --> 00:17:47.270 line:15% and he will protect us. 391 00:17:47.270 --> 00:17:51.270 line:15% That's his job. He's like a guide for the blind. 392 00:17:51.270 --> 00:17:54.420 line:15% He sees what we cannot see. 393 00:17:55.560 --> 00:17:58.980 line:15% And when I stood there in the midst of all of 394 00:17:58.980 --> 00:18:00.090 line:15% that destruction 395 00:18:00.090 --> 00:18:03.030 line:15% and the thievery all around me, the Holy Spirit said, 396 00:18:03.030 --> 00:18:05.820 line:15% now you know why I told you 397 00:18:05.820 --> 00:18:08.550 line:15% to stay in the room tonight. 398 00:18:08.550 --> 00:18:12.180 line:15% He knew that was going to happen if the room was empty, 399 00:18:12.180 --> 00:18:14.100 line:15% but if I had obeyed and stayed, 400 00:18:14.100 --> 00:18:17.940 line:15% that event would've never taken place. 401 00:18:17.940 --> 00:18:21.570 line:15% The Holy Spirit knew the Holy Spirit knows what's going 402 00:18:21.570 --> 00:18:23.340 line:15% to happen in the economy. 403 00:18:23.340 --> 00:18:25.920 line:15% The Holy Spirit knows what's going to happen in your job. 404 00:18:25.920 --> 00:18:28.320 line:15% The Holy Spirit knows what's gonna happen in the weather. 405 00:18:28.320 --> 00:18:32.100 line:15% There's nothing that the Holy Spirit does not know. 406 00:18:32.100 --> 00:18:34.110 line:15% He knows where you should go on vacation, 407 00:18:34.110 --> 00:18:36.000 line:15% where you should not go on vacation. 408 00:18:36.000 --> 00:18:38.010 line:15% He knows where you should invest your money 409 00:18:38.010 --> 00:18:40.680 line:15% and where you should not invest your money. 410 00:18:40.680 --> 00:18:45.538 line:15% And Jesus said, He to you will be a hodegos. He knows all 411 00:18:45.538 --> 00:18:47.596 line:15% the roads, he knows all the routes 412 00:18:47.596 --> 00:18:51.750 line:15% And if you will trust him as the spirit of truth, 413 00:18:51.750 --> 00:18:54.210 line:15% if you will see yourself as the apprentice 414 00:18:54.210 --> 00:18:57.540 line:15% of the Holy Spirit and if you will explicitly obey his 415 00:18:57.540 --> 00:19:01.440 line:15% leading, he will guide you in such a way 416 00:19:01.440 --> 00:19:04.200 line:15% that your trip will be pleasurable, 417 00:19:04.200 --> 00:19:06.480 line:15% your experience will be enjoyable. 418 00:19:06.480 --> 00:19:10.200 line:15% You will avoid every catastrophe that has been planned 419 00:19:10.200 --> 00:19:14.100 line:15% for you because the Holy Spirit knows it all. 420 00:19:14.100 --> 00:19:15.570 line:15% You know there's a great example in the Book 421 00:19:15.570 --> 00:19:17.280 line:15% of Acts when the Apostle Paul wanted to go 422 00:19:17.280 --> 00:19:18.840 line:15% to a certain region to preach, 423 00:19:18.840 --> 00:19:22.440 line:15% and the Bible says the Holy Spirit forbid 424 00:19:22.440 --> 00:19:24.600 line:15% him to go there. 425 00:19:24.600 --> 00:19:26.130 line:15% The Bible doesn't tell us why. 426 00:19:26.130 --> 00:19:28.710 line:15% We don't know what was waiting for Paul. 427 00:19:28.710 --> 00:19:30.000 line:15% You know why we don't know? 428 00:19:30.000 --> 00:19:33.270 line:15% Because Paul obeyed the leading of the Holy Spirit 429 00:19:33.270 --> 00:19:34.860 line:15% and he did not go. 430 00:19:34.860 --> 00:19:37.470 line:15% And by following the leading of the Holy Spirit, 431 00:19:37.470 --> 00:19:39.720 line:15% he circumvented something 432 00:19:39.720 --> 00:19:42.570 line:15% that the enemy had planned for him. 433 00:19:43.410 --> 00:19:47.880 line:15% And Jesus said, the Holy Spirit, who is the spirit 434 00:19:47.880 --> 00:19:50.400 line:15% of truth, you can trust him. 435 00:19:50.400 --> 00:19:53.670 line:15% He will never mislead you. He will never misguide you. 436 00:19:53.670 --> 00:19:57.780 line:15% He is absolutely reliable. He is the spirit of truth. 