Jeremiah TiptonFounder in president of David Hernandez ministries

You're A Fake - That's a Good Thing

4 Jun 2026 · 1 min

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In this sermon, the speaker argues that the Holy Spirit never abandons believers, even when they sin or feel inadequate. Citing Ephesians 4:30, he explains that the Spirit grieves within us as a corrective, not a punishment, urging us back to our true, holy nature. He addresses common feelings of being a "fake"—thinking one doesn't belong in church, worship, or outreach because of past sins or hidden thoughts. He reframes this self‑condemnation, stating that sin makes us "fake sinners" but not impostors; we are genuine believers whose Spirit is actively transforming our nature despite our failures.

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What sense would it make for God to remove from you the only power you have to be holy as a punishment for you not being holy? What sense would it make for God to take the Holy Spirit from you who gives you the desire to be holy as a punishment when you mess up? The Holy Spirit does not leave. Ephesians 4:30 says that he grieves within us. The Holy Spirit doesn't leave. He grieves so that when a Spirit-filled believer begins to mess up, begins to make mistakes, they can sense the grieving of the Holy Spirit calling them back to their true nature. You may feel like a fake sometimes, like you don't belong in church, like you don't belong with the saints, like you don't belong in the worship service, like you don't belong on the outreach. You may feel like sometimes God shouldn't be using you because nobody really knows your past and nobody really knows what goes on through your mind. And you may say to yourself, well, I feel like such a fake. And I have good news for you: when you sin You are a fake. You're a fake sinner. You're, you're not a wolf in sheep's clothing. You're a sheep trying to wear wolf's clothing. The Holy Spirit within you is transforming your nature.