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beloved what a glorious truth it is that
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the spirit of the Living God takes up
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residence within the heart of the
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believer the very Breath of God the
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comforter promised by Christ now dwells
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in our mortal bodies quickening them to
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life
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eternal it is no small thing to have the
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Holy Spirit within and yet how often do
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we fail to recognize his work in our
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lives how do we know that the spirit has
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truly entered our hearts what sign shall
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we look for as the wise man seeks the
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hidden treasure to confirm the
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indwelling of the holy
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spirit let us turn our gaze then to
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three secret signs three unmistakable
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evidences that the Holy Spirit has
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entered your body making it his
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Temple the first sign that the Holy
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Spirit has entered your body dear
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friends is the profound transformation
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that takes place within your heart and
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mind this transformation is not a mere
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change of habit or a superficial
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alteration of behavior it is a deep
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inward Recreation of your very
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being the moment the spirit enters he
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does not simply take up residence in a
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corner of your soul or merely add a new
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layer of religious practice to your life
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know he begins a radical work of
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renovation a complete overhaul of your
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inner nature the old man with all his
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sinful desires passions and
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self-centered Tendencies is cast out and
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in his place the new man is formed a man
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who Delights in the things of God a man
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who seeks after Holiness and
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righteousness the Apostle Paul in his
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letter to the Romans speaks of this
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transformation when he urges Believers
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to be transformed by the renewing of
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your mind Romans
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12:2 this is not a transformation that
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comes through human effort or
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self-discipline
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alone it is the work of the Holy Spirit
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who takes the Heart of Stone and
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replaces it with a heart of Flesh tender
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and responsive to God's will
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the prophet Ezekiel prophesied of this
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great work when he declared I will give
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you a new heart and put a new spirit
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within you I will take the Heart of
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Stone out of your flesh and give you a
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heart of Flesh Ezekiel
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36:26 this is the work of the spirit he
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does not simply patch up the old heart
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but he gives you a completely new heart
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one that is capable of loving God and
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Desiring his
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will the Mind once darkened by sin and
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alienated from the life of God is now
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illuminated by the spirit's light the
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things that once seemed important wealth
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Fame pleasure no longer hold the same
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sway over you instead the spirit enables
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you to see things as God sees them the
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things of this world that once
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captivated your attention now appear
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empty and Hollow while the truths of
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scripture shine brightly before you
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drawing you to them with an irresistible
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pull the spirit opens your eyes to the
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beauty of Christ to the glory of God's
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holiness and to the preciousness of his
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word ah How Sweet It Is when the heart
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that once loved sin now loathes it when
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the desires that once LED you into
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temptation now repulse you and when the
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things that once gave you Joy are now
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seen for what they truly are fleeting
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and
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empty the heart that once longed for
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worldly pleasures is now filled with a
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longing for God you begin to Crave the
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things of the spirit prayer worship
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fellowship with other believers and a
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life of obedience to God's word this is
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the work of the Holy Spirit within you
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he does not simply encourage you to be
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good he transforms you from the inside
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out giving you a new nature that desires
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Holiness the mind that once ran after
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Vanity now runs toward the truth of
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God's word you begin to understand the
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scriptures not merely as a collection of
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ancient writings but as the living
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breathing word of God sharper than any
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two-edged sword able to pierce your
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heart and convict you of sin the spirit
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opens your mind to understand the Deep
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things of God to grasp the mysteries of
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the gospel and to apply them to your
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daily
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life no longer do you view the Bible as
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a mere Book of Rules or historical facts
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it becomes the very Breath of Life the
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guide for your path the lamp to your
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feet this transformation is not
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something you can achieve achieve on
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your own it is the work of the Holy
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Spirit within you you cannot will
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yourself to become holy or to change
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your
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desires but the spirit when he enters
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begins to do a work in you that you
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cannot accomplish in your own
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strength he gives you a new affection a
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new desire a longing to be holy as God
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is Holy this is the evidence that the
