Power of the Holy Spirit
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The Holy Spirit equips and empowers believers so that the reign and reality of God is revealed through them in the world.
The Holy Spirit equips and empowers believers so that the reign and reality of God is revealed through them in the world.
Power of Holy Spirit
Power of Holy Spirit
The power of the Holy Spirit is witnessed to in the OT
The power of the Holy Spirit is witnessed to in the OT
The Spirit of the Lord will rest on him—
the Spirit of wisdom and of understanding,
the Spirit of counsel and of might,
the Spirit of the knowledge and fear of the Lord—
and he will delight in the fear of the Lord.
He will not judge by what he sees with his eyes,
or decide by what he hears with his ears;
“Here is my servant, whom I uphold,
my chosen one in whom I delight;
I will put my Spirit on him,
and he will bring justice to the nations.
The Spirit will show his power on the earth
The Spirit will show his power on the earth
till the Spirit is poured on us from on high,
and the desert becomes a fertile field,
and the fertile field seems like a forest.
The Spirit’s power will enable people to serve God
The Spirit’s power will enable people to serve God
“This is the covenant I will make with the people of Israel
after that time,” declares the Lord.
“I will put my law in their minds
and write it on their hearts.
I will be their God,
and they will be my people.
I will give you a new heart and put a new spirit in you; I will remove from you your heart of stone and give you a heart of flesh. And I will put my Spirit in you and move you to follow my decrees and be careful to keep my laws.
The Spirit’s power will prompt prophecy and visions
The Spirit’s power will prompt prophecy and visions
“And afterward,
I will pour out my Spirit on all people.
Your sons and daughters will prophesy,
your old men will dream dreams,
your young men will see visions.
Even on my servants, both men and women,
I will pour out my Spirit in those days.
“ ‘In the last days, God says,
I will pour out my Spirit on all people.
Your sons and daughters will prophesy,
your young men will see visions,
your old men will dream dreams.
Even on my servants, both men and women,
I will pour out my Spirit in those days,
and they will prophesy.
The Holy Spirit’s power is described by OT imagery
The Holy Spirit’s power is described by OT imagery
Oil:
Oil:
Then Samuel took a flask of olive oil and poured it on Saul’s head and kissed him, saying, “Has not the Lord anointed you ruler over his inheritance?
So Samuel took the horn of oil and anointed him in the presence of his brothers, and from that day on the Spirit of the Lord came powerfully upon David. Samuel then went to Ramah.
Then his people recalled the days of old,
the days of Moses and his people—
where is he who brought them through the sea,
with the shepherd of his flock?
Where is he who set
his Holy Spirit among them,
who sent his glorious arm of power
to be at Moses’ right hand,
who divided the waters before them,
to gain for himself everlasting renown,
The hand of God:
The hand of God:
The Spirit then lifted me up and took me away, and I went in bitterness and in the anger of my spirit, with the strong hand of the Lord on me.
The hand of the Lord was on me, and he brought me out by the Spirit of the Lord and set me in the middle of a valley; it was full of bones.
The Holy Spirit’s power is demonstrated in the OT
The Holy Spirit’s power is demonstrated in the OT
In creation
In creation
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.
The Spirit of God has made me;
the breath of the Almighty gives me life.
When you send your Spirit,
they are created,
and you renew the face of the ground.
In acts of judgment and war
In acts of judgment and war
The Spirit of the Lord came on him, so that he became Israel’s judge and went to war. The Lord gave Cushan-Rishathaim king of Aram into the hands of Othniel, who overpowered him.
Then the Spirit of the Lord came on Gideon, and he blew a trumpet, summoning the Abiezrites to follow him.
Then the Spirit of the Lord came on Jephthah. He crossed Gilead and Manasseh, passed through Mizpah of Gilead, and from there he advanced against the Ammonites.
The Spirit of the Lord came powerfully upon him so that he tore the lion apart with his bare hands as he might have torn a young goat. But he told neither his father nor his mother what he had done.
Then the Spirit of the Lord came powerfully upon him. He went down to Ashkelon, struck down thirty of their men, stripped them of everything and gave their clothes to those who had explained the riddle. Burning with anger, he returned to his father’s home.
As he approached Lehi, the Philistines came toward him shouting. The Spirit of the Lord came powerfully upon him. The ropes on his arms became like charred flax, and the bindings dropped from his hands.
