Studio RC - Spirit-Led #9 - Experience the Holy Spirt (Part #2) - Max IngramStudio RC - Spirit-Led #9 - Experience the Holy Spirt (Part #2) - Max Ingram
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Pastor Max Ingram connects recovery with the Holy Spirit’s power, discussing speaking in tongues, emotional experiences, and daily practices that foster spiritual growth. The focus stays on slow, steady transformation through presence, prayer, surrender, obedience, and community.
26:24•25 Aug 2026
Raising the Sail: Holy Spirit Power for Everyday Recovery
Episode Overview
- Recovery is not meant to run on human willpower alone; lasting change depends on the Holy Spirit’s power.
- Acts 2 shows tongues as Spirit-enabled languages that proclaim God’s greatness, rather than chaotic or purely private experiences.
- Emotional highs are not the main evidence of the Spirit’s work; character change and the fruit of the Spirit are a better measure.
- Simple practices such as silence, asking for the Spirit’s help, yielding daily, and obeying nudges that match Scripture help “raise the sail”.
- God often works through community, using honest feedback and shared stories as a key part of both spiritual growth and recovery.
“The most convincing evidence of the Spirit may not be what you feel in worship, but who you're becoming when worship is over.”
What drives someone to seek a life without alcohol? Studio RC leans straight into that question by linking recovery with a daily dependence on the Holy Spirit, rather than sheer willpower. Hosted by Pastor Max Ingram, this Spirit-Led series is aimed at people in recovery who also want their faith to actually shape who they’re becoming. This instalment picks up the question: how do you experience the Holy Spirit in real life, not just in church language?
Max revisits Acts 2 and the day of Pentecost, tackling the sometimes awkward topic of speaking in tongues head-on. He explains that in Acts, the crowd heard “the wonders of God” in their own languages, making the point that the Spirit’s work isn’t “private spiritual entertainment” but power to communicate God’s greatness.
He speaks directly to addicts and alcoholics who’ve chased feelings their whole lives, warning that “if your theology depends on feelings, what happens when the feelings leave?” Instead of hunting for emotional highs, he asks a sharper question: “The most convincing evidence of the Spirit may not be what you feel in worship, but who you’re becoming when worship is over.” The episode stays very practical.
Max lays out simple ways to “raise the sail” of your life so the Spirit’s “wind” can move you: becoming present and silent, asking honestly for the Spirit’s help, yielding your will daily, obeying nudges that line up with Scripture, and expecting God to speak through recovery and church community. He ties it back to familiar recovery language, reminding listeners that step 11’s “conscious contact” is about awareness of God, not trying to create a God of their own design.
Aimed at anyone juggling sobriety and faith, this talk offers a gentle push: stop chasing dramatic spiritual moments and start looking for slow, steady transformation. So where might you need to raise your sail today?
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