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Characteristics of the Holy Spirit

• Part of the Trinity• Genesis 1:1&2 – hovering over the water (power of

creation – “God said….. and it was”)• Acts 2:2-5 – wind, fire, noise• Acts 1:1&2, 13:2 – voice of God• Acts 1:8 – bringer of power, comforter, and healer• John 7:38/9 – living water• John 14:16/17&25 counsellor (comforter), spirit of truth,

in us and with us• 1Thessalonians 1:6 – bringer of joy• 1Corinthians 12:1-11 – giver of gifts• Hebrews 9:14 – eternal

Why do we need the Holy Spirit, why did Jesus send him?

• John 14:25-27

• John 6:44

• John 3:5

• Romans 8

What is the Holy Spirit like? Wind – Acts 2:2, John 3:8

• Acts 2:2 Suddenly there was a noise from heaven like the sound of a mighty wind! It filled the house where they were meeting.

• John 3:8 Only God's Spirit gives new life. The Spirit is like the wind that blows wherever it wants to. You can hear the wind, but you don't know where it comes from or where it is going.

What is the Holy Spirit like?Fire –Matt 3:11

• Matt 3:1 I baptize you with water so that you will give up your sins. But someone more powerful is going to come, and I am not good enough even to carry his sandals. He will baptize you with the Holy Spirit and with fire.

• Acts 2:3 Then they saw what looked like fiery tongues moving in all directions, and a tongue came and settled on each person there.

What is the Holy Spirit like?Water – Isaiah 44:3, John 7:38-39

• Isaiah 44:3 I will bless the thirsty land by sending streams of water; I will bless your descendants by giving them my Spirit.

• John 7:38-39 Have faith in me, and you will have life-giving water flowing from deep inside you, just as the Scriptures say." Jesus was talking about the Holy Spirit, who would be given to everyone that had faith in him. The Spirit had not yet been given to anyone, since Jesus had not yet been given his full glory.

What is the Holy Spirit like?A Dove – Matt 3:16

• So Jesus was baptized. And as soon as he came out of the water, the sky opened, and he saw the Spirit of God coming down on him like a dove.

What is the Holy Spirit like?Oil – Psalm 133:2, Exodus 27:20

• Psalm 133:2 It is as beautiful as olive oil poured on Aaron's head and running down his beard and the collar of his robe.

• Exodus 27:20 Command the people of Israel to supply you with the purest olive oil. Do this so the lamp will keep burning.

What is the Holy Spirit like?Clothing – Luke 24:49

• I am going to send you what my Father has promised; but stay in the city until you have been clothed with power from on high.

What is the Holy Spirit like?Gift – Luke 11:13

• As bad as you are, you still know how to give good gifts to your children. But your heavenly Father is even more ready to give the Holy Spirit to anyone who asks.

Connecting with the Holy Spirit

• We all are able to receive – Acts 2:17, 2:39

• Ask and you shall receive – Luke 11:9-13

• By faith we receive – Ephesians 3:16/17