March 05, 2023

Mt Pleasant :: Sam Fornecker : Lent 2 - The Lord and Giver of Life

16 minutes

Bible Study

Don't just take our word for it . . . take His! We would encourage you to spend time examining the following Scriptures that shaped this sermon: Ezekiel 39:25–29; 1 Corinthians 2:6–16; John 6:63.

Sermon Outline

Who and What the Holy Spirit IsThe person of the Holy Spirit

The translucence of the Holy Spirit

What the Holy Spirit DoesIn creation

In redemption

Encountering the Holy SpiritEnjoying "fellowship with Jesus Christ our Lord" (1 Cor. 1:7)

Sermon Questions

Who is God the Holy Spirit?

This sermon discussed the Spirit's work in two realms: in creation and in redemption. Briefly sketch the Spirit's role in both.

Why is the Holy Spirit sometimes called the "imageless" or the "nameless" person of the Holy Trinity?

Do you believe that God is intimately near to us? What is encouraging about this truth? What's unsettling?

This sermon contends that what St Paul calls "the fellowship of the Holy Spirit" (2 Cor 13:14) is nothing other than the fellowship with Jesus that is brought about by the Spirit (compare 2 Cor 13:14 and 1 Cor. 1:7). What practical difference would it make to your life if there were no such person as the Holy Spirit? How would your faith look different? ... Would it look different at all?

Select Resources Consulted

Biblical: Daniel Block, "The Prophet of the Spirit: The Use of Rûaḥ in the Book of Ezekiel," in By the River Chebar: Historical, Literary, and Theological Studies in the Book of Ezekiel (Eugene, OR: Cascade, 2013), 140–68; Gordon Fee, Paul, the Spirit, and the People of God (Grand Rapids: Baker Academic, 1996).

Patristic: Athanasius of Alexandria, Letters to Serapion; Basil the Great, On the Holy Spirit

Reformation: T.F. Torrance, The School of Faith: Catechisms of the Reformed Church, xcv–cxxvi; The Trinitarian Faith: The Evangelical Theology of the Ancient Catholic Church, 191–51.

Living It Out: Martyn Lloyd-Jones, Joy Unspeakable: Power and Renewal in the Holy Spirit (Wheaton: Harold Shaw, 2000); Sam Storms, The Beginner's Guide to Spiritual Gifts (Minneapolis: Bethany House, 2012).

Questions?

Do you have a question about today's sermon? Email Sam Fornecker ([email protected]).

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