Getting to know the Holy Spirit

This week is Pentecost weekend

Pentecost - a Jewish celebration to remember the giving of the Law by Moses from Mt Sinai. It also refers to Acts 2 when God poured the Holy Spirit to the church of God.

Scripture: John 14:16-18

If the Holy Spirit is removed from today's church, the church will carry on normally and 95% would not know the difference. In the New Testament church, if the Holy Spirit is removed, the church cannot carry on and everyone would know the difference - A W Tozer

The issue today is that we do not know the Holy Spirit. What must we know about the Holy Spirit? 3 truths to help us know the Holy Spirit better:

1. The Holy Spirit is a person

We have little problems about knowing the Father and Jesus the Son as a person, not so the Holy Spirit. Is he a fire, cloud, feeling....?

V16 he is an advocate

Eph 4:30 ...do not grieve the Holy Spirit

Jn 14:26 ...will teach you all things and will remind you

2. The Holy Spirit is God

The Holy Spirit is not a junior version

doctrine of the Trinity is that all the three are Almighty, not three Gods but one God. All are Lords but not three Lord but one Lord.

3. The Holy Spirit is God in the now

God manifested himself in the person of Jesus but he has ascended. To get involved , we will receive power when the Holy Spirit comes on us.

1 Jn 4:13 ...we live in him and he is us,

The reason God desires that you to be led by the Spirit is that you will never arrive to the place God wants you to be unless you are led by him - Stormie Omartian

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