2. The Holy Spirit in Action
Luke 12: 8-12:
• “8 And I tell you, everyone who acknowledges me before men, the Son of Man also will
acknowledge before the angels of God, 9 but the one who denies me before men will be
denied before the angels of God. 10 And everyone who speaks a word against the Son of Man
will be forgiven, but the one who blasphemes against the Holy Spirit will not be forgiven.
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And when they bring you before the synagogues and the rulers and the authorities, do not be
anxious about how you should defend yourself or what you should say, 12for the Holy Spirit
will teach you in that very hour what you ought to say.”
Shaping our Lives
Romans 8:26-29:
• Likewise the Spirit helps us in our weakness. For we do not know what to pray for as we
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ought, but the Spirit himself intercedes for us with groanings too deep for word. 27 And he who
searches hearts knows what is the mind of the Spirit, because the Spirit intercedes for the
saints according to the will of God. 28 And we know that for those who love God all things
work together for good, for those who are called according to his purpose. 29 For those whom
he foreknew he also predestined to be conformed to the image of his Son, in order that he
might be the firstborn among many brothers. 30And those whom he predestined he also called,
and those whom he called he also justified, and those whom he justified he also glorified.
3. God working through the Holy Spirit
Ephesians 3:14-19:
• “ For this reason I bow my knees before the Father, from whom every
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family in heaven and on earth is named, 16 that according to the riches of his
glory he may grant you to be strengthened with power through his Spirit in
your inner being, 17 so that Christ may dwell in your hearts through faith—
that you, being rooted and grounded in love, 18 may have strength
to comprehend with all the saints what is the breadth and length and height
and depth, 19 and to know the love of Christ that surpasses knowledge,
that you may be filled with all the fullness of God.”
4. Small Group Discussion
• What is the purpose of the Holy Spirit?
• Do you think you have the Holy Spirit in you?
• Do you allow the Holy Spirit to take an active role in your
life?
