Back To The Basics (Part 4 ): Live Spirit-Led

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Good morning, family. I'm so glad to be up here this morning, able to just spend time together in His Word. Don't we love that? Isn't that why we come together?

We love studying His Word. We should be, all of us should be little theologians, little Christ-like ones who are in our Word and know our Word. I think that's so important.

If you're new here this morning, welcome. I'm Pastor Anna. And if you know me, hi, good to see you.

It's been so fun the past few weeks having the series, right? Have we enjoyed the series? We've been just leading up one after the other.

And today I have the honor of speaking on a Spirit-led life. I think it's called Live Spirit-led. He came up with the title. I didn't come up with it.

They always give me the Spirit-led ones. I don't know why. I was asking the Lord. Well, the Lord knows why. And I kind of know why.

But whenever you're living it, it doesn't really feel anything spectacular. It's a normal way of living for me. And it should be a normal way of living for you as well.

But when I was praying about living Spirit-led, I felt like the Lord took me into like towards a different place that I wasn't really expecting to go.

So we're just going to go on this journey together. OK, everybody take your seatbelt and buckle up. Come on, I'm serious. Take it and buckle up.

OK, so let's just pray. We're going to get right into it.

So, Father God, we just thank you for your presence in this place. Jesus, you are so worthy. Jesus, you are so beautiful.

Jesus, we adore you. Jesus, we just come to your feet this morning and we just let it all out before you.

God, we just give you everything we have. We give you everything we are. We worship you this morning.

Jesus, open our hearts that we would know you more today, that we would all leave here today knowing you better, knowing your spirit better, knowing your heart better.

And so, God, we just ask your blessing on each person that is in this room that's within the sound of my voice that's online.

And God, we just thank you for each and every one. We ask you to bless them and teach them to live a spirit led life through your spirit.

In Jesus' mighty name. And all God's people said, Amen. Awesome.

Seriously, though, I can preach on other things other than being spirit led. I just want you to know that. But I'll do it anyway, OK? I'm just kidding.

So these past few weeks, we've talked through what it looks like to love God. Everybody say, love God. To love people, say, love people.

And to make disciples, say, make disciples. In case you forgot, those were the last three weeks.

But today, we're coming to the core of what sustains it all, which is living spirit led.

And I believe you cannot live spirit led if you do not live by faith. Everybody say, faith. We're going to dive into what faith is today.

Living. Oh, by the way, thanks a lot, Pastor Dave. He already preached most of my sermon, OK? Proverbs 3, 5, and 6. Faith. What can we say? I guess we're just spirit led.

Funny how he does that. Living spirit led isn't just about chasing spiritual gifts or your feelings, but it's about trust and surrender.

And it's about a faith that leans fully on God, just like a child who leans into their father's arms.

I want you to ask yourselves this morning, where have I been trying to control my life instead of trusting God?

So let's just take a moment. Let's just inwardly think about that for a second. If you're taking notes, write it out.

Where have I been trying to control my life instead of trusting him? Faith is the foundation of a spirit led life.

Hebrews 11, 6 says, But without faith it is impossible to please him, for he who comes to God must believe that he is and that he is a rewarder of those who diligently seek him.

So we're going to talk about faith and scripture, OK? There are two words for faith in the Bible, and it's different in the Old Testament versus the New Testament.

The Old Testament word is a Hebrew word, so Old Testament, Hebrew word. The New Testament, the word for faith, is a Greek word.

And so the Old Testament word for faith, it's, everybody say, e-mu-na, e-mu-na. It's faith, it's trust, loyalty, and steadfastness.

So think about you're living on the seaside or you're visiting the seaside and there's a lighthouse.

And you see that lighthouse and you know that that lighthouse, most lighthouses have been around for hundreds of years.

So you see it, you know that it's there, you trust that it's there. You can, you can trust that that light is going to guide you home.

It's not going anywhere, it's not moving, it stood the test of time. Waves have not taken it out, it's there, OK?

So that's what the Old Testament word for faith is. It's that knowing that he is there, OK?

So the New Testament, the Greek word, is pistis. It's trust as a verb. It's reliance.

That's you, so this sense of faith is you not just knowing that that lighthouse is on the seashore, it's not just on the cliffs, like you know that it's there.

But this Greek word, the pistis word for faith, is you get in to that lighthouse and you experience the protection of it.

You're not just looking at it from afar off, you're getting inside of it, you're holding on and you're gearing up for what's to come.

Does that make sense? Even though both words are translated as faith in English, the Bible shows us that faith is both loyalty and active trust.

It's trust as a verb. It's the knowing, but it's also the doing. Amen?

So everybody look to your right and to your left.

Do you think your neighbor or yourself checked the bolts to your chair before you sat down this morning?

If you did, wow. But if you didn't, it proves my point of you just trusted in that chair.

