| Until i understood it was the Holy Spirit that did the work to change me and make me a child of God, i never respected or chased after it much. There is so much about God and His power we don’t know. This ignorance can often cause us to disrespect and dishonor God in many ways. I believe the greatest Gift God ever gave us was not just the Jesus Christ, but the Holy Spirit as well. without the Holy Spirit, we would never RECEIVE Jesus. nor would we be able to walk the way he has commanded us to live. Let’s get to know this great Gift. Let’s do our very best to honor and cherish it and SHARE it with the world. |
| WEEK 15 STUDY PURPLE BOOK 4.1 THE HOLY SPIRIT AND SPIRITUAL GIFTS READ:MATT. 3:11JOHN 14:26ACTS 2:38 Before he descended into Jerusalem Jesus told his disciples to go back and wait. They were about to receive an amazing gift: the baptism of the Holy Spirit. (Acts 1:4-5) A few days later, during the Jewish festival of Pentecost, the Spirit came… and he didn’t come quietly. He arrived in “wind and fire”. Suddenly the believers began speaking in other tongues. Jews from all over the Roman empire gathered in Jerusalem for the festival. Each of them heard the believers speaking to them in their own language. (Acts 2:1-2) Then Peter got up to speak. He reminded the crowd that hundreds of years earlier, the Prophet Joel had predicted that God’s spirit would come. Peter proclaimed Jesus’ death and resurrection. The crowd was “cut to the heart” and responded… “what shall we do?” (Acts 2:14-37) Peter said the proper response would be to repent, be baptized and receive the gift of the Holy Spirit. (Acts 2:38-39). In other words, it is impossible to live the Christian life apart from the power of the Holy Spirit. From the moment we are born again, Gods spirit supplies the power we need to be a consistent witness for Christ. WHO IS THE HOLY SPIRIT? John 14:16 ____________________________________________ John 14:17 ____________________________________________ What are some ways the Holy Spirit helps the believer? Matt 10:19-20 ____________________________________________ John 14:26 ____________________________________________ John 16:13-14 ____________________________________________ Acts 1:8 ____________________________________________ Romans 8:14 ____________________________________________ Romans 8:15 ____________________________________________ Romans 8:16 ____________________________________________ Romans 8:26-27 ____________________________________________ 2 Timothy 1:14 ____________________________________________ When we receive Christ as savior and Lord we are “born again” …. That is, we are born of the spirit. What did you learn? How will you apply it? |
