Dr Charles Stanley - The Power of the Holy Spirit in the Life of the Believer - Part 2

0:00Come on and get happy with happy GLP.com. At just $99 a month, happy GLP gives you one set price every month. No tears, no tricks. Getting started with happy GLP is fast, convenient, and happens virtually with a licensed provider. Check it out for yourself at happy GLP.com. That's happy GLP.com. A happy price for a happier you. Compounding medications are not FDA-approved eligibility required and determined by a licensed provider. It's a good idea. The company's best provider individual results may vary. See website for details. Are you tired of the confusing bait and switch pricing on GLP ones? Then visit happy GLP.com where it's always $99 a month. At happy GLP, whether you're brand new or renewing, it's $99 every time. No teaser price, no switch up. Getting started is fast, convenient, and happens virtually with a licensed provider. Check it out. Happy GLP.com. Compounding medications are not FDA-approved. Eligibility required and determined by a licensed provider. Individual results may vary. See website for details.

1:03What he's promised to do is enable us and to equip us both in wisdom and understanding and knowledge and energy to do what he has required of us, what he has called us to do, and he will make you success at whatever you're doing. When your reliance is upon the Spirit of God because what you're doing, you're looking to him, depending upon him, waiting upon him, trusting him to give you God instant direction and energy and strength and wisdom to do the job. Every single solitary believer has the right to claim the presence and the power of the Spirit of God in that life or whatever God has called you to do. Do you feel like your Christian life swings from contentment to frustration too easily? You're not alone. And there is a remedy. Welcome to In Touch, the teaching ministry of Dr. Charles Stanley. We're glad you've joined us. If you're discouraged about inconsistencies in your walk with Christ, you'll hear today about the one who will help you discover both rest and peace in part two of the power of the Holy Spirit in the life of the believer.

2:09What I want to talk about in this message is the power of the Holy Spirit in the life of the believer. Now to many people, their idea of the power of the Holy Spirit is some miraculous thing that God does through some so-called healer or some outstanding preacher or teaching so forth. But what I want you to understand this message is this, that the work in the ministry and the power of the Holy Spirit is not only available to every single believer, but is the will of God for every single believer no matter who you are. And oftentimes that is the big hedge we have to get across. Because so often people think, well, that's for missionaries and this is for teachers and this is for preachers. And certainly this has nothing to do with me as a businessman or me as a mother or a me as a student. I'm a plumber. I'm a preacher. I'm a carpenter or I'm a secretary or I work at in the business world and I'm ahead of this and ahead of that. What does the Holy Spirit have to do with any of this? Well, listen very carefully because it is so very important you and I understand that

3:11this message is not limited to preachers and missionaries and Bible teachers, but God intends for it to be for every single person. So what I want to do first of all is to define what I mean by the power of the Holy Spirit. The power of the Holy Spirit is that divine authority and energy which God releases in the life of every single one of his children in order that you and I may live a godly life and that we may live a fruitful life. The power of the Holy Spirit is that divine energy and listen, that divine energy and the authority that God releases in and through every single believer in order we might live a godly life and bear a fruitful life. So when he talks about being clothed with power from on high, that's the kind of power he's talking about now. What I'd like to do in this message is simply this. I want to give you a comprehensive view of the Holy Spirit. I want to start out with something very simple and move it to the more complex.

4:12One thing I am certain, if you will listen carefully to this message, if you'll be wise enough to take some notes, you will not only be enlightened probably in some areas, but you're going to be encouraged in your life no matter what your vocation or what God has called you to do. So let's think about the work of the Spirit. What I'll do is I'll give you the work of the Spirit and then I will give you the chapter because I don't want you to just read one verse. I want you to read what's in the context of it. Now, when you think about the work of the Spirit, we said first of all, when we talk about the power of the Holy Spirit, this is divine energy that God places in our life to physically and emotionally enable us to do what he's called us to do. And so God is in a very practical way working in our life moment by moment, day by day. This is Troy Millings from Earn Your Leisure. On Earn Your Leisure, we're all about smart money moves. And here's one most people skip and it starts with insureify. Most of us never shop our car insurance.

5:13The policy renews every year, the rate creeps up a little at a time and nobody calls you to tell you. You stay with the same company because it's easy and that convenience costs you real money. That's what insureify fixes. No quotes for more than 120 top insurance companies side by side. About two minutes free, no phone calls, no pressure. And if there's nothing better for you right now, insureify keeps watching and tells you when that changes so you're never stuck over paying. Millions of people have used insureify to shop for their car insurance. So insure with insureify. Go to insureify.com. That's I-N-S-U-R-I-F-Y.com. Insureify.com. The money get happy with happyGLP.com. At just $99 a month, happyGLP gives you one set price every month. No tears, no tricks. Getting started with happyGLP is fast, convenient and happens virtually with a licensed provider. Check it out for yourself at happyGLP.com. That's happyGLP.com.

