DISCIPLESHIP TRAINING COURSE

BIBLE STUDY 8

Who is the ? What are Fruit & Gifts of the Holy Spirit?

KEY VERSES:

Acts 1:8 — “You shall receive power after that the Holy Spirit has come upon you and you shall be witnesses unto Me, in , and in , and in Samaria, and to the uttermost parts of the earth.”

Who is the HOLY SPIRIT? — The HOLY SPIRIT is GOD! THE HOLY SPIRIT IS GOD — (Matthew 3:16; 2 Corinthians 3:17; 1 Peter 1:11) TRINITY: FATHER, SON, & HOLY SPIRIT — at CREATION (Gen.1:1-3, Ps. 33:6, 33:4, John 1:1-3) THE HOLY SPIRIT INSPIRED THE WRITING OF GOD’S WORD — (2 Peter 1:21, 2 Timothy 3:16)

How does the Holy Spirit help us as believers? THE HOLY SPIRIT INDWELLS believers at salvation — (Romans 8:9-11, Ephesians 2:21-22) THE HOLY SPIRIT is our COMFORTER & HELPER — (John 14:16, 15:26, 16:7) THE HOLY SPIRIT produces God’s FRUIT in our lives — (:22-23) THE HOLY SPIRIT is our TEACHER & GUIDE — (John 14:26, John 16:13, I Corinthians 2:14) THE HOLY SPIRT CONVICTS US of SIN & HE CAN BE GRIEVED — (John 16:7-11, Ephesians 4:30) THE HOLY SPIRIT INTERCEDES FOR US (and through us for others) — (Romans 8:26) THE HOLY SPIRIT is our COUNSELOR & ADVOCATE — (Romans 8:26, Isaiah 11:2) THE HOLY SPIRIT FILLS us with HIS POWER to be a WITNESS — (Acts 1:8)

What are the GIFTS OF THE SPIRIT & the FRUIT OF THE SPIRIT? I Corinthians 12:8-10 — Ephesians 4:11 — Galatians 5:20 — (Also, in Exodus 39:26, the High Priest’s garment had a hem, with tassels of “bells” and “pomegranates” evenly divided. As New Testament believers, this can represent the “gifts of the spirit” and the “fruit of the spirit” in our lives.)

ONLINE SPIRITUAL GIFTS TEST: http://missionminded.giftstest.com

BIG BIBLE WORDS OF THE WEEK: TRINITY, FRUIT OF THE SPIRIT, GIFTS OF THE SPIRIT

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What are 9 characteristics of the Fruit of the Holy Spirit?

Galatians 5:20

1. Love

2. Joy

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6. Goodness

7. Faithfulness

8. Gentleness

9. Self-Control

What are 9 Gifts of the Holy Spirit listed in I Corinthians 12:8-10?

Word of Gift of Gift of Wisdom Faith Prophesy

Word of Gifts of Gift of Knowledge Healing Tongues

Discerning of Working of Interpretation Spirits Miracles of Tongues

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