Jeremy Utley - He Will Baptize You With Fire
Summary
The speaker interprets Matthew 3:11's promise that Jesus will baptize with the Holy Spirit and Fire, focusing on the fire as a purifying element. He explains that this purifying fire comes through trials and difficulties, which God uses to remove impurities and make believers more like Christ. Therefore, believers should not be surprised by hardship, viewing it instead as a fulfillment of God's promise to refine them.
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Speaker: Jeremy Utley Title: He Will Baptize You With Fire Date: 02-05-2017 Our Goal as Christians is this: To be an exact reflection of Jesus, the Son of God (Romans 8:29) We do this individually by growing in purity in our personal lives (1 John 3:2-3) We do this corporately by becoming fully functioning members of a local Church (Ephesians 4:11-16)
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