Receive The Holy Spirit14 [Luke 11 : 9-13] / Ephphatha Church Discipleship Training (Basic Course)

 

 

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Receive The Holy Spirit14 

[Luke 11 : 9-13] 

 

/ Ephphatha Church

 Discipleship Training

 (Basic Course) 

 

 

/ By Pastor Priscilla

 

 

"So I say to you:

Ask and it will be

given to you;

 

 

 

seek and you will find;

knock and the door

will be opened to you.

 

 

 

For everyone who

asks receives;

 

 

 

he who seeks finds;

and to him who knocks,

 the door will be opened.

 

 

 

Which of you fathers,

if your son asks for a fish,

will give him a snake instead?

 

 

 

Or if he asks for an egg,

will give him a scorpion?

 

 

 

If you then,though

you are evil, know how

to give good gifts

to your children,

 

 

 

how much more

will your Father in heaven

give the Holy Spirit

to those who ask him!"  

[Luke 11 : 9-13] 

 

 

 

If someone asks you

what the best thing

is in the world, what

will you answer to it? 

 

 

 

There can be many

  answers and wishes.

 

 

 

But today,

Jesus teaches us

that the Holy Spirit

is most beneficial

and best.

 

 

 

In fact, it is. 

The best gift for us

who believe in Jesus

is the presence of

 the Holy Spirit.

 

 

 

Why is that?

 

 

 

Today, we will divide it

into three major units

  and find out the reasons.

 

 

 

1. Who is the Holy Spirit?

 

 

 

In Genesis

it was written that

 

 

 

'In the beginning

God created the

heavens and the earth.

 

 

 

Now the earth was

formless and empty,

darkness was over

the surface of the deep,

 

 

 

and the Spirit of God

was hovering over

the waters."

(Gen 1 : 1-2)

 

 

 

The Spirit of God

mentioned above is

 God the Holy Spirit.

 

 

 

(Ex : 1)

(Trinity)

 

 

 

-God's family

and the structure

 of human family

 

 

 

God of the Trinity:

The relationship

between God

the Father,

 

 

 

Jesus the Son,

and the Holy Spirit

as the Comforter

 is very unique.

 

 

 

The relationship

of the Trinity is one,

 

 

 

but strictly speaking,

the roles, functions,

characteristics,

and presonalties

are different

 

 

 

When the Heavenly

Father proclaims

His will in the Word,

 

 

 

Jesus, the Son, obeys

the will of the Father

and performs it silently

and joyfully,

 

 

 

and the Holy Spirit,

the Comforter, hovers

over and works in general.

 

 

 

Therefore,

the Father, the Son,

and the Holy Spirit

 are one body.

 

 

 

How amazing is the

work of God, who is the

trinity, cooperating in an

inseparable relationship!

 

 

 

This model can be found

in human life through

the structure of a family,

 

 

 

that is, within the

framework of the family.

 

 

 

We can see that God

intends to apply in the

form of a family

 

 

 

of father, mother,

and children

according to

the will of God.

 

 

 

 

Jesus speaks

 as below.

 

 

 

"If I drive out demons

by the Spirit of God,

then the kingdom of God

has come upon you."

(Matt 12 : 28)

 

 

 

Also, because we

received Jesus, took

'the Spirit of sonship',

 

 

 

"and became

the sons of God,

God sent the

Spirit of the Son

into our hearts,

 

 

 

so God allowed us

to boldly call Him

'Abba, Father'.

(Gal 4 : 6)

 

 

 

From the above scripture,

we can see that the Holy Spirit

is being called by various names.

 

 

 

The reason is that

his ministry is diverse.

  

 

 

However,

he doesn't work

dogmatically.

 

 

 

However he is God

the Holy Spirit working

with God the Father

 and Jesus the Son.

 

 

 

2. What does the

  Holy Spirit do?

 

 

 

Jesus speaks definitely

  to us today as below.

 

 

 

"No one can enter

the kingdom of God

unless he is born of

  water and the Spirit.

 

 

 

Flesh gives birth

to flesh, but the Spirit

gives birth to spirit."

(John 3 : 5-6)

 

 

 

"We did not receive

a spirit again that makes us

slaves bound to the spirit

  of darkness in the past.

