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And I want to share with you about the ministry

of the Holy Spirit.

I'm gonna be sharing a lot of things about this,

and I hope nobody says, oh, the Holy Spirit again.

Because man, I tell you, the Holy Spirit,

praise God, that he didn't leave us comfortless,

that he sent the Holy Spirit. The ministry of the Holy Spirit is just absolutely essential.

And this is why so many people are not productive the way that they should. The way that they

aren't living a victorious life is because they are trying it in their own strength and power.

Did you know the Christian life is not just difficult to live?

It's impossible to live in your own strength and power.

It really is.

It's impossible for you to do what Jesus talked about

unless you are endued with power.

Jesus told his disciples, right after he had risen from the dead and before he was caught up

into heaven, he told them, don't go anywhere, don't tell anybody what you've seen until you receive

the Holy Spirit. Now think about that. They had the greatest message that the

world has ever heard that Jesus was raised from the dead after three days. Dead. Raised from the

dead. And he said, don't tell anybody until you receive the Holy Spirit. If the apostles needed the ministry of the Holy Spirit,

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