Grace At Fort Clarke Podcast

Jesus promised to send to us ‘the Counselor,’ ‘the Helper,’ once he went back to the Father. And when this ‘Spirit of Truth’ comes, he said he will convict the world of guilt in regard to sin and righteousness and judgment. How does the Holy Spirit convict a human heart, drawing people home to their Father in heaven? How does he wake us from our spiritual slumber to recognize our need for God? And what do people do when they feel this conviction? The first order of coming back to God is responding to the grace of God, something John Wesley called ‘Prevenient’ grace, or the grace that goes before. QUESTIONS • Can you recount the ways God convicted your heart to consider turning your life over to him? What were the circumstances, and how did it work for you? • Do you remember making the decision to surrender your life to Christ? What role did the Holy Spirit play in that? • Are there people you know that you are concerned might be spiritually ‘asleep,’ not living their lives for the glory of God and with love