Apostles Creed
I believe in God, the Father Almighty,
creator of heaven and earth.
I believe in Jesus Christ, his only Son, our Lord,
Who was conceived by the Holy Spirit,
Born of the Virgin Mary,
Suffered under Pontius Pilate,
was crucified, died, and was buried;
He descended to the dead.
On the third day he rose again;
He ascended into heaven,
Is seated at the right hand of the Father,
And will come again to judge the living and the dead.
I believe in the Holy Spirit,
The holy catholic church,
The communion of saints,
The forgiveness of sins,
The resurrection of the body,
And the life everlasting.
Amen.
“I Believe in the Holy Spirit.”
Question: Can we / should we / is it ok to pray to the Holy Spirit?
Genesis 1:1-2
1 In the beginning God created the heavens and the earth. 2 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.
Matthew 3:16-17
16 As soon as Jesus was baptized, he went up out of the water. At that moment heaven was
opened, and he saw the Spirit of God descending like a dove and alighting on him. 17 And a voice
from heaven said, “This is my Son, whom I love; with him I am well pleased.”
John 14:15-21
15 “If you love me, keep my commands. 16 And I will ask the Father, and he will give you another
advocate to help you and be with you forever— 17 the Spirit of truth. The world cannot accept
him, because it neither sees him nor knows him. But you know him, for he lives with you and
will be in you. 18 I will not leave you as orphans; I will come to you. 19 Before long, the world will
not see me anymore, but you will see me. Because I live, you also will live. 20 On that day you
will realize that I am in my Father, and you are in me, and I am in you. 21 Whoever has my
commands and keeps them is the one who loves me. The one who loves me will be loved by my
Father, and I too will love them and show myself to them.”
Ways the Holy Spirit works in our lives today
1. To Convict Us
John 16:7-8
7 But very truly I tell you, it is for your good that I am going away. Unless I go away, the
Advocate will not come to you; but if I go, I will send him to you. 8 When he comes, he will
prove the world to be in the wrong about sin and righteousness and judgment.
2. To Seal Us
Ephesians 1:13
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,
3. Lives in Us
Romans 8:11
11 And if the Spirit of him who raised Jesus from the dead is living in you, he who raised Christ
from the dead will also give life to your mortal bodies because of his Spirit who lives in you.
4. Teach and Remind Us
John 14:26
26 But the Advocate, the Holy Spirit, whom the Father will send in my name, will teach you all
things and will remind you of everything I have said to you.
John 16:13
13 But when he, the Spirit of truth, comes, he will guide you into all the truth. He will not speak
on his own; he will speak only what he hears, and he will tell you what is yet to come.
Professor’s Question: Can we / should we / is it ok to pray to the Holy Spirit?
Pastor’s Question: How often do we actually pray and seek guidance from the Holy Spirit?
5. The Spirit Empowers Us
Acts 1:8
8 But you will receive power when the Holy Spirit comes on you; and you will be my
witnesses in Jerusalem, and in all Judea and Samaria, and to the ends of the earth.”
6. Led and Influenced by the Spirit
2 Peter 1:3
3 His divine power has given us everything we need for a godly life through our knowledge of
him who called us by his own glory and goodness.
Pray Daily: Come, fill me Holy Spirit