To tell people about what Jesus did for them on the cross and how he conquered death and reigns victoriously! Don’t shy away from being an advocate for Christ it’s what you are called to do. Having the Holy Spirit with us means having power to be a witness. It’s literally the last thing Jesus said before he ascended into heaven! Telling others about Jesus and making disciples is our most important role on this earth. “But you will receive power when the Holy Spirit has come upon you, and you will be my witnesses in Jerusalem and in all Judea and Samaria, and to the end of the earth,” Acts 1:8. * Additional passages of the gifts of the Spirit can be found in Ephesians 4 and Romans 12.ġ0. Embrace what God has put inside of you and be His instrument for Kingdom purpose! The gift(s) that you receive will empower you for the calling God has placed on your life. Nobody receives all gifts but they are distributed among the Body of Christ, each person receiving different gifts. The Holy Spirit imparts to believers gifts that are needed in the Church. He alone decides which gift each person should have,” 1 Corinthians 12:4-11. It is the one and only Spirit who distributes all these gifts. Still another person is given the ability to speak in unknown languages, while another is given the ability to interpret what is being said. He gives someone else the ability to discern whether a message is from the Spirit of God or from another spirit. He gives one person the power to perform miracles, and another the ability to prophesy. ![]() The same Spirit gives great faith to another, and to someone else the one Spirit gives the gift of healing. To one person the Spirit gives the ability to give wise advice to another the same Spirit gives a message of special knowledge. A spiritual gift is given to each of us so we can help each other. God works in different ways, but it is the same God who does the work in all of us. There are different kinds of service, but we serve the same Lord. “There are different kinds of spiritual gifts, but the same Spirit is the source of them all. Download and Print this guide as you seek to be filled with the power of the Holy Spirit.ĥ. Get Your Free Copy of Living By the Holy Spirit Power - A Prayer and Scripture Guide HERE. Here are 10 of the supernatural ways the Holy Spirit wants to empower you today. With that, He empowers us to live victoriously for the cause of Christ and glory of the Father. Jesus said before he ascended to heaven that the Holy Spirit would come and dwell within us as a believer. The uniqueness of the Holy Spirit is His presence within us. They are equal and work in harmony with each other. It's not enough to exist with the belief that The Father and the Son are first and the Holy Spirit is secondary. When you feel depleted or need strength, ask Him to replenish you (Ephesians 5:18). ![]() We are encouraged to ask the Holy Spirit to fill us up on a regular basis. Furthermore, the gift is primarily for the empowerment to witness to others (Acts 1:8). Through the power of the Holy Spirit, the Helper, we become more like Jesus and are directed to do the Father's will. It's available to all (Acts 2:39) and a gift of empowerment, helping the believer to live a holy life. There is a second work of the Holy Spirit when He baptizes a believer (Acts 2:1-4). As we repent, confess our sins and receive the gift of Salvation the Holy Spirit regenerates our dead inner human spirit which now becomes sensitive to the spiritual things of God (John 3:1-16 Acts 2:38). ![]() Our first encounter with the Holy Spirit is when He convicts us of our sin, shows us that none of us can live up to the righteousness of Jesus, and reveals to us the judgment that is coming to those who die without a Savior (John 16:8-11). ![]() We need Him in our life as a conduit to become who God created us to be, and through His power we have aid in all situations. The Holy Spirit is a beautiful and powerful part of who God is. “The Holy Spirit illuminates the minds of people, makes us yearn for God, and takes spiritual truth and makes it understandable to us.” –Billy Graham
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