 

 

 

However we received

the 'Spirit of sonship',

 

 

 

so we can boldly cry out

and pray to Heavenly

Father-'Abba, Father.'

(Rom 8 : 15)

 

 

 

"The Spirit himself

testifies with our spirit

that we are God's children."

(Rom 8 : 16)

 

 

 

It is the Holy Spirit

who makes us realize

  all these truths.

 

 

 

"No one who is speaking

by the Spirit of God says,

"Jesus be cursed,"

 

 

 

and no one can say,

"Jesus is Lord,"

except by the Holy Spirit."

(1 Corin 12 : 3)

 

 

 

And John 16 : 8 says,

 

 

 

"When he comes,

he will convict the

world of guilt in regard

to sin and righteousness

and judgment:" 

 

 

 

Here, "he" is referring

 to the Holy Spirit.

 

 

 

So, what does he rebuke?

 

 

 

1) Reproof for sin-

 

 

 

 (1) Unbelief of Jesus.

 

 

 

 (2) They killed Jesus because

they loved the world.

 

 

 

 (3) Denial of Jesus' resurrection.

 

 

 

2) Reproof for righteousness-

 

 

 (1) Making His trial injustice.

(human righteousness) 

 

 

 

(2) They tried to punish Jesus

with the justice of the world.

 

 

 

But by resurrection,

Jesus set justice right.

 

 

 

Therefore, he proved that

the justice of the world

was false.

 

 

 

3) Reproof for judgment-

 

 

 

Satan is the ruler of the world. 

He made Jesus judged

and crucified to death.

 

 

 

This is against God's work.

Therefore, Satan was unable

to escape God's judgment.

 

 

 

"But when he, the Spirit

of truth, comes, he will

guide you into all truth.

 

 

 

He will not speak

on his own;

 

 

 

he will speak only

what he hears, and

he will tell you wha

t is yet to come."

(John 16 : 13)

 

 

 

This is, just as the Son

Jesus answered with obedience,

 

 

 

the Holy Spirit also operates

the word proclaimed

by God's will by obedience

and delivers it to us today.

 

 

 

So, we can see that God,

who is the Trinity, does

not act independently,

 

 

 

but shows the essence of

the collective work of God.

 

 

 

The kingdom of God

is righteousness, peace,

and joy only in the

Holy Spirit. 

 

 

 

Therefore, we should not

focus on the realistic life

of ​​eating and drinking. 

(Rom 14 : 17)

 

 

 

There is just something

we need to watch out for.

 

 

 

This is that we must

not leave him alone

or grieve Him who has

come as a personality.

 

 

 

"And do not grieve

the Holy Spirit of God,

with whom you were

sealed for the day

of redemption."

(Eph 4 : 30)

 

 

 

Also, we should realize

that the appearing of

the Holy Spirit is trying

to benefit us.

 

 

 

"Now to each one

the manifestation of

the Spirit is given for

 the common good.

 

 

 

To one there is given

through the Spirit the

message of wisdom,

 

 

 

to another the message

of knowledge by means

of the same Spirit,

 

 

 

to another faith

by the same Spirit,

to another gifts of

healing by that

 one Spirit,

 

 

 

to another miraculous powers,

to another prophecy,

to another distinguishing

between spirits,

 

 

 

to another speaking

in different kinds of tongues,

and to still another

the interpretation of tongues.

 

 

 

All these are the work

of one and the same Spirit,

and he gives them to

each one, just as he

determines."

(1 Corin 12 : 7-11)

 

 

We should realize

for sure that this works

only according to

God's will, not our will.

 

 

 

There are so many

and precious things

that the Holy Spirit

does. 

 

 

 

When we receive

the Holy Spirit and

are filled with the

Holy Spirit,

 

 

 

our lives, and our

values ​​are all changed.

 

 

 

Therefore, the Lord said

that the Holy Spirit

is the best gift.

 

 

 

Only after the disciples

and apostles also received

the Holy Spirit they got to

understand the words

 of Jesus,

 

 

 

so they also preached

to all who would preach

the gospel of Jesus

that they should receive

the Holy Spirit.

 

 

 

How, then, will we

receive the Holy Spirit?

 

 

 

Peter replied,

 

 

 

"Repent and be baptized,

every one of you,

in the name of Jesus Christ

for the forgiveness

of your sins.

