THE POWER OF THE HOLY GHOST

ROMANS 15:1

A. THE POWER OF THE HOLY SPIRIT
  1. Promised: Luke 24:49; Acts 1:8; Joel 2:28
  2. Secret of a victorious life:
    1. Eph. 6:10; 1 Thess. 1:5
    2. Luke 4:14; 2 Cor. 6:7; 13:4
B. THE FOURFOLD MANIFESTATION OF THE POWER OF THE HOLY GHOST
  1. It was manifested in the creation of this world:
    1. Job 33:4; Gen. 1:2; Eph. 2:10
    2. Col. 3:10; 2 Cor. 5:17
  2. The sixty-six books of the Bible are the work of the Holy Spirit:
    1. Isa. 34:16; 2 Pet. 1:19, 20
    2. 2 Tim. 3:15-17; John 6:63
  3. The conversion of sinners is the work of the Holy Spirit:
    1. Rom. 1:16, 17; John 16:7, 8
    2. Acts 2:37; 26:18; John 3:3
    3. Heb. 3:7-9; Acts 7:51
  4. The lives of God's children are motivated by the power and operation of the Holy Spirit:
    1. 1 Sam. 10:6, 9-12; 2 Cor. 3:18
    2. 1 Pet. 1:5; Jude 24; 2 Tim. 1:12
    3. He preserves them for eternal salvation - 1 Pet. 1:5; Jude 24-26; 2 Tim. 1:12
  5. Means used by the Holy Ghost:
    1. The Word of God - Eph. 6:17; Heb. 4:12
      1. By it He recreates - 1 Pet. 1:23; Jas. 1:15- 17
      2. By it He produces faith - Rom. 10:14-17
      3. By the Word He preserves us for eternal salvation - 1 Pet. 1:5; 2 Cor. 13:4
      4. By the word of truth He sets us free from all error - John 8:31-36; Jas. 5:20
      5. By it He nourishes our soul - Matt. 4:4; Jer. 15:16
      6. By the Word of God He dispels the power of darkness - 2 Cor. 4:4-6; Ps. 119:105
    2. The precious blood of Jesus Christ -
      1. By it He cleanses us from all our sins - 1 John 1:7-9; Rev. 1:5; 1 Pet. 1:18, 19
      2. By it He brought us nigh unto God - Eph. 2:12-16
      3. We are purged - Heb. 9:14
      4. We are overcomers of Satan and sin - Rev. 12:11
C. AMAZING FACTS
  1. God's provision for our salvation is all inclusive: 2 Pet. 1:2-8
  2. Yet many will never make it into the kingdom: Luke 13:23, 24
  3. Note, please, what God has provided for our salvation:
    1. He gave His only Son - John 3:16
    2. He promised and gave His Holy Spirit - Joel 2:28; Acts 2:14, 15
    3. He gave us the sixty-six books of the Bible - Isa. 34:16; 2 Tim. 3:15-17
    4. He brought into being the church of the living God
      1. To shelter us - John 10:15, 16
      2. To guide us - 1 Pet. 2:9-11
      3. To bless us with the spiritual gifts - Eph. 4:11-17; 2 Cor. 12:1-28
    5. Yet many, many, will never make it into the kingdom of God; all this in spite of the plea of the Holy Spirit through the church - Rev. 22:17
  4. Can you, dear reader, think of any of our needs that God has not made provisions for?
    1. Do we need light? The Holy Spirit will bring it to us.
    2. Are we in sorrow? God will send us the Comforter - John 14:26
    3. Are we weak and heavy laden with the burdens and cares of this life? The Holy Spirit invites us to come to Jesus and cast them upon Him, for He careth for us - Matt. 11:28-30; 1 Pet. 5:6, 7
    4. Would we be more like Jesus? Let the Holy Spirit transform us into His likeness - 2 Cor. 3:18


Design © John Bryant 2011