UNDERSTANDING THE HOLY SPIRIT UNIVERSITY COURSE 103 WHAT

UNDERSTANDING THE HOLY SPIRIT UNIVERSITY COURSE #103

WHAT THE WORD SAYS ABOUT THE HOLY SPIRIT LESSON 2 UNIVERSITY COURSE #103

TAKEAWAYS – LESSON 2 • Understand the role of the Word and the Holy Spirit in light of God’s redemptive plan for man • Realize all people need the Holy Spirit to understand who God is and His plan for their lives • Understand the role of the Holy Spirit in the Believer’s life The. AIMChurch. com

WHAT THE WORD SAYS ABOUT THE HOLY SPIRIT • • • • John 14: 26 John 16: 7 John 16: 8 -11 John 16: 13 John 15: 26 John 7: 38 -39 Acts 1: 8 Luke 24: 49 Acts 10: 38 Acts 2: 38 -39 Acts 4: 31 Titus 3: 5 -6 1 Cor 12: 7 -11 Jude 1: 20 • • • • Romans 8: 6 Romans 8: 14 Romans 8: 26 Matt 28: 18 -20 Mark 16: 15 -20 1 Cor 6: 19 1 Cor 3: 16 John 14: 15 -17 Acts 5: 32 Luke 11: 9 -13 Romans 15: 13 1 Cor 2: 6 -16 Acts 2: 4 Eph 5: 17 -18 • • • Eph 1: 13 -14 Eph 4: 30 2 Cor 5: 5 Luke 4: 1, 14 Acts 2: 17 -18 Matt 3: 11 Zec 4: 6 Acts 19: 1 -6 Genesis 1: 2 2 Tim 1: 7 1 John 2: 27 Romans 14: 17 The. AIMChurch. com

SPIRITUAL GIFTS AND FRUIT The. AIMChurch. com

SPIRITUAL GIFTS AND FRUIT • Five-Fold Ministry • Gifts of the Spirit • Fruit of the Spirit The. AIMChurch. com

FIVE-FOLD MINISTRY EPHESIANS 4: 7 -16 Ephesians 4: 8 - When He ascended on high, He led captivity captive, and gave gifts to men. The. AIMChurch. com

GIFTS ARE TO EDIFY THE CHURCH Ephesians 4: 11 -12 - And He Himself gave some to be apostles, some prophets, some evangelists, and some pastors and teachers, for the equipping of the saints for the work of ministry, for the edifying of the body of Christ, 1 Corinthians 12: 7 - But the manifestation of the Spirit is given to each one for the profit of all. 1 Corinthians 14: 4 b - he who prophesies edifies the church 1 Corinthians 14: 5 b - that the church may receive edification. 1 Corinthians 14: 12 b - let it be for the edification of the church 1 Corinthians 14: 26 - How is it then, brethren? Whenever you come together, each of you has a psalm, has a teaching, has a tongue, has a revelation, has an interpretation. Let all things be done for edification. 1 Peter 4: 10 - As each one has received a gift, minister it to one another, as good stewards of the manifold grace of God. The. AIMChurch. com

FIVE-FOLD MINISTRY

GIFTS OF THE SPIRIT 1 CORINTHIANS 12: 8 -10 Vocal Gifts Revelation Gifts Power Gifts Tongues Word of Wisdom Faith Interpretation of Tongues Word of Knowledge Healing Prophecy Discerning of Spirit Miracles

VOCAL GIFTS TONGUES • Tongues as a sign to the unbeliever. • Some people marveled at hearing their own native tongue (Acts 2). • Tongues that edify the body of believers. • I wish you all spoke with tongues, but even more that you prophesied; for he who prophesies is greater than he who speaks with tongues, unless indeed he interprets, that the church may receive edification. (1 Corinthians 14: 5) The. AIMChurch. com

