Born of the Spirit - Fulfilled to Completion

 

Welcome to Multiply, a podcast to encourage village church planters, pastors and Christian leaders. I am your host today, Daneille Snowden.

In John 16:7 we read -

JESUS SAID “IT IS FOR OUR ADVANTAGE THAT I GO.” 

What is He saying? Advantage in the Greek means to benefit and to gain which is profitable. This kind of profit is above and beyond any norm.

One of the advantages given by the Holy Spirit coming upon and in us is: We will come to a FULNESS of…:

Understanding & Wisdom

This is a deeper understanding of God’s Word and the purpose of it.

Equipped with His Power and His unlimited gifts to equip us in life.

There is a quote that says:

“God’s work in us (the fullness) is the work of the Holy Spirit. God’s work through us (the fulfillment) is also the work of the Holy Spirit.” (F. Hartly)

We will come to a COMPLETION: (THAT IS A FULFILLMENT).

This fulfillment of the Holy Spirit filling us with His power & gifts will set us free from our own limitations (within our own mindsets).

It is how Paul was able to say:

“I have the good fight, and I have FINISHED my course and kept the faith.”

2 Timothy 4:7

Learning this within my husband Brad and my life both in ministry and daily life has truly changed who we see who we are in the Kingdom of God.

We have served in the ministry a total of 35 years , with 26  as pastors. The last 6 years of pastoring, Brad was in a wheelchair, and not given long to live. Then  God healed him and now we are walking into a life as missionaries. Our theme God gave us was from Philippians 1:6 “Being confident of this very thing, that he which hath begun a good work in you will perform it until the day of Jesus Christ:”

COMPLETION  that is FULFILLMENT! This fulfillment happens when Christ’s flows through us to others. And it is continuous BY THE SPIRIT! As it is written in Zechariah 4:6:

“Then he said to me, “This is the word of the Lord to Zerubbabel: Not by might, nor by power, but by my Spirit, says the Lord of hosts.”

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