God is: Holy Spirit

Week Four: God the Holy Spirit

• Main Scripture: Ephesians 1:13-14; John 14:16-17; 1 Corinthians 6:19-20

• Bottom Line: The Holy Spirit is your helper.

Capture: Grab their attention with an illustration.

• Illustration/Story:

• God was not satisfied to tell us to follow Him and have us try to figure it out on our

own. He sends His own Spirit to support and help us. The Holy Spirit is not just an “it” that is hard to understand.

 He is a person of the Trinity and our greatest ally in

walking through life.

We all need help sometimes … Jesus promises to Give us help he sent The holy spirit

Connect: Connect them to God’s word.

• Tension Question: Who is God the Holy Spirit? What characteristics of the Spirit are

unique to Him? Today, we’re going to take a look at the unique personality of the

Holy Spirit and why the relationship with Him is so important.

Scripture: Ephesians 1:13-14 

English Standard Version Chapter 1

13 In him you also, when you heard the word of truth, the gospel of your salvation, and believed in him, were sealed with the promised Holy Spirit, 14 who is the guarantee of our inheritance until we acquire possession of it, to the praise of his glory.

The word guarantee is a banking term that means a

“down payment” — it’s a promise of the future glory we have in heaven!

 Sealed: What does this mean?

Consider: What does this mean for us today?

• Scripture: John 14:16-17

English Standard Version Chapter 14

16 And I will ask the Father, and he will give you another Helper, to be with you forever, 17 even the Spirit of truth, whom the world cannot receive, because it neither sees him nor knows him. You know him, for he dwells with you and will be in you.

— This word can mean comforter, encourager, and

counselor as well as advocate.

• The Holy Spirit is a great mystery of the Godhead. Scripture says the world isn’t

looking for Him and cannot recognize Him, but He is someone we know!

• Many people can get confused about who the Holy Spirit is and what He is here for.

Scripture says He is our helper that will lead us into all truth. He is a member of the

Trinity that we need an intimate relationship with, just like the Father and Son.• The Holy Spirit will never leave you! He is a constant presence that will guide you into

a deeper relationship with God.

Joel 2:28–32“And it shall come to pass afterward, that I will pour out my Spirit on all flesh; your sons and your daughters shall prophesy, your old men shall dream dreams, and your young men shall see visions. Even on the male and female servants in those days I will pour out my Spirit.…

The Holy Spirit is promised

• Share a story about a time that the Holy Spirit gave you some much-needed help.

• Bottom Line: The Holy Spirit is your helper.

Collide: How do we apply this in our lives?

Scripture: 1 Corinthians 6:19-20 

19 Do you not know that your bodies are temples of the Holy Spirit, who is in you, whom you have received from God? You are not your own; 20 you were bought at a price. Therefore honor God with your bodies

— While this context is specific to sexual immorality,

the truth stands: your body is a temple of the Holy Spirit!

What ways could we honor God with our Life?

Have you ever considered that the Holy Spirit lives inside of you? 

This might Change our decisions if we recognize this truth!  

Where do you take God in your life ?

It could be Good places or It could be not-so-good places. 

• Illustration:

We respect God’s house (the temple/church) because it’s where

we meet with God. Some churches are very serious about how we behave in the

assembly because we show honor to what we call God’s house.  

We modify our  behavior to fit where we are, or who is even around us  if we recognize that we carry  The holy spirit what about our lives would change

God's house with us everywhere, could that change the way that we operate in our lives?

What are some ways people may dishonor the Holy Spirit in their lives?

More than a physical location, the Holy Spirit lives inside of you, making you the

temple for His Spirit.

• Honor the temple of the Holy Spirit by making decisions that bring God glory in your

life, both physically and emotionally!

• Application: Honor the Holy Spirit in your life.

Call: How do we respond to the message?

• Altar moment: Tonight, wake up to the reality of the Holy Spirit in your life and

commit your life to honor Him! He wants a relationship with you. He wants to give you

peace and help you walk in the right direction through life with God.

Who is the Holy Spirit to you?

What does it mean that the Holy Spirit is a counselor, advocate, helper, etc.?

How have you experienced the Holy Spirit as a helper?

How can. you honor the Holy Spirit in your life this week