EACH OF US CAN HAVE A PERSONAL RELATIONSHIP
WITH THE HOLY SPIRIT.
Announcer: NEXT ON LIFE TODAY,
WHO IS THE HOLY SPIRIT
AND EXACTLY WHAT DOES HE DO?
WHEN I REALIZED THE HOLY SPIRIT IS A PERSON
LIVING INSIDE OF ME,
IT CHANGED EVERYTHING.
Announcer: STAY TUNED AS PASTOR ROBERT MORRIS
LEADS YOU INTO THE MOST AMAZING DISCOVERY OF YOUR LIFE --
TO EXPERIENCE THE HOLY SPIRIT
AND MEET THE GOD YOU MAY HAVE NEVER KNOWN.
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James: THANK ALL OF YOU...
AND THANK YOU! WELCOME.
WE WELCOME YOU AS PERSONALLY
AS WE CAN TO LIFE TODAY.
I WISH I COULD TAKE YOU
BY MY HAND.
I'M JAMES ROBISON.
YOU MAY SAY, "YOU DON'T WANT
TO TAKE MY HAND NOW!
I'M WATCHING YOU
EARLY IN THE MORNING."
I DON'T CARE WHEN IT IS,
WE'RE GLAD
WE'RE VISITING WITH YOU.
MY WIFE BETTY AND I
HAVE OUR PASTOR WITH US,
ROBERT MORRIS
THE PASTOR OF GATEWAY CHURCH.
WE'RE GOING TO TALK TO YOU
ABOUT THE BEST FRIEND
YOU'LL EVER HAVE.
SOME OF YOU SAY, "WELL, I WOULD
IMAGINE THAT WOULD BE JESUS."
WELL, IT WOULD BE THE ONE
JESUS SENT.
THIS IS A REAL FRIEND,
THIS IS THE HOLY SPIRIT.
NOT SOMETHING SPOOKY --
NOT THE HO-O-O-LY SPIRIT.
NO, THIS IS THE HOLY SPIRIT.
THIS IS THE BEST FRIEND
YOU'LL EVER HAVE.
LET ME TELL YOU
WHAT OUR PASTOR SAID,
<I>THE GOD I NEVER KNEW:</I>
GOD THE FATHER, GOD THE SON,
GOD THE HOLY SPIRIT.
MANY PEOPLE DO NOT KNOW
THIS PRESENCE, THIS POWER
THAT JESUS SAID, "I SEND."
THIS IS AN INCREDIBLE BOOK.
IT IS AN INCREDIBLE
TEACHING SERIES THAT
HE TAUGHT OUR CHURCH, GATEWAY.
AND THEN HE CAME BACK
AND GATHERED A SMALL GROUP,
LIKE WE'VE GOT HERE, AND SAID,
"I WANT TO TALK TO YOU
AS THOUGH I'M TALKING
TO PEOPLE IN OUR HOME,"
AND WHERE THEY COULD MAYBE
SHARE IT IN A BIBLE STUDY GROUP
OR WITH THEIR FRIENDS,
"I WANT TO SHARE THIS AND
THAT IS THE GOD I NEVER KNEW."
THIS IS ABOUT THE HOLY SPIRIT.
I WANT YOU AGAIN
TO WELCOME OUR PASTOR
BECAUSE WE WANT TO TALK
ABOUT THIS PERSON.
ROBERT, I'M GLAD YOU'RE HERE.
Robert: I'M GLAD TO BE HERE!
James: MANY PEOPLE --
MANY PEOPLE GROW UP IN CHURCH
LISTENING TO PREACHING
AND THEY'VE NEVER MET
THIS PERSON, THIS POWER
THAT JESUS SAID
IS SO VITALLY IMPORTANT
THAT THIS GREATEST PERSON LEFT
AND SENT THIS PERSON.
HOW IS IT THAT PEOPLE ARE
STRANGERS THIS TO THIS POWER?
HOW DO YOU EXPLAIN THAT?
Robert: I GREW UP IN
A REALLY GOOD BIBLE-BELIEVING,
BIBLE-PREACHING CHURCH
BUT NEVER HEARD MUCH
ABOUT THE HOLY SPIRIT.
I REMEMBER
GROWING UP IN THIS TOWN,
AND I KNEW TWO CHURCHES
THAT BELIEVED OR TALKED A LOT
ABOUT THE HOLY SPIRIT.
I DON'T MEAN THIS CRITICALLY
BUT HERE'S MY TEENAGE MIND,
WHAT I THOUGHT AS A KID.
ONE OF THE THEM, THE LADIES
DIDN'T WEAR ANY MAKEUP
AND THE OTHER ONE,
THEY WORE WAY TOO MUCH MAKEUP.
SO AS A KID I'M THINKING,
WELL, IF I BELIEVE IN THE
HOLY SPIRIT, EITHER WAY I'M
GOING TO MARRY AN UGLY WOMAN.
THAT'S MY ONLY CHOICE.
THEN THEY SEEM TO BE DIFFERENT,
IT SEEMED SPOOKY
AND I JUST DIDN'T UNDERSTAND.
SO I REALLY WAS AFRAID
OF THE HOLY SPIRIT.
WHEN I WENT TO BIBLE COLLEGE,
MY PASTOR, WELL-INTENTIONED --
I WANT TO SAY THAT,
VERY WELL-INTENTIONED --
HE GAVE ME ONE BIT OF ADVICE.
HE SAID TO ME,
"WATCH OUT FOR PEOPLE WHO
TALK ABOUT THE HOLY SPIRIT."
