Growing in your faith and character is a joint venture: It takes God working in you through the Holy Spirit, and it takes you acting on the freedom God has given to you. What does growth look like? What hope do we have for freedom to grow? And where do we get the assurance of that freedom?

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The Holy Spirit is what gives life to Jesus’ presence and power, and the historic arrival of the Holy Spirit (on a day that the church traditionally calls Pentecost) is as important to the Christian life as the arrival of Jesus. Without the Holy Spirit, we would struggle to live the Christian life of our own power, but with it, we have the power and resources to live out the story of the gospel while inviting those of other cultures and backgrounds to join us.

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