Holy Spirit-Gift to Church-Part2

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HOLY SPIRITTHE GIFT TO THE CHURCH


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Acts 2:36-39

36 "Therefore let all Israel

be assured of this: Godhas made this Jesus,

whom you crucified,

both Lord and Christ."


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37 When the people heard

this, they were cut to the

heart and said to Peterand the other apostles,

"Brothers, what shall we

do?"


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38 Peter replied, "Repentand be baptized, every

one of you, in the name

of Jesus Christ for the

forgiveness of your sins.

And you will receive thegift of the Holy Spirit.


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39 The promise is for you

and your children and

for all who are far off-for

all whom the Lord our

God will call."


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John 16:7

7 But I tell you the truth: It

is for your good that I amgoing away. Unless I go

away, the Counselor will

not come to you; but if Igo, I will send him to

you.


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John 14:16-18

16 And I will ask the

Father, and he will giveyou another Counselor to

be with you forever- the

Spirit of truth.


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The world cannot accepthim, because it neither

sees him nor knows him.

But you know him, for helives with you and will be

in you. 18 I will not leave

you as orphans; I will

come to you.


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1. The Holy Spirit

Strengthens us to

live as childrenof

God


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Romans 8:13-16

13 For if you live according

to the sinful nature, you

will die; but if by the Spirit

you put to death the

misdeeds of the body,


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you will live, 14 because

those who are led by the

Spirit of God are sons of

God. 15 For you did notreceive a spirit that makes

you a slave again to fear,


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but you received the Spiritof sonship. And by him we

cry, "Abba, Father." 16 The

Spirit himself testifies with

our spirit that we are God's

children.


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He convicts us of sin,

righteousness &

judgment

John 16:8-11


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John 16:8-11

8 When he comes, he will

convict the world of guiltin regard to sin and

righteousness and

judgment: 9 in regard tosin, because men do not


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believe in me; 10 in

regard to righteousness,because I am going to

the Father, where you

can see me no longer; 11

and in regard to

judgment, because theprince of this world now

stands condemned.


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He helps us confess thatJesus is Lord

1Corinthians 12:3


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1 Corinthians 12:3

Therefore I tell you that

no one who is speakingby the Spirit of God says,

"Jesus be cursed," and no

one can say, "Jesus isLord," except by the Holy

Spirit.


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He teaches us all things/

reminds us His Word/

guides us in all truth

John 14:26 , John 16:13


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John 14:26

But the Counselor, the

Holy Spirit, whom theFather will send in my

name, will teach you all

things and will remindyou of everything I have

said to you.


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John 16:13

But when he, the Spirit oftruth, comes, he will

guide you into all truth.He will not speak on hisown; he will speak only

what he hears, and hewill tell you what is yet tocome.


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He helps us in ourweaknesses

Romans 8:26


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Romans 8:26

In the same way, the Spirit

helps us in our weakness.

We do not know what weought to pray for, but the

Spirit himself intercedes

for us with groans thatwords cannot express.


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He helps us overcome oursinful nature

Romans 8:11-13


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12 Therefore, brothers, wehave an obligation-but itis not to the sinful nature,to live according to it. 13

For if you live accordingto the sinful nature, youwill die; but if by the

Spirit you put to death themisdeeds of the body,you will live


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He exhibits His fruits

through us

Galatians 5:23


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Galatians 5:22-23

22 But the fruit of the

Spirit is love, joy, peace,patience, kindness,

goodness, faithfulness,

23 gentleness and self-control. Against such

things there is no law.


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2. The Holy Spirit

Reveals Gods will

for our lives


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He intercedes and directs

us to pray according to the

Fathers will

Romans 8:26-27


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Romans 8:26-27

In the same way, the Spirit

helps us in our weakness.

We do not know what we

ought to pray for, but the

Spirit himself intercedesfor us with groans that

words cannot express.


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27 And he who searchesour hearts knows the

mind of the Spirit,

because the Spiritintercedes for the saints

in accordance with God's

will.


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He reveals what isprepared for us

1 Corinthians 2:9-10


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1 Corinthians 2:9-10

9 However, as it is written:

"No eye has seen, no ear

has heard, no mind has

conceived what God has

prepared for those wholove him"-


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10 but God has revealed itto us by his Spirit. The

Spirit searches all

things, even the deepthings of God.


