Where the Spirit of the Lord Is, There Is Freedom
2 Corinthians 3:5–6 (NASB)
Not that we are adequate in ourselves to consider anything as coming from ourselves, but our adequacy is from God, who also made us adequate as servants of a new covenant, not of the letter but of the Spirit; for the letter kills, but the Spirit gives life.
This week’s discussion is on the Holy Spirit and the way it brings life and freedom to the world.
The Praise of His Glory
Pastor JoAnn asks, “How many of you have ever wondered, ‘What what my purpose — why was I even born? Why was I put here?’”
The answer, Pastor JoAnn shares, is the praise to His—God’s—glory. We were born to praise Him and please Him, following his precepts and His ways. In this, in brings Him glory.
Scripture Related to Ordination
Pastor JoAnn shares various Bible verses that relate to, as well has her own experience regarding the ordination of Christians into positions of leadership and discipleship.
Please note the audio does cut out at the end of the video, as microphones not connected to the recording equipment were used during the ceremony.
Holy Spirit, Come
Isaiah 32:9–16 (NASB)
9 Rise up, you women who are at ease,
And hear my voice;
Give ear to my word,
You complacent daughters.
10 Within a year and a few days
You will be troubled, O complacent daughters;
For the vintage is ended,
And the fruit gathering will not come.
11 Tremble, you women who are at ease;
Be troubled, you complacent daughters;
Strip, undress and put sackcloth on your waist,
12 Beat your breasts for the pleasant fields, for the fruitful vine,
13 For the land of my people in which thorns and briars shall come up;
Yea, for all the joyful houses and for the jubilant city.
14 Because the palace has been abandoned, the populated city forsaken.
Hill and watch-tower have become caves forever,
A delight for wild donkeys, a pasture for flocks;
15 Until the Spirit is poured out upon us from on high,
And the wilderness becomes a fertile field,
And the fertile field is considered as a forest.
16 Then justice will dwell in the wilderness
And righteousness will abide in the fertile field.