2/9/20 - Many people have heard about the Holy Spirit but how many followers of Jesus have a relationship with the Holy Spirit? The Holy Spirit is one of the three persons of the Trinity (Father God, Jesus (Son), and Holy Spirit). The Holy Spirit wants to empower Jesus' followers to live lives like Jesus. Have you met the Holy Spirit?
MESSAGE NOTES:
Those who were filled with the Spirit prior to Jesus' ascension:
Holy Spirit present at Creation (Genesis 1:2)
Joseph (Genesis 41:38) - supernatural ability to interpret dreams
Bezalel (Exodus 31:1-5, 35:30-31) - giver of artistic skills
Moses (Numbers 12:17)
70 Elders with Moses (Numbers 12:25) - they prophesied
Balaam (Numbers 24:2)
Joshua (Numbers 27:18) Spirit already in him when commissioned to take Moses’ place
Othniel (Judges 3:10) Caleb’s younger brother; judge who delivered Israel
Gideon (Judges 6:34)
Jephthah (Judges 11:29)
Samson (Judges 13:25, 14:6, 14:19, 15:14)
Saul (1 Samuel 10:6, 10:10, 11:6; then Spirit left him 1 Samuel 16:14)
Messengers of Saul (1 Samuel 19:20)
David (1 Samuel 16:13, 2 Samuel 23:2, Matthew 22:43)
Obadiah (1 Kings 18:12)
Zedekiah (1 Kings 22:24)
Elijah & Elisha (2 Kings 2:9-16)
Amasai (1 Chronicles 12:18)
Azariah (2 Chronicles 15:1)
Jahaziel (2 Chronicles 20:14)
Zechariah (2 Chronicles 24:20)
Prophets (Nehemiah 9:30, Zechariah 7:12)
Isaiah (Isaiah 59:21, 61:1)
Ezekiel (Ezekiel 2:2, 3:24, 8:3, 11:5, 37:14, 39:29; 43:5)
All Believers (prophesied) - Joel 2:28-29
Micah (Micah 3:8)
Mary (Matthew 1:18, Luke 1:35)
John the Baptist (Luke 1:15)
Elizabeth (Luke 1:41) - John’s mother
Zechariah (Luke 1:67) - John’s father
Simeon (Luke 2:25-27)
Jesus (Isaiah 11:2, 42:1 prophesied; Matthew 3:13-17, Luke 4:1, 4:18; John 1:32 - fulfilled: baptized & Spirit descended on him like a dove)
Prophecies of believers receiving Holy Spirit:
Moses - Numbers 12:29 - “Would that all the Lord’s people were prophets, that the Lord would put his Spirit on them!”
Isaiah 44:3 - For I will pour water on the thirsty land, and streams on the dry ground; I will pour my Spirit upon your offspring, and my blessing on your descendants.
Ezekiel 36:27 - And I will put my Spirit within you [Israel], and cause you to walk in my statutes and be careful to obey my rules.
Ezekiel 37:14 - And I will put my Spirit within you, and you shall live, and I will place you in your own land. Then you shall know that I am the LORD; I have spoken, and I will do it, declares the LORD."
Ezekiel 39:29 - And I will not hide my face anymore from them, when I pour out my Spirit upon the house of Israel, declares the Lord GOD."
Joel 2:28-29 - "And it shall come to pass afterward, that I will pour out my Spirit on all flesh; your sons and your daughters shall prophesy, your old men shall dream dreams, and your young men shall see visions. Even on the male and female servants in those days I will pour out my Spirit.
John the Baptist - Luke 3:16 (also Matthew 3:11, Mark 1:8)
Jesus Promises the Holy Spirit:
John 14:16-17, 26
John 16:7-15
Acts 1:8 “But you will receive power when the Holy Spirit has come upon you, and you will be my witnesses in Jerusalem and in all Judea and Samaria, and to the end of the earth.” - Jesus
Acts 2:1-21, 36-41 ESV
1 When the day of Pentecost arrived, they were all together in one place. 2 And suddenly there came from heaven a sound like a mighty rushing wind, and it filled the entire house where they were sitting. 3 And divided tongues as of fire appeared to them and rested on each one of them.