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John 16:13

13 But when he, the Spirit

of truth, comes, he will

guide you into all truth. Hewill not speak on his own;

he will speak only what he

hears, and he will tell you

what is yet to come.


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3. The Holy Spirit

manifests His gifts

through us

Acts 1:4-8


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Acts 1:4-8

4 On one occasion, while hewas eating with them, he

gave them this command:"Do not leave Jerusalem,but wait for the gift my

Father promised, whichyou have heard me speakabout.


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5 For John baptized with

water, but in a few days

you will be baptized with

the Holy Spirit."6 So when they met

together, they asked

him, "Lord, are you atthis time going to


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restore the kingdom to

Israel?" 7 He said to them:

"It is not for you to know

the times or dates theFather has set by his own

authority.


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8 But you will receive

power when the Holy Spirit

comes on you; and you

will be my witnesses inJerusalem, and in all

Judea and Samaria, and to

the ends of the earth.


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17 "'In the last days, God

says, I will pour out mySpirit on all people. Your

sons and daughters will

prophesy,

Acts 2:17-18


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your young men will see

visions, your old men will

dream dreams. 18 Even

on my servants, both men

and women, I will pour

out my Spirit in those

days, and they willprophesy.


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This marks a new

seasonof the Holy

Spirit


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The 3 words usually usedBaptism/ Immersed

Filled

Come upon


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I. Instance: Acts 2

Audience : 120 including

the apostles

Condition: Waiting,

Expecting thepromised gift


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Occurrence: Sudden

Manifestation: - Sound like

a violent wind

- What seemed to

be tongues of fire

- Spoke in tonguesas the Spirit enabled


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Note: ALL received

(Acts 2:4)

- They spoke & others

could understand


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II. Instance: Acts 8

Audience : People of

Samaria

Condition: Believed &

baptized (v 12-13)


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Occurrence: When Peter &

John laid hands &prayed that they

might receive (v14-17)

Manifestation: Simon the

sorcerer saw (dont

know what he saw)

Note: ALL received


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Occurrence: Ananias laid

hands on Saul that hemight see again & be

filled with the Spirit

Manifestation: Scales fell

out of his eyes

Note: After this he was

baptized


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IV. Instance: Acts 10

Audience : Cornelius & the

gentiles gatheredat his house

Condition: - Devote, God-

fearing (v2)


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Prepared by an angel

(v3)

Great expectation (v24-

25)Ready to listen to

everything the Lord

commanded Peter totell (v 33)


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Occurrence: As they heard

Peter speak theHoly Spirit came

upon them (v44)

Manifestation: Speaking in

tongues and

praising God (v 46)

Note: ALL received


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V. Instance: Acts 19

Audience : Disciples at

Ephesus

Condition: - Had not

received the Holy Spiritwhen they believed (v2)


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Had not heard aboutthe Holy Spirit (v2)

Baptized in the name ofJesus (v 6)


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Occurrence: Paul placed his

hands on them

Manifestation: Spoke in

tongues & prophesied

Note: ALL received


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Inference

1. The only pre-requisite

for the baptism / filling /coming upon of the Holy

Spirit is the repentance

from sin


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2. The Holy Spirit does not

follow a pre-determinedformula in order to come


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Laying of hands /

No laying of handsBefore Baptism /

After baptism

While hearing word /After hearing word


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3. All 5 times there were

some manifestation but

the choice was His3 of5times tongues were

explicitly mentioned


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4. The greater the

expectation, the greater

His freedom

Acts 2 & 10 vs Acts 8 & 19


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5. The ALL Factor

Acts 2:4,Acts 10:44

Acts 2:17-18


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Acts 10:44

While Peter was still

speaking these words,the Holy Spirit came on

all who heard the

message.


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17 "'In the last days, God

says, I will pour out mySpirit on all people. Your

sons and daughters will

prophesy,

Acts 2:17-18


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your young men will see

visions, your old men willdream dreams. 18 Even

on my servants, both men

and women, I will pour

out my Spirit in those

days, and they willprophesy.


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4. The Holy Spirit

Empowers us to be

witnesses to the

World

Acts 1:8


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Acts 1:8

But you will receive power

when the Holy Spirit

comes on you; and you

will be my witnesses in

Jerusalem, and in all

Judea and Samaria, and to

the ends of the earth."


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He Strengthens us to live

as children of God

He reveals Gods will forour lives

He manifests His gifts

through us He empowers us to be

witnesses to the world

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