By Phillip North

Benchley, May 17, 2009

• I Corinthians 2:1-16?- The Holy Spirit delivered the mind of God to men to write down.
• How does the Holy Spirit dwell in someone?
  • Galatians 5:19-25?- works of the flesh and fruit of the Spirit
  • Ephesians 5:1-21
  • Conversions in Acts:
    • Acts 2 Holy Spirit worked directly on the speaker and indirectly on the hearers
    • Acts 8:4-7?- We see the same thing here.
    • Acts 11:12-18; 10

By Jesse Jenkins

Benchley, March 8, 2009

• Ephesians 2:1-10
• Divine side of salvation:
  • Romans 6:23?- This side of salvation is a free gift from God.
  • What’s involved:
    • God, the Father?- John 3:16; Ephesians 3:10,11; Romans 5:8
    • Christ – John 19:10; Ephesians 1:7
    • Holy Spirit – John 14:26; 16:13
    • Grace – Ephesians 2:8; Titus 3:7
    • Gospel – Romans 1:16; I Corinthians 15:1-4
    • Church – Ephesians 3:10-11, 14-15
• Human side of salvation:
  • What’s involved:
    • Hear – Romans 10:17; John 6:44
    • Believe – Acts 16:31; Hebrews 11:6
    • Repent – Acts 17:30
    • Confess – Romans 10:9-10
    • Baptism – Acts 2:38; Mark 16:16
    • Study – II Timothy 2:15; Ezra 7:10
    • Serve – Philippians 3:14-15; I John 1:7
    • Teach – Acts 8:4; Matthew 28:20
    • Be faithful – I Corinthians 15:58
    • Grow – II Peter 1:5-11

By Jesse Jenkins

Benchley, February 15, 2009

By Steve Fontenot

Benchley, November 14, 2008

• Matthew 28:19?- Jesus commissions the apostles
• II Corinthians 13:14; Ephesians 2:18?- the Father, Son, and Holy Spirit all have a part in salvation.
• I Peter 1:10?- salvation was prophecied
• II Peter 1:20-21?- scripture came from the Holy Spirit
• Acts 8:32-35?- the Ethiopian tries to understand prophecy.
• Acts 1:16,20;4:25?- words came from the Holy Spirit.
• Hebrews 10:14-17?- The Holy Spirit told of salvation to come.
• Acts 2:38?- The gift of the Holy Spirit arrives.
• John 14:26; 15:26; 6:8-14?- The Holy Spirit came to help the apostles remember what they’d seen.
• Acts 1:8;5:29-32
• I Corinthians 2:1-5?- Paul spoke and confirmed the words with the power of the Holy Spirit.
• Ephesians 3:1-5?- All these things were revealed by the Holy Spirit.
• Acts 7:51-52?- The people were resisting the Holy Spirit by resisting the prophets.
• I Thessalonians 4:8; Nehemiah 9:20,30?- Rejecting gospel teaching is resisting the Holy Spirit.
• Ephesians 4:30?- The context (Ephesians 4:17-30) is about leaving the old sinful way of life.? We grieve the Holy Spirit by staying in our old sinful ways.
• I Corinthians 14:37-38?- Paul’s words were authoritative because he had the Holy Spirit.
• Revelation 2:7,11,17 – These words were from the Holy Spirit.
• Hebrews 10:23,26?- Don’t give up!

