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Holy Spirit - Week 2

“Living with the Holy Spirit”

1. The Spirit: God’s Presence, Not a Concept

The Holy Spirit is not an it.

He is:

• The third Person of the Trinity.

• The breath of God that brings life.

• The presence of Christ within every believer.

• The power of God that transforms and renews.

2. What the Spirit Does in a Believer

A. He Empowers

"But you will receive power when the Holy Spirit

comes upon you. And you will be my witnesses, telling people about me everywhere—in Jerusalem, throughout Judea, in Samaria, and to the ends of the earth.”

Acts 1:8

B. He Advocates

“And the Holy Spirit helps us in our weakness. For example, we don’t know what God wants us to pray for. But the Holy Spirit prays for us with groanings that cannot be expressed in words."

Romans 8:26

C. He Heals

“The Spirit of the Sovereign Lord is upon me, for the Lord has anointed me to bring good news to the poor. He has sent me to comfort the brokenhearted and to proclaim that captives will be released and prisoners will be freed. He has sent me to tell those who mourn that the time of the Lord’s favor has come, and with it, the day of God’s anger against their enemies. To all who mourn in Israel, he will give a crown of beauty for ashes, a joyous blessing instead of mourning, festive praise instead of despair. In their righteousness, they will be like great oaks that the Lord has planted for his own glory.”

Isaiah 61:1-3

D. He Comforts

““If you love me, obey my commandments. And I will ask the Father, and he will give you another Advocate, who will never leave you. He is the Holy Spirit, who leads into all truth. The world cannot receive him, because it isn’t looking for him and doesn’t recognize him. But you know him, because he lives with you now and later will be in you. No, I will not abandon you as orphans—I will come to you.”

John 14:15-18

E. He Transforms and Unites

“But the Holy Spirit produces this kind of fruit in our lives: love, joy, peace, patience, kindness, goodness, faithfulness, 23 gentleness, and self-control. There is no law against these things! Those who belong to Christ Jesus have nailed the passions and desires of their sinful nature to his cross and crucified them there. 25 Since we are living by the Spirit, let us follow the Spirit’s leading in every part of our lives. Let us not become conceited, or provoke one another, or be jealous of one another.”

Galatians 5:22-26

3. Belief and Experience

Acts 8:9-24 - Story of Simon, the Sorcerer

SUMMARY: Acts 8:9–24 is the story of a man drawn to power who discovers that the Holy Spirit cannot be purchased or controlled, but is received only through a surrendered heart and a restored relationship with God.”

Safe and Sterile

"Jesus replied, “You are a respected Jewish teacher, and yet you don’t understand these things? I assure you, we tell you what we know and have seen, and yet you won’t believe our testimony.”

John 3:10-11

4. The Spirit’s Work Through Us

 “But you will receive power when the Holy Spirit comes upon you. And you will be my witnesses, telling people about me everywhere—in Jerusalem, throughout Judea, in Samaria, and to the ends of the earth.”

Acts 1:8

Wimber said the Spirit empowers “ordinary people doing ordinary things with extraordinary love.”

I Corinthians 1-13 - (Overview) ““The Love Chapter”

1 Corinthians 13 is the Apostle Paul’s defining description of true, God-shaped love—the kind of love that forms the very DNA of Christian maturity. Paul writes this chapter to a church full of spiritual gifts but lacking relational strength. Their problem wasn’t ability; it was the absence of love at the center.

Paul shows that love is not one gift among many—it is the essential atmosphere of the Kingdom of God and the true measure of spiritual life.

5. Living Daily with the Spirit

• Start the day

• Listen quietly for His promptings.

• Act in obedience

• Discern together

• Expect His power

6. Reflection & Response