The Familiar Stranger

Our spring of 2026 sermon series reintroduces us to God’s Holy Spirit.

For a generation searching desperately for an experiential spirituality, there’s good news: the Holy Spirit’s indwelling presence to empower and transform is freely available. Unfortunately, confusion and unfamiliarity surround the Person of the Holy Spirit, leading too many Christians either to sideline him or misunderstand what he means for their spiritual lives.

In The Familiar Stranger sermon series, we reflect upon his book as Tyler Staton reintroduces this oft-neglected Person of the Trinity, tracing the story of the Holy Spirit as it unfolds throughout the Bible, and inviting believers to close the gap between what Scripture reveals about the Holy Spirit and their lived experience.

This series book, The Familiar Stranger can be found at all the usual book sources.

In this series, we look at:

• 1 – When The Advocate Comes
• 2 – Spiritual Experience
• 3 – Discernment
• 4 – Prophecy
• 5 – Healing
• 6 – Witness
• 7 – Redemptive Suffering
• 8 – The Way Of Love

The Familiar Stranger: Sermons

• The Familiar Stranger: When The Advocate Comes
• The Familiar Stranger: Spiritual Experience
• The Familiar Stranger: Spiritual Discernment
• The Familiar Stranger: Prophecy
• The Familiar Stranger: Healing
• The Familiar Stranger: Witness