Week of June 12

Waiting on God

Sowing our Prayer… Reaping the Spirit

The Christian’s life in all its aspects—intellectual and ethical, devotional and relational, upsurging in worship and outgoing in witness—is supernatural; only the Spirit can initiate and sustain it.  So apart from him, not only will there be no lively believers and no lively congregations, there will be no believers and no congregations at all.

                        - J. I. Packer

Monday	Read and Reflect on John 7:37-39
Tuesday	Read and Reflect on John16:7-8
Wednesday	Read and Reflect on John 15:26-27
Thursday	Read and Reflect on Acts 4:31-37
Friday	Read and Reflect on Romans 5:1-5
Saturday	Read and Reflect on 1 Corinthians 12:3-13

Last week we looked at what we do while waiting on the Spirit to show up.  To continue us into the first of six months of waiting, let us together learn more about the Holy Spirit himself.  This week’s scriptures focus on the sending of the Holy Spirit, looking at Jesus’ reason for sending the Spirit and the reasons we need the Spirit.  In looking at why we need the Spirit will also show us why He was sent. 

Each day, read the scripture for the day and re-read the quote above.  After reading, think about these questions and write your thoughts on the back side of this sheet.

Why do we need the Holy Spirit?

What things come to us by the Holy Spirit (which are the same reasons that He was sent)?

Why is it better that we have the presence of the Holy Spirit instead of the presence of Jesus?

Do we forget to seek the Holy Spirit and instead only seek Jesus?  Why?