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Rev. Gershom Lee originally presented
this workshop on August 3, 2002 at the WCCCC Summer Workshops.
My Holy Spirit
What could we do without experiencing the Holy Spirit? The Bible clearly
says, “It’s not by power, nor by might, but by my Spirit.” Spirit-filled
life is not a reserved privilege of our spiritual giants; it could be
your life too! Workshop focuses on Biblical spirit-filled life and
important role of Holy Spirit in our life.
Rev. Gershom
Lee was born in Canton and grew up in Taiwan. He had the first
experience of being filled with the Holy Spirit in 1957 while attending
National Taiwan University. His theological trainings include Bachelor of
Divinity and Master of Theology from San Francisco Conservative Baptist
Theological Seminary in 1968 and 1973 respectively. In 1991, he also
received the Doctor of Ministry degree from Dallas Theological Seminary.
His pastoral service started in 1968 for Chinese Grace
Bible Church in Sacramento. Since 1981, he has been serving in the Davis
Chinese Christian Church as the senior pastor. Pastor Lee has a burden for
students. Over the years DCCC has led hundreds of students to salvation
and has nurtured them to become strong Christians.
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Introduction
Interesting workshop topic: The phrase my God (occurs 143 times), my
Lord (15 times), our Lord (80 times), our Father (22 times), our God
(215 times). Because the Holy Spirit is God, we can claim Him as my Holy
Spirit.
The Holy Spirit is the greatest Gift God has given to the believers
(John 4:10, Acts 2:38) —He is my Gift. We need to know Him more so that
we can benefit more from this wonderful gift. Someone called the Holy
Spirit the Encyclopedia gift. Another person called Him the greatest
unused power.
I. Person: The Holy Spirit is a
person. He has intelligence (1 Cor. 2:10-11), emotion (Eph. 4:30) and a
will (1 Cor. 12:11). He is the third person of the Holy Trinity. He is
the innermost consciousness of God. He is God Himself. (2 Cor. 3:17) and
God is the greatest person in the universe. (Ps. 145:3) We can know God
as a living person through the Holy Spirit.
II Deity: The Holy Spirit is God.
While Jesus Christ is the image of God (Col. 1:15) and the Father is the
inward personality of God (John 14:10), the Holy Spirit is the essence
of God (John 4:24). He is eternal (Heb. 9:14), infinite (2 Chron. 2:6),
omnipresent (Ps. 139:7), omnipotent (Eph. 1:19), omniscient (Rev. 5:6),
holy (Lk. 11:13)), loving (Rom. 5:5), truthful (John 14:17), good (Lk.
18:19) and glorious (1 Pet. 4:14)
III Titles of the Holy Spirit
Holy Spirit (94 times), Spirit of the Lord (24 times), Spirit of God (25
times), Spirit of Christ (2 times), Spirit of Jesus (2 times), Spirit of
wisdom, Spirit of understanding, Spirit of counsel, Spirit of power,
Spirit of knowledge, Spirit of the fear of the Lord (Is. 11:2), Spirit
of truth (John 14:17), Spirit of grace (Zec. 12:10), Spirit of glory (1
Pet. 4:14), Spirit of revelation (Eph. 1:17), Spirit of life (Rom. 8:1),
Free Spirit (Ps. 51:12), Spirit of faith (2 Cor. 4:13), Counselor
(Comforter) (John 14:16), Spirit of adoption (Rom. 8:15)
IV. Types of the Holy Spirit
Wind, (John 3:8), breath (John 20:22), cloud (Ex. 40:35), living water
(John 4:10), fire (Acts 2:3), oil (Matt. 25:4), the anointing ointment
(1 John 2:20), salt (Matt. 5:13), silver (Matt. 25:15), gold (Ex.
25:11), sword (Eph. 6:17), servant (Gen. 24:2), clothe (2 Kings 2:13),
lamps (Rev. 4:5), horns (Rev. 5:6), eyes (Rev. 5:6) seal (Eph. 4:30),
earnest (Eph. 1:14), dove (Matt. 3:16), chariot (2 Kings 2:11)
V. Work: Creation (Gen. 1:1-2);
providence (Ps. 104:30; Gen. 41:38; Ezra 1:5); inspiration of the Bible
(2 Pet. 1:21); coming upon the leaders of Israel to give them wisdom and
power (Ex. 31:3; Num.11:17), working in the life of Christ (Lk. 1:35;
4:18; John 3:34); working in the lives of the apostles (Acts 2:1-18);
working in our lives. (Phil. 2:13)
VI. Salvation: Sending out
missionaries (Acts 13:2); convicting the people of the world of sin
(John 16:8-11); regenerating: giving a new life to the believers (Titus
3:5; John 3:5-6).
VII. Baptism: Placing the believers
in the body of Christ. (1 Cor. 12:13)
VIII. Sealing: Guarantee the
security of the believer’s salvation (Eph. 1:13)
IX. Indwelling: The Holy Spirit
dwells inside the spirit of the believer permanently. (John 14:17; 4:23)
X. Teaching: The Holy Spirit teaches
the believers in all things (John 14:26; 1 John 2:27) He illuminates the
believer’s heart to understand God’s truths (Eph. 1: 17-18); He causes
the believer to remember the words of Jesus. He gives life to the words
of the Scripture. (John 6:63)
XI. Leading: He leads the believers
by giving them life, peace and comfort (Rom. 8:6; 1 John 2:27); He
prompts the believers to obey His will (1 Thess. 5: 19); He restrains
the believers by causing them to feel uneasy or grieved (Eph. 4:30)
XII. Filling: Believers are exhorted
to be filled with the Holy Spirit (Eph. 5: 18) Believers can be filled
with the love, joy, peace, patience, kindness, goodness, faithfulness,
gentleness, self-control, wisdom, holiness, power, life, boldness and
the zeal of the Holy Spirit.
Ways to be filled with the Holy Spirit:
Exercising faith to ask for the filling
of the Holy Spirit. (John 16:24)
Pray earnestly and persistently. (Lk. 11: 5-13)
Practice praying in the spirit (John 4:24; Jude 20)
Dedication of our life as a burnt offering. (Rom.12:1; Lev. 6:9)
Controlling the flesh. (Gal. 5:16-17)
Obeying the leading of the Spirit. (Acts 5:32)
Denying self (self-will, self-righteousness, self-glory) and bearing the
cross to follow Jesus. (Matt. 16:24-25)
Not loving the world. (1 John 2:15)
Meditating on the Word of God. (Ps. 1:2-3)
Spending time with the Lord. (John 15:7-12)
Obeying His commands. (John 14:21)
Living the church life. (Acts 1:14; Eph. 1:23)
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