TEACH THEM TO OBEY - LESSON EIGHT

I HAVE THE HOLY SPIRIT

In the previous lesson, we learned that we receive the Holy Spirit when we are saved. God puts the Holy Spirit in us to identify us as His children and also so that the Spirit can help us to live a victorious Christian life. So every believer has the Holy Spirit living in his heart. We are sealed or marked with the Holy Spirit at the time of conversion or salvation (2Cor 1:21-22). Unbelievers do not have the Holy Spirit in them, and that makes us spiritually different from them.

1.      Who is the Holy Spirit?

1. The Holy Spirit is God: He possesses and exhibits the attributes of Deity

                          i.            He is part of the Three-in-One God (the Trinity)

                        ii.            The Holy Spirit is the Spirit of God the Father – 1Cor 6:11

                      iii.            The Holy Spirit is the Spirit of Jesus Christ

                      iv.            He played a role in Creation.

                        v.            He is Omnipresent, Omniscient and Omnipotent

                      vi.            He is given to the believer as a Helper, representing Jesus Christ – John 14:16

2. The Holy Spirit is a Person: He possesses and exhibits the attributes of a Person

                          i.            He has intelligence

                        ii.            He shows feelings

                      iii.            He has a will

                      iv.            He guides

                        v.            He intercedes

                      vi.            He can be lied to

                    vii.            He can be insulted

                  viii.            He can be grieved or made sad

                      ix.            He relates as a person to other persons

2.      What is the purpose and work of the Holy Spirit? – John 16:12-14

a.       Every believer has the Holy Spirit dwelling in them

b.      Every believer is marked or sealed with the Holy Spirit

c.       The Holy Spirit is the believer’s ever-present, ever-powerful and all-knowing Helper

d.      The goal of the Holy Spirit’s work is building the church of Jesus Christ. He does it through:

                       i.      Teaching - He teaches us to understand God’s word and His ways

                     ii.      Comforting - He comforts us in times of sorrow and loneliness

                   iii.      Guiding - He guides us into all truth

                   iv.      Strengthening - He strengthens us when we are weak

                     v.      Friendship - He is a trusted friend

                   vi.      Ally - He fights with us and for us

                 vii.      Intercession - He intercedes for us – He helps us to pray

3. Believers are to be Baptized in the Holy Spirit, with the evidence of speaking in tongues
4. The Holy Spirit can show Himself up in the believer through the Gifts of the Spirit

CONFESSION: My body is a temple of the Holy Spirit; He is always with me as a Friend and Helper!

PRAYER: Holy Spirit, help me to relate better with You, and to rely completely on You for all my needs.

SCRIPTURE TO MEMORISE BEFORE NEXT LESSON: 1Cor 6:19

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