The Holy Spirit ____, He ____, and He ____.
The Holy Spirit speaks, He feels, and He helps
Here are a few of them: ______ - which soothes and ‘smoothes’; ______ - which ignites and consumes; the _____ - which blows, moving things and refreshes; the rain and ______ - which water the ground, causing things to grow and flourish.
Here are a few of them: oil - which soothes and ‘smoothes’; fire - which ignites and consumes; the wind - which blows, moving things and refreshes; the rain and rivers - which water the ground, causing things to grow and flourish.
Today we will focus on the quality of ______ and see how the Holy Spirit ________ us in following God.
Today we will focus on the quality of wine and see how the Holy Spirit influences us in following God.
Like the wine stretching the wineskins, the Holy Spirit comes to ______ us.
Like the wine stretching the wineskins, the Holy Spirit comes to stretch us.
Being _____ is a quality of the ‘old man’ who is __________ to change.
Being rigid is a quality of the ‘old man’ who is unwilling to change.
As we _____ the Spirit to stretch us, our _________ to love others, to forgive, to think right, to believe God, etc… is _________.
As we allow the Spirit to stretch us, our capacity to love others, to forgive, to think right, to believe God, etc… is enlarged.
To be “under the influence” means you are __________ the ______ _______ to __________ your thoughts, words, choices and actions in a way that ______ God, as well as help you pray.
To be “under the influence” means you are allowing the Holy Spirit to influence your thoughts, words, choices, and actions in a way that pleases God, as well as help you pray.
He gives me ______ and ________ in decisions whether great or small.
He gives me advice and direction in decisions whether great or small.
The Holy Spirit’s power is what ________ us to live as Christians.
The Holy Spirit’s power is what enables us to live as Christians.