39-The Holy Spirit - RSV

1. Jesus Declares That the Holy Spirit Is a Divine Being by Calling the Spirit "Him", Not "It".".
John 16:7 _____________________ I tell you the truth: it is to your advantage that I go away, for if I do not go away, the ________________ will not come to you; but if I go, I will send him to you.

2. The Holy Spirit Convicts Us of Sin.
John 16:8 And when he comes, he will convince the world __________________ sin and _______________________ and judgment:

3. Jesus Speaks of the Holy Spirit As Part of the Godhead.
Matthew 28:19-20 Go therefore and make ________________ of all nations, ________________ them in the name of the Father and of the Son and of the Holy Spirit, [20] teaching them to observe all that I have ________________ you; and lo, I am with you always, to the close of the age."

4. The Holy Spirit Can Be Grieved.
Ephesians 4:30 And do not grieve the Holy Spirit of God, in whom you were __________ for the day of __________________.

5. The Holy Spirit "Strives" with Us, Leading Us to Do Right.
Genesis 6:3 Then the LORD said, "My spirit shall not abide in man for ever, for he is flesh, but his days shall be a ____________ and __________ years."

6. The Holy Spirit Intercedes for Us.
Romans 8:26 ______________ the Spirit helps us in our weakness; for we do not know how to pray as we ought, but the Spirit himself __________________ for us with sighs too deep for words.

7. The Holy Spirit Has a Mind.
Romans 8:27 And he who searches the hearts of men knows what is the mind of the Spirit, because the Spirit __________________ for the saints ________________ to the will of God.

8. The Holy Spirit Bears Witness That We Are Children of God.
Romans 8:16 It is the Spirit himself bearing ____________ with our spirit that we are ______________ of God,

9. The Holy Spirit Produces His Fruits in Our Lives.
Galatians 5:22-26 But the fruit of the Spirit is love, joy, peace, patience, kindness, goodness, faithfulness, [23] __________________, self-control; against such there is no law. [24] And those who belong to Christ Jesus have ________________ the flesh with its ______________ and desires. [25] If we live by the Spirit, let us also walk by the Spirit. [26] Let us have no self-conceit, no ________________ of one another, no envy of one another.

10. The Holy Spirit Works A Transformation Of Character, Giving Us A New Heart.
Ezekiel 36:26-27 A new heart I will give you, and a new spirit I will put within you; and I will take out of your flesh the heart of stone and give you a heart of flesh. [27] And I will put my spirit within you, and cause you to walk in my ______________ and be careful to ____________ my __________________.

Hebrews 8:10 This is the ______________ that I will make with the house of Israel after those days, says the Lord: I will put my laws into their minds, and write them on their __________, and I will be their God, and they shall be my __________.

11. The Spirit Participated with the Father and the Son in Creation and He Participates in Re-Creating Us, Too.
Genesis 1:2 The earth was without form and void, and ______________ was upon the face of the deep; and the Spirit of God was moving over the face of the __________.

12. We May Be Assured That The Power Of The Holy Spirit Will Change His Faithful People By Dwelling In Them.
Romans 8:11 If the Spirit of him who raised Jesus from the dead dwells in you, he who raised Christ Jesus from the dead will give life to your __________ __________ also through his Spirit which dwells in you.

13. The Holy Spirit Guides Us into All Truth.
John 16:13-14 When the Spirit of truth comes, he will guide you into all the truth; for he will not speak on his own ________________, but whatever he hears he will speak, and he will declare to you the __________ that are to come. [14] He will ____________ me, for he will take what is mine and declare it to you.

14. The Holy Spirit Teaches Us.
John 14:26 But the ________________, the Holy Spirit, whom the Father will send in my name, he will teach you all things, and bring to your ___________________ all that I have said to you.

15. To Fully Reject the Convicting, Converting, Instructing Power of the Holy Spirit Is to Everlastingly Commit the Unpardonable Sin.
Matthew 12:31-32 Therefore I tell you, _________ sin and blasphemy will be forgiven men, but the blasphemy against the Spirit will not be forgiven. [32] And whoever says a word against the Son of man will be forgiven; but whoever __________ against the Holy Spirit will not be forgiven, __________ in this age or in the age to come.

16. As We Allow the Holy Spirit to Lead Us, We Become Sons and Daughters of God.
Romans 8:14 For all who are led by the __________ of God are _______ of God.

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