The Holy Spirit

A Holy Spirit Christmas

                                          Luke 1:26-38
THE HOLY SPIRIT IS A PERSON – John 14:15-18 and John 16:12-15
-the Holy Spirit is not an it or thing or energy
-the Loly pirit is a person – has a mind (Romans 8:26-27)…can speak (Acts 13:1-3)
(1.) WHEN THE HOLY SPIRIT SPEAKS, HE TELLS EVERY BELIEVER THAT THEY CAN HAVE AN EXPERIENCE WITH HIM – Mary and Luke 1:26-38
-the word experience means to connect with something that is factual whether it is through observation or a personal event
     a. Mary had a spiritual experience with the Holy Spirit
-a good, healthy, solid experience
—the word know has 2 different meanings in 1 John
1. to absolutely positively know
2. to experience
***1 John 5:20
-the first know is to absolutely know
-the second know means to experience
-1 John 4:2 and Philippians 3:10
              Several Things About A God Experience
1. God- Holy Spirit – experiences give knowledge that theory cannot give
-we need to sense and feel a touch from the Lord
-these God experiences leave you speechless
2. God – Holy Spirit – experiences change people
***Examples would be Moses and Paul
3. God – Holy Spirit – experiences include feelings
-feelings should never rule us or lead us, but they are a part of Christianity
(2.) WHEN THE HOLY SPIRIT SPEAKS HE IS ALWAYS TELLING US TO LOOK TO JESUS – John 16:14
-the Holy Spirit has a laser focus on Jesus
                a. we are to look to Jesus because He is our strength – Psalm 46:1-3…Isaiah 41:10 and Exodus 15:2
-this is strength for everything in life – Phil 4:13
-the strength of the Lord will get is through everything
(3.) THE HOLY SPIRIT SPEAKS AND SAYS THAT HE IS OUR CREATOR – Genesis 2:18-23
-there are only 2 genders and everything else is a behavior – male & female
-there is an identity crisis today
-our identity is in Jesus Christ only