The Spirit

By David Maas
{THE PROMISE AND GIFT OF THE SPIRIT}

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{EN FRANÇAIS}
  1. Nouvelle Alliance et Esprit - (Le Don de l'Esprit est vital pour la rédemption de l'humanité et la Nouvelle Alliance de Dieu avec Son peuple) - {Copie PDF}
  2. L'Esprit de Promesse - (Le don de l'Esprit est l'une des bénédictions d'Abraham que Dieu a promis d'accorder à Son peuple par Son Messie) - {Copie PDF}
  3. Véritable Adoration - (Jésus a révélé que l'adoration de Dieu ne se limite plus à des lieux géographiques ou à des structures artificielles - Jean 4:20-24) - {Copie PDF}
  4. L'Esprit et la Rédemption - (Paul relie la résurrection corporelle des croyants à la Nouvelle Création. Les deux événements sont vitaux pour notre rédemption et notre salut) - {Copie PDF}
  5. Le Cœur Circoncis - (La promesse de l'Esprit est vitale pour la rédemption de l'humanité et l'Alliance de Dieu avec Son peuple, l'Église de Jésus-Christ) - {Copie PDF}
  6. L'Âge du Salut - (Jésus est venu au dernier de ces jours pour apporter le salut aux hommes, aux femmes et aux enfants de toutes les nations, et la vie dans l'âge à venir) - {PDF Copy}
  7. “Mes déclarations sont la vie!” - (Jésus donne à son peuple l'Esprit Vivifiant sans lequel il n'y a pas de vie durable. Ses paroles sont esprit, et elles sont vie) - {Copie PDF}
  8. Début des Derniers Jours - (L'effusion de l'Esprit le jour de la Pentecôte a marqué le début des Derniers Jours et le temps de l'accomplissement) - {Copie PDF}
  9. La Grande Moisson - (Jésus est le héraut qui annonce la Bonne Nouvelle et inaugure le Royaume, le processus qui culminera dans la moisson finale) - {Copie PDF}
  10. La Promesse du Père - (Avec l'effusion de l'Esprit le jour de la Pentecôte, les bénédictions promises à Abraham pour toutes les nations ont commencé) - {Copie PDF}
  11. La Bénédiction d'Abraham - (Le don de l'Esprit fait partie des promesses d'alliance faites à Abraham, y compris la bénédiction des nations de la Terre) - {Copie PDF}
  12. Esprit et Feu - (Jean a baptisé des hommes et des femmes dans l'eau, mais le Messie d'Israël baptisera dans ‘esprit et feu’ - Matthieu 3: 11-12) - {Copie PDF}
  13. Jésus et l'Esprit - (Jésus est le Fils oint de Dieu dont la vie et le ministère sont remplis de la présence puissante du Saint-Esprit) - {Copie PDF}
  14. L'âge de l'Esprit -  (Le don de l'Esprit est fondamental pour la Nouvelle Alliance. C'est le début de la Nouvelle Création et le rassemblement des nations) - {Copie PDF}

{THE PROMISE}
  1. The Spirit is Life! - {PDF Copy} - (The Spirit of God imparts life, especially the everlasting life of which the Gift of the Spirit is the foretaste and guarantee)
  2. The Age of the Spirit - {PDF Copy} - (The gift of the Spirit is foundational to the New Covenant. It is the beginning of the New Creation and the gathering of the nations)
  3. The Anointed Son - {PDF Copy} - (Jesus is the anointed Son of God whose life and ministry are filled with the empowering presence of the Holy Spirit)
  4. The Sign of the Covenant - {PDF Copy} - (The gift of the Spirit is essential to the identity, mission, and life of the Church. It is foundational to the New Covenant)
  5. Promise and Spirit - {PDF Copy} - (The Gift of the Spirit is one of God’s promises to Abraham to bless the nations in the Patriarch’s Seed, Jesus Christ)
  6. "My Words are Life!" - {PDF Copy} - (Jesus grants the Life-Giving Spirit to men without which there is no enduring life. His words are spirit, and they are life)
  7. The Promise of the Father - {PDF Copy} - (With the outpouring of the Spirit on the Day of Pentecost, the blessings for all nations promised to Abraham commenced)
  8. Jesus and the Spirit - {PDF Copy} - (Jesus is the anointed Son of God whose life and ministry are filled with the empowering presence of the Holy Spirit)
  9. Inheritance of Abraham - {PDF Copy} - (Believers are the heirs of Abraham, and the possession of their inheritance is secured by possession of the Gift of the Spirit)
  10. Heirs of the Covenant - {PDF Copy} - (With the outpouring of the Spirit on the Day of Pentecost, the blessings for all nations promised to Abraham commenced)
  11. The Evidence of Sonship - {PDF Copy} - (The gift of the Spirit demonstrates beyond question who belongs to the covenant community of Christ, and who does not)
  12. The Circumcised Heart - {PDF Copy} - (The promise of the Spirit is integral to the redemption of humanity and the Covenant of God with His people)
  13. Spirit and Inheritance - {PDF Copy} - (The Gift of the Spirit is foundational to the New Covenant, and it is the first fruit of the Resurrection and the New Creation)
  14. The Forerunner - {PDF Copy} - (John the Baptist prepared the way for the Messiah, the herald of the Kingdom of God and the one who baptizes in the Spirit – Mark 1:4-8)
  15. The Blessing of Abraham - {PDF Copy} - (The gift of the Spirit is part of the covenant promises made to Abraham, including blessing the nations of the Earth)
  16. The Spirit of Promise - {PDF Copy} - (The gift of the Spirit is one of the blessings of Abraham that God promised to bestow on His people through His Messiah)
  17. In Spirit and Fire - {PDF Copy} - (John baptized men and women in water, but the Messiah of Israel will baptize in spirit and fire - Matthew 3:11-12)
  18. Man of the Spirit - {PDF Copy} - (Jesus is the Messiah, the anointed Son of God. From the start, his life was characterized by the empowering presence of the Spirit)
  19. Tarry in Jerusalem - {PDF Copy} - (Jesus commanded his disciples to wait in Jerusalem until they received the Spirit, empowering them to be his witnesses on the Earth- Acts 1:1-11)
  20. The Spirit and our Resurrection - {PDF Copy} - (The Gift of the Spirit is the first fruits of the resurrection and the guarantee of our participation in the coming New Creation – Romans 8:1-23)