NOW I UNDERSTAND
WHAT HE WAS TRYING TO SAY
BECAUSE THERE ARE EXCESSES
OUT THERE BUT REMEMBER,
AS YOU SAID, GOD THE FATHER,
GOD THE SON,
GOD THE HOLY SPIRIT;
SO WHEN HE SAID,
"WATCH OUT FOR PEOPLE WHO
TALK ABOUT THE HOLY SPIRIT,"
HE WAS SAYING,
"WATCH OUT FOR PEOPLE
WHO TALK ABOUT GOD."
THAT'S HOW TWISTED IT IS
AND WHO DID THIS?
OBVIOUSLY, SATAN DID IT BECAUSE
WHEN JESUS SENT THE HOLY SPIRIT
THEY TURNED THE WORLD
UPSIDE DOWN.
AND SATAN IS SO AFRAID OF US
KNOWING THE HOLY SPIRIT
AS A PERSON, AS A FRIEND,
AND AS THE EMPOWERING OF GOD
IN OUR LIVES
AND THAT'S WHY I THINK
WE GET SO MIXED-UP
ABOUT THIS SUBJECT.
James: PEOPLE LOOK AT JESUS AND
REMEMBER HIM SAYING THINGS AS,
"I CAME THAT YOU MIGHT HAVE
LIFE AND HAVE IT ABUNDANTLY."
YOU LOOK AT SO MANY PEOPLE
WHO ARE IN RELIGIOUS SETTINGS
AND THEY SEEM TO HAVE
EVERYTHING BUT ABUNDANT LIFE.
THEY HAVE ABUNDANT LOADS.
BY THE WAY,
THERE IS NO SCOLDING INTENDED.
IF YOU SAY, "THAT'S ME...
AND I HAVEN'T EVEN BEEN
TO CHURCH OR I HAVE BEEN."
JESUS CAME TO TELL YOU
THAT IF YOU'LL LET HIM
GET IN THE YOKE WITH YOU
IT IS LIGHT.
THAT DOESN'T MEAN
YOU'LL NEVER HAVE A CONCERN BUT
ONE OF THE CONCERNS YOU'LL HAVE
WHEN THE HOLY SPIRIT
IS IN IT IS YOU'LL HAVE A
LEGITIMATE CONCERN FOR OTHERS.
YOU MAY WEEP OVER THEIR NEEDS
BUT YOU WON'T LIVE A LIFE
THAT IS HEAVY-LADEN;
YOU WILL CARRY HIS CONCERNS
AND YOU WILL FIND HE'S CARRYING
YOUR CONCERNS AND YOUR LOADS.
THE HOLY SPIRIT IS LITERALLY,
THE SPIRIT AND POWER
OF GOD LIVING IN US.
ROBERT, WE HAVE REALLY
A FEW CLIPS FROM YOUR TEACHING
THAT I WOULD LIKE
FOR PEOPLE TO SEE
BECAUSE NOW WHEN YOU TEACH --
AND THIS IS SO AMAZING
TO UNDERSTAND --
THE CHURCH THAT ROBERT PASTORS
IN THE DALLAS/FORT WORTH AREA
IS 11 YEARS OLD.
THE SUMMER OF 2011,
AT THE END WHEN IT IS DOWN,
THE ATTENDANCE
HAS BEEN HITTING 20,000 --
I SAID "ATTENDANCE."
MEMBERSHIP IS ON UP
PRESSING TOWARD NOW 30,000 --
BUT YOU'RE ACTUAL ATTENDANCE.
NOW HE IS PREACHING
TO TREMENDOUS CROWDS OF PEOPLE
WHO ARE COMING BECAUSE
OF WHAT THEY ARE RECEIVING
AND THEY'RE EXCITED
NOT JUST HEARING ABOUT
THE HOLY SPIRIT
BUT EXPERIENCING THE POWER,
THE PERSON OF THE HOLY SPIRIT
IN THEIR LIVES, TO FIND
THE JOY AND THE PEACE AND
THE LOVE AND THE FREEDOM
AND FULLNESS THAT THEY'VE
LONGED FOR THAT JESUS SAID,
"I WANT TO GIVE YOU."
WELL, ROBERT ACTUALLY MOVED
FROM THAT SETTING
IN THE LARGE AUDITORIUM
TO TALK IN A SETTING
THAT WOULD BE MORE LIKE IF YOU
WERE IN YOUR OWN LIVING ROOM OR
IN A LITTLE BIBLE STUDY GROUP,
BUT IT IS REALLY FOR YOU,
IN A VERY PERSONAL WAY.
ROBERT, I WANT TO CUT TO ONE
OF THE CLIPS WHERE YOU TALK
ABOUT THE COMFORTER.
YOU NEED TO HEAR HOW HE APPLIES
-- I DON'T CARE
IF HE'S GOT 10,000 PEOPLE
OR HE'S GOT 25 OR 50
HE'S GOING TO MAKE THE POINT.
LET'S JUST CUT
TO ONE OF THE CLIPS.
I WANT YOU TO SEE
BECAUSE I'M TELLING YOU
I WANT YOU TO GET THE TEACHING.
YOU SAY, "WHY DO YOU WANT IT?"
BECAUSE I WANT YOU TO GET
WHAT HE IS TEACHING.
I WANT YOU TO RECEIVE
IN FULLNESS IN YOUR LIFE
WHAT YOUR HEART
HAS BEEN LONGING FOR,
WHAT JESUS SAID IS SO GREAT,
"I'M LEAVING AND SENDING IT
SO YOU CAN HAVE ME,
ANOTHER ONE LIKE ME WITH YOU."
