God has a kingdom, and he wants wherever you go, you run into that kingdom.

Dr. Tony Evans says we upgrade our condition when God is our source.

While the situation may not disappear, the supernatural will be present,

and the joy of the Lord will be your strength.

This is the alternative with Dr. Tony Evans,

author, speaker, senior pastor of Oaklef Bible Fellowship in Dallas, Texas,

and president of the Urban Alternative.

A car without an engine can look good, but it's not going to get very far.

Today, Dr. Evans describes how the same is true of a Christian

without the power of the Holy Spirit in their life.

Let's join him as he explains.

The Book of Acts wants to introduce us to the Spirit.

Now, it has been misused on one of two extremes.

Some people believe it's enough just to teach it,

to understand it, memorize it, and recite it,

and they think that equals having it.

On the other hand, there are those who have reduced the Holy Spirit to a joke.

His job is to make real the truth of God in your everyday life experiences.

The great danger we have in our church is because we emphasize the Bible and truth

and objective truth that we can come to the conclusion

that merely because I study it, believe it, and know it, I got it.

Nothing could be further from the truth.

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