{BOOK OF ACTS}
  1. The Great Harvest - {PDF Copy} - (Jesus is the herald who announces the Good News and inaugurates the Kingdom, the process that will culminate in the final harvest)
  2. When Pentecost Arrived - {PDF Copy} - (On the day of Pentecost, the time of fulfillment arrived when Jesus bestowed the gift of the Spirit on his church – Acts 2:1-4)
  3. Pentecost and the Last Days - {PDF Copy} - (The outpouring of the Spirit on the Day of Pentecost signaled the start of the Last Days and the time of fulfillment)
  4. Tarrying for the Spirit? - {PDF Copy} - (Does the New Testament teach that believers must spend time tarrying in prayer and repentance before they receive the gift of the Holy Spirit?)
  5. What Does This Mean? - {PDF Copy} - (The outpouring of the Spirit on the Day of Pentecost caused a great commotion and much consternation in Jerusalem)
  6. First Sermon - {PDF Copy} - (Peter explained what God accomplished in Jesus to a confused crowd on the Day of Pentecost, stressing fulfillment in Jesus)
  7. Signs on the Earth - {PDF Copy} - (The prophecy in the book of Joel sets the tone for Acts, including the signs and wonders that accompany the gospel)
  8. To You is the Promise - {PDF Copy} - (The gift of the Spirit is for all men who repent, even to those afar off, in fulfillment of the promise of the Father)
  9. Boldness in the Spirit - {PDF Copy} - (In response to threats from the high priests, the young church was filled with great boldness of speech by the Spirit)
  10. Pentecost - Outcome - {PDF Copy} - (Following the events of Pentecost, the congregation established itself as a fellowship of believers in Jerusalem – Acts 2:42-47)
  11. Stephen Testifies - {PDF Copy} - (Under the guidance of the Spirit, Stephen gave eloquent and effective testimony before the priestly leaders of Israel)
  12. Tongues in Jerusalem - (The outpouring of the Holy Spirit on Pentecost was marked by audible and visual signs that caused much consternation) - {PDF Copy}
  13. To Samaria - {PDF Copy} - (Despite persecution, or perhaps because of it, the disciple began to preach the gospel outside Judea, beginning in Samaria)
  14. Tongues in Samaria - {PDF Copy} - (In Samaria, something about the gift of the Spirit impressed Simon the Magician, but did the gift’s recipients speak in tongues?)
  15. Tongues in Caesarea - {PDF Copy} - (In Caesarea, believing Gentiles spoke in tongues and magnified God after receiving the gift of the Holy Spirit)
  16. Tongues in Ephesus - {PDF Copy} - (In Ephesus, a group of disciples of John spoke in tongues and prophesied after receiving the Holy Spirit)
  17. In the Last Days... - {PDF Copy} - (The outpouring of the Spirit on Pentecost signaled the arrival of the last days, just as prophesied by the Prophet Joel – Acts 2:17-21)

{IN THE CHURCH}
  1. The Mind of the Spirit - {PDF Copy} - (The man with the mind of the Spirit understands that Christ Crucified, the Word of the Cross, is the Power and Wisdom of God)
  2. The Final Harvest - {PDF Copy} - (The outpouring of the Spirit on the Day of Pentecost fulfilled what the feast symbolized and marked the start of the Final Harvest)
  3. Spirit and Mission - {PDF Copy} - (Jesus gives the Holy Spirit to his people, empowering them to proclaim the Good News of his Kingdom to the Nations of the Earth)
  4. New Covenant and the Spirit - {PDF Copy} - (The Gift of the Spirit is vital to the redemption of humanity and the New Covenant of God with His people)
  5. The Sanctuary of God - {PDF Copy} - (The New Testament applies temple language from the Hebrew Bible to the Body of Christ, the habitation of the Living God)
  6. One New Man - {PDF Copy} - (Since his Death and Resurrection, Jesus has been forming one new covenant community - One New Man - based on faith in him – Ephesians 2:11-22)
  7. True Worship - {PDF Copy} - (Jesus revealed that the presence and worship of God are no longer limited to geographic locations or man-made structures – John 4:20-24)
  8. The Children of Abraham - {PDF Copy} - (The outpouring of the Spirit on the Day of Pentecost was part of the promise to bless all the nations through the Patriarch, Abraham)
  9. Promise and Fulfillment - {PDF Copy} - (The gift of the Spirit is one of the blessings of Abraham promised by God to His covenant community, which is now implemented by Jesus)

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