You trusted that you were going to sit down without looking. I mean somebody could have pulled it out from behind you too, I'm just saying.

But you didn't have to think about that this morning, did you?

You just sat down and you trusted that the strength of that chair was going to hold you.

Amen? And did you fall down? No, you did not.

But you blindly sat down. You didn't look first, you just sat down.

That is faith. That is that word, pistis.

Faith is trusting God enough to sit down in His promises.

To sit with Him and dwell with Him and trust that all of His promises are what? Yes and amen.

Where in your life do you need to climb in and grab hold of that lighthouse?

Where do you need to trust that it's holding you right now?

Living spirit led means leaning your whole life on the Spirit of God.

It's not about control. It's about trusting God's character and His promises.

So you can't have faith without childlikeness.

I liken myself to, and not in like a mean way towards myself, but simple minded.

I don't like to overthink about things.

I've been in environments where the people around me are just overthinkers.

And their minds will just race and race and race and race and race.

And I'm like, you know what? I'd rather just feel the wind.

I'd rather just watch the leaves blow in the trees.

I'd rather not have to worry about things that I can't control.

And that's a choice.

Because I personally could have the ability to let worry, like most of us in this room, consume my life.

But I have to take every thought captive, submit that to the Spirit, give it to Him, and let it go.

You give it to Him and you let it go.

Sometimes people ask me, they say, how can I be led by the Spirit?

How do I just trust God?

And it's truly that place where if you have ever had to, raise your hand if you've ever had to forgive someone.

You know that feeling of forgiveness?

We've all received, obviously, the great gift of forgiveness.

But when we have to forgive someone, that's the choice.

It's not that that person undid what they did to hurt you.

That person didn't undo whatever it was that you needed to forgive them for.

But there was a choice that came into your spirit.

There was a choice that came into your person that you looked at them and you said,

I forgive you.

Just like Jesus looks at us and says, I forgive you.

But it's that feeling of just, you just let it go.

Some of us don't let it go, just saying.

We need to submit that a little bit more to the Lord, if you know what I mean.

But those who have truly forgiven know that feeling of just letting go.

And it's that same place with childlike faith and trust in the Lord,

with the worries that come to our minds.

We have to take those things captive.

We give it to the Lord and we release it.

And I want you to just think this morning, like I said just a moment ago,

about where in my life am I holding on to control?

And how can I give that over to the Spirit?

Because you will not be Spirit led in your daily walk

if you are holding on to things that aren't yours to carry.

Jesus said in Matthew 18 verse 3,

Assuredly I say to you, unless you are converted and become as little children,

you will by no means enter the kingdom of heaven.

Childlikeness is the posture of faith.

Children from healthy homes trust without any fear or anxiety.

They live expecting for their father to provide.

One of Uriah's favorite games right now is peek-a-boo.

He loves it. He initiates it.

When we were on our way home from vacation,

I had gotten in the back seat with him and he had his little blankie

and we were driving like eight hours home or something like that.

And I got in like halfway and I'm sitting back there with him

and he had just eaten his bottle. He's happy.

I'm like trying to get snuggled in because I'm like, I'm going to take a nap.

Matt's driving. I'm going to take a nap.

So I look over at him though and he has the little blankie over his head.

And then I was like, oh, Uriah, where'd you go?

And he pulled it down and he was like, he had this grin on his face

and I swear he was looking out of the corner of his eye because he was being cheeky.

And so I said, oh my gosh, he's initiating playing peek-a-boo with me.

This is fantastic.

I was like, Matt, you're not going to believe it.

And so I started recording him and everything, but he kept doing it.

He would put it over his head and then I'd say, where'd Uriah go?

And he'd pull it down and I'd say, peek-a-boo.

And he had the biggest grin on his face.

And so now at home, we'll be playing in our living room area

and all of a sudden he will get this.

You can see the thought literally enter this child's mind.

And he's fast now. He can't walk, but he is the fastest crawler I have ever seen.

And so he'll get that thought. It'll shoot into his little mind

and then he'll stop what he's doing and he'll run away or crawl away.

And he will go around the corner of our little island

and then I'll be like, Ria, Ria, where are you?

And he'll go, peek-a-boo.

And he's waiting for me to say peek-a-boo.

But that baby, he doesn't wonder if I'm going to be there when he peeks his head out.

And when it's my turn, because you better believe,

I'm chasing him around that island and I'm hiding and then I'm popping out.

And then he'll belly laugh, which is my favorite thing.

But that baby, he doesn't wonder if I'm going to pop out.

He doesn't wonder if when he pops out, if I'm going to be there.

He knows with a smile on his face with expectation

that his mother is going to be there waiting to laugh and smile and play together.

But God expects that same kind of expectation from us.

That's what it means to be childlike.

It's knowing without a shadow of a doubt.

