New City Catechism Question Thirty-Seven

Summary

In this episode, Pastor Jon discusses how the Holy Spirit helps us as Christians. The Holy Spirit convicts us of our sin, comforts us, guides us, gives us spiritual gifts, and enables us to pray and understand God's word. Pastor John also emphasizes that the desire to obey God is a gift from the Holy Spirit. He encourages listeners to recognize and use their natural talents and abilities for God's glory, while also being open to the supernatural capacity that the Holy Spirit provides.

Takeaways

The Holy Spirit convicts us of our sin and reveals our brokenness, enabling us to let go of selfishness and pride.
The Holy Spirit comforts us, guides us, and gives us spiritual gifts to serve others.
Our natural talents and abilities are gifts from God that uniquely equip us to fulfill our purpose.
Spiritual gifts are supernatural capacities that God gives us to serve others in ways we wouldn't expect.
The desire to obey God is a gift from the Holy Spirit, and we should be humbled and thankful for it.

Chapters

00:00 Introduction and Overview
02:20 Conviction of Sin and the Expulsive Power of a New Affection
03:43 Discovering and Using Spiritual Gifts
05:09 The Supernatural Capacity of Spiritual Gifts
05:35 The Gift of Desire: Obeying God by the Power of the Holy Spirit
06:04 Conclusion