”God With Us?” Part 9 - God Within Us - Mark Brauss

☼ The Great Transition…..

 

◊ God on a Cross….

 

• Colossians 1:19-20 / Colossians 2:13-14

 

• Hebrews 9:11-12

 

◊ Supernatural Evidence…. Matthew 27:50-54

 

⌂ The curtain of the temple torn.

⌂ Earth shook – rocks split

⌂ Tombs broke open

⌂ Dead raised to life

⌂ Reaction

 

☼ The Promise → John 14:16-17

 

• John 16:7-15 →

 

□ He will prove the world wrong about ….

 

Sin – Righteousness – Judgment

 

☼ A Promise Kept → Acts 1:1-4 / Acts 2:1-4

 

⌂ A New Way …. Hebrews 10:19-22

 

⌂ Result → Acts 2:5-13

 

⌂ Transition ► Temple → Church

 

⌂ Leadership structure change …. Ephesians 4:11-13

 

Jesus

12 apostles

pastor/elders

people

  

☼ The New Temple …. I Corinthians 3:16-17

 

 

⌂ I Corinthians 6:19-20

 

• You are not your own.

 

 

• You were bought at a price.

 

 

• You are to honor God with your body.

 

 

 

☼ Application

 

 

• I am created to be in relationship with the Holy Spirit.

 

 

• I have the presence of God within me.

 

 

• I belong to another Kingdom….

 

 

• I have a purpose → to be a witness

 

 

• I am a temple of the Living God!