Empowered: A Guide to Experiencing the Power of the Holy Spirit: Day 22
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🗓️ 18 March 2020
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Pastor Mark Turman was so encouraged by Dr. Denison's book about the Holy Spirit, titled Empowered, that he asked to record its 47 chapters as daily readings for his church.
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| 0:00.0 | You're listening to a bonus episode of the Daily Article podcast, presented by the Denison |
| 0:07.6 | Forum. Empowered Day 22. The Spirit as a Dove. I learned recently about some phobias I might have. |
| 0:16.3 | If I'm afraid of anything new, I have neophobia. If I'm afraid of being in church, I have ecclesiophobia. |
| 0:22.6 | If you have this phobia, you might also have melophobia, the fear of music, or homilophobia, |
| 0:29.6 | the fear of sermons. I wonder if some Christians have numophobia, the fear of the Holy Spirit. |
| 0:35.6 | Perhaps today's essay will help. Luke's account of |
| 0:40.0 | our Lord's public ministry begins, when all the people were baptized and when Jesus also had been |
| 0:45.9 | baptized and was praying, Luke 321. Jesus did not need to be baptized as a symbol of his repentance |
| 0:52.8 | from sin since he was sinless, |
| 0:55.5 | Hebrews 4.15. Rather, he submitted to John's baptism to affirm its message and ministry, |
| 1:02.8 | to identify with the people who were coming to God in repentance, and to begin his own |
| 1:07.6 | ministry in a public way. This remarkable event continued. |
| 1:12.7 | The heavens were opened and the Holy Spirit descended on him in bodily form like a dove. |
| 1:19.0 | The Greek could be translated to mean that the Spirit appeared as a dove, but the more |
| 1:23.5 | likely translation is that he descended as a dove descends. |
| 1:28.3 | Why would the spirit be connected to a dove? |
| 1:31.3 | First, the Spirit participated in creation. |
| 1:34.3 | The Spirit of God was hovering over the waters, Genesis 1-2, as a bird hovers over her nest. |
| 1:42.3 | Second, he works to bring peace as the dove symbolized peace after the flood, |
| 1:48.2 | Genesis 8.10. Third, he is sinless and sanctifies those who yield to his power so that we might be |
| 1:55.7 | innocent as doves. Matthew 1016. Our existence, peace, and purity are all results of the Spirit's work in our |
| 2:05.1 | world and our lives. We need not fear this one who will guide you into all truth, John 1613. |
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