Holy Spirit Small Group Study Joyce Webb 2011 Lesson #2 6 pages #4 What is the “baptism of the Holy Spirit” or what did John the Baptist mean when he said “One is coming who will baptize you with the Holy Spirit and with fire”? Matt.3:11, Mark1:8, Luke 3: 16, Acts 1:5 Jesus told
Holy Spirit Small Group Study Joyce Webb 2011 Lesson #1 5 pages Introduction: Work of the Holy Spirit: Convicts us of sin: Convict means to make a person feel they are wrong, feel shame, feel sorrow for one’s actions and thoughts.) John 16:8 ”And when he is come, he will reprove (convince, make them understand)
Husbands and Fathers and Wives Joyce Webb 2010 Almost all men seem to know this Bible verse: “ Wives, submit yourselves to your own husbands…” Ephesians 5: 22 Submit means to yield to or be willing to come under the authority of another. Marriage vows written by someone many years ago uses the words—-Love, honor,
Fruit of the Spirit Love, Joy, Peace, Patience, Goodness, Faithfulness, Gentleness, Meekness, Self-Control Galatians 5: 22, 23 Joyce Webb 2010 A “fruit” of the spirit is Paul’s way of making a picture for your mind about the way the Holy Spirit works in our lives. When we have the Holy Spirit working in our spirit
What Happens to You When You Die? By Joyce Webb 2010 1. What happens to you when you die? ___Nothing. You go in the ground and that is the end. ___Your body goes in the ground and your spirit goes to heaven or hell. ___You do not know if you will go to heaven or
How Did We Get the Bible? Joyce Webb 2010 10 pages This will be a short history on how the Bible came to us. There is much information about it, but I will tell only the main things. Overview of Old Testament Books Moses wrote the first 5 books of the Bible. We call them
A Few Facts About Angels and Demons Will We Be Angels? Joyce Webb 2010 The word “angel” means messenger. One who carries messages. God created the angels a long time ago. We do not know when, but it was long before man was made. Angels are very, very old. They could be many thousands
Strongholds and Footholds Joyce Webb 2010 II Corinthians 10:4, 5 “For the weapons of our warfare are not carnal (of the flesh) , but mighty through God to the pulling down of strong holds ; Casting (throwing) down imaginations, and every high thing that exalts (lifts up) itself against the knowledge of God, and bringing
Servants Faithful and Unfaithful Joyce Webb 2010 Luke 19:11-27 Jesus was on his way to Jerusalem. It was near the time when he would be put on the cross. Luke says that the reason Jesus told this story was that the disciples thought that Jesus was going to Jerusalem to say that he was
God’s Thoughts About Us Our Thoughts—How We Should Think? Joyce Webb 2010 God thinks about us: “For I know the thoughts I think toward you, says the Lord. Thoughts of peace, and not of evil, To give you an expected end.” Jeremiah 29:11 God is talking to the people of Israel. Jeremiah is the prophet/preacher. God