MY SERMON NOTES
@ Church of Christ in Nigeria (COCIN)
(now, Church of Christ in Nations)
Area 1, Garki – Abuja, Nigeria
18th October, 2000
* Speaker: Dr. Wilfred Haggai
* Topic: Walking in the Spirit
* Text: Galatians 5:16-18
* The Holy Spirit is a member of the god-head
* John 16:5-16; 4:15-17, 26 (the Spirit of God comforts us)
* Acts 2:1-4 (he comes with power)
* Genesis 1:2 (He was present at the creation of the earth)
* Genesis 1:26 (He was present during the creation of man)
* The Person of the Holy Spirit
* The Holy Spirit is not an object, He is a person
* Other names of the Holy Spirit include: Holy Ghost, Spirit of Christ,
Spirit of His Son, Spirit of Promise, Spirit of truth, Spirit of life (Romans8:2), Comforter, Counselor, etc.
* Acts 19:2 – many have not
understood the working of the Holy Spirit
1. The Holy Spirit was involved in the creation process (Genesis 1:2, 26)
2. Spirit means life – He is always in the process of revealing the
Father
3. He inspired the writing and compilation of the Holy Scriptures (2 Timothy 3:16)
4. He was responsible for the supernatural conception of Jesus Christ (Luke 1:35)
5. He confirmed the divinity of Jesus during His baptism (Matthew 3:16)
6. Jesus preached, and worked many miracles in the power of the Holy
Spirit
7. Jesus offered Himself as a sacrifice through the power of the Holy
Spirit (Hebrews 9:14)
8. Jesus was raised from death by the power of the Holy Spirit (Romans 8:11)
9. The Holy Spirit seeks to glorify God in our lives
10. Without the Holy Spirit, we can do nothing
Attributes of the Holy Spirit
1.
He convicts us of sin, if not so, our hearts will be
insensitive to God’s presence (John 16:8)
2.
He is our comforter (John 14:20)
3.
He is our teacher, guide, leader and helper
4.
He gives us insight into what our being is all about,
our purpose on earth to God’s glory
5.
He is our Spirit of discernment
6.
He gives power and anointing to all those who
acknowledge Him (1 Corinthians 12:2)
7.
He has been sent by God to live in us
8.
He shows us the will of Christ
9.
He bears testimony with our spirits that we are God’s
children
10.
He has
intellect and he knows the thoughts of man
11.
He has a will,
thought and emotions – He can love and be loved (John 3:16)
12.
His office is
to glorify Jesus Christ
13.
He is God
omnipotent, omniscient
14.
He is the
witness of God (Acts 5:32)
15.
He is easily
grieved by sin (Ephesians 4:30)
16.
He can be
resisted (1 Thessalonians 5:19)
17.
He is a
harmless & gentle person
18.
He can be
blasphemed – by attributing His works to Satan
19.
Sin committed
against Him cannot be forgiven (Mark 3:29)
20.
He is the might
of God
21.
He always
announces His arrival, but not His departure
22.
He assists us
in prayer (Jude 1:20)
23.
He walks with
us from everlasting to everlasting
24.
He is the power
of the Church
25.
He empowers us
and makes us strong, bold and courageous
26.
He can produce
fruits – these fruits are a clear manifestation that He is in us (Galatians 5:22-23)
27.
He is holy – He
cannot be found in darkness. He comes upon us only when we have cleansed and
purified our lives
