The Fellowship
of the Holy Spirit
Today we are going to look at the person of
the Holy Spirit.
We receive power when he comes on us. Holy
Spirit is not wind, river, rain etc. But He is actually a person. He is the third person of the trinity.
2 Corinthians 13:14
Why do we need to fellowship with the Holy Spirit?
It is with the help of the Holy Spirit that
we fellowship with God.
Q. What is fellowship?
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Communication
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companionship
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communion
- joining of minds as a result of communication and companionship
For fellowship, we need to invest one
precious commodity - time.
1. Holy Spirit is a person.
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Cor 13:14 “May the grace of the Lord Jesus Christ ”
# Holy Spirit has a mind
# Holy Spirit has will - 1 Cor 12:11
# Holy Spirit has feelings - Isaiah 63:10a;
Eph 4:30
As he is a person, the Holy Spirit speaks -
Acts 10:19-20 Holy Spirit is speaking with Peter. In Acts 8:29 we can see that
the Holy Spirit was speaking to other people too. We too should be hearing from
the Holy Spirit.
Are you able to hear from the Holy Spirit?
If you are a believer you should be able to hear him. John 10:27. The only
question is if you are his sheep.
If you have not given your life to Jesus,
today is the day of salvation.
Q. How does the Holy Spirit speak with us?
Col 3:5 - peace
The bible - the Holy Spirit will never
contradict the word of God
Knowing - by walking with God we practice
hearing
How can we be more sensitive to the Holy
Spirit?
a. Appointment - have an appointed time set
yourself apart to meet with him and speak with him. Mark 1:35; Matthew 6:6.
Then be in an appointed place.
b. Stillness - Ps 46:10a ; How can we be
still? Phil 4:6-7
c. Word - The study of the word of god is
essential to hear from the
d. Journal
e. Obedience - John 10:27
f. Humility - James 4:6
g. Praying in tongues - this makes us more
sensitive to the Holy Spirit.
2. Holy Spirit is God
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2
Corinthians 3:16-17 - Paul refers to the
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Psalm
139:7-8 -
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Luke
1:35 “” Jesus was conceived by the power of the most high I.e. the Holy Spirit
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Holy
Spirit raised Jesus from dead
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Holy
Spirit was involved in creation. Job 26:13a
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Holy
Spirit is involved in regeneration. John 3:5-7
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Holy
Spirit knows what is to come. John 16:13
Holy Spirit is not our equal, he is God. We
need to have reverence for the Holy Spirit
3. Holy Spirit longs for us
James 4:4-5 - The Holy Spirit yearns for
us. John 14:16-17 says “I will ask the Father and He will give you another
advocate to help your and be with you forever - the Spirit of truth. The world cannot accept him,
because it neither sees him nor knows him. But you know him, for he lives with
you and will be in you.
John 17:3 - we need to have an experiential
knowledge of the Holy Spirit.
The Holy Spirit has come to our tent - to
reside with us permanently. He is always with us. So would you not give your
attention to him? He longs to be in fellowship with us.
Having an experience of the Holy Spirit is
precious! He is real and right here with us.
It is possible for us to lose the
fellowship with the Holy Spirit. That’s why we need to be in constant
communication, companionship and connection with the Holy Spirit.
Express your affection and adoration to him
and receive his affection, We are specially chosen to have this fellowship with
him - 1 Peter 2:9a
Let us always be aware of his presence.
Word of Grace is an Evangelical (Born Again), Spirit-filled (Charismatic), Reformed, English speaking church in Pune that upholds the Bible as God's inspired Word for life. We are a church community that has people from every part of India and parts of the world. We are here to put the Great Command and the Great Commission into practice by equipping and releasing every member into works of service. Word of Grace is a part of a wider international family of Churches called RegionsBeyond.To know more about us please log onto www.wordofgracechurch.org.
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