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Series B – Pentecost Sunday – Sunday, May 23, 2021 | Pr. Chris Rosebrough

Welcome to the Teaching Ministry of Kongsvinger Lutheran Church. Kongsvinger is a beacon for the Gospel of Jesus Christ and is located on the plains of Northwestern Minnesota. We proclaim Christ and Him crucified for our sins and salvation by grace through faith alone, and now, here’s a message from Pastor Chris Rosebrough:

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0:28	the holy gospel according to saint john
0:30	the 15th and 16th
0:31	chapters
0:33	[Music]
0:38	Jesus said when the helper comes whom i
0:40	will send you from the father
0:41	the spirit of truth who proceeds from
0:44	the father
0:45	he will bear witness about me and you
0:47	also will bear witness because you have
0:49	been with me from the beginning
0:50	i did not say these things to you from
0:52	the beginning because i was with you
0:54	now i am going to him who sent me and
0:56	none of you asked where are you going
0:58	but because i have said these things to
0:59	you sorrow has filled your heart
1:01	nevertheless i tell you the truth it is
1:03	to your advantage that i go away
1:05	for if i do not go away the helper will
1:07	not come to you but if i go
1:08	i will send him to you and when he comes
1:11	he will convict the world concerning sin
1:14	and righteousness and judgment
1:17	concerning sin because they do not
1:18	believe in me concerning righteousness
1:20	because i go to the father
1:21	and you will see me no longer concerning
1:23	judgment because the ruler of this world
1:25	is judged i still have many things to
1:26	say to you but you cannot bear them now
1:29	and when the spirit of truth comes he
1:30	will guide you into all truth for he
1:32	will not speak on his own authority
1:34	but whatever he hears he will speak and
1:36	he will declare to you the things that
1:38	are to come
1:38	he will glorify me for he will take what
1:41	is mine and declare it to you
1:42	all the father has is mine therefore i
1:45	said that he will take what is mine and
1:47	he will declare it to you
1:48	this is the gospel of the lord in the
1:51	name of Jesus
1:52	amen brothers and sisters today is the
1:56	feast of pentecost
1:57	and i don’t know if you’ve noticed i’ve
1:59	checked the social media lately but we
2:01	lutherans get a bad rap
2:02	we get accused of putting god the holy
2:04	spirit in a box
2:05	have you ever heard anyone say that oh
2:07	you you lutherans
2:09	you believe in father son and holy bible
2:12	and you sit there and go what are you
2:13	talking about we have a rich theology
2:16	and doctrine
2:17	of the holy spirit but the issue is is
2:19	that we are at odds with
2:20	much of the teaching that is out there
2:22	regarding the holy spirit
2:24	and the reason being is because well
2:26	because of the pentecostal movement
2:28	pentecostal movement claims that there
2:31	is a
2:31	second baptism baptism of the holy
2:33	spirit as evidenced by speaking in
2:35	tongues
2:36	but scripture is clear in ephesians 4
2:38	there is one lord
2:40	one faith one baptism one god and father
2:43	of all
2:44	and so as a result of this this
2:47	confusion that happens and by the way
2:49	scripture is also clear not everybody
2:51	has the gift of tongues that is
2:53	improper we have to point people
2:56	back to what Christ said the holy spirit
2:59	would be doing
3:00	the holy spirit when he comes upon us
3:03	does not cause us to bark like a dog or
3:05	cluck like a chicken
3:06	or convulse uncontrollably on the ground
3:10	by the way the only instances of people
3:12	convulsing uncontrollably on the ground
3:14	in scripture
3:15	are those who are manifesting a demon
3:17	instead the holy spirit does something
3:19	far more important and one that is not
3:22	very
3:23	popular and we have to take this into
3:25	consideration because i don’t know if
3:26	you’ve ever heard some of
3:27	today’s modern prophets unfortunately my
3:30	other job
3:31	requires me to listen to a lot of these
3:32	yahoos and
3:34	they claim things like this you can
3:35	always tell when god the holy spirit is
3:37	speaking because god would never say
3:39	anything to you that would hurt your
