Spiritual growth is something that takes time. It takes focused time in God&apos;s Word, time in prayer, and time listening to what the Holy Spirit has to say about your life. As we are all tempted to be distracted by the works of the flesh, we have to overcome them with the fruit that the Holy Spirit provides.This Sunday, Pastor Tim discusses how the Holy Spirit&apos;s indwelling presence can cultivate the fruit that brings profound spiritual growth. And ultimately bring us closer to our walk with the Lord Jesus Christ.

Grace Church, Springfield MO

Life in the Spirit: The Cultivator

Have you ever considered what you feed your mind and heart? When you mindlessly unlock your phone what apps do you turn on?We truly are a new creation when we accept Christ into our hearts and receive the Holy Spirit. And with the Holy Spirits teaching, we are able to recognize things in our lives that we need to be freed from. So much about this world is meant to distract us or divert us from God&apos;s truth. But through the Holy Spirit, our Liberator, we can identify those things, and be free in Christ Jesus.

Life in the Spirit: The Liberator

Throughout the New Testament the Holy Spirit is called many different names, "Spirit of God," "Spirit of Holiness," "Spirit of Truth," "Spirit of the Lord," Etc. But one of the names of the Holy Spirit goes beyond being just a name. This name is a reminder that we are never alone. This name ensures that he will always be there to teach us and remind us. This name is "The Helper" and all we have to do us just take time to listen to him and he will reveal so much of God&apos;s glory in our lives.

Life in the Spirit: The Helper

This Sunday Pastor Tim tackles two more words that often get overlooked or quickly dismissed as "religious" terms in the church today. Those words are "indwelling" and "sealing." Each of these words have just as much weight as "truth" and "conviction" as Pastor Tim mentioned in his previous message.But what is missed is the significant implication each of those words have in our lives. The Holy Spirit is WITH US (always) and He has CLAIMED US as sons and daughters of a gracious Father.

Life in the Spirit: Indwelling and Sealing

To fully grasp the Holy Spirit takes time and the topic is like a textbook - you have to work through every detail about the Spirit in an orderly fashion.This Sunday, Pastor Tim shares with us two very important aspects of the Holy Spirit...1) Truth and 2) Conviction. Both of these words bring freedom to our lives, through the Holy Spirit, but often these words land hard in our lives depending on what&apos;s going on around us. But, to experience Life in the Spirit, we need to settle into the Holy Spirit&apos;s truth and be willing to open ourselves up to His conviction.

Life in the Spirit: Truth and Conviction

Jesus told us that it is to "our advantage" that He goes away so that we could receive the Holy Spirit (John 16:7), and yet, for many Christians today He is a mystery, dismissed, or worse, ignored and grieved.This Sunday, Pastor Tim begins his sermon series titled, "Life in the Spirit," where he is inviting each of us to learn (or re-learn)  who the Holy Spirit is, and experience (or re-experience) His presence in our lives.

Life in the Spirit: A Fresh Start

In Acts chapter two we learn how the Holy Spirit was released in to the hearts of those who waited per the instructions of Jesus. This first release of the Holy Spirit after Jesus’ ascension, was proof that the words of the messiah were 100% true.As we prepare for the next series on the Holy Spirit, Pastor Tim takes a Sunday to remind us of that incredible moment in Acts chapter 2 where the first church receives the baptism of the Holy Spirit.

The Posture of Transformation

Being really excited about Jesus is just an everyday thing for Christians. But have you considered what it is specifically you are excited about?This Sunday we welcomed back our Missions Pastor, Carey Higgins, as he shared with us about four different things he&apos;s excited about when you encounter the love of Jesus. Those four things are, holiness, healing, help, and hope.

REACH

In this final session, Pastor Tim reminds us of what the values of Grace Church are, and their importance. But, he goes on to explain that within our values there&apos;s an intersection where all three values meet. It&apos;s in that intersection where we learn about the anchor to wholeness, community, and discipleship.

Values: The Intersection

Discipleship is central to why we are here. In Acts, chapter 9, Paul (then known as Saul) is physically healed, baptized in the Holy Spirit, and water baptized. And each of these were not boxes to be checked, they were part of Saul&apos;s transformation!As he begins his ministry, he begins to invest in his the lives of those he&apos;s with, and has someone who is discipling him. He is being discipled and discipling constantly!Each of us has been, or are being discipled, and in turn it&apos;s important for each of us to disciple! As a matter of fact, when we each heard about Jesus, it was from someone sharing their testimony and revealing to us who Jesus is!Grace Church value number three is discipleship and it&apos;s a value that should be in each of our lives.

Values: Discipleship

Last week Pastor Tim, introduced "Wholeness" as the first Grace Church value and highlighted the importance of being spiritually, physically, emotionally, and relationally whole.This week he jumps into Acts, chapter 9, to highlight how Paul (then known as Saul) experienced "wholeness" through his initial interaction with Jesus. But, beyond this, when Paul interacted with Ananias and received healing, his salvation, and was filled with the Holy Spirit, he was welcomed into a "community" of Christ followers through Barnabas. A community in which he had persecuted, only to be humbled by the Lord Jesus and welcomed into."Community" is the second Grace Church value and the significance of Community for Grace Church has never been more important.

Values: Community

In this first installment, Pastor Tim defines introduces the idea of values and how they define each of us and the organizations / churches that we belong to.Additionally, we take a look at the first value for Grace Church, wholeness, and what it means for each of us physically, spiritually, relationally, emotionally, and mentally to be whole not only individually, but whole as a body of believers.

Values: Introduction / Wholeness

When it comes to healing our wounds, we have to remember to anchor ourselves in the truth of God&apos;s Word. The Liar will try his best to convince us of doubt, fear, worry, or speak the fatal words that would cause us to pause, "Did God really say...?"In this final session of "Healing Our Deepest Wounds," Pastor Tim reminds us that it&apos;s worth every opportunity to spend time in the word of God and to have a deep passion for the scriptures so that the culture of this world, or the lies of the enemy, don&apos;t pull us away.

The Foundation of Healing

The world today tries to convince each of us of our purpose. As a result many people look to that definition, provided by the world, to build their sense of identity.But from the beginning, God had a divine purpose for men and women. Each of these purposes intended to bring us closer to God the Father as we look to Him to see our true identity and receive love and healing as we walk closer to Him.

Healing Our Purpose

The prodigal son searched for love out in the world and never found love, or acceptance. When he ran out of money, everyone and everything was gone! But as he returned home, he experienced love from his father that was always there, if not more than before!This is God&apos;s love! His love is shown in his looking, in his pursuit, and in his extravagance. And this love isn&apos;t counterfeit, never disappoints, or has any conditions.

Healing Our Love

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