Power of Holy Spirit
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· 16 viewsThe Holy Spirit equips and empowers believers so that the reign and reality of God is revealed through them in the world.
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The power of the Holy Spirit is witnessed to in the OT
The power of the Holy Spirit is witnessed to in the OT
And the Spirit of the Lord shall rest upon him,
the Spirit of wisdom and understanding,
the Spirit of counsel and might,
the Spirit of knowledge and the fear of the Lord.
And his delight shall be in the fear of the Lord.
He shall not judge by what his eyes see,
or decide disputes by what his ears hear,
See also Is 42:1
The Spirit will show his power on the earth
The Spirit will show his power on the earth
until the Spirit is poured upon us from on high,
and the wilderness becomes a fruitful field,
and the fruitful field is deemed a forest.
The Spirit’s power will enable people to serve God
The Spirit’s power will enable people to serve God
And I will give you a new heart, and a new spirit I will put within you. And I will remove the heart of stone from your flesh and give you a heart of flesh. And I will put my Spirit within you, and cause you to walk in my statutes and be careful to obey my rules.
See also Je 31:33
The Spirit’s power will prompt prophecy and visions
The Spirit’s power will prompt prophecy and visions
“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.
See also Ac 2:17–18
The Holy Spirit’s power is described by OT imagery
The Holy Spirit’s power is described by OT imagery
Oil:
Oil:
1 Sa 10:1; 1 Sa 16:13
Is 63:11–12 the arm of God
The hand of God:
The hand of God:
Eze 3:14; Eze 37:1
The Holy Spirit’s power is demonstrated in the OT
The Holy Spirit’s power is demonstrated in the OT
In creation
In creation
Ge 1:2; Job 33:4; Ps 104:30
In acts of judgment and war
In acts of judgment and war
And the Spirit of the Lord rushed upon him, and he went down to Ashkelon and struck down thirty men of the town and took their spoil and gave the garments to those who had told the riddle. In hot anger he went back to his father’s house.
See also Jdg 3:10; Jdg 6:34; Jdg 11:29; Jdg 14:6; Jdg 15:14; 1 Sa 11:6; 1 Sa 16:13
In the lives of his servants
In the lives of his servants
But as for me, I am filled with power,
with the Spirit of the Lord,
and with justice and might,
to declare to Jacob his transgression
and to Israel his sin.
See also Nu 11:17; 1 Sa 10:6; 1 Sa 10:10
The Holy Spirit’s power is seen in the life of Jesus Christ
The Holy Spirit’s power is seen in the life of Jesus Christ
In his conception
In his conception
And the angel answered her, “The Holy Spirit will come upon you, and the power of the Most High will overshadow you; therefore the child to be born will be called holy—the Son of God.
In his teaching and ministry
In his teaching and ministry
See also Mt 7:28–29; Mt 12:28; Mk 1:22; Mk 1:27; Lk 4:14; Lk 5:17; Ac 10:38
In his resurrection
In his resurrection
and was declared to be the Son of God in power according to the Spirit of holiness by his resurrection from the dead, Jesus Christ our Lord,
See also Ro 8:11; 1 Ti 3:16; 1 Pe 3:18
The Holy Spirit’s power is seen in the church’s mission
The Holy Spirit’s power is seen in the church’s mission
In the church’s witness and preaching
In the church’s witness and preaching
But you will receive power when the Holy Spirit has come upon you, and you will be my witnesses in Jerusalem and in all Judea and Samaria, and to the end of the earth.”
See also Lk 24:49; Ac 6:10; Ac 16:7; 1 Co 2:4; 1 Th 1:5
In the apostolic ministry of signs and wonders
In the apostolic ministry of signs and wonders
For I will not venture to speak of anything except what Christ has accomplished through me to bring the Gentiles to obedience—by word and deed, by the power of signs and wonders, by the power of the Spirit of God—so that from Jerusalem and all the way around to Illyricum I have fulfilled the ministry of the gospel of Christ;
See also Heb 2:4
In miraculous works in the church
In miraculous works in the church
Does he who supplies the Spirit to you and works miracles among you do so by works of the law, or by hearing with faith—
See also 1 Co 12:28
The Holy Spirit’s power builds Christian character
The Holy Spirit’s power builds Christian character
May the God of hope fill you with all joy and peace in believing, so that by the power of the Holy Spirit you may abound in hope.
See also 2 Ti 1:7
The Holy Spirit’s power strengthens the church
The Holy Spirit’s power strengthens the church
that according to the riches of his glory he may grant you to be strengthened with power through his Spirit in your inner being,
See also Ro 1:11; 1 Co 1:7–8