{"id":2225,"date":"2022-10-02T10:45:03","date_gmt":"2022-10-02T15:45:03","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/media.porticocommunity.com\/?p=2225"},"modified":"2022-10-10T09:42:46","modified_gmt":"2022-10-10T14:42:46","slug":"ghost-stories-1","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"http:\/\/media.porticocommunity.com\/?p=2225","title":{"rendered":"Ghost Stories (1): The Nature of the Holy Spirit"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<figure class=\"wp-block-audio\"><audio controls src=\"http:\/\/media.porticocommunity.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/10\/10-02-22.mp3\"><\/audio><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p>Ephesians 3:14, 16, 19<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Matthew 3:1-12<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>pneuma= wind, breath, spirit.&nbsp;&nbsp;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Matthew 3:13-17<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>There is one God manifested in three persons: the Father, the Son, and the Holy Spirit.&nbsp;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>Key Idea 1: The Holy Spirit is God, not anything less.<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><em>Holy Spirit is uncreated.<\/em>  Genesis 1:1<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><em>Holy Spirit is eternal <\/em>   Hebrews 9:14<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><em>Holy Spirit is omiscient (all-knowing)<\/em>    1 Corinthians 2:10<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><em>Holy Spirit is omnipresent (all-present). <\/em> Psalm 139:7-121<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><em>Holy Spirit omnipotent (all-powerful). <\/em> Luke 1:35, 37<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>Key Idea 2: The Holy Spirit is a person, not an impersonal force.&nbsp;<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><em>Holy Spirit thinks like a person does   <\/em>1 Corinthians 2:10-11, Romans 8:27<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><em>Holy Spirit acts like a person does. <\/em> Acts 13:2, John 14:26, Acts 16:6-7, Genesis 6:3, 1 Corinthians 12:11, 2 Corinthians 13:14<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><em>Holy Spirit feel like a person does.  <\/em> Ephesians 4:30, Hebrews 10:29&nbsp;, Acts 5:3, Matthew 12:31-32<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><em>(Holy Spirit has personal pronouns!) <\/em> John 16:7-15<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>How do we interact with Holy Spirit?<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>As God.<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>As a person.<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Assignment: This week, spend some time in prayer, and when you are speaking to God, specifically acknowledge Holy Spirit in prayer. <\/p>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-file\"><a id=\"wp-block-file--media-562de635-4992-4419-a7f9-ddd116c83d95\" href=\"http:\/\/media.porticocommunity.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/10\/10-02-22.mp3\">Ghost Stories: The Nature of the Holy Spirit<\/a><a href=\"http:\/\/media.porticocommunity.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/10\/10-02-22.mp3\" class=\"wp-block-file__button\" download aria-describedby=\"wp-block-file--media-562de635-4992-4419-a7f9-ddd116c83d95\">Download<\/a><\/div>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Ephesians 3:14, 16, 19 Matthew 3:1-12 pneuma= wind, breath, spirit.&nbsp;&nbsp; Matthew 3:13-17 There is one God manifested in three persons: the Father, the Son, and the Holy Spirit.&nbsp; Key Idea 1: The Holy Spirit is God, not anything less. Holy Spirit is uncreated. 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