Holy Spirit Part 2
Part 2 Holy Spirit Study– Biblically informed and Balanced!
**Can we Trust God to Give us ALL that we need to live a Life for His Glory?
If we continue to make “emotional choices”, God’s Spirit in us will be quenched. But if we begin to make “faith choices”, the fruit of God’s Spirit will come forth into our lives.
*”…But the fruit of the Spirit is love, joy, peace, patience, kindness, goodness, faithfulness, gentleness, self-control…”
Galatians 5:22-23
Here is. The 2nd intro for our upcoming Bible Study: “The Person and Ministry of the Holy Spirit.” Starting Sept. 15th for 10 weeks-by Pastor Bruce Olson.
*Our commitment is to Jesus Christ, the Incarnate Word, to Holy Scripture, the living and abiding Word of God, and to all who would seek to discover Truths of the Bible.
The BIG QUESTION
**Has the Holy Spirit revealed that the Word is sufficient and enough?
The answer is— YES because the Holy Spirit has shown US in the Word that HE the Holy Spirit- HAS inspired.
Bottom line: We cannot have a vibrant and growing relationship with our Lord without being part of a community of believers.
The Community of Jesus Christ is coached/Lead by Him-Rather then being lead or coached by any single individual or group within His Body.
This created a big question in my mind. How does Jesus lead and Coach???
Only Answer I can come up with, that makes any sense to me, is to:
** Follow the Holy Spirit inspired Word of God.
If we choose to walk after the Spirit, our bodies will be filled with “God’s Life” (the new man), but if we choose to walk after the flesh, our bodies will reflect “self-life” (the old man).
* “For the flesh sets its desire against the Spirit, and the Spirit against the flesh; for these are in opposition to one another…”Galatians 5:17
*****What is the Biblical TEST for the Holy Spirit’s Presence, Leading, Confirming, Affirming, Working Power, Gifting, Signs, Wonders and Visions??
***Answer: Christ and Christ Alone!!
Jesus said the Holy Spirit will Glorify Me.
John 16:14 He(Holy Spirit) will glorify me(Jesus), for he(Holy Spirit) will take what is mine and declare it to you.
***When hearing the voice of God, there are things we need to identify to know it is Him.
*Anything that God will ever say, will always be in agreement with His word.
*If it’s not in agreement with God’s word, it’s counterfeit.
*The more we are able to understand the Truth of God’s word, the more we’ll be able to identify when something isn’t right.
*When a situation happens, the first thing we should do is identify what is in the CENTER of the situation.
If we identify what the CENTER of the situation is(is it Jesus), we will be able to see if it is counterfeit, or if it’s from God.
*The gospel is about a person and that person is Jesus!!!!( John1:1-2)
*Where God’s word is, there is life.
*When something counterfeit, there might be something that doesn’t seem right, you need to be able to see what’s wrong. You may feel something is wrong and not no what it is, you need to listen to what that little voice is telling you.
What a great mystery. I need to Read over and over again ALL Colossians In order to see God’s Mystery– which is Christ.
Col. 2:2 that their hearts may be encouraged, being knit together in love, to reach all the riches of full assurance of understanding and the knowledge of God’s mystery, which is Christ, 3 in whom are hidden all the treasures of wisdom and knowledge.
The Glory of God is not an abstract idea or motivation that we aspire to live for.
*God’s glory is the radiance of the fullness of who HE is, and that radiance is a Person.
***A person, Jesus Christ, is the one in whom all the fullness of deity was pleased to dwell (Colossians 2:9).
*Our time is short, and Satan is a master divider.
*There are entire local bodies of Christ that disassemble due to doctrinal differences, old seated traditions, misinterpretation, and proud philosophies.
*We must remember that according to Colossians 2: 10 we are made complete through our union with Christ. We are not made complete through our own ideas.
*This is a desperate plea to all brothers and sisters in Christ! Love one another! We are all given grace, daily. There’s no time for arguing.
JESUS, the Person, is the Word of God made flesh as the ultimate revelation of the triune God (John 1:1-5,18; Hebrews 1:1-3).
****The glory of God is a person and that person is Jesus!!!!
We want to feel the supremacy of Jesus in our Everyday, NOT JUST alone in our prayer room or Bible Studies.
We love the gospel and the glory of God and we want the small and apparently menial moments of our lives to connect these massive realities. And at their heart is a person named Jesus.
So seek to stay conscious of JESUS. Talk about JESUS. And in doing so, bring His significance into your seemingly insignificant. The preeminence of Jesus is about our everyday lives.
* Jesus teaches us that as we abide in him as he abides in us, we learn that his life and ministry is aimed “so that my joy may be in you, and that your joy may be complete” (John 15:11).
1. Joy is found in Christ. When we are apart from Christ we have no true Joy.
2. Joy is found in God’s Word. If we lost Joy we must get back in the Word of God to seek that Joy, for the Joy of the Word is our strength.
Paul said, “For our gospel did not come to you in word only, but also in power, and in the Holy Spirit and in much assurance” (1 Thessalonians 1:5). His favor brings the power of the Holy Spirit to all you say and do. Your words will not fall to the ground, because they will have Holy Spirit power.
Paul said those Holy Spirit-empowered words produce great results: “And you
became followers of us and of the Lord, having received the word in much
affliction, with joy of the Holy Spirit” (1:6).
Why were Paul’s words so powerful, so effective? Because, he says, “[We]
became examples to all . . . who believe” (v. 7). It was not Paul’s
preaching nor his praying that won people to the Lord. It was his exemplary
life! God had found in Paul a clean heart—one that He could favor with the
power of the Holy Spirit!
Revelation 22:18 I warn everyone who hears the words of the prophecy of this book: if anyone adds to them, God will add to him the plagues described in this book, 19 and if anyone takes away from the words of the book of this prophecy, God will take away his share in the tree of life and in the holy city, which are described in this book. 20 He who testifies to these things says, “Surely I am coming soon.” Amen. Come, Lord Jesus! 21 The grace of the Lord Jesus be with all. Amen.
Lord help me today to be led by Your Spirit, not what I want. Help me to stay true to my calling. I don’t ever want it to depart from me. Lord, may our Bible study Sept. 15th be full with people wanting to know Truth and the Power and Work of the Holy Spirit. In Jesus Name Amen!
For more info on study see web below.
And come join us this Sunday(sept. 11th) at Twin Lakes Park, Nowthen for worship (10 to 12) and family fun and food (12-5). All are welcome. Questions email rbagne@yahoo.com.