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TALK 3: EMPOWERED<br />
Acts 2:42<br />
They spent their time learning from the apostles, and they<br />
were like family to each other. They also broke bread and<br />
prayed together.<br />
Galatians 4:6<br />
Because you are his sons, God sent the Spirit of his Son into<br />
our hearts, the Spirit who calls out, “Abba, Father.”<br />
ARE you great in fulfilling New Year’s Resolutions?<br />
I suck at it.<br />
I remember when I was in my 20s, I wrote on<br />
January 1, “I’ll jog 45 minutes a day.” I even bought<br />
new rubber shoes, new socks, new shorts, new shirt.<br />
To show how serious I am, I even wanted to buy an<br />
Olivia Newton John “Let’s Get Physical” headband.<br />
(I’m old, okay?)<br />
So I jogged on January 2. Hooray!<br />
The next time I jogged was also on January 2. The<br />
following year.<br />
What’s your NYR? Whether it’s “I shall not shout at<br />
my kids anymore” or “I shall lessen my Telenovela<br />
watching to one hour a day”, we feel like we’re<br />
climbing Mt. Everest. It’s so difficult.<br />
But thankfully, God knows we’re weak.<br />
That’s why He sent us His Holy Spirit.<br />
Acts 2:1-4<br />
When the day of Pentecost came, they were all together in<br />
one place. Suddenly a sound like the blowing of a violent<br />
wind came from heaven and filled the whole house where<br />
they were sitting. They saw what seemed to be tongues of<br />
fire that separated and came to rest on each of them. All of<br />
them were filled with the Holy Spirit and began to speak in<br />
other tongues as the Spirit enabled them.<br />
Luke 11:13<br />
And if even sinful persons like yourselves give children what<br />
they need, don’t you realize that your heavenly Father will do<br />
at least as much, and give the Holy Spirit to those who ask<br />
for him?<br />
Galatians 5:16<br />
What I say is this: let the Spirit direct your lives, and you will<br />
not satisfy the desires of the human nature.<br />
Acts 1:8<br />
But when the Holy Spirit comes upon you, you will be filled<br />
with power, and you will be witnesses for me in Jerusalem,<br />
in all of Judea and Samaria, and to the ends of the earth.<br />
PERSONAL REFLECTION AND GROUP DISCUSSION:<br />
Have you experienced the Holy Spirit as<br />
a real presence in your life? Please recall and share.<br />
That’s what we’re going to talk about today.<br />
Have an awesome Feast!<br />
May your dreams come true,<br />
Bo Sanchez
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