The Holy Spirit is the third person in the Trinity (The Godhead) and He works in dynamic ways. The primary guidance that all believers in Christ.
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MEMORY VERSE: “But ye shall receive power, after that the Holy Ghost is come upon you: and ye shall be witnesses unto me both in Jerusalem, and in all Judaea, and in Samaria, and unto the uttermost part of the earth. ”– Acts 1:8 (KJV)
BIBLE PASSAGE: Acts 3:1-7 (KJV)
LESSON INTRODUCTION: The Holy Spirit is the third person in the Trinity (The Godhead) and He works in dynamic ways. The primary guidance that all believers in Christ, whether past or present, have is the Holy Spirit. He is the driving force behind the Christian life.
LESSON OUTLINES:
1. BELIEVERS AND THE HOLY SPIRIT2. WALKING IN THE SPIRIT
1. BELIEVERS AND THE HOLY SPIRIT
A. When the Holy Spirit demonstrates His power through believers,
many people would believe in Jesus (Acts 2:2-6, 37, 41).
i. Everyone who believes in Jesus can have the power of the Holy Spirit
in them (Acts 11:15; John 1:12).
ii. The Holy Spirit, after descending on the disciples of Jesus at
Pentecost, aided their evangelistic work (Acts 2:37-41).
iii. Therefore, the Holy Spirit empowers believers today to be true
witnesses of the gospel at all times and in any place (Acts 1:8) and to do
diverse miracles (Acts 3:1-7; 9:39-41; Hebrews 2:4).
B. To be effective as God’s children, the Holy Spirit releases His power in
the form of spiritual gifts to help them (1 Peter 4:10; 1 Corinthians
12:11).
i. He also guides and shows them how to live in the way God wants
(John 16:13).
ii. Through the power of the Holy Spirit, believers are sanctified and made to be Christ-like (1 Corinthians 6:11).iii. They are strengthened in their weaknesses and limitations (Romans 8:26; Ephesians 3:16; Judges 14:6).
CLASS ACTIVITY 1: Do you think the Holy Spirit is still active today?
Discuss.
2. WALKING IN THE SPIRIT
For believers to walk in the Spirit:
i. They must allow God’s Holy Spirit to guide them (Romans 8:14).
ii. Believers who walk in the Spirit, are aided to know, obey, and declare God’s will (1 Corinthians 2:14-16).
iii. To walk in the Spirit is to demonstrate the fruit of the Spirit
(Galatians 5:22-23).
iv. Walking in the Spirit also means being sincere in acknowledging and confessing our sins and faults, and asking for God’s forgiveness (1 John
1:7-10; James 5:16a).
v. It is the eagerness to be restored to a better relationship with God after a fall (1 John 2:1-2).
CLASS ACTIVITY 2: Apart from the points listed above, what does it mean
to walk in the Spirit?CONCLUSION: The power of the Holy Spirit is still very much available
today and you can experience it (Acts 2:39).
