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What are we going to do?
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1)
What are we going
to do?
o
We are going to
investigate matters pertaining to the Holy Spirit:
§
What is the consequence
of opposing the Holy Spirit?
§
What is the manifestation
of the gift of the Holy Spirit?
§
How can we be
filled with the Holy Spirit?
§
How does the Holy
Spirit give us love, joy, peace and glory?
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What are we going to do?
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The consequence of opposing
the Holy Spirit
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2)
What is the consequence
of opposing the Holy Spirit?
o
We are going to
find out.
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Mark 3:28-30
28Truly I tell you, people
can be forgiven all their sins and every slander they utter,
29but whoever blasphemes
against the Holy Spirit will never be forgiven; they are guilty of an eternal
sin.”
30He said this because they
were saying, “He has an impure spirit.”
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3)
Whom does ‘I’ in
verse 28 refer to?
o
‘I’ in verse 28 refers
to Jesus.
4)
According to what
Jesus said in verses 28 and 29 of all the sins and slander of people what will
never be forgiven?
o
Blasphemies
against the Holy Spirit will never be forgiven.
5)
According to what
Jesus said in verse 29 what consequence does a person bear who blasphemes
against the Holy Spirit?
o
The person is
guilty of an eternal sin.
6)
According to what
Jesus said in verse 28 what about all the other sins and slanders?
o
They can be
forgiven.
7)
According to
verse 30 why did Jesus make such a remark?
o
It is because they said that Jesus had an impure spirit.
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Conclusion
8)
What is the consequence
of opposing the Holy Spirit?
o
Whoever
blasphemes against the Holy Spirit will never be forgiven.
o
They are guilty
of an eternal sin.
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Acts 5:1-11
1Now a man named Ananias, together with his wife Sapphira,
also sold a piece of property.
2With his wife’s full
knowledge he kept back part of the money for himself, but brought the rest and
put it at the apostles’ feet.
3Then Peter said, “Ananias, how is it that Satan has so filled your heart that
you have lied to the Holy Spirit and have kept for yourself some of the money
you received for the land?
4Didn’t it belong
to you before it was sold? And after it was sold, wasn’t the money at your
disposal? What made you think of doing such a thing? You have not lied just to
human beings but to God.”
5When Ananias
heard this, he fell down and died. And great fear seized all who heard what had
happened.
6Then some young men came
forward, wrapped up his body, and carried him out and buried him.
7About three hours later his
wife came in, not knowing what had happened.
8Peter asked her, “Tell me,
is this the price you and Ananias got for the land?”
“Yes,” she said, “that is the price.”
9Peter said to her, “How
could you conspire to test the Spirit of the Lord? Listen! The feet of the men
who buried your husband are at the door, and they will carry you out also.”
10At that moment she fell
down at his feet and died. Then the young men came in and, finding her dead,
carried her out and buried her beside her husband.
11Great fear seized the whole
church and all who heard about these events.
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9)
According to
verse 1 who sold a piece of property?
o
Ananias and his wife Sapphira did.
10)
According to
verse 2 how did Ananias and Sapphira
handle the proceeds from the sale of their property?
o
With his wife’s
full knowledge Ananias
§
Kept back part of
the money for himself.
§
But brought the
rest.
§
And put it at the
apostles’ feet.
11)
According to
verse 3 what did Peter say happened to Ananias’
heart?
o
Satan had filled Ananias’ heart.
12)
According to
verse 3 what was Peter’s charge of wrongdoing against Ananias?
o
Ananias had
§
Lied to the Holy
Spirit.
§
And kept for himself some of the money.
§
That
§
He received for
the land sale.
13)
What was the lie
perpetrated by Ananias?
o
He pretended that
he had put all the money for the land sale at the apostles’ feet.
14)
Why did Ananias perpetrate such a lie?
o
He did it for the
praise of people.
15)
According to
verse 4 what did Peter equate Ananias’ lying to the
Holy Spirit to?
o
He equated Ananias’
§
Lying to the Holy
Spirit.
§
To lying to God.
16)
Is the Holy
Spirit God According to Peter?
o
Yes.
17)
According to
verse 5 what happened to Ananias when he heard Peter’s
charge of wrongdoing against him?
o
He
§
Fell down.
§
And died.
18)
According to
verse 5 what was the reaction of all who heard what had happened?
o
Great fear seized
them.
19)
According to
verse 6 how was Ananias’ body disposed of?
o
Some young men
§
Wrapped up his
body.
§
Carried him out.
§
And buried him.
20)
According to
verses 7 and 8 what did Peter ask Ananias’ wife when
she came in three hours later?
o
Peter asked her,
“Tell me, is this the price you and Ananias got for
the land?”
21)
According to
verse 8 how did Ananias’ wife reply?
o
“Yes,” she said,
“that is the price.”
22)
According to
verse 9 what was Peter reply?
o
Peter said to
her,
§
“How could you
conspire to test the Spirit of the Lord?
§
Listen! The feet
of the men who buried your husband are at the door.
§
And they will
carry you out also.”
23)
According to
verse 10 what happened to Ananias’ wife right at that
moment?
o
She
§
Fell down at
Peter’s feet.
§
And died.
24)
According to
verse 10 how was the body of Ananias’ wife disposed
of?
o
The young men
§
Carried her out.
§
And buried her
beside her husband.
25)
According to
verse 11 what was the reaction of the whole church and all who heard about
these matters?
o
Great fear seized
§
The whole church.
§
And all who heard
about them.
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Conclusion
26)
What is the consequence
of opposing the Holy Spirit?
o
Lying to the Holy
Spirit brings physical death.