VOCAL GIFTS INTERPRETATION OF TONGUES Translation of divine utterances into recognizable language. The gift of tongues to edify the body of believers requires interpretation. With this type of tongue, the interpretation of tongues is crucial. Therefore let him who speaks in a tongue pray that he may interpret. (1 Corinthians 14: 13) The. AIMChurch. com

VOCAL GIFTS PROPHECY The gift of prophecy builds up and encourages us. It stirs us up. It comforts us. It is not condemning. It always exhorts and encourages. Anything spoken out of the gift of prophecy must always be completely consistent with the Scriptures, and it will never contradict God’s Word in any way. But he who prophesies speaks edification and exhortation and comfort to men. (1 Corinthians 14: 3) The. AIMChurch. com

REVELATION GIFTS WORD OF WISDOM Is the application of knowledge. We experience the word of wisdom when the Holy Spirit gives us supernatural wisdom or understanding through His Word in certain situations. When Jesus was faced with temptations in the wilderness, He ignored what Satan attempted to offer and responded by quoting the Word of God. The. AIMChurch. com

REVELATION GIFTS WORD OF KNOWLEDGE Receiving facts supernaturally by the Spirit The word of knowledge is something that couldn’t possibly be known without the Holy Spirit’s prompting. A word of knowledge can be personal or may be given for you to share with others. Ananias and Sapphira pretended to sell their land give all to God’s work, but Peter received a word of knowledge that allowed him to boldly ask, “Why hath Satan filled thine heart to lie to the Holy Ghost? ” (Acts 5: 3) The. AIMChurch. com

REVELATION GIFTS DISCERNING OF SPIRITS Perceiving the source of a manifestation. The last of the three revelation gifts helps us perceive whether a spiritual manifestation is from God, man, or the devil. It was the gift of discerning of spirits that led Paul to cast the evil spirit out of a girl, who seemingly spoke all the right words saying Paul was a bond-servant of the Most High God, who is proclaiming to you the way of salvation. Paul said, “I command thee in the name of Jesus Christ to come out of her. ” And it came out at that very moment. (Acts 16: 16 -18) The. AIMChurch. com

POWER GIFTS FAITH The God-given ability to believe Him for the impossible. It’s the exceptional ability to trust God to work, even in unusual ways or in particularly challenging situations. It comes for a moment, for a season and for a reason. The gift of faith is the instantaneous assurance of God’s ability to act in a specific situation. “Faith comes by hearing, and hearing by the word of God” (Romans 10: 17). The gift of faith can only happen when God’s promises become more real to us than our circumstances. Therefore, this gift can work through us when we act through revelation of Scripture and direction by the Holy Spirit. The. AIMChurch. com

POWER GIFTS OF HEALING The restoration of health. The power gifts of healing are plural, not singular, for they apply to both physical and emotional areas of life, and the gifts also come in two ways, immediate and gradual. Healing restores what is broken. The spoken word is used most often, but the woman with an issue of blood was also healed as she touched the hem of Jesus’ garment and by faith was made whole. We read of the laying on of hands and anointing with oil, but even the apostle Peter’s shadow brought healing. The. AIMChurch. com

POWER GIFTS WORKING OF MIRACLES Divine creative acts. The power gift of working of miracles is a supernatural occurrence against the law of nature. It was against the natural order of things for God to turn back the Red Sea for the children of Israel to walk on dry land to the other shore. It was not natural for God to suspend the rotation of the earth to allow time for victory or for the walls of Jericho to fall flat, but these miracles happened to Joshua and his armies. When arthritis no longer afflicts a body or blind eyes see again, we sometimes call them miracles, but they are actually healings. Healing is a work of restoration, but miracles are creative acts that go against normal laws of nature. The. AIMChurch. com

GIFTS OF THE SPIRIT 1 CORINTHIANS 12: 8 -10 Vocal Gifts Revelation Gifts Power Gifts Tongues Word of Wisdom Faith Interpretation of Tongues Word of Knowledge Healing Prophecy Discerning of Spirit Miracles

