Sermon Notes 15th January 2012
A People led by the Holy Spirit – Week 2
Key Text:- Acts 1:1-8, John 14
Missional Church
· Missional church is dependent on the Holy Spirit
· Missional church vital to a Kingdom transformation of the world we live in!
The weeks ahead
· You will be my witnesses – the Holy Spirit on Mission
· Holy Spirit and the Individual
· Holy Spirit and the Gathered Community
· Holy Spirit and the Scattered Community
Biblical Foundation
· Word and Spirit
Divinity of the Holy Spirit
· Present at Creation
o Genesis 1
· Included in the Trinity
o 1 Cor 12:4-6
· Given the attributes or activity of God
o 1 Cor 2:10-11
· Promised by Jesus
o John 14:16
· Equated with God
o Acts 5:3-4
· In the accepted Doctrine of the Church
o Nicean Creed 325AD
Personality of the Holy Spirit
· We understand the personality and personhood of the Holy Spirit when we grasp his divinity
· the character of the Spirit is the divine character
· God’s character is most perfectly displayed in the son
· Not an impersonal force but a powerful person of the Trinity
Application/Discussion questions
· Read John 14
· What do you think of when you hear the words – Advocate, Counsellor and Helper?
· In what ways did Jesus fulfil these roles for his disciples and those he encountered in his life on earth?
· In what areas of your life do you need the help of an advocate/counsellor/helper at the moment?
· How might you involve the Holy Spirit in these situations?
· Pray for the Holy Spirit to start drawing alongside friends, colleagues and family who do not yet know the love of God in their lives.