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spirit has truly entered your life when
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you find yourself Desiring the things of
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God when you long to be more like Christ
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when your heart breaks over your sin and
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you desire to live in obedience to God's
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word you can know with certainty that
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the spirit of God is at work within
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you this is the miracle of the Christian
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Life the spirit of God comes to dwell
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within you and he begins to make all
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things new the old man with his sinful
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passions and desires is put to death and
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the new Man created in the image of God
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is brought to life this is the power of
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the Gospel at work in you and it is a
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work that will continue throughout your
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life the spirit will not leave you as he
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found you he will continue to transform
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you to mold you and to shape you into
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the image of
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Christ dear friends when you see this
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transformation taking place in your life
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when you find yourself loving the things
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of God when your heart is grieved over
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your
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sin when your mind is being renewed by
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the word of God know that the spirit of
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God has indeed entered your body body
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and is making all things new rejoice in
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this great work and give thanks to God
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for the gift of His Holy Spirit who
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empowers you to live a life of Holiness
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and
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obedience this is the first and most
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unmistakable sign that the spirit has
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come to dwell within you and it is a
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sign that should fill your heart with
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joy and
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gratitude the second sign that the Holy
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Spirit has entered your body is a
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heightened sensitivity to sin beloved
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when the Spirit comes to dwell within
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you he does not simply bring peace and
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comfort as though he were a mere balm
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for the soul no he also brings
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conviction the spirit awakens you to the
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reality of your sin and he does not
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allow you to remain indifferent to the
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weight of your
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transgressions he stirs your conscience
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Illuminating the darkness within and
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making you accely aware of the Holiness
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of God and the sinfulness of your own
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heart this heightened sensitivity to sin
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is one of the clearest evidences that
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the spirit has taken residence in your
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life before the spirit's work in you you
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may have lived in spiritual complacency
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unaware or unconcerned about the depth
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of your sin but once the spirit enters
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he opens your eyes to see your sin as
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God sees it not as a mere mistake or a
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slight imperfection but as an offense
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against a holy and righteous God you
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begin to see sin not as something
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trivial but as something that Grieves
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the heart of God something that
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separates you from his presence and
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distorts the image of Christ within
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you in John 168 Jesus promises that the
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Holy Spirit when he comes will reprove
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the world of sin and of righteousness
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and of judgment the word reprove here
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means to convict to expose to bring to
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light the Holy Spirit does not allow us
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to remain in the darkness of our sin he
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brings it to to the Forefront of our
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minds showing us the areas of Our Lives
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where we fall short of God's glory this
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is not a condemnation but a loving
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correction a call to
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repentance the spirit does not point out
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our sin to shame us but to lead us to
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the Cross where forgiveness and grace
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abound when the spirit convicts you of
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your sin he does so in a way that is
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gentle yet firm loving yet
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uncompromising the spirit does not
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condemn you but he makes you aware of
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the need for repentance he leads you to
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M over your sin to grieve the ways in
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which you have grieved
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God this morning is not a sorrow that
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leads to despair but one that leads to
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hope hope in the forgiveness and
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cleansing that is found in Christ alone
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the spirit's conviction is a call to
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turn away from sin and to turn back to
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God to seek his mercy and to walk in the
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paths of
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righteousness if you find yourself
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increasingly grieving by your sin if
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your conscience is pricked when you
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Stray From the Path of Righteousness
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this is a sure sign that the spirit of
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God is at work within you the spirit
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does not leave us in our sin he does not
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allow us to live in spiritual apathy
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unconcerned about the consequences of
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our actions instead he urges us to
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repent to turn away from the things that
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separate us from God and to seek his
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forgiveness the spirit draws us back to
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the father father reminding us that
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there is no sin too great to be forgiven
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no stain too deep to be cleansed by the
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precious blood of
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Christ this heightened sensitivity to
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sin is not a burden but a blessing it is
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a blessing because it shows that the
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spirit is working in you shaping you
