Life in the Spirit 06

Life In The Spirit!Week 6

What we experience…

1. Knowing Him personally

2. Growing in fellowship

3. A living relationship

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1. htchurch.com/lifeinthespirit

2. Bible readings

3. Keep flying

F – L - Y

Last week…

1. With us and in us

2. He draws us to Jesus

3. Conviction of sin

4. Praying for the lost

1. With us and in us…

“…the Spirit of truth whom

the world cannot receive,

because it does not see Him

or know Him; but you know Him;

for He dwells with you,

and shall be in you.”

(John 14:17)

John 20:21-22

Then said Jesus to them again,

“Peace be unto you: as my Father

has sent me, even so send I you.”

And when He had said this, He

breathed on them, and said to them,

“Receive the Holy Spirit.”

1 Cor. 3:16

“Do you not know that you are

the temple of God,

and that the Spirit of God

dwells in you?”

2. Upon…

“But you shall receive power,

after the Holy Spirit has

come upon you,

and you shall be my witnesses…”

(See Acts 1:6-8a)

The “upon” experience

And, behold, I send the promise

of my Father upon you;

but remain in the city of Jerusalem,

until you are clothed with

power from on high.

(Luke 24:49)

Fallen upon - Acts 8:14-17

…prayed for them that they

might receive the Holy Spirit.

For as yet He had fallen upon none

of them. They had only been baptized

in the name of the Lord Jesus.

Then they laid hands on them,

and they received the Holy Spirit.

3. The doorway

A. Baptism

Being immersed or situated

3. The doorway

A. Baptism

B. The Promise of the Father

Upon all flesh – Acts 2

…this is that which was spoken

by the prophet Joel,

“And it shall come to pass

in the last days,” says God,

“I will pour out of my Spirit

upon all flesh…”

3. The doorway

A. Baptism

B. The Promise of the Father

C. Dunamis (power)

3. The doorway

A. Baptism

B. The Promise of the Father

C. Dunamis (power)

D. The sign of tongues:

speaking in a language we have

never learned, through the

power of the Holy Spirit.

4. Power of praying in the Spirit

A. What is happening when we speak

in other tongues?

Words given by the Spirit

“And they were all filled with

the Holy Spirit, and began to

speak with other tongues,

as the Spirit gave them utterance.”

(Acts 2:4)

Your spirit is speaking

“For if I pray in a tongue,

my spirit prays,

but my understanding

is unfruitful.”

(1 Cor. 14:14)

4. Power of praying in the Spirit

A. What is happening?

B. What am I saying when I speak in other tongues?

Praise and Worship

• Praise: “…we do hear them speak in our tongues the wonderful works of God.” (Acts 2:11)

• Prayer: “For if I pray in a tongue, my spirit prays, but my understanding is unfruitful.” (1 Cor. 14:14)

4. Power of praying in the Spirit

A. What is happening?

B. What am I saying?

C. What is the value of

speaking in tongues?

He who speaks in an unknown tongue edifies himself… (1 Cor. 14:4a)

Steps to receiving

1. Realize that God wants you to receive the Holy Spirit

If you then, being evil, know how to give good gifts to your children, how much more shall your heavenly

Father give the Holy Spirit to those who ask him? (Luke 11:11-13)

My qualifications (John 7:38-39)

“He that believes on me,

as the scripture has said,

out of his innermost being shall flow

rivers of living water.”

But he spoke this of the Spirit,

which those who believed

on him would receive…

That Promise includes me!

For the promise is to you,

and to your children,

and to all who are afar off,

even as many as

the Lord our God shall call.

(Acts 2:39)

Steps to receiving

1. Realize God wants you to receive

2. Ask for the Spirit

Steps to receiving

1. Realize God wants you to receive

2. Ask for the Spirit

3. Believe we have received

Steps to receiving

1. Realize God wants you to receive

2. Ask for the Spirit

3. Believe we have received

4. Confess with our lips