Holy Spirit in the church
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· 7 viewsThe church depends upon the activity of the Holy Spirit, without which its effective and faithful service is impossible.
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The Holy Spirit forms the church
The Holy Spirit forms the church
For in one Spirit we were all baptized into one body—Jews or Greeks, slaves or free—and all were made to drink of one Spirit.
See also Ac 2:1–4; Ac 2:16–18; Joe 2:28–29; Ac 10:44–48; Eph 2:21–22
The Holy Spirit indwells the church
The Holy Spirit indwells the church
1 Co 3:16 “you” here is plural and refers to the whole church.
See also Eze 10:4; Jn 16:14; 1 Co 6:19; 2 Co 6:16; 1 Pe 4:14
The Holy Spirit enables the church to function as the body of Christ
The Holy Spirit enables the church to function as the body of Christ
To each is given the manifestation of the Spirit for the common good.
See also Ex 31:1–5; Nu 11:24–27; 1 Sa 10:5–11; Ro 12:5; 1 Co 12:8–11
The Holy Spirit enables Christian unity
The Holy Spirit enables Christian unity
Eph 4:3–4; Php 2:1
The church worships, serves and speaks by the Holy Spirit
The church worships, serves and speaks by the Holy Spirit
The church worships by the Spirit
The church worships by the Spirit
both Jews and proselytes, Cretans and Arabians—we hear them telling in our own tongues the mighty works of God.”
See also Jn 4:24; Ac 10:45–46; Ro 8:15; 1 Co 14:26–33; Php 3:3
The church serves by the Spirit
The church serves by the Spirit
Having gifts that differ according to the grace given to us, let us use them: if prophecy, in proportion to our faith; if service, in our serving; the one who teaches, in his teaching; the one who exhorts, in his exhortation; the one who contributes, in generosity; the one who leads, with zeal; the one who does acts of mercy, with cheerfulness.
See also 1 Co 12:7–11; Eph 4:7–13
The church speaks by the Spirit
The church speaks by the Spirit
But they could not withstand the wisdom and the Spirit with which he was speaking.
See also Ac 4:8; 1 Co 14:24–25
The Holy Spirit communicates Jesus Christ’s message to the church
The Holy Spirit communicates Jesus Christ’s message to the church
He who has an ear, let him hear what the Spirit says to the churches. To the one who conquers I will grant to eat of the tree of life, which is in the paradise of God.’
See also Jn 14:26; Jn 16:13; Re 2:11; Re 2:17; Re 2:29; Re 3:6; Re 3:13; Re 3:22
The Holy Spirit and the church’s mission
The Holy Spirit and the church’s mission
The church fulfils its mission by the Spirit
The church fulfils its mission by the Spirit
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 Jn 15:26–27; Jn 20:21–23; Ac 4:31; Ga 3:3
The Spirit directs the church’s missionary enterprise
The Spirit directs the church’s missionary enterprise
Ac 13:2–3; Ac 15:28; Ac 16:6