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Lesson 37. How does the Holy Spirit bring people to faith?. How do we know that the Holy Spirit is God?. Matthew 28:19 Therefore go and make disciples of all nations, baptizing them in the name of the Father and of the Son and of the Holy Spirit…. is. the third person of the triune God. - PowerPoint PPT Presentation
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Lesson 37
How does the Holy Spirit bring people to faith?
How do we know that the Holy Spirit is God?
Matthew 28:19
Therefore go and make disciples of all nations, baptizing
them in the name of the Father and of the Son and of the
Holy Spirit…
the third person of the
triune God
is
How do we know that the Holy Spirit is God?
Acts 5:3-4Then Peter said, “Ananias, how is it that Satan has so
filled your heart that you have lied to the Holy Spirit and have
kept for yourself some of the money you received for the
land? Didn’t it belong to you before it was sold? And after it was sold, wasn’t the money at
your disposal? What made you think of doing such a thing? You have not lied to men but
to God.” calls him God
We know this because…
The Bible
How do we know that the Holy Spirit is God?
Psalm 139:7-8
Where can I go from your Spirit? Where can I flee from your presence? If I go up to the heavens, you are there; if I make
my bed in the depths, you are there.
We know this because…
How do we know that the Holy Spirit is God?
Hebrews 9:14
How much more, then, will the blood of Christ, who through the eternal
Spirit offered himself unblemished to God,
cleanse our consciences from acts that lead to death, so that we may serve the living God!
We know this because…
How do we know that the Holy Spirit is God?
1 Corinthians 2:10-11
…but God has revealed it to us by his Spirit. The Spirit
searches all things, even the deep things of God. For who
among men knows the thoughts of a man except the man’s spirit within him? In the same way no one knows the thoughts of God except
the Spirit of God.
he has divine characteristics
We know this because…
How do we know that the Holy Spirit is God?
Genesis 1:1-2
In the beginning God created the heavens and the earth. Now the earth was formless and empty,
darkness was over the surface of the deep, and
the Spirit of God was hovering over the waters.
We know this because…
How do we know that the Holy Spirit is God?
Titus 3:5
…he saved us, not because of righteous things we had done, but because of his
mercy. He saved us through the washing
of rebirth and renewal by the Holy Spirit…
he performs divine actions
We know this because…
Key Point #1We know that the Holy Spirit is true God with the Father and the Son because he is called God, he has divine characteristics, and he
does things that only God can do.
Why wouldn’t we agree with this statement: “Since the Holy
Spirit didn’t heal the sick or raise people from the dead the way that Jesus did, he can’t be
true God exactly like Jesus.
Why is the Holy Spirit’s work called sanctification?
1 Corinthians 6:11
And that is what some of you were. 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.
washes my sins away by working
faith in me
His divine actions (sanctification)
Why is the Holy Spirit’s work called sanctification?
1 Corinthians 1:2To the church of God in Corinth, to those sanctified in Christ
Jesus and called to be holy, together with all those everywhere who call on the name of our
Lord Jesus Christ—their Lord and ours…
His divine actions (sanctification)
Why is the Holy Spirit’s work called sanctification?
1 Peter 2:9,11But you are a chosen people,
a royal priesthood, a holy nation, a people belonging to God, that you may declare
the praises of him who called you out of darkness into his
wonderful light. Dear friends, I urge you, as aliens
and strangers in the world, to abstain from sinful desires,
which war against your soul.
through faith, he calls me away from the sinful world to be holy along with all other believers
His divine actions (sanctification)
Key Point #2
The Holy Spirit’s work is called sanctification because, by bringing us to faith, he washes away all our
sins and turns us away from the sinful world to live holy lives along
with all other believers.
Mary says to you, “Sometimes I’m still attracted to the treasures and pleasures of the world, so I wonder whether the Holy Spirit has really sanctified me.” How
would you respond?
What means does the Holy Spirit use to bring us to faith and sanctify us?
2 Thessalonians 2:13-14
But we ought always to thank God for you, brothers loved by the Lord, because from
the beginning God chose you to be saved through the
sanctifying work of the Spirit and through belief in the
truth. He called you to this through our gospel, that you might share in the glory of
our Lord Jesus Christ.through the
gospel
How he brings us to faith and sanctifies us
What means does the Holy Spirit use to bring us to faith and sanctify us?
Romans 10:17
Consequently, faith comes from hearing the
message, and the message is heard through the word
of Christ.
How he brings us to faith and sanctifies us
What means does the Holy Spirit use to bring us to faith and sanctify us?
John 17:17
Sanctify them by the truth; your word is truth.
in God’s Word
How he brings us to faith and sanctifies us
What means does the Holy Spirit use to bring us to faith and sanctify us?
Acts 2:38
Peter replied, “Repent and be baptized, every
one of you, in the name of Jesus Christ for the forgiveness of your sins. And you
will receive the gift of the Holy Spirit.”
How he brings us to faith and sanctifies us
What means does the Holy Spirit use to bring us to faith and sanctify us?
Matthew 26:26-28While they were eating, Jesus took bread, gave thanks and broke it, and gave it to his
disciples, saying, “Take and eat; this is my body.” Then he took the cup, gave thanks and
offered it to them, saying, “Drink from it, all of you. This
is my blood of the covenant, which is poured out for many
for the forgiveness of sins.
in the sacraments (Baptism /
Lord’s Supper)
How he brings us to faith and sanctifies us
Key Point #3The means the Holy Spirit uses to bring us to faith and sanctify us is the gospel, specifically, in his Word and the sacraments.
(means of grace)
Evaluate…
Since the Holy Spirit brings people to faith only by the gospel in his Word and the
sacraments, then that means the Holy Spirit’s work is limited to how much mission work we do.
Lesson 37
The Holy Spirit uses his divine power to turn people away from the sinful
world to faith in Jesus through God’s Word and the sacraments.
Vocabulary…
“Sanctify”
To set apart as holy
Vocabulary…
“Sanctification” (broad sense)
the Holy Spirit’s work of making believers
Vocabulary…
“Means of Grace”
the gospel in Word and sacrament
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