Indwelling and Empowering of the Holy Spirit

Message Title: The Indwelling and the Empowering of the Holy Spirit

Speaker: Pastor Frank Winans

Series: Journey Through the Gospel of John

Key verses: John 14:15-17, John 16:7

Sermon Notes:

1. Every miracle Jesus did was done after He was baptized by the Holy Spirit at the Jordan River. (Luke 4:21)
2. The Holy Spirit is associated with power. (Zechariah 4:6)
3. In the Upper Room, Jesus spoke of the indwelling and the empowering of the Holy Spirit coming upon His disciples. (John 14:15-17, 25-26, 15:26-27)
4. There is a permanence of the indwelling of the Holy Spirit at conversion. (John 14:16, Ephesians 1:13)
5. There is an available filling of the Holy Spirit when we submit to Him. (Acts 4:8,31, Ephesians 5:18)
6. Believers may lose the filling, but never the indwelling of the Holy Spirit.

Follow-up Questions from Sunday’s Message:

Getting to Know You:

When do you feel the most powerful in life?

Quick Review:

Looking back at your notes from this week’s teaching, was there anything you heard for the first time or that caught your attention, challenged, or confused you?

Digging Deeper:

1. Read Luke 3:21-22, 4:14. According to these verses, what was different about Jesus after He was baptized in the Jordan River?
2. What do you think it means when the Scriptures say, “Jesus returned in the power of the Spirit?”
3. Read John 14:15-17, 26, 15:26-27, 16:13. What does Jesus teach His disciples about what the Holy Spirit is going to do in their life?
4. Read Acts 1:4-8. After Jesus had risen from the dead, He told His followers to wait in Jerusalem for the Baptism of the Spirit and then begin doing ministry. Why do you think it was so important for the Holy Spirit to come on them?
5. According to 2 Timothy 1:7, what does the Holy Spirit bring to your life? How have you experienced this?
6. Read Ephesians 5:15-18. What do you think are the differences between the indwelling and the filling of the Holy Spirit in our lives?
7. Read Acts 1:8, 2 Timothy 1:7, Galatians 5:16-26. If the Holy Spirit is power in the believer’s life, then why do you think that so many believers don’t experience His power in their lives?
8. When was the last time you felt the power of the Holy Spirit in your life?
9. Read Acts 1:8, 4:5-12. What is the primary purpose of the Holy Spirit’s power in our lives? Have you ever experienced the power of the Holy Spirit in your life when you were sharing Jesus? Please share.
10. Jesus tells His disciples the night before He died, that it was good for Him to go because He was sending the Holy Spirit into our lives. He is sent here to come along side us in our journey with Jesus. As you reflect back on your life, how have you seen the Holy Spirit help you?

Prayer:

Ask the Holy Spirit to fill you today with power to be the person that Jesus called you to be and do what Jesus calls you to do.

Taking it Home:

Memorize/Meditate on John 7:37-39

Theological Question:

What similarities and differences do you think existed when the Holy Spirit came on Jesus for ministry and when the Holy Spirit came on the disciples for ministry?