And even though there's a moment of anticipation

where the Lord, He might not be completely visible in that moment.

But there is expectation that He is on the other side.

That He is right there waiting to surprise us

with whatever it is that we're believing for, that we're stepping out for, whatever it is.

But you have to position yourself like a child.

Do you want to inherit the kingdom of heaven?

I would hope all of us would have a yes in our heart.

And I don't mean whenever we pass, because we all will,

when we pass away one day and we meet Him face to face.

I don't mean that.

I mean right here, right now, inherit the kingdom of heaven.

All He asks of you is expectation, is belief, is childlike faith.

And you have that ability.

Even if you don't know what that feels like,

even if you've experienced a childhood that was not what I'm describing

as safety and anxiety-free and these different things,

even if you didn't experience that, He has the gift for you right now.

He's the Redeemer. He redeems all things.

And so this morning, He wants to redeem your childlikeness today.

Because if we don't revert to that childlike place,

then we won't have childlike faith.

And then we won't be able to step out when the Spirit leads us,

which then means we won't be able to live a Spirit-filled life.

Do you see what I'm saying?

It all is connected. You can't have one aspect without the other.

It's a whole picture.

And different Sundays, we get different views of the diamond.

You know how all of the married ladies who have diamonds in the room

or husbands who have given your wives diamonds,

there's different facets of it.

The light will shine through it in different ways, through different light.

And that's the way His Word is.

And that's what we're experiencing this morning.

Living Spirit-led looks like childlike trust and dependence.

It's saying to God, I don't know what's next, but I trust You.

Are You brave enough to pray that prayer?

I don't know what's next.

I don't know what it looks like.

But I say to You, Lord, I trust You with every fiber of my being.

Are You able to say that?

I won't say that You are able, because He empowers us to say those things.

But are You willing to say that?

Are You willing to relinquish control and give Him everything

and say, I trust You, God?

Faith expressed in trust and obedience.

Hebrews 11 is like the faith hall of fame, if you've ever read it.

So if you haven't read Hebrews 11, or it's been a while,

write that in your notes and go and read that later.

Abraham left home because he trusted God's voice.

Noah built the ark because he believed what God said.

Moses stepped into the Red Sea because he trusted God to make a way.

All of those examples are both faith-filled and spirit-led.

I've heard people say many times that faith is about risk.

Like, have you ever heard people say that?

They'll say, faith is spelled R-I-S-K.

And I don't fully disagree with that,

but I believe that faith is about trust.

It's about knowing who your Father is.

Because when you know that, then you're willing to take the risk.

When you know who He is, then you can know who you are.

And you truly know what you're capable of.

And you're capable of anything that He says that you are.

And it's more than you think.

Trust God is who He says He is.

It's about trusting His word is reliable.

Trusting the Spirit even when you can't see the full picture.

2 Corinthians 5, verse 7 reminds us,

for we walk by faith and not by sight.

We have to pray when the Spirit prompts us to pray,

trusting that it's God's voice.

We have to give when the Spirit leads, trusting in His provision.

We have to speak when the Spirit nudges,

trusting His wisdom more than your own comfort.

Faith isn't a feeling, but it's a knowing.

It's leaning fully on God like a child in their Father's arms.

I want to just expound on trusting His wisdom over your own comfort.

Just for a moment.

Do you know how many people say to me,

I could never do what you do?

I've done so many random things in my life.

Because the Lord has asked me to do it.

And I have no excuse other than that.

One thing that you have to know about me,

I don't like leaving my house.

I'm not kidding.

I don't like leaving.

I'm a hobbit of sorts.

I like the Lord of the Rings and Narnia and all of those things.

Matt and I bonded over...

Where did he go?

He's out with the baby somewhere.

Matt and I bonded over that early on in our marriage.

And in our dating.

And you know when you're young, you're like...

If you've seen the movies, you know what I'm talking about.

But there's these creatures called the hobbits.

And they're just like little people with big hairy feet.

And they don't like leaving their shire

where there's comfortable warm fires and food

and all of those nice comforts of hobbit life.

And then there's characters and they're called the elves.

And they're beautiful and majestic and angelic.

And when you watch the movies, you're like,

Oh, they're beautiful.

I'm totally an elf.

Totally.

That is 100%.

I totally relate to their adventure and all the things.

And Matt and I were having a conversation one day.

And I was like, yeah, I would totally be an elf

if I was in the Lord of the Rings.

And he was like, he looked at me and he was like,

Babe, you're a hobbit.

And I was like,

I was like, how could you?

How dare you?

And then as time went on, I was like, he's so right.

He knows me better than I know myself.

Because I love food.

I love my house.

And I love cozy things.

But if you know anything about, again, the Lord of the Rings

or the hobbit, that the hobbit Frodo and Bilbo,

they get, I don't know why I'm talking about this.