437 00:19:57.780 --> 00:20:01.110 line:15% Howbeit, when He, the spirit of truth is come, 438 00:20:01.110 --> 00:20:05.730 line:15% he will guide you, hodegos, like a tour guide, 439 00:20:05.730 --> 00:20:08.250 line:15% like one who leads you on an excursion. 440 00:20:08.250 --> 00:20:11.040 line:15% He will lead you in all the right ways. 441 00:20:11.040 --> 00:20:12.660 line:15% He will show you what to avoid. 442 00:20:12.660 --> 00:20:17.220 line:15% He will give you a pleasurable experience along the way. 443 00:20:17.220 --> 00:20:20.010 line:15% And that's what we want my friends. 444 00:20:20.010 --> 00:20:22.410 line:15% Why should we try to figure out everything 445 00:20:22.410 --> 00:20:25.050 line:15% by ourself when we have a guide 446 00:20:25.050 --> 00:20:27.780 line:15% who already knows everything? 447 00:20:27.780 --> 00:20:29.430 line:15% Sure, we ought to use our heads. 448 00:20:29.430 --> 00:20:31.440 line:15% We ought to think we ought to do the best we can. 449 00:20:31.440 --> 00:20:35.130 line:15% But if we feel a leading of the Holy Spirit, then 450 00:20:35.130 --> 00:20:39.960 line:15% as the Holy Spirits apprentices, our job is to say, yes sir. 451 00:20:39.960 --> 00:20:42.930 line:15% You're the master. You're the teacher, you're the guide. 452 00:20:42.930 --> 00:20:45.900 line:15% If this is what you're saying to me, I'm going 453 00:20:45.900 --> 00:20:47.650 line:15% to follow that tug. 454 00:20:47.650 --> 00:20:49.570 line:15% I'm going to follow that leading 455 00:20:49.570 --> 00:20:51.820 line:15% that you're putting in my heart. 456 00:20:51.820 --> 00:20:55.630 line:15% And the Holy Spirit will enable us to find the safest, 457 00:20:55.630 --> 00:20:58.360 line:15% the most pleasurable route, the fastest route, 458 00:20:58.360 --> 00:21:03.360 line:15% and avoid things that the enemy has planned against us. 459 00:21:03.550 --> 00:21:06.220 line:15% Oh, to have a guide like this 460 00:21:06.220 --> 00:21:11.170 line:15% and we have such a guide. His name is the Holy Spirit. 461 00:21:11.170 --> 00:21:16.030 line:15% And when we partner with him, we become a Dynamic Duo. 462 00:21:16.030 --> 00:21:19.330 line:15% It's the Holy Spirit and us working together. 463 00:21:19.330 --> 00:21:24.010 line:15% And this is one of the 10 works that the Holy Spirit wants 464 00:21:24.010 --> 00:21:26.740 line:15% to do in the life of every believer. 465 00:21:26.740 --> 00:21:28.870 line:15% And that means me and that means you. 466 00:21:28.870 --> 00:21:31.450 line:15% The Holy Spirit wants to be your guide. 467 00:21:31.450 --> 00:21:33.850 line:15% He just needs your cooperation. 468 00:21:33.850 --> 00:21:36.850 line:15% He needs you to put your hand in his 469 00:21:36.850 --> 00:21:38.410 line:15% and trust him to lead you 470 00:21:38.410 --> 00:21:41.350 line:15% because he sees what you cannot see. 471 00:21:41.350 --> 00:21:42.940 line:15% He knows where you need to go. 472 00:21:42.940 --> 00:21:44.620 line:15% He knows where you should not go. 473 00:21:44.620 --> 00:21:47.020 line:15% He knows where you need to stay. 474 00:21:47.020 --> 00:21:48.670 line:15% And if you'll listen to him, 475 00:21:48.670 --> 00:21:53.110 line:15% the Holy Spirit will give you the experience of a lifetime 476 00:21:53.110 --> 00:21:56.170 line:15% because he is our tour guide. 477 00:21:56.170 --> 00:21:58.330 line:15% I'm outta time, but I'll be back in just a moment 478 00:21:58.330 --> 00:22:00.070 line:15% and I'm going to pray for you. 479 00:22:00.070 --> 00:22:04.180 line:15% Is your heart longing to know God more intimately? 