Wednesday Service | THE HOLY SPIRIT | Part 1: The Person of the Holy Spirit | Pastor Bernard Kirabira

John 14:15-17, 25-26 (NKJV)

¹⁵ “If you love Me, keep My commandments. ¹⁶ And I will pray the Father, and He will give you another Helper, that He may abide with you forever— ¹⁷ the Spirit of truth, whom the world cannot receive, because it neither sees Him nor knows Him; but you know Him, for He dwells with you and will be in you.

²⁵ “These things I have spoken to you while being present with you. 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 things that I said to you.

The Holy Spirit is one of the Trinity

The Holy Spirit is not a Dove or a Wind or a Fire

Those are of the Holy Spirit, but not the Holy Spirit

Matthew 3:16-17 (NKJV)

¹⁶ When He had been baptized, Jesus came up immediately from the water; and behold, the heavens were opened to Him, and He saw the Spirit of God descending like a dove and alighting upon Him. ¹⁷ And suddenly a voice came from heaven, saying, “This is My beloved Son, in whom I am well pleased.”

[1] The Holy Spirit: A Person or a Power?

• Many people view the Holy Spirit as a mere influence or power, rather than a person

• However, the Bible clearly teaches that the Holy Spirit is a person, with emotions, intellect, and will

[2] The Importance of Understanding the Holy Spirit’s Personality

• Recognizing the Holy Spirit’s personality helps us to better understand in our lives

• It also enables us to develop a more with Him

#I. The Holy Spirit’s Emotions

[1] The Spirit’s Grief

Ephesians 4:30 (NKJV)

³⁰ And do not grieve the Holy Spirit of God, by whom you were sealed for the day of redemption.

• The Holy Spirit can be grieved by our and

• This emphasizes the importance of living a life that is pleasing to God

[2] The Spirit’s Joy

Romans 14:17 (NKJV)

¹⁷ For the kingdom of God is not eating and drinking, but righteousness and peace and joy in the Holy Spirit.

• The Holy Spirit is a source of and in our lives.

• As we walk in obedience to God, we experience the joy of the Holy Spirit.

#II. The Holy Spirit’s Intellect

[1] The Spirit’s Knowledge

1 Corinthians 2:10-11 (NKJV)

But God has revealed them to us through His Spirit. For the Spirit searches all things, yes, the deep things of God. ¹¹ For what man knows the things of a man except the spirit of the man which is in him? Even so no one knows the things of God except the Spirit of God.

• The Holy Spirit has infinite and

• He the deep things of God and them to us

[2] The Spirit’s Wisdom

Isaiah 11:2 (NKJV)

² The Spirit of the Lord shall rest upon Him,
The Spirit of wisdom and understanding,
The Spirit of counsel and might,
The Spirit of knowledge and of the fear of the Lord.

• The Holy Spirit is the of wisdom and guidance in our lives

• As we seek His , we receive wisdom to navigate life’s challenges