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Acts 6:15-7:52
6:15All who were sitting in
the Sanhedrin looked intently at Stephen, and they saw that his face was like
the face of an angel.
…
7:51“You stiff-necked people!
Your hearts and ears are still uncircumcised. You are just like your ancestors:
You always resist the Holy Spirit!
7:52Was there ever a prophet
your ancestors did not persecute? They even killed those who predicted the
coming of the Righteous One. And now you have betrayed and murdered him.”
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27)
According to verse
6:15 who looked intently at Stephen?
o
All who were
sitting in the Sanhedrin did.
28)
According to verse
6:15 what did the Sanhedrin see?
o
They saw that
Stephen’s face was like the face of an angel.
29)
According to verse
7:51 what did Stephen call the Sanhedrin?
o
He called them stiff-necked
people.
30)
According to verse
7:51 what was the condition of the hearts and ears of the Sanhedrin?
o
Their hearts and
ears were still uncircumcised.
31)
What does it mean
for the hearts and ears of the Sanhedrin to be uncircumcised?
o
It means that
they
§
Neither listened
to.
§
Nor accepted.
o
What God said.
32)
According to verse
7:51 in what way were people in the Sanhedrin like their ancestors?
o
They were just
like their ancestors in always resisting the Holy Spirit.
33)
According to verse
7:52 what was the history of the ancestors of people in the Sanhedrin in
persecuting the prophets?
o
There was never a
prophet.
o
That
o
The ancestors of people
in the Sanhedrin did not persecute.
o
They even killed
those who predicted the coming of the Righteous One.
34)
Whom does the
Righteous One refer to?
o
The Righteous One
refers to Jesus.
35)
According to verse
7:52 how did the deeds of people in the Sanhedrin as descendants get even worse
than those of their ancestors?
o
They had
§
Betrayed.
§
And murdered Jesus.
36)
What is the
attitude toward the prophets and Jesus of those who resist the Holy Spirit?
o
They reject and persecute
§
The prophets.
§
And Jesus.
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Conclusion
37)
What is the consequence
of opposing the Holy Spirit?
o
Those who resist
the Holy Spirit reject and persecute
§
The prophets.
§
And Jesus.
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The consequence of opposing
the Holy Spirit
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Manifestation of the gift of
the Holy Spirit
========================
38)
What is the manifestation
of the gift of the Holy Spirit?
o
We are going to
find out.
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1 Corinthians 2:9-14
9However, as it is written:
“What no eye has seen,
what no ear has
heard,
and what no human mind has conceived”—
the things God has
prepared for those who love him—
10these are the things God
has revealed to us by his Spirit. The Spirit searches all things, even the deep
things of God.
11For who knows a person’s
thoughts except their own spirit within them? In the same way no one knows the
thoughts of God except the Spirit of God.
12What we have received is
not the spirit of the world, but the Spirit who is from God, so that we may
understand what God has freely given us.
13This is what we speak, not
in words taught us by human wisdom but in words taught by the Spirit,
explaining spiritual realities with Spirit-taught words.
14The person without the
Spirit does not accept the things that come from the Spirit of God but
considers them foolishness, and cannot understand them because they are
discerned only through the Spirit.
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39)
According to
verse 9 how do the things that God has prepared for those who love him appear
to us humans?
o
No eye has ever
seen them.
o
No ear has ever
heard them.
o
No human mind has
ever conceived them.
40)
According to
verse 10 how has God revealed those things to us?
o
God has revealed them
to us by his Spirit.
41)
According to
verse 10 what does the Spirit search?
o
The Spirit
searches
§
All things.
§
Even the deep
things of God.
42)
According to
verse 11 who knows a person’s thoughts?
o
No one knows a
person’s thoughts except the person’s spirit within him or her.
43)
According to
verse 11 who knows the thoughts of God?
o
No one knows the
thoughts of God except the Spirit of God.
44)
According to
verse 12 what kind of Spirit have we received?
o
What we have
received is
§
Not the spirit of
the world.
§
But the Spirit
who is from God.
45)
According to
verse 12 how may we understand what God has freely given us?
o
We have received the
Spirit who is from God.
o
So that
o
We may understand
what God has freely given us.
46)
According to
verse 13 what do we speak in?
o
We speak
§
Not in words
taught us by human wisdom.
§
But in words
taught by the Spirit.
47)
According to
verse 13 how are spiritual realities explained?
o
Spiritual
realities are explained with Spirit-taught words.
48)
According to
verse 14 how does the person without the Spirit handle the things that come
from the Spirit of God?
o
The person
without the Spirit
§
Does not accept
the things that come from the Spirit of God.
§
But considers
them foolishness.
o
He cannot understand
them.
o
Because
o
They are
discerned only through the Spirit.
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Conclusion
49)
What is the manifestation
of the gift of the Holy Spirit?
o
The person
without the Spirit
§
Does not accept
the things that come from the Spirit of God.
§
But considers
them foolishness.
o
He cannot understand
them.
o
Because
o
They are
discerned only through the Spirit.
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1 Corinthians 12:3-13
3Therefore I want you to know
that no one who is speaking by the Spirit of God says, “Jesus be cursed,” and
no one can say, “Jesus is Lord,” except by the Holy Spirit.
4There are different kinds of
gifts, but the same Spirit distributes them.
5There are different kinds of
service, but the same Lord.
6There are different kinds of
working, but in all of them and in everyone it is the same God at work.
7Now to each one the
manifestation of the Spirit is given for the common good.
