Spirit

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{THE SPIRIT OF GOD}

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{THE PROMISE}
  1. The Life-Giving Spirit - (There is no life without the Spirit of God - His Spirit creates, animates, sustains, and restores all life) - {PDF Copy}
  2. The Circumcised Heart - (The promise of the Spirit is integral to the redemption of humanity and the Covenant of God with His people, now the Assembly) - {PDF Copy}
  3. Spirit, Covenant and Creation - (The Gift of the Spirit is foundational to the New Covenant, and it is the first fruits of the Resurrection and the New Creation) - {PDF Copy}
  4. The Promise of the Father - (With the outpouring of the Spirit on the Day of Pentecost, the blessings for all nations promised to Abraham commenced) - {PDF Copy}
  5. The Blessing of Abraham - (The Gift of the Spirit is imparted by Jesus as part of God’s promise to bless all the nations in Abraham’s Seed, namely, Jesus – Acts 3:25) - {PDF Copy}

{GOSPELS AND ACTS}
  1. Arrival of the Spirit - (The gift of the Spirit is part of the New Covenant, the first fruits of the New Creation, and the promised gathering of the nations) - {PDF Copy}
  2. In Spirit and Fire - (At his baptism, the Spirit of God descends on Jesus, equipping him for his messianic mission – He is the one who baptizes in the Spirit) - {PDF Copy}
  3. Receive the Spirit! - (The Gift of the Spirit is for every man who repents, even to those afar off, and in fulfillment of the promise of the Father - Acts 2:37-41) -{PDF Copy}
  4. The Last Days Begin - (The outpouring of the Spirit on Pentecost signaled the commencement of the Last Days, the era of salvation and fulfillment) - {PDF Copy}
  5. True Worship - (Jesus revealed that the presence of God no longer is limited to specific locations or man-made structures – John 4:20-24) - {PDF Copy}

{IN THE EPISTLES}
  1. He will Quicken Us - (The Gift of the Spirit is the foretaste and guarantee of the bodily resurrection and of the coming New Creation) - {PDF Copy}
  2. Quickening the Dead - (The covenant with Abraham is fulfilled in Jesus, his seed and true heir, including the promise of land – Romans 8:1-23) - {PDF Copy}
  3. Definitive Evidence - (The Gift of the Spirit is the definitive evidence of who is his disciple and member of his covenant community, and who is not) - {PDF Copy}
  4. The Last Days - (The Last Days, the time of fulfillment, began with the death, resurrection, and exaltation of Jesus of Nazareth) - {PDF Copy}

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