The Month of His Spirit.
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· 9 viewsThe OT portrays the Holy Spirit as being active in creation, in equipping individuals for skilled tasks and in inspiring prophecy and revelation.
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We function in his capcity , Creation was made by .
We function in his capcity , Creation was made by .
The Holy Spirit as the presence of God
The Holy Spirit as the presence of God
15 Until the Spirit is poured upon us from on high, And the wilderness becomes a fruitful field, And the fruitful field is counted as a forest.
HIS SPIRT .
The Creative force of God.
The Enabling force of God
The Strength we work from
The month of our Creativity
Why the SPIRIT ..
The Template and the journey ..
The Spirit of the Lord - The invisible Spirit with visible works
He is active in creation
He is active in creation
2 The earth was without form, and void; and darkness was on the face of the deep. And the Spirit of God was hovering over the face of the waters.
See also Job 33:4; Ps 104:30
He is present everywhere
He is present everywhere
7 Where can I go from Your Spirit? Or where can I flee from Your presence?
His sovereignty
His sovereignty
16 “Search from the book of the Lord, and read: Not one of these shall fail; Not one shall lack her mate. For My mouth has commanded it, and His Spirit has gathered them.
See also Eze 36:27; Eze 37:14
All life is dependent on the Spirit
All life is dependent on the Spirit
Job 34:14–15 NIV footnote at verse 14.
14 If He should set His heart on it, If He should gather to Himself His Spirit and His breath, 15 All flesh would perish together, And man would return to dust.
See also Ge 6:3
He is present with God’s people
He is present with God’s people
11 Then he remembered the days of old, Moses and his people, saying: “Where is He who brought them up out of the sea With the shepherd of His flock? Where is He who put His Holy Spirit within them, 12 Who led them by the right hand of Moses, With His glorious arm, Dividing the water before them To make for Himself an everlasting name, 13 Who led them through the deep, As a horse in the wilderness, That they might not stumble?” 14 As a beast goes down into the valley, And the Spirit of the Lord causes him to rest, So You lead Your people, To make Yourself a glorious name.
See also Ne 9:20; Hag 2:5
20 You also gave Your good Spirit to instruct them, And did not withhold Your manna from their mouth, And gave them water for their thirst.
5 ‘According to the word that I covenanted with you when you came out of Egypt, so My Spirit remains among you; do not fear!’
The Holy Spirit equips individuals
The Holy Spirit equips individuals
For leadership
For leadership
10 The Spirit of the Lord came upon him, and he judged Israel. He went out to war, and the Lord delivered Cushan-Rishathaim king of Mesopotamia into his hand; and his hand prevailed over Cushan-Rishathaim.
See also Nu 11:17; Nu 11:25–29 The gift of prophecy was given temporarily to the elders in order to establish them as leaders of God’s people; Nu 27:18; Dt 34:9; Jdg 6:34; Jdg 11:29; Jdg 13:25; 1 Sa 10:6; 1 Sa 11:6; 1 Sa 16:13
In bringing revelation
In bringing revelation
38 And Pharaoh said to his servants, “Can we find such a one as this, a man in whom is the Spirit of God?” 39 Then Pharaoh said to Joseph, “Inasmuch as God has shown you all this, there is no one as discerning and wise as you.
See also Da 4:8–9; Da 4:18; Da 5:11; Da 5:14
By empowering the prophet
By empowering the prophet
Eze 2:2; Eze 3:12; Eze 3:14; Eze 3:24; Eze 8:3; Eze 11:24; Eze 43:5
By giving special strength
By giving special strength
Jdg 14:6; Jdg 14:19; Jdg 15:14
By guidance
By guidance
10 Teach me to do Your will, For You are my God; Your Spirit is good. Lead me in the land of uprightness.
In planning
In planning
12 and the plans for all that he had by the Spirit, of the courts of the house of the Lord, of all the chambers all around, of the treasuries of the house of God, and of the treasuries for the dedicated things;
In craftsmanship
In craftsmanship
Ex 31:3–5; Ex 35:31–35
In building
In building
6 So he answered and said to me: “This is the word of the Lord to Zerubbabel: ‘Not by might nor by power, but by My Spirit,’ Says the Lord of hosts.
The Holy Spirit inspires
The Holy Spirit inspires
Prophecy
Prophecy
20 Then the Spirit of God came upon Zechariah the son of Jehoiada the priest, who stood above the people, and said to them, “Thus says God: ‘Why do you transgress the commandments of the Lord, so that you cannot prosper? Because you have forsaken the Lord, He also has forsaken you.’ ”
See also Nu 24:2; 1 Sa 10:6; 1 Sa 10:10; 1 Sa 19:20; 1 Sa 19:23; 2 Ch 15:1; 2 Ch 20:14; Is 48:16; Eze 11:5; Mic 3:8; 2 Pe 1:21
Teaching
Teaching
Ne 9:20; Ne 9:30
Praise
Praise
1 Now these are the last words of David. Thus says David the son of Jesse; Thus says the man raised up on high, The anointed of the God of Jacob, And the sweet psalmist of Israel: 2 “The Spirit of the Lord spoke by me, And His word was on my tongue.
A declaration of allegiance
A declaration of allegiance
18 Then the Spirit came upon Amasai, chief of the captains, and he said: “We are yours, O David; We are on your side, O son of Jesse! Peace, peace to you, And peace to your helpers! For your God helps you.” So David received them, and made them captains of the troop.
Examples of the awareness of the Holy Spirit’s activity
Examples of the awareness of the Holy Spirit’s activity
1 Ki 18:12; 2 Ki 2:16
Examples of grieving the Holy Spirit
Examples of grieving the Holy Spirit
10 But they rebelled and grieved His Holy Spirit; So He turned Himself against them as an enemy, And He fought against them.
See also Ge 6:3; 1 Sa 16:14; Ps 51:11; Ps 106:33–48; Is 30:1; Mic 2:7; Zec 7:12
Promises of the Holy Spirit for the future
Promises of the Holy Spirit for the future
The Spirit and the Messiah
The Spirit and the Messiah
2 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 of the fear of the Lord.
See also Is 42:1; Is 61:1
The outpouring of the Spirit
The outpouring of the Spirit
28 “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, Your young men shall see visions. 29 And also on My menservants and on My maidservants I will pour out My Spirit in those days.
See also Is 32:15; Is 44:3; Is 59:21; Eze 36:27; Eze 37:14; Eze 39:29
1 The former account I made, O Theophilus, of all that Jesus began both to do and teach, 2 until the day in which He was taken up, after He through the Holy Spirit had given commandments to the apostles whom He had chosen, 3 to whom He also presented Himself alive after His suffering by many infallible proofs, being seen by them during forty days and speaking of the things pertaining to the kingdom of God.
1 When the Day of Pentecost had fully come, they were all with one accord in one place. 2 And suddenly there came a sound from heaven, as of a rushing mighty wind, and it filled the whole house where they were sitting. 3 Then there appeared to them divided tongues, as of fire, and one sat upon each of them.