Revelation of God’s Will Through Faith in His Word and the Holy Spirit -- Ajay C -- July 17, 2024
http://rlcf.church River of Life Christian Fellowship 1306 N Lincoln Avenue Loveland, Colorado - 80537, USA
Summary
The speaker recounts his personal journey of coming to faith, realizing the seriousness of eternity, and understanding the necessity of genuine repentance. He contrasts mere verbal confession with true repentance, which involves confessing sins, forsaking them, and making restitution. The message emphasizes that true repentance requires actively setting right past wrongs and dealing with unconfessed sin.
Outline
The message in plain words, in the order it unfolds. Select a time to jump the video to that moment.
Conviction of the realities of eternityAt sixteen years old, the Holy Spirit convicted him that eternity is forever and that everyone will stand before God to give an account of their life.
True repentance versus superficial regretComparing Saul's superficial confession in 1 Samuel to David's genuine remorse and the instructions in Proverbs, he realized true repentance requires forsaking sin and making things right.1 Samuel 15:24
Taking a stand through water baptismPrompted by a visiting preacher, he overcame his fear of family persecution and got baptized to publicly testify that his old life had died.
Recovering from backsliding in the United StatesAfter moving to the US for work, he quickly backslid and felt discouraged on a shelf, but God gently restored him through fresh fellowship and Psalm 68.
The Apollo 13 rescue and the vital need for instructionsWhen an explosion crippled the Apollo 13 spacecraft, the astronauts' lives depended entirely on believing mission control and following every instruction to the letter.
Jesus depended entirely on the ScripturesJesus relied completely on the written word of God throughout His thirty-three and a half years on Earth, using it to navigate temptation and even quoting it with His dying breath.
Believing earthly things to see heavenly thingsJesus challenged Nicodemus and others to believe simple earthly truths, just as Nathaniel had simple faith when Jesus saw him under the fig tree.John 3:9
God meets us right where we areUsing the parable of the friend at midnight, Ajay shows that God does not condemn us for past failures or a lack of preparation, but helps us right at our point of need.Luke 11:5
The advantage of having the Holy Spirit todayJesus explained that it was to our advantage for Him to go away so He could send the Holy Spirit to dwell within us forever.
Ask the Father for the Holy Spirit with simple faithJust as earthly parents know how to give good gifts to their children, our heavenly Father is even more willing to give the Holy Spirit to those who ask Him without an unbelieving heart.Luke 11:9–13
