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What Happens When You Ask for the Holy Spirit?

Shepherd's Grove • Jul 3, 2025 • 24 min

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Take this message with you through a journey of Scripture, reflection, and prayer.

Summary

Pastor Bobby Schuller explores what it means to be immersed in the Holy Spirit and clothed with divine 'dunamis' power. He explains that supernatural power and feelings often follow active obedience to the Great Commission rather than passive waiting. Additionally, Pastor Bobby highlights unforgiveness as the primary barrier blocking God's miracle-working power, calling believers to forgive freely and step out boldly in faith.

Themes

Holy Spirit Power (Dunamis)The Great CommissionForgiveness and MiraclesSpiritual GiftsOrder and Decency in Worship

Pastor's Points

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Believe that you can be clothed with power from on high as written in Scripture.

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Activate the Spirit by stepping out in faith to fulfill the Great Commission.

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Examine your heart and forgive anyone you hold resentment toward.

Key Points

1.
Believe that you can be clothed with power from on high as written in Scripture.
2.
Activate the Spirit by stepping out in faith to fulfill the Great Commission.
3.
Examine your heart and forgive anyone you hold resentment toward.
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Jesus commanded His disciples to wait for explosive dunamis power from on high so they would be effective witnesses in the world.
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Experiencing the tangible feelings and presence of the Holy Spirit usually follows stepping out in obedience to fulfill the Great Commission rather than passively waiting for an emotion.
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Holding onto unforgiveness creates a spiritual barrier that blocks God's miraculous, mountain-moving power from flowing through a believer.
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Biblical forgiveness means tearing up spiritual IOUs against others, realizing how completely God has forgiven us.
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Spiritual gifts such as speaking in tongues and prophetic prayer edify the believer's spirit and move prayer beyond human intellect.

Sermon Moments

“Power from on high is dunamis—an explosive, supernatural power given to make believers effective witnesses.”

“Worship brings us close to God, but stepping out in the Great Commission is what releases the tangible, powerful presence of the Holy Spirit.”

“Unforgiveness is holding onto spiritual IOUs against others while expecting God to tear up His IOUs against us.”

“Paul's teaching on order in the church is like ensuring a Ferrari has brakes—it assumes the car already has a powerful engine running.”

“When you step out in faith, the Holy Spirit flows from your spirit and leaves behind lingering joy, peace, and love.”

“We are not a separate modern church; we are the same early church called to live in the same supernatural power today.”

This Week

Step out in faith to share the gospel or minister to someone, trusting the Holy Spirit to give you the exact words and power needed in the moment.

Search your heart for lingering resentment or offense and choose to forgive others immediately, tearing up any spiritual IOUs you hold.

Practice praying in the Spirit—whether through tongues or prophetic prayer in English—allowing God to lead your prayers straight from your spirit.

Intentionally cultivate an atmosphere in your home and daily life where the peace and presence of the Holy Spirit can dwell.

Surrender your concern for human dignity and approval, opening yourself to the Holy Spirit's movement without fear of looking awkward.

Earnestly desire spiritual gifts like prophecy for the explicit purpose of encouraging and building up those around you.

Commit to reading and carrying your Bible openly as an active, public statement of your faith.

Remember This

To be clothed with the Holy Spirit's explosive power, we must step out boldly in the Great Commission while keeping our hearts free from unforgiveness.

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