Victory Church

Traps that we can find ourselves in:
1. Feeling all alone
2. Feeling of confusion

Traps that we can find ourselves in:
1. Feeling all alone
2. Feeling of confusion
3. Feeling powerless

FACE TO FACE
John The Baptist

In those days Mary arose and went with haste into the hill country, to a town in Judah, and she entered the house of Zechariah and greeted Elizabeth. And when Elizabeth heard the greeting of Mary, the baby leaped in her womb. And Elizabeth was filled with the Holy Spirit, and she exclaimed with a loud cry, “Blessed are you among women, and blessed is the fruit of your womb! And why is this granted to me that the mother of my Lord should come to me? For behold, when the sound of your greeting came to my ears, the baby in my womb leaped for joy. Luke 1:39-45

Now the time came for Elizabeth to give birth, and she bore a son. And her neighbors and relatives heard that the Lord had shown great mercy to her, and they rejoiced with her. And on the eighth day they came to circumcise the child. And they would have called him Zechariah after his father, but his mother answered, “No; he shall be called John” And they said to her, “None of your relatives is called by this name and they made signs to his father, inquiring what he wanted him to be called. And he asked for a writing tablet and wrote, “His name is John.” And they all wondered. And immediately his mouth was opened and his tongue loosed, and he spoke, blessing God. And fear came on all their neighbors. And all these things were talked about through all the hill country of Judea, and all who heard them laid them in their hearts saying, “What then will this child be?” For the hand of the Lord was with him. Luke 1:57-66

And you, child, will be called prophet of the Most High; for you will go before the Lord to prepare his ways, to give knowledge of salvation to his people in the forgiveness of their sins, because of the tender mercy of our God, whereby the sunrise shall visit us from on high to give light to those who sit in darkness and in the shadow of death, to guide our feet into the way of peace. And the child grew and became strong in spirit and he was in the wilderness until the day of his public appearance to Israel. Luke 1:76-80

…proclaiming baptism of repentance for the forgiveness of sins. Luke 3:3b

He said, “I am the voice of one crying out in the wilderness, “Make straight the way of the Lord,” as the prophet Isaiah said. John 1:23

Then Jesus came from Galilee to the Jordan to John, to be baptized by him. John would have prevented him, saying, “I need to be baptized by you, and do you come to me?” But Jesus answered him, “Let it be so now, for thus it is fitting for us to fulfill all righteousness.” Then he consented. And when Jesus was baptized, immediately he went up from the water, and behold, the heavens were opened to him, and he saw the Spirit of God descending like a dove and coming to rest on him; and behold, a voice from heaven said, “This is my beloved Son, with whom I am well pleased. Matthew 3:13-17

Action Steps:
1. Recognize the Encounter

And the child grew and became strong in spirit… Luke 1:80a

If the Spirit of God lives in you, what is He doing there?

Do you not know that you are God’s temple and that God’s Spirit dwells in you? 1 Corinthians 3:16

For all who are led by the Spirit of God are sons of God. Romans 8:14

Action Steps:
1. Recognize the Encounter
2. Follow His Instructions

When the Holy Spirit prompts you to do something, just do it.

An Geadh-Glas is Celtic for Wild Good, the term they use for the Holy Spirit.

Action Steps:
1. Recognize the Encounter
2. Follow His Instructions
3. Utilize the Power of the Holy Spirit