Holy Spirit Living
This was the title for my message on Sunday. I mentioned in a previous post that I would add more after Sunday. So, here is a brief summary of points from Sunday. My text was John 16:5-15. Background of the the Holy Spirit The Holy Spirit is personal, not an impersonal force (different than Star Wars) The Holy Spirit was present before Pentecost. He did not show up in Acts 2. Look for examples in creation, with prophets and kings, Jesus' birth, baptism, temptation, etc. Also see more examples in salvation, sanctification , fruits of the Spirit and spiritual gifts. 5 Symbols of the Holy Spirit: Dove-Luke 3:22; Fire-1 Thessalonians 5:19; Oil-Acts 10:38; Wind-John 3:8; and Living Water-John 7:37-39 The Holy Spirit dwells inside believers-John 14:17 & Romans 8:11 3 C's of the Holy Spirit to help us better understand and help in our daily Christian walk Counselor-vs. 5-7 vs. 7-Greek word, Paraclete can be translated helper, comforter, counselor, advocate-literally means to...