I'm sorry.

I hope it doesn't offend you.

But this is just my analogy.

It's relatable to me.

So hopefully it's relatable to you.

These little hobbit things that don't like to leave their

And that's how I envision myself with the Holy Spirit.

Because one day he just came to me and he beckoned me on a

grand adventure.

And he said, will you follow me?

Will you step out of your comfort?

Will you trust my voice over your own and go to unknown

places and unknown lands?

Unknown things.

And if there's one thing that I want you to get from this

morning, I'm talking about faith, I'm talking about

childlikeness, I'm talking about these different things.

But if there's one thing I need you to understand and to

know is that there's nothing greater that you can give the

Lord except your yes.

All he asks of you is a yes.

How do I hear from the Holy Spirit?

Say yes to when you think that it's him.

How do I know it's him?

Step out.

How do I know it's him that's asking me to pray for

that person in front of me?

Well, that ain't the devil.

So if it's not the devil and you yourself are certainly

not thinking to yourself, you know what I should do?

Pray for that person in front of me.

If you're anything like me, if that thought's coming to

my mind, woo-hoo, guess who it is?

Not me, Jesus.

Same thing for you.

And if you say yes once, then his voice will get louder.

Then when you say yes again, his voice will even

get louder.

And then all of a sudden, you can clearly differentiate

his voice between your voice.

Because people ask me that all the time.

How do I know that it's him and not me?

Just weigh the question.

Weigh what it's saying.

You'll know the difference.

And if you don't know the difference, just step out.

And like I said, that faith is the currency of

heaven.

It's like putting a deposit into the ATM of heaven.

And he's like, oop, that stock just went up.

Because I can trust that when I, this is the Holy

Spirit, when the Holy Spirit, he's saying when I

can trust that they're going to step out in what

I say, then I'm going to add a little more and

add a little more and add a little more.

And that's how you grow in hearing the voice of

the Spirit.

Because when you do step out in faith, there's no

room for the enemy to get in there.

Matt and I don't joke every Sunday when either

one of us is up here.

We all always get nervous before we get up here.

But once you step over that chicken line of

faith and you just do it, come on, we got to

take it back from Nike.

Seriously.

Just do it is a heavenly term.

You have to look at his word.

You have to say yes to it.

And then you have to come on church.

Come on one more time.

Just do it.

We can trust that he's reliable.

Where is an area of your life that God is

asking you to be obedient in and you've

been ignoring his voice?

Think of it right now.

I'm sure we all have an example of something in

our lives, in our hearts, in our spirits mind

that we know what he's asking us to do.

But we're looking at the sometimes when the

Lord is asking us to do something, it comes

through another person.

Sometimes the Holy Spirit will speak to us

about something and we'll say that had to

just be me.

And then somebody in front of you asks

something of you that confirms what the

Holy Spirit was already speaking to you.

And then you know what you do?

Because I've done it.

You look at that person square in the eye

and you say, I'll pray about it.

Hear me church, there is nothing wrong with

taking something that's before you to the

Father and praying about it to get

confirmation and assurance.

But sometimes we waste our whole lives praying

about it and we never do it.

Sometimes we know that we're the one who's

called to, I'm not using these as examples

because these are actual needs in our church.

But it's not just our church, it's the

body of Christ.

I'm talking to the body of Christ this

morning, not just the congregation of

service chapel.

But if you know that the Holy Spirit has

put an anointing on your life to serve

children and to teach children and to

train them up in the way that they should

go and you're saying that you'll pray

about it when it comes to actually

volunteering, I think you're in

disobedience.

If the Lord has asked you, because

you're the shyest person in this room,

but you know that the Lord has asked you

to greet people and smile at them and

give them bulletins on the way in.

But you're looking at the person who

says that they need help, that you're

going to pray about it, I believe that

you're in disobedience.

I could go on example after example,

insert thing here that you feel called

to.

But we have people that are sitting

on their, we have people, yes thank

you Missy.

Missy gave me the kind word

seats.

We have people who are sitting on their

seats praying about it and not on their

knees praying about it.

There's a difference.

Because one positions yourself in a

place of servant hood and the other

positions you in a place of being

served.

And this morning's message is not

about servant hood.

But if, again, if you have one, you

need it all.

If you want to be spirit led, you have

to step out in faith.

If you want to be spirit led, you have

to step out and serve.

We are Christians people.

We are little Christ-like ones.

And I don't see Jesus sitting on his

seat.

Thank you.

I see him on the ground serving.

I see him on the ground lifting

people's faces and walking out in

circles.

And you know what?

Jesus is the greatest example of

spirit-filled living that you will

ever see.

Because you know what his word says.

His word says.

To his disciples, I do what I see

my father doing.

But we as little Christ-like ones

are sitting on our seat and we're

saying to ourselves, I wonder what

God wants.