By Steve Fontenot

Benchley, November 10, 2008

• Luke 1:15?- John would be filled witht eh Holy Spirit even before he was born.
• Acts 2:4?- apostles filled witht eh Holy Spirit on the day of Pentecost.
• Ephesians 3:18?- be filled with the Spirit
• The phrase “filled with the Spirit” is idiomatic.? It is not literal.
  • Acts 10:44?- “fell upon” is idiomatic as well
  • II Timothy 1:14?- “dwells in us” is idiomatic
  • Acts 1:5?- “baptized with the Holy Spirit” is also idiomatic.
  • These figures of speech were often used then just as they are now.
• Luke 4:28?- “filled with” means “under the influence of”
  • Acts 5:3?- Ananias was under the influence of Satan
  • Romans 1:29?- people who were under the influence of evil
  • Romans 15:14?- filled with knowledge
• Being filled with the Holy Spirit is not the same as being baptized in the Holy Spirit.
  • Acts 1:4-5?- Baptism in the Holy Spirit is not a command to be obeyed.? It is a promise to be kept.? It was only promised to the apostles.
  • Luke 1:15?- This is not the same as baptism in the Holy Spirit.? See Luke 1:41,67.
    • There’s no record of Zacharias and Elizabeth ever prophesying again.
    • Acts 7:55?- the Holy Spirit temporarily allowed Stephen to see heavenly things.
    • Acts 13:9?- the Holy Spirit affected Saul
    • The power of the Holy Spirit may act only temporarily.
• Ephesians 5:18-19?- result of the Holy Spirit’s power.
  • Colossians 3:16?- same result here, but different cause.? The gospel caused the result!
• “Filled with the Holy Spirit” can mean a variety of things.
  • Acts 2:4?- Here it means the apostles had the ability to speak in tongues.
  • Acts 4:8?- Here it allowed Peter to speak what the Holy Spirit gave him to speak.
  • Acts 11:22-24?- Here it is connectd with Barnabas and this particular mission.
  • Acts 13:52?- Verse 48?shows that this refers to the knowledge they had of salvation for the Gentiles.
• Never in the New Testament is “filled with the Holy Spirit” used to mean some kind of loss of bodily control.
• Don’t let error rob you of the beauty and power of truth!
• Ephesians 5:18-21
  • If we don’t sing, we aren’t filled with the Spirit!

• The New Testament says the Holy Spirit dwells in the Christian. II Timothy 1:14
• So it is not a question of whether but of how.
• Is it literal and personal, or is it representatively through His revealed Word?
• Deity dwells in the Christian.
  • The Father – II Corinthians 6:16; I John 4:12
  • Christ – Ephesians 3:17
  • The Holy Spirit – II Timothy 1:14
  • What is the meaning of Deity dwelling in the Christian?
  • No one thinks that the Father and Christ dwells in us personally.
• Definition of two words:
  • “In” means “in union with” – John 17:21
  • “Dwell” means that the Word controls one’s life – Revelation 2:13; Colossians 3:16
• Things that equal the same thing equal each other (transitive property).
  • John 1:7 – walk in light = fellowship with God
  • Walking in light = Holy Spirit dwelling in one
  • Therefore, Holy Spirit dwelling in one = fellowship with God.
• Summary
  • Colossians 3:17 – Deity dwells in the Christian by faith. Faith comes by hearing the Word. Romans 10:17
  • Every influence ascribed to the Holy Spirit is also ascribed to the Word.

• Let the Word control your life and the Holy Spirit will dwell in you.

• In conversion
  • The Holy Spirit does operate in the conversion of the sinner.
  • No sinner can be converted without the work of the Holy Spirit.
  • But how does the Holy Spirit convert?
    • Not directly, but through His revealed word.
      • God draws man through the Word. John 6:44-45; Romans 1:16; II Peter 1:3; Jude 3; II Timothy 3:16-17
      • There is no evidence that God draws man any other way.
      • God calls man by the gospel.
  • By the Word, He:
    • Calls – II Thessalonians 2:14
    • Draws – John 6:44-45
    • Begets – James 1:18
    • Cleanses – John 15:3
    • Purifies – I Peter 1:22
    • Enlightens the heart – Psalms 119:130
    • Effects the new birth – I Peter 1:23
    • Saves – James 1:21
  • The Word is the only means by which the Holy Spirit ever converted anyone
    • When the Holy Spirit influenced man directly, He influenced the teacher, not the hearer.
      • Pentecost – Acts 2
      • The Samaritans – Acts 8
    • The Eunuch – Acts 8
    • Saul – Acts 9
    • Cornelius – Acts 11, verse 14 specifically
• In spiritual growth
  • By the Word, He:
    • Guides – Psalms 119:105
    • Causes growth – I Peter 2:2
    • Builds up – Acts 20:32
• In judgment
  • His word is that by which He will judge. John 12:48; Matthew 7:24-27; Romans 2:16
• Whatever the Holy Spirit does, He accomplishes through His word.
• To receive the Word is to receive the Holy Spirit.