October 08, 2023 AM
Paul Gotthardt
(#4 in series)
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It's Only God: Why We Seek God's Manifest Presence
Acts 4:31
Big Truth: We can never escape the __ of God’s omnipresence, but we can lose the __ of His manifest presence.
__ often precedes God’s manifest presence.
Scripture always __ our personal experience.
THE __ OF THE HOLY SPIRIT
- The Holy Spirit is not an impersonal force.
- He is God (third Person of the Trinity).
- He is eternal. (Hebrews 9:14)
- He is omnipresent. (Psalm 139:7-10)
- He is omnipotent. (Luke 1:35)
- He thinks and knows. (1 Corinthians 2:10)
- He speaks. (2 Samuel 23:2; Acts 8:29; 10:19; 11:12; 13:2; 1 Timothy 4:1; Hebrews 3:7-8)
- He loves. (Romans 15:30)
- He has a mind and will. (Romans 8:27; 1 Corinthians 12:11; Acts 15:28)
- He can be lied to. (Acts 5:3)
- He can be a witness. (Romans 8:16; Hebrews 2:4; 10:15; Acts 5:3)
- He can be grieved. (Isaiah 63:10; Ephesians 4:30)
The Holy Spirit is recognized by many names in the Bible. God
(Acts 5:3-4)
- Helper, Teacher, Comforter, Counselor, and Advocate
- (Isaiah 11:2; John 14:16; 15:26; 16:7)
- Lord (2 Corinthians 3:18)
And He is Spirit in all the variations that come with that word.
(1 Corinthians 2:10)
- Spirit of God (Matthew 3:16; 1 Corinthians 3:16)
- Spirit of the Lord (2 Corinthians 3:17)
- Spirit of Christ (1 Peter 1:11)
- Spirit of Truth (John 15:26; 16:13)
- Spirit of Life (Romans 8:2)
- Eternal Spirit (Hebrews 9:14)
THE __ OF THE HOLY SPIRIT
According to Scripture, the Holy Spirit...
- Anointed Jesus to preach the gospel (Luke 4:18)
- Assures believers of salvation (Romans 8:15-16)
- Authored Scripture (2 Peter 1:20-21)
- Baptizes believers into one body (1 Corinthians 12:13)
- Calls and commissions the believer (Acts 13:2-4)
- Cleanses the believer (1 Thessalonians 4:7-8)
- Convicts of sin (John 16:8-10)
- Descended upon Jesus at His baptism (Matthew 3:16)
- Empowers the believer (Acts 1:8; 1 Thessalonians 1:5)
- Fills the believer (Acts 2:4; 4:29-31; 6:3-5)
- Gives gifts to the believer (1 Corinthians 12:8-11)
- Gives joy to the believer (1 Thessalonians 1:6)
- Glorifies Christ (John 16:14)
- Guides us into all truth (John 16:13)
- Helps our weaknesses (Romans 8:26)
- Indwells the believer (John 14:17; Romans 8:9-14)
- Intercedes for the believer (Romans 8:26)
- Led Jesus in the wilderness (Luke 4:1)
- Leads the believer (Romans 8:14)
- Liberates the believer (Romans 8:2)
- Molds the character of the believer (Galatians 5:22-23)
- Produces fruit in the believer (Galatians 5:22-23)
- Provides victory over the flesh for the believer (Romans 8:2-4)
- Raised Jesus from the dead (Romans 8:11)
- Regenerates the believer (Titus 3:5)
- Sanctifies the believer (Romans 15:16)
- Seals the believer (Ephesians 1:13-14)
- Strengthened Jesus after the temptation (Luke 4:14)
- Strengthens the believer (Ephesians 3:16)
- Teaches the believer (John 14:26)
- Testifies of Jesus (John 15:26)
- Helps in worship (Philippians 3:3)
“The Christian religion is hopeless without the Holy Ghost.”
– Samuel Chadwick
“Without the Holy Spirit, we are like the disciples before Pentecost, sincere but struggling with confusion and defeat.”
– Jim Cymbala
WHY DO WE SEEK GOD’S MANIFEST PRESENCE?