May 19, 2024 "Spirit Power Is Creative Power"

ReNew Ames Messages

Pentecost - birthday of the church - the day the Spirit came. All of that. Wind is unpredictable. I think one of the best ways to describe wind is that it's powerful. We've been harnessing the power of wind for a really long time. Windmills - sails - etc. As we enter the story of Pentecost, here are three things to think about: 1) This wind power - spirit power is creative power - it can bring something out of nothing. I'll connect it to the creation story. The Spirit can still do that for us today. 2) This spirit power is unsettling - can make us uncomfortable. Yet it still draws you in and has this intoxicating effect. We have tornados and wind storms and derechos that are fascinating in a horrifying way, we often stare at them in awe. This spirit can sometimes be unsettling. It can transform us and sometimes that can be uncomfortable. The Spirit can also sometimes lead you to change what you believe. There's the story in Acts 15 when they disregarded a whole bunch of the OT to let non Jews into the movement - literally changed their beliefs all because it seemed good to the Spirit. 3) This spirit can make God's future for creation real in the present. There will come a time when God's kingdom will come - when God's dream for the world will happen. The prophets talked about what that looks like. And every time we follow the Spirit, we help make God's dream for the world real in the present. Speaker: Aaron Vis Scripture: Acts 2:1-21 http://bible.com/events/49262237