{6} For the LORD gives wisdom; From His mouth come knowledge and understanding; (Exodus 31:3-4 NKJV) “And I have filled him with the Spirit of God, in wisdom, in understanding, in knowledge, and in all manner of workmanship, {4} “to design artistic works, to work in gold, in silver, in bronze. } There are seven important promises that Christians can count on receiving from the Holy Spirit. (Acts 2:16-18), The Holy Spirit is promised to those who receive Jesus Christ as savior. Then Peter said to them, “Repent, and let every one of you be baptized in the name of Jesus Christ for the remission of sins; and you shall receive the gift of the Holy Spirit. (Prov 1:7). We choose whether to value God's presence, promises, and work in our lives. When we receive the gift of the Holy Spirit we receive the gift and the giver, because the gift is the giver. Even so no one knows the things of God except the Spirit of God. {8} Blessed are the pure in heart, For they shall see God. This is our prayer as we start this series. He prepares us for everlasting life unhampered by sin. In fact, He will make all things great, and greater still than we can possibly fathom — … Review the list of ways the Holy Spirit helps us. {11} For what man knows the things of a man except the spirit of the man which is in him? 12:11) But one and the same Spirit works all these things, distributing to each one individually as He wills. The Holy Spirit is provided to us from the Lord to be our Counsellor (John 14:12-18). The Holy Spirit is our intercessor. Thank You! } } Shall descend on Him, and remain with Him. If we remain open to Him always, He will never disappoint. The good things we have as character traits are created by Him. The Bible has your answer, choose a topic below. (Luke 11:13 NKJV) “If you then, being evil, know how to give good gifts to your children, how much more will your heavenly Father give the Holy Spirit to those who ask Him!” (Isaiah 44:3 NKJV) For I will pour water on him who is thirsty, And floods on the dry ground; I will pour My Spirit on your descendants, And My blessing on your offspring; {4} Blessed are those who mourn, For they shall be comforted. 3:17-4:7 and notice "Where the Spirit is there is liberty." {3} His delight is in the fear of the LORD, And He shall not judge by the sight of His eyes, Nor decide by the hearing of His ears; {4} But with righteousness He shall judge the poor, And decide with equity for the meek of the earth; He shall strike the earth with the rod of His mouth, And with the breath of His lips He shall slay the wicked. window.mc4wp = window.mc4wp || { {7} Blessed are the merciful, For they shall obtain mercy. (Rom 8:14-17), The Holy Spirit is the Spirit of Love. And hope does not disappoint us, because God has poured out his love into our hearts by the Holy Spirit, whom he has given us. root; to separate mentally or distinguish. The Holy Spirit's influence affects our living, our loving, our giving, our growing, our seeing, our thinking, our talking and walking, and our being. {2} The Spirit of the LORD shall rest upon Him, The Spirit of wisdom and understanding, The Spirit of counsel and power, The Spirit of knowledge and of the fear of the LORD. And on My menservants and on My maidservants I will pour out My Spirit in those days; And they shall prophesy. All rights reserved. “For the promise is to you and to your children, and to all who are afar off, as many as the Lord our God will call.” (Acts 2:38-39), The Holy Spirit is promised to those who ask. “If you then, being evil, know how to give good gifts to your children, how much more will your heavenly Father give the Holy Spirit to those who ask Him!” (Luke 11:13), The only limitation to God’s Holy Spirit in you, is you. For the one whom God has sent speaks the words of God, for God gives the Spirit without limit. The Holy Spirit is continuously active in our lives when we choose to yield to Him. (Isaiah 61:1-3 NKJV) “The Spirit of the Lord GOD is upon Me, Because the LORD has anointed Me To preach good tidings to the poor; He has sent Me to heal the brokenhearted, To proclaim liberty to the captives, And the opening of the prison to those who are bound; {2} To proclaim the acceptable year of the LORD, And the day of vengeance of our God; To comfort all who mourn, {3} To console those who mourn in Zion, To give them beauty for ashes, The oil of joy for mourning, The garment of praise for the spirit of heaviness; That they may be called trees of righteousness, The planting of the LORD, that He may be glorified.”