In this sermon, we walked through the book of Joel and God's promise to restore nearness with His people through the Holy Spirit. We were reminded that when sin broke communion with God in Genesis 3, Scripture began pointing forward to a renewed relationship between God and His people. In Joel 2:28, God promises to pour out His Spirit, revealing His mercy and His desire to dwell with His people and renew them from within. We saw how this promise is fulfilled through Christ and poured out at Pentecost, where the Holy Spirit now indwells every believer—opening hearts to the gospel, giving new life, sealing believers with a guaranteed inheritance, and equipping them for the good of the church and the mission of Jesus. Ultimately, we learned that redemption is not just God fixing what is broken, but God drawing near to restore relationship with His people.