LISTEN TO ROBERT TEACHING
HERE FROM THE CLIP AND I'M
PRAYING YOU'RE GOING TO GET
THIS ENTIRE SERIES, EIGHT
SESSIONS ON THE HOLY SPIRIT.
IT IS GOING TO BE TRANSFORMING.
WATCH THIS.
NOW THIS WORD "HELPER"
IN THE GREEK
IS THE WORD PARAKLAYTOS.
I'VE HEARD PEOPLE
PRONOUNCE IT PARAKLETOS
BUT CORRECTLY, IT WOULD
BE PRONOUNCED PARAKLAYTOS.
IT MEANS A HELPER BUT
IT ALSO COULD MEAN A CONSOLER,
AN INTERCESSOR,
AN ADVOCATE OR -- AND THIS IS
THE OLD KING JAMES WORD
THAT SOME OF US MIGHT HAVE
GROWN UP ON -- A COMFORTER.
DO REMEMBER THAT?
HE SAID, "I'M GOING TO SEND
THE COMFORTER TO YOU."
I REMEMBER WHEN I THOUGHT
ABOUT THIS, THE COMFORTER,
THE HOLY SPIRIT BEING
THE COMFORTER, MOST OF US
HAVE SOMETHING IN OUR HOMES
THAT'S CALLED A COMFORTER.
RIGHT? WHEN DEBBIE AND I FIRST
GOT MARRIED, WE HAD NO MONEY --
NO MONEY!
WE LIVED IN A TRAILER.
I TOLD THIS STORY ONE TIME AND
A PASTOR FRIEND OF MINE SAID,
"ROBERT, THEY DON'T CALL THEM
TRAILERS ANYMORE."
I SAID, "YEAH, I KNOW.
THEY CALL THEM MOBILE HOMES."
HE SAID, "NO, NO, NO.
THEY CALL THEM
MANUFACTURED HOMES.
IT MIGHT OFFEND SOMEONE
FOR YOU TO SAY TRAILER."
I SAID, "WELL, I'LL START
SAYING MANUFACTURED HOME
BUT WE LIVED IN A TRAILER."
[Laughter]
JUST TO LET KNOW.
THE FURNITURE WE HAD
EVEN CAME WITH THE TRAILER;
IT WAS TRAILER FURNITURE.
DEBBIE WOULD PICK THE COUCH UP
LIKE THIS AND VACUUM
UNDERNEATH.
IT WAS CHEAP FURNITURE.
ALL OF OUR STUFF
WAS HAND-ME-DOWNS.
AND OUR COMFORTER WAS WORN OUT,
HOLES -- LITERALLY HOLES IN IT
AND IT PROBABLY
STARTED LIKE THAT,
IT HAD GOTTEN DOWN, YOU KNOW.
IT LOOKED LIKE A SHEET
ON TOP OF IT;
IT WAS JUST WORN OUT.
SO SHE SAID TO ME,
"CAN WE BUY A NEW COMFORTER?"
I SAID, "YES."
THEN I FOUND OUT
HOW MUCH THEY COST
AND REGRETTED THE DECISION.
BUT ANYWAY
WE BOUGHT THE COMFORTER.
I CAME HOME FROM WORK ONE DAY.
SHE SAID, "COME SEE
THE NEW COMFORTER."
I WENT IN AND THERE WAS
THIS BEAUTIFUL, THICK --
ALL THROUGH DINNER
AND THEN WE WATCHED SOME TV.
I'M DREAMING OF JUST
PULLING THAT COMFORTER UP
AND GETTING UNDER
THAT COMFORTER.
SO WE WENT IN TO GO TO BED
AND SOMEONE HAD STOLEN
OUR COMFORTER.
IT WAS FUNNY;
ALL THE LADIES KNOW
WHERE I'M GOING.
THIS MAN OVER HERE
HE WAS LIKE REALLY?
SOMEONE JUST STOLE YOUR --.
NO, WHAT HAD HAPPENED IS
SHE HAD TAKEN IT OFF THE BED,
AND PUT THE OLD COMFORTER
BACK ON.
I SAID TO HER,
"WHERE IS OUR COMFORTER?"
SHE GOES, "FLBB!"
[Laughter]
BY THE WAY WOMEN,
YOU DO THAT A LOT.
FLBB!
SHE SAID, "THAT COMFORTER
IS NOT FOR USE!
IT'S FOR LOOKS!"
I HAVE SINCE LEARNED
WE HAVE MANY THINGS IN OUR HOME
THAT ARE NOT FOR USE,
THEY'RE FOR LOOKS.
WE HAVE TOWELS
THAT YOU CAN USE
AND I CAN'T USE.
[Laughter]
I'LL NEVER FORGET GETTING OUT
OF THE SHOWER ONE TIME
AND THERE WAS THIS PLUMP
NEW TOWEL.
SO I START DRYING OFF
AND SHE WALKS IN --
DEBBIE WALKS IN AND SAYS,
"WHAT ARE YOU DOING?"
IT'S AMAZING, AS A GROWN MAN
HOW YOU CAN FEEL LIKE
A LITTLE BOY AGAIN.
I KNEW I WAS IN TROUBLE
BUT I DIDN'T KNOW WHY.
I SAID, "I DON'T KNOW!"
[Laughter]
THEN SHE SAYS THIS --
WOMEN SAY THIS A LOT TO MEN,
"WHAT WERE YOU THINKING?"
