Week Eight Homework | Covenant 8-2 | Kay Arthur


Beginning in John 7 and Acts 1 lets find out what we learn about Spirit.

John 7:
37 Now on the last day, the great day of the feast, Jesus stood and cried out, saying, "If anyone is thirsty, let him come to Me and drink.
38 "He who believes in Me, as the Scripture said, 'From his innermost being will flow rivers of living water.'"
39 But this He spoke of the Spirit, whom those who believed in Him were to receive; for the Spirit was not yet given, because Jesus was not yet glorified.

Acts 1:
4 Gathering them together, He commanded them not to leave Jerusalem, but to wait for what the Father had promised, "Which," He said, "you heard of from Me;
5 for John baptized with water, but you will be baptized with the Holy Spirit not many days from now."
6 So when they had come together, they were asking Him, saying, "Lord, is it at this time You are restoring the kingdom to Israel?"
7 He said to them, "It is not for you to know times or epochs which the Father has fixed by His own authority;
8 but you will receive power when the Holy Spirit has come upon you; and you shall be My witnesses both in Jerusalem, and in all Judea and Samaria, and even to the remotest part of the earth."


Let's discuss vs. 38..flow through him rivers of living water...(the Spirit)

vs.39 is an important part..don't miss this...even though Jesus spoke of the Spirit, but the Spirit had not yet been given because He had not be glorified.

Then in Acts 1 Jesus tells them that John baptized with water, but not to many more days you will be baptized with the Holy Spirit. Ending with vs 8 to sum it up well...You will receive power when the Holy Spirit has come upon you! and you shall be my witnesses!

Wow, that is a great word to be happy about!

Read Acts 2....then jot down your thoughts about the Spirit and Promise.

Here's my two cents...
We received the promise of the Holy Spirit the moment Jesus sat down at the right hand of the Father.
Eph 1:13-14

Number the progression on events...

1. after listening to the message of truth, the gospel of your salvation

2. having also believed, you were sealed in Him with the Holy Spirit of promise

3. He is given as a pledge of our inheritance

4. with a view to the redemption of God's own possession, to the praise of His glory.

That is also what we learn about the Holy Spirit.

Why is it called the Holy Spirit of Promise?

The Spirit is not only the completing of covenant, but a guarantee that God will redeem our bodies. Believers are going to live forever and ever! Woohooo! O happy day!

More about the Spirit in Romans 8

If God dwells in you, you are not in the flesh but in the Spirit. If you don't have the Spirit of Christ, he does not belong to Him. For all who are being led by the Spirit of God, are children of God. The Spirit himself testifies that we are children of God.

Note Card Verse:
Acts 1:8
You will receive power when the Holy Spirit has come upon you and you shall be my witnesses.

Acts 2:33
"Therefore having been exalted to the right hand of God, and having received from the Father the promise of the Holy Spirit, He has poured forth this which you both see and hear.

Ephesians 1:13
In Him, you also, after listening to the message of truth, the gospel of your salvation--having also believed, you were sealed in Him with the Holy Spirit of promise.

2 Cor 5:5
Now He who prepared us for this very purpose is God, who gave to us the Spirit as a pledge.

2 Tim 2:7
The Lord will give you understanding in everything.

2 Tim 1:7
For God hath not given us the spirit of fear; but of power, and of love, and of a sound mind.

What an amazing day girls! O love the Word, love the Word!
~Melanie

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