8To one there is given
through the Spirit a message of wisdom, to another a message of knowledge by
means of the same Spirit,
9to another faith by the same
Spirit, to another gifts of healing by that one Spirit,
10to another miraculous
powers, to another prophecy, to another distinguishing between spirits, to
another speaking in different kinds of tongues, and to still another
the interpretation of tongues.
11All these are the work of
one and the same Spirit, and he distributes them to each one, just as he
determines.
12Just as a body, though one,
has many parts, but all its many parts form one body, so it is with Christ.
13For we were all baptized by
one Spirit so as to form one body—whether Jews or Gentiles, slave or free—and
we were all given the one Spirit to drink.
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50)
Who does ‘you’ in
verse 3 refer to?
o
‘You’ in verse 3
refers to the disciples at the Corinthian church.
51)
According to
verse 3 what would
a person who is speaking by the Spirit of God
refrain from saying?
o
A person who is speaking by the Spirit of
God refrains from saying that
Jesus be cursed.
52)
According to
verse 3 by what can a person say that Jesus is Lord?
o
A person can say that Jesus is Lord only by the Holy Spirit.
53)
According to
verse 4 who distributes the
different kinds of gift?
o
The
same Spirit does.
54)
According to
verse 5 who receives the
different kinds of service?
o
The same
Lord does.
55)
According to
verse 6 who is behind the
different kinds of working?
o
The same
God is.
56)
According to
verse 7 to whom is the manifestation of the Spirit given?
o
The manifestation
of the Spirit is given to each disciple.
57)
According to
verse 7 what is the manifestation of the
Spirit given to each disciple for?
o
It is for the
common good.
58)
According to
verses 8 to 10 what are the different kinds of gift,
service and working distributed to individual disciples by the same Spirit?
o
A message of
wisdom.
o
A message of
knowledge.
o
Faith.
o
Healing.
o
Miraculous powers.
o
Prophecy.
o
Distinguishing
between spirits.
o
Speaking in
different kinds of tongues.
o
And interpretation
of tongues.
59)
According to
verse 11 who is the origin of
the different kinds of gifts, service and working?
o
The Spirit is.
60)
According to
verse 11 who decides how the
different kinds of gifts, service and working are distributed to individual
disciples?
o
The Spirit
distributes them to each disciple.
o
Just as
o
He determines.
61)
According to
verse 12 what is the relationship between a
body and its parts?
o
A body has many
parts.
o
And the many
parts constitute one single body.
62)
What is it that
unites the many parts?
o
The body that the
many parts constitute unites them together.
63)
According to
verse 12 what is the relationship between a
body and its parts applicable to?
o
It is applicable
to
§
The church.
§
The body of Christ.
64)
According to
verse 13 who is the one Spirit that baptizes all disciples?
o
The Holy Spirit is.
65)
According to
verse 13 what are all disciples baptized by the Holy Spirit to form?
o
All disciples are
baptized by the Holy Spirit to form
§
One body.
§
The body of Christ.
66)
According to
verse 13 what was the ethnic and social makeup of the disciples at the
Corinthian church?
o
They were
§
Jews and Gentiles.
§
Slave and free.
67)
What does it mean
for all the disciples to be given the one Spirit to drink?
o
It means that all
the disciples draw
§
Their gifts.
§
Service.
§
And working.
o
From the one Spirit.
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Conclusion
68)
What is the manifestation
of the gift of the Holy Spirit?
o
A message of
wisdom.
o
A message of
knowledge.
o
Faith.
o
Healing.
o
Miraculous powers.
o
Prophecy.
o
Distinguishing
between spirits.
o
Speaking in
different kinds of tongues.
o
And interpretation
of tongues.
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2 Peter 1:20-21
20Above all, you must
understand that no prophecy of Scripture came about by the prophet’s own
interpretation of things.
21For prophecy never had its
origin in the human will, but prophets, though human, spoke from God as they
were carried along by the Holy Spirit.
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69)
According to
verses 20 and 21 what is not the origin of prophecy of the bible?
o
No prophecy of the
bible
§
Came about by the
prophet’s own interpretation of things.
§
Or had its origin
in the human will.
70)
According to
verse 21 How did prophecy come about?
o
Prophecy came
about when prophets, though human, spoke from God.
o
As
o
They were carried
along by the Holy Spirit.
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Conclusion
71)
What is the manifestation
of the gift of the Holy Spirit?
o
Prophecy never
had its origin in the human will.
o
But prophets,
though human, spoke from God.
o
As
o
They were carried
along by the Holy Spirit.
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1 John 4:1-4
1Dear friends, do not believe
every spirit, but test the spirits to see whether they are from God, because
many false prophets have gone out into the world.
2This is how you can
recognize the Spirit of God: Every spirit that acknowledges that Jesus Christ
has come in the flesh is from God,
3but every spirit that does
not acknowledge Jesus is not from God. This is the spirit of the antichrist,
which you have heard is coming and even now is already in the world.
4You, dear children, are from
God and have overcome them, because the one who is in you is greater than the
one who is in the world.
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72)
According to
verse 1 how must the disciples handle every spirit?
o
They must
§
Not believe every
spirit.
§
But test the
spirits.
o
To see whether
they are from God.
73)
According to
verse 1 what is the reason that the disciples must not believe every spirit?
o
It is because many
false prophets have gone out into the world.
74)
According to verse
2 how can the disciples recognize the Spirit of God?
o
This is how they
can recognize the Spirit of God: Every spirit that acknowledges that Jesus
Christ has come in the flesh is from God.
75)
According to verse
3 how do we recognize the spirit of the antichrist?
o
Every spirit that
does not acknowledge that Jesus Christ has come in the flesh is the spirit of
the antichrist.
76)
According to
verse 3 what is the whereabouts of the antichrist?
o
The antichrist is
already in the world.