[Laughter]
"I DON'T KNOW!
I DON'T KNOW
WHAT I WAS THINKING.
I PROMISE I DON'T KNOW."
AND LADIES, WHEN WE SAY THAT,
WE DON'T KNOW.
[Laughter]
WE REALLY DON'T!
SHE SAID,
"THAT TOWEL IS NOT FOR USE!
IT'S FOR LOOKS."
I SAID TO HER,
"I'M AS SURPRISED AS YOU ARE.
I DON'T KNOW
WHAT I WAS THINKING.
I SHOULD'VE USED PAPER TOWELS.
I'M WET, I'M NAKED,
THERE'S A TOWEL.
I DON'T KNOW
WHAT I WAS THINKING!"
BUT THAT STATEMENT
ABOUT THE COMFORTER
HAS STUCK WITH ME.
"THIS COMFORTER IS NOT FOR USE,
IT'S JUST FOR LOOKS."
WELL, CAN I TELL YOU SOMETHING?
THIS COMFORTER IS FOR USE.
JESUS SAID, "I'M GOING
TO SEND YOU A COMFORTER
FOR YOU TO USE;
FOR HIM TO SPEAK THROUGH YOU
AND MINISTER TO YOU
AND HELP YOU."
James: LISTEN TO ME --
I'M LAUGHING JUST LIKE YOU ARE
BECAUSE -- HEY LISTEN,
ROBERT PREACHES TO 20,000,
IT WILL PROBABLY BE 30,000
BY THE TIME
THE END OF THE YEAR COMES;
I MEAN IN PERSON AT THE CHURCH.
YOU SAY, "BOY,
I WISH I COULD GO!"
LISTEN! IT IS KIND OF
LIKE WHAT JESUS DID,
WE'RE SENDING WHAT ROBERT
HAS TO OFFER TO YOU.
YOU CAN ACTUALLY --
WHAT YOU JUST WATCHED IN TOTAL
AND YEAH, YOU SAY,
"WILL IT BE FUNNY?"
YEAH, IT WILL BE
BUT YOU SEE, THE SAD PART,
I CAN GO FROM LAUGHING
TO WANTING TO WEEP
BECAUSE THIS GREAT COMFORTER
THAT JESUS SENT LIKE HIM
TO LIVE IN US IS LIKE
THE FORGOTTEN ASPECT OF GOD
AND THE GIFT HE OFFERS.
BUT YOU CAN HAVE ROBERT'S
TEACHING LIKE THAT IN
YOUR HOME AND YOU CAN SHARE IT
WITH YOUR FRIENDS.
LET ME TELL YOU SOMETHING,
YOU CAN SHARE IT
WITH YOUR CHURCH
AND YOUR BIBLE STUDY.
WOULDN'T IT BE WONDERFUL IF YOU
RECEIVED THIS COMFORTER AND
THE POWER OF THE HOLY SPIRIT
AND PEOPLE WOULD SEE
THE DIFFERENCE
AND THEY WOULD SAY,
"WE WANT TO SEE WHAT YOU HEARD
AND EXPERIENCE
WHAT YOU'VE EXPERIENCED
AND THEN YOUR WHOLE CHURCH
EXPERIENCED IT"?
BY THE WAY, THIS IS THE WAY
THAT LITTLE LIGHT OF MINE
BECOMES THE CITY SET ON A HILL
THAT CANNOT AND WILL NOT
BE HID.
THIS IS THE EMPOWERED CHURCH.
AND WE'RE ASKING YOU
TO GIVE GOD A CHANCE TO DO
WHAT JESUS SAID
HE SENT THE HOLY SPIRIT TO DO.
THIS EXPLAINS HOW DO YOU
RECEIVE THE HOLY SPIRIT?
WHAT ARE THE MANIFESTATIONS?
WHAT ARE THE GIFTS
OF THE SPIRIT?
THEY DIDN'T PASS AWAY.
THE GOD THAT IS THE SAME
YESTERDAY, TODAY, AND FOREVER
DOESN'T GIVE AND THEN
TAKETH AWAY SOMETHING
THAT HE INTENDED TO BLESS YOU.
SO I HOPE YOU GET THE BOOK
BUT I HOPE YOU ALSO GET
THE TEACHING ON CD OR DVD.
ROBERT, THAT WAS EXCELLENT!
AND WIVES -- I DON'T KNOW
IF WIVES TALKING LIKE THAT
ARE REALLY FILLED
WITH THE HOLY SPIRIT
WHEN THEY'RE PROTECTING
ALL THE COMFORTERS --
THAT WAS SO FUNNY
AND DEBBIE IS SO SPIRIT-FILLED.
Betty: I UNDERSTAND EXACTLY
WHAT DEBBIE IS TALKING ABOUT!
AND JAMES DOESN'T UNDERSTAND
WHY WE PUT ALL THESE PILLOWS
ON TOP OF THAT COMFORTER
DURING THE DAY BECAUSE WE HAVE
TO TAKE THEM ALL OFF AT NIGHT.
Robert: I DON'T
UNDERSTAND THAT EITHER.
[Laughter]
THEY'RE FOR LOOKS!
James: "DON'T SLEEP
ON THAT PILLOW!"
ROBERT, THAT WAS
AN INCREDIBLE ILLUSTRATION BUT
I ALSO THINK THE POINT I MADE
ABOUT HOW FUNNY AND YET HOW SAD
WHEN YOU DON'T RECEIVE THE WORK
IN FULLNESS OF THE COMFORTER.
