St Timothy Presbyterian Church

Scripture Passage 1 Corinthians 12:1-11 Worship Video Worship Audio Sermon Script The Work of the Spirit After meeting Christ on the road to Damascus, St. Paul realized that he was not alone. He realized that the Spirit was with him. At that time, he knew well about the law but he didn't really know about the Spirit. He was foreign to the world of the Spirit. The whole world of the Spirit opened up for him. It was the Spirit who opened his eyes and when his eyes were open, he was able to see who Jesus really was. That's why he said in his epistle to Corinthians, no one can say Jesus is Lord' except by the Holy Spirit. (1 Corinthians 12:3) Believing in Jesus Christ, knowing Jesus, and understanding him – they are all the work of the Spirit. On our own, we cannot know Jesus. We cannot know God. Unless God reveals himself to us through the Spirit. In that sense what our brain can do is limited in terms of knowing God. Knowing Jesus is not cerebral activity. Knowing Jesus is not an intellectual process. It is