The ministry of the Holy Spirit

1. The Ministry of the Holy Spirit

2. The Holy Spirit is Power Galatians 2:20 (New King James Version) 20 I have been crucified with Christ; it is no longer I who live, but Christ lives in me; and the life which I now live in the flesh I live by faith in the Son of God, who loved me and gave Himself for me.

3. The Holy Spirit is Power Acts 1:8 (New King James Version) 8 But you shall receive power when the Holy Spirit has come upon you; and you shall be witnesses to Me[a] in Jerusalem, and in all Judea and Samaria, and to the end of the earth.”

4. What do we know of the Holy Spirit? Is the Holy Spirit a person or a force? The Holy Spirit is God The Holy Spirit is Active and Real today.

5. The Holy Spirit is God 1. He carries the name of God 1 Corinthians 6:11 (New King James Version) 11 And such were some of you. But you were washed, but you were sanctified, but you were justified in the name of the Lord Jesus and by the Spirit of our God.

6. The Holy Spirit is God 1. He carries the name of God Acts 16:7 (King James Version) 7 and when they were come over against Mysia, they assayed to go into Bithynia; and the Spirit of Jesus suffered them not;

7. The Holy Spirit is God 1. He carries the name of God Romans 8 (King James Version) 14 For as many as are led by the Spirit of God, these are sons of God.

8. The Holy Spirit has Same Attributes of God Omniscient: 11For who among men knows the thoughts of a man except the man's spirit within him? In the same way no one knows the thoughts of God except the Spirit of God. 1 Corinthians 2:11

9. The Holy Spirit has Same Attributes of God Omnipresent: Psalm 139:7 (New International Version) 7 Where can I go from your Spirit? Where can I flee from your presence? Omnipotent Job 33:4 (New International Version) 4 The Spirit of God has made me; the breath of the Almighty gives me life.

10. The Holy Spirit is Active Today The work of the Holy Spirit is to Glorify God’s son, Jesus Christ. He dwelled in the beginning of time: Genesis 1:2 2 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.

11. The Holy Spirit is Active Today The work of the Holy Spirit is to Glorify God’s son, Jesus Christ. Luke 1:35 35The angel answered, "The Holy Spirit will come upon you, and the power of the Most High will overshadow you. So the holy one to be born will be calledthe Son of God.

12. The Holy Spirit is: The Source of All Truth The Author of Scripture The Convictor of Sin The Provider of Comfort The Promoter of Salvation

13. The Holy Spirit is: Boldness to witness Grace to Stand Courage to Follow Hope to Endure

14. The Holy Spirit is: He illumens God’s Word He prays for God’s people He Advances God’s Agenda In this World In this Country In this Church

15. The Holy Spirit is Active: In this World In this Country In this Church In your Family And In your Life That’s the Ministry of the Holy Spirit.

16. The Holy Spirit is Personal The Mormons and the Jehovah's Witness, believe the Holy Spirit is a Force A force of Influence Some religions consider it an energy

17. Does the Holy Spirit have the Elements or Attributes of a Person 3 Elements that determine a Person Mind Emotions Will

18. Elements found in Scriptures 1 Corinthians 2:11 (New International Version) 11For who among men knows the thoughts of a man except the man's spirit within him? In the same way no one knows the thoughts of God except the Spirit of God. Intellect-Mind

19. Elements found in Scriptures Ephesians 4:30 (New International Version) 30And do not grieve the Holy Spirit of God, with whom you were sealed for the day of redemption. Emotion

20. Elements found in Scriptures 1 Corinthians 12:11 (New International Version) 11All these are the work of one and the same Spirit, and he gives them to each one, just as he determines. Will

21. How do we tackle the enemy .. Be Filled with the Holy Spirit What does Filled mean… Examples of …filled… Luke 4:28 28And all they in the synagogue, when they heard these things, were filled with wrath, Acts 13:45 45But when the Jews saw the multitudes, they were filled with envy,

22. Be Filled with the Spirit… Ephesians 5:18 (King James Version) 18Do not get drunk on wine, which leads to debauchery. Instead, be filled with the Spirit. Filled….Overcome by a power greater than your own…

23. God gives us the gift of the Holy Spirit 13For he has rescued us from the dominion of darkness and brought us into the kingdom of the Son he loves, 14in whom we have redemption, the forgiveness of sins.

24. You belong to Christ if…? Romans 8:9 (New International Version) 9You, however, are controlled not by the sinful nature but by the Spirit, if the Spirit of God lives in you. And if anyone does not have the Spirit of Christ, he does not belong to Christ.

25. Redemption Apart from Jesus Christ – we would be in the King of darkness. But through Grace Redemption No wrong cannot be held against me