The Holy Spirit

                                          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