I KNOW YOU'RE SEEKING
TO INSPIRE OUR VIEWING AUDIENCE
AND THIS STUDIO FULL OF PEOPLE
WHO REALLY HAVE A DESIRE,
NOT ONLY FOR THE FULLNESS
OF THE SPIRIT
BUT FOR EVERYONE TO WALK
IN THE FULLNESS OF THE SPIRIT,
WHAT DO YOU SAY TO PEOPLE
WHO ARE WATCHING TO JUST SAY,
SOMEHOW OPEN THEIR HEART
TO NOT BE FEARFUL BUT TO BE
EXCITED AND ANXIOUS AS THOUGH
JESUS WAS ACTUALLY GOING TO
WALK IN THE ROOM WITH THEM
BUT THE REALITY IS HE IS GOING
TO MOVE INTO THE ROOM WITH THEM
AND LIVE WITH THEM
IF THEY COULD JUST GRASP THAT.
Robert: THAT'S IT!
THAT'S REALLY WHAT JESUS SAID.
HE SAID, "THIS COMFORTER
THAT I'M GOING TO SEND,
HE IS WITH YOU
BUT HE WILL BE IN YOU."
AND THE REASON HE SAID,
"IT IS TO YOUR ADVANTAGE...
IT IS BETTER FOR YOU
THAT I GO AWAY."
AND WHEN YOU THINK ABOUT
THAT STATEMENT, I THOUGHT,
IS IT REALLY BETTER
THAT THE HOLY SPIRIT IS HERE
RATHER THAN JESUS IN PERSON
ON THIS EARTH?
AND THE REASON IT IS BETTER,
IS YOU THINK ABOUT IT,
IF JESUS WERE ON
THE EARTH TODAY,
I REMEMBER JUST A FEW YEARS AGO
THE POPE CAME
TO DENVER, COLORADO
AND HUNDREDS OF THOUSANDS
OF PEOPLE CAME TO SEE HIM.
BUT HOW COULD THEY TALK TO
ONE PERSON?
HOW COULD THEY HAVE ONE PERSON
PRAY FOR THEM?
SO IF JESUS
WERE ON THE EARTH TODAY,
HE COULD ONLY TALK
TO A FEW PEOPLE
OR PERSONALLY CARRY ON
A CONVERSATION OR PRAY FOR
ONE PERSON AT A TIME --
AND HOW COULD HE
GET TO EVERYONE?
THE REASON JESUS SAID, "IT IS
GOING TO BE BETTER FOR YOU"
IS BECAUSE THE HOLY SPIRIT
CAN LIVE IN EACH OF US --
EACH OF US CAN HAVE
A PERSONAL RELATIONSHIP
WITH THE HOLY SPIRIT.
I GREW UP
AND I WAS VERY INSECURE.
I HAD TREMENDOUS REJECTION.
IT'S HARD FOR ME TO IMAGINE
THE REJECTION THAT I HAD.
DEBBIE AND I, WHEN WE
GOT MARRIED, WE WOULD GO
TO A PARTY OR SOMETHING
AND I WOULD BE SO ALONE;
I WOULD FEEL ALONE.
SHE WOULD JUST MOVE AROUND
AND TALK TO EVERYBODY.
WHEN WE GOT IN THE CAR,
I HATE TO SAY THIS,
BUT I WOULD JUST JUMP ON HER.
I WOULD SAY, "YOU LEFT ME!
AND PEOPLE CAME UP TO ME...
AND TALKED TO ME!"
[Laughter]
I WAS JUST SO INSECURE.
WHEN I REALIZED THE HOLY SPIRIT
IS A PERSON LIVING INSIDE
OF ME AND WE BEGAN TO CARRY
ON CONVERSATIONS --
NOT WEIRD, NOT SPOOKY THINGS,
BUT HE WOULD JUST ENCOURAGE ME
-- IT CHANGED EVERYTHING.
AND THE FIRST TIME
WE WENT TO A PARTY LIKE THAT
AFTER THIS HAPPENED,
DEBBIE WENT TALKING
LIKE SHE DOES, AND I THOUGHT,
WELL, SHE DID IT AGAIN.
I'M ALONE!
AND THE HOLY SPIRIT SAID TO ME,
"I'M HERE. I'M HERE."
THEN I LOOKED ACROSS THE ROOM
AND THERE WAS A MAN
AND I JUST FELT LIKE
I COULD JUST SENSE SOMETHING.
IN A MOMENT HE CAME OVER TO ME
AND I SAID TO HIM,
"ARE YOU DOING OKAY?"
HE SAID, "NO. I'M REALLY NOT."
I STARTED MINISTERING TO HIM
AND I'M TELLING YOU,
IT IS TO OUR ADVANTAGE
THAT JESUS GOES AWAY AND
WE DON'T NEED TO BE AFRAID
OF SOMEONE JESUS SENDS
WHO IS GOD AMONG US AND
HIS NAME IS THE HOLY SPIRIT.
Betty: AND HE IS THE COMFORTER.
Robert: HE IS.
Betty: I MEAN CONSTANT,
CONTINUALLY IN OUR LIVES.
I GUESS THE THING
WHEN I REALIZED THIS
IN MY OWN HEART
THAT THERE GOD HAD SENT
AND TAKEN CARE OF EVERYTHING
WHEN I ACCEPTED HIM,
MADE ME COMPLETE IN HIM, BUT
ROBERT, DON'T YOU BELIEVE WE
HAVE TO INVITE THE HOLY SPIRIT
TO BE ACTIVE AND PRESENT
IN OUR LIVES AND FOR US
TO HAVE THAT SENSITIVITY AND
REALIZE HE IS CONSTANTLY THERE?