77)
According to
verse 4 whom are the disciples from?
o
They are from God.
78)
According to
verse 4 whom have the disciples overcome?
o
They have overcome
§
The false
prophets.
§
And the
antichrist.
79)
According to
verse 4 why have the disciples overcome the false prophets and the antichrist?
o
It is because the
Holy Spirit who is in the disciples is greater than the antichrist who is in the world.
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Conclusion
80)
What is the manifestation
of the gift of the Holy Spirit?
o
Every spirit that
acknowledges that Jesus Christ has come in the flesh is from God.
o
But every spirit
that does not acknowledge Jesus is not from God.
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Acts 20:28
28Keep
watch over yourselves and all the flock of which the Holy Spirit has made you
overseers. Be shepherds of the
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81)
Who ultimately
decides those who become overseers of all the flock?
o
The Holy Spirit
does.
82)
What is the
responsibility of overseers?
o
They are to watch
over all the flock.
83)
What is all the
flock to an overseer?
o
It is the church.
o
That
o
The overseer
watches over.
84)
What obligation
regarding self does an overseer have to the church he watches over?
o
He needs to watch
over himself.
85)
Who does ‘he’
refer to?
o
‘He’ refers to Jesus.
86)
What was the
church bought by Jesus with?
o
The church was bought
by Jesus with his own blood.
87)
What example of a
shepherd did Jesus present, given John 10:11?
o
Jesus is the good
shepherd that lays down his life for the sheep.
· The facilitator asks a specific participant to read
out loud John 10:11 that says,
+++++++++++++++++++++
11I am the good shepherd. The
good shepherd lays down his life for the sheep.
+++++++++++++++++++++
88)
How should overseers
take care of the church in light of Jesus’ example?
o
Be shepherds of
the
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Conclusion
89)
What is the manifestation
of the gift of the Holy Spirit?
o
Overseers are
appointed by the Holy Spirit to be shepherds of the
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Ephesians 6:17
17Take the
helmet of salvation and the sword of the Spirit, which is the word of God.
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90)
What protective
function does salvation serve for a disciple?
o
Salvation serves the
protective function of a helmet.
91)
How does salvation
serve a protective function for a disciple?
o
Every disciple is
going to die
§
A physical death.
§
But not a
spiritual death of being eternally separated from God because of salvation.
92)
What offensive
function does the word of God as the sword of the Spirit serve for a disciple,
given Hebrews 4:12?
o
The word of God
can be used to expose the thoughts and attitudes of the heart.
· The facilitator asks a specific participant to read
out loud Hebrews 4:12 that says,
+++++++++++++++++++++
12For the word of God is
alive and active. Sharper than any double-edged sword, it penetrates even to
dividing soul and spirit, joints and marrow; it judges the thoughts and attitudes
of the heart.
+++++++++++++++++++++
93)
What is the
contrast between the word of God and words on paper?
o
Unlike words on
paper the word of God is
§
Alive
.
§
And active.
94)
What is the comparison
between the word of God and sharp swords?
o
The word of God
is sharper than any sharp swords.
95)
How sharp is the word
of God?
o
The word of God penetrates
even to dividing
§
Soul and spirit.
§
Joints and marrow.
o
It judges the
§
Thoughts.
§
And attitudes of
the heart.
96)
In what sense is the
word of God sharp, physically or spiritually?
o
The word of God
is spiritually sharp.
+++++++++++++++++++++
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Conclusion
97)
What is the manifestation
of the gift of the Holy Spirit?
o
Take
§
The helmet of
salvation.
§
And the sword of
the Spirit, which is the word of God.
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Ephesians 1:17
17I keep asking that the God
of our Lord Jesus Christ, the glorious Father, may give you the Spirit of
wisdom and revelation, so that you may know him better.
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98)
What is the
Spirit the Spirit of?
o
The Spirit is the
Spirit of
§
Wisdom.
§
And revelation.
99)
How can the
disciples know God better?
o
They can know God
better with the Spirit of
§
Wisdom.
§
And revelation.
100) Which aspect of God would the disciples know better with
the Spirit of wisdom and revelation?
o
The glory of God.
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Conclusion
101) What is the manifestation of the gift of the Holy
Spirit?
o
Ask God for the
Spirit of
§
Wisdom.
§
And revelation.
o
So that
o
We may know the glory
of God better.
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Luke 2:25-32
25Now there was a man in
26It had been revealed to him
by the Holy Spirit that he would not die before he had seen the Lord’s Christ.
27Moved by the Spirit, he
went into the temple courts. When the parents brought in the child Jesus to do
for him what the custom of the Law required,
28Simeon took him in his arms
and praised God, saying:
29“Sovereign
Lord, as you have promised, you may now dismiss your servant in peace.
30For my eyes have seen your
salvation,
31which you have prepared in
the sight of all nations:
32a light for revelation to
the Gentiles, and the glory of your people
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102) According to verse 25 where was Simeon?
o
He was in
103) According to verse 25 what kind of a man was Simeon?
o
He was
§
Righteous.
§
And devout.
104) According to verse 25 what was Simeon waiting for?
o
He was waiting
for the consolation of
105) What is the consolation of
o
The consolation
of
o
Whom
o
The Jews were
expecting to
§
Deliver them from
the rule of the Romans.
§
And restore the
kingdom to
106) According to verse 25 what was Simeon’s relationship
with the Holy Spirit?
o
The Holy Spirit
was on him.
107) According to verse 26 what had been revealed to Simeon
by the Holy Spirit?
o
It had been
revealed to him by the Holy Spirit that he would not die.
o
Before
o
He had seen the
Lord’s Christ.
