God The Holy Spirit Scripture References:
The Holy Spirit Empowers
Acts 1:8 – "But you will receive power when the Holy Spirit has come upon you, and you will be my witnesses in Jerusalem and in all Judea and Samaria, and to the end of the earth."
Ephesians 3:16 – "That according to the riches of his glory he may grant you to be strengthened with power through his Spirit in your inner being."
The Holy Spirit Comforts
John 14:16-17 – "And I will ask the Father, and he will give you another Helper, to be with you forever, even the Spirit of truth."
John 14:26 – "But the Helper, the Holy Spirit, whom the Father will send in my name, he will teach you all things and bring to your remembrance all that I have said to you."
The Holy Spirit Guides and Leads into Truth
John 16:13 – "When the Spirit of truth comes, he will guide you into all the truth..."
Romans 8:14 – "For all who are led by the Spirit of God are sons of God."
The Holy Spirit Transforms Us
2 Corinthians 3:18 – "And we all, who with unveiled faces contemplate the Lord’s glory, are being transformed into his image with ever-increasing glory, which comes from the Lord, who is the Spirit.”
Galatians 5:22-23 – “But the fruit of the Spirit is love, joy, peace, forbearance, kindness, goodness, faithfulness, gentleness and self-control. Against such things there is no law.”
1 Corinthians 6:11 – “But you were washed, you were sanctified, you were justified in the name of the Lord Jesus Christ and by the Spirit of our God.”
He Indwells Those Who Place Their Faith in Christ
Ephesians 1:13 – “And you also were included in Christ when you heard the message of truth, the gospel of your salvation. When you believed, you were marked in him with a seal, the promised Holy Spirit,”
1 Corinthians 6:19 – “Do you not know that your bodies are temples of the Holy Spirit, who is in you, whom you have received from God? You are not your own;”
The Holy Spirit Leads Us to Repentance
John 16:8 – "And when he comes, he will convict the world concerning sin and righteousness and judgment."
Titus 3:5 – "He saved us, not because of works done by us in righteousness, but according to his own mercy, by the washing of regeneration and renewal of the Holy Spirit."
The Holy Spirit Stirs Our Hearts to Worship
John 4:23-24 – "True worshipers will worship the Father in spirit and truth, for the Father is seeking such people to worship him."
Romans 8:26 – "Likewise the Spirit helps us in our weakness. For we do not know what to pray for as we ought, but the Spirit himself intercedes for us with groanings too deep for words."
Ephesians 5:18-19 – “...be filled with the Spirit, speaking to one another with psalms, hymns, and songs from the Spirit. Sing and make music from your heart to the Lord…”
The Holy Spirit Equips Us to Love Others
Romans 5:5 – “...God’s love has been poured out into our hearts through the Holy Spirit, who has been given to us.”
2 Timothy 1:7 – “For the Spirit God gave us does not make us timid, but gives us power, love and self-discipline.”
The Holy Spirit Enables Us to Share the Gospel
Matthew 10:19-20 – "Do not be anxious how you are to speak... For it is not you who speak, but the Spirit of your Father speaking through you."
Acts 4:31 – "And they were all filled with the Holy Spirit and continued to speak the word of God with boldness."
The Holy Spirit Gives Spiritual Gifts for Service
1 Corinthians 12:4-7 – "Now there are varieties of gifts, but the same Spirit... To each is given the manifestation of the Spirit for the common good."
Romans 12:6-8 – "Having gifts that differ according to the grace given to us, let us use them..."
Ephesians 4:11-12 – "And he gave the apostles, the prophets, the evangelists, the shepherds and teachers, to equip the saints for the work of ministry, for building up the body of Christ."