Spirit-filled
Series: Spirit-filled
Week Three
Genesis 1:2 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.
Old Testament word for Spirit - ruwach (Hebrew)
New Testament word for Spirit - pnuema (Greek)
Both mean "a wind, a current of air, or a blast of breath.
John 14:16-17 And I will ask the Father, and he will give you another Advocate, who will never leave you. He is the Holy Spirit, who leads into all truth. The world cannot receive him, because it isn’t looking for him and doesn’t recognize him. But you know him, because he lives with you now and later will be in you.
John 15:26 “When the Advocate comes, whom I will send to you from the Father—the Spirit of truth who goes out from the Father—he will testify about me.
John 16:7 It is best for you that I go away, because if I don't, the Advocate won't come. If I do go away, then I will send Him to you.
Why the Spirit-less life?
1. Some people aren't even aware of the Holy Spirit. - Acts 19:1-3
2. Some people are resisting the Holy Spirit. - Acts 7:51
What is the benefit of the Spirit Filled Life?
1. The Holy Spirit will comfort you. - John 14:16 Philippians 1:12-14
2. The Holy Spirit will counsel you. - John 16:13
3. The Holy Spirit will convict you. - John 16:8