“Vital Characteristics of the Holy Spirit”

“Vital Characteristics of the Holy Spirit”

Galatians 5:22-23

“But the Holy Spirit produces this kind of fruit in our lives: love, joy, peace, patience,
kindness, goodness, faithfulness, 23) gentleness, and self-control. There is no law against these things!” (NLT)

I. Vital Representations of the Holy Spirit
Listed below are symbols in the Bible of the Holy Spirit.

1. A symbol of the Holy Spirit in the Word of God is a .
2 Corinthians 5:5
“Now He who has made us and prepared us for this very purpose is God, who
gave us the Holy Spirit as a pledge a guarantee, a down payment on the
fulfillment of His promise.” (AMP)

2. A symbol of the Holy Spirit in the Word of God is a .
John 1:32
“Then John testified, “I saw the Holy Spirit descending like a dove from heaven
and resting upon him.” (NLT)

3. A symbol of the Holy Spirit in the Word of God is .
Acts 10:38
“And you know that God anointed Jesus of Nazareth with the Holy Spirit and
with power. Then Jesus went around doing good and healing all who were
oppressed by the devil, for God was with him.” (NLT)

4. A symbol of the Holy Spirit in the Word of God is .
John 7:38-39
“If anyone believes in me, rivers of living water will flow out from that person’s
heart, as the Scripture says.” 39) Jesus was talking about the Holy Spirit. The
Spirit had not yet been given, because Jesus had not yet been raised to glory.
But later, those who believed in Jesus would receive the Spirit.” (NCV)

5. A symbol of the Holy Spirit in the Word of God is .
John 3:8
“The wind blows wherever it wants. Just as you can hear the wind but can’t tell
where it comes from or where it is going, so you can’t explain how people are
born of the Spirit.” (NLT)

II. Vital Information about the Holy Spirit
Listed below is knowledge believers should possess regarding the Holy Spirit.

1. Believers should know that the Holy Spirit can be .
Matthew 12:31
“Therefore I say to you, every sin and blasphemy every evil, abusive, injurious
speaking, or indignity against sacred things will be forgiven people, but
blasphemy against the Holy Spirit will not be forgiven.” (AMP)

2. Believers should know that the Holy Spirit can be .
Ephesians 4:30
“And do not grieve the Holy Spirit of God, with whom you were sealed for the
day of redemption.” (NIV)

3. Believers should know that the Holy Spirit can be .
Acts 20:22
“But now I must obey the Holy Spirit and go to Jerusalem. I don’t know what will
happen to me there.” (NCV)

4. Believers should know that the Holy Spirit can be .
1 Thessalonians 5:19
“Do not quench the Spirit.” (NIV)

5. Believers should know that the Holy Spirit can be .
Acts 7:51
“You stiff-necked people! Your hearts and ears are still uncircumcised. You are
just like your ancestors: You always resist the Holy Spirit!” (NIV)

III. Vital Communication from the Holy Spirit
Listed below are various times the Holy Spirit spoke in the Bible.

1. The Holy Spirit spoke to about .
Acts 21:10-11
“Several days later a man named Agabus, who also had the gift of prophecy,
arrived from Judea. 11 He came over, took Paul’s belt, and bound his own feet
and hands with it. Then he said, “The Holy Spirit declares, ‘So shall the owner of
this belt be bound by the Jewish leaders in Jerusalem and turned over to the
Gentiles.’” (NLT)

2. The Holy Spirit spoke to the about .
Acts 13:1-2
“Now in the church at Antioch there were prophets and
teachers: Barnabas, Simeon called Niger, Lucius of Cyrene, Manaen
(who had been brought up with Herod the tetrarch) and Saul. 2) While they
were worshiping the Lord and fasting, the Holy Spirit said, “Set apart for me
Barnabas and Saul for the work to which I have called them.” (NIV)

3. The Holy Spirit spoke to the about .
Revelation 2:12, 16-17
“Write this letter to the angel of the church in Pergamum. This is the message
from the one with the sharp two-edged sword: 16) Repent of your sin, or I will
come to you suddenly and fight against them with the sword of my mouth.
17) “Anyone with ears to hear must listen to the Spirit and understand what he
is saying to the churches. To everyone who is victorious I will give some of the
manna that has been hidden away in heaven. And I will give to each one a white
stone, and on the stone will be engraved a new name that no one understands
except the one who receives it.” (NLT)

4. The Holy Spirit spoke to about .
Acts 10:19-20
“Meanwhile, as Peter was puzzling over the vision, the Holy Spirit said to him,
“Three men have come looking for you. 20) Get up, go downstairs, and go with
them without hesitation. Don’t worry, for I have sent them.” (NLT)

5. The Holy Spirit spoke to about .
Acts 8:29-30
“The Holy Spirit said to Philip, “Go over and walk along beside the carriage.”
30) Philip ran over and heard the man reading from the prophet Isaiah. Philip
asked, “Do you understand what you are reading?” (NLT)

IV. Vital Operations by the Holy Spirit
Listed below are various ways the Holy Spirit works in the life of believers.

1. A major role of the Holy Spirit is to believers.
Acts 1:8
“But you will receive power when the Holy Spirit comes on you; and you will be
my witnesses in Jerusalem, and in all Judea and Samaria, and to the ends of
the earth.” (NIV)

2. A major role of the Holy Spirit is to believers.
Acts 16:6-7
“Paul and his companions traveled throughout the region of Phrygia and
Galatia, having been kept by the Holy Spirit from preaching the word in the
province of Asia. 7) When they came to the border of Mysia, they tried to enter
Bithynia, but the Spirit of Jesus would not allow them to.” (NIV)

3. A major role of the Holy Spirit is to believers.
Romans 8:26
“And the Holy Spirit helps us in our weakness. For example, we don’t know what
God wants us to pray for. But the Holy Spirit prays for us with groanings that
cannot be expressed in words.” (NLT)

4. A major role of the Holy Spirit is to believers.
Romans 8:14
“For those who are led by the Spirit of God are the children of God.” (NIV)

5. A major role of the Holy Spirit is to believers.
Acts 20:23
“I only know that in every city the Holy Spirit warns me that prison and hardships
are facing me.” (NIV)