A People Prepared

Published: Dec. 29, 2013, 10 a.m.

b'Francis Chan refers to the Holy Spirit as "the forgotten God." I don\'t know about you, but I am fascinated by the Holy Spirit of the Godhead. So, when Pastor Dave asked me to deliver a Christmas sermon, the Holy Spirit led me to focus on the Holy Spirit! Check out Luke, Chapters 1 and 2, and you will see that the Holy Spirit played a prominent role in the Christmas story -- with Mary; with Mary\'s cousin, Elizabeth; with Elizabeth\'s husband, Zechariah; and with Simeon -- for example. I have only about 30 minutes with you on Sunday, so I need to narrow my attention to the Holy Spirit at the first Christmas by limiting myself to the Spirit\'s impact on John the Baptist. I hope you will consider the following questions: What role did the Holy Spirit play leading into the first Christmas? What do I believe about the Holy Spirit? How does God the Holy Spirit impact me differently than God the Father and God the Son? I hope you NEVER forget the importance of Holy Spirit at Christmas after our time together.'