480 00:22:04.180 --> 00:22:07.270 line:15% Are you inwardly crying out to know more of the power 481 00:22:07.270 --> 00:22:09.970 line:15% of God in your life? Then the series, 482 00:22:09.970 --> 00:22:12.700 line:15% The Holy Spirit And You, is exactly what you need 483 00:22:12.700 --> 00:22:15.700 line:15% to take you into the supernatural life God wants you 484 00:22:15.700 --> 00:22:17.410 line:15% to experience. 485 00:22:17.410 --> 00:22:19.690 line:15% In this series, Rick Renner covers - 486 00:22:19.690 --> 00:22:22.060 line:15% How the Holy Spirit is our comforter: 487 00:22:22.060 --> 00:22:24.820 line:15% How the Holy Spirit speaks to each of us: How 488 00:22:24.820 --> 00:22:28.360 line:15% to recognize the voice of the Holy Spirit: How to partner 489 00:22:28.360 --> 00:22:30.970 line:15% with the Holy Spirit: How to see powerful 490 00:22:30.970 --> 00:22:34.000 line:15% and supernatural results in your life. 491 00:22:34.000 --> 00:22:37.000 line:15% This insightful 10 part series is available in digital 492 00:22:37.000 --> 00:22:40.090 line:15% or physical format starting at just $20. 493 00:22:40.090 --> 00:22:43.090 line:15% In addition, we are also offering you Rick's companion book, 494 00:22:43.090 --> 00:22:45.550 line:15% the Holy Spirit And You Working Together 495 00:22:45.550 --> 00:22:47.740 line:15% as Heaven's Dynamic Duo. 496 00:22:47.740 --> 00:22:50.410 line:15% In this book, Rick shows you how to have an intimate 497 00:22:50.410 --> 00:22:53.680 line:15% and powerful relationship with the spirit of God. 498 00:22:53.680 --> 00:22:55.210 line:15% So if your heart is crying out 499 00:22:55.210 --> 00:22:57.160 line:15% to know the Holy Spirit in a deeper 500 00:22:57.160 --> 00:23:00.460 line:15% and more meaningful way, this book is exactly what you need 501 00:23:00.460 --> 00:23:03.280 line:15% to help get you moving into the supernatural life 502 00:23:03.280 --> 00:23:04.930 line:15% that God wants you to have. 503 00:23:04.930 --> 00:23:06.850 line:15% This book about knowing the joy 504 00:23:06.850 --> 00:23:11.050 line:15% and power of the Holy Spirit can be yours for just $22. 505 00:23:11.050 --> 00:23:14.530 line:15% You can order this 10 part series, The Holy Spirit And You 506 00:23:14.530 --> 00:23:16.870 line:15% and the companion book, The Holy Spirit 507 00:23:16.870 --> 00:23:20.860 line:15% And You: Working together as Heaven's Dynamic Duo. 508 00:23:20.860 --> 00:23:24.520 line:15% Call the number on your screen or scan the QR code to order. 509 00:23:28.480 --> 00:23:29.770 line:15% Hey, this is Rick Renner 510 00:23:29.770 --> 00:23:33.310 line:15% and I'm standing outside our ministry headquarters in 511 00:23:33.310 --> 00:23:34.840 line:15% Tulsa, Oklahoma. 512 00:23:34.840 --> 00:23:37.570 line:15% Look at it. It's just so wonderful. 513 00:23:37.570 --> 00:23:40.930 line:15% And from this location, we are ministering 514 00:23:40.930 --> 00:23:44.050 line:15% to people all over the world. 515 00:23:44.050 --> 00:23:47.690 line:15% We have thousands and thousands of phone calls, 516 00:23:47.690 --> 00:23:51.200 line:15% and I'm not exaggerating from every single part 517 00:23:51.200 --> 00:23:53.900 line:15% of the planet, for people that are watching us on all kinds 518 00:23:53.900 --> 00:23:57.200 line:15% of social media or television, so many different kinds 519 00:23:57.200 --> 00:23:58.730 line:15% of platforms. 520 00:23:58.730 --> 00:24:01.520 line:15% And from here, we're sending our programs 521 00:24:01.520 --> 00:24:03.260 line:15% to the ends of the earth. 522 00:24:03.260 --> 00:24:04.970 line:15% And that's our assignment. 