Bible Study Outline

(Taught on March 31, 2006)

• Job of the Spirit: GLORIFY THE SON (John 16:14; 1 Corinthians 12:3)

• Union of the Spirit and the Word:  John 6:63; Eph. 6:17
  • Creation – Gen. 1:2-3; Psalm 33:6 
  • Exodus – 1 Corinthians 10:1-4 (Matt. 4:4; John 7:37-39)
  • Christ – Matt. 17:1-8; John 14:6; 16:13; 17:17; cf. Colossians 1:16 with Genesis 1:2-3 
  • Two Witnesses – Revelation 11:1-3,6,10 (Moses and Elijah)
  • Spiritual weapons – Matt. 4:3-11; 2 Cor. 6:6-7; 10:3-4; Eph. 6:17-18
  • Holy Spirit will leads you into all TRUTH (John 14:25-26; 16:12-13)

• “On ALL mankind” (Joel 2:28) – Joel 2:28-32 (cf. Acts 2:17); John 16:7-11

Spirit is Helper:

1. Call on the Lord (Joel 2:32)
2. Convict of SIN (John 16:9; Romans 14:23)
3. Lead into RIGHTEOUSNESS (John 16:10)
4. Convict of JUDGMENT (John 16:11; John 12:31)
   1. Satan is ruler of this world (2 Cor. 4:4; Gen. 3:14)
   2. “Baptism now saves you” (1 Peter 3:18-22; Mark 16:16)

• POWER of Holy Spirit – Luke 24:49; Acts 1:4-8; 1 Corinthians 2:4

• Power to preach repentance and the Gospel (Luke 24:46-47)
• Power to give witness (Luke 24:48)

• Jesus’ life – John 14:12 – same works, greater works
  • Born with the Holy Spirit (Matt. 1:18)
  • Receives Holy Spirit from heaven (Luke 3:21-22)
  • Filled with the Spirit, walking in power (Luke 4:1,14)

• “from heaven” – Luke 3:22 (cf. John 3:27)
  • Examples: Acts 2:1-4; 8:14-18; 10:44-48; 19:6-7; 1 Cor. 10:1-2
  • “baptism of the Holy Spirit” – Hebrews 6:2

• How to receive:

1)  MUST BE BELIEVER! (Exodus 30:32; 1 Corinthians 2:14)

2)  Willing heart (Acts 10)

3)  Prayer (Matt. 7:11; Luke 3:15; 11:13; Acts 1:14; 2:1)

4)  Laying hands (Acts 8:17; 9:17; Hebrews 6:2)

5)  Yield members (Psalm 81:10; Romans 6:13; James 3:1-12)

• WARNINGS:
  • Matthew 7:21-23
  • Examples: Numbers 22:28; 1 Samuel 19:20-24
  • “shall not be poured on man’s flesh” (Ex. 30:32) – 2 Kings 4:4-5; Numbers 19:13-16

• GIFTS AND FRUITS
  • Exodus 28:31-35 – bells and fruit, signs of life!
  • Watchman Nee excerpt: “True Maturity”
  • 1 Cor. 12:4-11; Gal. 5:22-23

• “be [continually] filled with the Spirit” – Eph. 5:18 (cf. Acts 19:1-7)
  • Acts 4:23-31
  • “filled with the Holy Spirit” (Acts 4:8; 4:31; 13:9,52)…implies that they were not always filled with the Spirit
  • 1 Cor. 12:13 – see “Movement in the Body” excerpt

• Tools vs. Toys:
  • Bible Examples – Acts 4:31; 8:29; 9:33-35,40-42; 13:9-12; 16:18; 20:10; 21:4,11; 28:8
  • Real life examples

• “A BRIDE adorned” (Rev. 21:2)
  • Rebekah (Gen. 24:22)
  • Song of Songs 1:9-11

• Laying on of hands
  • Hebrews 6:2 – follows baptism of Spirit
  • Unity of the Body – Psalm 133, anointing flows from the head
    • 1 Corinthians 1:10-14; 11:17-34
    • See “Movement in the Body” excerpt
• See “Laying Hands” outline

Hebrews 11:3 – “By faith we understand that the worlds were prepared by the word of God, so that what is seen was not made out of things which are visible.”

Visible changes in your world BEGIN with faith in the invisible things of the Word of God.