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The amazing grace of the Master, Jesus Christ, the extravagant love of God, the intimate friendship of the Holy Spirit, be with all of you. —2 Corinthians 13:14 MESSAGE Key Thought While most translations of this verse say "fellowship of the Holy Spirit," I find the phrase "the intimate...

And this hope will not lead to disappointment. For we know how dearly God loves us, because he has given us the Holy Spirit to fill our hearts with his love. —Romans 5:5 NLT Key Thought It's hard to believe that there is an endless supply of anything! But the promise of this passage, even in...

[O]ur gospel came to you not simply with words but also with power, with the Holy Spirit and deep conviction. —1 Thessalonians 1:5 NIV Key Thought When the gospel of Jesus is proclaimed, much more is happening than just the declaration in words of God's grace in Jesus. Not only did the Holy...

[Peter said,] "We are witnesses of these things, and so is the Holy Spirit, whom God has given to those who obey him." —Acts 5:32 NIV Key Thought The apostles, and some others, were witnesses of Jesus' presence after his resurrection from the dead. However, if we listen carefully to this...

[Jesus said,] "John baptized in water; you will be baptized in the Holy Spirit. And soon." —Acts 1:5 MESSAGE Key Thought "Do not leave Jerusalem until the Father sends you the gift he promised, ..." (Acts 1:4 NLT). These were Jesus' words to his closest followers. Now we understand why. When...

[Luke wrote,] In my [gospel] I told you, Theophilus, about everything Jesus began to do and teach until the day he was taken up to heaven after giving his chosen apostles further instructions through the Holy Spirit. —Acts 1:1-2 NLT Key Thought God's leaders in the Old Testament spoke through...

[Jesus said,] "Truly I tell you, people can be forgiven all their sins and every slander they utter, but whoever blasphemes against the Holy Spirit will never be forgiven; they are guilty of an eternal sin." He said this because [the teachers of the law] were saying, "He has an impure spirit."...

What we have received is not the spirit of the world, but the Spirit who is from God, so that we may understand what God has freely given us. —1 Corinthians 2:12 NIV Key Thought We sometimes get frustrated when people outside of Christ do not seem to be able to understand the teaching of...

My message and my preaching were not with wise and persuasive words, but with a demonstration of the Spirit's power, so that your faith might not rest on human wisdom, but on God's power. —1 Corinthians 2:4-5 NIV Key Thought When the good news of Jesus is preached, the Holy Spirit is at work...

Pray in the Spirit at all times and on every occasion. Stay alert and be persistent in your prayers for all believers everywhere. —Ephesians 6:18 NLT Key Thought "Pray in the Spirit ...!" Paul is asking believers to pray consciously recognizing that the Spirit given them when they came to...

But whenever someone turns to the Lord, the veil is taken away [a veil like the metaphorical veil that kept the Jews from understanding the old covenant]. For the Lord is the Spirit, and wherever the Spirit of the Lord is, there is freedom. So all of us who have had that veil removed can see and...

Do you not know that your bodies are temples of the Holy Spirit, who is in you, whom you have received from God? You are not your own; you were bought at a price. Therefore honor God with your bodies. —1 Corinthians 6:19-20 NIV Key Thought When this was written, temples were the places where...

Or do you not know that wrongdoers will not inherit the kingdom of God? Do not be deceived: Neither the sexually immoral nor idolaters nor adulterers nor men who have sex with men nor thieves nor the greedy nor drunkards nor slanderers nor swindlers will inherit the kingdom of God. And that is...

Jesus replied, "I assure you, no one can enter the Kingdom of God without being born of water and the Spirit. Humans can reproduce only human life, but the Holy Spirit gives birth to spiritual life." —John 3:5-6 NLT Key Thought We are called to be spiritual people — holy, righteous, faithful...

"Did you receive the Holy Spirit when you believed?" [Paul] asked them. "No," they replied, "we haven't even heard that there is a Holy Spirit." ... Paul said, "John's baptism called for repentance from sin. But John himself told the people to believe in the one who would come later, meaning...

Peter replied, "Repent and be baptized, every one of you, in the name of Jesus Christ for the forgiveness of your sins. And you will receive the gift of the Holy Spirit. The promise is for you and your children and for all who are far off — for all whom the Lord our God will call." —Acts...

On the last and greatest day of the festival [the Feast of Tabernacles], Jesus stood and said in a loud voice, "Let anyone who is thirsty come to me and drink. Whoever believes in me, as Scripture has said, rivers of living water will flow from within them." By this he meant the Spirit, whom...

The earth was formless and empty, and darkness covered the deep waters. And the Spirit of God was hovering over the surface of the waters. —Genesis 1:2 NLT Key Thought In the very first chapter of the Bible, we are taken to the formless emptiness before time began. We find the Spirit of God...

Now to him who is able to do immeasurably more than all we ask or imagine, according to his power that is at work within us, to him be glory in the church and in Christ Jesus throughout all generations, for ever and ever! Amen. —Ephesians 3:20-21 NIV Key Thought While the focus of this...

It had been revealed to [Simeon] by the Holy Spirit that he would not die before he had seen the Lord's Messiah. —Luke 2:26 NIV Key Thought I do not know how the Spirit's revelation to Simeon was accomplished. Nevertheless, I am thankful for God's grace in giving this revelation to him...