Robert: ABSOLUTELY, GOD GAVE
EVERY ONE OF US A FREE WILL
BECAUSE WE ARE CREATED IN
HIS IMAGE AND IN THE SAME WAY
THAT JESUS IS THE SAVIOR
OF THE WORLD,
BUT HE IS NOT MY SAVIOR
UNTIL I RECEIVE HIM --
TO AS MANY AS RECEIVED HIM,
TO THEM HE GIVES THE POWER
TO BECOME THE SONS OF GOD.
IN THE SAME WAY IF WE ARE
AFRAID OF THE HOLY SPIRIT
WE MAY NOT BE SAYING IT
BUT IN ESSENCE
WE'RE NOT REALLY RECEIVING HIM
BECAUSE WE'RE KIND OF AFRAID
HE MIGHT DO SOMETHING WEIRD.
SOMETIMES WE THINK
THE HOLY SPIRIT IS KIND OF LIKE
THE WEIRD UNCLE THAT SHOWS UP
AND EMBARRASSES EVERYBODY
BECAUSE WE'VE SEEN PEOPLE
WHO ARE WEIRD.
I DON'T MEAN THIS WRONG
BUT THEY WOULD BE WEIRD
WITHOUT THE HOLY SPIRIT --
THEY'RE JUST WEIRD!
THERE ARE WEIRD PEOPLE
IN THE WORLD.
BUT THE HOLY SPIRIT
IS NOT WEIRD.
HE'S A WONDERFUL, KIND, LOVING,
GENTLE, PEACEABLE PERSON
AND WE DO NEED TO INVITE HIM
INTO OUR LIVES.
Betty: I THINK WE HAVE
THE OPINION TOO
THAT IF WE DO THAT,
IF WE INVITE HIM IN
THAT OUR LIFE IS GOING TO BE
OUT OF CONTROL.
BUT NO! HE WANTS TO BRING IT
INTO CONTROL SO THAT
GOD'S SPIRIT CAN MINISTER
AND BE EFFECTIVE TO OTHERS.
Robert: AND ACTUALLY,
ONE OF THE FRUITS OF THE SPIRIT
IS SELF-CONTROL
AND SO MANY TIMES WE NEED THAT
WHERE THE HOLY SPIRIT IS --
HERE'S THE GREAT THING.
WE DON'T HAVE TO PRODUCE
THE FRUIT,
THE HOLY SPIRIT PRODUCES
THAT FRUIT IN US.
James: IF YOU COULD UNDERSTAND
THAT NO MORE THAN FLOWERS --
LET'S JUST SAY -- THIS IS
AN ARTIFICIAL ARRANGEMENT
BUT THEY REPRESENT
VERY REAL FLOWERS.
BY THE WAY, THE PHONY FLOWERS
MAY LOOK PRETTY
BUT THEY WON'T GROW.
THEY'RE A LOT LIKE
CHURCH FOLKS,
THERE THEY ARE, LOOK GOOD,
BUT THEY DON'T GROW.
YOU GET PEOPLE THOUGH
THAT REALLY KNOW THE LORD
AND THEY GET
THE FULLNESS OF THE SPIRIT.
IT IS LIKE A FLOWER, A PLANT
THAT GROWS BEAUTIFUL BLOOMS
AND BLOSSOMS.
IT DOESN'T HAVE
TO STRAIN TO DO IT.
IT DOESN'T STAND THERE GOING,
"UUUH... UUUH... FLOWER!
NO. IT JUST DOES WHAT IT DOES
NATURALLY, SUPERNATURALLY.
WHEN YOU RECEIVE THE
HOLY SPIRIT INTO YOUR LIFE THEN
THE LIFE LIKENESS OF CHRIST
BEGINS TO FIND EXPRESSION.
IT IS LIKE ROBERT SAID,
HE HAD A SENSITIVITY
TO A MAN'S NEED THEN HE KNEW
HOW TO SPEAK TO THAT MAN,
HE KNEW HOW TO ADDRESS
THE ISSUES
IN THAT PERSON'S LIFE.
THE HOLY SPIRIT ACTUALLY BEGINS
TO GIVE YOU INSIGHT FROM ABOVE,
DIVINE INSIGHT.
YOU'RE GOING TO FIND YOURSELF
AMAZED NOT JUST IN
THE PRESENCE OF THE LORD
BUT WITH THE PRESENCE
OF THE LORD IN YOU.
ONE OF THE THINGS
PETER LORD SAID YEARS AGO,
AND YOU KNOW HOW MUCH
WE RESPECTED THIS INCREDIBLE
SPIRIT-FILLED PASTOR
AND WHAT HE SHARED.
HE SAID THE LORD SHOWED HIM
THAT YOU AS A CHRISTIAN,
IF YOU'VE BEEN BORN AGAIN,
THE HOLY SPIRIT IS IN YOUR LIFE
BECAUSE HE WORKED IN
REDEMPTIVE REGENERATION.
SO THE HOLY SPIRIT IS THERE
BUT YOU MAY NOT BE FILLED
TO OVERFLOWING.
SEE, HE MAY BE RESIDENT
AND NOT BE PRESIDENT --
NOT BE RULING.
PETER LORD SAID THAT HE GOT
AN INSIGHT FROM THE LORD.