3:41	feelings
3:42	ba humbug that’s not even close to true
3:46	so let’s consider the words of our lord
3:48	in our
3:49	gospel text before we take a look at
3:52	what happened on the day of pentecost
3:53	here’s what Jesus says to his disciples
3:56	but when the helper
3:57	comes whom i will send to you from the
4:00	father the spirit of truth
4:02	who proceeds from the father he will
4:04	bear witness about me let’s consider
4:06	these words for a second here
4:08	important word helper greek word pericle
4:10	that’s a pretty good translation
4:12	the holy spirit is one who helps us he
4:14	helps us and gives us strength to
4:16	mortify our sinful flesh
4:18	he’s also the one who makes us alive in
4:19	Christ but you’re going to note here an
4:21	important modifier regarding the holy
4:23	spirit
4:24	he is the spirit of truth
4:27	truth he is not the spirit of error nor
4:30	is he the spirit of lies
4:31	and you’ll note that throughout the
4:33	scriptures it is absolutely consistent
4:36	that no one ever said i feel like the
4:39	lord is
4:40	telling me that maybe kinda sorta right
4:43	now there we might be in a season
4:45	and there will be suddenlys and
4:46	breakthroughs
4:49	nonsense absolute nonsense
4:52	everybody who spoke by the holy spirit
4:56	in both the old and the new testament
4:57	said thus
4:59	saith the lord and you’ll remember
5:02	but god commanded ezekiel thus declares
5:06	the lord and that wonderful passage we
5:09	read in the old testament
5:10	today about the valley of dry bones just
5:12	a little aside
5:13	it has nothing to do with god
5:14	resurrecting your dead dreams it has
5:16	nothing to do with that at all
5:18	the promise there in the text he’s going
5:21	to raise your dead carcass
5:23	on the last day if you are not alive
5:26	when
5:26	Jesus returns in glory to judge the
5:28	living and the dead
5:29	and you happen to be snoozing outside
5:31	there in our graveyard
5:33	well then know this that when Jesus
5:35	comes back as ezekiel prophesied
5:38	you will be raised from the dead that’s
5:40	what that passage
5:41	is about and so i would note there’s a
5:44	lot of
5:44	error there are a lot of lies there’s a
5:46	lot of false doctrine
5:48	that is pinned on the holy spirit and
5:50	the holy spirit gets a bad rap today
5:52	but Jesus makes it clear the holy spirit
5:54	is the spirit of truth
5:55	and he will bear witness about
5:59	me so you’ll note the holy spirit one of
6:02	my
6:03	seminary prophets and i’ve heard other
6:04	people say this along the way in my
6:06	journey as a Christian
6:07	they point out that the holy spirit he
6:09	is the pr
6:10	guy for Jesus that’s who he is
6:14	he’s always telling people about Jesus
6:17	have you heard about Jesus holy holy
6:18	spirit would you like to tell me today
6:20	how about can i
6:20	tell you about Jesus and what he’s done
6:22	for you have you heard about the
6:24	testimony of Jesus
6:25	how he his sinless in your place
6:28	how he bore your sins on the cross how
6:31	he is the one who reconciles you to the
6:33	father
6:33	you’ll note that the holy spirit is
6:35	there emboldening the apostles
6:36	to preach about Jesus
6:40	and i find it fascinating that many
6:41	people who claim to have the holy spirit
6:44	and
6:44	operate in signs and wonders you know
6:46	what they preach about
6:48	themselves it’s really really weird
6:52	the real holy spirit is obsessed with
6:54	pointing us to Christ
6:55	and bearing witness about him Jesus
6:58	continues
6:58	and you also will bear witness because
7:00	you have been with me from
7:02	the beginning and so you’ll note that
7:04	here you have the apostles
7:06	Christ saying that they will bear
7:07	witness about Christ in the same
7:09	phrase he talks about how the holy
7:11	spirit will bear witness
7:12	about Christ and when you read the new
7:14	testament
7:15	who do the apostles seem to be obsessed
7:17	with and who do they want to tell you
7:19	about
7:21	Jesus right that’s kind of the point
7:24	so i’ve said these things to you that
7:26	when their hour comes you may remember
7:28	what i told you
7:30	and then Jesus goes on to say this that
7:33	when the helper comes
7:35	that he will send he will convict
