MEMORY VERSE: “ But ye shall receive power, after that the Holy Ghost is come upon you: and ye shall be witnesses unto me both in Jerusalem, and in all judea, and in Samaria, and unto the uttermost part of the earth,” Acts 1:8.
BIBLE PASSAGE: Acts 3:1- 7
INTRODUCTION
The Holy Spirit is the third person in Trinity (The Godhead), and He works in dynamic ways. The primary guidance that all believers in Christ, whether past or present, have is the Holy Spirit. He is the driving force behind the Christian life.
OUTLINE
- BELIEVERS AND THE HOLY SPIRIT
- WALKING IN THE SPIRIT
- BELIEVERS AND THE HOLY SPIRIT
When the Holy Spirit demonstrates His power through believers, many people would believe in Jesus Acts 2:2-6, 37, 41. Everyone who believes in Jesus can have the power of the Holy Spirit in them Acts 11:15, John 1:12. The Holy Spirit, after descending on the disciples of Jesus at Pentecost, aided their evangelistic work Acts 2:37-41. Therefore, the Holy Spirit empowers believers today to be true witnesses of the gospel and in any place Acts 1:8 and to do diverse miracles Acts 3:1-7; 9:39-41; Hebrews 2:4.
To be effective as God’s children, the Holy Spirit releases His power in form of spiritual gifts to help them 1 Peter 4:10; 1 Corinthians 12:11. He also guides and shows them how to live in the way God wants John 16:13. Through the power of the Holy Spirit, believers are sanctified and made to be Christ-like 1 Corinthians 6:11. They are strengthened in their weaknesses and limitations Romans 8:26; Ephesians 3:16; Judges 14:6. He empowers to establish God’s will Numbers 27:18;1 Samuel 16:13 .He makes our body HiS temple 1 Corinthians 6:19-20. The Holy Spirit seals us till the day of Redemption Ephesians 4:30.
2. WALKING IN THE SPIRIT
For believers to walk in the Spirit, they must allow God’s Holy Spirit to guide them Romans 8:14. Believers who walk in the Spirit, are given divine ability to know, obey, and declare God’s will 1 Corinthians 2:14- 16. To walk in the Spirit is to demonstrate the fruit of the Spirit Galatians 5.22-23.
Walking in the Spirit also means being sincere to acknowledge and confess our sins and faults and asking for God’s forgiveness 1 John 1:7-10; James 5:16a. It is the eagerness to be restored back to a better relationship with God after a fall 1 John 2:1-2.
CONCLUSION
The power of the Holy Spirit is still very much available today and you can experience it Acts 2:39.\
FURTHER READINGS:
SUN: Job.5:17;
MON: Colossians 1:22;
TUES: 2 Corinthians 11:2;
WED: Romans 8:28;
THUR: Revelation 1:5;
FRI: Romans 6:6;
SAT: Romans 12:1