HE SAID GOD POINTED OUT
AND SAID, "YOUR MOTHER-IN-LAW
MOVED INTO YOUR HOME
THREE YEARS AGO.
SHE LIVES IN YOUR HOUSE BUT
YOU HAVEN'T RECEIVED HER YET."
[Laughter]
WE GOT A LOT OF PEOPLE THAT
HAVE THE HOLY SPIRIT IN THEM
BUT THEY HAVEN'T RECEIVED HIM.
WHAT ROBERT IS TEACHING
IN THIS SERIES
AND WHAT'S IN THE BOOK
AND IN <I>THE GOD I NEVER KNEW</I>
IS HOW YOU WELCOME AND RECEIVE
THE FULLNESS AND THE POWER
AND THEN THE EXPRESSION
AND EXPRESSIVENESS
OF THE HOLY SPIRIT.
WE'RE TALKING ABOUT A MIRACLE.
BETTY, WHEN YOU SAW ME
FILLED WITH THE SPIRIT,
THE SHYEST KID YOU EVER SAW
AND ANYBODY EVER KNEW,
WHEN GOD CALLED ME TO PREACH
AND I TOLD THE PEOPLE,
I ASKED THE LEAD DEACON.
I SAID, "DO YOU THINK
GOD CAN USE ME?"
HE SAID, "NO."
JUST THAT QUICK.
IN OTHER WORDS,
BOY, YOU'RE TOO SHY,
YOU'RE TOO TIMID, NO!
AND YET WITHIN THREE DAYS
I WAS PREACHING
LIKE I'M PREACHING NOW.
I'VE BECOME PLUM A SISSY
COMPARED TO THE WAY
I PREACHED THEN.
I WAS ON FIRE FOR GOD AND BOLD.
YOU SAY, "WHO IS THIS?"
THIS WAS HIM.
THIS IS HIS NEXT
NEW BEST FRIEND.
THIS IS THE HOLY SPIRIT.
I AM ASKING YOU RIGHT NOW
BECAUSE OF WHAT GOD WANTS TO DO
IN YOUR LIFE.
JESUS SAID IT IS SO IMPORTANT,
"I'M LEAVING TO SEND
THIS OTHER ONE LIKE ME
TO LIVE IN YOU."
IF YOU'D SIMPLY DIAL THE NUMBER
AND SAY, "I WANT THE BOOK,
I WANT THE CD'S,"
I ASK YOU TO GET THE DVD'S,
WE'RE ASKING YOU
TO MAKE A GIFT.
YOU SAY, "WHAT ARE YOU
GOING TO DO WITH THAT GIFT?"
-- WE'RE GOING TO KEEP TALKING
TO PEOPLE ABOUT
THE TRUTHS OF GOD.
WE'RE GOING TO KEEP DRILLING
WATER WELLS.
WE'RE GOING TO KEEP FEEDING
THE TRULY HUNGRY
STARVING PEOPLE.
WE'RE GOING TO MEET
CRISIS NEEDS.
WE'RE GOING TO RESCUE PEOPLE
FROM SEX TRAFFICKING.
THE OUTREACHES OF LIFE ARE
SUPPORTED BY PEOPLE WHO SAY,
"I SEE A NEED,
I WANT TO MEET IT."
LET ME TELL YOU SOMETHING,
WHEN YOU MOVE
IN THE SPIRIT OF GOD
AND HIS FULLNESS
YOU'LL MEET NEEDS
BUT YOU'LL ALSO FIND
YOU PERSONALLY
ARE GOING TO BE LETTING HIM
USE YOU TO MEET NEEDS.
IF YOU WOULD SIMPLY CALL
THE NUMBER, USE YOUR BANKCARD
OR YOU CAN GO ONLINE
OR YOU CAN WRITE A CHECK
AND MAIL IT IN,
BUT WE'RE ASKING YOU
TO PRAYERFULLY CONSIDER
MAKING A GIFT OF $49.
ASK FOR THE BOOK AND THE CD'S,
IF YOU WOULD LIKE TO HAVE
THE DVD ALONG WITH THE BOOK
AND CD'S, THAT WAY YOU CAN
DRIVE AND LISTEN TO THE TAPES
OR YOU CAN SIT
AND WATCH THE DVD'S,
WHICH I REALLY ENCOURAGE YOU
TO DO THAT, AND SHARE THEM
WITH YOUR FRIENDS.
WE'RE ASKING FOR
A LOVE GIFT OF $99.
REMEMBER THIS,
WE'RE GOING TO PLACE
IN YOUR HANDS AN INSIGHT
FOR YOU TO INVITE
THIS BEST FRIEND INTO YOUR LIFE
AND I PROMISE YOU,
PEOPLE ARE GOING TO WANT
TO KNOW WHAT HAPPENED.
AND THEN YOU'LL BE ABLE
TO SHARE WITH THEM
AND SHOW THEM HOW THEY TOO
CAN RECEIVE FOR MANY
THE GOD THEY NEVER KNEW.
I PRAY YOU'LL MAKE THAT CALL
RIGHT NOW AND SAY,
I WANT THIS TEACHING.
WE'RE GOING TO BE SO GLAD
TO SEND IT TO YOU.
Announcer: TO MANY PEOPLE THE HOLY SPIRIT IS MYSTERIOUS,
DISTANT, EVEN CONTROVERSIAL.
THEY SIMPLY DON'T KNOW OR UNDERSTAND
WHAT THE BIBLE TEACHES.