6:13A happy price for a happier you. Compounding medications are not FDA-approved eligibility required and determined by a licensed provider. Individual results may vary. Check out the website for details. This is Matt Rodgers from Los Cultures. That's with Matt Rodgers and Bowen Yang. This is Bowen Yang from Los Cultures. It's with Matt Rodgers and Bowen Yang. You know when people try a new food and suddenly it's like, wait. That's the reaction. A lot of people are having when they first try QB Mayo. It's the one with the red cap and the little baby on the bottle. You've probably seen it in the grocery store before. And if you've ever just walked past it, some people would say that's a huge mistake. Because this mayo is different. Most mayonnaise uses whole eggs. QB only uses egg yolks, which gives it this rich umami flavor. It's smoother, deeper, and almost buttery. Once people try it, they start putting it on everything. Egg sandwiches, fries, burgers, some fans even swear by dipping pizza crust in it. And once you notice it, you start seeing it everywhere. Chefs use it, restaurants use it. People who really care about flavor use it.

7:15Never try it. Grab the bottle with the red cap next time you're out of the store. Put it on just about anything. Then you'll understand. And it's up to you to be the original Japanese mayonnaise. A day. With that comes the authority. With that authority, there's a sense of confidence. But listen, it isn't human, natural confidence. It's confidence based on a relationship. Confidence based on what he says, the Holy Spirit will do in our life. A sense of authority, we can speak with authority because we are absolutely certain and sure of what God is saying. Now, think about this. I'm going to give you all these. Jot them down. And I'm going to come back for just a moment. The first work of the Holy Spirit is that he convicts us of sin. That's how we got saved. His conviction of our sin in John chapter 16. He regenerates us. That is, he brings about the salvation experience as a result of that conviction in John chapter three. Then the Bible says he indwelled us. He lives on the inside in our spirit in Romans chapter eight.

8:15He seals us forever as a child of God in Ephesians chapter one. That is, once we're saved with the grace of God, we have him indwelling us. And the Bible says that he is God's earnest money. He is God's down payment, so to speak, that we belong to him and that all that God has promised for us in heaven, he has for us. Not only that, the Bible says in the 14th chapter of John, he is our teacher. I may speak words, but the spirit of God must teach you the truth. He's our teacher, not all that. He is the one who reminds us, same chapter there. He's the one who reminds us of things that we know, things that we've been taught when we need to be remembered. Not all of that. He says he is our God in the 16th chapter of John. He's our God. He's the one who will guide us into all truth. Not all of that, he says in the same chapter. He's the one who reveals truth to us and when we need understanding of the truth. The Scripture says that he is also our comforter in that 14th chapter of John.

9:15The Scripture says he's not only that, but he's the one who gives us spiritual gifts in 1 Corinthians chapter 12. He's the one who not only gives us spiritual gifts, but he's the one who fills us with the Holy Spirit. He's the one who, listen, who does what? He's the one who bears fruit through us in Galatians chapter 5. He's the one who empowers us in this 24th chapter, Luke, as well as the first chapter of Acts. Now, I want you to think about something. Every single area of your life in my life in which we are inadequate within ourselves, the Spirit of God is committed to working in your life and mind in that area. Now let's think about this for a moment. This person of the Holy Spirit, now think about this person of the Holy Spirit. He's the one who now is convicted as of sin to begin with and bolus the salvation, regenerate us, but he's the one who convicts us now of sin. He is the one who indwells us. He's the one who has baptized us into Christ, placed us into him.

10:19He's the one who has sealed us to the day of redemption. This is Troy Millens from Ernie Leisure. On Ernie Leisure, we're all about smart money moves. And here's one most people skip, and it starts with insurify. Most of us never shop our car insurance. The policy renews every year. The rate creeps up a little at a time, and nobody calls you to tell you. You stay with the same company because it's easy, and that convenience costs you real money. That's what insurify fixes. Real quotes from more than 120 top insurance companies side by side. About two minutes free, no phone calls, no pressure. And if there's nothing better for you right now, insurify keeps watching and tells you when that changes, so you're never stuck over paying. Millions of people have used insurify to shop for their car insurance. So insure with insurify. Go to insurify.com. That's INSUR. IFY.com. Insureify.com. This is Matt Rogers from Los Culturistas with Matt Rogers and Bowen Yang. This is Bowen Yang from Los Culturistas with Matt Rogers and Bowen Yang. You know when people try a new food, and suddenly it's like, wait.

11:22That's the reaction. A lot of people are having when they first try QB Mayo. It's the one with the red cap and the little baby on the bottle. You've probably seen it in the grocery store before. And if you've ever just walked past it, some people would say that's a huge mistake. Because this mayo is different. Most mayonnaise uses whole eggs. QB only uses egg yolks, which gives it this rich umami flavor. It's smoother, deeper, and almost buttery. Once people try it, they start putting it on everything. Egg sandwiches, fries, burgers, some fans even swear by dipping pizza crust in it. And once you notice it, you start seeing it everywhere. Chefs use it. Restaurants use it. People who really care about flavor use it. Never try it. Grab the bottle with the red cap next time you're at the store. Put it on just about anything. Then you'll understand. QB, the original Japanese mayonnaise. This is Ashley Akinetti from the Almost Amused Podcast. You ever notice you and your spouse keep saying, we need to get away, but you never actually plan anything. That was us until we did something fun and spontaneous. We went to resortpass.com.

