Bible Study

Bible Study March 6, 2025

“Unlimited Power of the Holy Spirit”

Acts 1:6 – 8 (ESV)

6 “So when they had come together, they asked him, “Lord, will you at this time restore the kingdom to Israel?” 7 He said to them, “It is not for you to know times or seasons that the Father has fixed by his own authority. 8 But you will receive power when the Holy Spirit has come upon you, and you will be my witnesses in Jerusalem and in all Judea and Samaria, and to the end of the earth.”

The scriptures teach us of the Trinity the Farther, the Son, and the Holy Spirit. The Holy Spirit is a person and Jesus even referred to Him as our advocate. Taken from the Greek it can mean “intercessor” or “counselor.” Some refer to the Holy Spirit as one’s conscience.

The scripture above gives us Jesus’ last words prior to His returning to the Heavenly Father. Power in the Greek is “dunamis” where we get our word dynamite. That alone should indicate power.

In the New Testament, the Spirit came upon the virgin Mary, and she conceived the Son of God (Luke 1:35, Matthew 1:18). The Spirit also descended on Jesus “like a dove” when he was baptized by John (Matthew 3:16) and later led him into the desert to be tempted by the devil (Matthew 4:1). Before his crucifixion, Jesus promised his believers, “And I will ask the Father, and he will give you another advocate to help you and be with you forever — the Spirit of truth. The world cannot accept him, because it neither sees him nor knows him. But you know him, for he lives with you and will be in you” (John 14:16-17).

The scriptures reveal when we repent and believe in Christ as our savior, we receive the Holy Spirit within us. As the apostle Paul explained in Ephesians 1:13-14,  

What does the Holy Spirit do in one’s life?

• The Holy Spirit is active in our world. He is our helper.
• He helps us in our prayers and intercedes with God (8:26 -27)
• He brings comfort along with hope (Romans 15:13)
• He gives us the words to say when persecuted (Luke 12:11-12 )
• He also gives us spiritual gifts (1 Corinthians 12:1-11)
• He also shows unbelievers Truth along with the nature of sin (John 16:8).

In short, he teaches, convicts, guides, leads, and equips us, enabling us to accomplish God’s will in ways we cannot do on our own.

Christ Followers are blessed with a mighty gift — the power of the Holy Spirit.

God Bless.