05/21/23 | If you could be any superhero for one day, who would you choose? Spiderman, Batman, Wonder Woman, The Flash, Superman, Iron Man…there’s so many we could pick. Yet God has given us something far greater than a fictional superpower - The Holy Spirit.
Pastor Jeff speaks of “Digital Babylon;” just as Daniel and his friends were tempted to compromise as they entered the nation of Babylon, our culture today tries to get us to a spiritual apathy and compromise. Yet we celebrate on Pentecost Sunday how God has poured out His Spirit on believers, and enables us to overcome temptation! Pastor Jeff offers some more biblical teaching on this reality:
1) Having the Holy Spirit resident in our lives does not guarantee victory over temptation (1 Peter 1:15-16)
2) The Holy Spirit enables believers to overcome temptation by producing His holy character in us (Psalm 119:9, 11)
3) The Holy Spirit enables believers to overcome temptation as we daily choose to “Live by the Spirit” (Galatians 5:16, 25)
At the end of the message, Pastor Jeff’s “prescription” on how to do this: Commune with God, feed your spiritual being, and starve your sinful nature.