108) According to verse 27 what motivated Simeon to go into
the temple courts?
o
Simeon was moved
by the Spirit to go into the temple courts.
109) According to verse 27 what were the parents doing with
the child Jesus?
o
They brought in
the child Jesus to do for him what the custom of the Law required.
110) According to verse 28 what did Simeon do next?
o
He
§
Took the child
Jesus in his arms.
§
And praised God.
111) Why did Simeon say to God that God might dismiss him
in peace?
o
It was because he
had seen God’s salvation.
o
As
o
God promised.
112) What did Simeon mean by God’s salvation?
o
By God’s salvation
he meant Jesus as the Christ.
113) According to verses 30 and 31 in the sight of whom had
God prepared his salvation?
o
God had prepared his
salvation in the sight of all nations.
114) What is a better translation than ‘nations’?
o
‘Peoples’ is a
better translation.
115) What does it mean for God to have prepared his salvation
in the sight of all peoples?
o
It means that God’s
salvation is for all peoples.
116) According to verses 30 to 32 what is Jesus to the
Gentiles and God’s people
o
Jesus is
§
A light for
revelation to the Gentiles.
§
And the glory of
God’s people
117) What does it mean for Jesus to be a light for
revelation to the Gentiles, given Ephesians 3:4-6?
o
Jesus is the revealed
mystery of Christ concerning the salvation of the Gentiles.
· The facilitator asks a specific participant to read
out loud Ephesians 3:4-6 that says,
+++++++++++++++++++++
4In reading this, then, you
will be able to understand my insight into the mystery of Christ,
5which was not made known to
people in other generations as it has now been revealed by the Spirit to God’s
holy apostles and prophets.
6This mystery is that through
the gospel the Gentiles are heirs together with
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118) Who does ‘my’ in verse 4 refer to?
o
‘My’ in verse 4
refers to the apostle Paul.
119) According to verses 4 and 5 what was the awareness of
the mystery of Christ of people in other generations than Paul’s?
o
The mystery of
Christ was not made known to people
§
In other
generations.
§
Than Paul’s.
120) According to verse 5 to whom in Paul’s generation had the
mystery of Christ been revealed?
o
It had been
revealed by the Spirit to God’s holy
§
Apostles.
§
And prophets.
121) According to verse 6 what was Paul’s insight into the
mystery of Christ?
o
The mystery is
that through the gospel the Gentiles are
§
Heirs together
with
§
Members together
of one body.
§
And sharers
together in the promise in Christ Jesus.
122) What does it mean for the Gentiles to be heirs
together with
o
It means that per
Romans 8:5-17 discussed earlier the Gentiles together
with
§
Heirs of God.
§
And co-heirs with
Christ.
o
When
o
The Gentiles
believe the gospel.
o
It means that per
Titus 3:4-7 discussed earlier the Gentiles together with
123) What does it mean for the Gentiles to be members
together of one body together with
o
It means that the
Gentiles together with
o
When
o
The Gentiles and the
Jews believe the gospel.
124) What does it mean for the Gentiles to be sharers
together with
o
It means that the
Gentiles together with
§
A seal.
§
The promised Holy
Spirit.
o
When
o
The Gentiles and the
Jews believe the gospel.
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125) What does it mean for Jesus to be the glory of God’s people
o
Having been exalted
to the authoritative position of God’s own right hand as
§
Prince.
§
And Savior,
o
Jesus is in a
position to
§
Bring
§
And forgive their
sins.
·
The facilitator
asks a specific participant to read out loud Acts 5:29-31 that says,
+++++++++++++++++++++
29Peter and the other
apostles replied: “We must obey God rather than human beings!
30The God of our ancestors
raised Jesus from the dead—whom you killed by hanging him on a cross.
31God exalted him to his own
right hand as Prince and Savior that he might bring
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126) What were Jesus, Peter and the other apostles in terms
of ethnicity?
o
They were Jews.
127) Were Jesus, Peter and the other apostles
part of
o
Yes.
128) On what kind of people was crucifixion executed in the
Roman world?
o
Crucifixion was executed
on criminals who had committed heinous crimes as a warning to potential criminals.
129) Did a person die an honorable or ignoble death in
crucifixion?
o
An ignoble death.
130) What kind of death did Jesus die on the cross?
o
Jesus died an ignoble
death on the cross.
131) According to verses 30 and 31 what is the consequence
of God raising Jesus from the dead?
o
In raising Jesus
from the dead God exalted him to his own right hand as
§
Prince.
§
And Savior.
132) What does Jesus’ being exalted
to God’s own right hand mean?
o
Jesus has been exalted
to the position of authority in the
133) According to verse 31 what is Jesus in a position to
do, having been exalted to God’s own right hand as Prince and Savior?
o
Jesus might
§
Bring
§
And forgive their
sins.
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Conclusion
134) What is the manifestation of the gift of the Holy
Spirit?
o
It had been
revealed to Simeon by the Holy Spirit that he would not die.
o
Before
o
He had seen the
Lord’s Christ.
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Manifestation of the gift of
the Holy Spirit
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How can we be filled with the
Holy Spirit?
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135) How can we be filled with the Holy Spirit?
o
We are going to
find out.
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Acts 6:3
3Brothers and sisters, choose
seven men from among you who are known to be full of the Spirit and wisdom. We
will turn this responsibility over to them.
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136) Does the current verse of the bible suggest that being
filled with the Holy Spirit is a personal quality or a temporary condition a
person is in on an occasion for a specific purpose?
o
Being filled with
the Holy Spirit is a personal quality in the current verse of the bible.
