May 3rd, 2026 - The Holy Spirit and Travel

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Fourth Sunday of Apent
Hanging out with the
Holy Spirit
The Holy Spirit and Travel

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Acts is the travel log of the early spread of Christianity.
Does the Spirit guide us today?

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Jesus sets stage in Ch 1
  8 But you will receive power when the Holy Spirit comes on you; and you will be my witnesses in Jerusalem, and in all Judea and Samaria, and to the ends of the earth.”

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1. Persecution
 On that day a great persecution broke out against the church in Jerusalem, and all except the apostles were scattered throughout Judea and Samaria.

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2. Angel and Spirit prompts
26 Now an angel of the Lord said to Philip, “Go south to the road—the desert road—that goes down from Jerusalem to Gaza.” .... 29 The Spirit told Philip, “Go to that chariot and stay near it.”

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3. Spiritual teleportation?
 39 When they came up out of the water, the Spirit of the Lord suddenly took Philip away,.... 40 Philip... appeared at Azotus

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4. Jesus and visions
11 The Lord told him, “Go to the house of Judas on Straight Street and ask for a man from Tarsus named Saul, for he is praying. 12 In a vision he has seen a man named Ananias come and place his hands on him to restore his sight.”

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5. The Spirit blocks
6 ...having been kept by the Holy Spirit from preaching the word in the province of Asia. 7 When they came to the border of Mysia, they tried to enter Bithynia, but the Spirit of Jesus would not allow them to.

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6. The Spirit and discernment
a. Stay off the roads
 4 ... Through the Spirit they urged Paul not to go on to Jerusalem.  

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b. Storm watch
11 Coming over to us, he took Paul’s belt, tied his own hands and feet with it and said, “The Holy Spirit says, ‘In this way the Jewish leaders in Jerusalem will bind the owner of this belt and will hand him over to the Gentiles.’”

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c. Travel in risky conditions
13 Then Paul answered, “Why are you weeping and breaking my heart? I am ready not only to be bound, but also to die in Jerusalem for the name of the Lord Jesus.” 14 When he would not be dissuaded, we gave up and said, “The Lord’s will be done.”

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Simply start paying attention and asking if the Holy Spirit is saying something to you.

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Slow
From Guelph to Quebec
Job and home moves
Church leadership

Karin Terpstra