Rev. Cyril A. Stevens – Sermon 0017B recorded on January 14, 1979 teaching from Zechariah 4 – Not by Might, Nor by Power, But by My Spirit, Saith the Lord of Hosts – Minor Prophets.
Pastor Cyril A. Stevens centers on the principle that God’s work is accomplished through His Spirit, not through human strength or organizational power. Stevens uses the vision of the golden candlestick with olive trees to illustrate how the Holy Spirit, like oil, continually fuels the light of the church (representing Jesus Christ). He contrasts this spiritual reliance with the ultimately failing efforts of human endeavors, using examples like education, philosophy, science, and even the history of religious institutions building “memorials” that lack the living Spirit.