. What is the role of the Holy Spirit in leadership? It is impossible to know God without having the most awesome trembling respect of Him. window.mc4wp.listeners.push( Once you have the Holy Spirit living inside of you, your thoughts, words, and actions will begin to flow from that Spirit. {4} My message and my preaching were not with wise and persuasive words, but with a demonstration of the Spirit’s power, {5} so that your faith might not rest on men’s wisdom, but on God’s power. The Holy Spirit is quite active in our lives, and I think it’s important to see how the Holy Spirit takes action today. Every believer should daily ask God to fill them with His Spirit so they can daily experience this third level of Holy Spirit power in their life (Ephesians 5:18). Watch the video below to find out why and to hear more about the role of the Holy Spirit in our lives. {14} The secret of the LORD is with those who fear Him, And He will show them His covenant. Pastor Curt & Pastor Ellie teach about letting the power of the Holy Spirit move in our daily lives. They saw the cloud and lived with it for forty years. (1 Corinthians 12:8) â¦to another the word of knowledge through the same Spirit, The fear of God is the beginning of the knowledge of God. If we live in the Spirit, let us also walk in the Spirit. He influences you. We can reach the place where we have allowed His Spirit to influence us that we see as He sees, speak as He speaks, and act in love and power as He does! Might – gebuwrah, force, valor, victory, mastery, might, power, strength. The Holy Spirit shows you how to pray about your concerns and guides you in what to do. Our sub-conscience makes all the decisions that deal with the functioning of our bodies. Any day of the year, we're here for you! The goal of the spiritual life is to allow the Spirit of Christ to influence all our activity, prayer as well as service. (2 Corinthians 5:18 NKJV) Now all things are of God, who has reconciled us to Himself through Jesus Christ, and has given us the ministry of reconciliation. and from religion to reality. We choose to be what we are. The Holy Spirit … We don’t know how to pray as we ought, but the Spirit does. There is no law against these things! forms: { For the Spirit searches all things, yes, the deep things of God. The Holy Spirit’s presence and influence in your day-to-day leadership can make an extraordinary difference. Romans 8:6-8 The mind of sinful man is They that allow God’s compassion to flow through them touching others and bringing glory to God. Can having Him in your life really make a difference? This third level of Holy Spirit influence called the baptism of the Spirit or infilling of the Spirit is also referred to as the “early rain” of the Spirit (Joel 2:23). (John 16:13-15.) To comprehend, have insight, perception, and the ability to use information wisely. (Hosea 6:6 NKJV) For I desire mercy and not sacrifice, And the knowledge of God more than burnt offerings. (Proverbs 15:33 NKJV) The fear of the LORD is the instruction of wisdom, And before honor is humility. When the Holy Spirit lives in you, you lie down quietly and go to sleep. The Holy Spirit’s activity and influence is undeniable, and His presence and empowerment in the lives of Jesus’ followers are essential. (Proverbs 14:26-27 NKJV) In the fear of the LORD there is strong confidence, And His children will have a place of refuge. (self-discipline). How is this done? (Rom 5:5), When we walk in obedience to the Holy Spirit we experience inner love, joy and peace. But the fruit of the Spirit is love, joy, peace, longsuffering, kindness, goodness, faithfulness, gentleness, self-control. We started our new series on the Holy Spirit this week at Cornerstone. ); The “Church” here means everyone who is alive in Christ. Just what does that mean, and how can I go about doing it? He doesn’t want us to operate out of feelings of guilt, shame or fear. We ended the service with a powerful prayer by Francis Chan from his book Forgotten God. When we receive the gift of the Holy Spirit we receive the gift and the giver, because the gift is the giver. Everyone who has grace in their lives. Think back to week 1, the Holy Spirit as your friend. So how exactly does the Holy Spirit exert control over our lives, and what is our role in the process? God wants us to live our lives by the influence of the His Spirit. on: function(evt, cb) { They that through