The Spirit

By David Maas
{THE PROMISE AND GIFT OF THE SPIRIT}

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{THE PROMISE}
  1. The Spirit is Life! - {PDF Copy} - (The Spirit of God imparts life, especially the everlasting life of which the Gift of the Spirit is the foretaste and guarantee)
  2. The Sign of the Covenant - {PDF Copy} - (The Gift of the Spirit demonstrates beyond question who belongs to the Holy Covenant Community of Jesus, and who does not)
  3. My Words are Life - {PDF Copy} - (Jesus grants the Life-Giving Spirit to men without which there is no enduring life. His words are spirit, and they are life)
  4. The Promise of the Father - {PDF Copy} - (With the outpouring of the Spirit on the Day of Pentecost, the blessings for all nations promised to Abraham commenced)
  5. Anointed by the Spirit - {PDF Copy} - (Jesus is the anointed Son of God whose earthly life and ministry were characterized by the empowering presence and anointing of the Spirit)
  6. Inheritance of Abraham - {PDF Copy} - (Believers are the heirs of Abraham, and the possession of their inheritance is secured by possession of the Gift of the Spirit)
  7. Heirs of the Covenant - {PDF Copy} - (With the outpouring of the Spirit on the Day of Pentecost, the blessings for all nations promised to Abraham commenced)
  8. Evidence of Sonship - {PDF Copy} - (The Gift of the Spirit demonstrates beyond question who belongs to the covenant community of Jesus, and who does not)
  9. The Circumcised Heart - {PDF Copy} - (The promise of the Spirit is integral to the redemption of humanity and the Covenant of God with His people)
  10. Spirit and Inheritance - {PDF Copy} - (The Gift of the Spirit is foundational to the New Covenant, and it is the first fruit of the Resurrection and the New Creation)
  11. The Forerunner - {PDF Copy} - (John arrived in Judea to prepare the way of the Messiah and herald the Good News of the Kingdom, as predicted in Isaiah)
  12. The Life-Giving Spirit - {PDF Copy} - (Jesus gives his people the Life-Giving Spirit without which there is no enduring life. His words are spirit, and they are life)
  13. The Blessing of Abraham - {PDF Copy} - (The gift of the Spirit given by Jesus to his disciples is part of God’s covenant promise to bless all nations in Abraham’s seed)
  14. The Spirit of Promise - {PDF Copy} - (The Promise of the Spirit is one of the blessings of Abraham promised by God for the nations and the children of the Patriarch)
  15. In Spirit and Fire - {PDF Copy} - (The Spirit of God descended on Jesus, equipping him for his Messianic mission. He is the One who baptizes his followers in the Spirit)
  16. Man of the Spirit - {PDF Copy} - (Jesus is the Messiah, the anointed Son of God. From the start, his life was characterized by the empowering presence of the Spirit)
  17. Tarry in Jerusalem - {PDF Copy} - (Jesus commanded his disciples to wait in Jerusalem until they received the Spirit, empowering them to be his witnesses on the Earth- Acts 1:1-11)
  18. The Spirit and Resurrection - {PDF Copy} - (The Gift of the Spirit is the ‘first fruits’ of the bodily resurrection and a foretaste of the promised New Creation)

{BOOK OF ACTS}
  1. The Final Harvest - {PDF Copy} - (The outpouring of the Spirit on the Day of Pentecost fulfilled what the feast symbolized and marked the start of the Final Harvest)
  2. When Pentecost Arrived - {PDF Copy} - (On the day of Pentecost, the time of fulfillment arrived when Jesus bestowed the gift of the Spirit on his church – Acts 2:1-4)
  3. Beginning of the Last Days - {PDF Copy} - (The outpouring of the Spirit signaled the start of the Last Days, the Era of the Spirit, and the Time of Fulfillment)
  4. Tarrying for the Spirit? - {PDF Copy} - (Does the New Testament teach that believers must spend time tarrying in prayer and repentance before they receive the gift of the Holy Spirit?)
  5. What Does This Mean? - {PDF Copy} - (The outpouring of the Spirit on the Day of Pentecost caused a great commotion and much consternation in Jerusalem)
  6. First Sermon - {PDF Copy} - (Peter explained what God accomplished in Jesus to a confused crowd on the Day of Pentecost, stressing fulfillment in Jesus)
  7. Signs on the Earth - {PDF Copy} - (The prophecy in the book of Joel sets the tone for Acts, including the signs and wonders that accompany the gospel)
  8. To You is the Promise - {PDF Copy} - (The gift of the Spirit is for all men who repent, even to those afar off, in fulfillment of the promise of the Father)
  9. Boldness in the Spirit - {PDF Copy} - (In response to threats from the high priests, the young church was filled with great boldness of speech by the Spirit)
  10. Pentecost - Outcome - {PDF Copy} - (Following the events of Pentecost, the congregation established itself as a fellowship of believers in Jerusalem – Acts 2:42-47)
  11. Stephen Testifies - {PDF Copy} - (Under the guidance of the Spirit, Stephen gave eloquent and effective testimony before the priestly leaders of Israel)
  12. Tongues in Jerusalem - (The outpouring of the Holy Spirit on Pentecost was marked by audible and visual signs that caused much consternation) - {PDF Copy}
  13. To Samaria - {PDF Copy} - (Despite persecution, or perhaps because of it, the disciple began to preach the gospel outside Judea, beginning in Samaria)
  14. Tongues in Samaria - {PDF Copy} - (In Samaria, something about the gift of the Spirit impressed Simon the Magician, but did the gift’s recipients speak in tongues?)
  15. Tongues in Caesarea - {PDF Copy} - (In Caesarea, believing Gentiles spoke in tongues and magnified God after receiving the gift of the Holy Spirit)
  16. Tongues in Ephesus - {PDF Copy} - (In Ephesus, a group of disciples of John spoke in tongues and prophesied after receiving the Holy Spirit)
  17. In the Last Days... - {PDF Copy} - (The outpouring of the Spirit on Pentecost signaled the arrival of the last days, just as prophesied by the Prophet Joel – Acts 2:17-21)

{IN THE CHURCH}
  1. The Mind of the Spirit - {PDF Copy} - (The man with the mind of the Spirit understands that Christ Crucified, the Word of the Cross, is the Power and Wisdom of God)
  2. The Final Harvest - {PDF Copy} - (The outpouring of the Spirit on the Day of Pentecost fulfilled what the feast symbolized and marked the start of the Final Harvest)
  3. The Spirit and Mission - {PDF Copy} - (Jesus dispenses the Gift of the Spirit to his people to empower them to carry out the proclamation of the Gospel to the Earth)
  4. Spirit and Covenant - {PDF Copy} - (From the start, the promise of the Spirit is integral to redemption and the Covenant of God with His people)
  5. Time of Fulfillment - {PDF Copy} - (The Gift of the Spirit is part of the New Covenant, the first fruits of the New Creation and the gathering of the Nations)
  6. The Sanctuary of God - {PDF Copy} - (The New Testament applies temple language from the Hebrew Bible to the Body of Christ, the habitation of the Living God)

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