I wonder what God's will is for my

life.

I wonder what he wants me to do.

I wonder how to be spirit led.

If you are spending time with him,

he's beckoning to us day after day,

week after week.

He wants to spend time with you.

Not just, we, sometimes when we're

young in our faith, or even if we

get, we're long in our faith and

we're just in a dry season or

whatever it might be, sometimes we

go and spend time with the Lord to

get the next assignment.

To get the next mission statement.

But Jesus, all he wants is to be

present with you.

All he wants is for you to be

present with him.

We have everything in our lives

against us from spending time with

the Father.

We have responsibilities and jobs

and children and hobbies and our

little pocket idols.

We have all of these things,

stealing time away with the one who

gave us time in the first place.

He gave us life, he gave us breath

in our lungs, he gave us

everything and we try to pencil him

in.

And we wonder why we don't know what

his will is for our lives.

We wonder why we don't know what to

do next.

But if you would just come away with

him, like Jesus got away with him,

he went off into the wilderness to be

alone with the Father.

He went away to secret places to be

alone with the Father.

But where is your secret place?

The secret place is in here.

And we can tap into it anytime we

want, but there's something about

physically separating yourself from

the noise of this world.

To be with him, to know what he's

saying, to listen to him.

Ask yourselves, where is he asking

you to obey?

And where are you operating in

disobedience?

The Spirit bears witness with our

faith.

Romans chapter 8, verses 14 and 16

says, for as many are led by the

Spirit of God, these are sons of

God.

The Spirit himself bears witness

with our spirit that we are

children of God.

The Spirit doesn't just guide us.

He confirms we belong to the

Father.

We are not orphans trying to

figure it out.

We are sons and daughters being

led.

You might be sitting in your seat

today and saying to yourself, man, I

have this to do before I can be led

or that to do before I can be led or

whatever.

If you consider yourself a son or a

daughter of the most high, then you

are being led by him.

You have the ability to be led by

him.

And it can start this moment.

But we have to cast off our cares.

We have to cast off our anxieties

because he cares for us.

And so we have to cast those

things onto him because they were

never ours to carry in the first

place.

And they're only hindrances for

you being who you were called to be

in Christ.

Living spirit led means living

from identity.

I am a child of God and I trust my

Father's voice.

We can all say that in this room

today.

John 10 27 says, my sheep hear my

voice and I know them and they

follow me.

For all of you who don't think you

hear the voice of God, let's just

place our hands on our hearts right

now.

Right now.

We're just going to do it right

now.

Close your eyes.

And say, I am God's child.

I am God's child.

I am God's child.

When the enemy comes, church,

and he will, he will come, I

would love to stand up here and

tell you that the enemy is not

going to come as a wolf in sheep's

clothing and speak to you and try

to sway you this way and that way

because he will.

My husband and I would not be good

shepherds if we told you

otherwise.

The enemy will come.

But you know what you say when

the enemy comes?

You say, I am God's child.

You look him square in the face

and you say, I am God's child.

Amen.

Because when you speak louder than

the enemy's voice, there's power

because of who you are in Christ.

But there's only power if you

know his word.

We come up with these sayings in

Christianese and we declare them

out.

And there's, again, there's

nothing wrong with that.

With saying good things over

yourself and declaring and

declarations.

But if you're not declaring his

word, you might as well just

dump it down the toilet and hit

flush.

That's another thing Uriah loves

to do right now.

He's discovered the handle.

He likes to flush.

But you might as well flush it

if it's not scripture.

You might as well flush it if

it's not fueled by the very

word of God, by the very

name of God.

So how do we acquire faith?

Romans 10, 17 says, so then,

faith comes by hearing.

And hearing by the word of

God.

So when we look at that word,

word of God, in Romans 10,

17, we have, there's two

types for the word word.

I know that's confusing.

But there's logos, which means

word.

It's the written word of God.

Everybody say logos.

It's the written word of God.

It's the Bible.

Okay?

So rama.

Everybody say rama.

That is the spoken word of

God.

It's alive and personal to you

in the moment.

Reading scripture is like

stacking wood in a fireplace.

The spirit breathes on that

wood.

He takes that wood, the

logos, which is the written

word.

He strikes it with fire and it

becomes burning and alive.

And that is rama.

It's the warmth and light for

your life.

You've heard Pastor Matt say

before that he has like 30-ish

Bibles.

And he and I both have such a

love for the word.

And you might be like, what's

he doing with 30 Bibles?

I'm asking the same question,

really.

Taking up space on my book

shelf, that's what it's

doing.

I'm just kidding.

I love them all to you.

And what's mine is his and

his is mine.

But I don't know about you,

but with your physical

Bible, all I have to do is

hold it.

I've spent time in this

thing.

This thing, this was a, I

didn't get a car for my 16th

birthday.

