The Guide

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A man in Robert's baptism class revealed he was searching for Robert's missing father 17 years ago.

The episode opens with a story about Robert's baptism class, where another man connected to his father's disappearance 17 years prior, highlighting God's work. Pastor Lance announces church events like young adult kickoff and baptism classes. He introduces the sermon series 'Frequency: How to Hear God's Voice Amidst the World's Noise.' The teaching centers on John 16, where Jesus tells his disciples it is advantageous for him to leave so the Helper, the Holy Spirit, can come. Lance explains the Greek term 'parakletos,' meaning helper or advocate. He outlines three prepositions describing the Spirit's relationship: 'with' us, 'in' us, and 'upon' us. The sermon focuses on the Spirit being 'with' us as a helper. Lance describes the Holy Spirit's role in convicting the world concerning sin, righteousness, and judgment. He uses the analogy of his conviction about returning grocery carts to explain personal convictions from the Spirit. The sermon references Ecclesiastes 3 about eternity set in human hearts. Lance discusses how the Spirit reveals Jesus' righteousness and the reality of judgment, citing Alistair Begg on salvation being about Jesus' work, not personal merit. He emphasizes that the Holy Spirit and the gospel work together. Lance explains that the Spirit guides into all truth, speaking what he hears from Jesus, not on his own. He compares the Bible to a map and the Holy Spirit to a guide needed to live it out. Lance lists ways the Holy Spirit speaks: aligning with God's Word, bringing us closer to Jesus, and pointing to Jesus' example. He shares a story of a congregant donating a house to the church after feeling led by the Spirit, with proceeds going to missions. Lance recounts a personal fly fishing trip with Dave Weaver, where he felt God say the Holy Spirit is like a guide who knows the path. The sermon concludes with an invitation for listeners to accept Jesus, a prayer, and a blessing.

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A warm, practical sermon on baptism, unfinished faith, and the Holy Spirit's steady guidance.

The Guide frames formation as something both decisive and ongoing: baptism marks a believer's union with Jesus' death, burial, and resurrection, while the Holy Spirit continues shaping people who are still in process.

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You get baptism, the Holy Spirit, and a next step for faith that is still under construction.

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