What Does the Holy Spirit Do Today?

What Does the Holy Spirit Do Today?

Starting Points

1) The Spirit would be with us forever.

John 14:16

[16] “I will ask the Father, and He will give you

another Helper, that He may be with you forever;

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2) The Spirit is doing something different than He did in

the Old Testament.

Romans 7:6[6] But now we have been

released from the Law, having died to that by

which we were bound, so that we serve in newness of the *Spirit and not in

oldness of the letter.

Ephesians 6:17

[17] And take THE HELMET OF SALVATION, and the

sword of the Spirit, which is the word of God.

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3) The most common broad description of

the Spirit’s work: sanctification.

1 Peter 1:2[2] according to the

foreknowledge of God the Father, by the sanctifying work of the Spirit, to obey

Jesus Christ and be sprinkled with His blood:

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1) The Spirit speaks.

Hebrews 3:7

[7] Therefore, just as the Holy Spirit says,

“TODAY IF YOU HEAR HIS VOICE,

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2) The Spirit indwells.

1 Corinthians 6:19[19] Or do you not know that your body is a temple of the Holy Spirit who is in you, whom you have from God, and that you are not

your own?

Acts 2:38[38] Peter said to them,

“Repent, and each of you be baptized in the name of

Jesus Christ for the forgiveness of your sins; and you will receive the gift of the Holy Spirit.

Romans 8:9[9]  However, you are not in

the flesh but in the Spirit, if indeed the Spirit of God

dwells in you. But if anyone does not have the Spirit of Christ, he does

not belong to Him.

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3) The Spirit unites.

Romans 8:9[9]  However, you are not in

the flesh but in the Spirit, if indeed the Spirit of God

dwells in you. But if anyone does not have the Spirit of Christ, he does

not belong to Him.

Romans 8:15-16[15] For you have not

received a spirit of slavery leading to fear again, but you have received a spirit of adoption as

sons by which we cry out, “Abba! Father!”

Romans 8:15-16

[16] The Spirit Himself testifies with our

spirit that we are children of God,

1 Corinthians 12:13[13] For by one Spirit

we were all baptized into one body, whether Jews

or Greeks, whether slaves or free, and we were all made to drink

of one Spirit.

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4) The Spirit intercedes.

Romans 8:26-27[26]  In the same way the

Spirit also helps our weakness; for we do not know how to pray

as we should,

Romans 8:26-27but the Spirit Himself intercedes for us with

groanings too deep for words;

Romans 8:26-27[27] and He who searches the hearts knows what the

mind of the Spirit is, because He intercedes for

the saints according to the will of God.

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5) The Spirit strengthens.

Ephesians 3:16[16] that He would grant

you, according to the riches of His glory, to be strengthened with power through His Spirit in the

inner man,

Romans 8:13[13] for if you are living according to the flesh,

you must die; but if by the Spirit you are putting to death the deeds of the

body, you will live.

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6) The Spirit leads.

Romans 8:14[14] For all who are being

led by the Spirit of God, these are sons of God.

Galatians 5:18[18] But if you are led by

the Spirit, you are not under the Law.

Acts 16:7[7] and after they came to Mysia, they were trying to go into Bithynia, and the

Spirit of Jesus did not permit them;

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7) The Spirit assures.

Romans 8:11[11] But if the Spirit of Him

who raised Jesus from the dead dwells in you,

He who raised Christ Jesus from the dead

Romans 8:11will also give life to

your mortal bodies *through His Spirit

who dwells in you.

Romans 15:13[13] Now may the God of hope fill you with all joy and peace in believing,

so that you will abound in hope by the power

of the Holy Spirit.

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8) The Spirit transforms.

Titus 3:5[5] He saved us, not on the

basis of deeds which we have done in

righteousness, but according to His mercy,

Titus 3:5by the washing of regeneration and

renewing by the Holy Spirit,

Galatians 5:22-23[22] But the fruit of the Spirit is love, joy, peace,

patience, kindness, goodness, faithfulness,

[23] gentleness, self-control; against such

things there is no law.

Ephesians 5:18[18] And do not get drunk

with wine, for that is dissipation, but be filled

with the Spirit,

Let’s allow the Holy Spirit to sanctify us!