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Forgotten God / week 1

Francis Chan and 2UC Women's Ministry
Sep 13, 2016
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1. Take a minute and list some of your beliefs about the Holy Spirit. [Even if you don't consider yourself a theologian, most of us have at least a few ideas about who the Holy Spirit is and what He does.]

2.Being as open as possible, do you think your beliefs are shaped by the Scriptures or by what you've come to experience as the normal Christian life? What makes you say that?

*Watch session 1 at RightNow Media. After watching work through the following questions.

3. The following passages offer a brief overview of what the Holy Spirit does in a person's life. Quickly flip through these passages and make some notes. [the verses are linked to Bible Gateway]

Acts 1:4-8; 2:1-13; 4:31

Romans 8:1-17; 8:26-27; 15:13

1 Corinthians 2:12-14; 3:16; 6:9-11;12:7-11

2 Corinthians 3:17-18

Galatians 4:4-7; 5:16-25

Ephesians 3:14-16

1 John 4:13

4. If you disregarded your own experiences and just read these passages, what would you expect to observe as the Holy Spirit entered a person's life?

5. For so many people in the church today, everyday life does not match these biblical descriptions. Why do you think that is?

Read Galatians 5:16-25

6. According to this passage, what does it look like to walk by the Spirit?

7. Based on what Paul says here, what should distinguish a Spirit-filled person from a non-Christian?

8. Every day, people try to live the "Spirit-filled" life without the Spirit. Based on your experience, what good things can we accomplish merely through human strength?

9. If the Spirit works through us, how should the supernatural results differ from what we can accomplish on our own?

10. Don't just think about what the Holy Spirit can do for you. What are some clear and practical ways that the Spirit can work through you to bless the people around you?

11. For all practical purposes, we seem to have forgotten that the Holy Spirit is powerful- He radically transforms lives. Are you open to being transformed, no matter what that may mean for your life? If you do want to be changed, why do you desire this? If you don't, what is keeping you from desiring change?

12. Spend some time praying that God will give you the humility to be open to what He wants to teach you- even if it means you've spent years over-looking the obvious. Then ask Him to begin using these truths to change the way you live.

Journal some reflections on...I've got Jesus. Why do I need the Spirit?