137) Can a committed disciple attain the personal quality of
being filled with the Holy Spirit and why?
o
Yes, because a
committed disciple has
§
Repented.
§
And been baptized
in the name of Jesus Christ.
§
And therefore
received the gift of the Holy Spirit.
138) Can an uncommitted disciple attain the personal
quality of being filled with the Holy Spirit and why, given John 14:17?
o
No, because an
uncommitted disciple cannot accept the Holy Spirit.
·
The facilitator
asks a specific participant to read out loud John 14:17 that says,
+++++++++++++++++++++
17the
Spirit of truth. The world cannot
accept him, because it neither sees him nor knows him. But you know him, for he
lives with you and will be in you.
+++++++++++++++++++++
139) Whom does the world include?
o
The world
includes
§
Uncommitted
disciples.
§
And non-disciples.
+++++++++++++++++++++
140) Can a non-disciple attain the personal quality of being
filled with the Holy Spirit and why, given John 14:17?
o
No, because a
non-disciple cannot accept the Holy Spirit.
141) Does the current verse of the bible suggest that a committed
disciple who already has the indwelling of the Holy Spirit automatically
attains the personal quality of being filled with the Holy Spirit and why?
o
No, because the
current verse of the bible suggests that only some committed disciples have
attained the personal quality of being filled with the Holy Spirit.
o
Even though
o
All of them have
the indwelling of the Holy Spirit.
142) What is the status of the personal quality of being
filled with the Holy Spirit for a newly committed disciple?
o
A newly committed
disciple
§
Has the
indwelling of the Holy Spirit.
§
But has not
attained the personal quality of being filled with the Holy Spirit.
143) What conflict does a committed disciple find himself
or herself continually caught between, given Galatians 5:17?
o
A committed
disciple finds himself or herself continually caught in the conflict between
§
The sinful nature.
§
And the Holy
Spirit.
·
The facilitator
asks a specific participant to read out loud Galatians 5:17 that says,
+++++++++++++++++++++
17For the flesh desires what
is contrary to the Spirit, and the Spirit what is
contrary to the flesh. They are in conflict with each other, so that you are
not to do whatever you want.
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144) What happens when the Holy Spirit has the upper hand
over the sinful nature in a committed disciple?
o
The committed
disciple is
§
More inclined to
do what the Holy Spirit desires.
§
Rather than what the
sinful nature desires.
145) What happens when a committed disciple is more
inclined to do what the Holy Spirit desires, given Ezekiel 36:27?
o
The disciple is
more inclined to obey instructions in the bible.
o
Because
o
It is the Spirit’s
desire for the disciple to do so.
· The facilitator asks a specific participant to read
out loud Ezekiel 36:27 that says,
+++++++++++++++++++++
27And I will put my Spirit in
you and move you to follow my decrees and be careful to keep my laws.
+++++++++++++++++++++
146) What does it indicate when a committed disciple becomes
more and more obedient to instructions in the bible?
o
It indicates that
the committed disciple becomes more and more inclined to do what the Holy
Spirit desires.
147) What does it indicate when a committed disciple becomes
more and more inclined to do what the Holy Spirit desires?
o
It indicates that
the committed disciple begins to attain the personal quality of being filled
with the Holy Spirit.
148) So how can a committed disciple attain the personal
quality of being filled with the Holy Spirit?
o
A committed
disciple needs to develop a consistent pattern of obeying instructions in the
bible.
149) Are there other passages in the bible that suggest
that being filled with the Holy Spirit is a personal quality?
o
Yes.
· The facilitator asks a specific participant to read
out loud Ephesians 5:18 that says,
+++++++++++++++++++++
18Do not get drunk on wine,
which leads to debauchery. Instead, be filled with the Spirit.
+++++++++++++++++++++
· The facilitator asks a specific participant to read
out loud Luke 1:15 that says,
+++++++++++++++++++++
15for he will be great in the
sight of the Lord. He is never to take wine or other fermented drink, and he will
be filled with the Holy Spirit even before he is born.
+++++++++++++++++++++
· The facilitator asks a specific participant to read
out loud Acts 11:24 that says,
+++++++++++++++++++++
24He was a good man, full of
the Holy Spirit and faith, and a great number of people were brought to the
Lord.
+++++++++++++++++++++
· The facilitator asks a specific participant to read
out loud Acts 6:5 that says,
+++++++++++++++++++++
5This proposal pleased the
whole group. They chose Stephen, a man full of faith and of the Holy Spirit;
also Philip, Procorus, Nicanor,
Timon, Parmenas, and
Nicolas from
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Conclusion
150) How can we be filled with the Holy Spirit?
o
A committed
disciple who becomes more and more obedient to instructions in the bible begins
to attain the personal quality of being filled with the Holy Spirit.
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Acts 2:1-4
1When the day of Pentecost came, they were all together in one place.
2Suddenly a sound like the
blowing of a violent wind came from heaven and filled the whole house where
they were sitting.
3They saw what seemed to be
tongues of fire that separated and came to rest on each of them.
4All of them were filled with
the Holy Spirit and began to speak in other tongues as the Spirit enabled them.
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151) Does the current passage of the bible suggest that
being filled with the Holy Spirit is a personal quality or a temporary
condition a person is in on an occasion for a specific purpose?
o
Being filled with
the Holy Spirit is a temporary condition.
o
That
o
A person is in on
an occasion for a specific purpose in the current passage of the bible.
152) Can a committed disciple be filled with the Holy Spirit
on a temporary basis on an occasion for a specific purpose and why?
o
Yes, because a
committed disciple has
§
Repented.
§
And been baptized
in the name of Jesus Christ.