 

 

 

And you will

receive the gift of

the Holy Spirit."

(Acts 2 : 38)

 

 

 

Also, when the disciples 

evangelized and

asked people:

 

 

 

"Did you receive

the Holy Spirit

when you believed?"

 

 

 

They answered,

"No, we have not even

heard that there

  is a Holy Spirit."

(Acts 19 : 2) 

 

 

 

(Ex :  2

(My testimony)

 

 

 

After my father's death,

when I was 10 years old,

 

 

 

I began my life of faith

by receiving God

as my Father and

Jesus as my Savior.

 

 

 

However,

I knew about

God and Jesus,

but nevertheless,

 

 

 

no one in the church

told me about the

Holy Spirit.

 

 

 

After the age of 17,

I became spiritually

hungry and thirsty

while living my faith.

 

 

 

Eventually, I left the Lord

and went on a long wander.

 

 

 

After a few decades passed

with trials and sufferings,

 

 

 

I received the Lord again

and became aware of the

existence of the Holy Spirit.

 

 

 

Likewise, I came to know

the existence of the Holy Spirit

through experiences, and in the end,

I experienced the being born again

with water and the Holy Spirit. 

And by faith, my soul was

truly born again.

 

 

 

 

"Then you will know the truth,

and the truth will set you free."

(John 8 : 32)

 

 

 

Therefore, I came to realize

all the promised word

of God through the Holy

Spirit's intervention

in my life.

 

 

 

Since then, my values ​

​and my life have been changed,

and I have finally become

a servant of the Lord by

longing for another

grace of God,

 

 

 

and I have come to

the present where I spread

the gospel of the Lord

to the people around.

 

 

 

Before I met the Holy Spirit,

I didn't really realize

the knowledge and truth

of knowing God,

 

 

 

and I felt spiritual thirst,

but I didn't know why.

 

 

 

However, after

experiencing the

Holy Spirit,

 

 

 

I was provided with

the power to overcome

myself and the world,

 

 

 

so I became a powerful

Christian and had a clear

knowledge of my identity.

 

 

 

In addition,

I have learned that living

in this earth according

to God's will is the

most blessed life.

 

 

 

Christianity is not a religion

that is accomplished

through self training

 

 

 

or has only knowledge

and learning, but a

spiritual religion.

 

 

 

Therefore, we cannot

properly understand the

truth of true Christianity

until we receive

the Holy Spirit.

 

 

 

That is why Jesus also

earnestly asked his disciples

 to receive the Holy Spirit.

 

 

 

Jesus commanded

 his disciples: And with

that he breathed

on them and said,

 

 

"Receive the

Holy Spirit."

(John 20 : 22)

 

 

 

"Do not leave Jerusalem,

but wait for the gift my

Father promised,

which you have heard

me speak about.

 

 

 

For John baptized

with water, but in a

few days you will be

baptized with the

Holy Spirit."

(John 1 : 4-5)

 

 

 

3. When does the

Holy Spirit come

upon us?

 

 

 

1) When we all join

together constantly

in prayer,

 

 

 

the Holy Spirit will

come upon us.

(Acts 1 : 14)

 

 

 

2) Only if we receive

repentance, baptism,

and forgiveness of sins,

 

 

the Holy Spirit will

come to us as a gift.

(Acts 2 : 38)

 

 

 

"Repent and be baptized,

every one of you,

 

 

 

in the name of Jesus Christ

for the forgiveness

of your sins.

 

 

 

And you will receive

the gift of the Holy Spirit."

(Acts 2 : 38)

        

 

 

3) When a servant of God

places his hands on us,

and we can receive

the Holy Spirit.

(Acts 8 : 17)

 

 

 

4) The Holy Spirit will

come to all who hear

and yearn for the good

news of God.

(Acts 10 : 44-45).

 

 

 

"While Peter was

still speaking these words,

the Holy Spirit came on

all who heard the message. 

 

 

 

The circumcised believers

who had come with Peter

were astonished that

 

 

 

the gift of the Holy Spirit

had been poured out

even on the Gentiles."

(Acts 10 : 44-45)

 

 

 

5) The Holy Spirit will

come upon us when we

constantly pray.

(Luke 11 : 13)

 

 

 

Especially it is the most

important thing to realize

the importance and

necessity of the Holy

Spirit and pray constantly.

