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our important principles to remember

) The Holy Spirit is God, but He is a Person, not aorce

) We cannot focus on the Holy Spirit too much.Why? What is the Holy Spirits mission? To revealesus. What is Jesus missionto reveal the Father.

What about the Fatherto send Jesus and the Holypirit so we can come to Him. Perfect Harmony.hey never had a crisis management meeting in

Heaven. They never tried to sit down and work hings out. They never had a power strugglemongst themselves.

) The Holy Spirit gives gifts for use in ministrynd empowers effective ministry

) The Holy Spirit is a distinct Person within theGodhead, not a force, a thing, or an "it"

Qualities that a person has(a force or thingoes not)

) The Holy Spirit has intellect. 1 Corinthians 2:10ut God hath revealed them unto us by his Spirit:

for the Spirit searcheth all things, yea, the deepthings of God.

2) The Holy Spirit has knowledge. 1 Corinthians2:11 even so the things of God knoweth no man,

but the Spirit of God.

3) The Holy Spirit has emotions. Ephesians 4:30And grieve (lupeo (pronounced loo-peh'-o)); to

make sad or sorrowful, heavy of heart) not the holSpirit of God, whereby ye are sealed unto the dayof redemption.

4) The Holy Spirit has his own will and he makesdecisions. Acts 16:6 Now when they had gonethroughout Phrygia (pronounced froog-ee'-ah) andthe region of Galatia, and were forbidden of theHoly Ghost to preach the word in Asia,

5) The Holy Spirit Loves. Romans 15:30 Now I beseech you, brethren, for the Lord JesusChrist's sake, and for the love of the Spirit, thatye strive together with me in your prayers toGod for me;

Jesus said it was imperative that He go the Spirit would not be sent

Jesus felt it important enough for them wait until the Spirit came to empower them

Jesus own mother needed the baptism othe Holy Spirit to be an effective witnes

Roman law required written documents, containing all the pertinent background regarding a case, to precede an appellant's appearancebef ore Caesar. There a re some scholars who suspect that the two volumes penned by Luke were to comply with those requirements.

Introduction: Acts is often calledLuke, Volume II Completes thePentateuch of the

New Testament.

Regarded by manyas the most excitingand relevant book for the current believer, itis, indeed, one of themost rewarding andinstructive.

Acts is both historyand theology.

Main Scripture:But y e shall receive

power, after that theHoly Ghost is comeupon you: and ye shall

be witnesses unto me both in Jerusalem, andin all Judaea, and inSamaria, and unto theuttermost part of theearth. Acts 1:8

Whats Missing at End

The end...Whathappened to Peter,Paul? What happenedwith Churches? Leftopen, because It is stillbeing written throughus!

The Gospels Reach Jerusalem - Acts

1-7 from laymanon street and

priests. Judea - Samaria -

Acts 8-12 Ends of the Earth -

Acts 13 - 28- eventhe authorities of nations, world

powers that be.Festus, Felix,Agrippa, Caesar

Holy Spirit can be:Welcomed, Invited,Refused, BeseechedReceived, Lied to,Grieved and Resiste

Gospels Reach 1st - to Jew -Peter Spoke to thosewho knew about theGod of Bible, sin andsacrifice, How GospelFulfilled What theylong for throughscriptures.

2nd- to GentilesPaul Spoke to thosewho knew NOTHING

of the God of Bible,How Gospel startswith Creation, basicneeds, questions of life, who am I, whyam I, etc., He startswith basics fromcreation andsurrounding culturalnorms and naturalwisdom

Holy Spirit seen as He: Instructs,counsels,

comforts, equips,empowers,encourages,enables, givesdiscernment,appoints andanoints, corrects &rebukes

Miraculous, gifts, prophecy, heals,signs & wonders

Fills & refills withPower

Transforms lives, people andcommunities

Gives opportunityand forbids, warns,and foretells of hard times

As One with the Godhead, He is Omnipotent,Omnipresent, Omniscient, Eternal, Equal with

God the Father, God the Son. He is God theHoly Spirit.

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