The Spirit of God Is God's Power in Creation and Sustenance

• Genesis 1:2 — The Spirit of God was active in the creation of the earth.

• Job 33:4 — God's Spirit is the source of human life.

• Psalm 104:30 — God's Spirit creates and renews living things.

• Job 26:13 — God's Spirit beautified and ordered the heavens.

• Psalm 33:6 — The heavens were made by God's word and power.

• Jeremiah 32:17 — God's great power created heaven and earth.

• Genesis 1:1-2 — God's Spirit was involved from the beginning of creation.

• Acts 17:28 — All life depends upon God for existence and activity.

• Job 34:14-15 — If God withdrew His Spirit, all living creatures would perish.

The Spirit of God Is Everywhere Present

• Psalm 139:2-12 — God's Spirit is present everywhere and nothing can be hidden from Him.

• Psalm 139:2 — God knows our thoughts before they are expressed.

• Psalm 139:4 — God knows every word before it is spoken.

• Psalm 139:12 — Darkness cannot conceal anything from God's sight.

The Spirit of God Reveals God's Will Through the Prophets

• Nehemiah 9:30 — God testified against Israel through His Spirit working in the prophets.

• Micah 3:8 — God's Spirit empowered the prophet to declare God's message faithfully.

• 2 Peter 1:21 — Prophets spoke from God as they were moved by the Holy Spirit.

The Holy Spirit Is God's Power Directed to Special Purposes

• Luke 1:35 — The Holy Spirit was the power by which Jesus was begotten.

• John 1:32-33 — The Spirit came upon Jesus and identified him as God's appointed Son.

• Acts 10:38 — God empowered Jesus with the Holy Spirit to perform mighty works.

• Luke 4:18-21 — Jesus was anointed by the Spirit to preach, heal, and fulfil God's purpose.

The Holy Spirit Guided the Apostles

• John 14:26 — The Holy Spirit would teach the apostles and remind them of Christ's words.

• Acts 1:5-8 — The apostles would receive power through the Holy Spirit to be Christ's witnesses.

• Acts 2:2-4 — The apostles were filled with the Holy Spirit at Pentecost.

• Acts 11:15-16 — The outpouring upon the Gentiles was the same Holy Spirit baptism experienced at the beginning.

The Holy Spirit Enabled Miraculous Gifts

• Acts 8:17-19 — The apostles could impart Holy Spirit gifts through the laying on of hands.

• 1 Corinthians 12:4-11 — God distributed various spiritual gifts through the one Spirit for the benefit of believers.

• 1 Corinthians 12:4-11 — Gifts included wisdom, knowledge, faith, healing, miracles, prophecy, discernment, tongues, and interpretation.

The Holy Spirit Dwelt Among the Early Believers

• 1 Corinthians 6:19 — Believers who possessed Spirit gifts were described as temples of the Holy Spirit.

Lessons for Our Conduct from the Spirit of God

God Constantly Sees and Knows All Things

• Genesis 16:13 — God sees the actions and circumstances of every person.

• Hebrews 4:13 — Nothing in creation is hidden from God's sight.

• Psalm 139:2 — God knows every thought.

• Psalm 139:4 — God knows every word before it is spoken.

• Psalm 139:12 — Darkness provides no concealment from God.

God Knows the Motives and Intentions of the Heart

• Hebrews 4:12 — God's word discerns the thoughts and intentions hidden within the heart.