Awakened by the Spirit
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In this powerful episode of Light + Truth, host Dan Kruver presents a sermon by John Piper originally delivered in 1984, titled 'Awakened by the Spirit.' Piper calls the church to a 'wartime mentality' in response to the global urgency of unreached people groups and the spiritual complacency of modern Christianity. He argues that the Holy Spirit is not merely a force or influence but a divine Person—co-eternal, co-equal with the Father and Son—whose presence is essential for genuine spiritual awakening. Drawing from Scripture, especially John 14–16, Piper emphasizes that the Holy Spirit is the very love between the Father and the Son, making Him the source of our capacity to love God eternally. The episode challenges listeners to move beyond religious routine and embrace a life of spiritual vigilance, boldness, and dependence on the Spirit to fulfill God’s mission in the world.
The Holy Spirit is a divine Person, not an impersonal force, and is co-eternal with the Father and Son.
The church is in the 'age of the Spirit,' a unique privilege requiring a response of honor, knowledge, and obedience.
A 'wartime mentality'—marked by urgency, boldness, and mission—must replace the complacency of 'peacetime Christianity'.
The Holy Spirit is the love between the Father and the Son; being filled with Him gives us the capacity to love God eternally.
Spiritual awakening begins when the Holy Spirit breaks the spell of spiritual numbness and stirs the church to action.
The Eternal Love We Can't Earn
“To be filled with the Holy Spirit who is none other than the love that the Father has for the Son and the infinite love the Son has for the Father.”
The Wartime Mentality Crisis
“Satan is very, very satisfied with all of our religious activity as long as it does not move us to smash those gates and rescue those people.”
The Holy Spirit as Divine Person
Piper defends the personhood of the Holy Spirit using Scripture from John 14–16, showing that the Spirit is a counselor, teacher, witness, and one who hears and speaks independently—proof of His divine personhood.
The Age of the Spirit and Our Unique Privilege
Piper explains that redemptive history has three phases: the age of the Father, the age of the Son, and now the age of the Spirit. We are uniquely blessed to live in the full revelation of the Trinity.
The Spirit as the Love of God
“What dwells within us is the Spirit of love that the Father has for the Son, and the Son has for the Father.”
“To be filled with the Holy Spirit who is none other than the love that the Father has for the Son and the infinite love the Son has for the Father.”
“Satan is very, very satisfied with all of our religious activity as long as it does not move us to smash those gates and rescue those people.”
“The Holy Spirit is the Spirit of love that the Father has for the Son, and the Son has for the Father.”
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Holy Spirit
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Father
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Son
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John Piper
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Satan
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Dan Kruver
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Bethlehem Baptist Church
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H.C.G. Mool
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John Owen
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Pneumatologia
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