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The Holy Spirit is the Spirit of God (Genesis 1:1-2)

Dennis R. Wiles, May 6, 2012
Part of the Deepening Our Roots series, preached at a Sunday Morning service

The Holy Spirit is the Spirit of God
Genesis 1:1-2

We believe the HOLY SPIRIT IS THE SPIRIT OF GOD! He convicts people of sin and draws them to Jesus. He indwells the life of each believer. He guides us into truth and seals us for eternity. He gifts each follower of Jesus to be useful in God’s hands in service to the church and world. He empowers the people of God to face the rigors of life on earth.

FASTING AND PRAYER FOCUS
FOCAL PASSAGE: 1 Corinthians 2:6-16
FASTING AND PRAYER GUIDE: God has designed us with the ability to live in relationship with Him. He has chosen to reveal Himself and His will to us through His Holy Spirit. Read through this passage and pay attention to the role the Holy Spirit plays in our lives. Reflect upon how He reveals the ways and thoughts of God. Ask Him to reveal the deep things of God to you. Spend some time cultivating the skill of hearing the Spirit.

The Holy Spirit is the Spirit of God
The Holy Spirit Gifts Us
The Holy Spirit Guides Us
The Holy Spirit is a Gift

TEXT: Genesis 1:1-2

Remember the Trinity: don’t give in to modalism, subordinationism or binitarianism!

Perichoresis – the mutual indwelling of the three Persons of the Trinity

Pneumatology – the Doctrine of The Holy Spirit

The Holy Spirit is the third member of the Trinity – Mark 3:28-29; Acts 5:3-4; Hebrews 9:14; Matthew 28:16-20

Symbols of The Holy Spirit: oil, earnest, seal, water, wind, fire, dove

Genesis 1:1-2

1:1 In the beginning, God created the heavens and the earth. 2 The earth was without form and void, and darkness was over the face of the deep. And the Spirit of God was hovering over the face of the waters. (ESV)