The Holy Spirit

Tonight at the fruity life bible study I taught on the Holy Spirit, it went something like this.

1- Jesus Promised Us the Holy Spirit (John 14:15-21)

*Jesus didn’t want to leave us hangin when he went back to Heaven so he left us a counselor (Holy Spirit). In verse 17 it says we can’t see him but he lives with and in us. I think this means that the Holy Spirit does live in us. I think of the song Holy Spirit take control. Holy Spirit take control, fan the flames within my soul, breathe down deep within my spirit, strong fire burn. In verse 19 it says “the world will not see me anymore but you will see me.” One way we can see Jesus, is through the Holy Spirit working through people. People who love God and obey his commands (verse 15).

2- Work of the Holy Spirit (John 16:7-8, 13-14)

* The Holy Spirit is our Counselor. A counselor is someone who leads you along a right path. Another good word for counselor is a guide. This is exactly what the Holy Spirit is. Verse 8 says, “he will convict the world of guilt in regard to sin and righteousness and judgment.” Verse 13 says, “The holy spirit will guide you into all truth.” Verse 14, “ He will bring glory to me.” The Holy Spirit works as our counselor and brings glory to God.

3-Life By the Spirit (Galatians 5:16-17, 22-25)

* We are commanded to live by the Spirit. Our sinful nature wants to do the opposite of what the Spirit wants to do. How do we know if we are living by the spirit? We know this if our lives produce the fruit of the spirit which are love, joy, peace, patience, kindness, goodness, faithfulness, gentleness and self-control. This means that every day we need to wake up and make the decision to die to our sinful nature and live by the fruits of the Spirit. When we do that Acts 1:8 says, “ 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.”

So there are some of my thoughts on the Holy Spirit. If you were at the bible study let me know how you think it went, if not...you can decide for youself based on this! Leave some love :)