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EP7: Christianity 101 Holy Spirit


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We explore who the Holy Spirit is and how he works uniquely in each and every one of us.

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Christianity 101 Holy Spirit

Scripture Guide

Same Spirit. Unique Expression. Endless Depth

 

1. Jesus Promised the Holy Spirit

John 14:16–17

“I will ask the Father, and he will give you another Advocate to help you and be with you forever—the Spirit of truth… he lives with you and will be in you.”

John 14:18

“I will not leave you as orphans; I will come to you.”

 

2. Jesus Baptizes Believers in the Spirit

Matthew 3:11

“He will baptize you with the Holy Spirit and fire.”

Acts 1:8

“You will receive power when the Holy Spirit comes upon you; and you will be my witnesses…”

 

3. The Spirit Lives Inside Believers

1 Corinthians 3:16

“Don’t you know that you yourselves are God’s temple and that God’s Spirit dwells in your midst?”

1 Corinthians 6:19

“Your body is a temple of the Holy Spirit, who is in you…”

Colossians 1:27

“Christ in you, the hope of glory.”

 

4. Access to God Through Jesus

Hebrews 10:19–22

“We have confidence to enter the Most Holy Place by the blood of Jesus…”

 

5. The Spirit Transforms Our Inner Life

Galatians 5:22–23

“The fruit of the Spirit is love, joy, peace, patience, kindness, goodness, faithfulness, gentleness, and self-control.”

2 Corinthians 3:18

“We are being transformed into his image with ever-increasing glory.”

 

6. The Spirit Guides Believers

Romans 8:14

“For those who are led by the Spirit of God are the children of God.”

Romans 8:26

“The Spirit helps us in our weakness.”

 

7. The Spirit Empowers the Church

1 Corinthians 12:4–7

“There are different kinds of gifts, but the same Spirit distributes them… the manifestation of the Spirit is given for the common good.”

1 Corinthians 2:4–5

“My message and my preaching were not with wise and persuasive words, but with a demonstration of the Spirit’s power.”

 

8. The Life of Abiding in Christ

John 15:5

“I am the vine; you are the branches. If you remain in me and I in you, you will bear much fruit.”

 

9. The Mission of the Church

Matthew 28:18–20

“Go and make disciples of all nations… and surely I am with you always, to the very end of the age.”

 

10. The Tension: Full Spirit, Growing Experience

Ephesians 5:18

“Be filled with the Spirit.”

Romans 8:9

“If anyone does not have the Spirit of Christ, they do not belong to Christ.”

 

Ephesians 3:16–19

“…that you may be strengthened with power through his Spirit in your inner being… and to know this love that surpasses knowledge—that you may be filled to the measure of all the fullness of God.”

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The Whole FamilyBy Megan Philp