523 00:24:04.970 --> 00:24:09.170 line:15% Proverbs 10:21 says, the lips of the righteous feed many. 524 00:24:09.170 --> 00:24:11.900 line:15% That's our job to feed many the wonderful word of God. 525 00:24:11.900 --> 00:24:14.930 line:15% And you're a big part of that because you're a friend 526 00:24:14.930 --> 00:24:16.550 line:15% and you are a partner. 527 00:24:16.550 --> 00:24:20.000 line:15% And right now we have a goal to pay off this facility. 528 00:24:20.000 --> 00:24:23.690 line:15% And guess what? We're already at 88% of our goal, 529 00:24:23.690 --> 00:24:25.040 line:15% 88%. 530 00:24:25.040 --> 00:24:27.830 line:15% We're almost there. Week by week, 531 00:24:27.830 --> 00:24:30.800 line:15% we're just inching further and further toward completion. 532 00:24:30.800 --> 00:24:34.880 line:15% And when we're finished, it's gonna release so many finances 533 00:24:34.880 --> 00:24:36.770 line:15% to help us take the teaching of the Bible 534 00:24:36.770 --> 00:24:38.390 line:15% to the ends of the earth. 535 00:24:38.390 --> 00:24:40.190 line:15% And I want to say "thank you" 536 00:24:40.190 --> 00:24:41.690 line:15% for being a part of our Giving Team. 537 00:24:41.690 --> 00:24:44.720 line:15% And if you're not yet a part of our Giving Team, 538 00:24:44.720 --> 00:24:46.790 line:15% I'm asking you to please join us, 539 00:24:46.790 --> 00:24:49.010 line:15% to help us retire the dead on this facility 540 00:24:49.010 --> 00:24:51.170 line:15% so we can obey the great commission 541 00:24:51.170 --> 00:24:53.030 line:15% and take the teaching of the Bible 542 00:24:53.030 --> 00:24:55.580 line:15% and the words of Jesus to the ends of the earth. 543 00:25:03.585 --> 00:25:06.470 line:15% My friend, I am having such a good time talking 544 00:25:06.470 --> 00:25:10.790 line:15% to you about the ministry of the Holy Spirit. 545 00:25:10.790 --> 00:25:12.290 line:15% Oh my friend. God wants you 546 00:25:12.290 --> 00:25:15.470 line:15% to find this deeper dimension in the spirit of God. 547 00:25:15.470 --> 00:25:18.980 line:15% It will add so much flavor, so much excitement 548 00:25:18.980 --> 00:25:20.270 line:15% to your spiritual life, 549 00:25:20.270 --> 00:25:22.700 line:15% and God is just waiting for you to find it. 550 00:25:22.700 --> 00:25:25.040 line:15% And that's why I want you to order my brand new series, 551 00:25:25.040 --> 00:25:26.395 line:15% which is called the Holy Spirit 552 00:25:26.395 --> 00:25:30.830 line:15% And You: Working together as Heaven's Dynamic Duo. 553 00:25:30.830 --> 00:25:35.450 line:15% God wants you and the Holy Spirit to be the Dynamic Duo, you 554 00:25:35.450 --> 00:25:36.860 line:15% and the Holy Spirit. 555 00:25:36.860 --> 00:25:39.530 line:15% And this 10 part series will help you walk into 556 00:25:39.530 --> 00:25:43.130 line:15% that deeper place and it comes with a study guide, 557 00:25:43.130 --> 00:25:45.590 line:15% and not only does it come with a study guide, 558 00:25:45.590 --> 00:25:47.390 line:15% but there is an accompanying book 559 00:25:47.390 --> 00:25:50.540 line:15% by the same title called The Holy Spirit And You - Working 560 00:25:50.540 --> 00:25:53.360 line:15% together as Heaven's Dynamic Duo. 561 00:25:53.360 --> 00:25:56.420 line:15% This book will walk you into the experience 562 00:25:56.420 --> 00:25:57.680 line:15% that I'm talking about 563 00:25:57.680 --> 00:25:59.870 line:15% and remember that if you need prayer, we are here 564 00:25:59.870 --> 00:26:01.760 line:15% for you at Rick Renner Ministries 565 00:26:01.760 --> 00:26:03.530 line:15% and we really want to pray with you. 566 00:26:03.530 --> 00:26:04.910 line:15% Send us your email 567 00:26:04.910 --> 