In this six-session small group Bible study (DVD/digital video sold separately), pastor and bestselling author Jim Cymbala explores the person and work of the Holy Spirit to bring a fresh sense of God’s power to your church and your life. What happens when the Holy Spirit moves powerfully within a church? Through this six-session study you will learn how: To make room for the Spirit’s action in your life and in your church - God wants to work through your gifts and talents to enable you to do what only he can do - To listen for the voice of the Spirit in prayer and how to apply God’s Word to your life - The Spirit can bring healing to your body, your emotions, and your relationships; how a life lived in the presence of the Spirit can transform the church and the world Your church can become a place where people regularly experience God’s presence and his power. Sessions include: Agent in the Shadows (33:00) - Power Source (27:00) - The Best Bible Teacher (26:00) - Water, Wind, and Fire (24:30) - Who’s in Control? (25:00) - Help When We Need it Most (26:00) Appendix: A Long Night in Indianapolis Designed for use with the When God’s Spirit Moves Video Study (sold separately). What happens when the Holy Spirit moves in a church? In this six-session DVD study with participant's guide, you'll not only learn about the person of the Holy Spirit, you'll learn: * How to make room for the work of the Spirit in your life and in your church * How the Spirit empowers you to be creative and honor God with your gifts and talents* How to listen in prayer and apply the Word of God * How the Spirit is active in the work of healing your body, your emotions, and your relationships* How your personal transformation leads to grater transformations in your community and around the world through the changed lives of believers* How your church can become a place where the message of the gospel is heard and people experience the life-giving power of a grace-filled communityPastor and bestselling author Jim Cymbala will show you how to infuse a fresh sense of God's power in your church and in your life as a follower of Jesus. Jim Cymbala has been the pastor of the Brooklyn Tabernacle for more than 50 years. The bestselling author of Fresh Wind, Fresh Fire , he lives in New York City with his wife, Carol Cymbala, who directs the Grammy Award-winning Brooklyn Tabernacle Choir. He can be found at wordcraftllc.com. When God's Spirit Moves Participant's Guide By Jim Cymbala Zondervan Copyright © 2011 Jim Cymbala All right reserved. ISBN: 978-0-310-32223-8 Contents Session 1—Agent in the Shadows............................7Session 2 —Power Source...................................19Session 3 —The Best Bible Teacher.........................31Session 4 —Water, Wind, and Fire..........................41Session 5 —Who's in Control?..............................51Session 6—Help When We Need It Most.......................63Appendix—A Long Night in Indianapolis.....................71 Chapter One Agent in the Shadows Jesus: "I will ask the Father, and he will give you another advocate to help you and be with you forever — the Spirit of truth. The world cannot accept him, because it neither sees him nor knows him. But you know him, for he lives with you and will be in you." (John 14:16-17) Quick Question If you were teaching a class of seven-year-olds and had to explain the Holy Spirit and what he does, how would you go about it? What words would you use for these children? What examples? Video Teaching Segment Notes As you watch the session one video, use the following outline to jot down any ideas that stand out to you. Church life badly needs the Holy Spirit. Jesus was leaving? The Holy Spirit gets inside us. The early apostles and the Holy Spirit Current misgivings about the Holy Spirit What the Spirit does today The Roma Black story "The Christian religion is hopeless without the Holy Ghost." Samuel Chadwick (1860–1932), Methodist leader and college president in England Group Discussion and Bible Study 1. Think of someone in your life who fills the role of agent — your car or home insurance agent, for example. What does this person do? How is that similar to what the Holy Spirit does in relation to the Godhead? 2. Read John 16:5-16 aloud: But now I am going to him who sent me. None of you asks me, "Where are you going?" Rather, you are filled with grief because I have said these things. But very truly I tell you, it is for your good that I am going away. Unless I go away, the Advocate will not come to you; but if I go, I will send him to you. When he comes, he will prove the world to be in the wrong about sin and righteous ness and judgment: about sin, because people do not believe in me; about righteous ness, because I am going to the Father, where you can see me no longer; and about judgment, because the prince of this world now stands condemned. I have much more to say t