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• The church needs to call people to the awareness of a higher level of life.
  - Illustration: Augsburger briefly quotes a Forbes editorial that criticizes the church for lacking the voice of God.
• When one takes Jesus as Lord, Jesus becomes resident in that life in the person of the Holy Spirit.

• The wind, fire, and languages of Pentecost were symbols of Jesus' presence.
  - Acts 2:1-12
• While the person Jesus was localized, his Spirit is global.
• Jesus baptizes us with the Holy Spirit.

• The indwelling of the Spirit is a covenant relationship.
  - Illustration: Augsburger tells a joke about an elderly couple who professed their love only once and never built upon that relationship.
• We must empty and open our lives to the Spirit.
• The continuous presence of the Spirit empowers the Christian.
  - Illustration: Augsburger uses a brief object lesson with gravity to demonstrate how in spite of the pull of sin the Spirit still lifts us up.
  - Illustration: The story of a boy who failed to regularly keep the water spout clear, however, illustrates that we must continually maintain our relationship with the Spirit to keep his power flowing through us.