SESSION 1 WHO IS THE HOLY SPIRIT?

The Holy Spirit is not an “it.”

The Holy Spirit is a PERSON.

The Bible says that He is not something.

He is Someone.

He is God.

There are three persons in the Trinity—God the Father, God the Son and God the Holy Spirit.

Christians do not worship multiple gods.

God the Son, or Jesus Christ, was God in human form.

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In the beginning the Living Expression was already there. And the Living Expression was with God, yet fully God.

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They were together—face-to-face, in the very beginning.

The face of God equals to the presence of God.

Time begins when God created earth.

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And through his creative inspiration this Living Expression made all things, for nothing has existence apart from him!

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A fountain of life was in him, for his life is light for all humanity.

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And this Light never fails to shine through darkness— Light that darkness could not overcome!

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Suddenly a man appeared who was sent from God, a messenger named John.

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For he came as a witness,

• to POINT the WAY TO the LIGHT of LIFE, and

• to HELP EVERYONE BELIEVE.

Jesus Christ is the light of life!

Pointer without battery cannot work.

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John was NOT that Light but he came to SHOW WHO IS.

For he was merely a messenger to SPEAK the TRUTH about the LIGHT.

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For the perfect Light of Truth was coming into the world and shine upon everyone.

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He entered into the world he created, yet the world was unaware.

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He came to the people he created — to those who should have received him, but they did not recognize him.

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But those who embraced him and took hold of his name he gave authority to become the children of God!

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He was not born by the joining of human parents or from natural means, or by a man’s desire, but he was born of God.

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And so the Living Expression BECAME a MAN and lived among us!

We gazed upon his glory, the glory of the One and Only who came from the Father overflowing with tender mercy and truth!

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And from the overflow of his fullness we received grace heaped upon more grace!

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Moses gave us the Law, but Jesus, the Anointed One, unveils truth wrapped in tender mercy.

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No one ever before gazed upon the full splendor of God except his uniquely beloved Son, who is cherished by the Father and held close to his heart.

Now that He has come to us, he has UNFOLDED the FULL EXPLANATION of WHO God truly is!

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“Loving me empowers you to obey my commands.

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And I will ask the Father and he will give you ANOTHER Savior, the Holy Spirit of TRUTH, who will be to you a friend just like me—and he will never leave you.

The world won’t receive him because they can’t see him or know him.

But you know him intimately because he remains with you and will live inside you.

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“I promise that I will never leave you helpless or abandon you as orphans—I will come back to you!

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Soon I will leave this world and they will see me no longer, but you will see me, because I will live again, and you will come alive too.

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So when that day comes, you will know that I am living in the Father and that you are one with me, for I will be living in you.

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Those who truly love me are those who obey my commands.

Whoever passionately loves me will be passionately loved by my Father.

And I will passionately love him in return and will REVEAL myself to him.”

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Then one of the disciples named Judas (not Judas Iscariot) said, “Lord, why is it you will only reveal your identity to us and not to everyone?”

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Jesus replied, “Loving me empowers you to obey my word. And my Father will love you so deeply that we will come to you and make you our dwelling place.

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But those who don’t love me will not obey my words.

The Father did not send me to speak my own revelation, but the words of my Father.

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I am telling you this while I am still with you.

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But WHEN the FATHER sends the Spirit of Holiness, the One like me WHO sets you free,

• HE will TEACH you ALL things in MY name.

And HE will INSPIRE you to REMEMBER every word that I’VE TOLD YOU.

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“I leave the gift of peace with you—my peace.

Not the kind of fragile peace given by the world, but my perfect peace.

Don’t yield to fear or be troubled in your hearts—instead, be courageous!

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“Remember what I’ve told you, that I must go away, but I promise to come back to you.

So if you truly love me, you will be glad for me, since I’m returning to my Father, who is greater than I.

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So when all of these things happen, you will still trust and cling to me.

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I won’t speak with you much longer, for the ruler of this dark world is coming.

But he has no power over me, for he has nothing to use against me.

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I am doing EXACTLY what the FATHER destined for me to accomplish, so that the world will discover how much I LOVE my FATHER.

Now come with me.”