The Holy Spirit

PART 2

We learned in part 1, that the Holy Spirit was there in the beginning of our time.

In the beginning ‘God’ created. The word Elohim means ‘God’. It is a plural noun, meaning God the Father; God the Son; and God the Holy Spirit. The Trinity; three Gods but one in unity. Each with their own function. 

The Holy Spirit was there at creation and our coming into existence. 

John 3:3

Jesus answered and said to him, Most assuredly I say to you, unless one is born again he can not see the kingdom of God.

We Must Be Born Again!

How can we be born again?

The phrase ‘ Born Again ‘ more literally  means ” born from above .” Just as your mother gave physical birth to you, if you want to have eternal life, you need the Holy Spirit to give you a spiritual birth. This is the moment of conversion. At this moment you go from being spiritually dead to spiritually alive through Christ. 

The Holy Spirit beckons us to accept what Jesus has done for us. To believe! Jesus’s sacrificial death on the cross, paid for our sin. We must believe and receive Jesus as our Lord and Savior. We must repent of our sin and turn to God’s ways.

Principles of Repentance

1.We must recognize our sins. We must admit to ourselves that we have sinned. 

2. We must feel sorrow for our sins.

3. We must forsake our sin.

4. We must confess our sins.

The Holy Spirit is the one who is first active in our lives to bring us to repentance.

Once He does this, we will repent of our sins, or we can ignore His prompting.  The choice is ours.

When we follow His leading, we will experience being ‘Born Again.’

This Is When Your Life Will Change!

You will be in fellowship with the Holy Spirit. He is our: Comforter, Counselor,  Helper, Intercessor, Advocate,  Strengthener, and Teacher. 

He will speak to you with encouragement and guidance. Also He will give you correction when you are not following His leading. 

Jesus knew that we would need help when His time came to return to His Father. He asks His Father to send us a Helper, the Holy Spirit. 

John 14:16 -18

And I will ask the Father, and He will give you another Helper, to be with you forever, 

Even the Spirit of truth, whom the world cannot receive, because it neither sees Him nor knows Him. You know Him for He dwells with you and will be in you. 

I will not leave you as orphans, I will come to you. 

How comforting to know that we are loved so much. You may have been abandoned or gone through terrible situations but God was there all the time. He was looking down from Heaven seeing you. He was not going to leave you alone. He had a plan for you to give you a future and hope.

The Holy Spirit is your Helper, to guide you in your life, to reach your destiny. He will be speaking to you. Your part is to listen for His guidance to bring you into your destiny. 

He is waiting for you to fellowship with Him.

Start listening for His voice. He will be speaking to you. Train your ear to hear His still, small voice.

Bless you dear friends as each of you journey in your life and ministry. We are praying for you, your families and your ministries. 

Bless you. Pastor Barbara and Stanley.      2/24