The Holy Spirit In the Church

The Spirit Came at Pentecost  (Acts 2:1-4)
1    On the day of Pentecost all the believers were meeting together in one place.
2    Suddenly, there was a sound from heaven like the roaring of a mighty windstorm, and it filled the house where they were sitting.
3    Then, what looked like flames or tongues of fire appeared and settled on each of them.
4    And everyone present was filled with the Holy Spirit and began speaking in other languages, as the Holy Spirit gave them this ability.

He Dwells in the Church  (I Corinthians 3:16-17 and Ephesians 2:22)
I Corinthians 3:16-17
16  Don’t you realize that all of you together are the temple of God and that the Spirit of God lives in you?
17  God will destroy anyone who destroys this temple. For God’s temple is holy, and you are that temple.
Ephesians 2:22
22  Through him you Gentiles are also being made part of this dwelling where God lives by his Spirit.

He Appoints Officers for the Church  (Acts 20:28)
28  “So guard yourselves and God’s people. Feed and shepherd God’s flock—his church, purchased with his own blood—over which the Holy Spirit has appointed you as elders.

He Directs Decisions of the Church  (Acts 15:28)
28  “For it seemed good to the Holy Spirit and to us to lay no greater burden on you than these few requirements:

He Chooses Missionaries  (Acts 13:4)
4    So Barnabas and Saul were sent out by the Holy Spirit. They went down to the seaport of Seleucia and then sailed for the island of Cyprus.

He Directs the Mission Enterprise  (Acts 8:29, 39 and Acts 16:6-7)
Acts 8:29, 39
29  The Holy Spirit said to Philip, “Go over and walk along beside the carriage.”
39  When they came up out of the water, the Spirit of the Lord snatched Philip away. The eunuch never saw him again but went on his way rejoicing.
Acts 16:6-7
6    Next Paul and Silas traveled through the area of Phrygia and Galatia, because the Holy Spirit had prevented them from preaching the word in the province of Asia at that time.
7    Then coming to the borders of Mysia, they headed north for the province of Bithynia, but again the Spirit of Jesus did not allow them to go there.