HOLY SPIRIT 3: WORK IN THE CHURCH (4)

(Message by Tanny Keng)

1. Holy Spirit

a) Who is the Holy Spirit or what is the Holy Spirit?  Is it a force, an energy, a power, or is He a person?  We can find out by reading the Bible.

2. Work in the Church

a) The Holy Spirit not only empowers the believer with gifts but works actively in the church and even appoints church leadership (Acts 20:28).  

b) Here are a few examples:

Isaiah 34:16 
“Look in the scroll of the LORD and read: one of these will be missing, not one will lack her mate. For it is his mouth that has given the order, And his Spirit will gather them together.” 

2 Peter 1:20-21 
“First of all you must understand this, that no prophecy of scripture is a matter of one’s own interpretation, because no prophecy ever came by the impulse of man, but men moved by the Holy Spirit spoke from God.”

John 16:8 
“When he comes, he will prove the world to be in the wrong about sin and righteousness and judgment.”

Ephesians 1:13-14 
“And you also were included in Christ when you heard the message of truth, the gospel of your salvation. When you believed, you were marked in him with a seal, the promised Holy Spirit, who is a deposit guaranteeing our inheritance until the redemption of those who are God’s possession—to the praise of his glory.”


The End ...

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