BREATH OF HEAVEN

Ezekiel 37:1-14

11 Then He said to me: “Son of man, these bones are the whole house of Israel. They say, ‘Our bones are dried up and our hope is gone; we are cut off.’”2 He led me back and forth among them, and I saw a great many bones on the floor of the valley, bones that were very dry. 3 He asked me, “Son of man, can these bones live?”  I said, “Sovereign LORD, you alone know.”

EZEKIEL 37:11, 2-3

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4 “Do not leave Jerusalem, but WAIT for the gift my Father promised, which you have heard Me speak about … 8 But you will receive power when the Holy Spirit comes on you; and you will be My witnesses …”

ACTS 1:4 & 8 TNIV

After they prayed, the place where they were meeting was shaken. And they were all filled with the Holy Spirit and spoke the word of God boldly.

ACTS 4:31 TNIV

So what’s the message for us today?

• No matter how it looks from our point of view, we need the Holy Spirit to live as God’s people with power!

• God is sovereign, but He often chooses to release the power of the Spirit only after we ask Him!

I pray that out of his glorious riches he may strengthen you with power through his Spirit in your inner being …

EPHESIANS 3:16 TNIV

What to expect!

• Spirit-cleansed

• Spirit-filled

• Spirit-led

• Spirit-equipped

• Spirit-empowered

Building a Strategy• Confess Christ & be baptized Acts 4:12; 2:38-39

• Ask God to give you His Spirit Luke 11:13

• Pray for others to be strengthened Eph 3:16