Today with Jeff Vines Are You Living - Part 2 - 1 April 2026
Apr 1, 2026
A sermon-driven look at John, Acts and Hebrews that asks, Are you truly living and what is your life about? Topics include the Spirit’s role in comforting and confronting, Jesus as legal advocate securing acquittal, Pentecost/Shavuot’s call to empowered witness, and how obedience, Torah and Shavuot symbols point to emotional and spiritual wholeness.
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Spirit Rebukes Feelings With Objective Truth
- The Holy Spirit rebukes feelings of abandonment by supplying objective truth that you are God's child.
- Jeff Vines cites Hebrews 12 and 1 John 3:20 to show the Spirit argues against fluctuating emotions with the gospel.
Relax In Grace While Pursuing Holiness
- Do relax in God's grace even while you pursue holiness; salvation is by grace but genuine salvation produces desire to do good.
- Jeff Vines tells believers to 'chill' when they repeatedly fail, keep walking with Jesus, and trust His love.
Holy Spirit As Loving Intervener
- The Holy Spirit functions both as loving friend and relentless intervener who grieves when we choose the world.
- Jeff Vines paraphrases James 4 and illustrates the Spirit confronting addictive or destructive behaviors to protect us.