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into the image of Christ when the spirit
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convicts you of sin he is not merely
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pointing out your faults he is refining
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you purifying you and making you more
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like Jesus the the spirit's conviction
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is a sign of his love and care for you
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for he desires nothing more than for you
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to live in Holiness and communion with
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God he does not leave you to your own
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devices but he works within you to bring
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about lasting change but as the spirit
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convicts he also empowers the spirit
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does not leave you in your sin helpless
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and hopeless no he gives you the
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strength to resist temptation and to
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walk in the paths of
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righteousness he he empowers you to say
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no to the Flesh and yes to the spirit to
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turn away from sin and to pursue
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Holiness The Same Spirit who convicts
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you of sin also gives you the power to
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overcome it what a comfort it is to know
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that the spirit is at work within you
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drawing you closer to Christ and further
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from the snares of the
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enemy this sensitivity to sin then is a
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sign of the spirit's presence and work
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in your life it is not something to fear
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or resent
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but something to embrace for as the
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spirit convicts he also equips you to
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live a life that is pleasing to God he
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gives you the desire to be holy and the
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power to live out that Holiness he does
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not leave you in your sin but
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continually draws you toward Christ
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where forgiveness Grace and strength
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abound beloved when you feel the
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conviction of the spirit do not resist
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it do not Harden your heart but yield to
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his work allow him to show you the areas
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of your life that need to be surrendered
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to God and as he convicts remember that
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he does so out of love to lead you to
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Greater Holiness and deeper intimacy
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with Christ the spirit's conviction is a
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sign of his presence his work and his
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desire to make you more like
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Jesus rejoice in this work for it is the
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evidence that the spirit is alive and
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active within you guiding you on the
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path of righteousness and drawing you
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ever closer to the heart of God
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the third sign that the Holy Spirit has
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entered your body is a powerful and
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unquenchable desire for prayer and
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worship when the spirit takes up
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resonance within you he instills in you
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a longing to commune with God a deep
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heartfelt yearning that cannot be
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ignored before the spirit's work in your
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life prayer may have seemed like a duty
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a ritual to be performed out of
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obligation worship may have been
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something you engaged in on Sunday
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mornings but it did not hold hold the
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same weight in your heart throughout the
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week but once the spirit enters
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Everything Changes the heart that once
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found no pleasure in prayer now seeks it
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out with an intensity and longing that
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cannot be satisfied by anything
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else you begin to understand what the
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psalmist meant when he said as the deer
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pants for the water Brooks so pants my
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soul for you oh God Psalm
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421 just as the deer thirsts for the
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water so does the soul that is indwelt
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by the Holy Spirit thirst for communion
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with
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God this desire for prayer is not
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something that you can manufacture on
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your own it is a work of the spirit
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within you he stir your heart and
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awakens within you a longing to pour out
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your soul before God no longer do you
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see prayer as a mere formality or a task
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to be completed but as the very breath
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of your spiritual life prayer becomes a
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sweet communion with your creator a
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conversation with your heavenly father
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where you share your Joys your Sorrows
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your needs and your
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gratitude the spirit within you draws
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you into the presence of God where you
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can experience his peace his love and
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his guidance the desire to pray becomes
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a natural outflow of the spirit's work
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in your
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life in Romans 8:26 the Apostle Paul
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writes likewise the spirit also helpeth
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our infirmities for we know not what we
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should pray for as we ought but the
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spirit itself maketh intercession for us
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with groanings which cannot be
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uttered this verse speaks to the
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incredible role that the Holy Spirit
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plays in our prayer life not only does
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the spirit give us the desire to pray
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but he also helps us in our weakness
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especially when we do not know what to
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pray for or how to
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pray how often have you found yourself
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in a place Where words fail you where
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the weight of your burdens is so heavy
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that you cannot even form a coherent
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prayer it is in those moments that the
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spirit steps in and intercedes on your
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behalf he knows the depths of your heart
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the groanings of your soul and he brings
