Lession Four—Holy Spirit
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What does the Spirit of God do within me?
What does the Spirit of God do within me?
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16 And I will pray the Father, and He will give you another Helper, that He may abide with you forever—17 the Spirit of truth, whom the world cannot receive, because it neither sees Him nor knows Him; but you know Him, for He dwells with you and will be in you.
2 This only I want to learn from you: Did you receive the Spirit by the works of the law, or by the hearing of faith?—
16 Do you not know that you are the temple of God and that the Spirit of God dwells in you?
A. The Holy Spirit is the seal and the earnest (guarantee) of your salvation.
13 In Him you also trusted, after you heard the word of truth, the gospel of your salvation; in whom also, having believed, you were sealed with the Holy Spirit of promise, 14 who is the guarantee of our inheritance until the redemption of the purchased possession, to the praise of His glory.
B. The Holy Spirit empowers you to serve God.
16 that He would grant you, according to the riches of His glory, to be strengthened with might through His Spirit in the inner man,
C. The Holy Spirit bears witness to you of your salvation.
16 The Spirit Himself bears witness with our spirit that we are children of God,
D. The Holy Spirit intercedes in prayer for you.
26 Likewise the Spirit also helps in our weaknesses. For we do not know what we should pray for as we ought, but the Spirit Himself makes intercession for us with groanings which cannot be uttered. 27 Now He who searches the hearts knows what the mind of the Spirit is, because He makes intercession for the saints according to the will of God.
E. The Holy Spirit will teach you the Bible
13 However, when He, the Spirit of truth, has come, He will guide you into all truth; for He will not speak on His own authority, but whatever He hears He will speak; and He will tell you things to come. 14 He will glorify Me, for He will take of what is Mine and declare it to you. 15 All things that the Father has are Mine. Therefore I said that He will take of Mine and declare it to you.
9 But as it is written:
“Eye has not seen, nor ear heard,
Nor have entered into the heart of man
The things which God has prepared for those who love Him.”
10 But God has revealed them to us through His Spirit. For the Spirit searches all things, yes, the deep things of God. 11 For what man knows the things of a man except the spirit of the man which is in him? Even so no one knows the things of God except the Spirit of God. 12 Now we have received, not the spirit of the world, but the Spirit who is from God, that we might know the things that have been freely given to us by God.
13 These things we also speak, not in words which man’s wisdom teaches but which the Holy Spirit teaches, comparing spiritual things with spiritual. 14 But the natural man does not receive the things of the Spirit of God, for they are foolishness to him; nor can he know them, because they are spiritually discerned.
F. The Holy Spirit gives you direction in decision-making.
15 But he who is spiritual judges all things, yet he himself is rightly judged by no one. 16 For “who has known the mind of the Lord that he may instruct Him?” But we have the mind of Christ.
G. The Holy Spirit comforts you in time of need.
15 “If you love Me, keep My commandments. 16 And I will pray the Father, and He will give you another Helper, that He may abide with you forever—17 the Spirit of truth, whom the world cannot receive, because it neither sees Him nor knows Him; but you know Him, for He dwells with you and will be in you. 18 I will not leave you orphans; I will come to you.
H. The Holy Spirit will bring what He has taught you to your remembrance.
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.
I. The Holy Spirit will convict you of your sin.
8 And when He has come, He will convict the world of sin, and of righteousness, and of judgment: 9 of sin, because they do not believe in Me; 10 of righteousness, because I go to My Father and you see Me no more; 11 of judgment, because the ruler of this world is judged.
Discussion:
Discussion:
How does being the temple of God change the way you live your life?
Can you share an example of the Holy Spirit helping you understand a passage in the Bible?
How does my sin affect the Holy Spirit?
How does my sin affect the Holy Spirit?
A. Your sin grieves the Holy Spirit.
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30 And do not grieve the Holy Spirit of God, by whom you were sealed for the day of redemption.
B. Your sin quenches the Holy Spirit.
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19 Do not quench the Spirit.
