Practical guidelines are given for experiencing the baptism of the Holy Spirit, identifying spiritual gifts, and developing the fruit of the Holy Spirit. 2. Acts 15:28 "For it seemed good to the Holy Spirit and to us to lay upon you no greater burden than these essentials: 3. We should not be looking around for some other way. These functions were taught by Jesus in His last teaching to His disciples, whom we are, before He was arrested. 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Just as the Holy Spirit raised Christ from the dead, the Holy Spirit will give eternal life to believers in Christ. << /Length 5 0 R /Filter /FlateDecode >> Just as he convicts us of our sins, he also moves in the hearts of unbelievers, bringing them face to face with their iniquities and failures, with the futility of their lives apart from God. A.W. stream The Holy Spirit has 3 main functions and He is the third persona, person or form of God. John 16:13 reads, "When the Spirit of truth comes, he will guide you into all the truth." Further, the Holy Spirit helps believers to glorify the Lord. 2. �L�D�#|`�h�m�:��g God has given us, in His Holy Spirit, every gift and power and help that we need to serve Him! The Holy Spirit was promised for the age of grace, from the time Jesus sent Him 2,000 years ago, right up to this present day. To know the ministry of the Holy Spirit and how to have a relationship with Him, we must know His functions. 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Therefore, the expression, "baptized in the Holy Spirit" will be the one used in this presentation. 4 0 obj Living Your Purpose in the Power of the Holy Spirit . _____ * The term "Holy Ghost" used in the Bible refers to the Holy Spirit. Before He returned to heaven, Jesus said, “… you shall be baptized with the Holy Spirit … But you shall receive power when the Holy Spirit has come upon you.” Acts 1:5-8. the Holy Spirit be with you all. 1. �v�f�I1Y6]���܊����Ըܝ��4Oc;���u8C&�˧��4���v�8���@e�������������x� ����� %PDF-1.3 Amen. that the Holy Spirit is a person, there are those who understand [010] us to mean that the Holy Spirit has hands and feet and eyes and ears and mouth, and so on, but these are not the characteristics of personality but of corporeity. Holy Spirit works in the lives of believers to renew, sanctify, and make us holy. 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Both the Latin Vulgate and the King James uses both (Romans 15:13 and Luke 11:13). The Beauty of the Spirit . The role of the Holy Spirit: to give us strength and help in our fight against sin. First, note that God is Spirit (Jn. The Holy Spirit is the 3rd person of the trinity, co-equal with the Father and the Son. Acts 13:2 While they were ministering to the Lord and fasting, the Holy Spirit said, "Set apart for Me Barnabas and Saul for the work to which I have called them." The Holy Spirit takes up permanent residence in the hearts of believers (Romans 8:9; 1 Corinthians 6:19-20, 12:13). “And do not grieve the Holy Spirit …” Ephesians 4:30. Tozer Once the Spirit of God moves upon us, we are ready for the Word to work for us. Pentecost is a feast celebrated by the Jews and being that the Holy Spirit was pour out on the disciples on this very day, some churches in the cause of trying to distinguish themselves from those christians that either did or do not believe in the gift of the Holy Spirit or in the Holy Spirit as still being present in these times coined the name 'pentecostals'. the Holy Spirit and with power, who went about doing good and healing all that were oppressed by the devil. Jesus gave the Spirit as a “compensation” for His absence, to perform the functions toward us which He would have done if He had remained personally with us. The life of Jesus was saturated with the Presence of the Holy Spirit. We are immersed in the Holy Spirit, not immersed by the Holy Spirit or immersed with the Holy Spirit. 4:30). E��5�bž&T���V�+���C�G t��Ո����L��]������h:\O���r\=(��L��R�V\z7�� l�1�lk���ғ��@%(��Sq�Ӵ^S�ҭ�5�"���Rb�B�>��'+{�E�ueFMR��'�%�����{)+��� ������xkq�P����:^���)�o�[�������SwD��'�m! 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The Purpose and Power of the Holy Spirit is a powerful book that makes the truth simple and easy to understand. Holy means to be set apart, separated, or sanctified. He is not a vague, ethereal shadow, nor an impersonal force. However, often, we like the disciples lack understanding of his role and how to relate to him. The primary purpose of the Holy Spirit is to empower God’s people to reach the lost and draw people to the cross of Jesus Christ. 2. x�]]���u�ׯ��U�x�5���06,�Np��P)����.�6��Lp���~�n��=�$U1T��Z���9}�Cj������p ?�s;]�������_�?z竮}�U{r��������z.�|i���2���y���c;�7����G��]۵������}�}��G�b�L�|@����]�3ڏDZً��3 In previous teaching, we studied who is the Holy Spirit. In the Millennium 1. The Holy Spirit was given to you that you may know and understand what God has freely given to you. The infilling of the Holy Spirit is for all Christians, of every era. 4 0 obj %PDF-1.3 In believers-The Holy Spirit will enable believing Israelites to live righteously (Ezekiel 36:27). 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