7:38	the world concerning sin and
7:41	righteousness
7:42	and judgment convict
7:46	the world regarding sin uh-oh
7:49	that might make you feel negative
7:52	thoughts
7:55	but the thing is those negative thoughts
7:56	are true when the holy spirit works
7:59	through the law of god he will convict
8:01	you of your sin
8:02	and you will say to yourself and you
8:05	will say to god lord i am a sinner
8:08	and i deserve only your wrath and your
8:10	punishment but the holy spirit also
8:12	convicts us regarding righteousness
8:14	whose righteousness yours know the
8:17	righteousness of Christ given to you as
8:19	a gift by grace through faith
8:21	so the holy spirit will convict you of
8:22	your sin but also convict you
8:24	regarding the truth that Christ has bled
8:26	and died for your
8:28	sins every single one of them and so
8:31	you’ll note
8:32	there are some negative feelings that
8:33	come along with the real work of the
8:35	holy spirit
8:36	and we see this throughout scripture we
8:39	also see it on the day of pentecost
8:41	now it’s not in our pentecost reading
8:42	today because what they’ve done is
8:44	they’ve taken
8:45	peter’s sermon and chopped it into two
8:47	pieces today we get part one but in part
8:50	two next week on trinity sunday we see
8:52	that after peter has preached his great
8:54	pentecost sermon
8:56	it says the people were cut to the heart
8:59	and they cried out brothers what shall
9:01	we do
9:02	and what does peter say repent repent
9:05	well that’s a word that’s become like a
9:07	four-letter word today how many times
9:08	have you heard
9:09	preachers preach on repentance it’s
9:11	become very um
9:13	well not popular because it’s so
9:16	negative i think about
9:18	paula white a couple years ago she
9:20	famously sent out on her social media
9:22	any spirit that would tell you to deny
9:25	yourself is a
9:26	as a demonic spirit full quote
9:29	paula white any spirit that would tell
9:32	you to deny yourself
9:34	is a demonic spirit well i would note
9:37	that
9:37	Christ is the one who says anyone who
9:39	would follow me must deny himself
9:42	and take up his cross and follow me so
9:45	you’ll know
9:46	if you’re here to feel good about
9:47	yourself that’s not going to work you
9:48	know
9:49	because what’s my job my job’s to tell
9:50	you that you’re a sinner so am i that’s
9:53	why i wear black
9:54	and that’s where i’m covered up because
9:56	well
9:57	this pastor is a sinner just like you
9:58	and like me
10:00	but all of that being said so he says
10:03	the holy spirit’s going to convict the
10:04	world of sin and judgment
10:06	concerning righteousness and he says
10:09	when the spirit of truth
10:10	comes he will guide you into all truth
10:13	for he will not speak on his own
10:14	authority and you’ll note here
10:16	Christ is promising his disciples who
10:19	are the apostles
10:20	that the holy spirit would guide them
10:21	into all truth that is why paul
10:23	says in second timothy chapter three
10:26	that all scripture is
10:28	theo nustas what an interesting word
10:31	theo god nustas coming from the word
10:34	numa
10:34	spirit that it’s god breed that it’s god
10:37	inspirated and so we know that the holy
10:40	spirit
10:41	guided the apostles into all truth and
10:43	you know what they did they wrote it
10:45	down
10:45	for us and they wrote it down for us so
10:47	that we also
10:49	can be well trained
10:52	and instructed rebuked and equipped
10:55	through the word of truth
10:56	the word of truth that the holy spirit
10:58	caused the apostles to write for us
11:01	and it’s in this regard i would like to
11:03	say something to james
11:06	as is tradition the pastor always gets
11:09	to choose a verse or two
11:11	for your confirmation and this is a this
11:14	is a passage that
11:16	the idea here is is that having spent
11:18	two years with you
11:20	and by the way you were a fantastic
11:21	student i want everybody to know that
11:24	that um these verses need to follow you
11:27	the rest of your
11:28	life and so we’ve made sure that that it
11:31	will be hard for you to forget what they
11:33	are but the verses i’ve chosen for you
11:35	are from the gospel of john chapter 8
11:38	verses 31 and 32.
