Holy Spirit
April 20, 2024

Life
The Good Life
The Far Better Life

It’s Not An It
It’s Not A Ghost
The Force Be With You.
The Holy Spirit Gets A Bad Rap

1. The Trinity
God Is The Father (The Creator)
Jesus Is The Son (Salvation)
Holy Spirit Is The Spirit Of God (The Power)
But As One (They work in unison)

References Of The Holy Spirit In Scripture
He’s Called God (Acts 5:3-4)
He’s Called The Spirit Of God (Judges 3:10)
He’s Treated As Equal To God The Father And Son (Matthew 3:16)
He’s Eternal (Hebrews 9:14)
He’s Omnipresent (Psalm 139:7-8)
He’s Sovereign (Zechariah 12:10)
He Was Involved With Creation (Genesis 1:1-2)

2. In The Beginning

Now the earth was formless and empty, darkness was over the surface of the deep, and the Spirit of God was hovering over the waters.
Genesis 1:2 ESV

3. Before Passover

And I will ask the Father, and he will give you another Helper, to be with you forever, even the Spirit of truth, whom the world cannot receive, because it neither sees him nor knows him. You know him, for he dwells with you and will be in you.
John 14:16 ESV

Until the day when he was taken up, after he had given commands through the Holy Spirit to the apostles whom he had chosen. He presented himself alive to them after his suffering by many proofs, appearing to them during forty days and speaking about the kingdom of God. And while staying with them he ordered them not to depart from Jerusalem, but to wait for the promise of the Father, which, he said, “you heard from me, for John baptized with water, but you will be baptized with the Holy Spirit not many days from now”
Acts 1:2-5 ESV

But you will receive power when the Holy Spirit has come upon you, and you will be my witnesses in Jerusalem and in all Judea and Samaria, and to the end of the earth.
Acts 1:8 ESV

1. The Holy Spirit Is Our Helper

But the Helper, the Holy Spirit, whom the Father will send in my name, he will teach you all things and bring to your remembrance all that I have said to you.
John 14:26 ESV

Likewise, the Spirit helps us in our weakness.
Romans 8:26 ESV

What Does The Helper Do?
He Heals Us
He Restores Us
He Helps Us In Our Time Of Need

2. Enables You To Produce Fruit Of The Spirit

But the fruit of the Spirit is love, joy, peace, patience, kindness, goodness, faithfulness, gentleness, self-control; against such things there is no law.
Galatians 5:22-23 ESV

He Turns Your…
Depression Into Joy
Worry Into Peace
Impatience Into Patience
Anger Into Kindness
And More!

He is like a tree planted by water that yields its fruit in its season, and a leaf that does not wither. In all that he does, he prospers.
Psalm 1:3 ESV

3. The Power Of The Holy Spirit

How God anointed Jesus of Nazareth with the Holy Spirit and with power. He went about doing good and healing all who were oppressed by the devil, for God was with him.
Acts 10:38

If the Spirit of him who raised Jesus from the dead dwells in you, he who raised Christ Jesus from the dead will also give life to your mortal bodies through his Spirit who dwells in you.
Romans 8:11

Through The Power Of The Holy Spirit We Have The Authority To Claim…
Healing Over Our Bodies
Addictions Have To Leave
Broken Relationships Have To Be Restored
And More!

The Abundant Life/The Best Life
He Came To Bring Life, Love And Value To Everyone, Everywhere, Every day!
He Has Given You Every Tool To Succeed