2. Luke and the Holy Spirit (Part 1)
Week 44
Luke and the Holy Spirit (Part 1)

3. Survey of the Holy Spirit
Luke 1:12-17, 34-35, 39-45, 67
John the Baptist “will be filled with the Holy Spirit even from birth”
Mary will give birth to Jesus: 34 “How will this be,” Mary asked the angel, “since I am a virgin?” 35 The angel answered, “The Holy Spirit will come on you, and the power of the Most High will overshadow you. So the holy one to be born will be called the Son of God.

4. Survey of the Holy Spirit
Luke 1:12-17, 34-35, 39-45, 67
41 When Elizabeth heard Mary’s greeting, the baby leaped in her womb, and Elizabeth was filled with the Holy Spirit.
Elizabeth then prophesied
John’s father, Zechariah was filled with the Holy Spirit and prophesied

5. Survey of the Holy Spirit
Luke 2:25-32
The Holy Spirit was on him
The Holy Spirit revealed to him
Moved by the Spirit, he went
Luke 3:15-16
“Jesus will baptize you with the Holy Spirit and with fire”

6. Survey of the Holy Spirit
Luke 3:21-22
Luke 4:1-2
Luke makes a point of clarifying that Jesus did not defeat the enemy because of His deity or by a miracle, but because the Holy Spirit was at work in Him

7. Survey of the Holy Spirit
Luke 4: Jesus empowered for His ministry
He returned in the power of the Spirit
The Spirit of the Lord was upon Him
The Spirit anointed Him:
­to preach
­to be sent
­to proclaim freedom
­to bring recovery
­to release
­to proclaim favor

8. Survey of the Holy Spirit
Luke 4: Jesus empowered for His ministry
Acts 10:38 God anointed Jesus of Nazareth with the Holy Spirit and power, and how He went around doing good and healing all who were under the power of the devil, because God was with Him.

9. Survey of the Holy Spirit
Luke 10:1-2, 17-21
Jesus sent out 72 disciples two by two to do ministry
Jesus was “full of joy through the Holy Spirit” upon their return

10. Survey of the Holy Spirit
Luke 11:1-13
When do you realize you’re hungry?
When you see someone else eating!
The disciples are not just asking about prayer, but about His power and relationship with the Father
He tells them to be bold, desperate, persistent!

11. Survey of the Holy Spirit
Luke 11:1-13
Jesus reveals what they are actually asking for… the infilling of the Holy Spirit!
Fear must be overcome to receive the baptism of the Spirit

12. Next week…
We will complete the survey of the Holy Spirit from Luke’s gospel
We will define the baptism of the Holy Spirit
“Be filled with the Holy Spirit” (Ephesians 5:18)
We will pray for those who want to be filled with His Spirit

13. THIS week…
Pray, ask, seek, knock
Be bold, desperate, persistent
Realize your hunger… Get famished!
Prepare yourself, be expectant