God the Holy Spirit, Seminar by Ps Aow Kwong Bu, 19-20 Apr 2013

1. the

2. 1. Part of the Trinitarian God
2. Involved in the Creation of the whole
Universe
3. As part of the Trinity, He is:
a. Omniscient
b. Omnipresent
c. Omnipotent
4. A Spirit being with personality, feelings
and character just like any one of us

4. Isaiah 61: 3
3 and provide for those who grieve in
Zion— to bestow on them a crown of
beauty instead of ashes,
instead of mourning, and a garment of
praise instead of a spirit of despair. They
will be called oaks of righteousness, a
planting of the LORD for the display of
his splendor.

9. .

10. 7.Seal
2 Cor 1: 22
He anointed us, set his seal of
ownership on us and put his Spirit
in our hearts as a deposit,
guaranteeing what is to come.

14. D. The ROLES of the Holy Spirit
1. The Counselor
John 16: 7
But very truly I tell you,
it is for your good
that I am going away.
Unless I go away,
the Advocate will not come to you;
but if I go,
I will send him to you.
Convict sin,
righteousness and
judgment

15. 2. The
Acts 9: 31
Then the church
throughout
Judea, Galilee and
Samaria
enjoyed a time of peace
and was strengthened.
Living in the fear of the
Lord and
encouraged by the Holy
Spirit, it increased in
numbers.

17. Acts 9: 17 – 18
17 Then Ananias went to the house and entered
it. Placing his hands on Saul, he said, “Brother
Saul, the Lord—Jesus, who appeared to you on
the road as you were coming here—has sent
me so that you may see again and be filled with
the Holy Spirit.”
18 Immediately,
something like scales
fell from Saul’s eyes,
and he could see
again. He got up and
was baptized,

18. 4. Empower us to do good
Acts 10: 38
how God anointed Jesus of
Nazareth with the Holy Spirit
and power, and how he went
around doing good and healing all who
were under the power
of the devil, because God was with him.
Romans 15: 9
and, moreover, that the Gentiles might
glorify God for his mercy. As it is written:
“Therefore I will praise you among the
Gentiles; I will sing the praises of your
name.”

19. 5. us
Acts 11: 12
The Spirit told me to
have no hesitation
about going
with them. These six brothers also went with
me, and we entered the man’s house.
Acts 13: 4
The two of them, sent on their way by the Holy
Spirit, went down to Seleucia and sailed from
there to Cyprus.

20. 6. Our Keeper

21. Acts 11: 17
So if God gave them the same gift he gave us who
believed in the Lord Jesus Christ, who was I to think
that I could stand in God’s way?”
Acts 19: 4 – 7
4 Paul said, “John’s baptism was a baptism of repentance. He told
the people to believe in the one coming after him, that is, in Jesus.”
5 On hearing this, they were baptized in the name of the Lord Jesus.
6 When Paul placed his hands on them, the Holy Spirit came on
them, and they spoke in tongues and prophesied.
7 There were about twelve men in all.

22. Eph 4: 11 – 12
11 So Christ himself gave the apostles, the
prophets, the evangelists, the pastors and
teachers,
12 to equip his people for works of service,
so that the body of Christ may be built up

23. E. How to cooperate and be filled
continuously with the Holy Spirit?
1. BE FILLED with the Holy Spirit
Ephesians 5: 18
Do not get drunk on wine,
which leads to debauchery.
Instead, be filled
with the Spirit,

24. E. How to cooperate and be filled
continuously with the Holy Spirit?
2. DO NOT
GRIEVE
(put out) the
Spirit’s fire
1 Thess 5: 19
Do not quench
the Spirit.

25. E. How to cooperate and be filled
continuously with the Holy Spirit?
3.
1 Thess 5: 20
Do not treat prophecies with contempt

26. F. The Ministry of the

27. The of the Holy Spirit:
1. Power to be witnesses
Dunamis – Resurrection
Power
Acts 1: 8
But you will receive power when the
Holy spirit comes on you; and you
will be my witnesses in Jerusalem,
and in all Judea and Samaria,
and to the ends of the earth.

28. The of the Holy Spirit:
2. Power to pray
Acts 4: 29 – 31
Now, Lord, consider their threats and enable
your servants to speak your word with great
boldness. Stretch out your hand to heal and
perform miraculous signs and wonders
through the name of your holy servant Jesus.
After 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.

29. The of the Holy Spirit:
3.Power to confront demonic
powers
Acts 13: 9 – 10
Then Saul, who was also called Paul,
filled with the Holy Spirit, looked
straight at Elymas and said,
“You are a child of the devil and
an enemy of everything that is right!
You are full of all kinds of deceit and trickery.
Will you never stop perverting the right
ways of the Lord?”

30. The of the Holy Spirit:
4. Power to heal and
perform miraculous
signs and wonders
Acts 19: 11
God did extraordinary miracles
through Paul…

31. for the infilling of the
Holy Spirit upon believers
Acts 2: 4
All of them were filled with the
Holy Spirit and began to speak
in other tongues as the Spirit
enabled them.

32. 2. BE COURAGEOUS to testify
to pre-believers
Acts 23: 11
The following night the Lord stood near
Paul and said, “Take courage! As you
have testified about me in Jerusalem,
so you must also testify in Rome.”

33. G. How to be empowered by the
Holy Spirit to impact pre-believers
3.BE AVAILABLE to witness to
pre-believers
Acts 2: 47
…praising God and enjoying the favour
of all the people. And the Lord added to
their number daily those who were
being saved.

34. G. How to be empowered by the
Holy Spirit to impact pre-believers
4. BE AVAILABLE to do
Acts 9: 32 - 35
32As Peter travelled about the country,
he went to visit the saints in Lydda.
33There he found a man named Aeneas,
a paralytic who has been bedridden for eight
years. 34 “Aeneas,” Peter said to him,
“Jesus Chrsit heals you. Get up and take care
of your mat.” Immediately Aeneas got up.
35All those who lived in Lydda and Sharon
saw him and turned to the Lord