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The Holy Spirit was upon Simeon when he spoke about Jesus in the temple (Luke 2:25). The Spirit rested on Jesus at his baptism (Matt. 3:16). Then the Spirit led Jesus, who Luke says was full of the Holy Spirit, into the wilderness to be tempted by the Devil (Matt. 4:1; Luke 4:1).
The Holy Spirit Is a Person. He Has Strength. (Acts 1:8) but you will receive power when the Holy Spirit has come upon you; and you shall be My witnesses both in Jerusalem, and in all Judea and Samaria, and even to the remotest part of the earth. A Person Has Mind, Heart, Will, Conscience and Strength:
experience that we know the Holy Spirit as a person. Thousands and tens of thousands of men and women can testify to the blessing that has come into their own lives as they have come to know the Holy Spirit, not merely as a gracious influence (emanating, it is true, from God) but as a real Person, just as
LESSON TWO: THE HOLY SPIRIT IN THE MINISTRY OF JESUS AND THE EARLY CHURCH Introduction: The ministry of Jesus marks a key turning point (“bridge”) for understanding the work of the Holy Spirit; the Day of Pentecost as the key event: 1. Jesus demonstrated the fullness of the Holy Spirit; the Anointed One (Messiah): a.
The Holy Spirit is the Advocate, which the Father sent to teach all things and remind us of everything (John 14:26). The first encounter with the Holy Spirit is when He convicts us of our sin. He reveals the judgement that is coming to those who die without a Savior (John 16:8-11).
The Workof the Holy Spirit has been discussed separately by the following: Anton, “The Holy Spirit Indispensable.” Carsov, “On the Holy Spirit in Conviction.” Wensdorf, “On the Holy Spirit as a Teacher.” Boerner, “The Anointing of the Holy Spirit.” Neuman, “The Anointing which Teaches All Things.”
The Holy Spirit has rightly been called the forgotten person of the Trinity. When you look at the early post-apostolic fathers it seems that they were virtually binitarians rather than trinitarians. They believed in God the Father and his Word or Logos who proceeded from the Father.