You Shall Receive Power - Olu Talabi - August 10, 2016

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http://rlcfchurch.org/you-shall-receive-power RLCF Youth Conference 2016 - Session 9 River of Life Christian Fellowship 1306 N Lincoln Avenue Loveland, Colorado - 80537, USA

Summary

The speaker emphasizes that Christian life and spiritual warfare are impossible through human strength or determination; true power comes only from the Holy Spirit. He encourages the audience to desire genuine, lived experience of God's work, rather than just doctrinal knowledge. Furthermore, he advises patience, drawing from Jeremiah, noting that God's work will be perfected in the day of Christ, and that the weapons for spiritual battle are not carnal but mighty through the Spirit of Christ.

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Bearing the yoke in your youthIt is good for young people to face and push through early spiritual obstacles and challenges so they can press on to greater things in God later.

Waiting patiently on the LordJust as Jesus told the disciples in Acts to wait in Jerusalem, believers must patiently wait for God to fulfill His work in their lives over time.

The spiritual weapons for our warfareBelievers face daily battles that cannot be won through carnal methods or self-determination, but only through the mighty Spirit of God.

Moving from the struggle of Romans 7 to the victory of Romans 8Paul's testimony in Romans shows that in our own flesh we have no strength to do what is right, but victory comes through walking by the Spirit of Christ.

An up-and-down beginningFor the first four years after coming to know the Lord at age 22, the speaker lived a cycle of sin, remorse, and asking for forgiveness.

David as a temporary heroDuring those early years, the speaker related heavily to David's falls and repentance in the Psalms rather than focusing fully on Christ.

Shifting the focus to JesusGod eventually shifted the speaker's eyes away from David and toward Jesus Christ, bringing a new hunger, thirst, and ability to overcome strongholds.

The first work: increasing love for Jesus ChristThe primary work of the Holy Spirit is to engender a deep love for Christ, making Him our friend and causing us to want to keep His word.

The second work: producing the fruit of joyThe Spirit engenders the fruit of the Spirit, particularly a supernatural joy and peace that do not depend on external circumstances.

The third work: giving a zeal for GodThe Spirit provides an inner zeal and passion for the things of God so that believers no longer need human pressure to serve or pray.

Simply asking the FatherJesus teaches in Luke 11 that the heavenly Father is eager to give the Holy Spirit to those whose hearts are hungry and simply ask Him.Luke 11:13

The right motive for being filledThe primary reason to seek the filling of the Spirit is to live a life that honors God and pleases Christ.

Sweeping out the templeJust as Jesus cleared the physical temple, the Spirit gives us the power to sweep everything out of our hearts that does not honor God.

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