1. Who Is the Holy Spirit? (John 16:5-15)
The Holy Spirit is spoken of dozens of times in Scripture and is one of the three persons of the Trinity. Yet many Christians regard the Holy Spirit as mysterious, confusing, or irrelevant. Who, then, is the Holy Spirit and why is the Spirit so pivotal to being a Christian?
Scripture passages cited (or alluded to) in this message include John 14:16-17; 16:5-15; Romans 8:16, 27; 12:1; 1 Corinthians 12:11, 13; Ephesians 4:30; Acts 4:8; 5:3-4, 9; 8:29; 13:2, 9; Matthew 28:19; 2 Corinthians 3:17-18; Exodus 31:2-5; Judges 6:34; 11:29; 14:6, 19; 15:14; 1 Samuel 10:10; 16:4; 19:23; 2 Samuel 23:2; Ezekiel 8:3; 11:1, 24; 37:1; 43:5; Micah 3:8; and Colossians 1:27.