HOLY SPIRIT 4: PRAYING
(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.
1. Holy Spirita) 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. Praying in the Holy Spirit
a) The Holy Spirit is the least understood of the Trinity of God. He is the most neglected even though He is involved perhaps the most in a believer’s life. The Holy Spirit is the One Who reveals Who the Savior is and opens up our minds to understand the Word of God because flesh and blood does not bring meaning to the Scriptures.
b) We can not understand what we are reading unless the Holy Spirit teaches us and imparts meaning to us. Almost every time you read reference to the “Spirit”, particularly in the New Testament, it is speaking of God the Holy Spirit. The “Spirit” is the Spirit – God the Holy Spirit. The Spirit is not a force to be drawn upon like a power but drawing on the power of God. He is the very power of God.
c) You can not know Jesus without Him. You can not possibly overcome sin without His power. You can not have eternal life without His revealing the Source of this eternal life (John 3).
d) When you sit down to read the Bible, pray for the Holy Spirit to give you understanding. Pray that He will reveal what is being read in the Bible for part of the role of the Holy Spirit is to teach us all things, as Christ told the disciples before He departed.
e) The Holy Spirit is also a Helper, a Comforter and He teaches us about the things of God (John 14:26, Luke 12:12). God the Holy Spirit also guides us in revealing the meaning of God’s written Word (John 16:13) and reminds us of things we need to remember (John 14:26).
f) If you want to know a sort of job description of the Holy Spirit, John, chapters 14, 15 and 16 will help immensely. Romans chapter 8 is also a chapter that describes the role and work of God the Holy Spirit. It mentions “the Spirit” frequently in this chapter and this Spirit is none other than God the Holy Spirit.
The End ...
a) The Holy Spirit is the least understood of the Trinity of God. He is the most neglected even though He is involved perhaps the most in a believer’s life. The Holy Spirit is the One Who reveals Who the Savior is and opens up our minds to understand the Word of God because flesh and blood does not bring meaning to the Scriptures.
b) We can not understand what we are reading unless the Holy Spirit teaches us and imparts meaning to us. Almost every time you read reference to the “Spirit”, particularly in the New Testament, it is speaking of God the Holy Spirit. The “Spirit” is the Spirit – God the Holy Spirit. The Spirit is not a force to be drawn upon like a power but drawing on the power of God. He is the very power of God.
c) You can not know Jesus without Him. You can not possibly overcome sin without His power. You can not have eternal life without His revealing the Source of this eternal life (John 3).
d) When you sit down to read the Bible, pray for the Holy Spirit to give you understanding. Pray that He will reveal what is being read in the Bible for part of the role of the Holy Spirit is to teach us all things, as Christ told the disciples before He departed.
e) The Holy Spirit is also a Helper, a Comforter and He teaches us about the things of God (John 14:26, Luke 12:12). God the Holy Spirit also guides us in revealing the meaning of God’s written Word (John 16:13) and reminds us of things we need to remember (John 14:26).
f) If you want to know a sort of job description of the Holy Spirit, John, chapters 14, 15 and 16 will help immensely. Romans chapter 8 is also a chapter that describes the role and work of God the Holy Spirit. It mentions “the Spirit” frequently in this chapter and this Spirit is none other than God the Holy Spirit.
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