humility open the door of their hearts to God and man. The Holy Spirit also helps Christians in … {11} Do not cast me away from Your presence, And do not take Your Holy Spirit from me. (Proverbs 2:1-6 NKJV) My son, if you receive my words, And treasure my commands within you, {2} So that you incline your ear to wisdom, And apply your heart to understanding; {3} Yes, if you cry out for discernment (understanding), And lift up your voice for understanding, {4} If you seek her as silver, And search for her as for hidden treasures; {5} Then you will understand the fear of the LORD, And find the knowledge of God. Walking in the blessings of God and the fullness of His Spirit. (1 Corinthians 2:10-14 NKJV) But God has revealed them to us through His Spirit. (Ephesians 3:16-19 NKJV) that He would grant you, according to the riches of His glory, to be strengthened with might through His Spirit in the inner man, {17} that Christ may dwell in your hearts through faith; that you, being rooted and grounded in love, {18} may be able to comprehend with all the saints what is the width and length and depth and height; {19} to know the love of Christ which passes knowledge; that you may be filled with all the fullness of God. The Holy Spirit is given to you so that you can be a blessing to others. We’re often counseled to seek guidance from the Spirit in our daily lives. Holy Spirit and the influence on christians’ lives. Counsel – ‘etsah: advice, plan, advisement, counsel, purpose. The person who is a spiritual beggar seeking to be continually filled with more of God’s Holy Spirit. Do not … (Proverbs 9:10 KJV) The fear of the LORD is the beginning of wisdom: and the knowledge of the holy (sacred) is understanding. (John 14:16-17 NKJV) “And I will pray the Father, and He will give you another Helper, that He may abide with you forever; {17} “the Spirit of truth, whom the world cannot receive, because it neither sees Him nor knows Him; but you know Him, for He dwells with you and will be in you. Have you talked to the Holy Spirit more in the last week? For you did not receive the spirit of bondage again to fear, but you received the Spirit of adoption by whom we cry out, “Abba, Father.” The Spirit Himself bears witness with our spirit that we are children of God, and if children, then heirs; heirs of God and joint heirs with Christ, if indeed we suffer with Him, that we may also be glorified together. {12} Now we have received, not the spirit of the world, but the Spirit who is from God, that we might know the things that have been freely given to us by God. But there’s one area in which we often fail to consider the Holy Spirit’s influence. They that help others attain unity with God; and thus help build unity in the body of Christ. (function() { Have you heard or seen Him at work in ways you might have missed before? Wisdom and understanding are both needed in all types of work and ministry for it to be successful. His praise endures forever. Having believed, you were marked in him with a seal, the promised Holy Spirit, {14} who is a deposit guaranteeing our inheritance until the redemption of those who are God’s possession–to the praise of his glory. That's what it means to be filled with the Spirit — to live under the Spirit's holy influence. (John 7:37-39). Conversely, in the book of Acts, it is evidently presented that the Holy Spirit was initially granted to the disciples, later transferred to the early Jewish believers and ultimately to the Gentiles. The glory of God is the manifestation and revelation of His holy love God’s Holy Spirit in us, as Christians, is our greatest gift from God. He will take what is from Jesus and declare it to us. The Holy Spirit produces the fruit in our lives. The Spirit has many functions, roles, and activities. God’s Holy Spirit in us, as Christians, is our greatest gift from God. They that walk in obedience to God being led by His Holy Spirit. But the Holy Spirit produces this kind of fruit in our lives: love, joy, peace, patience, kindness, goodness, faithfulness, 23 gentleness, and self-control. {12} Restore to me the joy of Your salvation, And uphold me by Your generous Spirit. On this edition of The Virtual Bible Study we look at how the Holy Spirit directs us today. 10 Roles of the Holy Spirit in the Life of Christians Through the power of the Holy Spirit, believers are saved, filled, sealed, and sanctified. Romans 8:26 explains the Holy Spiritâs role when it says: âLikewise the Spirit also helpeth our infirmities: for we know not what we should pray for as we ought: but the Spirit itself maketh intercession for us with groanings which cannot be uttered.