Welcome the Spirit | Chase Gardner

We all have a spirit inside of us – the spirit of flesh – but God has sent another Spirit to battle against it. In this message, Chase Gardner teaches about the Holy Spirit and how we can be in a relationship with Him. But we can’t just sense the Holy Spirit, we have to surrender to Him and that will truly set us free. Message Notes:God can do more than we can imagine in our lives even when we fail and feel defeated.In the past, God would sometimes place His people inside of His presence; but now, God places His presence inside of His people. There is a battle going on inside of us between the Spirit and the flesh. Romans 8:5-9, 12-14 (NIV) The most important thing you can do the moment you start following Christ is to cultivate a relationship with the Spirit. Who is the Spirit of God? The Holy Spirit is a person. How do we cultivate a relationship with the Holy Spirit?1) Welcome Him.Genesis 6:3 (NIV)Ephesians 4:30 (NIV)1 Thessalonians 5:19 (NIV)Hebrews 10:29 (ESV)The Spirit hates sharing your heart with something else.When God moves in, other things have to move out.The Spirit doesn’t remove things from your life. He just defeats them.2) Commune with Him.When you stop being indifferent to the Holy Spirit, you’ll start being different due to the Holy Spirit. 3) Walk with Him.Amos 3:3 (NLT)It’s not sensing but surrendering to the Spirit that makes all the difference.“I will welcome the Spirit and follow His lead.”---If you’d like to download your Battle Cry Card, click here: https://bit.ly/3apiJmWFor more information about our Hope Where You Are campaign, visit https://gethope.net/hwya/If you’re new to Hope or looking to get connected, click here: https://gethope.net/next/ If you’ve just made a decision for Christ, please respond here: https://bit.ly/3aWvIZN To support this ministry financially to help us continue to love people where they are and encourage them to grow in their relationship with Jesus Christ, click here: https://gethope.net/give/ Subscribe to receive our latest messages: https://bit.ly/2XBbBxq Stay Connected with Hope:Website: https://gethope.net/Hope Community Church Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/gethopecommunitychurchHope Community Church Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/get_hope/ Hope Community Church Twitter: https://twitter.com/get_hopeHope Community Church YouTube: https://youtube.com/c/HopeCommunityChurch