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those before the throne of grace even
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when you cannot express them
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yourself the spirits intercession is not
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a passive act it is a powerful and
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active work of bringing your prayers to
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God lifting them up with groanings that
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are too deep for words but what a
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comfort it is to know that when you
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cannot pray the spirit prays for you
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bringing your petitions before God in a
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way that perfectly aligns with his
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will but this desire for prayer is not
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confined to moments of Crisis or
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weakness the spirit does not only help
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us in times of trouble he also fills us
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with a longing to praise and worship God
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in every season of life when the spirit
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is within you you cannot help but
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worship your heart is drawn to the
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beauty of God's holiness and you long to
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glorify him with your whole being being
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worship becomes the natural response to
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the presence of God it is not something
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you do out of obligation but something
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you do because your heart overflows with
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gratitude love and awe for who God is
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and what he has done the spirit within
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you ignites a fire of worship that
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cannot be quenched by the distractions
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of the
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world whether in the quiet of your
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personal devotion or in the gathered
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assembly of Believers the spirit makes
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you a true worshipper one who Delight in
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the presence of God and seeks to glorify
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him in All
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Things the holy spirit's work in your
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worship is transformative it is not
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merely about singing songs or performing
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rituals it is about engaging with God in
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a way that changes you from the inside
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out true worship as the spirit enables
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it is not about outward appearance or
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mere emotion it is about the heart being
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fully engaged with God Jesus told the
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woman at the well in John 4:24 for God
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is spirit and those who worship Him must
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Worship in spirit and Truth Worship in
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spirit means that it is the holy spirit
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within you who draws you into the
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presence of God enabling you to worship
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with sincerity and authenticity Worship
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in truth means that your worship is
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grounded in the truth of who God is as
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revealed in his
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word the spirit Works in both of these
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areas helping you to worship God in a
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way that is both heartfelt and grounded
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in truth
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the spirit also helps you to see the
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beauty of God in a way that stir your
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heart to worship he opens your eyes to
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the glory of God's holiness his Mercy
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his love and his
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faithfulness when the spirit is at work
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within you you begin to see the
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greatness of God in all things his
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creation his word his acts of Salvation
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And His presence in your life this
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revelation of God's glory leads you to
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respond in worship offering up your
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praise your Thanksgiving and your
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adoration it is the spirit who enables
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you to see God for who he truly is and
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to respond with the appropriate awe and
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reverence this desire for prayer and
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worship is not something that Fades over
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time but something that grows stronger
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as you walk in the spirit the more you
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experience the presence of God the more
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you desire to be in his presence the
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more you taste of his goodness the more
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you long to praise him this is the work
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of the Holy Spirit within you he creates
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within you an insatiable hunger and
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thirst for communion with God it is a
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desire that cannot be satisfied by
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anything else in this world a longing
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that grows deeper as you grow closer to
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God so beloved if you find within
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yourself a powerful and unquenchable
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desire for prayer and worship know that
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this is a sure sign that the Holy Spirit
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has entered your
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body rejoice in this work for it is a
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sign of the spirit's presence and a
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testimony to the transforming power of
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God in your life allow this desire to
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guide you into deeper intimacy with God
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and let it be the fuel for your daily
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walk with him the spirit has made you a
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true worshipper and as you yield to his
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work you will find that your heart is
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drawn ever closer to the heart of
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God living in alignment with the spirit
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requires more than just recognizing his
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presence it demands our active
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cooperation the Holy Spirit Spirit does
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not indwell us to leave us unchanged or
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idle his purpose is not to Simply
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Comfort us but to transform us to lead
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us into a life that reflects the
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Holiness and righteousness of
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Christ as we recognize the signs of his
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presence whether it is the
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transformation of our heart and mind a
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heightened sensitivity to sin or a
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powerful desire for prayer and worship
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we must not merely acknowledge these as
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signs of his work but also respond to
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them with obedience and
