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SPIRITUAL PREPARATION FOR SPIRITUAL PREPARATION FOR YOUR JOURNEYYOUR JOURNEY

TO GET THE MOST OUT OF TO GET THE MOST OUT OF THIS “JOURNEY”THIS “JOURNEY”

““U” MUST BE SPIRITUALLY U” MUST BE SPIRITUALLY PREPAREDPREPARED


THE BASIC PREPARATION IS SIMPLE!!!THE BASIC PREPARATION IS SIMPLE!!!

““KNOW JESUS CHRIST AS LORD KNOW JESUS CHRIST AS LORD (BOSS) AND SAVIOR!!!!”(BOSS) AND SAVIOR!!!!”

WHY????????WHY????????

SO HE CAN BE YOUR SO HE CAN BE YOUR SPIRITUAL GUIDE ON SPIRITUAL GUIDE ON

THIS JOURNEYTHIS JOURNEY


(!!Getting To Know The HOLY SPIRIT!!)(!!Getting To Know The HOLY SPIRIT!!)

I) I) John 16:7b “For if I go not away, “the John 16:7b “For if I go not away, “the Comforter” will not Comforter” will not

come unto come unto you; but if I you; but if I depart, I will send depart, I will send Him Him unto you”unto you”

The Good News Bible (TGN)The Good News Bible (TGN)““Because if I do not go, the Helper will Because if I do not go, the Helper will not come to you. But if I do go not come to you. But if I do go away, then I will send Him to you”away, then I will send Him to you”



““To know This Requires We Answer”To know This Requires We Answer”

““2 Questions”2 Questions”

11stst) ) ““Who is The Holy Spirit?Who is The Holy Spirit?””

1a) Acts 5:4b “Thou hast not lied 1a) Acts 5:4b “Thou hast not lied unto unto men, but unto God” men, but unto God”

(TGN)(TGN) “ “You have not lied to men-you You have not lied to men-you have lied to GODhave lied to GOD.”.”

1b) John 14:16 “And I will pray the 1b) John 14:16 “And I will pray the Father, Father, and he shall give and he shall give you you another another ‘Comforter,’ that ‘Comforter,’ that He may He may abide with you abide with you forever”forever”

(TGN)(TGN) “ “I will ask the Father, and he I will ask the Father, and he will will give another Helper, who will give another Helper, who will stay stay with you foreverwith you forever””





22ndnd) ) ““What Does The Holy Spirit Do?What Does The Holy Spirit Do?””2a) 2a) The Holy Spirit “Draws Us”The Holy Spirit “Draws Us”John 16:8 “And when He is come, He will John 16:8 “And when He is come, He will reprove the world of sin, and of reprove the world of sin, and of righteousness, and of judgment” righteousness, and of judgment”

(TGN)(TGN) “ “And when He comes, He will prove to And when He comes, He will prove to the the people of the world that they are people of the world that they are wrong wrong about sin and about what is about sin and about what is right and right and about God’s judgmentabout God’s judgment””

2b) 2b) The Holy Spirit “Indwells Us”The Holy Spirit “Indwells Us”John 14:17b “But ye know Him, for He John 14:17b “But ye know Him, for He

dwelleth with you, and shall dwelleth with you, and shall be be in you” in you”

(TGN)(TGN) “ “But you know Him, because He remains But you know Him, because He remains with you and is in youwith you and is in you””I Corin. 3:16 “Know ye not that ye are the I Corin. 3:16 “Know ye not that ye are the

‘temple of God,’ and that the ‘temple of God,’ and that the Spirit of GodSpirit of God dwelleth in you” dwelleth in you”

(TGN)(TGN) “ “Surely you know that you are God’s Surely you know that you are God’s temple and that God’s spirit lives in temple and that God’s spirit lives in

youyou””



2c)2c) The Holy Spirit “Empowers Us”The Holy Spirit “Empowers Us”

John 6:38 “For I came down from John 6:38 “For I came down from heaven, not to do heaven, not to do

mine own mine own will, but the will, but the will of Him that will of Him that sent me” sent me”

(TGN)(TGN) “ “Because I have come down from Because I have come down from heaven to do not my own will heaven to do not my own will

but the but the will of Him who sent mewill of Him who sent me””



2c)2c) The Holy Spirit “Empowers Us”The Holy Spirit “Empowers Us” (cont.)(cont.)

Eph. 3:20 “Now unto Him that is able to do Eph. 3:20 “Now unto Him that is able to do exceeding abundantly above exceeding abundantly above

all that we all that we ask or think, according to the ask or think, according to the power that power that worketh in us” worketh in us”

(TGN)(TGN) “ “To Him by means of His power working in us is To Him by means of His power working in us is able to do so much more than we can ever able to do so much more than we can ever

ask for, ask for, or even think ofor even think of””

Philip. 2:13 “For it is God which worketh in Philip. 2:13 “For it is God which worketh in you both you both to will and to do of His good to will and to do of His good pleasure”pleasure”

(TGN)(TGN) “ “Because God is always at work in you to make Because God is always at work in you to make you you willing and able to obey His own purposewilling and able to obey His own purpose””



2d)2d) The Holy Spirit “Helps Us”The Holy Spirit “Helps Us”

John 14:26 “Comforter”John 14:26 “Comforter”

(TGN)(TGN) “ “HelperHelper””

2e)2e) The Holy Spirit “Guides Us”The Holy Spirit “Guides Us”

John 17:17b “Thy word is John 17:17b “Thy word is truth”truth”

(TGN)(TGN) “ “Your word is truthYour word is truth””



2f) 2f) The Holy Spirit “Intercedes for The Holy Spirit “Intercedes for Us”Us”

Romans 8:27b “Because he maketh Romans 8:27b “Because he maketh intercession for the intercession for the saints according to the saints according to the will of God”will of God”

(TGN)(TGN) “ “Because the Spirit pleads with God Because the Spirit pleads with God on behalf of His people and in on behalf of His people and in

accordance with His willaccordance with His will””



2g)2g) The Holy Spirit “Fills Us”The Holy Spirit “Fills Us”Eph. 4:32 “And be ye kind one Eph. 4:32 “And be ye kind one

another, another, tender hearted, tender hearted, forgiving one forgiving one another, even another, even as God for as God for Christ’s sake Christ’s sake hath forgiven hath forgiven you” you”

(TGN)(TGN) “ “Instead be kind and tender-Instead be kind and tender-hearted hearted to one another, and to one another, and forgive one forgive one another, as God another, as God has forgiven you has forgiven you through Christthrough Christ””





““Which thing gives YOUR life the most”Which thing gives YOUR life the most”““Comfort and WHY??”Comfort and WHY??”

HE EMPOWERS MEHE EMPOWERS ME

He gives me the courage and strength to He gives me the courage and strength to take on task that I might otherwise run take on task that I might otherwise run away from. I feel as if nothing is impossible away from. I feel as if nothing is impossible when EMPOWERED with Him in MEwhen EMPOWERED with Him in ME

NEXT WEEK!!!!NEXT WEEK!!!!

!!!!!!GETTING ACQUAINTED GETTING ACQUAINTED WITHWITH!!!!!! !!!!!!THE BIBLETHE BIBLE!!!!!!

““JOURNEY THROUGH JOURNEY THROUGH SPIRITUAL” “BOOT CAMP”SPIRITUAL” “BOOT CAMP”

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