Jeremiah TiptonFounder in president of David Hernandez ministries

Don't Push The Holy Spirit Away

21 Apr 2025 · 1 min

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In this sermon, the speaker outlines five specific behaviors that can diminish the Holy Spirit’s influence in a believer’s life, even when the believer is unaware of it. The first two behaviors are sins of commission (actively doing what Scripture condemns) and sins of omission (failing to do what Scripture commands, such as responding to the Spirit’s prompting). The third behavior is ignoring the Holy Spirit’s presence, which reduces His impact on daily life. The fourth is a lack of faith, characterized by doubting God’s power and mistrusting His Word. The fifth, often overlooked, is holding grudges; the speaker stresses that unforgiveness breeds pride and repeated sin, urging believers to reconcile and apologize. The talk concludes with a call to repentance, reconciliation, and a recommendation to explore the resource “Holy Spirit: God Within You” at encounterthespirit.com for deeper understanding.

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5 behaviors that push the Holy Spirit away without you even realizing it. Now, when I talk about pushing the Holy Spirit away, I don't mean that the Holy Spirit literally abandons the believer. I mean that his influence is minimized in your life by certain things that you do. Number 1, sins of commission. This is doing what we know is wrong. These are disobedient acts that violate the clear teachings of scripture. Number 2, sins of omission. That is neglecting to do what we know is right. We ought to respond to the voice of the Holy Spirit when he speaks to us. Number 3, ignoring his presence. This is failing to acknowledge the Holy Spirit in our daily lives. When we ignore his presence, we minimize his influence. Number 4, lack of faith. This is doubting God's ability. This is lacking trust in his word. Number 5, and this one, by the way, you wouldn't think necessarily affects your relationship with the Holy Spirit, but it does. It's just not something we think about. Number 5 is holding grudges. And you may think you could just cut that person off, You move on with your life. You don't realize that if you do that once, you're bound to repeat those mistakes again. You've got to go to your brother or sister and apologize for what you've been holding against them. You got to deal with it. Let go of your pride, or the pride will lead to the fall. To learn more about the Holy Spirit, get Holy Spirit: God Within You at encounterthespirit.com.