The Holy Spirit

Person of the Holy Spirit :

Who is The Holy Spirit?

He is a person as real as I am, and you can talk to him just like you would talk to me.
There are two words used for the Holy Sprit in the Bible. One is Pnevma in Greek or Ruach in Hebrew. It means: Wind, air or spirit. This word is used when the word Spirit is mentioned in the Bible. But, when Jesus is talking about the Holy Spirit to his disciples in John 14 and 16 he uses another name. He uses the word Parakaleõ which means: To call someone for help e.g. to get help to defend in a court, or a witness or a counselor. It has the same meaning as the Latin word advocatus, which means advocate, lawyer and spokesman. It also means a comforter. A paraklêtos is a person that gives encouragement and new courage to those who are faint-hearted.

Symbols of the Holy Spirit

Dove: – Matt3:16, Gen1:2,
Fire: Cleansing – John16:13a, Act2:3, Heb12:29
Wind: Jesus in John3:8 use the word Pnevma, mean wind for the Holy Spirit. John14:16-26, John16:7-15

- One of the Trinity
- Reveals the truth
- Reveals the future
- Gives power
- He is the spokesman
- The Advocate
- The comforter
 

Work of the Holy Spirit

The Fruit of the Spirit:

- Love
- Joy
- Peace
- Longsuffering
- Gentleness
- Goodness
- Faith
- Meekness
- Temperance (Galatians 5:22-23)
 

Living & Walking in the Spirit

Holy Spirit Baptism

- How do I receive The Holy Spirit?
- Speaking in tongues

The Holy Spirit was given on the day of Pentecost. Now, it was not only poured over some choice people, such as priest and prophets, but over all flesh.
Acts 2:1-5 - When the day of Pentecost came, they were all together in one place. Suddenly a sound like the blowing of a violent wind came from heaven and filled the whole house where they were sitting. They saw what seemed to be tongues of fire that separated and came to rest on each of them. All of them were filled with the Holy Spirit and began to speak in other tongues as the Spirit enabled them.
We all receive the Holy Spirit within us when we become Christians, but not everybody has experienced him coming upon them. When you hear about the fruit of the spirit (Gal 5:22) you hear of the spirit within us. But when you hear about the gifts of the Spirit, you hear of the Spirit upon us.

Gift of the Spirit  - 1 Corinthians 12:7-12

- Word of wisdom
- Word of knowledge
- Faith
- Healing
- Working of Miracles
- Prophecy
- Discerning of Spirits
- Divers kinds of tongues
- Interpretation of tongues

Memory Verse: “Quench not the Spirit. Despise not prophesying.
Prove all things; hold fast that which is good.” - 1 Thessalonians 5:19-21

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