This document contains chapter notes about the Holy Spirit from a 7th grade religion textbook. It discusses how Jesus told his disciples the Holy Spirit would empower them, how the Holy Spirit spoke through prophets to keep the Israelites faithful to God, and how the Holy Spirit is eternally present with God and active in the Church, evangelization, and guiding believers.

1. Holy Spirit, Helper and
Guide
Chapter 6
Grade: 7

2. Chapter Notes
 Jesus told his disciples that the prophets
would empower them to continue the work he
had begun.
 The word Messiah comes from a Hebrew
word that means “Anointed One.”
 A prophet is someone who speaks on behalf
of God, defends the truth, and works for
justice.

3. Chapter Notes
 As Catholics we constantly proclaim our faith
in the living presence of the Holy Spirit.
 As baptized members of the Church, we have
received the Gift of the Holy Spirit.
 The Holy Spirit spoke through the prophets,
teaching the Israelites to remain faithful to
God.

4. Chapter Notes
 The Holy Spirit is and has always been the
life of the church.
 Through the power of the Holy Spirit, Jesus
taught, healed, and worked miracles.
 The Holy Spirit is at work in our efforts to
share our faith with the world through
evangelization.

5. Chapter Notes
 All of Jesus’ words and actions were carried
out with the strength and guidance of the Holy
Spirit.
 A prophet is someone who speaks on behalf
of God, defends the truth, and works for
justice.
 During the Exodus, God led the Israelites
through the desert in a column of cloud and
fire.

6. Chapter Notes
 The day on which the Holy Spirit came to
Jesus’ first disciples as Jesus promised is
called Pentecost.
 God the Holy Spirit, is eternally present with
God the Father and God the Son, and is at
work in the Church.
 Through the power of the Holy Spirit, Mary
was chosen by God the Father to bear his
Son, Jesus Christ.

7. Chapter Notes
 Kings and priests were anointed with oil, as a
sign that God appointed them to their special
roles.
 The Holy Spirit is and has always been the
Church’s life the source of her strength and
all of her gifts.
 The coming of the Holy Spirit on Pentecost
marks the beginning of the Church.

8. Chapter Notes
 Who, through the power of the Holy Spirit,
taught, healed, and worked miracles, and
also saved people from sin? Jesus Christ our
savior.
 Who is a prophet? Someone who speaks on
behalf of God, defends the truth, and works
for justice.

9. Chapter Notes
 What did the Apostle Peter tell the crowds
gathered on Pentecost? That Jesus Christ
died, rose, went back to his Father in heaven,
and sent forth the Holy Spirit; repent and be
baptized in the name of Jesus Christ.

10. Chapter Notes
 How is the Holy Spirit at work in the Church?
Give four examples.
 The Holy Spirit is at work in the Church in
Scripture, in Tradition, in the Magisterium, in
the words and symbols of all the sacraments
and worship in the Church, in prayer, in all the
gifts and ways of serving that members of the
Church live out each day, in the efforts to
share our faith with the world through
evangelization, in the saints who have given
witness to the good news of salvation.

11. Chapter Notes
 Name one way that the Holy Spirit was active
in God’s relationship with the Israelites, our
ancestors in faith?
 God led the Israelites through the desert in a
column of cloud and fire. The power of the
Holy Spirit guided the Israelites forward. After
the Israelites reached their promised land and
established their kingdom, it was through the
Holy Spirit that the prophets began to teach
and to guide them