GIFTS OF THE SPIRIT • John 3: 27 AMPC - A man must be content to receive the gift which is given him from heaven; there is no other source. • 1 Timothy 6: 6 - Now godliness with contentment is great gain. • Gifts are NOT self-appointed or self-proclaimed! Obey God’s Word and wait for Him to reveal gifts or appointments. • Psalm 75: 6 -7 - For exaltation comes neither from the east nor from the west nor from the south. But God is the Judge: He puts down one, and exalts another. The. AIMChurch. com

1 CORINTHIANS 12: 31 NIV - Now eagerly desire the greater gifts. And yet I will show you the most excellent way. NLT - So you should earnestly desire the most helpful gifts. But now let me show you a way of life that is best of all. God’s Word - You only want the better gifts, but I will show you the best thing to do. AMP - But earnestly desire and strive for the greater gifts [if acquiring them is going to be your goal]. And yet I will show you a still more excellent way [one of the choicest graces and the highest of them all: unselfish love]. The. AIMChurch. com

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Galatians 5: 22 -23 Love, Joy, Peace, Patience, Kindness, Goodness, Faithfulness, Gentleness, and Self-Control The. AIMChurch. com

MATTHEW 7: 17 -20 17 Even so, every healthy (sound) tree bears good fruit [worthy of admiration], but the sickly (decaying, worthless) tree bears bad (worthless) fruit. 18 A good (healthy) tree cannot bear bad (worthless) fruit, nor can a bad (diseased) tree bear excellent fruit [worthy of admiration]. 19 Every tree that does not bear good fruit is cut down and cast into the fire. 20 Therefore, you will fully know them by their fruits. The. AIMChurch. com

HOW DO WE BEAR GOOD FRUIT? • Walk in obedience to God’s Word (Joshua 1: 8) • Be led by His Spirit (Romans 8: 14) • Focus on the SEED / The Word, not the fruit (Mark 4: 14) • Colossians 2: 6 -7 a says “As you therefore have received Christ Jesus the Lord, so walk in Him, rooted and built up in Him and established in the faith. ” The. AIMChurch. com

WE WILL EAT OUR FRUIT • A man’s stomach shall be satisfied from the fruit of his mouth; From the produce of his lips he shall be filled. Proverbs 18: 20 • Therefore they shall eat the fruit of their own way, and be filled to the full with their own fancies. Proverbs 1: 31 The. AIMChurch. com

WE CAN’T PRODUCE FILLING/SATISFYING FRUIT ON OUR OWN! • And have no fellowship with the unfruitful works of darkness, Ephesians 5: 11 a • Abide in Me, and I in you. As the branch cannot bear fruit of itself, unless it abides in the vine, neither can you, unless you abide in Me. John 15: 4 • For if you live according to the flesh you will die; but if by the Spirit you put to death the deeds of the body, you will live. Romans 8: 13 The. AIMChurch. com

LUKE 3: 8 -9 8 Prove by the way you live that you have repented of your sins and turned to God. Don’t just say to each other, ‘We’re safe, for we are descendants of Abraham. ’ That means nothing, for I tell you, God can create children of Abraham from these very stones. 9 Even now the ax of God’s judgment is poised, ready to sever the roots of the trees. Yes, every tree that does not produce good fruit will be chopped down and thrown into the fire. ” The. AIMChurch. com

HOW DO THE FRUIT AND GIFTS OF THE SPIRIT WORK TOGETHER? The. AIMChurch. com

ROMANS 11: 29 For the gifts and the calling of God are irrevocable. NLT - can never be withdrawn. KJV - are without repentance. ISV - never change. The. AIMChurch. com

MATTHEW 7: 20 Therefore, you will fully know them by their fruits. NOT THEIR GIFTS!!! The. AIMChurch. com

GOOD FRUIT WILL KEEP YOU WHERE THE GIFTS TAKE YOU! The. AIMChurch. com

SEED-SIZED FRUIT WILL LEAD TO SMALL/FEW MOVES OF THE GIFTS OF THE SPIRIT The. AIMChurch. com