The Holy Spirit

Dr. Ed Newton @ Community Bible Church

"I tell you the truth, anyone who believes in me will do the same works I have done, and even greater works, because I am going to be with the Father.  You can ask for anything in my name, and I will do it, so that the Son can bring glory to the Father.  Yes, ask me for anything in my name, and I will do it! "If you love me, obey my commandments.  And I will ask the Father, and he will give you another Advocate, who will never leave you.  He is the Holy Spirit, who leads into all truth. The world cannot receive him, because it isn't looking for him and doesn't recognize him. But you know him, because he lives with you now and later will be in you.

John 14:12-17 NLT

I often wonder if religion is the enemy of God. It's almost like religion is what happens when the Spirit has left the building. God's Spirit moves through us and the world at a pace that can never be constricted by any one religious paradigm.

-Bono

We all see problems in the church. We don't need another book to point those out. We need the faith to believe that the solution is really quite simple: The Holy Spirit.

-Francis Chan

Foundation Principle #1:  The Holy Spirit is a Person

• He is to be Revered as God
• His Parallel in Equality: The Holy Spirit is listed as the third person of the Trinity not because of order of importance, but in role and relationship.
• Elohim (God spoken of in the plural from the beginning)
• Verses
• Hebrews 9:14 (Eternal)
• Psalm 139:7-10 (Omnipresent)
• 1 Cor. 2:10-11 (Omniscient)
• Rom. 1:4 (Holy)
• Breath of God throughout scripture.
• http://bible.knowing-jesus.com/topics/Breath-Of-God
• His Partnership in Creating:
• The Trinity of God is simply the Father designing, the Son decreeing, The Holy Spirit deploying. 
• Verses
• Gen. 1:2
• Gen. 1:27
• Luke 1:35-37
• 2 Tim. 3:16
• Rom. 8:11
• His Picture in Enabling: The Holy Spirit is often best explained through imagery in order to give insight within complexity. 
• Verses
• Matthew 3:16 (Dove)
• Acts 2:3 (Fire)
• Hebrews 1:9 (Oil)
• John 3:5 (Water)
• John 3:8 (Wind) 
• Pentecost ● Passover ● Promise
• I'm a guiding compass flying for all to see. I'm a burning bush. I'm an overflow of His living water.
• His Personality in Equipping:  The Holy Spirit activates the power of God and the finished work of Christ in the life of the believer. 
• Verses
• 2 Chronicles 24:20
• Num. 11:25
• Titus 3:5
• Phil. 1:6, 2:13
• Alka seltzer Illustration
• PRAISE AND WORSHIP
• "Joyful (The One Who Saves)" by Benton Brown
• "One True God" by Chris Tomlin, Matt Redman, and Steven Curtis Chapman
• "Thank You For Loving Me" by Tommy Walker
• "I Will Not Be Shaken" by Jacob Park and Tommy Walker
• "Speak To Me" by Tommy Walker