JESUS AND THE HOLY SPIRIT

Luke 4:18
The Spirit of the Lord is upon me, because he has anointed me to proclaim good news to the poor. He has sent me to proclaim liberty to the captives and recovering of sight to the blind, to set at liberty those who are oppressed

1. The Holy Spirit And Jesus’

   Reveal Answer
   • Matthew 1:18-20
     18 Now the birth of Jesus Christ took place in this way. When his mother Mary had been betrothed to Joseph, before they came together she was found to be with child from the Holy Spirit. 19 And her husband Joseph, being a just man and unwilling to put her to shame, resolved to divorce her quietly. 20 But as he considered these things, behold, an angel of the Lord appeared to him in a dream, saying, “Joseph, son of David, do not fear to take Mary as your wife, for that which is conceived in her is from the Holy Spirit.
     

2. The Holy Spirit And Jesus’

   Reveal Answer
   • Luke 4:1, 14
     1 And Jesus, full of the Holy Spirit, returned from the Jordan and was led by the Spirit in the wilderness. 14 And Jesus returned in the power of the Spirit to Galilee, and a report about him went out through all the surrounding country.
     

3. The Holy Spirit And Jesus’

   Reveal Answer
   • John 3:34
     For he whom God has sent utters the words of God, for he gives the Spirit without measure.
   • Matthew 3:11, 16
     11 I baptize you with water for repentance, but he who is coming after me is mightier than I, whose sandals I am not worthy to carry. He will baptize you with the Holy Spirit and fire. 16 And when Jesus was baptized, immediately he went up from the water, and behold, the heavens were opened to him, and he saw the Spirit of God descending like a dove and coming to rest on him;
   • Acts 10:38
     how God anointed Jesus of Nazareth with the Holy Spirit and with power. He went about doing good and healing all who were oppressed by the devil, for God was with him.
     

4. The Holy Spirit And Jesus’

   Reveal Answer
   • Hebrews 9:14
     how much more will the blood of Christ, who through the eternal Spirit offered himself without blemish to God, purify our conscience from dead works to serve the living God.
     

5. The Holy Spirit And Jesus’

   Reveal Answer
   • I Peter 3:18
     For Christ also suffered once for sins, the just for the unjust, that He might bring us to God, being put to death in the flesh but made alive by the Spirit
   • Romans 1:14
     For I have a great sense of obligation to people in both the civilized world and the rest of the world,[a] to the educated and uneducated alike.
   • Romans 8:11
     If the Spirit of him who raised Jesus from the dead dwells in you, he who raised Christ Jesus from the dead will also give life to your mortal bodies through his Spirit who dwells in you.
     

SPECIAL CONSIDERATIONS:

• Only the Holy Spirit can allow you to accomplish God’s purpose for your life.
• If the Holy Spirit leads you into your darkest hour, the Holy Spirit will lead you out of your darkest hour.
• When the Holy Spirit is at work, life will be manifested.