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Jesus will never leave you.  If you are a child of God, the Holy Spirit has been promised to lead you.  The job of the Holy Spirit is to make Jesus real, and when he is doing that in a church, the result is revival.
Jesus will never leave you.  If you are a child of God, the Holy Spirit has been promised to lead you.  The job of the Holy Spirit is to make Jesus real, and when he is doing that in a church, the result is revival.


According to Tim Keller, a well-known pastor from New Your City, when the Holy Spirit is actively leading a church, there are five things the church is characterized by, and it comes directly from Jesus being real:
According to Tim Keller, a well-known pastor from New York City, when the Holy Spirit is actively leading a church, there are five things the church is characterized by, and it comes directly from Jesus being real:


:1. The first is transcendent '''worship'''. People sense the presence of God. People are there to meet God. The purpose of worship is not primarily teaching or evangelism or fellowship; it’s to worship.  
:1. The first is transcendent '''worship'''. People sense the presence of God. People are there to meet God. The purpose of worship is not primarily teaching or evangelism or fellowship; it’s to worship.