Sermon Notes 7/31 – Spiritual Rain
Spiritual Rain
Spiritual rain – is an outpouring of the Holy Spirit and His blessings & grace
-put down your umbrella and allow the Lords Rain to touch your life – 1 Thess 5:19
and 2 Samuel 6:6-7
(1.) THE LORD BRINGS THE RAIN – EZEKIEL 34:26
-the Lord wants to bless His children
(2.) RAIN MAKES YOU LESS ACTIVE – Luke 11:38-42
a. Spiritual rain is an INVITATION
-spend daily time with Jesus
b. Spiritual rain produces REVELATION – Revelation 1:1
-revelation – means to take the lid off/to show us something new
a. Spiritual rain washes away dirt & weeds
-spiritual rain washes things away – removes them from our lives
b. Spiritual rain washes away a spirit of delusion – 2 Thess 2:11
delusion – going against what is total truth
(3.) THE LORD PRODUCES SPIRITUAL RAIN TO BRING IN THE HARVEST – Deut 11:13-14 and Joel 2:23-24
-two main kinds of rain in the BIBLE:
FORMER RAIN – Spring rain to get the seeds to grow
LATTER RAIN – fall rain to to help bring in the harvest
REMEMBER: You do not have a harvest until it’s in the barn
(4.) RAIN AND TURBULENCE FLOW TOGETHER – John 16:33, Acts 14:22 & Psalm 34:14
-the enemy roars in, but we have a promise – Isaiah 59:19
-we do not want a flood. We want a gentle, steady soaking rain……..