Stone 4
THE HOLY SPIRIT and SPIRITUAL GIFTS
Opening Scripture:
John 14:26
“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 things that I said to you.”
Matthew 3:11
“I indeed baptize you with water unto repentance, but He who is coming after me is mightier than I, whose sandals I am not worthy to carry. He will baptize you with the Holy Spirit and fire.”
Acts 2:38
Then Peter said to them, “Repent, and let every one of you be baptized in the name of Jesus Christ for the remission of sins; and you shall receive the gift of the Holy Spirit.”
Acts 1:8
“But you shall receive power when the Holy Spirit has come upon you; and you shall be witnesses to Me in Jerusalem, and in all Judea and Samaria, and to the end of the earth.”
Holy Spirit the Person
The Holy Spirit is a person. The Holy Spirit is the third person of the God Head. You are born of the Spirit of God. The Holy Spirit was sent into the earth to carry out the new birth. The Holy Spirit dwells in you and it is impossible to live the Christian life apart from the power and the presence of the Holy Spirit.
1) Holy Spirit equal with God
Matthew 28:19, 2 Corinthians 13:14, Ephesians 4:4-6 and 2 Corinthians 3:16-18
2) Names of the Holy Spirit
Romans 8:9, Matthew 10:20, John 14:17 and Acts 8:39
3) Holy Spirit referred to as a person
Romans 8:11, John 6:63, 1 John 5:6, John 14:26, Romans 8:16 and 26
4) Personhood of the Holy Spirit (has emotions, is aware, speaks, knows, etc.)
Isaiah 63:10, Ephesians 4:30, Romans 15:30, Romans 8:27, 2 Samuel 23:2, Acts 8:29, 1 Corinthians 2:11, Acts 15:28, Acts 5:8-9, Acts 20:28, Acts 5:32 and Acts 7:51
5) Activities of the Holy Spirit
John 14:26, Luke 12:12, Romans 8:26, Matthew 4:1, John 6:63 and Acts 2:4
6) Holy Spirit dwells in us
John 14:16-17, John 3:8 and John 20:21-22
7) Holy Spirit helps us
Matthew 10:19-20, John 14:26, John 16:13-14, Acts 1:8, Romans 8:14-16, 26-27 and
2 Timothy 1:14
Baptism of the Holy Spirit
Baptism of the Holy Spirit is a term used to describe a movement of the Spirit upon and/or within a believer after the person is saved. We need to know first, that all Christians receive the Spirit upon their conversion and that the baptism of the Holy Spirit is a “secondary” experience of the Spirit. To illustrate; if we drank water from a glass, then the water would be inside us. However, if we went to the beach and stepped into the ocean, then we would be in the water. We receive, as it were, a drink of the Holy Spirit when we are saved, but when we are baptized in the Spirit, it is as if that initial drink becomes an ocean that completely surrounds us. This is the difference between you having the Holy Spirit, and the Holy Spirit having you. The baptism in the Holy Spirit is an empowering for service that takes place in the life of the Christian and we are immersed in the Spirit's life and power.
1) Holy Spirit upon conversion
John 20:21-22
2) The term “Baptize with the Holy Spirit”
Matthew 3:11, Mark 1:8, Luke 3:16, John 1:33, Acts 1:5 and Acts 11:16
3) Baptism and Kingdom purpose
Matthew 3:11, Acts 11:15-17, Luke 24:49 and Acts 1:4
4) Baptism and power
Acts 1:8, Acts 2:1-4 and Acts 4:31
5) Receiving and experiencing the baptism of the Holy Spirit
Luke 11:13, Acts 2:1-6, Acts 8:14-19, Acts 9:17-19, Acts 10:44-48 and Acts 19:1-6
Tongues-Spiritual Language
The Scriptures exhort us to be filled with the Spirit and to pray in the new tongues of our spirit language. Our spirit language enables us to live in the Spirit, walk in the Spirit, be led of the Spirit, have the fruit of the Spirit, manifest the gifts of the Spirit and go from glory to glory until we are transformed into His same image.
1) Spiritual language
Acts 2:4, 1 Corinthians 14:2 and Ephesians 6:18
2) Spiritual language is a gift of the Holy Spirit
1 Corinthians 12:10 and 31 and 1 Corinthians 14:4
3) Tongues enable us to have Spirit-to-Spirit communication with God
John 4:24, 1 Corinthians 15:45, Genesis 2:7 and John 3:3-5, 16
4) Praying in tongues builds and increases our faith
Romans 12:6, Jude 20, Mark 9:23 and Matthew 9:29
5) Praying in tongues activates the fruit of the Spirit
Galatians 5:22-23, 2 Corinthians 3:18 and 1 Corinthians 13:1-13
6) Praying in tongues quiets the mind
1 Corinthians 14:2 and 14-16
7) Praying in tongues stirs up gifts
2 Timothy 1:6, John 7:37-39, Zechariah 4:1-6 and Jude 20
The Fruit of the Spirit
Fruitfulness is an important theme in the Bible. The picture of how a grapevine is maintained is at the heart of Christ’s teaching on spiritual living. A vine being fruitful and beautiful cannot exist without constant help from the gardener.
1) Bearing fruit
John 15:1-8
2) Fruit of the Spirit
Galatians 5:22-23
3) Greatest fruit
1 Corinthians 13:13
4) God’s temple
1 Corinthians 3:16
Spiritual Gifts
The fruit of the Spirit puts God’s character and His power on display. As God’s representatives on earth, we need to develop and walk in both.
1) Spiritual gifts
Romans 12:6-8 and 1 Corinthians 12:4-11
2) Leadership gifts
Ephesians 4:11-12
3) Motives and motivation
1 Corinthians 13:1-2 and 1 Corinthians 14:1
4) You have power
Acts 1:8
STUDY NOTES
1) Can we bear fruit by ourselves?
John 15:4
2) Where does the Holy Spirit dwell?
1 Corinthians 3:16
3) What are we warned not to do?
1 Thessalonians 5:19-20 and Ephesians 4:30