â And John 15:26, in The Amplified Bible, refers to the Holy Spirit as the Comforter, the Counselor, the Helper, the Advocate, Intercessor and Strengthener. {13} He himself shall dwell in prosperity, And his descendants shall inherit the earth. And those who are Christ’s have crucified the flesh with its passions and desires. © Copyright 2019 SEEK GOD MINISTRIES, All Rights Reserved, The glory of God is the manifestation and revelation of His holy love© Copyright 2021 SEEK GOD MINISTRIES, All Rights Reserved, The Spirit of knowledge and of the fear of the LORD, His delight is in the fear of the LORD – Fear – yir’ah; fear, reverence, Kingdom Thoughts â 2020.12.21 (John 18:37) Jesus the King Reveals Truth, 4 â The Glory of God – Realize Your Righteous Father â How to Know Truth, 3 – Your Father – Realize Your Righteous Fatherâ How to Know Truth, 2 Know Whose You Are – Realize Your Righteous Fatherâ How to Know Truth, 1 Jesus is Truth – Realize Your Righteous Father-How to Know Truth. The Holy Spirit gives us a new self- confidence, and a new sub-conscience. Another task of the Holy Spirit is that of an intercessor. The Holy Spirit is our unity with God, our source of communication from God, and the guarantee that we are His children. For as many as are led by the Spirit of God, these are sons of God. The Holy Spirit reveals God’s thoughts, teaches, and guides believers into all truth. (John 3:34), The Holy Spirit produces rivers of liquid life inside you. On the last day, that great day of the feast, Jesus stood and cried out, saying, “If anyone thirsts, let him come to Me and drink. This kind of synchronicity is the spirit equivalent of shouting YES!!!! © 1997 - 2021 Eagle Mountain International Church Inc. aka Kenneth Copeland Ministries. … (Ephesians 1:17-19 NKJV) that the God of our Lord Jesus Christ, the Father of glory, may give to you the spirit of wisdom and revelation in the knowledge of Him, {18} the eyes of your understanding being enlightened; that you may know what is the hope of His calling, what are the riches of the glory of His inheritance in the saints, {19} and what is the exceeding greatness of His power toward us who believe, according to the working of His mighty power. (Jeremiah 22:16 NLT) He made sure that justice and help were given to the poor and needy, and everything went well for him. The Spirit also functions as fruit-producer in our lives. There is need for every individual Christian to understand the importance of the Holy Spirit in our daily lives. { Kenneth Copeland Ministries' mission is to minister the Word of Faith, by teaching believers who they are in Christ Jesus; taking them from the milk of the Word to the meat, The Holy Spirit affects our daily lives because he sanctifies us for good works and he keeps us in the true faith. The Holy Spirit helps you overcome your weaknesses by showing you what those weaknesses are, giving you the wisdom to overcome them and interceding on your behalf to the Father about them. 6 Ways the Holy Spirit is Active in Our Lives. (1stCor. Whatever we need, the Holy Spirit will pour out upon us. 1 John 2:20. Read 2 Cor. 12:7) But the manifestation of the Spirit is given to each one for the profit of all: â¦..(1stCor. Looking at our lives, let us consider how the Holy Spirit is present and in what ways we can open our hearts to his inspiration, practicing what we preach. (Proverbs 28:5 NKJV) Evil men do not understand justice, But those who seek the LORD understand all. {13} These things we also speak, not in words which man’s wisdom teaches but which the Holy Spirit teaches, comparing spiritual things with spiritual. The Influence of the Spirit. Knowledge – da’ath: knowledge–of the deep things of God, to perceive. The Holy Spirit makes us who we are as Christians. The fear of the LORD is the beginning of knowledge, But fools despise wisdom and instruction. First, He does a work in the hearts of all people everywhere. {5} Blessed are the meek, For they shall inherit the earth. Remember: high levels of synchronicity are synonymous with high levels of spirit influence in our lives. The Holy Spirit helps you by comforting and strengthening you in the midst of difficulties. {6} Blessed are those who hunger and thirst for righteousness, For they shall be filled. 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