INTRODUCING<I> THE GOD I NEVER KNEW,</I>
A DYNAMIC NEW SERIES THAT WILL HELP YOU DISCOVER
HOW REAL FRIENDSHIP WITH THE HOLY SPIRIT CAN CHANGE YOUR LIFE
AND EMPOWER YOU FOR MINISTRY.
THROUGH EIGHT DYNAMIC AUDIO AND VIDEO MESSAGES,
PASTOR ROBERT MORRIS SHARES INCREDIBLE TRUTH
THAT WILL HELP DESTROY THE LIES AND MISCONCEPTIONS
BELIEVERS HAVE ABOUT THE HOLY SPIRIT
AND INTRODUCE YOU TO THE ENCOURAGER
AND TRUSTED FRIEND THAT HE IS.
USING SCRIPTURE AFTER SCRIPTURE
AND HIS OWN PERSONAL EXPERIENCE,
ROBERT HELPS YOU EXPERIENCE THE HOLY SPIRIT
IN A FRESH NEW WAY
TO EMBRACE THE GOD YOU MAY HAVE NEVER KNOWN.
Jack: ROBERT MORRIS' STUDY SERIES ON THE BOOK,
<I>THE GOD I NEVER KNEW</I>
IS GOING TO BE SOMETHING YOU'LL FIND PRACTICAL AND PERSONAL.
THERE'S NOTHING MORE PRACTICAL THAN LIFE IN THE HOLY SPIRIT
OR MORE PERSONAL THAN KNOWING HIM WELL.
I LOVE IT WHEN PASTORS CAN DO THAT
AND THEN PACKAGE IT THIS WAY FOR YOU.
Announcer: CALL NOW TO RECEIVE <I>THE GOD I NEVER KNEW </I>AUDIO SERIES AND BOOK
WITH YOUR GIFT OF JUST $49 OR MORE,
OR REQUEST BOTH VIDEO AND AUDIO SERIES WITH THE BOOK
FOR JUST $99 OR MORE.
AND REMEMBER, YOUR GIFT TODAY
HELPS US BRING FREEDOM IN CHRIST
TO THOSE IN NEED AROUND THE WORLD.
PLEASE CALL, WRITE, OR MAKE YOUR GIFT ONLINE TODAY!
Robert: YOU HAVE SOMEONE LIVING INSIDE OF YOU
WHO KNOWS EVERYTHING ABOUT EVERYTHING
AND HE HAS COMMITTED HIMSELF TO BE YOUR TEACHER
AND TO LEAD YOU INTO ALL TRUTH.
SO WHY WOULD YOU NOT WANT TO GET TO KNOW HIM?
I THINK IT IS JUST THE PERFECT TOOL
IF YOU HAVE ANY QUESTIONS ABOUT THE HOLY SPIRIT
OR THE GIFTS OF THE SPIRIT
OR IS THIS LEGITIMATE, IS THIS TRUTH?
THIS SERIES WOULD CLARIFY ANY OF THOSE QUESTIONS.
IT COULD BE AN INCREDIBLE TEACHING TOOL.
TO HEAR THE WORD OF GOD CONVEYED
IN SUCH A SIMPLE AND PRACTICAL WAY
THAT YOU DON'T HAVE TO BE A THEOLOGIAN TO UNDERSTAND IT,
BUT IF YOU ARE, IT IS STILL GOING TO CHALLENGE YOU.
Robert: THE HOLY SPIRIT IS KIND AND COMPASSIONATE
AND HE IS A WONDERFUL, WONDERFUL FRIEND.
HE IS MY BEST FRIEND.
YEARS OF BEING A CHRISTIAN AND I NEVER KNEW I HAD THIS.
IT IS PRICELESS!
AND I WOULD LOVE EVERYBODY TO HAVE IT.
James: LET ME REMIND YOU,
YOU CAN GO TO
LIFETODAY.ORG ONLINE
AND THIS IS SOMETHING
YOU NEED TO KNOW, OFTENTIMES
WHEN PEOPLE ARE CALLING,
YOU MIGHT GET A BUSY,
YOU BE PERSISTENT.
THIS MAY BE ONE
OF THE MOST IMPORTANT REQUESTS
YOU EVER MAKE.
I REALLY THINK --
I KNOW AS YOU LIVE IT
PEOPLE ARE GOING TO WANT
TO KNOW WHAT HAPPENED AND NOW
YOU'RE GOING TO BE ABLE TO
SHARE NOT ONLY A BOOK ABOUT IT
BUT YOU'RE GOING TO BE ABLE
TO SHARE THE ACTUAL TEACHING
EITHER ON CD OR DVD.
THIS IS GOING TO BE SOMETHING
LIKE HEY,
THERE IS A DIFFERENCE IN ME,
I HOPE YOU CAN TELL IT.
THEY WILL!
LET ME SHOW YOU WHAT HAPPENED.
LET ME LET SOMEONE HELP YOU
THAT HELPED ME.
BE SURE YOU GET THROUGH
EITHER ONLINE
OR IF YOU GET A BUSY,
SAY, "I'M DETERMINED."
WOULD YOU JOIN BETTY AND ME
IN SAYING THANKS
TO PASTOR ROBERT MORRIS?
BLESS YOU, ROBERT!
Announcer: TOMORROW, A COUPLE'S LIVES WERE TRANSFORMED
WHEN THEY MET THE GOD THEY NEVER KNEW.
I DIDN'T HAVE TO BE LONELY ANYMORE.
THIS PERSON IS INSIDE OF ME!