The Holy Spirit is not a force you can control or a gift someone else can hand you. He is God living in you, guiding you, and working through you in ways you would never manage on your own. In this message from Nehemiah 8 and Exodus 31:3, Pastor Jim walks through how the Holy Spirit moved through ordinary people like Bezalel, Samson, and Ezra to accomplish extraordinary things, and how that same Spirit is at work in your life today.

The title says it all: The Spirit and the Word. You need both. The Holy Spirit prompts, empowers, and directs. The Word gives you something to verify what you are hearing. When Ezra stood before thousands of returned exiles and read Scripture for hours, people wept. That is what happens when God’s Spirit meets God’s Word. This message will encourage you to stay in Scripture, trust the Spirit’s leading, and live your faith out loud.