Anticipating the Spirit on Sundays

When I’m really anticipating a movie release, I get online and do some research on the director, actors, and plot. I try to avoid spoilers, but get enough basic knowledge so I can appreciate the film more when I see it. In a similar way, people who read the sermon text in advance often get more out of the message.

Read

We’re providing the sermon texts for the next couple months so you can get in on where the Spirit is leading us, in advance! You might consider making it a devotional text, reading it over and over during the week, or using them in your fight clubs.

Pray

To prepare for the Spirit’s work on Sundays, engage the Spirit on every other day. Cultivate a habit of hearing the Spirit’s voice by inviting his “interruption” throughout the day. As you begin each day, consider saying a brief prayer like: “Spirit please fill and direct me today. Help me to be sensitive to your voice so I can bear your fruit for those around me. Amen.”

Gather

As you get ready to gather with the Church, consider asking the Spirit to prepare you to receive the Word and minister the Word to others. Come ready to receive and to give. The Spirit is eager to work in you and through you.

Sermon Schedule

  • Jan 20 – The Visible Spirit (Isaiah 63)
  • Jan 27 – Organizing the Mission (Numbers 11:16-30)
  • Feb 3 – Flesh & Stone (Ezekiel 36:22-32)
  • Feb 10 – Fire & Water (Acts 2:1-13)
  • Feb 17 – Prayer in the Spirit (Various Epistles)
  • Feb 24 – Flesh & Spirit (Romans 8:1-8)
  • March 3 – Prompts & Prophecy (1 Corinthians 14:1-25)
  • March 10 – Gifts of the Spirit (1 Corinthians 12:1-11)
  • March 17 – Neighborhood Church Gathering
  • March 24 – Fruit of the Spirit (Galatians 5:16-26)
  • March 31 – Suffering with the Spirit (Romans 8:18-30)
  • April 7 – Future of the Spirit (Revelation)

Further Reading