The Holy Spirit | Marks of A Spirit-Filled Church

The Holy Spirit | Marks of A Spirit-Filled Church | Acts 2: 41- 47 |

What are the marks of a Spirit-filled Church? When Jesus promised to build His church (in Matt. 16: 18), He did not promise to build a church based on our personal preferences. Rather, the church Jesus promised to build, while imperfect, is a Spirit-filled church. So we’re going to see that a Spirit-filled church is marked by: a) Bible teaching and loving fellowship. b) Gospel renewal and generous giving. c) Vibrant worship and gospel sharing.

The Holy Spirit | The Spirit-Led Jesus

The Holy Spirit | The Spirit-Led Jesus | Luke 4: 1–14 |

In v. 1 Luke says that Jesus is “led by the Spirit in the wilderness”—where He faced many temptations from the devil. How can we follow the Spirit instead of giving in to temptations? To answer that, we see:- a) Jesus is tempted with instant gratification. b) Jesus is tempted with power and glory. c) Jesus is tempted with self-serving identity. How does Jesus overcome His temptations?

The Holy Spirit | The Spirit of Prayer

The Holy Spirit | The Spirit of Prayer | Romans 8: 22–30 |

In this chapter, Paul uses the word ‘Spirit’ twenty-one times. Paul says in v. 26 the Spirit helps us in our weakness and prays for us. How does the Spirit help us? What does He pray for us? From our text, we see that:- a) The Spirit works patience in our groanings. b) The Spirit helps in our weakness and prayer. c) The Spirit shows our future glory with Christ.

The Holy Spirit | The Spirit-filled Church

The Holy Spirit | The Spirit-filled Church | Ephesians 5: 15-25 |

What are the marks of a Spirit-filled Church? Every Christian receives the Holy Spirit at the time of conversion. But to be “filled with the Spirit” is a command in v. 18. It’s a daily experience of the Spirit and not a one-time occurrence. So in our text, we see that:- a) Spirit-filled people walk in wisdom. b) Spirit-filled people live in community. c) Spirit-filled people look to Christ.

The Holy Spirit | The Spirit of Life

The Holy Spirit | The Spirit of Life | Romans 8: 1–13 |

Can Christians make progress by overcoming sin? In Romans 8, Paul focuses now on the power of the Spirit in bringing us to freedom. Until this point, the Holy Spirit is mentioned only twice (in ch. 1:4 and ch. 5:5). But in this chapter, the word ‘Spirit’ appears twenty-one times. So what does being freed by the Spirit look like? In this passage, we’re going to see that:- a) Freed people are not under condemnation. b) Freed people set their minds on the Spirit. c) Freed people live by the Spirit’s power.

The Holy Spirit | The Desires of The Spirit

The Holy Spirit | The Desires of The Spirit | Galatians 5: 16- 26 |

Paul had written this letter to a group of churches in Galatia (present-day Turkey). Some were teaching that Christians must add Jewish circumcision to be accepted by God. But in ch. 5–6 Paul shows that only the grace of Christ leads to freedom. So how does the Spirit help us walk in freedom? From our passage, we see:- a) The desires of the Spirit. b) The works of the flesh. c) The fruit of the Spirit.

The Holy Spirit | The Spirit of Truth

The Holy Spirit | The Spirit of Truth | John 14: 16-24 |

The Holy Spirit has been very active since the beginning of creation. He has always been working in the world, and in the church. So who is the Holy Spirit? What does He do? How do we know we have the Holy Spirit? Follow along in your Bibles as we see: a) The Spirit of Truth. b) The Spirit of adoption. c) The Spirit of love and obedience.