Holy Spirit | Week 1

Holy Spirit April 12 2026 Teacher: Pastor Doug McHenry The Holy Spirit is the life-giving presence of God. “Now the Lord God formed a man from the dust of the ground and breathed into his nostrils the breath of life, and the man became a living being.” – Genesis 2:7 The Trinity is One Being, Three Persons; one essence, three personalities; Father, Son, Holy Spirit. The Holy Spirit is the life-giving presence of God and breathes into our lives, makes us new and we’re born again. It’s not something we achieve; it’s something we receive. We are not self-generated. “Now the Lord is the Spirit, and where the Spirit of the Lord is, there is freedom.” – 2 Corinthians 3:17 “I pray that the eyes of your heart may be enlightened in order that you may know the hope to which he has called you, the riches of his glorious inheritance in his holy people, and his incomparably great power for us who believe.” “That power is the same as the mighty strength he exerted when he raised Christ from the dead and seated him at his right hand in the heavenly realm…” – Eph. 1:18-20 “Then he said to me: ‘Son of man, these bones are the whole house of Israel. They say, ‘Our bones are dried up and our hope is gone; we are cut off.’” “Therefore prophesy and say to them: ‘This is what the Sovereign Lord says: ‘My people, I am going to bring you back to the land of Israel. Then you, my people, will know that I am the Lord, when I open your graves and bring you up from them.” “I will put my Spirit in you and you will live…Then you will know that I the Lord have spoken, and I have done it,’ declares the Lord.” – Ezekiel 37:11-14 The Breath of God, the Holy Spirit, alone can bring dead things back to life. The Holy Spirit is the life-giving presence of God from the first breath in Eden to the new life of resurrection.