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Jesus and the Holy Spirit Unity of Purpose “He (Jesus) will baptize you with the Holy Spirit”   Breaking the Barriers John 3:1-2 There was a man of the Pharisees named Nicodemus, a ruler of the Jews. 2 This man came to Jesus by night and said to Him, "Rabbi, we know that You are a teacher come from God; for no one can do these signs that You do unless God is with him." NKJV I have read this verses many times and have been captured by its many aspects and descriptions.   There are many individual things we can learn from but the most important thing was Nicodemus’ nighttime confession.   Have you ever been obsessed with what God is doing in your life?   You know, the “who”, the “what”, the “where” and most importantly, the “why”. Nicodemus has been painted in many different ways.   I see Nicodemus as desperately confessional.   We know Nicodemus paid attention to what Jesus was doing.   Nicodemus also gave serious thought about Jesus and what Jesus was do

Jesus and the Holy Spirit Unity of Purpose “It’s the truth!” Breaking the Barriers (Pre-sermon Devotion) Genesis 3:8-10 8 Then the man and his wife heard the sound of the Lord   God as he was walking in the garden in the cool of the day, and they hid from the Lord   God among the trees of the garden. 9 But the Lord God called to the man, "Where are you?" 10 He answered, "I heard you in the garden, and I was afraid because I was naked; so I hid." NIV Too often we come together deeply aware of how naked we are!   Even before we arrived at church, we knitted together some fig leaves, so as not to be too naked before God and each other.   You know what I mean, a rushed prayer of repentance without seek forgiveness; forced prayers of thanksgiving, reading a quick verse from the Bible, listening to KLOV on the way to church.   And if you had children, grandchildren to get ready for church, you know how naked you are; and we all know you did not have