When Saul heard their words, the Spirit of God came powerfully upon him, and he burned with anger.
So Samuel took the horn of oil and anointed him in the presence of his brothers, and from that day on the Spirit of the Lord came powerfully upon David. Samuel then went to Ramah.
In the lives of his servants
In the lives of his servants
I will come down and speak with you there, and I will take some of the power of the Spirit that is on you and put it on them. They will share the burden of the people with you so that you will not have to carry it alone.
The Spirit of the Lord will come powerfully upon you, and you will prophesy with them; and you will be changed into a different person.
When he and his servant arrived at Gibeah, a procession of prophets met him; the Spirit of God came powerfully upon him, and he joined in their prophesying.
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,
to Israel his sin.
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
The angel answered, “The Holy Spirit will come on you, and the power of the Most High will overshadow you. So the holy one to be born will be called the Son of God.
In his teaching and ministry
In his teaching and ministry
When Jesus had finished saying these things, the crowds were amazed at his teaching, because he taught as one who had authority, and not as their teachers of the law.
But if it is by the Spirit of God that I drive out demons, then the kingdom of God has come upon you.
The people were amazed at his teaching, because he taught them as one who had authority, not as the teachers of the law.
The people were all so amazed that they asked each other, “What is this? A new teaching—and with authority! He even gives orders to impure spirits and they obey him.”
Jesus returned to Galilee in the power of the Spirit, and news about him spread through the whole countryside.
One day Jesus was teaching, and Pharisees and teachers of the law were sitting there. They had come from every village of Galilee and from Judea and Jerusalem. And the power of the Lord was with Jesus to heal the sick.
how God anointed Jesus of Nazareth with the Holy Spirit and power, and how he went around doing good and healing all who were under the power of the devil, because God was with him.
In his resurrection
In his resurrection
and who through the Spirit of holiness was appointed the Son of God in power by his resurrection from the dead: Jesus Christ our Lord.
And if the Spirit of him who raised Jesus from the dead is living in you, he who raised Christ from the dead will also give life to your mortal bodies because of his Spirit who lives in you.
Beyond all question, the mystery from which true godliness springs is great:
He appeared in the flesh,
was vindicated by the Spirit,
was seen by angels,
was preached among the nations,
was believed on in the world,
was taken up in glory.
For Christ also suffered once for sins, the righteous for the unrighteous, to bring you to God. He was put to death in the body but made alive in the Spirit.
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
I am going to send you what my Father has promised; but stay in the city until you have been clothed with power from on high.”
But you will receive power when the Holy Spirit comes on you; and you will be my witnesses in Jerusalem, and in all Judea and Samaria, and to the ends of the earth.”
But they could not stand up against the wisdom the Spirit gave him as he spoke.
When they came to the border of Mysia, they tried to enter Bithynia, but the Spirit of Jesus would not allow them to.
My message and my preaching were not with wise and persuasive words, but with a demonstration of the Spirit’s power,
because our gospel came to you not simply with words but also with power, with the Holy Spirit and deep conviction. You know how we lived among you for your sake.
In the apostolic ministry of signs and wonders
In the apostolic ministry of signs and wonders
I will not venture to speak of anything except what Christ has accomplished through me in leading the Gentiles to obey God by what I have said and done—by the power of signs and wonders, through the power of the Spirit of God. So from Jerusalem all the way around to Illyricum, I have fully proclaimed the gospel of Christ.
God also testified to it by signs, wonders and various miracles, and by gifts of the Holy Spirit distributed according to his will.
In miraculous works in the church
In miraculous works in the church
And God has placed in the church first of all apostles, second prophets, third teachers, then miracles, then gifts of healing, of helping, of guidance, and of different kinds of tongues.
So again I ask, does God give you his Spirit and work miracles among you by the works of the law, or by your believing what you heard?
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 as you trust in him, so that you may overflow with hope by the power of the Holy Spirit.
For the Spirit God gave us does not make us timid, but gives us power, love and self-discipline.
The Holy Spirit’s power strengthens the church
The Holy Spirit’s power strengthens the church
I long to see you so that I may impart to you some spiritual gift to make you strong—
Therefore you do not lack any spiritual gift as you eagerly wait for our Lord Jesus Christ to be revealed. He will also keep you firm to the end, so that you will be blameless on the day of our Lord Jesus Christ.
I pray that out of his glorious riches he may strengthen you with power through his Spirit in your inner being,