EMPOWERED: When is the Holy Spirit given?

Acts 2:38 | Each of you must repent of your sins and turn to God, and be baptized in the name of Jesus Christ for the forgiveness of your sins. Then you will receive the gift of the Holy Spirit. 

• When is the Holy Spirit given?

• Who does not have the Holy Spirit? How do you think this affects them?

Ephesians 1:13b | And when you believed in Christ, he identified you as his own by giving you the Holy Spirit, whom he promised long ago. 

• Why does God give His followers the Holy Spirit?

• Can you tell that the Holy Spirit is with you? In what ways?

1st John 4:13 | And God has given us his Spirit as proof that we live in him and he in us.

• How does the Holy Spirit in your life assure you (or let you know for certain) that you belong to God and have been saved?