The Holy Spirit and the Trinitiy
Genesis 1:1, 3:22; Matthew 28:18-20; 2 Corinthians 13:14
1In the beginning God created the heavens and the earth.
22And the Lord God said, “The man has now become like one of us, knowing good and evil. He must not be allowed to reach out his hand and take also from the tree of life and eat, and live forever.”
18Then Jesus came to them and said, “All authority in heaven and on earth has been given to me. 19Therefore go and make disciples of all nations, baptizing them in the name of the Father and of the Son and of the Holy Spirit, 20and teaching them to obey everything I have commanded you. And surely I am with you always, to the very end of the age.”
14May the grace of the Lord Jesus Christ, and the love of God, and the fellowship of the Holy Spirit be with you all.
Questions:
Is there an emotional, physical, or spiritual feeling when the Holy Spirit enters you?
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Has there always been a Trinity?
Is God, Jesus, and the Holy Spirit the same person or are they three individuals?
What’s the difference between God, Jesus, and the Holy Spirit?
Is there a hierarch between God, Jesus, and the Holy Spirit?
Next week:
Strategic Leadership Team
The Holy Spirit and Prayer - Should we pray to the Holy Spirit?
6/30 - Finish “who is?” and “what does the Holy Spirit do?”
Questions: How do you hear the Holy Spirit when you’re in a deep valley of depression? How do I discern whether that little voice in my head is the Holy Spirit?
7/07 - Gifts of the Holy Spirit
Questions: Blasphemy of the Holy Spirit? Why unforgivable? Why can’t we know the answers? Why do we have to experience “bad news?” How does suffering end? How is the Holy Spirit made visible to us?
7/14 & 7/21 - Fruits of the Spirit
Closing Prayer
O Holy Spirit who is light unto your children, may you enlighten us. O Holy Spirit who gives never-ending grace, may you replenish us. O Holy Spirit who is the fire of love, may you burn in our hearts. O Holy Spirit who is Lord and giver of life, may you live within us. As a cloud lessening our temptations, as the dew reviving our weariness, as fire purging the waste in our hearts, as water purifying our spirits, as the wind sending us out, as a dove turning our eyes to heaven. Amen
Based on “A Prayer to the Holy Spirit” by Christina Rossetti
TODAY’S PREACHER
Randy Reese is Directing Pastor of Calvary UMC