12:24There are hundreds of hotel resorts, pools and spots and private beaches that you can enjoy. You can spend the day at a luxury resort, pool, spa, massage without booking an overnight stay. Listen, I may have only been 15 minutes from home, but it felt like it was a whole different world. I'm thinking this is exactly what I needed. Just go to resortpass.com, choose your resort, choose your day, luxury resort day passes start at just $1,5. Once you post your daycation, people are going to ask where you are. Go to resortpass.com, slash almost famous and use the promo code almost famous to get $20 off when you spend $100. That's code almost famous at resortpass.com slash almost famous. He's the one who guides us and teaches us and brings things our amendments and reveals truth to us. He's the one who is our comfort. He's the one who gives us spiritual gifts. He's the one who bears the fruit through us. He's the one who fills us. He's the one who empowers us. Now listen, anyone who does those trebucheteen things for me, does the best thing for me.

13:28Daily except for saving me because that happened once and for all, I need him. I want him. I must rely upon him. I have a reason to wake up every single morning, absolutely confident, confident of what? In the power of the presence of the Holy Spirit, by the fact that he has sent, been sent to live on the inside of me. I can know for certain today that I'm not going to waste my time. If I will walk in his power, that is in his divine energy, in his authority, if my heart is bent toward him and my hunger is to know him, I'm going to be able to come home at night. Being able to thank God and praise him no matter what I may have faced in my life, this has been a good day. God has blessed me today, why? Because the Spirit of God was doing his supernatural work in my life in that day, in that moment. Now listen, tell me, give me a good reason to get up, down in the dumps. I know that sometimes a person can be emotionally depressed over certain things that have to do with chemical things in life, I understand that. But you know, a lot of depression is, it's just down and out, gloomy, gloomy, gloomy.

14:32You know why? Because it's not trusting God. Now, thank you for that. I believe I could give you enough facts that could happen in your life to give you a nervous breakdown for you to walk out of here. You know where most people living here, they're living. They're living in their own strength. They're living in their own energy. They're facing a wicked, vile world that could... Well listen, they're already enough atomic bombs out there, out there floating around among mini nations to destroy the whole world four times. Do you go to bed thinking about that? Some people do. You're driving down the expressway, 60 miles an hour, 70 miles an hour, and somebody's three feet from you, all they got to do is take one long turn, it's over. You wear a bat that every day? You know that economy could collapse? You could get ill-health. All thousand things could happen to us. Is it believe it's supposed to get up every morning thinking, oh God, I'm going to make it today. Lord, I think you have it all these days. I'm going to lose my job. I can lose this. Can I lose that? No. Listen to what Jesus said. How in the work that he said this apart from the Holy Spirit living inside of you, here's

15:35what he said. My peace I give unto you, not as the world give it a give unto you, let not your heart be troubled, neither let it be afraid. Why? Because if somebody living on the inside of you who has sealed you forever as a child of God, you know what a lady said to me on their way out this morning, she said, she said, I'm almost there. I'm on the verge. I'm right on the verge, verge what? I'm on the verge of I'm believing in eternal security. This is Troy Millens from Earn Your Leisure. On Earn Your Leisure we're all about smart money moves and here's one most people skip and it starts with insureify. Most of us never shop our car insurance. The policy renews every year, the rate creeps up a little at a time and nobody calls you to tell you you stay with the same company because it's easy and that convenience costs you real money. That's what insureify fixes real quotes from more than 120 top insurance companies side by side about two minutes free no phone calls, no pressure.

16:38And if there's nothing better for you right now, insureify keeps watching and tells you when that changes so you're never stuck over paying. Millions of people have used insureify to shop for their car insurance. So insure with insureify go to insureify.com that's I and S U R I F Y dot com insureify.com. This is Matt Rogers from Los Cultures. He says with Matt Rogers and Bowen Yang. This is Bowen Yang from Los Cultures. He says Matt Rogers and Bowen Yang. You know when people try a new food and suddenly it's like wait. That's the reaction. A lot of people are having when they first try QB mayo. That's the one with the red cap and the little baby on the bottle. You've probably seen it in the grocery store before. And if you've ever just walked past it, some people would say that's a huge mistake because this mayo is different. Most mayonnaise uses whole eggs. QB only uses egg yolks which gives it this rich umami flavor. It's smoother, deeper and almost buttery. Once people try it, they start putting it on everything. Egg sandwiches, fries, burgers, some fans even swear by dipping pizza crust in it.

17:41And once you notice it, you start seeing it everywhere. Chefs use it, restaurants use it. People who really care about flavor use it. Never try it, grab the bottle with the red cap next time you're at the store. Put it on just about anything, then you'll understand. QB, the original Japanese mayonnaise. This is Ashley Akinetti from the Almost Amused Podcast. You ever notice you and your spouse keep saying we need to get away, but you never actually plan anything. That was us until we did something fun and spontaneous. We went to resortpass.com. There are hundreds of hotel resorts, pools and spots and private beaches that you can enjoy. You can spend the day at a luxury resort, pool, spa, massage without booking an overnight stay. And listen, I may have only been like 15 minutes from home, but it felt like it was a whole different world. And I'm thinking this is exactly what I needed. So just go to resortpass.com, choose your resort, choose your day, luxury, resort day passes start at just $25.

