The Holy Spirit - Part 3

Introduction

The core mission of the Holy Ghost is to help the believer through the journey of life. Living without Him makes one a spiritual orphan. He is our divine helper – Jh.14:26,

Rom.8:26

The word Comforter is literarily translated ‘Helper’.

In our Sunday services we shall be exploring different ways through which the Holy Ghost helps the believer to make the most of life and secure eternity at the end.

Understanding the Mission of the Holy Ghost - Part 1

v       Reaching Out to the Lost      

·        He convicts sinners to repent – Jn 16:9-11

·        He pricks sinners’ hearts to turn to God – Act 2:37

·        Reward: Witnessing Jesus entitles believers to answered prayers –Jn 15:16

v       Gateway to Revelation

·        The Holy Ghost helps the saints to access revelation – Jn 14:26

·        Revelation is the unveiling of God’s word which is packaged in mysteries –Mk 4:11, 1Cor 2:12-13

·        The Holy Ghost is the author and custodian of the Word – Is.34:16; II Tim.3:16,17

·        He is the Revealer – 1 Cor.2:10-12

·        He is the Teacher – Jh.16:13; 1 Cor.2:13; Job.36:22

·        He is the enlarger of our spiritual understanding – Is.11:3

Understanding the Mission of the Holy Ghost - Part 2

v       Reaching Out for Souls into the Kingdom

·        The Holy Ghost emboldens us to preach Jesus – Act.1:8; 2:4,7/Act 4:13

·        He also empowers us for signs and wonders thereby winning souls for Christ – Act.8:5-7; 9:32-35

·        Reward: Witnessing for Jesus entitles one to wages – Lk.10:7

v       Key to Sanctification

·        Sanctification is abstinence from evil – 1 Thes.4:3

·        The Holy Ghost is the spirit of holiness – Rom.1:4

·        Our sanctification defines the limit of our fruitfulness – Ps.4:3; 2 Tim.2:22

·        The Holy Ghost imparts the spirit of the fear of the lord to keep us from evil –   Is.11:1,2; Prov.8:13; (Gen.39:8,9;42:18)

·        He is also the refiners fire that purifies us – Mal.3:2,3; Matt 3:11-13, Is.6:5-7

Understanding the Mission of the Holy Ghost - Part 3

v       Reaping the Harvest   

·        The Holy Ghost gives us utterance in witnessing Christ. –Eph 6:19

·        He emboldens us to preach Jesus – Act.1:8; 2:4,14

·        The Holy Ghost publicizes the church for harvest of souls – Is 5:26

·        He also empowers us to perform signs and wonders that attracts sinners into the kingdom – Act.8:5-7

·        Reward:  Witnessing for Christ confers authority – Matt.10:1-2

v       Weapon of Conquest

·           The Holy Ghost is our spiritual weapon for conquest – Is 59:19

·           He is our defense against all satanic assault – Lk 10:19

·           He is also our shield of conquest – 2Chr 22:7

·           The anointing will always prevail in battle – Ps 92:10-11/Is 10:25-27

·           He fires the love of God into us that makes us more than conqueror – Rom 8: 35-38 (Rom 5:5/ 2 Tim 1:6-7)

·           The Holy Ghost gives us the word in season for conquest – Is 50:4/ Mk4:1-14

·           He gives us the right word for triumph – Job 6:25/ 2Cor 2:14

  

Understanding the Mission of the Holy Ghost - Part 4

v       Reaching the Lost for Christ

·           He imparts boldness and confidence in us preaching Jesus – Act.1:8; 2:4,14

·           The Holy Ghost directs us to where the harvest is waiting – Act.16:8-10

·           Reward: Witnessing for Jesus entitles us to divine health – Prov.13:17/ Jn 15:2

v       Empowers for Exploits

·           The Holy Ghost empowers for unusual feats – Is 55:1-3/Is 61:1-7

·           The Holy Ghost is a breakthrough personality – Is 45: 1-13

·           The Holy Ghost empowers our insight – 1Cor 2:9-13/Is 11:1-3

·           Exploits in the Kingdom is a function of insight – Dan 11:32

·           The deeper our insight, the greater the impact – Ps 45:3-5

·           How far we see determines how much exploits we command – Gen 13:13-14                (Ps 119:130, 1Jn 2:27)

·           The Holy Ghost empowers our faith for exploits

·           The strength of our faith is a function of our insight – Rom 10:17

·           Supernatural faith is a ministry of the Holy Spirit – 2Cor 4:13

·           Supernatural faith engenders exploits – Heb 11:33

Understanding the Mission of the Holy Ghost - Part 5

v       Drawing Multitudes into the Kingdom 

·           The Holy Ghost imparts us with wisdom in preaching Jesus to the lost.

·           He blows in the harvest into the Kingdom – Matt 11:31-32

·           He emboldens us to preach Jesus – Act.1:8; 2:4,14

·           Reward: Witnessing for Jesus entitles us to divine protection – Lk 10:19

v       Gateway to Restoration

·           The Holy Ghost is the rain of restoration – Jl.2:23-26; Acts.3:19-22

·           He also opens our eyes to see our inheritance – II Cor.4:4; 1 Cor.2:9-11; Eph.1:18-21

·           He destroys fear that ties us down from possessing our possession –

II Tim.1:7; Rom.8:15.

·           He opens our eyes to discover the thief - Prov.6:30,31

·           He imparts boldness to take back what the enemy has stolen – Acts.4:13,31