Experiencing the Spirit
1st Edition
Published on 17. December 2012
160 pages
978-1-84474-695-8 (ISBN)
Description
For some Christians, God the Holy Spirit is something of a mystery, and they are not too sure what to say about him. Others speak with confidence and enthusiasm about him, challenging us to be 'filled with the Spirit', or to live a 'Spirit-filled life'. As a result, the work of the Spirit has sometimes been controversial.
Graham Beynon looks at the main New Testament passages in which the Spirit's work is described. With freshness and clarity, he builds a picture of what the Holy Spirit does, and hence what experiencing him in our lives should look like.
Graham Beynon looks at the main New Testament passages in which the Spirit's work is described. With freshness and clarity, he builds a picture of what the Holy Spirit does, and hence what experiencing him in our lives should look like.
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1. Auflage
Language
English
Place of publication
Nottingham
United Kingdom
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ISBN-13
978-1-84474-695-8 (9781844746958)
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Graham Beynon is the minister at Avenue Community Church in Leicester. Previously he was involved in pastoral ministry in Cambridge.
Content
- Intro
- Experiencing the Spirit
- Contents
- Preface
- Introduction The big sister?
- New life in the Spirit: John 3:1-8
- Jesus on being born again
- The kingdom of God
- Being born again
- Spiritual corpses
- Re-creation
- Thinking about becoming a Christian
- Realize the change needed
- Realize that the change is needed by all
- Realize that the change can look different
- Should I call myself a 'born-again Christian'?
- Thinking about living as a Christian
- Spot the difference
- Study 1 John 3:1-8
- Knowing Jesus by the Spirit John 16:5-16
- Who the Holy Spirit is
- What the Holy Spirit does
- He brings us to believe
- He brings us to know
- Knowing a person
- The Spirit and Jesus
- Study 2 John 14:16-21
- 16:7-15
- The Spirit of adoption Galatians 4:4-7
- Romans 8:15-16
- Why did God send Jesus?
- Why does God send the Holy Spirit?
- Why say 'Abba'?
- Make the relationship real
- The experience of God as Father
- Not lost any more
- Study 3 Galatians 4:4-7
- Romans 8:15-17
- Seeing by the Spirit 1 Corinthians 2:6-16
- The blindness of the world
- The Spirit who opens our eyes
- A two-stage process
- Can you see the letter?
- Spiritual sight and evangelism
- Spiritual sight and our culture
- Spiritual sight and reading the Bible
- Do you believe it?
- Study 4 1 Corinthians 2:6-16
- Walking by the Spirit Galatians 5:16-26
- An embarrassing truth
- The fight begins
- The pull of the sinful nature
- The pull of the Spirit
- So to Round 1
- Pull with the Spirit
- Remember which side you're on
- The fight continues
- Fight today
- Study 5 Galatians 5:16-26
- Getting more of the Spirit? Ephesians 4:1-6
- 5:15-21
- The baptism of the Spirit
- 'I will baptize you...'
- The promised Holy Spirit
- The Spirit at Pentecost
- So what?
- Realize our unity
- Be reassured
- The filling of the Spirit
- Living out your new life
- Under the influence
- Showing the Spirit
- Be challenged
- Study 6 Ephesians 4:1-6
- 5:15-21
- Resisting the Spirit Acts 6:8 - 7:60
- Why are they so wound up?
- Defence becomes accusation
- Pushing off the harness
- Putting your fingers in your ears and hardening your heart
- Fighting the Spirit
- Why the Spirit?
- A warning to us
- Resisting the Spirit - how?
- Shooting the messenger
- Despising God's Word
- Rejecting God's saviour
- Blasphemy against the Holy Spirit
- Study 7 Acts 7:51-53
- The gifts of the Spirit 1 Corinthians 12:1-11
- We each have a gift to build the church
- A great variety of gifts
- The Spirit's calling card
- All from the same Spirit
- All gifts are valuable
- All gifts are gifts
- Finding my gift
- Get serving
- Loving relationships
- Study 8 1 Corinthians 12:1-11
- Empowered by the Spirit The book of Acts
- Filled with the Spirit - to speak for Jesus
- The Holy Spirit - director of missions
- Guidance by the Spirit?
- 'You will receive power' - signs and wonders?
- The big picture
- God's stamp of approval
- The Spirit and signs and wonders today?
- Study 9
- The Spirit and the future Ephesians 1:13-14
- God's stamp of ownership on us
- Don't doubt it
- Sealed for the future
- God's down payment on us
- Remember what's to come
- Being sure of what's to come
- The first part of the harvest is in
- The beginning and the end
- Understanding life now
- Reassurance in life now
- The challenge in life now
- Study 10 Ephesians 1:13-14
- Conclusion
- Further reading
