Sermon Notes 8/11 – The Holy Spirit

Genesis 1:1-2

verse 1 – In the beginning God

                  ***God is Elohim and plural – refers to the Trinity

                   ***The trinity is one God who can manifest Himself as Father, Son & Holy Spirit – all coequal and coeternal and God

                    ***The trinity and Holy Spirit are invisible – you can see His effects

What was the Holy Spirit doing in Genesis?

(1.)  ***THE HOLY SPIRIT WAS CREATING – Genesis 1:1

-Only the Trinity creates – humanity cannot create

-Only the Holy Spirit created the universe – Genesis 1:1

-Only the Holy Spirit created humanity – Genesis 1:26-27

            a. all human beings are related through creation

            b. all human beings are not children of God – John 1:10-12

            c. all human beings were created either male or female

-Only the Holy Spirit created marriage – Genesis 2:18-25

-the definition of marriage was given by God Himself – it’s between a man & a woman

(2.) ***THE HOLY SPIRIT WAS HOVERING – Genesis 1:2

                     The word Hover has 3 meanings

     1. To Be Over – Jeremiah 23:23-24 – the Holy Spirit is everywhere

     2. To Move

-this is a continual moving

-nothing can stop the Holy Spirit from moving

-the Holy Spirit is always moving

                 ***Even when there is a mess – Genesis 1:1-2

-without form and void – means ruined…empty…desolate…ruined

-the Holy Spirit will never abandon us when we are in a mess

      3. To Shake – Haggai 2:5-9

-in the last days, everything will be shaken

-the shaking of the Second Coming – Mark 13:24-26

-2 Thess 2:1-2 – there will be a shaking, but we don’t have to be shaken

***Shaken – means to be panic stricken…frightened…to cry outloud…disturbed

***Gathered together – means to assemble together a complete collection