In this encouraging message, John explores how God continues to reveal Himself to ordinary believers today through the Holy Spirit. Drawing from 1 Corinthians 2 (and insights from John 16), the sermon highlights that Jesus is the true head of the church, actively working in each believer’s life. John shares his ministry philosophy of fostering full dependence on the Spirit rather than human leaders, addresses common concerns in Church of Christ circles about the Spirit’s ongoing role, and clarifies that this is personal, ongoing revelation—not new scripture—tailored to each believer’s readiness. He contrasts the world’s “operating system” of interpreting reality apart from God with the Spirit-enabled perspective available to Christians. Perfect for anyone desiring a deeper, Spirit-led walk with Christ. #HolyGhost
"We're in this Together" – A message from Andrew exploring how God partners with people in His work, especially through the inspiration of Scripture. Rather than overriding human authors, the Holy Spirit breathes through them—carrying them along while honoring their voices, minds, and contexts.
Drawing from 2 Peter 1 and the story of the early church, this sermon highlights how the same Spirit who inspired the Bible still invites believers today into active participation, shared discernment, and collaborative wisdom. It's an encouraging look at divine-human partnership that deepens our trust in Scripture and our role in God's ongoing work.
Andrew traces the vital connection between God’s presence and true life, starting in the Garden of Eden where Adam’s access to the tree of life and God’s presence meant full, vibrant living—while separation brought a form of death long before physical dying. Andrew then moves to the powerful vision in Ezekiel 37, where God commands the prophet to speak to a valley of dry bones. Only when the ruach (Spirit/breath/wind) enters them do the reassembled bodies truly come to life, forming a vast army.
The message powerfully shows that we can look “alive” on the outside yet remain spiritually dead without the Holy Spirit. True restoration, hope, and resurrection life come only through God’s indwelling Spirit.
John contrasts two ways of approaching God’s Law: the “morality maintenance model” (relying on intellect and willpower to decipher and obey a massive rulebook) versus the “Spirit-driven transformation model.” Through Jesus’ death and our new birth (John 3), the Holy Spirit indwells us, fulfilling the Law from the inside out—not by abolishing it, but by empowering genuine obedience that flows naturally from a transformed heart (Romans 7–8). John emphasizes that the Spirit makes living a life that honors God not just possible, but the expected reality for those born again, turning duty into delight and external effort into organic fruit.
Andrew explores how the Bible uses rich, diverse metaphors—wind/breath (ruach), living water, and fire—to help us grasp the ungraspable nature of the Holy Spirit. These images reveal the Spirit as life-giving and sustaining (like breath in Genesis 2 and Ezekiel 37), refreshing and flowing from within (John 7), and powerfully purifying/transforming (Acts 2 and Isaiah).
Andrew challenges us to expand our limited mental pictures of the Spirit, recognizing how single analogies can constrain our understanding of His vast power and activity in our lives. The message encourages embracing the full, dynamic reality of the Spirit rather than minimizing it.
In "Adam 2.0," John from Black Hills Church of Christ continues their series on the Holy Spirit. He presents Jesus as the ultimate prototype of humanity—fully God who emptied Himself (Philippians 2, John 1) to become fully human like us (Hebrews 2 & 4), experiencing the same limitations we face. Jesus lived perfectly pleasing to God not through hidden superpowers, but through total dependence on the Father and being saturated by the Holy Spirit—making what seems supernatural to us the intended normal for “Adam 1.0.”