§
And therefore
received the gift of the Holy Spirit.
153) Can an uncommitted disciple be filled with the Holy
Spirit on a temporary basis on an occasion for a specific purpose and why in
accordance with John 14:17 discussed earlier?
o
No, because an
uncommitted disciple cannot accept the Holy Spirit.
154) Can a non-disciple be filled with the Holy Spirit on a
temporary basis on an occasion for a specific purpose and why in accordance
with John 14:17 discussed earlier?
o
No, because a
non-disciple cannot accept the Holy Spirit.
155) Does the current passage of the bible say that the
disciples chose to be filled with the Holy Spirit or that the disciples were
filled with the Holy Spirit as a sovereign act of God?
o
The disciples
were filled with the Holy Spirit as a sovereign act of God.
156) Is a committed disciple being filled with the Holy
Spirit on a temporary basis on an occasion for a specific purpose a sovereign
act of God?
o
Yes.
157) Are there other passages in the bible in which a committed
disciple is filled with the Holy Spirit on a temporary basis on an occasion for
a specific purpose as a sovereign act of God?
o
Yes.
· The facilitator asks a specific participant to read
out loud Exodus 31:1-4 that says,
+++++++++++++++++++++
1Then the Lord said to Moses,
2“See, I have chosen Bezalel son of Uri, the son of Hur,
of the tribe of
3and I have filled him with
the Spirit of God, with wisdom, with understanding, with knowledge and with all
kinds of skills—
4to make artistic designs for
work in gold, silver and bronze.
+++++++++++++++++++++
· The facilitator asks a specific participant to read
out loud Luke 1:41-42 that says,
+++++++++++++++++++++
41When
42In a loud voice she
exclaimed: “Blessed are you among women, and blessed is the child you will bear!
+++++++++++++++++++++
· The facilitator asks a specific participant to read
out loud Luke 1:67 that says,
+++++++++++++++++++++
67His father Zechariah was
filled with the Holy Spirit and prophesied
+++++++++++++++++++++
· The facilitator asks a specific participant to read
out loud Acts 4:8 that says,
+++++++++++++++++++++
8Then Peter, filled with the
Holy Spirit, said to them: “Rulers and elders of the people!
+++++++++++++++++++++
· The facilitator asks a specific participant to read
out loud Acts 4:31 that says,
+++++++++++++++++++++
31After they prayed, the
place where they were meeting was shaken. And they were all filled with the
Holy Spirit and spoke the word of God boldly.
+++++++++++++++++++++
· The facilitator asks a specific participant to read
out loud Acts 7:55 that says,
+++++++++++++++++++++
55But Stephen, full of the
Holy Spirit, looked up to heaven and saw the glory of God, and Jesus standing
at the right hand of God.
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Conclusion
158) How can we be filled with the Holy Spirit?
o
A disciple being
filled with the Holy Spirit on a temporary basis on an occasion for a specific
purpose is a sovereign act of God.
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Luke 11:9-13
9“So I say to you: Ask and it
will be given to you; seek and you will find; knock and the door will be opened
to you.
10For everyone who asks
receives; the one who seeks finds; and to the one who knocks, the door will be
opened.
11“Which of
you fathers, if your son asks for a fish, will give him a snake instead?
12Or if he asks for an egg,
will give him a scorpion?
13If you then, though you are
evil, know how to give good gifts to your children, how much more will your
Father in heaven give the Holy Spirit to those who ask him!”
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159) Who does ‘I’ in verse 9 refer to?
o
‘I’ in verse 9
refers to Jesus.
160) According to what Jesus said in verse 9 what was his promise?
o
Ask and it will
be given to you.
o
Seek and you will
find.
o
Knock and the
door will be opened to you.
161) According to what Jesus said in verses 9 and 10 how emphatically
did he make his promise?
o
Jesus made his
promise twice.
162) According to what Jesus said in verses 11 and 12 what rhetorical
questions did he ask concerning a father’s response to his son’s request?
o
Which of you
fathers,
§
If your son asks
for a fish, will give him a snake instead?
§
Or if he asks for
an egg, will give him a scorpion?
163) According to what Jesus said in verses 11 and 12 how emphatically
did he back up his promise?
o
Jesus backed up
his promise with two rhetorical questions.
164) According to what Jesus said in verse 13 how would people
as fathers respond to their children’s request?
o
They know, though
they are evil, to give good gifts to their children.
o
When
o
Their children ask.
165) According to what Jesus said in verse 13 how would our
Father in heaven respond to the request for the Holy Spirit of those who ask
him?
o
Our Father in
heaven would give the Holy Spirit to those who ask him.
o
So much more than
o
Father would give
good gifts to their children.
166) What can a disciple do in order to be filled with the
Holy Spirit whether as a personal quality or on a temporary basis on an
occasion for a specific purpose?
o
A disciple can
ask God for the Holy Spirit.
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Conclusion
167) How can we be filled with the Holy Spirit?
o
A disciple can
ask God to fill him or her with the Holy Spirit whether
§
As a personal
quality.
§
Or on a temporary
basis.
§
On an occasion.
§
For a specific
purpose.
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How can we be filled with the
Holy Spirit?
========================
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The Spirit gives love, joy,
peace, glory
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168) How does the Holy Spirit give us love, joy, peace and
glory?
o
We are going to
find out.
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Romans 5:5-8
5And hope does not put us to
shame, because God’s love has been poured out into our hearts through the Holy
Spirit, who has been given to us.
6You see, at just the right
time, when we were still powerless, Christ died for the ungodly.
7Very rarely will anyone die
for a righteous person, though for a good person someone might possibly dare to
die.