1 Now the Spirit expressly says that in latter times some will depart from the faith, giving heed to deceiving spirits and doctrines of demons, 2 speaking lies in hypocrisy, having their own conscience seared with a hot iron,
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9 Now I rejoice, not that you were made sorry, but that your sorrow led to repentance. For you were made sorry in a godly manner, that you might suffer loss from us in nothing. 10 For godly sorrow produces repentance leading to salvation, not to be regretted; but the sorrow of the world produces death. 11 For observe this very thing, that you sorrowed in a godly manner: What diligence it produced in you, what clearing of yourselves, what indignation, what fear, what vehement desire, what zeal, what vindication! In all things you proved yourselves to be clear in this matter.
What is the fruit of the Spirit?
What is the fruit of the Spirit?
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A. There are inward qualities that transform your personal life.
1. Love
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2. Joy
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11 “These things I have spoken to you, that My joy may remain in you, and that your joy may be full.
28 And we know that all things work together for good to those who love God, to those who are the called according to His purpose.
3. Peace
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27 Peace I leave with you, My peace I give to you; not as the world gives do I give to you. Let not your heart be troubled, neither let it be afraid.
7 and the peace of God, which surpasses all understanding, will guard your hearts and minds through Christ Jesus.
B. There are outward qualities that transform your relationship with others.
1. Longsuffering
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6 by purity, by knowledge, by longsuffering, by kindness, by the Holy Spirit, by sincere love,
11 strengthened with all might, according to His glorious power, for all patience and longsuffering with joy;
12 Therefore, as the elect of God, holy and beloved, put on tender mercies, kindness, humility, meekness, longsuffering;
2. Gentleness//Kindness
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6 by purity, by knowledge, by longsuffering, by kindness, by the Holy Spirit, by sincere love,
12 Therefore, as the elect of God, holy and beloved, put on tender mercies, kindness, humility, meekness, longsuffering;
3. Goodness
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14 Now I myself am confident concerning you, my brethren, that you also are full of goodness, filled with all knowledge, able also to admonish one another.
C. There are upward qualities that transform your general conduct.
1. Faithfulness
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10 He who is faithful in what is least is faithful also in much; and he who is unjust in what is least is unjust also in much. 11 Therefore if you have not been faithful in the unrighteous mammon, who will commit to your trust the true riches? 12 And if you have not been faithful in what is another man’s, who will give you what is your own?
2. Meekness
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1 Brethren, if a man is overtaken in any trespass, you who are spiritual restore such a one in a spirit of gentleness, considering yourself lest you also be tempted.
25 in humility correcting those who are in opposition, if God perhaps will grant them repentance, so that they may know the truth,
3. Self-control
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16 I say then: Walk in the Spirit, and you shall not fulfill the lust of the flesh.
25 Now as he reasoned about righteousness, self-control, and the judgment to come, Felix was afraid and answered, “Go away for now; when I have a convenient time I will call for you.”
5 But also for this very reason, giving all diligence, add to your faith virtue, to virtue knowledge, 6 to knowledge self-control, to self-control perseverance, to perseverance godliness, 7 to godliness brotherly kindness, and to brotherly kindness love.
Discussion:
Discussion:
Which of these spiritual qualities would you like to see further growth in?
What are the works of the flesh?
What are the works of the flesh?
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19 Now the works of the flesh are evident, which are: adultery, fornication, uncleanness, lewdness, 20 idolatry, sorcery, hatred, contentions, jealousies, outbursts of wrath, selfish ambitions, dissensions, heresies, 21 envy, murders, drunkenness, revelries, and the like; of which I tell you beforehand, just as I also told you in time past, that those who practice such things will not inherit the kingdom of God.
Adultery—being unfaithful to your spouse
Fornication—any sexual sin outside the marriage covenant
Uncleanness—obscenity, any pollution of the flesh
Lewdness—vulgar, lustful, uncontrolled sexual desire
Idolatry—worshipping anything other than God
Sorcery—Use of Satanic power, the occult, rebellion
Hatred—internal hostility
Contentions—unnecessary quarrelling, debates
Jealousies—Envy of others, zeal for the world
Outbursts of wrath—the active work of hatred, displaying anger
Selfish ambitions—to stimulate conflict, cause division
Dissensions—drawing others away from the truth
Heresies—false teaching
Envy—desiring ill will towards successful people
Murder—to kill someone through literal or verbal means physically//internally
Drunkenness—letting any substance control your life
Revelries—wild partying, indulging the flesh
And the like—anything else that will draw you away from God
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How can I be filled with the Spirit?
