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lesson 6 THE HOLY SPIRIT AND THE CHURCH 1. Unity - Ephesians 4:3-4 One of the things that the Holy Spirit does in the church is help
preserve unity among the brethren.
It is the same Spirit that dwells
within each Christian. For that
reason it's impossible to think that the Spirit could want division between
brothers. It
would be the same Spirit fighting against Himself! a. the Spirit formed (baptized) us into
the one body 1 Cor 12:13 b. God hates division between brothers 1
Cor 3:16-17 2. Mission In the history of the primitive church the Holy spirit always
provided His help to undertake and complete the church's mission: the evangelization of the nations. a. upon receiving the Holy Spirit,
the apostles would go out to be witnesses of Jesus Acts 1:8 b. Peter, full of the Holy Spirit, began
to witness about Jesus Acts 4:8ff c. the Holy Spirit led Philip to witness
about Jesus Acts 8:29 d. the Holy Spirit sent Peter to
Cornelius Acts 11:12ff e. the Holy Spirit sent Paul &
Barnabas to preach the Gospel Acts 13:2,4 f.
evangelism through the power of the Holy Spirit Rom 15:18-19 3. Worship Worship
should be by the Spirit of God - Phil. 3:3 4. Inspiration of the Scriptures (see the
study: The Inspiration of the Bible) a. the Holy Spirit inspired the writing
of the OT 2 Tim 3:16 b. He also inspired the writing of the
NT 2 Pet 3:16; 1 Pet 1:10-12 Conclusion In the Church the Holy Spirit works to bless the body of Christ by
helping preserve unity, by motivating Christians to evangelize
the world, by aiding the worship of the believers, and by putting God's will
within the reach of all through the
inspiration of the scriptures. Memory Verse: Acts 1:8 Questions 1. T F The
Holy Spirit works in the individual Christian but does nothing for the church
as a whole. 2. T F The Spirit wants there to be many
different groups of Christians and for that reason supports division in the
church. 3. What are four areas in which the Holy Spirit works for the church? 4. In what way is the inspiration of the
Scriptures a blessing for the whole church? |