8But God demonstrates his own
love for us in this: While we were still sinners, Christ died for us.
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169) According to verse 5 how has God’s love been poured
out into our hearts?
o
It has been
poured out into our hearts through the Holy Spirit, who has been given to us.
170) According to verse 6 at what time did Christ die for
us?
o
Christ died for us.
o
Just right when
o
We were still
powerless.
171) According to verse 6 what kind of people were we when Christ
died for us?
o
We were ungodly sinners.
o
When
o
Christ died for us.
172) What does our being powerless mean?
o
It means that we
were powerless in our struggle against sin.
173) How did Christ help us in the powerlessness in our
struggle against sin?
o
Christ died for us
to save us from sin.
o
Just right when
o
We were still
powerless in our struggle against sin.
174) Are we still powerless in our struggle against sin now
that Christ has died for us to save us?
o
No.
175) According to verse 7 how often will anyone die for a
righteous person?
o
Very rarely.
176) What about dying for a good person in accordance with verse
7?
o
For a good person
someone might possibly dare to die.
177) According to verse 8 how does God demonstrate his own
love for us?
o
Christ died for
us to save us.
o
While
o
We were still
sinners,
§
Neither righteous.
§
Nor good.
178) In accordance with verse 5 how do we experience God’s
surpassing great love for us?
o
God’s surpassing
great love for us has been poured out into our hearts through the Holy Spirit,
who has been given to us.
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Conclusion
179) How does the Holy Spirit give us love?
o
God’s surpassing
great love for us has been poured out into our hearts through the Holy Spirit,
who has been given to us.
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1 Thessalonians 1:6
6You became imitators of us
and of the Lord, for you welcomed the message in the midst of severe suffering
with the joy given by the Holy Spirit.
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180) Who does ‘you’ refer to?
o
‘You’ refers to disciples
at the Thessalonian church.
181) Who does ‘us’ refer to?
o
‘Us’ refers to
§
Paul.
§
And his
church-planting team.
182) What does the message refer to?
o
The message refers
to the good news of Jesus Christ.
183) In what way were disciples at the Thessalonian
church imitators of Paul and his church planting team and of the Lord?
o
They welcomed the
good news of Jesus Christ in the midst of severe suffering with the joy given
by the Holy Spirit.
184) What does it suggest about joy given by the Holy
Spirit when it is present in the midst of severe suffering for the good news of
Jesus Christ?
o
Joy given by the
Holy Spirit transcends suffering for the good news of Jesus Christ.
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Conclusion
185) How does the Holy Spirit give us joy?
o
Joy given by the
Holy Spirit transcends suffering for the good news of Jesus Christ.
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Ephesians 4:2-6
2Be completely humble and
gentle; be patient, bearing with one another in love.
3Make every
effort to keep the unity of the Spirit through the bond of peace.
4There is one body and one
Spirit, just as you were called to one hope when you
were called;
5one Lord, one faith, one
baptism;
6one God
and Father of all, who is over all and through all and in all.
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186) According to verse 2 what should our attitude toward
one another be?
o
Be completely
§
Humble.
§
Gentle.
§
Patient.
§
And bearing with
one another in love.
187) According to verse 3 what should we make every effort t
to keep?
o
We should make
every effort to keep the unity of the Spirit through the bond of peace.
188) What does it mean by the unity of the Spirit?
o
The Spirit dwells
in every disciple.
o
Every disciple is
joined to one another as the body of Christ through the Spirit.
189) How does the bond of peace come about, given Galatians
5:22-23?
o
It comes from the
fruit of the Spirit.
o
That
o
A disciple bears.
·
The facilitator
asks a specific participant to read out loud Galatians 5:22-23 that says,
+++++++++++++++++++++
22But the fruit of the Spirit
is love, joy, peace, forbearance, kindness, goodness, faithfulness,
23gentleness
and self-control. Against such
things there is no law.
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190) According to verse 4 is there
another body that a disciple is a part of and another Spirit to share in?
o
No.
191) What is the one hope we were called to?
o
It is the hope of
eternal life per Titus 3:4-7 discussed earlier.
192) Who is the one Lord?
o
Jesus is the one
Lord.
193) What is the one faith?
o
Faith in Jesus
alone.
194) What is the one baptism?
o
It is being
baptized into Jesus’ death.
195) According to verse 6 who is the one God?
o
God the Father of
all is the one God.
196) According to verse 6 what does God being the Father of
all mean?
o
It means that God
is
§
Over all.
§
And through all.
§
And in all.
197) What does God being over all mean?
o
It means that God
is sovereign over all.
198) What does God being through all mean?
o
It means that God
can act through
§
All people.
§
And all things.
199) What does God being in all mean?
o
It means that God
is everywhere.
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Conclusion
200) How does the Holy Spirit give us peace?
o
Make every effort
to keep the unity of the Spirit through the bond of peace.
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1 Peter 4:14
14If you are insulted because
of the name of Christ, you are blessed, for the Spirit of glory and of God
rests on you.
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201) Who are blessed?
o
Disciples who are
insulted because of the name of Christ are blessed.
202) Who rests on disciples who are insulted because of the
name of Christ?
o
The Spirit
§
Of glory.
§
And of God.
o
Rests on them.
203) What is insult because of the name of Christ in God’s
sight?
o
It is glory in
God’s sight.
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Conclusion
204) How does the Holy Spirit give us glory?
o
Disciples are
blessed.
o
If
o
They are insulted
because of the name of Christ.
o
For the Spirit
§
Of glory.
§
And of God.
o
Rests on them.
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The Spirit gives love, joy,
peace, glory
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