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The most important part of this lesson is helping people learn to live the Spirit-filled life. Don't get distracted by all the verses in the LOOKING UP section. Focus on just two or three of them.
You want to allow plenty of time to go through the Satisfied article. This is available both online and in paper. You may want to have some extra paper copies so that participants can share it with someone else (see Preparing for Mission). They could also use GodTools or the MyFriends App to share Satisfied.
Get into groups of 3-4 people and share:
See if people remember the objectives of the Ministry Foundations Phase.
Many people find the phrase "Holy Spirit POWER" to be helpful,
The Scriptures are clear — every aspect of Jesus’ life and ministry was saturated with the Spirit of God.
Jesus was:
35 The angel answered, ‘The Holy Spirit will come on you, and the power of the Most High will overshadow you. So the holy one to be born will be called the Son of God.
18 ‘The Spirit of the Lord is on me,
because he has anointed me
to proclaim good news to the poor.
He has sent me to proclaim freedom for the prisoners
and recovery of sight for the blind,
to set the oppressed free,
38 how God anointed Jesus of Nazareth with the Holy Spirit and power, and how he went around doing good and healing all who were under the power of the devil, because God was with him.
1 A shoot will come up from the stump of Jesse;
from his roots a Branch will bear fruit.
1 Jesus, full of the Holy Spirit, left the Jordan and was led by the Spirit into the wilderness,...
14 Jesus returned to Galilee in the power of the Spirit, and news about him spread through the whole countryside.
34 For the one whom God has sent speaks the words of God, for God gives the Spirit without limit.
27 Do not work for food that spoils, but for food that endures to eternal life, which the Son of Man will give you. For on him God the Father has placed his seal of approval.’
1 Jesus, full of the Holy Spirit, left the Jordan and was led by the Spirit into the wilderness,
21 At that time Jesus, full of joy through the Holy Spirit, said, ‘I praise you, Father, Lord of heaven and earth, because you have hidden these things from the wise and learned, and revealed them to little children. Yes, Father, for this is what you were pleased to do.
2 until the day he was taken up to heaven, after giving instructions through the Holy Spirit to the apostles he had chosen.
28 But if it is by the Spirit of God that I drive out demons, then the kingdom of God has come upon you.
14 Jesus returned to Galilee in the power of the Spirit, and news about him spread through the whole countryside.15 He was teaching in their synagogues, and everyone praised him.
16 He went to Nazareth, where he had been brought up, and on the Sabbath day he went into the synagogue, as was his custom. He stood up to read,17 and the scroll of the prophet Isaiah was handed to him. Unrolling it, he found the place where it is written:
18 “The Spirit of the Lord is on me,
because he has anointed me
to proclaim good news to the poor.
He has sent me to proclaim freedom for the prisoners
and recovery of sight for the blind,
to set the oppressed free,
14 How much more, then, will the blood of Christ, who through the eternal Spirit offered himself unblemished to God, cleanse our consciences from acts that lead to death, so that we may serve the living God!
11 And if the Spirit of him who raised Jesus from the dead is living in you, he who raised Christ from the dead will also give life to your mortal bodies because of his Spirit who lives in you.
In the MyFriends Lifestyle we introduce people to the role of the Holy Spirit through an article called Satisfied.
Let the group come up with their own ideas for creating a culture of Holy Spirit dependence. If they get stuck you can suggest they:
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