11:41	Jesus said to the jews who believed in
11:42	him if you abide in my word
11:46	you are my disciples
11:51	and you will know the truth and the
11:54	truth will set you free
11:57	let these words be a compass point for
11:59	you true
12:00	north is in the words of Christ and they
12:03	are found in the scripture
12:05	if ever you find yourself in a situation
12:08	where the devil the world or your own
12:09	sinful flesh has gotten the better of
12:11	you
12:12	and you’re a little bit lost or
12:13	discombobulated
12:15	come back to this verse abide in
12:18	Christ’s words
12:20	his word is truth and they will set you
12:23	free
12:25	these words are important for us because
12:28	each and every one of us
12:29	we are buffeted daily weekly
12:32	i myself am by temptations
12:36	that at times will feel overwhelming
12:38	right now your life is a little simple
12:40	because
12:40	well you’re still a kid but those days
12:44	are coming when you’re going to have to
12:45	pay bills
12:46	you’re going to have to go to work
12:48	you’re going to have to deal with office
12:49	politics
12:50	you’re going to have major homework
12:51	assignments you’re going to be tired and
12:53	exhausted and temptations will come your
12:55	way
12:56	the devil will not leave you alone i
12:58	promise you that
12:59	because scripture says that so note this
13:01	abide in the words of Christ
13:04	and when you do you will know the truth
13:05	and the truth will always set you free
13:08	because that’s what his word does so
13:13	coming back then to the sermon that was
13:16	an aside an important one
13:18	Christ has made it clear that the holy
13:19	spirit is the spirit of truth
13:21	he will glorify me he will take what is
13:24	mine and declare it to you
13:26	and all that the father has is mine
13:28	therefore i said
13:29	that he will take what is mine and he
13:31	will declare it to you
13:33	the work of the holy spirit is to
13:34	glorify Christ
13:36	and in that regard then we consider acts
13:39	chapter 2 verses 1 to 21
13:41	the day of pentecost if you’re not sure
13:43	what pentecost is
13:45	what’s that name why why pentecost
13:48	well it’s a feast that was appointed in
13:50	the mosaic covenant
13:52	to be celebrated at the 50-day mark
13:55	after the passover so it’s 50 days since
13:58	the passover 50 days since Christ’s
13:59	death and resurrection
14:01	and subsequently he is ascended into
14:04	heaven
14:05	and so pentecost in the mosaic covenant
14:07	was an interesting feast people were
14:09	required to show up in jerusalem for it
14:11	and the big thing that happened seems
14:14	kind of like not that big of a thing
14:16	uh what they did is they took some
14:19	sheaves of
14:20	wheat which were like the first fruits
14:22	of the wheat harvest they had two
14:24	harvests in the uh
14:25	in israel back in the day and so it
14:28	would take wheat
14:29	sheaves from the from the first fruits
14:31	of the wheat harvest
14:32	and they would wave them before the lord
14:35	that’s it yeah that’s pretty much it
14:38	well that’s great okay but consider the
14:40	implications here
14:42	the lord knew when the lord set it up
14:45	that these old testament festivals were
14:47	always
14:48	you know pointing to Christ or pointing
14:50	to a reality that he would fulfill
14:52	and so Christ is the one who chose to
14:55	send the holy spirit on the day that he
14:57	sent him
14:58	it could have come on any day but he
14:59	came on pentecost the
15:01	celebration of the first fruits of the
15:03	harvest oh wait a second
15:05	isn’t you know the kicking off of the
15:08	church with the holy spirit and the
15:09	proclamation of the gospel
15:11	kind of like you know the first fruits
15:13	of the harvest
15:14	indeed it is in fact Jesus always and
15:16	again refers to the day of judgment in
15:18	terms of
15:19	harvest of separating of wheat from
15:22	chaff
15:22	and so here we have the kicking off of
15:24	the harvest of the end of the days
15:26	and the people who heard peter preach on
15:28	that day they were the first fruits they
15:30	were the
15:31	initial sheave of you would of the
15:34	well the wheat that Christ would gather
15:37	into his barn
15:38	and know this then the god the holy
15:40	spirit wills
15:41	for you to be saved as well and so this
15:45	sermon that peter preached comes across
15:47	the pages of time
15:49	and reaches our ears and challenges us
15:52	and comforts us as well
15:54	and so when pentecost arrived the
15:55	disciples were all together in one place