18:42Once you post your daycation, people are going to ask where you are. Go to resortpass.com slash almost famous and use the promo code almost famous to get $20 off when you spend $100. That's code almost famous at resortpass.com slash almost famous. So I might not want to push you over right now because if you don't believe you're eternally secure, where in the world are you? This is where you are. Maybe I did. Maybe I didn't live up to it. No, you can't live up to it. This is why Paul said, he says, I've been in Christ. I've been in Christ. Nevertheless, I live yet not I. Christ is living in me in the power of the Holy Spirit. And the life which I now live I live with the faith of the Son of God who loved me and gave Himself for me. Now would you not agree that the Holy Spirit is the person of the Trinity, the promise of the Father and what's the last one? I think to every single believer that He came to enable us to do the work that God has called to do and led the life that God has called us to live. And we named about 12 or 13 things and that He does in our life almost all of them every

19:45single day. Well, allow me. Now, how the big question, how do I become full of the Holy Spirit? How do I walk in the Spirit? Now listen carefully. Listen, say amen. Having trusted Jesus Christ as your personal Savior by placing your trust in Him and what He did at the cross of Calvary and receiving Him as your Savior by faith is what you do. First of all, you've got to recognize you need. You've got to recognize your need of the power of the Holy Spirit in your life. If you don't, you'll never be full. You know what you'll do. You'll do it in your energy. You know one of the most probably the most difficult things for people to deal with in their life. If they're talented, skilled, gifted, a good looking, a whatever it might be, all the things they put together, there's some people seemingly have it all together. You know what all of that is a detriment? Why? They trust in their looks.

20:46They trust in their skill. They trust in their build. They trust in their talents. They trust in everything else. But God, you know what? They don't, they just want to need God. If you want all those persons who feels inadequate, thank God for it. If you want all those persons who think, oh God, I feel so inadequate, thank God for that. Let me tell you something, friend. I'm inadequate every single day. All right, now listen, I don't just feel that. I know that to be true. You say, well, how could you be inadequate? I'll tell you why. Because I'm human, just like everybody else, and you know what, we're all inadequate. Some of us just smart of know we are. And some of us smart of nothing. And don't know it. First of all, recognize my absolute need of the Holy Spirit of His fullness in my life. I must desire to be filled. If you don't have a desire to be full of the Holy Spirit, it's not going to happen. First of all, having been saved, recognize my need. Secondly, desire and thirdly, I must be willing, listen, I must be willing to repent of sin. I must be under the repent of sin in my life.

21:47Whatever God brings to my mind, I have to deal with it. The fourth thing, I have to surrender my life to the Holy Spirit. Now listen carefully. When somebody says, what does it mean to walk in the Spirit? Here's what it means. It means to walk, surrendered. This is Troy Millens from Earn Your Leisure. On Earn Your Leisure, we're all about smart money moves. And here's one most people skip. And it starts with insureify. Most of us never shop our car insurance. The policy renews every year. The rate creeps up a little at a time. And nobody calls you to tell you. You stay with the same company because it's easy. And that convenience costs you real money. That's what insureify fixes. Real quotes for more than 120 top insurance companies side by side. About two minutes free, no phone calls, no pressure. And if there's nothing better for you right now, insureify keeps watching and tells you when that changes. So you're never stuck over paying. Millions of people have used insureify to shop for their car insurance.

22:48So insure with insureify. That's INSURFY.COM. This is Matt Rodgers from Lost Culture East. That's with Matt Rodgers and Bowen Yang. This is Bowen Yang from Lost Culture East. There's Matt Rodgers and Bowen Yang. You know when people try a new food and suddenly it's like, wait. That's the reaction. A lot of people are having when they first try QB Mayo. It's the one with the red cap and the little baby on the bottle. You probably seen it in the grocery store before. And if you've ever just walked past it, some people would say, that's a huge mistake. Because this mayo is different. Most mayonnaise uses whole eggs. QB only uses egg yolks, which gives it this rich umami flavor. It's smoother, deeper, and almost buttery. Once people try it, they start putting it on everything. Egg sandwiches, fries, burgers, some fans even swear by dipping pizza crust in it. And once you notice it, you start seeing it everywhere. Chefs use it, restaurants use it. People who really care about flavor use it. Never try it. Grab the bottle with the red cap next time you're at the store.

23:51Put it on just about anything, then you'll understand. QB, the original Japanese mayonnaise. This is Ashley Akinetti from the Almost Amused Podcast. You ever notice you and your spouse keep saying, we need to get away, but you never actually plan anything. That was us until we did something fun and spontaneous. We went to resortpass.com. There are hundreds of hotel resorts, pools and spots and private beaches that you can enjoy. You can spend the day at a luxury resort, pool, spa, massage without booking an overnight stay. And listen, I may have only been like 15 minutes from home, but it felt like it was a whole different world. And I'm thinking this is exactly what I needed. So just go to resortpass.com, choose your resort, choose your day, luxury resort day passes start at just $1,5. Once you post your daycation, people are going to ask where you are. Go to resortpass.com, slash almost famous and use the promo code almost famous to get $20 off when you spend $100.