 

 

 

The Holy Spirit is

definitely present in

our earnest prayer.

(Luke 11 : 13)

 

 

 

Now, we believers

who have received Christ

as Savior must long for and

ask for the Holy Spirit.

 

 

 

Furthermore,

we should receive

the greatest gift from

God th children of God,

 

 

 

that is, we should

live a life of faith with

the Holy Spirit.

 

 

 

From this, we can see

that the Holy Spirit has

no favoritism and

  restrictions.

 

 

 

Therefore, the Holy Spirit,

transcending any region

or nation, is involved

in preaching to all peoples

the salvation of God

 

 

 

and the good news

related to the kingdom of God,

Heaven, and is constantly

at work on those who

accept the blessed Word.

 

 

 

Therefore, our hearts

should be steadfast today.

 

 

 

And we should receive,

welcome, and accept

the Holy Spirit, who comes

to us as the Comforter

with a personality.

 

 

 

In conclusion, from today on,

let's ask the Holy Spirit to

know exactly what our

identities,

 

 

 

and to know what we are

entrusted with and what

our mission is for God.

 

 

 

 

And while living

on this earth,

 

 

 

let's be guided by

the Holy Spirit and

become powerful

children of God

 

 

 

and messengers

of the Gospel who

will glorify God with

a true Christian life! 

 

 

 

 

-Hallelujah

 Amen!

 

 

 

4) Summary

 

 

 

1) What is the most

important thing

for Christians? 

 

 

 

-The Holy Spirit,

God's promise

 

 

 

2) Who is the Holy Spirit?  

 

 

 

 (1) The Spirit of God

 (2) Comforter 

 (3) The Spirit of God

  (God of the Trinity)

 

 

 

3) What does the

Holy Spirit do?

 

 

 

 (1) To have made us

born again by the

Holy Spirit.

 

 

 

 (2) To have made us

  call God the Father.

 

 

 

 (3) To have made us

call Jesus the Savior.

 

 

 

 (4) Rebuking the world.

 (5) Guiding us into the truth.

 (6) Informing us of the future.

 

 

 

 (7) Guiding us into living

with righteousness,

peace, and joy.

 

 

 

 (8) Sealing on the

 foreheads (guarantee)

 

 

 

 (9) Giving us gifts

-(Empowering with nine gifts

and the fruits of the Holy Spirit)

 

 

 

4) How can we receive

the Holy Spirit?-

 

 

 

 (1) Through repentance.

 (2) Through prayer.

 

 

 

 (3) Through the Word of God.

 (4) Through placing the hands

of a servant of God on us.

 

 

 

Let's listen to the

experiences of those

who have received

the Holy Spirit

 

 

 

and be those who

long for the Holy

Spirit, too.

 

 

 

Five steps of the

work of the Holy Spirit

 

 

 

1) Being born again-

 Through the Holy Spirit. 

 

 

2) Through Basic baptism - 

Receiving the nine

 gifts of the Holy Spirit.

 

 

 

 3) Being filled with

the Holy Spirit. (Life)

 

 

 

- Receiving the nine

fruits of the Holy Spirit.

 

 

 

 4) Baptism of the

  Holy Spirit. (power)- 

 

 

 

giving down the

power of Jesus to us

(being clothed with

the Holy Spirit)

 

 

 

 5) Full of ability -

Maintaining abilities

for ministry to lead

a victorious life.

 

 

 

Therefore, accept

the Holy Spirit,

acknowledge him

as a personality,

and welcome him!

 

 

 

Conclusion-

 

 

 

For the righteous

and the saints,

 

 

 

life on this earth can be

so hard and even

more difficult.

 

 

 

Evil spirits make us

commit sins, and in any

way seek to destroy

our happiness.

 

 

 

There is no way

or trick for us

 

 

 

who are weak in the flesh

to deal with and defeat

evil spirits.

 

 

 

Therefore,

in order to engage in

constant spiritual battles

with the forces

of darkness,

 

 

 

we must be clothed

with the power and

presence of the Holy

Spirit even more.

 

 

 

We should be saints

who live a victorious life

in our environment,

 

 

 

being clothed with

the power of the Holy

Spirit who has come to

help us from today on.

 

 

 

 

2021/ 02/04

 

 

/ By Pastor Priscilla