Devon Fouch
Apr 8, 2026
Joel 2:28-29 (NLT) - “Then after doing all those things, I will pour out my spirit upon all people. Your sons and daughters will prophesy. Your old men will dream dreams, and your young men will see visions. In those days I will pour out my Spirit even on the servants - men and women alike.”
I.) Who Is The Holy Spirit?
The Holy Spirit is the personal presence of God that dwells within believers.
The Trinity = 1 God in 3 Persons
God the Father (God over us)
God the Son (God with us)
God the Spirit (God in us)
The Spirit is not an it, but rather, Him.
II.) The Purpose of The Holy Spirit
1.) The Advocate - John 15:26 (NLT) “But I will send you the Advocate - the Spirit of truth. He will come to you from the Father and will testify about me.”
The Holy Spirit’s primary function is Christ exalting!
Paraklētos: One who is called alongside to help.
2.) Brings Conviction - John 16:8 (NLT) “And when he comes, he will convict the world of its sin, and of God’s righteousness, and of the coming judgment.”
-Don’t confuse conviction with condemnation!
3.) Transforms & Empowers
Titus 3:5 (NLT) “He saved us, not because of the righteous things we had done, but because of His mercy. He washed away your sins, giving us a new birth and new life through the Holy Spirit.”
Acts 1:8 (NLT) “But you will receive power when the Holy Spirit comes upon you. And you will be my witnesses, telling people about me everywhere - in Jerusalem, throughout Judea, in Samaria, and to the ends of the earth”
4.) Guides & Teaches -John 14:26 (NLT) “But when the Father sends the Advocate as my representative - that is, the Holy Spirit - he will teach you everything and will remind you of everything I have told you.”
“To know God is to know His will. To know His will is to know His word.” - Pastor Nathan Brosher.
III.) How The Spirit Moves
1st Corinthians 12:7-11 (NLT) “A spiritual gift is given to each of us so we can help each other. To one person the Spirit gives the ability to give wise advice; to another the same Spirit gives the gift of special knowledge. The same Spirit gives great faith to another, and to someone else the one Spirit gives the gift of healing. He gives one person the power to perform miracles, and another the ability to prophesy. He gives someone else the ability to discern whether a message is from the Spirit of God or from another spirit. Still another person is given the ability to speak in unknown languages, while another is given the ability to interpret what is being said. It is the one and only Spirit who distributes these gifts. He alone is decides which gift each person should have.”
The Holy Spirit is more than fire!
The gifts of the Spirit is what He does through us, but the evidence is what He does in us.
Ephesians 1:13 (CSB) “In him you also were sealed with the promised Holy Spirit when you heard the word of truth, the gospel of your salvation, and when you believed.”
If we focus on the fire, we’ll miss the Person.