Have you ever felt inadequate? Have you ever been given a task that you just weren’t capable of doing? Chris Brannon continues in our series with a message on the Holy Spirit. Misunderstood or not understood at all, the Holy Spirit has the reputation of being the weird, scary uncle of the Holy Trinity. In modern western Christianity we tend to rely on rational thought blended into the Scripture to come to a syncretistic hybrid that does not allow for the supernatural. In fact, our brand of Christianity does not allow for much at all in the spiritual realm that we cannot control or get our minds around. Chris continues by describing the Trinity, the promise of the Holy Spirit and how we need the Holy Spirit for the power that we need.

What does it mean to be “filled with the Holy Spirit”? Different people define being filled with the Spirit differently. Here at Cedar Springs, we believe that it is not a gradual growing into the release of the Spirit. It is a receiving of the Holy Spirit.  Chris shows us five different encounters with the Holy Spirit in the Book of Acts.  He goes on to talk about the benefits of being filled with the Holy Spirit.  One benefit is an enhanced prayer life. Another is power beyond ourselves. The last one he mentions is that it gives us boldness to be a witness for Jesus.