15:58	i like the fact that some of the older
16:00	translations said they were all in one
16:01	accord which means they drove a honda
16:03	but i know i write my own material
16:10	yeah i know i’ve achieved my objective
16:13	when
16:14	wayne cleven shakes his head
16:17	yeah anyway
16:20	and suddenly there came from heaven a
16:22	sound like a mighty rushing wind
16:25	and it filled the entire house where
16:27	they were sitting and divided tongues as
16:29	a fire appeared to them and rested on
16:31	each one of them and they were all
16:32	filled with the holy spirit
16:34	and they began to speak in other tongues
16:36	as the spirit gave them utterance
16:38	an important note here is is that this
16:39	text is going to take great pains to
16:41	make it clear
16:42	that tongues is not gibberish that these
16:45	are
16:46	actual human languages and this is a
16:49	fulfillment of a prophecy from isaiah
16:51	chapter 28 where god
16:53	said that there would be a sign given to
16:56	well
16:56	stiff-necked and unbelieving israel who
16:59	he says that
17:00	even if somebody were to preach to you
17:02	in other languages
17:04	you still wouldn’t repent this was a
17:06	sign if you would this is why
17:07	paul says in first corinthians 14 that
17:09	tongues are assigned to unbelievers
17:12	and so here they’re going to hear the
17:14	wonders of god proclaimed to them in
17:16	actual human languages this isn’t the
17:19	nonsense that we see in so many churches
17:21	where somebody gets up and said
17:22	coulda bought a hyundai shoulda bought a
17:24	kia that ain’t that ain’t
17:26	that ain’t tongues that’s gibberish
17:28	there’s a big difference between the two
17:30	so the word dwelling in jerusalem jews
17:32	devout men from every nation under
17:34	heaven
17:35	and at this sound the multitude came
17:37	together they were bewildered because
17:39	each one was hearing them speak in his
17:41	own
17:42	and here the greek uses a synonym for
17:44	glossa tongues
17:46	and it’s dialectas it means language and
17:49	that’s what they
17:50	heard they were amazed they were
17:51	astonishing are not all these who are
17:53	speaking galileans
17:55	a little bit of a historical aside here
17:57	galileans back in the day were not the
17:59	sharpest knives in the drawer
18:00	i’m just saying okay these were salty
18:03	people of the earth
18:05	and they didn’t graduate from high
18:07	school maybe junior high at best i mean
18:09	that’s kind of what we’re talking about
18:11	and so these are folks that are we’re
18:13	not known for like purchasing the
18:14	rosetta stone app and studying other
18:17	languages
18:17	and that’s part of the sign if you would
18:21	and so are they not galileans how is it
18:24	that we hear them each in his own native
18:26	language dialectas again in the greek
18:29	and now we hear the languages that were
18:31	spoken the languages of the parthenians
18:33	and the medes
18:34	the eliramites the residents of
18:36	mesopotamia judea and cappadocia
18:39	pontius and asia phrygia pamphylia egypt
18:42	and parts of libya belonging to cyrene
18:44	and visitors from rome both jews and
18:45	proselytes cretans and arabians
18:47	we hear them telling in our own tongues
18:50	the mighty
18:51	works of god
18:54	what was the holy spirit doing pointing
18:57	people to Jesus
18:59	that’s exactly what was going on so they
19:02	were all amazed
19:03	they were perplexed saying to one
19:04	another what does this mean
19:07	but others mocked and said they are
19:08	filled with new
19:10	wine now a little bit of a note even
19:12	though galileans are salty people of the
19:14	earth
19:15	they have standards when it comes to
19:17	drinking nine in the morning
19:18	still too early maybe one in the
19:20	afternoon or five who knows but
19:23	that’s it’s it’s scandalous and
19:26	slanderous to accuse them of being drunk
19:28	so early in the morning so peter
19:29	standing with the eleven he lifted up
19:31	his voice
19:32	when he addressed them men of judea and
19:34	all who dwell in jerusalem
19:36	let this be known to you and give ear to
19:38	my words for these men are not drunk
19:41	as you suppose since it’s only the third
19:43	hour of the day
19:46	even we have standards right but this is
19:49	what was uttered through the prophet
19:50	joel
19:51	and then peter gives us
19:54	a holy spirit inspired interpretation of
19:58	joel’s prophecy
20:00	and you’ll note that he’s filled with
20:01	the holy spirit here he says and this is
20:03	the fulfillment of it in the last days
20:05	it shall be
