Breathe In and Breathe Out  | Rhythms Week 2 | Pastor Chad Fagundes

Genesis 1:2 ESV: The earth was without form and void, and darkness was over the face of the deep. And the Spirit of God was hovering over the face of the waters.

Genesis 2:7 ESV: -then the Lord God formed the man of dust from the ground and breathed into his nostrils the breath of life, and the man became a living creature.

John 20:21-22 ESV: Jesus said to them again, “Peace be with you. As the Father has sent me, even so I am sending you.” And when he had said this, he breathed on them and said to them, “Receive the Holy Spirit.”

Acts 2: 1-4 ESV: When the day of Pentecost arrived, they were all together in one place. And suddenly there came from heaven a sound like a mighty rushing wind, and it filled the entire house where they were sitting. And divided tongues as of fire appeared to them and rested on each one of them. And they were all filled with the Holy Spirit and began to speak in other tongues as the Spirit gave them utterance.

The Spirit of God is as vital as the air you are breathing right now.

 
God desires for all mankind to not just be full of physical breath but His Spirit.

3 “Breath” Exercises:

1. Our Witness

a. Acts 1:8 ESV: But you will receive power when the Holy Spirit has come upon you, and you will be my witnesses in Jerusalem and in all Judea and Samaria, and to the end of the earth.

b. The natural flow of life needs an and an .

Map: Sea of Galilee vs Dead Sea (click link to view)

2. Our Stressors

a. John 14:1 ESV: Let not your hearts be troubled. Believe in God; believe also in me.

Stress isn’t the problem. We tend to our stress rather than it.

Four practical steps to process stress well: Move, breathe, journal, and connect

3. Our Purity

Philippians 2:14-17 ESV: Do all things without grumbling or disputing, that you may be blameless and innocent, children of God without blemish in the midst of a crooked and twisted generation, among whom you shine as lights in the world, holding fast to the word of life, so that in the day of Christ I may be proud that I did not run in vain or labor in vain.

Definition of Purity: To be without mixture and align ourselves with God.

How to protect our purity: , , and .

1 Corinthians 6 & 2 Timothy 2:22