How can I be filled with the Spirit?
A. You are filled with the Spirit of God as you are filled with the Word of God.
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18 And do not be drunk with wine, in which is dissipation; but be filled with the Spirit, 19 speaking to one another in psalms and hymns and spiritual songs, singing and making melody in your heart to the Lord,
16 Let the word of Christ dwell in you richly in all wisdom, teaching and admonishing one another in psalms and hymns and spiritual songs, singing with grace in your hearts to the Lord.
B. You are filled with the Spirit of God as you allow Him to control you.
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25 If we live in the Spirit, let us also walk in the Spirit.
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22 that you put off, concerning your former conduct, the old man which grows corrupt according to the deceitful lusts, 23 and be renewed in the spirit of your mind, 24 and that you put on the new man which was created according to God, in true righteousness and holiness.
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16 I say then: Walk in the Spirit, and you shall not fulfill the lust of the flesh. 17 For the flesh lusts against the Spirit, and the Spirit against the flesh; and these are contrary to one another, so that you do not do the things that you wish.
7 Do not be deceived, God is not mocked; for whatever a man sows, that he will also reap. 8 For he who sows to his flesh will of the flesh reap corruption, but he who sows to the Spirit will of the Spirit reap everlasting life. 9 And let us not grow weary while doing good, for in due season we shall reap if we do not lose heart.
Discussion:
Discussion:
Are you living a life filled with the Spirit?
How is your time in the Word of God affecting how you are filled with the Spirit of God?
Which nature do you usually choose to follow? Why?
Basic questions you may be asking?
Basic questions you may be asking?
A. Should I pray and ask God to give me more of the Holy Spirit?
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13 In Him you also trusted, after you heard the word of truth, the gospel of your salvation; in whom also, having believed, you were sealed with the Holy Spirit of promise, 14 who is the guarantee of our inheritance until the redemption of the purchased possession, to the praise of His glory.
1 There is therefore now no condemnation to those who are in Christ Jesus, who do not walk according to the flesh, but according to the Spirit. 2 For the law of the Spirit of life in Christ Jesus has made me free from the law of sin and death.
B. Will the Holy Spirit leave me when I sin?
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30 And do not grieve the Holy Spirit of God, by whom you were sealed for the day of redemption.
C. Is the Holy Spirit a spiritual force, or is it a part of the Trinity?
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3 But Peter said, “Ananias, why has Satan filled your heart to lie to the Holy Spirit and keep back part of the price of the land for yourself? 4 While it remained, was it not your own? And after it was sold, was it not in your own control? Why have you conceived this thing in your heart? You have not lied to men but to God.”
19 While Peter thought about the vision, the Spirit said to him, “Behold, three men are seeking you. 20 Arise therefore, go down and go with them, doubting nothing; for I have sent them.”
21 Then Peter went down to the men who had been sent to him from Cornelius, and said, “Yes, I am he whom you seek. For what reason have you come?”
1 Now in the church that was at Antioch there were certain prophets and teachers: Barnabas, Simeon who was called Niger, Lucius of Cyrene, Manaen who had been brought up with Herod the tetrarch, and Saul. 2 As they ministered to the Lord and fasted, the Holy Spirit said, “Now separate to Me Barnabas and Saul for the work to which I have called them.” 3 Then, having fasted and prayed, and laid hands on them, they sent them away.
4 So, being sent out by the Holy Spirit, they went down to Seleucia, and from there they sailed to Cyprus.
6 Now when they had gone through Phrygia and the region of Galatia, they were forbidden by the Holy Spirit to preach the word in Asia. 7 After they had come to Mysia, they tried to go into Bithynia, but the Spirit did not permit them. 8 So passing by Mysia, they came down to Troas. 9 And a vision appeared to Paul in the night. A man of Macedonia stood and pleaded with him, saying, “Come over to Macedonia and help us.” 10 Now after he had seen the vision, immediately we sought to go to Macedonia, concluding that the Lord had called us to preach the gospel to them.