20:07	god declares i will pour out my spirit
20:10	on
20:10	all flesh up to this point the holy
20:14	spirit was kind of a private thing
20:16	among people who were genetically
20:18	descendants of abraham
20:20	those were the ones who received the
20:21	holy spirit who received the prophetic
20:23	utterances who wrote
20:24	the old testament for us but now what
20:27	has Christ said go and make disciples of
20:29	all nations baptizing them in the name
20:31	of the father and the son and the holy
20:33	spirit
20:34	and you’ll note that the holy spirit is
20:36	no longer merely for people who are the
20:38	descendants of abraham
20:39	instead the holy spirit is for all
20:41	people all people brought to penitence
20:44	and faith in Christ
20:45	for the forgiveness of your sins and so
20:47	he says because this is the fulfillment
20:49	of this
20:50	as joel said your sons and daughters
20:51	will prophesy your young men shall see
20:54	visions
20:54	your old men shall dream dreams even on
20:57	male servants and female servants it
20:58	doesn’t matter if you’re rich or poor
21:00	slave or free jew or gentile the holy
21:02	spirit is for all
21:04	who believe in Christ and in those days
21:06	i will pour out my spirit and they will
21:08	prophesy
21:09	and then i will show wonders in the
21:11	heavens above and signs in the earth
21:12	below blood and fire and vapor of smoke
21:15	the sun shall be turned to darkness and
21:17	the moon to blood
21:18	wait a second didn’t that happen just 50
21:21	days
21:22	prior to pentecost when Christ was
21:25	hanging on the cross
21:27	and that’s kind of the point isn’t it
21:29	you see
21:30	there was a sign that preceded this and
21:32	that was the three hours of darkness
21:34	that Jesus
21:34	hung suffering bleeding dying
21:38	languishing under the wrath of god for
21:40	you and for me
21:42	so that we can be forgiven pardoned and
21:44	reconciled
21:46	you see it’s all about Jesus god sent
21:48	his son
21:49	into the world not to condemn the world
21:51	but that the world might be saved
21:52	through him that you might be saved
21:55	and so you’ll note there was a sign
21:58	of the sun turning to darkness while
22:01	Christ bled and died for your sins and
22:02	mine
22:03	and before the great of the day of the
22:05	lord comes the great and magnificent day
22:08	and then here’s where we’ll leave off
22:10	with part one
22:11	of peter’s great sermon on the day of
22:13	pentecost and it shall come to pass
22:16	that everyone who calls on the name of
22:19	the lord
22:20	will be saved
22:23	everyone you me
22:27	doesn’t matter if you’re norwegian or
22:29	polish
22:30	asian mexican doesn’t matter what your
22:34	genetic dissent is everyone who calls on
22:36	the name of the lord will be saved
22:38	why because Christ became sin
22:43	by taking your sin upon himself in order
22:45	to reconcile you to the father
22:47	so though your sins be as scarlet and
22:50	they are
22:51	though your sins be horrible and well
22:54	worthy of damnation
22:55	and they are Christ has stood in your
22:59	place
23:00	and suffered so that you can live the
23:02	holy spirit wants you to hear about
23:04	Jesus today
23:05	and so Jesus you will hear about because
23:08	even the prophets prophesied of him
23:10	it shall come to pass all who call upon
23:12	the name of Jesus
23:14	will be saved so let us thank god for
23:17	the holy spirit who is our helper
23:20	who convicts us of our sin convicts us
23:23	regarding the righteousness of Christ
23:25	convicts us regarding the coming
23:27	judgment but also helps us to bear the
23:29	fruit of the spirit
23:31	and the fruit of the spirit isn’t being
23:32	out of control or drunk
23:34	the fruit of the spirit is love joy
23:38	peace patience
23:41	kindness goodness gentleness
23:46	and self-control you see the holy spirit
23:49	is everything
23:50	and the holy spirit points us to Christ
23:52	the holy spirit gives us the power that
23:55	we need
23:55	to mortify our sinful flesh so that
23:58	daily we can rise to the good works that
24:00	Christ has prepared for us to do
24:03	what an amazing gift the holy spirit is
24:06	and that’s what Christ called it
24:08	a gift that’s who he is he’s a gift he’s
24:11	our helper
24:12	he’s our paraclete he’s our
24:15	convictor
24:16	and he’s also the one who assures us
24:19	that we are forgiven ah the holy spirit
24:23	we definitely believe in him and no he’s
24:26	not in a box
24:27	he’s here today pointing you to Christ
24:31	in the name of Jesus amen

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