24:51That's code almost famous at resortpass.com slash almost famous. To the control of the Holy Spirit in my life, what do you want me to do, Father? What would you have me to do? Willing to live under His control. Willing to submit to His control. If I'm not going to submit to His control, I'm not going to be able to pay all the Holy Spirit because fullness of the Spirit speaks of the control of the Spirit. If I'm full of the Holy Spirit, that means I've surrendered in my will, the Him to say, not in my will, but yours be done. So step number one, recognize my need. Step number two, have a desire. Step number three, deal with the descendant, hinders me. Step number four, what's step number four? Surrender my life to Him, which means, listen, walking in voluntary submission to the Holy Spirit in my life, allowing Him to control. And what's the next one? Simply this, believing in, just believe that He'll do what He promised to do. What it Paul said, he said, be being filled with the Holy Spirit.

25:52Now listen carefully, God would not ask me or require me to do something if He wouldn't do it. Now His right hand, my biggest struggle, it took me years to get through this one. I kept thinking, okay, repented, prayed, cried, begged, fasted, and kept expecting something to happen. It was one Friday afternoon, somewhere around four o'clock. When for some reason, on a high, it took me so long to get to this place, write this scripture down, 1 John chapter 5 verses 14 and 15. What does it say? Listen to this. This is the confidence that we have in Him and God, that if we ask anything according to His will, He hears us. Now to be filled with the Holy Spirit is certainly according to His will, so He heard me. If we ask anything according to His will, He hears us. And if we know that He hears us, we know we have, at that moment we have the petition that we desire to Him. Did you know? I'd struggle for years about how, how will I know, this at the other?

26:55The moment I accepted that verse is real from that moment. For the first time in my life, I knew what it meant to be filled with the Holy Spirit of God. So what have we said? There must be an, listen, awareness of the need, a desire, a confession, repentance of sin, and asking Him, trusting Him, having surrendered the best I know how, everything, trusting Him and letting and seeing what He'll do. Now what can you expect if you ask the Holy Spirit to fill you? Number one is joy. Does that mean everything around you is going straight now? Not necessarily. It just means that you're going to be able to have a peace in the midst of all that, no matter what. First of all, this joy, secondly, is going to be fruit. There's no such thing as a Spirit-Fuel Christian who is a spectator. A Spirit-Fuel Christian is involved in some fashion, in somebody or some people's lives or in some work of ministry somehow. Spirit-Fuel Christians are not those who are spectators.

27:59The third thing is your faith is going to become stronger and stronger continually. As you walk in the Spirit, walk in submission, you know why it's going to become stronger here's why. Because God's going to begin to do things in your life and through your life that's going to amaze you. You're going to be standing there and say, I didn't know that. Well, why is it taking me so long? When you and I come to the last breath in our life, we're probably going to be saying the same thing. Lord, why did it take me so long to learn such awesome truths in life? Listen, there's going to be joy. And there's going to be fruitfulness in your life. There's going to be a strength in your faith. That's somebody who says, no, wait a minute now. I'm going to ask one last question. Does that last phrase, is it just the one time thing that you get full of the Spirit? No. So all right, what I will know is how- This is Troy Millens from Earn Your Leisure. On Earn Your Leisure, we're all about smart money moves. And here's one most people skip. And it starts with insureify. Most of us never shop our car insurance. The policy renews every year. The rate creeps up a little at a time.

29:00And nobody calls you to tell you. You stay with the same company because it's easy. And that convenience costs you real money. That's what insureify fixes. Real quotes from more than 120 top insurance companies side by side. About two minutes free, no phone calls, no pressure. And if there's nothing better for you right now, insureify keeps watching and tells you when that changes. So you're never stuck over paying. Millions of people have used insureify to shop for their car insurance. So insure with insureify. This is Matt Rodgers from Los Cultures. He says with Matt Rodgers and Bowen Yang. This is Bowen Yang from Los Cultures. He says Matt Rodgers and Bowen Yang. You know when people try a new food and suddenly it's like, wait. That's the reaction. A lot of people are having when they first try QB Mayo. It's the one with the red cap and the little baby on the bottle. You've probably seen it in the grocery store before. And if you've ever just walked past it, some people would say, that's a huge mistake because this mayo is different.

30:03Most mayonnaise uses whole eggs. QB only uses egg yolks, which gives it this rich umami flavor. It's smoother, deeper, and almost buttery. Once people try it, they start putting it on everything. Egg sandwiches, fries, burgers, some fans even swear by dipping pizza crust in it. And once you notice it, you start seeing it everywhere. Chefs use it, restaurants use it. People who really care about flavor use it. Never try it. Grab the bottle with the red cap next time you're at the store. Put it on just about anything. Then you'll understand. QB, the original Japanese mayonnaise. This is Ashley Akinetti from the Almost Amused Podcast. You ever notice you and your spouse keep saying, we need to get away, but you never actually plan anything. That was us until we did something fun and spontaneous. We went to resortpass.com. There are hundreds of hotel resorts, pools and spots and private beaches that you can enjoy. You can spend the day at a luxury resort, pool, spa, massage without booking an overnight stay. Listen, I may have only been 15 minutes from home, but it felt like it was a whole different