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surrender to live in alignment with the
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spirit is to yield ourselves to his
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ongoing work of
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sanctification this is not a passive
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process it requires our active
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participation in allowing the spirit to
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shape us to mold us and to guide us in
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the way of
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righteousness it means that we are
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constantly aware of his leading and
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responsive to his promptings the spirit
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does not force his will upon us he
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gently guides nudges and Whispers
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inviting us to follow his lead our
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responsibility is to listen attentively
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to obey quickly and to trust that his
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ways are always for our good and God's
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glory as we walk in the spirit we are
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called to live in a way that reflects
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his work in us this means that our
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actions our attitudes and our desires
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should align with the will of God the
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spirit's presence within us is not a
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mere seal of salvation but a constant
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guide empow empowering us to live out
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the life Christ has called us to as Paul
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wrote in Galatians 5:116 walk in the
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spirit and ye shall not fulfill the lust
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of the
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flesh this is the fruit of living in
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alignment with the spirit we are
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empowered to resist temptation to
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overcome the desires of the Flesh and to
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live in a manner worthy of the calling
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we have
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received let us then be mindful of the
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spirit's presence within us let us yield
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ourselves to him daily seeking his
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guidance in every area of Our
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Lives let us not grieve the spirit by
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living in Disobedience but instead let
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us walk in step with him living lives
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that bring glory to God and reflect the
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transformative power of the Holy Spirit
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at work within
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us beloved as we reflect on the profound
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reality of the holy spirit's presence in
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our lives let us remember that his work
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within us is both transformative and
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empowering
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the holy spirit is not merely a passive
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presence he is actively shaping us into
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the image of Christ enabling us to live
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lives that honor God and reflect his
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glory he does not come to merely dwell
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within us as a silent Observer but to
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work in us to change us and to guide us
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on the path of
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righteousness his presence is a constant
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reminder that we are not left to our own
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devices but that God himself has sent
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his spirit to dwell within us to teach
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us to convict us and to empower us to
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live in a way that pleases
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him when we experience a transformed
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heart and mind a heightened sensitivity
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to sin and a deep desire for prayer and
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worship we can know with certainty that
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the holy spirit is at work within us
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these are not mere signs of personal
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effort or self-discipline they are the
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marks of divine intervention the
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evidence that God is doing something
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something in us that we cannot do for
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ourselves the holy spirit is the one who
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brings about these changes who moves us
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from death to life from Darkness to
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light from sin to righteousness it is
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his work in us that enables us to live
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in a way that reflects the Holiness and
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Love Of
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Christ as we walk in the spirit we must
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be mindful of the importance of yielding
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to his leading the spirit does not force
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his will upon us but gently guides us
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urging us to follow his path it is our
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responsibility to listen to obey and to
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trust that his ways are always for our
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good we must not resist his work but
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instead allow him to shape us refine us
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and lead us in the way of
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righteousness this requires a continual
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surrender a daily decision to follow his
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promptings and to live in alignment with
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God's
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will beloved let us not take the holy
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spirit's presence for granted let us be
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V Vigilant in recognizing his work in
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our lives and let us respond with
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gratitude and
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obedience may we never quench the spirit
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but instead may we be filled with his
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power and presence allowing him to
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transform us from the inside out as we
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yield ourselves to him we will find that
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he equips us to live the life God has
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called us to live one that brings glory
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to his name and reflects the love and
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grace of our
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savior so as we go forth from this place
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let us be mindful of the holy spirit's
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work in our lives let us look for the
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signs of his presence and when when we
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see them let us rejoice for we know that
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the spirit of God is at work within us
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leading us ever closer to
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Christ May Our Lives be a testimony to
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the power of the Holy Spirit and may we
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be faithful in following his lead may we
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live in such a way that others see the
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evidence of the spirit's work in us and
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are drawn to the glory of God amen
