Message Notes for May 21, 2023
Series: So Now What?
Title: Be Spirit Led

The Holy Spirit does not equip us for personal gain, rather He empowers us for the Kingdom life.

Acts 1:6-8 So when they had come together, they asked him, “Lord, will you at

this time restore the kingdom to Israel?” He said to them, “It is not for you to

know times or seasons that the Father has fixed by his own authority. But you

will receive power when the Holy Spirit has come upon you, and you will be my

witnesses in Jerusalem and in all Judea and Samaria, and to the end of the

earth.”

John 14:25-26 These things I have spoken to you while I am still with you. 26 But

the Helper, the Holy Spirit, whom the Father will send in my name, he will teach

you all things and bring to your remembrance all that I have said to you.

To Receive the Holy Spirit:

Put Jesus First!

Acts 2:37-39

Desire What God Has to Give!

Mathew 7:7-11

Love Jesus More!

John 14:15

Be Where the Praise is Happening!

Luke 24:49

Acts 2:1-4 When the day of Pentecost arrived, they were all together in one place.

Acts 4:31 And when they had prayed, the place in which they were gathered

together was shaken, and they were all filled with the Holy Spirit and continued

to speak the word of God with boldness.

Family/Study Group Notes for Week of May 21, 2023
Series: So Now What?
Title: Be Spirit Led

• Is there anyone you know whom you would say is “Spirit Led”? What is it about

  his/her decisions, life, character etc. that have you come to that conclusion?

   

• Read Acts 1:6-11. What is on the minds of the disciples in this passage? What is on

  the mind of Jesus? What will the giving of the Holy Spirit ignite in the disciples?

   

• Read Acts 2:1-4. This passage is about the coming of the Holy Spirit that Jesus

  promised. What was some of the evidence of the Spirit among the people? Vs.1

  says they were gathered in one place. They would have had no idea this would be

  the day the Holy Spirit would come upon them. What do you think they were doing

  that made for this special Spirit anointing? Remember, Jesus had told them to stay

  in the city, be ready, prepare yourselves, for the coming of the promised Spirit.

  What could you and your family do daily to make room for the Holy Spirit to come

  more fully upon you?

   

• Read John 14: 15-27. What is Jesus offering in this passage? What do the disciples

  need? What are some of the gifts that the Holy Spirit will bring? How might they

  receive the Holy Spirit more fully?

   

• Read Romans 14:7, Galatians 5:22, Acts 2:42-47. In each of these passages discuss

  the differences the Holy Spirit makes in a life. What aspects of the Holy Spirit gifts

  do you most need right now? Why? What would our families and communities look

  like if more people were Spirit led?

   

• Jesus ties the Holy Spirit with the witness of the Gospel and increase of His

  Kingdom. How do you need the Holy Spirit to give you a bolder, more confident

  witness of Jesus to others?

   

• Gather as a family or group and pray for each other to receive the Holy Spirit and

  become Spirit led.