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Life in the Holy Spirit Series: God’s Provision

God’s Standard for Life in the Holy Spirit • What a Life in the Holy Spirit is not • What it means to be a Spiritual Being • Created for Relationship • The Challenge of Balance

God’s Provision for Life in the Holy Spirit • Who, or what, is the Holy Spirit? • Is the Holy Spirit a Person? • Activities of the Holy Spirit • God’s provision for us

Who, or what is, the Holy Spirit? • Unseen, spooky spirit-being? • A force – like in Star Wars? • An agent sent from God, rather like an angel or 007? • Another name for the one true God? • What does the bible tell us?

Is the Holy Spirit A Person? • According to the following scriptures, yes! – John 14:16-17; 26 – Romans 8:26 • He is God Himself – Acts 5:3-4 – 1 Corinthians 3:16 • Yet distinct from God the Father and God the Son – John 15:25 – Matthew 3:16-17

Do we really need the Holy Spirit?

1. Creating: Gen 1:2 Gen 1:26 Holy Spirit is the one who Created humans in His created the world own likeness

2. Revealing: 2 Pet 1:21 Revealed God by giving us the bible .

Jesus’ birth, ministry, death & resurrection 3. Redeeming and Us - mankind

4. Indwelling

5. Transforming

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7. Overcoming: Holy Spirit empowers us to win the victory over temptation through spiritual warfare

8. Gifting:

9. Sending:

Holy Spirit walks with us on a journey that ends in our eternal union with father 10. Consummating

What’s your goal in life?

God’s provision for changing us is personal • He doesn’t stay at a distance • Isn’t into DIY • Gives us Himself! • Holy Spirit comes and personally works the miracle – us!