July

POWER to the MAX
( Acts 1:8 )
July 10: "The Nature of the Holy Spirit" (He is God)
Acts 1:8
8 But you will receive power when the Holy Spirit comes on you; and you will be my witnesses in Jerusalem, and in all Judea and Samaria, and to the ends of the earth.”
I.A. Personality
•1. The Holy Spirit grieved (Eph.4:30)
- He feels unhappy
•2. Sinned against (Acts 5:3; Matt.12:32)
- We lie to Him
•3. He can be resisted (Acts 7:51)
- We refuse to accept Him
I.B. Divinity (the state of being divine)
•1. Omnipresent (1Cor.1:9; 2Cor.13:14; Mark13:11)
- He is always with us
•2. Omniscient (1Cor.12:10-11; 1Cor.2;10)
- He is all knowing
•3. Eternal (Eph.1:13-14)
- He is the source of our eternal salvation
Though the Holy Spirit is not directly mentioned in the bible as God, He has all the character that only God has and He is able to empower us.
July 17: "His Work - Part 1"
John 14:15-26
15 “If you love me, keep my commands.
16 And I will ask the Father, and he will give you another advocate to help you and be with you forever— 17 the Spirit of truth. The world cannot accept him, because it neither sees him nor knows him. But you know him, for he lives with you and will be[a] in you.
18 I will not leave you as orphans; I will come to you. 19 Before long, the world will not see me anymore, but you will see me.Because I live, you also will live.
20 On that day you will realize that I am in my Father, and you are in me, and I am in you.
21 Whoever has my commands and keeps them is the one who loves me. The one who loves me will be loved by my Father, and I too will love them and show myself to them.”
22 Then Judas (not Judas Iscariot) said, “But, Lord, why do you intend to show yourself to us and not to the world?"
23 Jesus replied, “Anyone who loves me will obey my teaching. My Father will love them, and we will come to them and make our home with them.
24 Anyone who does not love me will not obey my teaching. These words you hear are not my own; they belong to the Father who sent me.
25 “All this I have spoken while still with you.
26 But the Advocate, the Holy Spirit, whom the Father will send in my name, will teach you all things and will remind you of everything I have said to you.
What does a helper do?
—HARBORS
— - Protects – Mark 13:9-11
— - Incubates – Lk. 13:5 cf. Gal. 5:18-25
—EDUCATES (me) Jn. 14:26; 16:13
— - Reveals – Mk. 12:36; Lk. 1:67; 2:25-26
— - Reminds – Jn. 16:13
—LIVES (in me) – 1 Cor. 6:19
— - Accompany- Acts 2:4; 2:38; 4:55; 2Ti 1:14
— - Sanctifies – Ps. 51:11: 2Cor 3:17-18
—PROVES (who I am) – Eph 4:30; 2Ti 2:19
— - Identifies- Acts 1:8
July 17: "His Work - Part 2"
July 17: "His Work - Part 2"



