Author: David Gonzalez
Lesson 5 – Day 2
The Character & Gifts of the Holy Spirit The Holy Spirit is our Helper. We receive many things by the Holy Spirit, but for this week we will focus generally on the Gifts of the Spirit, and the Fruit of the Spirit. There are nine Gifts and nine different Fruit of the Spirit. Let’s read …
Lesson 5 – Day 1
Renewing Your Mind Daily Now that we are in the fifth lesson and fifth week of studying, I want to review some things and give you reassurance to keep up what you have started in your life. Since we started this course, you have been encouraged to pray, worship, and to read your Bible. Specifically, …
Lesson 4 – Day 6
The Holy Spirit is for Everyone In Luke 11:9-13, Jesus gives us a parable, showing us to expect the indwelling of the Holy Spirit. “So I say to you, ask, and it will be given to you; seek, and you will find; knock, and it will be opened to you. For everyone who asks, receives; …
Lesson 4 – Day 5
The Holy Spirit given on Pentecost There is a biblical pattern for the most important events in Christian church development. This pattern is called the Mosaic festivals. There were seven festivals that Moses gave to the people of Israel. The first was Passover, which began their release from the bondage of Egypt. Passover was to …
Lesson 4 – Day 4
Jesus received the Holy Spirit Jesus Himself was following the leading of the Holy Spirit. Jesus was baptized in the Holy Spirit when John baptized Him in the river Jordan. “Jesus was also baptized, and while He was praying, heaven was opened, and the Holy Spirit descended upon Him in bodily form like a dove…”. …
Lesson 4 – Day 3
The Holy Spirit’s Special Protection The Holy Spirit has received from the Father a very special protection status. Jesus said concerning Him in Matthew 12:32, “Whoever speaks a word against the Son of Man, it shall be forgiven him; but whoever speaks against the Holy Spirit, it shall not be forgiven him, either in this …
Lesson 4 – Day 2
My Story with the Holy Spirit When I first heard about the Holy Spirit, I thought that He was just a New Testament identity. Early in my salvation in the early 80’s, while driving I would often tune in to Christian radio programs, to learn more about my salvation. What I sometimes heard, was that …
Lesson 4 – Day 1
God the Holy Spirit The Holy Spirit is the third Person of God. God wants you to have the Holy Spirit, as you already have the Father and the Son. Jesus said in Matthew 10:40, “He who receives you receives Me, and he who receives Me receives Him who sent Me.” Jesus commands us to …
Lesson 3 – Day 6
Weapons of Warfare Using the name of Jesus is just one of the weapons in our arsenal that God has provided for us. In Lesson #4, you will begin to discover those keys. Remember that God has provided us the name of Jesus to use in prayer, and it was the same name of Jesus …
Lesson 3 – Day 5
The Kingdom of Heaven How valuable are these gifts of power to you? There are two phrases that Jesus used in the New Testament, one was, “The Kingdom of God,” used 66 times; and the second was, “The Kingdom of Heaven”, used 32 times and only in the book of Matthew. Both phrases are identical …