31:06world. I'm thinking this is exactly what I needed. So just go to resortpass.com, choose your resort, choose your day, luxury resort day passes start at just $1,5. Once you post your daycation, people are going to ask where you are. Good to resortpass.com slash almost famous and use the promo code almost famous to get $20 off when you spend $100. That's code almost famous at resortpass.com slash almost famous. Long, can I walk in the spirit? You listen, say amen. This is how long you can walk in the spirit. You can walk in the spirit in his power just as long as you are willing to submit to his control in your life. This decision, that decision, this decision, that decision, this decision as well. Does that mean I can walk in the spirit a long time? Absolutely. Is okay. Now suppose I choose to take control. Suppose I decide, I know that's what God wants, here's what I want.

32:06Suppose I just downright sin against God. Then what? Listen carefully, here's what? You confess it. You repent of it. You thank God for his forgiveness. Somebody says, that's all for easy. Wait a minute. The crucifixion of Jesus was not easy. My friend, listen to me carefully. This is what grace of God's all about. The grace of God is his forgiveness. Purchase for you and me through listening to the atoning death of his son on the cross. The only reason you and I can confess and repent of sin and instantaneously experience forgiveness is because of the awesome, awful price Jesus paid on the cross when he died and took your sin dead in mind in full almost 2,000 years ago. That's the reason it appears to be simple, but it is not simple. What do you do? You confess it. You repent of it. You thank him for your forgiveness and you move on. Now, you can either keep living your life the way you live it or you can make the most

33:11awesome discovery of finding out what God will do in your life, in every aspect of your life, if you will recognize your need of the Holy Spirit. Having recognized that need, you have a strong desire for change in your life. You confess whatever sin God brings to your mind. You just lay down control and tell him that you want him to prevail in the control of your life and then you just thank him for filling you with the Holy Spirit. And you know what? Your life won't be the same. That's the other choice. The best choice. The wisest. This is Troy Millens from Earn Your Leisure. On Earn Your Leisure, we're all about smart money moves and here's one most people skip and it starts with insureify. Most of us never shop our car insurance. The policy renews every year, the rate creeps up a little at a time and nobody calls you to tell you.

34:12You stay with the same company because it's easy and that convenience costs you real money. That's what insureify fixes. Real quotes from more than 120 top insurance companies side by side. About two minutes free, no phone calls, no pressure. And if there's nothing better for you right now, insureify keeps watching and tells you when that changes so you're never stuck over paying. Millions of people have used insureify to shop for their car insurance. So insure with insureify. Go to insureify.com. That's INSUR. IFY.com. Insureify.com. This is Matt Rogers from Los Culturistas with Matt Rogers and Bowen Yang. This is Bowen Yang from Los Culturistas with Matt Rogers and Bowen Yang. You know when people try a new food and suddenly it's like, wait. That's the reaction. A lot of people are having when they first try QB Mayo. It's the one with the red cap and the little baby on the bottle. You've probably seen it in the grocery store before. And if you've ever just walked past it, some people would say that's a huge mistake. Because this mayo is different.

35:13Most mayonnaise uses whole eggs. QB only uses egg yolks, which gives it this rich umami flavor. It's smoother, deeper, and almost buttery. Once people try it, they start putting it on everything. Like sandwiches, fries, burgers, some fans even swear by dipping pizza crust in it. And once you notice it, you start seeing it everywhere. Chefs use it, restaurants use it. People who really care about flavor use it. Never try it. Grab the bottle with the red cap next time you're at the store. Put it on just about anything. Then you'll understand. QB, the original Japanese mayonnaise. This is Ashley Akinetti from the almost famous podcast. You ever notice you and your spouse keep saying, we need to get away. But you never actually plan anything. What was us until we did something fun and spontaneous? We went to resort pass.com. There are hundreds of hotel resorts, pools and spots and private beaches that you can enjoy. You can spend the day at a luxury resort, pool, spa, massage without booking an overnight stay. And listen, I may have only been like 15 minutes from home, but it felt like it was a whole

36:16different world. And I'm thinking this is exactly what I needed. To just go to resort pass.com, choose your resort, choose your day, luxury resort day passes start at just $25. Once you post your daycation, people are going to ask where you are. Go to resort pass.com slash almost famous and use the promo code almost famous to get $20 off when you spend $100. That's code almost famous at resort pass.com slash almost famous. It's a choice you could possibly make. And Father, how grateful we are that you are so good to us that in your patience and love for us, you just wait years for us to finally realize what it's all about. But it's my prayer today that you've cut that time short for everybody who listens to this message. Sink it deep in our hearts. Let it roll over in our minds. Let it be inescapable in its effect. And it make an impact over and over and over again.

