Stone Creek Church
Zechariah 4:6 NIV
Isaiah 11:1-2 NIV
1. Spirit of the LORD (Jesus)
2. Spirit of Wisdom
3. Spirit of Understanding
4. Spirit of Counsel
5. Spirit of Might
6. Spirit of Knowledge
7. Spirit of the Fear of the Lord
Spirit of Might = Power
The Spirit of the Lord came upon Samson with power. Samson tore the lion apart like one tears a young goat. (Judges 14:6)
The angel answered and said to her, “The Holy Spirit will come upon you, and the power of the Most High will overshadow you; and for that reason the holy Child shall be called the Son of God. (Luke 1:35)
And Jesus returned to Galilee in the power of the Spirit, and news about Him spread through all the surrounding district. (Luke 4:14)
“And behold, I am sending forth the promise of My Father upon you; but you are to stay in the city until you are clothed with power from on high.” (Luke 24:49)
"...but you will receive power when the Holy Spirit has come upon you; and you shall be My witnesses both in Jerusalem, and in all Judea and Samaria, and even to the remotest part of the earth.” (Acts 1:8)
Now may the God of hope fill you with all joy and peace in believing, so that you will abound in hope by the power of the Holy Spirit. (Romans 15:13)
"...that I may know Him and the power of His resurrection and the fellowship of His sufferings, being conformed to His death; " Philippians 3:10
...and my message and my preaching were not in persuasive words of wisdom, but in demonstration of the Spirit and of power, (1 Corinthians 2:4)
...that He would grant you, according to the riches of His glory, to be strengthened with power through His Spirit in the inner man. (Ephesians 3:16)
For God has not given us a spirit of timidity, but of power and love and discipline. (2 Timothy 1:6-7)
Where the Holy Spirit is there is power!
He will come when you do God’s work.
We can’t have a long distance relationship with the Holy Spirit and expect to experience His power.
You will never know what the Holy Spirit can do until you give up control and step out in obedience.
+ One of the greatest barriers to the Spirit’s power operating in and through our lives is fear.
+ Fear is often a demonic suggestion that seeks to disrupt our alignment with the Spirit of God.
+ If something is making you and I a coward, it’s not from God.
+ Fear is often the first manifestation of the effects of sin.
The Holy Spirit is “The Initiator” and “The Completer.”