The Holy Spirit
The Promise of Jesus iv
‘Sons of God’ iv
The Holy Spirit - is He personal v
Why is important to study what The Holy Spirit does in the life of a follower of Jesus? 4
The Holy Spirit is our comforter 5
Overview 5
The Holy Spirit in The Gospels 5
How do you get the Holy Spirit? 5
Do you get The Holy Spirit in stages? 6
Who is He given too? 6
Why is He given to the followers of Jesus? 6
The Holy Spirit in the epistles. 7
The Character of The Holy Spirit 7
How is He received by a believer 8
The timing by Jesus of the disciples receiving The Holy Spirit 9
There are three questions this verse raises. 9
The timing of the event. 9
Why did He breathe on them. 10
What do you need to do to receive The Holy Spirit 10
He marks us as belonging to Jesus 12
Work in non-believer or backsliding Christian 13
He fellowships with us 13
He guides us 13
Witnesses to God and Jesus 14
He assists in preaching the Ministry of The Kingdom 15
John 16:8-11 He convicts people of sin 15
What is our role in evangelism? 15
Commands in respect of The Holy Spirit 16
Other activities of The Holy Spirit 16
The Holy Spirit in The Old Testament 16
The Holy Spirit in the Book of Acts. 18
Joy 21
Peace 21
Long-suffering (Patience in suffering 1 Cor 15:58) 21
Gentleness (kindness out of compassion and love) 22
Goodness 22
Faith 22
Meekness (Humility) 22
Temperance (self-controlled in all things) 23
Should we desire more gifts then we have? 24
How do you know what Gifts you have? 25
Should we desire Prophecy above all? 26
The various gifts are as follows in (alphabetical order) 26
Why have the gifts been given? 28
How does one receive a gift of The Holy Spirit? 28
Laying on of hands 29
1 Cor 12 in more detail 30
Introduction 30
Is it His Will to heal? 34
Purposes for healing 34
Problems 35
Empowerment and the leading of The Holy Ghost 37
Unity in The Body of Christ 37
Are the gifts for today? 38
What actually is it 43
Two separate events 44
In Summary 45
The example of Jesus 45
Some of the requirements to receive the Baptism of The Holy Spirit (from Acts) 46
More on Tongues 47
Problems with Baptism and the gift of Tongues. 48
Problems with the Gifts 48
Does the filling of the Holy Spirit decrease as the day grows older? 49
Can the gifts of The Holy Spirit be taken away? 49
Should we desire the gifts, especially prophesy? 50
Testing for the Gifts 50
The three baptisms 51
What does Eph 5:8 mean? 52
Pentecost - the Anointing for Ministry 54
Preliminary Comments 54
Now to the passage itself. But first a comment 55
The only criteria for women to minister are: 55
Pentecost and its aftermath (Acts Ch 2) 55
Signs and Wonders 57
Blasphemy of The Holy Spirit 58
There are two definitions of Blasphemy 58
Blaspheming God 59
Blasphemy by the church 60
What is the purpose of Prophecy 61
Guidelines for asking for prophecy for another or yourself: 61
Problems with hearing The Holy Ghost 62
Prophecy given to a non-Christian 62
Given to Christians. 62
Given to churches 63
Timing issues 64
As for lifestyle of a prophet/prophetess 64
When not to consult prophets and prophetesses 64
When to consult a prophet or prophetess: 64
Attitudes to living and prophecy 65
There are various principles these verses: 65
Remember the perspective of God in regard to Prophecy 67
Suffering 67
Handling Prophecy if it affects others adversely 69
Handling Desires resulting from Prophecy 69
In Conclusion 70
Signs and Wonders 70
The Holy Spirit speaks to us in four areas: 71
How to Hear God and His Requirements: 72
Five Ways God Speaks: 72
There are Five Other Ways God Speaks 73
How to Hear The Holy Spirit 73
The Holy Spirit and the Five Steps 75
How to be led by The Holy Spirit 75
When Tempted 76
The Work of The Holy Spirit in Eternity 78