The Tree Church

Pastor Chris Reed

Greater things are yet to come!

Cause grace rewrote my story!!

I have lived in the goodness of God

All my life You have been faithful…

I will sing of the goodness of God!

John 16:13-14

13 However, when He, the Spirit of truth, has come, He will guide you into all truth; for He will not speak on His own authority, but whatever He hears He will speak; and He will tell you things to come. 14 He will glorify Me, for He will take of what is Mine and declare it to you. 15 All things that the Father has are Mine. Therefore I said that He will take of Mine and declare it to you.

The person of Holy Spirit

60% of Christians do not believe that He is the third person of the Godhead who indwells those who believe in Jesus.

Jesus is the Leader, the King of kings and Lord of lords. He did not leave us orphans but gave us Holy Spirit to indwell  and guide us in following Him.

There is one God in three persons. They work in mutual cooperation. A house divided cannot stand neither can the Body of Christ. 

Colossians 1:15-18

15 He is the image of the invisible God, the firstborn over all creation. 16 For by Him all things were created that are in heaven and that are on earth, visible and invisible, whether thrones or dominions or principalities or powers. All things were created through Him and for Him. 17 And He is before all things, and in Him all things consist. 18 And He is the head of the body, the church, who is the beginning, the firstborn from the dead, that in all things He may have the preeminence.

Everything that Spirit does is to point us to His Son. 

The Spirit prepared the way for Jesus.

2 Timothy 3:16

16 All Scripture is given by inspiration of God, and is profitable for doctrine, for reproof, for correction, for instruction in righteousness, 17 that the man of God may be complete, thoroughly equipped for every good work.

Pneuma-God breathed! All Scripture is God breathed.

2 Peter 1:21

20 He indeed was foreordained before the foundation of the world, but was manifest in these last times for you 21 who through Him believe in God, who raised Him from the dead and gave Him glory, so that your faith and hope are in God.

Satan prowls this earth seeking to destroy and kill our faith in the salvation of Jesus Christ.

Genesis 3:15

15 And I will put enmity Between you and the woman, And between your seed and her Seed; He shall bruise your head, And you shall bruise His heel.”

In their fall God had already prepared a way for their return.

Genesis 49:8-10

8 “Judah, you are he whom your brothers shall praise; Your hand shall be on the neck of your enemies; Your father’s children shall bow down before you. 9 Judah is a lion’s whelp; From the prey, my son, you have gone up. He bows down, he lies down as a lion; And as a lion, who shall rouse him? 10 The scepter shall not depart from Judah, Nor a lawgiver from between his feet, Until Shiloh comes; And to Him shall be the obedience of the people.

Man could never redeem man, only God, in the Messiah could. His perfect sacrifice for our imperfect, sinful life.

2 Samuel 7:16

16 And your house and your kingdom shall be established forever before you. Your throne shall be established forever.” ’ ”

Isaiah 53:4-5

4 Surely He has borne our griefs And carried our sorrows; Yet we esteemed Him stricken, Smitten by God, and afflicted. 5 But He was wounded for our transgressions, He was bruised for our iniquities; The chastisement for our peace was upon Him, And by His stripes we are healed.

And then Jesus…

Through every chapter of the New Testament it brings to life the only hope of mankind…Jesus!

Everything will be recreated and restored in our risen King. 

This is our story. Holy Spirit moves in our lives to bring us to the fullness of Messiah. Our life is orchestrated through Him. He has shaped our life to bring us to Jesus. He will never leave us nor forsake us until we are safely home. 

The Holy Spirit led Jesus his entire journey here on earth. He empowered Jesus to do the miracles and teachings. 

Matthew 3:16-17

16 When He had been baptized, Jesus came up immediately from the water; and behold, the heavens were opened to Him, and He saw the Spirit of God descending like a dove and alighting upon Him. 17 And suddenly a voice came from heaven, saying, “This is My beloved Son, in whom I am well pleased.”

Luke 4:18-19

18 “The Spirit of the Lord is upon Me, Because He has anointed Me To preach the gospel to the poor; He has sent Me to heal the brokenhearted, To proclaim liberty to the captives And recovery of sight to the blind, To set at liberty those who are oppressed; 19 To proclaim the acceptable year of the Lord.”

Acts 10:37-38

37 that word you know, which was proclaimed throughout all Judea, and began from Galilee after the baptism which John preached: 38 how God anointed Jesus of Nazareth with the Holy Spirit and with power, who went about doing good and healing all who were oppressed by the devil, for God was with Him.

The New King James Version

We will always feel inadequate to fulfill our discipleship because we are. Only in the power of Holy Spirit can we do anything.