37:18It is my prayer that those who are listening to this message would accept the challenge and stand back and watch what an awesome work you can do in their life. Which is what you desire to do for every single one of us. And we thank you for it in Jesus' name. Amen. Thanks for joining us on In Touch, the teaching ministry of Dr. Charles Stanley. Are you fully relying on the Holy Spirit? Recognize and embrace the reality that you need him moment by moment and remain surrendered to his control. To listen again, go to InTouch.org and click the link to Today on Radio and take a look around our website to study more about letting go of your plans and learning to trust God. Stop by today. If you'd like to order a copy of Dr. Stanley's complete message, the power of the Holy Spirit

38:19in the life of the believer, visit our online bookstore. Again, log on to InTouch.org or call or text 1-800-INTouch. To write to us, address your letter to InTouch, post office box 79-100. Atlanta, Georgia, 303-57. God intends for his followers to do their best. That happens when we let him do his best through us. The explanation is just ahead. In today's moment with Charles Stanley. You don't need to be perfect for your children. Kick it over this way. But with just a little encouragement. We're a pro at this, aren't you? A lot of laughter. In time and attention and a bit of patience, you'll pass along confidence and affirm connection with God that lasts a lifetime. In his book, Man of God, Dr. Charles Stanley helps us understand what it takes to grow into a man after God's own heart. Order your copy today at InTouch.org slash store.

39:23Who is the Holy Spirit and how does he- This is Troy Millens from Ernie Leisure. On Ernie Leisure, we're all about smart money moves. And here's one most people skip and it starts with insureify. Most of us never shop our car insurance. The policy renews every year. The rate creeps up a little at a time and nobody calls you to tell you. You stay with the same company because it's easy and that convenience costs you real money. That's what insureify fixes. Real quotes from more than 120 top insurance companies side by side. About two minutes free, no phone calls, no pressure. And if there's nothing better for you right now, insureify keeps watching and tells you when that changes so you're never stuck over paying. Millions of people have used insureify to shop for their car insurance. So insure with insureify. Go to insureify.com. That's INSUR. IFY.com. Insureify.com. This is Matt Rogers from Los Culturistas with Matt Rogers and Bowen Yang. This is Bowen Yang from Los Culturistas with Matt Rogers and Bowen Yang. We know when people try new food and suddenly it's like, wait.

40:26That's the reaction. A lot of people are having when they first try QB Mayo. It's the one with the red cap and the little baby on the bottle. You've probably seen it in the grocery store before. And if you've ever just walked past it, some people would say that's a huge mistake. Because this mayo is different. Most mayonnaise uses whole eggs. QB only uses egg yolks, which gives it this rich umami flavor. It's smoother, deeper, and almost buttery. Once people try it, they start putting it on everything. Examages, fries, burgers, some fans even swear by dipping pizza crust in it. And once you notice it, you start seeing it everywhere. Chefs use it, restaurants use it. People who really care about flavor use it. Never try it. Grab the bottle with the red cap next time you're at the store. Put it on just about anything. Then you'll understand. QB, the original Japanese mayonnaise. This is Ashley Akinetti from the almost famous podcast. You ever notice you and your spouse keep saying, we need to get away. You never actually plan anything. That was us until we did something fun and spontaneous. We went to resortpass.com.

41:28There are hundreds of hotel resorts, pools and spots and private beaches that you can enjoy. You can spend the day at a luxury resort, pool, spa, massage, without booking an overnight stay. And listen, I may have only been like 15 minutes from home, but it felt like it was a whole different world. And I'm thinking, this is exactly what I needed. So just go to resortpass.com, choose your resort, choose your day, luxury, resort, day passes, start at just $25. Once you post your daycation, people are going to ask where you are. Go to resortpass.com slash almost famous and use the promo code almost famous to get $20 off when you spend $100. That's code almost famous at resortpass.com slash almost famous. Operating your life, Dr Stanley struggled over this divine mystery as well and found that life in the spirit has less to do with striving and everything to do with abiding. Explore this life-changing biblical perspective in the spirit-filled life available in paperback

42:30and use the think about it questions inside for personal reflection or group discussion. Order the book, The Spirit-filled Life at Intouch.org or by calling 1-800-INTouch. You're listening to Intouch. A believer's efforts to serve God take on eternal significance when they're relying on the Holy Spirit. Here's a moment with Charles Stanley. There's not a single one of us who can do the work that God has called us to do and do it well and do it successfully and do the difficult and the hardship and the pain and the suffering and the criticism and all the rest apart from the work of the Holy Spirit. Now you're going to see some folks out there who are doing the same thing that pretty well in their life, but you know what? There's some folks who can do pretty well in the flesh. You say, well, isn't that enough? No, it's not enough. Why is it not enough? Because listen, God has given to every single one of us a potential. None of us know what our potential is. Here's the question you have to ask yourself. Am I willing to go through my life living just half pint size?

43:30Am I willing just to do pretty well when I can do a whole lot better? Am I willing to give it just some of my energy, give it all. Listen, one thing I know for certain, the Spirit of God, listen, you know what He's going to do? He energizes the body. He enlightens the mind and He inflames this passion within us to do what? In our devotion and love and obedience to Almighty God, we want to do our best. We want to give it our best. Listen, we want to be able to do everything that God requires of us and one thing for certain. He will never require of you more than you can do in the presence and the power of the Holy Spirit. You can learn more about the power of the Holy Spirit in the believers life at end. This is Troy Millens from Earnier Leisure. From Earnier Leisure we're all about smart money moves and here's one most people skip and it starts with insureify. Most of us never shop our car insurance. The policy renews every year, the rate creeps up a little at a time and nobody calls you to tell you. You stay with the same company because it's easy and that convenience costs you real money.

