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At the heart of the Christian is the belief in a God
who is three in one, Father, the Son and the Holy
Spirit.
As human beings, we are made in the image of God, so it should be no surprise to us, that we too are
made three in one, mind, body and spirit.
This ten week Course is aimed at helping us to
discover a little more about the third member of
the Trinity and his role in the church. Then help
us to explore and discern what are our, unique
God-given gifts.
Philip Janvier
Philip Janvier was born in Liverpool in 1957 and studied Theology at Trinity College, Bristol. He is the author of the Amazon Best Selling, 'The Fin Butler Adventures.' He is an award-winning documentary videographer, has written both Christian and secular material. He is addicted to reading, loves children’s fantasy novels and Doctor Who. He is married and lives in Liverpool where he is the Team Rector of St Stephen’s, Gateacre.
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The Holy Spirit Course - Philip Janvier
A CHURCH AND SMALL GROUP
LEADER’S MANUAL
(Second Edition)
PHILIP JANVIER
Bluebox & January
THE HOLY SPIRIT COURSE: MORE THAN JUST WORDS
A CHURCH AND SMALL GROUP LEADER’S MANUAL
(Second Edition)
Bluebox & January
St Stephen’s Rectory
Belle Vale Road
Gateacre
Liverpool L25 2PQ
First published in the UK
by Bluebox & January
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The right of Philip Janvier to be identified as the author of this work has been asserted in accordance with the Copyright, Designs and Patents Act 1988
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Scripture quotations [marked NIV] taken from the Holy Bible,
New International Version Anglicised
Copyright © 1979, 1984, 2011 Biblica
Used by permission of Hodder & Stoughton Ltd,
an Hachette UK company
All rights reserved.
‘NIV’ is a registered trademark of Biblica UK
trademark number 1448790.
Copyright © Phil Janvier – 11th February 2017
All rights reserved.
Second Edition May 2017
ISBN-13: 978-1975762209 (Paperback)
ISBN-10: 1975762207
DEDICATION
To Dorothy Williams who showed me how to minister and to God, who gives his Holy Spirit to the Church and who decided that he could use me in his service.
ALSO AVAILABLE BY PHILIP JANVIER
The Holy Spirit Course
THE HOLY SPIRIT COURSE: MORE THAN JUST WORDS –MEMBER’S MANUAL (SECOND EDITION)
NINE GIFTS THAT CHANGED THE WORLD
THE HOLY SPIRIT COURSE: MORE THAN JUST WORDS – DAILY JOURNAL (FULL COLOUR)
THE HOLY SPIRIT COURSE: MORE THAN JUST WORDS – DAILY JOURNAL (PLAIN VERSION)
OUTREACH MADE EASY
Bible Study Material
HONEST BEFORE GOD – DAILY REFLECTION FROM THE HEART OF THE PSALMS
SEARCH MY HEART – DAILY REFLECTION FROM THE HEART OF THE BOOKS OF JOEL TO MALACHI
ENCOUNTERS WITH JESUS: WRITING IN THE SAND
Children’s Fantasy Fiction
FIN BUTLER AND THE CLOCKWORK PHOENIX
FIN BUTLER AND THE ICE QUEEN
FIN BUTLER AND THE RELUCTANT MERMAID
Fiction
THE EMPTY PHOTOGRAPH (A NOVELLA)
Science Fiction
EMILE HAMILTON AND THE HARVEST OF SOULS
EMILE HAMILTON AND THE MUON EQUATION
‘Words! Words! Words!
I'm so sick of words!
I get words all day through;
First from him,
now from you!
Sing me no song!
Read me no rhyme!
Don't waste my time,
Show me!’
(Alan Jay Lerner, Show Me, from My Fair Lady)
CONTENTS
Acknowledgements i
Introduction ii
Leader’s Notes 3
1. Who is the Holy Spirit? 4
2. The Holy Spirit and You 15
3. Introducing the Gifts of the Holy Spirit 20
4. Gifts of Revelation 31
5. Gifts of Power and Authority 43
6. Gifts of Communication 57
7. Open to God 1: The Gifts in Worship
and the prayer of Boldness 67
8. Open to God 2: The Gifts in Action 74
9. Open to God: 3 Submission to God 82
10. The rest of our lives 91
Appendix: Section 1 100
Appendix: Section 2 102
Appendix: Section 3 104
References 105
Final Words 107
About the Author 108
ACKNOWLEDGEMENTS
In preparing this material, I am entirely in the debt of two authors, Clive Calver and David Pytches. Try as I might, I have struggled to find two authors, who have captured the essence of the Holy Spirit and the gifts of the Spirit as well as they have. Clive Calver's, 'The Holy Spirit,' was first released in 1984 by the Scripture Union, a small book with a huge content. David Pytches', 'Come Holy Spirit,' published in 1985 by Hodder & Stoughton, has lived up to its subtitle, 'Learning How To Minister In Power.' I recommend both these books, and believe it is worth trawling the internet to find copies.
