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- 0:00Here we are the last day of our Christmas event series Day. 26
- 0:07of unwrapping christmasing, the Nativity through Luke sighs
- 0:11written beautifully by my friends to bolts, we are going
- 0:16to conclude today, reading acts 11 through to the promise of the
- 0:24Holy Spirit. In my first book, I told you
- 0:29Theophilus about everything, Jesus began to do and teach
- 0:34until the day he was taken up to heaven after giving his chosen
- 0:38Apostles further instructions through the Holy Spirit Day. 26
- 0:46the Christmas story is not over, Luke continues in his gospel to
- 0:50detail all that Jesus began to do and teach his miracles
- 0:55teaching. Passion wisdom and Authority are
- 0:59displayed and these remaining words yet there is more The
- 1:03Physician records a second book after The Lord's death and
- 1:08Resurrection. The book of Acts rehearses how
- 1:11the early church and the power of the Holy Spirit carried on
- 1:16all of Jesus ministry every aspect of it.
- 1:20Now the mantle of the first disciples falls upon each of us
- 1:26What me? Yes.
- 1:28You and me above our pay grade. Yes, for certain for we are
- 1:34broken Miss happen and ever. So desperate individuals except
- 1:39is not up to us to get the job. Done the Holy Spirit empowerment
- 1:44of the early church is now our inheritance to all the Lord
- 1:48needs from us is our surrendered.
- 1:51Yes the Christmas story never stops giving it gives And gives
- 1:57and gives and never relents from its pursuit of the human heart.
- 2:01All because of our God's inexhaustible love nothing is
- 2:06impossible for him. And in him, the Holy Spirit
- 2:09desires to work the impossible through us.
- 2:13Jesus began at all. Now it's simply our turn is our
- 2:17time to live by doing the next right thing.
- 2:21Like Zechariah and Elizabeth is our time to be willing though.
- 2:25Frail, Holes for the life of Jesus to be formed in us like
- 2:30Mary. It is time to look only upwards
- 2:33for direction as we learn from the Christmas star and keep our
- 2:37steadfast focus on the Lord's, call for our journey.
- 2:41It is time for us to do and teach the whole Ministry of the
- 2:45whole Gospel of the Lord, Jesus, to reach a lost dying and weary
- 2:50world, a world who needs his touch through us?
- 2:55Let's unwrap the gift. The Christmas that never stops
- 2:58bringing his life and healing and give it away to everyone.
- 3:02We meet and here are a couple questions to ponder on what is
- 3:07the Lord Jesus speaking to you, about the coming new year.
- 3:13And how does today's devotional speak to you personally?
- 3:19Lord, thank you for giving us your Holy Spirit and that we
- 3:22have the power to go. Tell about you to all we
- 3:25encounter. Thank you, that the gift of
- 3:28Christmas never stops. Remind us to unwrap it.
- 3:32So others may be brought into life with you and live a life
- 3:37focused on the desires of your heart in Jesus name.
- 3:41Amen. Thank you so much for joining me
- 3:45with this Christmas Advent and I Pray many blessings in your New
- 3:50Year. Stay tuned for more.
- 3:53She speaks Life episodes. Hey, if you haven't received
- 3:57Jesus as your savior and you would love for him to come into
- 4:00your life. Say this prayer with me out loud
- 4:03right where you are. Dear, heavenly father, I come to
- 4:07you in the name of Jesus. Your word says, in John 6:37.
- 4:13All of those, the father gives me will come to me and whoever
- 4:17comes to me, I will Will never drive away.
- 4:20So I know that you will never drive or cast me out, but you
- 4:25take me in and I thank you for it.
- 4:29You saying your word in Romans, 10:13, whoever calls, upon the
- 4:34name of the Lord shall be saved. I'm calling on your name so I
- 4:40know you have saved me now. You also say God in Romans 10:9
- 4:46through 10. If you declare with your mouth,
- 4:50Jesus is Lord and believe in your heart, that God raised him
- 4:54from the dead, you will be saved for it is with your heart that
- 4:59you believe and are Justified and it is with your mouth that
- 5:03you profess. Your faith and are saved.
- 5:08I believe in my heart. Jesus Christ is the Son of God.
- 5:13I Eve that he was raised from the dead for my justification.
- 5:18And I confess him now as my Lord and I do believe with my heart,
- 5:27I've now become the righteousness of God in Christ,
- 5:31and I am saved. Thank you.
- 5:34Lord, if you prayed this for the first time, I would love for you
- 5:39to email me. I'll send you a free gift.