44:30That's what insureify fixes. Real quotes from more than 120 top insurance companies side by side. About two minutes free, no phone calls, no pressure. If there's nothing better for you right now, insureify keeps watching and tells you when that changes so you're never stuck over paying. Millions of people have used insureify to shop for their car insurance. So insure with insureify. Go to insureify.com. That's INSUR. IFY.com. Insureify.com. This is Matt Rogers from Los Culturistas with Matt Rogers and Bowen Yang. This is Bowen Yang from Los Culturistas with Matt Rogers and Bowen Yang. We know when people try new food and suddenly it's like, wait. That's the reaction. A lot of people are having when they first try QB Mayo. It's the one with the red cap and the little baby on the bottle. You've probably seen it in the grocery store before. And if you've ever just walked past it, some people would say that's a huge mistake. Because this mayo is different. Most mayonnaise uses whole eggs. QB only uses egg yolks, which gives it this rich umami flavor.

45:33It's smoother, deeper, and almost buttery. As people try it, they start putting it on everything. Examages, fries, burgers, some fans even swear by dipping pizza crust in it. And once you notice it, you start seeing it everywhere. Chefs use it, restaurants use it. People who really care about flavor use it. Never try it. Grab the bottle with the red cap next time you're at the store. Put it on just about anything. Then you'll understand. QB, the original Japanese mayonnaise. This is Ashley Akinetti from the almost famous podcast. You ever notice you and your spouse keep saying, we need to get away. You never actually plan anything. That was us until we did something fun and spontaneous. We went to resortpass.com. There are hundreds of hotel resorts, pools and spots and private beaches that you can enjoy. You can spend the day at a luxury resort, pool, spa, massage, without booking an overnight stay. And listen, I may have only been like 15 minutes from home, but it felt like it was a whole different world. And I'm thinking this is exactly what I needed.

46:34So just go to resortpass.com, choose your resort, choose your day, luxury, resort, day passes, start at just $1,500. Once you post your daycation, people are going to ask where you are. Go to resortpass.com slash almost famous and use the promo code almost famous to get $20 off when you spend $100. That's code almost famous at resortpass.com slash almost famous. Touch.org. And if you gained new insight from today's program that helps you grow in your faith, please tell us about it. Tomorrow on InTouch, no one likes to wait. But there are times when it's absolutely essential to be patient. We'll hear about the wisdom of waiting. Wednesday on InTouch, the teaching ministry of Dr. Charles Stanley. This program is a presentation of InTouch Ministries at Lata, Georgia and remains on this station through the grace of God and your faithful prayers and gifts.

47:36This is Ashley Akinetti from the almost famous podcast. You ever notice you and your spouse keep saying, we need to get away, but you never actually plan anything. That was us until we did something fun and spontaneous. We went to resortpass.com. There are hundreds of hotel resorts, pools and spots and private beaches that you can enjoy. You can spend the day at a luxury resort, pool, spa, massage without booking an overnight stay. And listen, I may have only been like 15 minutes from home, but it felt like it was a whole different world. And I'm thinking this is exactly what I needed. So just go to resortpass.com, choose your resort, choose your day, luxury resort day passes start at just $1,5. Once you post your daycation, people are going to ask where you are. Go to resortpass.com slash almost famous and use the promo code almost famous to get $20 off when you spend $100. That's code almost famous at resortpass.com slash almost famous. Hey, it's Kelly Rowland.

48:39You may not know this, but I have Exama. So I get how it can steal your time. But why let Exama take over when you can talk to your doctor about Epglyce? Epglyce, lubricism app, LBKZ, a 250mg per 2mL injection is a prescription medicine used to treat adults and children 12 years of age and older, who weigh at least 88 pounds or 40kg with moderate to severe Exama. Also called a topic dermatitis that is not well controlled with prescription therapies used on the skin, or topicals, or who cannot use topical therapies. Epglyce can be used with or without topical corticosteroids. Don't use if you are allergic to Epglyce. Allergic reactions can occur that can be severe. I-problems can occur. Tell your doctor if you have newer, worsening eye problems. You should not receive a live vaccine when treated with Epglyce. Before starting Epglyce, tell your doctor if you have a parasitic infection. Paid partnership with Lilli. Respect your time. Ask your doctor about Epglyce and visit Epglyce.com or call 1-800-Lilli-RX or 1-800-545-5979. It's fall in Jeep country and during the drive-in-of-fall sales event, get a great deal on 4-by-4s

49:42that refuse to be contained. Like Jeep Wrangler, confidence built into every drive with the most awarded SUV ever, Jeep Grand Cherokee, and freedom that can't be denied. The open air freedom and Jeep gladiator. After 85 years, it's no surprise that Jeep became America's SUV brand. Get a great deal during the Jeep drive-in-of-fall sales event. Jeep is one more awards over its lifetime than any other SUV brand, Jeep and the Jeep Grill or Registered Trademarks of FCAUS LLC.