This book has come out of a lifetime of ministry, and I have tried, wherever possible, to quote my sources. However, a lot of my content has come from my handwritten notes, scrawled down at lectures and conferences and reproduced here. I have listed at the back of this book, all of the books I used in my initial preparation for this course, and any sources I have discovered since. If I have inadvertently failed to quote a source, I do apologise, and I request that you let me know so that I can correct that mistake in future editions.
Philip Janvier
INTRODUCTION
On Christmas Eve 1975, I found myself in my local parish church of All Soul's, Springwood. I had arrived, by mistake, half an hour early for the midnight communion. Hiding outside, I waited, until I saw a familiar face from my days as a choirboy there. Having vowed, at age 14, never to go back to church again, I found I needed to be there at Christmas. Standing next to my old friends, Clive and Jacqui, the talk and the service challenged me. So as the church bell rang in Christmas Day, I remembered praying, God I don't even know if you are there, but if you are, I want to know you!
My life changed, and I became part of an Anglican, Church of England, charismatic church. Little did I know, that the Charismatic Movement had only hit the Church of England two years before. I was dropped into the deep end of a movement of the Holy Spirit that changed the face of the church in the United Kingdom. I was influenced by amazing people like David Watson, Colin Urquhart and Michael Harper. I was there at the start of Spring Harvest, and my call to ministry came at the feet of Clive Calver, Eric Delve, Luis Palau and Graham Kendrick. I watched trends and movements sweep across the church, John Wimber and Vineyard, Toronto Blessing, Pensacola Outpouring, Signs and Wonders, they, and many that have followed, have emphasised the ministry of God, the Holy Spirit and the gifts that he brings.
I cannot imagine a church without the fruit and the gifts of the Holy Spirit being evident in it. Yet many, even within charismatic-pentecostal churches are uninformed about the third character of the Christian Trinitarian God. Some treat the Holy Spirit as an impersonal force or power; others believe that by merely speaking a set of words the Holy Spirit will act as if by magic. This Course, highly influenced by greater thinkers and theologians than me, aims to introduce people to the real person of the Holy Spirit of God.
Philip Janvier - 17th January 2017
LEADER’S NOTES
This Leader’s Manual has been produced to enable anyone leading THE HOLY SPIRIT COURSE to have full access to all the resources needed to run this course. To avoid frustration, all the Scripture passages that have been left blank in the Member’s Manual are presented here in full. Extra examples of resources, when possible, are suggested, and I have extended the picture gallery in Session 8.
I highly recommend that those attending the course obtain a copy of ‘The Holy Spirit Course – Daily Journal’ to keep a record of their journey and where possible, share their insights with others on the course.
If you have purchased the Complete Course from our Website, then with your purchase you will have full access to digital copies of all the resources involved:
PDF Handouts and Posters,
PowerPoint Presentations
Training Videos
Plus digital copies of all the books in the series:
The Holy Spirit Course: More Than Just Words –Member’s Manual (Second Edition)
The Holy Spirit Course: More Than Just Words –Leader’s Manual (Second Edition)
Nine Gifts That Changed The World
The Holy Spirit Course: More Than Just Words – Daily Journal (Full Colour)
The Holy Spirit Course: More Than Just Words – Daily Journal (Plain Version)
Outreach Made Easy
It is my intention to add new resources to the series, including books, handouts and videos. If you have purchased the Complete Course, these digital items will be added to the website and once there will be available to you as part of the package.
SESSION 1: WHO IS THE HOLY SPIRIT?
When Jesus spoke to the young man in Luke's gospel, and said, 'Love the Lord your God with all your heart and with all your soul and with all your strength and with all your mind'; and, 'Love your neighbour as yourself.' (10:27 NIV) He was echoing those great words from Deuteronomy, 'Hear, O Israel: The Lord our God, the Lord is one. Love the Lord your God with all your heart and with all your soul and with all your strength.' (6:4-5 NIV)
For centuries Christians have struggled to come to terms with those commandments. At the heart of the Christian is the belief in a God who is three in one, Father, the Son and the Holy Spirit. This Course was not designed to be a vehicle to teach the dynamics of the Trinity, but some understanding of it is required. As human beings, we are made in the image of God, so it should be no surprise to us, that we too are made three in one, mind, body and spirit. No matter, how good or bad, present or absent, our fathers have been, most of us have no problems in dealing with the concept of God as Father. Nor do we struggle with the idea of God as Son. However, when we come to God as the Holy Spirit, then we begin to have problems. This Course is aimed at helping us discover a little more about the third member of the Trinity and his role in the church.
The Holy Spirit
When Jesus left his disciples here on earth, he promised them that he would send the Comforter, the Holy Spirit, who would be like Jesus and would live in