I got a Bible and you're

looking at her.

I've spent time in this

thing since I was 16 years

old.

And so when I see this

laying around my house, when

I pick it up, when I read

it, when I just hold it,

there's a comfort.

It's like a quenching of

the thirst for your soul.

It's the quenching of the

thirst for your spirit.

There is so much life in the

logos, but there is so much

more life in the spoken,

the rama word of God.

Read scripture day in and

day out.

If you guys remember my

testimony, I think I spoke

it last year.

Last year?

I don't remember.

I think it was last year.

Yeah, 2024, because I went

through the whole Bible in

the month of January in

2024, and it healed me mind,

body, and spirit.

It healed me from the

inside out.

And that next month we got

pregnant with Uriah.

That's in short my

testimony.

But the word, it's sharper

than any two-edged sword.

It goes between bone and

marrow.

If you want to be led by

the spirit, know what the

word says.

Because then anything that

you hear from the spirit,

you can back it up with

scripture.

You know, oh, I know that's

the spirit because I know

that's what the word says.

When we're not in our word

and we listen to the

spirit, my friends, that's

where we can get drawn

astray, when we don't know

the word.

Because we need to be weighing

everything we hear.

When you leave today, you

need to weigh what I am

saying to you through

scripture.

Don't take my word for it.

You have to weigh it out in

scripture in your own time,

in your own study, in your

own secret place.

We're here to lead you to

water, but we can't make

you drink.

You have to do that on

your own, on your own time.

Because we're not going to

be standing with you on

judgment day, holding your

hand.

We'd love to.

We love you.

We want the best for you.

But you are the one that

has to put the work in to

develop your secret place.

This is very practical this

morning, and I don't mean

to be hard or harsh or

anything like that.

I know that he has the best

for you, and I'm going to

fight for that.

There is so much that the

spirit wants to do through

your lives.

If you'll just lean in a

little closer, and you'll

take the time and you'll

do the work to be with him.

Faith grows where word and

spirit meet.

So I have a

commissioning for you.

I want you to, one,

devour the word daily.

I don't care how you do

that.

When I got through the

Bible in a month, I was

listening to it, nonstop.

I wasn't scrolling on my

phone.

I wasn't watching YouTube

videos.

I was just listening to it.

Was I always tuned in?

Can I quote you the whole

Bible like Pastor Don?

No.

I cannot.

I would love to, but I

can't.

But I was listening to it.

I was letting it permeate

my household.

I was letting it permeate

my inner voice and my

hearing.

And when I had the time,

I would sit and I would

read.

Not when I had the

time.

I made the time to sit

and to actually read it.

But I listened to it more

than I actually even just

read it.

And like I said, there

was power in that rama.

If you are wondering how

he is leading you, what

he is saying, what to

do, where to go, who

to speak to, listen to

the word.

Get it in you.

Know what it says.

So one, devour the

word daily.

Two, listen for the

spirit to breathe life

in it.

When I was listening to

it, I would just, like

I said, I would just

kind of tune out to

like, to an extent, but

again, I'm listening to

it.

So there's times,

probably even whenever

you're here week after

week, there's times that

you're in focus and then

you're out of focus.

Then you're like, oh,

let's come back.

Got to focus.

What's she talking

about?

When you're listening to

the scripture, there will

be things that the

spirit will breathe on

that you'll say, oh, I

got to pause that and

rewind it.

I got to listen to that

again.

Or oh, I'm going to

open my word and I'm

going to read that.

There's something on

that.

I have to focus on that.

The Lord is doing

something on that.

Follow those unctions.

Follow those just knowings.

Okay?

Listen for the spirit

to breathe life into it.

Imagine each verse as a

small piece of wood and

God lighting it on fire

in your heart.

So ask yourselves, when

has the spirit brought

a verse alive to guide

me this past week?

And going into this

next week, look for

verses that the spirit

is guiding you in.

One thing I seek.

Psalm 27 verse 4 says,

one thing I have

desired of the Lord,

that will I seek,

that I may dwell in the

house of the Lord all the

days of my life,

to behold the beauty of

the Lord and to inquire

in his temple.

In this Psalm, David

points to the heart of a

spirit led life, seeking

God above all else.

Did you hear what I said?

The heart of the spirit

led life is seeking God

above all else.

Sometimes we can get caught

up in that phrase, being

spirit led.

And that means so many

things.

It can mean giving

somebody a prophetic word

in the grocery store.

It can mean being spirit

led and knowing that

somebody has a back issue

that the Lord wants you

to pray for them, for

them to be healed.

Those things are all

beautiful.

But what is the goal of

those things?

The goal of those

things is to not show

off in wise.

I was going to say

Kmart.

Kmart, I don't even

think Kmart exists

anymore.

Where did that come from?

I don't know.

But it's not about

showing off how good

you hear from God.

