To Be Filled with The Holy Spirit

1. The importance of understanding the Holy Spirit
2. Who is the Holy Spirit?
3. The functions of the Holy Spirit

a. The beginning of the Christian life
In reply Jesus declared, "I tell you the truth, no one can see the kingdom of God unless he is born again. ~ John 3: 3

b. Empowering the Christian
I tell you the truth, anyone who has faith in me will do what I have been doing. He will do even greater things than these, because I am going to the Father. ~ John 14: 12

c. To illuminate and to teach the Christian
16And I will ask the Father, and he will give you another Counselor to be with you forever— 17the Spirit of truth. The world cannot accept him, because it neither sees him nor knows him. But you know him, for he lives with you and will be in you. ~ John 14: 16-17

But the Counselor, the Holy Spirit, whom the Father will send in my name, will teach you all things and will remind you of everything I have said to you. ~ John 14: 26

d. The intercessory work of the Holy Spirit
26In the same way, the Spirit helps us in our weakness. We do not know what we ought to pray for, but the Spirit himself intercedes for us with groans that words cannot express. 27And he who searches our hearts knows the mind of the Spirit, because the Spirit intercedes for the saints in accordance with God's will. ~ Romans 8: 26-27

e. Sanctification in the life of the Christian
5Those who live according to the sinful nature have their minds set on what that nature desires; but those who live in accordance with the Spirit have their minds set on what the Spirit desires. 6The mind of sinful man is death, but the mind controlled by the Spirit is life and peace; 7the sinful mind is hostile to God. It does not submit to God's law, nor can it do so. 8Those controlled by the sinful nature cannot please God. 9You, however, are controlled not by the sinful nature but by the Spirit, if the Spirit of God lives in you. And if anyone does not have the Spirit of Christ, he does not belong to Christ. ~ Romans 8: 5-9

f. The holy Spirit bestows gifts to Christian
6We have different gifts, according to the grace given us. If a man's gift is prophesying, let him use it in proportion to his faith. 7If it is serving, let him serve; if it is teaching, let him teach; 8if it is encouraging, let him encourage; if it is contributing to the needs of others, let him give generously; if it is leadership, let him govern diligently; if it is showing mercy, let him do it cheerfully. ~ Romans 12: 6-8

4. Implications of a correct understanding of the Holy Spirit.
a. The Holy Spirit is fully divine and is one with God the father and God the Son.

b. Let the Holy Spirit works in and through you.