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Handouts: Power Point Who I am in Christ Overview of the Gi:s of the Holy Spirit Sample Prayer Group QuesBons
Outline Class Time: 30 minutes teaching 30 minutes small group quesBons
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Review: Class #1 • TransformaBon is possible • I Corinthians 15:49 • I Peter 1:2 • Knowing God’s true heart for you will bring about transformaBon.
• Communion with God involves hearing his voice
The Holy Spirit’s Role in Our Transforma=on
Knowing the Holy Spirit • Member of the Trinity • The Holy Spirit is fully God • God (Father, Jesus, Holy Spirit) funcBoning in Romans 8 (read for homework)
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The Holy Spirit is… • Omnipresent • Omnipotent • Omniscient • Eternal • Beginning of the Bible • End of the Bible
Work of the Holy Spirit…
• Woos and Draws • Manifests active presence of God • Advances Kingdom of God • Oversees and facilitates our
transformation • Writing of the Scriptures • Holy Spirit and Jesus
The Holy Spirit…
• Blesses • Empowers • Purifies • Reveals • Unifies • Assures
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The Holy Spirit: • Grows Christ-‐like character in us • At work to ensure full acquisiBon of our inheritance in Christ
• Is knowable, yet a mystery—like the wind… • Can be taken for granted or yielded to...
The Holy Spirit Empowers Life:
CreaBon Life Psalm 104:30 & Job 34:14-‐15
Regenerated Life
John 3:1-‐21
Titus 3:4-‐7 (NLT) “When God our Savior revealed his kindness and love, he saved us, not because of the righteous things we had done, but because of his mercy. He washed away our sins, giving us a new birth and new life through the Holy Spirit. He generously poured out the Spirit upon us through Jesus Christ our Savior. Because of his grace he declared us righteous and gave us confidence that we will inherit eternal life.”
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The Holy Spirit Empowers Service: Old Covenant • Empowered people for special service
New Covenant • AnoinBng and empowering of Jesus Christ • Empowering of disciples for ministry in Acts 2 • Infilling of believers for personal transformaBon & sancBficaBon & empowerment for ministry
Filled, Infilling, Full: 2 Greek Words
• Presence of Holy Spirit Within
• Presence of Holy Spirit Upon
Word #1: Abiding Presence Within
• Presence of Holy Spirit Within EVERY child of God
• Luke 11:9-‐13 Freely given to those who ask • Our part is simply to ask in faith • Never think there is something more you need to do to make yourself more holy/worthy/sancBfied to receive the Holy Spirit
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Fruit of the Spirit—Gala=ans 5
The Holy Spirit is given at salvaBon…
Word #2: Presence Upon • Presence of Holy Spirit Upon • A special grace to equip, encourage, comfort, strengthen, etc.
• Temporary • Profoundly refreshing and exhilaraBng for the person
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Be Con=nually Filled..
• Admonishment: “Be conBnually filled with the Holy Spirit.” Ephesians 5:18
• God void • SaBsfy • AddicBons don’t saBsfy…they are idolatry
Desire & Hunger • Not earned • God honors DESIRE/HUNGER • Every single born again believer has the Holy Spirit
• You have been empowered if you prayed to receive
• Lack of revelaBon can sBfle
GiWs of the Holy Spirit • (Romans 12 & I Corinthians 12-‐14)—Homework • Gi:s of the Holy Spirit Handout—Homework • Ask the Holy Spirit to guide your reading • Prophesying • Many more gi:s than listed here…humor, cra:smanship, music, etc…
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Tongues…
• A personal prayer language • Corporate tongues and interpretaBon of tongues
• Speaking in another known language not known by the speaker, but given for the benefit of the listener in their language (e.g. Spanish)
Manifesta=ons…
• Fruit and Gi:s • Singing, Tears, Laughter, Dancing, Running, etc.
• Shaking or sensing heat or an electrical sensaBon
• ResBng in the Spirit (slain in the spirit)
The Holy Spirit Reveals… • The Word (gives understanding of scripture) • The Gospel • Truth “When the Spirit of truth comes, he will guide you into all the truth...” John 16:13
• Who We are In Christ (look up scriptures—ask Holy Spirit to make them real to you)
• Handout—Homework
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Metaphors for the Holy Spirit…
Metaphors for the Holy Spirit…
A Prayer to Receive the Holy Spirit… (See Handout)
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Psalm 23:6
“Surely goodness and mercy shall follow me (pursue me) all the days of my life, and I shall dwell in the house of the Lord forever.”
“CCHAIST” by the Holy Spirit
C-‐Counselor C-‐Comforter H-‐Helper A-‐Advocate I-‐Intercessor S-‐Strengthener who stands by T-‐Teacher
Homework Read the following: Romans 8—Observe how God-‐head (Father, Jesus, Holy Spirit) funcBons
Who we are in Christ by Neil Anderson A Brief Overview of the GiWs of the Holy Spirit Chapters on the GiWs of the Holy Spirit: Romans 12; 1 Corinthians 12 -‐14
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Be Blessed to Receive the Holy Spirit
Small Group Ques=ons 1. Share a hobby you or someone you know
enjoys. Does it involve the idea of transformaBon? (transforming a canvas into a painBng, building something from parts, learning something fun, etc.)
2. Discuss one thing in this week’s teaching that
you found especially interesBng, meaningful, or challenging.
3. Briefly share the experience and results of when:
• Someone in the Bible was filled with the Holy Spirit
• You or someone you know experienced the infilling of the Holy Spirit
• (Remember, there two words for fill: the indwelling presence and the presence of the Holy Spirit coming upon someone)