00:26:06.200 line:15% or give us a call as soon 568 00:26:06.200 --> 00:26:08.660 line:15% as your email shows up in the inbox 569 00:26:08.660 --> 00:26:10.490 line:15% or as soon as the phone rings, we're going 570 00:26:10.490 --> 00:26:13.070 line:15% to release our faith with you 571 00:26:13.070 --> 00:26:15.680 line:15% and God is going to move mightily in your life. 572 00:26:15.680 --> 00:26:19.310 line:15% That is what we are promised in Jeremiah 33:3, 573 00:26:19.310 --> 00:26:22.790 line:15% and we will pray with you and God really will move. 574 00:26:22.790 --> 00:26:23.870 line:15% But let me pray for you right now. 575 00:26:23.870 --> 00:26:26.690 line:15% Father, I thank you for the ministry of the Holy Spirit. 576 00:26:26.690 --> 00:26:28.880 line:15% Thank you that we don't have to figure out everything 577 00:26:28.880 --> 00:26:30.830 line:15% by ourself and Holy Spirit. 578 00:26:30.830 --> 00:26:33.380 line:15% Help us to trust you to be our guide. 579 00:26:33.380 --> 00:26:35.900 line:15% You're the spirit of truth. You'll never mislead us. 580 00:26:35.900 --> 00:26:37.760 line:15% You'll never misguide us. 581 00:26:37.760 --> 00:26:40.370 line:15% Oh, we want to follow you as our guide. 582 00:26:40.370 --> 00:26:45.210 line:15% In Jesus' name, amen. Hey, I'll be back tomorrow. 583 00:26:45.210 --> 00:26:47.610 line:15% But until then, remember Ecclesiastes 8:4, 584 00:26:47.610 --> 00:26:51.690 line:15% "Where the word of a king is there is power." 585 00:26:51.690 --> 00:26:53.970 line:15% If you've never received Jesus as your Savior 586 00:26:53.970 --> 00:26:58.350 line:15% and Lord, now is the time for you to experience a new life 587 00:26:58.350 --> 00:27:00.510 line:15% Jesus has to give you. 588 00:27:00.510 --> 00:27:05.130 line:15% Pray this prayer with me right now - Lord, I repent 589 00:27:05.130 --> 00:27:08.580 line:15% of my sin and receive you as my Savior 590 00:27:08.580 --> 00:27:11.550 line:15% and Lord. Wash away my sin 591 00:27:11.550 --> 00:27:14.580 line:15% and make me completely new. 592 00:27:14.580 --> 00:27:18.330 line:15% I thank you that my sin is removed 593 00:27:18.330 --> 00:27:23.330 line:15% and Satan no longer has any right to lay claim on me. 594 00:27:23.910 --> 00:27:27.930 line:15% I faithfully promise that I will serve you as my Lord 595 00:27:27.930 --> 00:27:29.580 for the rest of my life - 596 00:27:30.480 --> 00:27:31.480 Amen. 597 00:27:34.650 --> 00:27:37.410 line:15% If you just prayed the prayer of salvation with us, 598 00:27:37.410 --> 00:27:39.360 line:15% would you please let us know by going 599 00:27:39.360 --> 00:27:42.360 line:15% to renner.org/salvation? 600 00:27:42.360 --> 00:27:44.040 line:15% We would love to connect with you. 601 00:27:48.690 --> 00:27:52.050 line:15% Renner Ministries is proclaiming the gospel of Jesus Christ 602 00:27:52.050 --> 00:27:54.210 line:15% through every available media avenue 603 00:27:54.210 --> 00:27:56.250 line:15% to the uttermost parts of the earth. 604 00:27:56.250 --> 00:27:59.280 line:15% Discover the many ways you can help us make a difference in 605 00:27:59.280 --> 00:28:02.250 line:15% lives around the world with the word of God. 606 00:28:02.250 --> 00:28:06.390 line:15% We invite you to partner with us in teaching, strengthening 607 00:28:07.410 --> 00:28:10.830 line:15% and rescuing lives for the glory of God. 608 00:28:10.830 --> 00:28:12.990 line:15% Together we can make a difference 609 00:28:12.990 --> 00:28:14.910 line:15% that will last throughout eternity. 610 00:28:23.280 --> 00:28:25.830 line:15% This program was made possible by the giving 611 00:28:25.830 --> 00:28:28.860 line:15% of the God called partners of Renner Ministries.