4. THE REALNESS OF THE HOLY SPIRIT

5. The Power & Purpose of Prayer

6. Lift Your Veil
2 Corinthians 3

7. 13 We are not like Moses, who used to put a veil over his face so that the Israelites could not stare at the end of what was fading away, 14 but their minds were closed.

8. What is the purpose of a veil?
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9. Exodus 34:6-7
6 Then the Lord passed in front of him and proclaimed:
Yahweh—Yahweh is a compassionate and gracious God, slow to anger and rich in faithful love and truth, 7 maintaining faithful love to a thousand generations, forgiving wrongdoing, rebellion, and sin.

10. Exodus 34:10
10 And the Lord responded: “Look, I am making a covenant. I will perform wonders in the presence of all your people that have never been done in all the earth or in any nation. All the people you live among will see the Lord’s work, for what I am doing with you is awe-inspiring.

11. Exodus 34:29-35
29 It came about when Moses was coming down from Mount Sinai (and the two tablets of the testimony were in Moses’ hand as he was coming down from the mountain), that Moses did not know that the skin of his face shone because of his speaking with Him. 30 So when Aaron and all the sons of Israel saw Moses, behold, the skin of his face shone, and they were afraid to come near him. 

12. Exodus 34:29-35
31 Then Moses called to them, and Aaron and all the rulers in the congregation returned to him;  and Moses spoke to them.
32 Afterward all the sons of Israel came near, and he commanded them to do everything that the Lord had spoken [y]to him on Mount Sinai. 33 When Moses had finished speaking with them, he put a veil over his face.

13. Exodus 34:29-35
34 But whenever Moses went in before the Lord to speak with Him, he would take off the veil until he came out;

14. Exodus 34:29-35
and whenever he came out and spoke to the sons of Israel what he had been commanded, 35 the sons of Israel would see the face of Moses, that the skin of Moses’ face shone. So Moses would replace the veil over his face until he went in to speak with Him.

15. A public Christian life can overshadow an intimate relationship with Christ
Get caught up in doing for others, we can move away for allowing the Holy Spirt to minister to us

16. Allow the Holy Spirit to minister to you…
so He can minister THROUGH you
Minister to me
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17. 2 Corinthians 3:14-16

18. For to this day, at the reading of the old covenant, the same veil remains; it is not lifted, because it is set aside only in Christ. 15 Even to this day, whenever Moses is read, a veil lies over their hearts, 16 but whenever a person turns to the Lord, the veil is removed.
The same veil Moses used to cover his face
Moses lifted the veil when he spoke to Christ

19. For to this day, at the reading of the old covenant, the same veil remains; it is not lifted, because it is set aside only in Christ. 15 Even to this day, whenever Moses is read, a veil lies over their hearts, 16 but whenever a person turns to the Lord, the veil is removed.

20. For to this day, at the reading of the old covenant, the same veil remains; it is not lifted, because it is set aside only in Christ. 15 Even to this day, whenever Moses is read, a veil lies over their hearts, 16 but whenever a person turns to the Lord, the veil is removed.

21. Why do we have veils? Pride Fear Shame Approval Insecurity
Imperfection

22. Trust
Pride
Fear
Shame
Approval
Insecurity
Imperfection

23. Your vulnerability is your strength
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24. 17 Now the Lord is the Spirit, and where the Spirit of the Lord is, there is freedom. 18 We all, with unveiled faces, are looking as in a mirror at the glory of the Lord and are being transformed into the same image from glory to glory; this is from the Lord who is the Spirit.
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25. 1 John 3:19-20
19 This is how we will know we belong to the truth and will convince our conscience in His presence, 20 even if our conscience condemns us, that God is greater than our conscience, and He knows all things.

26. In prayer, come with veil lifted

27. Only way to be free…
Is to lift the mask, raise the veil

28. Freedom

29. Teach your habits you have been delivered

30. Lift Your Veil 2 Corinthians 3 Chosen you Forgiven you
You are beautiful to me
I am proud to call you my son
Write these on your heart
If you believe anything other than that…it’s a lie

31. The Power & Purpose of Prayer