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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 Holy Spirit is the one who created the world Gen 1:26 Created humans in His

• wn likeness

• 2. Revealing:

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

• 3. Redeeming

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

• 4. Indwelling

• 5. Transforming

6.

• 7. Overcoming:

Holy Spirit empowers us to win the victory

• ver temptation

through spiritual warfare

• 8. Gifting:

• 9. Sending:

• 10. Consummating

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

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!