Or showing off that,

you know, you can pray

for somebody and because

you know who you are,

you're a daughter or

son of the king, that

healing comes through

you when you pray.

It's about leading that

person to God.

It's about you knowing

what God is saying

because you dwell with Him.

But if there's one thing

I want you to know

about seeking Him and

being with Him and

dwelling with Him, it's

that He will ask you

to do things you

don't want to do.

I don't want to talk

to that stranger.

I know.

I really, really, really

don't want to talk

to that stranger.

Please don't make me.

I know.

Follow me.

Be led by me.

I'll give you the

words to say.

And faith, that's

where that faith comes

in and you step out.

That's when you're

climbing up into that

lighthouse.

You're holding on

for dear life because

the waves are coming,

but you know that

He's got you.

You can do that.

Children focus on

one thing, their

Father's attention.

Spirit-led living

simplifies life to

one pursuit, and that's

Jesus.

Living Spirit-led gets

the attention of Heaven.

It gets the attention

of the Spirit of God.

It gets the attention

of Jesus.

And like I said earlier,

when you obey once,

all of Heaven,

they're looking.

And God says,

I'm going to do that

again because I can

trust them.

I can trust they're

going to do something

with what I'm saying.

This one thing I

want to tell you

with you, God.

When Matt

gets home from

work, Uriah

isn't looking

in his hand

to see if he

brought him anything.

He doesn't

turn away from

Matt when he

comes home

without a new

toy.

But Uriah

looks right

into Matt's face,

and he gets

the biggest

possible grin,

knowing his

is in that place.

He just wants

closeness.

And that is

Spirit-led living,

dwelling with him

and trusting him.

It's waking up

every day

and asking

the Holy Spirit,

Holy Spirit,

what are you

doing today?

God,

where are we going today?

Jesus,

what do you want me

to say?

Who do you want me

to talk to?

How can I

obey you today?

Don't get

caught up

in the whole

big picture

of your life.

What's my

grand calling?

The greatest

calling that

you will

ever

receive

and walk out,

which will

fuel everything

else that you do.

It's knowing

who you are

in Christ

as a daughter

or as a son.

And if you

can understand that,

everything flows

from that place.

Jesus lived

every moment

in step

with the Father,

fully led

by the Spirit of God.

He never

acted independently.

But He said

in John

5 verse 19,

the Son

can do

nothing

by Himself.

He can do

only what

He sees the Father

doing.

Jesus is who

we ultimately

look for,

look to,

for a Spirit-led life.

At His baptism,

the Spirit

descended

and remained

on Him.

That's in Luke

chapter 3

verse 21

and 22.

His life

flowed

directly from

the Father's heart,

proclaiming

good news

and binding

up the

broken-hearted

and bringing

freedom.

He was

not

self-appointed,

but He was

Spirit-anointed.

Jesus prayed

continually,

seeking the

Father's

direction,

and allowed

Himself

to be led even

into the

wilderness for

testing.

Every step

He took

revealed

His trust

that the

Father's

way was

better than

His own.

Do you believe

that this

morning?

Jesus

only spoke

what He

heard the

Father

say

and only

acted where

He saw

the

Father

at work.

He

was

surrendered to

God's

will,

especially

when it

meant

suffering

or

sacrifice.

Comfort

never

drove Him.

Obedience

to the

Father did.

Because

Jesus walked

in complete

alignment with

the

Father,

the Spirit's

power

flowed

unhindered

through

Him.

His

miracles,

His healings

and deliverances

were not

random

acts,

but they

were

signs of

the

Father's

kingdom

breaking

into this

world.

Jesus shows

us what

it looks

like to

truly live as

children of

God,

staying

close to

the

Father,

depending daily

on the

Spirit

and walking

in

obedience

and

practicing

humility

and

serving

others,

just as

He

only

did what

the

Father

was

doing.

We,

are

invited to

live in

that

same

rhythm of

dependence

and

surrender.

Everyone

say,

I can

do that.

If Jesus

only

did what

the

Father

was

doing,

what does

that

look

like in

my

life?

What does

that

look

like in

your

life?

Examine

yourself

this

week.

What does

Cheeky

cars,

with

your

grocery

lists,

at your

jobs.

What does it

look like

for

you?

Because there's a

calling for

you in

that

place.

Living

spirit led

equals

living

dependent.

Say,

I am

dependent

on the

Holy

Spirit.

To

love

God,

you

need

the

Spirit.

To

love

people,

you

need

the

Spirit.

To

make

disciples,

you

need

the

Spirit.

To

live

spirit

led,

you

need

faith.

And to

acquire

faith,

you need

the

word and

the

Spirit

together.

To

walk in

the

Spirit,

you

seek

Him above

all

else.

So I

ask you

this

morning,

are

you

willing

to

follow

Him this

way?

