Promised Spirit

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{THE PROMISED SPIRIT}
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  1. The Life-giving Spirit - {PDF Copy} - (The Spirit of God is the creative force that originates, sustains and restores life, be it individual or corporate, biological or spiritual)
  2. The Promise of the Spirit and the New Covenant - {PDF Copy} - (The Church and the gift of the Spirit have been integral to the redemptive plan of God from the very beginning)
  3. The Promise of the Father - The Blessing of Abraham - {PDF Copy} - (Galatians 3:6-12 - The Gift of the Spirit is the fulfillment of the promised Blessing to the nations through Abraham)
  4. Jesus, the Anointed Man of the Spirit - {PDF Copy} - (Jesus is the quintessential man of the Spirit; his present position or what he is doing in his people can be understood apart from the Spirit)
  5. The Fulfillment of the Feast of Pentecost - {PDF Copy} - (Acts 2:1-4- The Spirit was poured out when the day of Pentecost was "fully come")
  6. The Last Days in the Book of Acts - {PDF Copy} - (Joel 2:28-32 - The promised gift of the Spirit marked the commencement of the "last days")
  7. Joel's Prophecy Applied in the New Testament - {PDF Copy} - (Several times the New Testament applies Joel's prophecies of the Spirit and the commencement of the "last days" to the outpouring of the Spirit on the church)
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