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Speaking of which, thank you again for being here with me.

Let's get started.

Good morning and welcome back to the Excel Stillmore podcast.

Here we are in season eight, and thank you so much for listening.

I hope that you found the last three episodes to be very practical, to give you some sense

of planning, to maximize your abilities. That is important, and it's helpful. And it aligns

with how I typically have always thought, which is plan well, work hard, stick with it, and great

things happen. But what also needs to be discussed, and maybe even more importantly, is the

power of God. God's power is infinitely greater than yours. When you're aligning with His will,

when the power of Father, Son, and Holy Spirit are active in your life,

everything, and anything that glorifies God is possible.

Particularly today, I want to talk to you about the presence and the power of the Holy Spirit.

I'll put some of my cards on the table right here at the top.

I believe in the indwelling of the Holy Spirit. I believe scripture teaches there is a sense in which

he dwells within the body of Christ, the collection of believers that function as one, and I'll

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