To

let the

Spirit

guide

your

steps

every

step of

the

way?

To

trust

Him

fully like

a

child

reaching

for

their

daddy's

embrace?

Where do

you need

to

surrender

control

and

step

out

in

faith?

And what's

one

thing

you

will

seek

above

all

else?

And I

hope

it's

Jesus.

So

Pastor

Dave

opened

us with

Proverbs

3

5,

and I'm

ending

with it.

But

Proverbs

chapter

3 verses

5 and

6

says,

can we

just say it

together if

it's on

the

screen,

trust in

the

Lord with

all your

heart,

and lean

not on

your

own

understanding.

In all

your

ways

acknowledge

Him,

and

He

shall

direct

your

paths.

Will you

stand with

me?

I know that this

was a

little

different

message on

being

spirit-led

this

morning,

but I

truly

believe you

need

faith.

I

truly

believe we

as a

body of

Christ

need

to

step

out

in

greater

faith

every

day.

So if

you are

in this

place

this

morning

and

you

just want

a

greater

level

of

hearing

the

Lord's

voice

and

being

led by

His

spirit,

I

also

believe that

the

Lord has

given me

just like

a

gift

of

faith.

Like

when

my

father

in

heaven

speaks,

I

trust

what

he's

saying.

And I

just want

to

pray

that

over

each and

every

one in

this room

today that

feels like

that's

just what

you

need.

Like if

you

just

feel like

man,

I

believe

the

word of

God,

I believe

what he

says,

I believe

what he's

done for

me,

but I

struggle

in

certain

areas,

believing,

just

having

full

faith,

overwhelming

supernatural

faith.

If you

need that

this morning,

will you

just

raise

your

hand?

Just

overwhelming

supernatural

faith,

just

trusting,

trusting in

what

he

you

are.

Thank

you for

what

you've

done.

Thank

you,

Jesus,

for

dying on

that

cross that

we

would

have

fellowship

with

the

King

of

Kings

and

that

you

could

leave us

with

your

spirit,

that

we

could

daily

be

led

by

him.

So,

Holy

Spirit,

across

this

room

right

now,

I

thank

you

for

this

supernatural

gift

of

faith.

For

believing

in

what

God

says

over

each

and every

person in

this

place this

morning,

that

there

would

be

no

more

doubt,

that

the

I

just

feel

like

there's

been

such

loud

voice

from

the

enemy,

and

that's

even

at

times

come

through

actual

peoples

just

speaking

things

over

you,

which

has

made

you

doubt,

which

is

your

supernatural

faith

into

each and

every

person within

the

sound of

my

voice

this

morning,

that

Holy

Spirit,

they

would

know,

there

would

be

no

more

guessing,

there

wouldn't

be

the

is

that

me or

is that

the

Lord?

No,

that

there

would

be

a

clarity

right

now

in

Jesus

name,

that

the

scales

would

be

taken

off

eyes

and

ears,

and

they

would

be

able

to

know

your

voice

as

your

word

says,

they

are

my

sheep

and

I

know

them

and

they

follow

me.

So

Holy

Spirit,

we

thank you for

that

right now

in

Jesus

mighty

name.

And in

this

place,

if I

could

just

have,

if you've

gone

through

the

altar

ministry,

class

with me,

could

my

altar

team

just

come

to

the

front right

now,

just to

be

available

for

those

who

might

need

healing

or just

need

deeper

prayer.

So as

they

come,

I want

you to

just

examine

your heart

right now.

If there's a

place in

your life

where you

say,

I still

need to

surrender

my life

to

Jesus,

then these

beautiful

people up

here would

love to

pray the

prayer of

salvation

with you.

If you

need a

healing in

your

body,

we

believe in

healing in

this

church,

and we

believe

in healing in

we're

just

going to

pray with

you,

pray

over you.

So,

we're just

going to

close in

prayer right

now.

My altar

team will

stay up

here if

you would

like to

have

prayer,

and then

we'll

be

released.

But,

we just

thank you

again for

each

person.

Bless them,

God.

Show them

your way,

not their

way.

Show them

the way

that is

narrow,

the way

that is

narrow,

that leads

straight to

you,

Father.

And so,

Holy

Spirit,

we just

ask you

bless each

one as

they go.

Bless them in

their

week.

I ask

Lord that

this

word would

be

sealed upon

their heart,

that they

would be

able to

step out

in spirit

ledness,

God,

where they

are out

and about and

they can

just

hear your

voice and

they know

what

they're supposed

to do or

with their

work or

whatever it

might be,

God.

We thank you that

you are

speaking to

them and

that you

love

them.

So we

bless them in

Jesus'

mighty

name.

And all

God's

people said,

amen.

Give

someone a

good smile

before

you go.

Bless you.

Have an amazing

week.

And if you

need prayer,

we are

here to

pray with

you.

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