Success in Witnessing is simply sharing Christ in the power of the Holy Spirit and leaving the results to God.

Video ―   Introduction to Lesson One

This manual focuses on equipping you with techniques, methods, and principles to Win, Build, and Send.

But none of that matters without this: The most vital part of sharing Christ is understanding what it means to do it “in the power of the Holy Spirit.”

(This same emphasis is found in the One-2-One Discipleship Training book.)

Holy Spirit — We Will Cover the Following

• Empowering you to live and share with confidence
• How Jesus of Nazareth lived a perfect life
• How to live — or daily walk — the Christ-controlled life

Listen to Bill Bright, founder of Campus Crusade for Christ – Why Holy Spirit important.

• Ministry Results of his teaching and training  from 1954 to 1980s, grew to 26,000 full-time staff in 191 countries
•  Over 225,000 trained volunteers. 
• He continued in leadership for 60 years

 Video ―  Bill Bright's Legacy

The Empowerment of the Holy Spirit

We want to make sure that we all have a clear understanding of what is meant by “The power of the Holy Spirit.”

Jesus Teaches About the Holy Spirit

We won’t be able to discuss them in depth right now, but I’ll give you several highlights. This will give you something to think about, meditate on, and ask the Lord to speak to your heart.

Personal time: You will need to take time personally to reflect on and study three chapters: John 14, 15, and 16.  Your homework assignment is to study all three chapters.           

Jesus Teaching in Gospel of John

1st — Jesus’ “Baptism of the Spirit” (John 1:29–34)
You see the Spirit descend and remain; this is He who baptizes with the Holy Spirit.

Question:
What was John the Baptist baptizing for?

Repentance — for the Kingdom of God is at hand.

2nd — Born Again of the Spirit (John 3:1–15)

“Born again” — “Born of the Spirit” — “See the Kingdom of God.”

Question:
How can we enter the Kingdom of God?
(Jesus is speaking of the eternal Kingdom — Heaven.)

Very truly I tell you, no one can enter the kingdom of God unless they are born of water and the Spirit. (John 3:5)

Special note:  We are Not Saved Without the Holy Spirit

We can’t even become Christians without the work of the Holy Spirit.
Just before His crucifixion, Jesus made a stunning — almost revolutionary — promise to His disciples:
Anyone who believes in Me will do the works I have been doing, and they will do even greater things than these, because I am going to the Father.

3rd — Promise of the Holy Spirit

(Study John Chapters 14, 15, and 16)

Think about this:
These three chapters (John 14, 15, and 16 are Jesus’ final 72 hours with His disciples.
He knew this was the most important message He could give them.

This is what is said in the Upper Room and on the way to the garden of Gethsemane.

 Just the disciples were with Him. It was the night before the crucifixion.

Take a Quick Look at These Three Chapters

John 14  Class — Group Exercise

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John 15 — Highlight Points

Abide in Me.
Apart from Me you can do nothing.
(Vine and Branch illustration)

Jesus personally and individually works in us and with us as we abide in Him.

John 16

Question: Why did Jesus say, “It is better that I go away”?

Don’s Explanation — Verse 1:
Jesus explained that while He was physically with the disciples, He did not fully explain the role of the Holy Spirit. Now that He is going away, He wants them to understand how this is going to work.

A Great Promise

•  may have peace.
• in the world you will have tribulation.
• But take heart; I have overcome the world.

Take some time  Ask, and you will receive, that your joy may be full.

Role of the Holy Spirit — Verses 8–11

• When He comes, He will convict the world concerning sin and righteousness and judgment.
• Sin — because they do not believe in Me
• Righteousness — because I go to the Father, and you will see Me no longer
• Judgment — because the ruler of this world is judged

When the Spirit of Truth Comes — Verses 13–14

• He will guide you into all the truth.
• He will not speak on His own authority.
• Whatever He hears He will speak.
• He will declare to you the things that are to come.
• He will glorify Me, for He will take what is Mine and declare it to you.

Note — Compare with John 14:10

• The words that I say to you I do not speak on My own authority, but the Father who dwells in Me does His works.

Jesus’ Wonderful Promise — Verse 33

Question:
Why did Jesus say these things to us?

in Me you may have peace

 Go through this - list look up the verses – read content and meditate

Who Is the Holy Spirit and How Does He Work?

Scripture gives many names and reveals many works of the Spirit of God, reminding us that He is  indeed part of the Triune Godhead. He is just as much God  as the Father and the Son. Below is a summary of the Holy Spirit’s names and how He works

The Holy Spirit is known by many names and titles, most of which denote some function or aspect of His ministry. Below are some of the names and descriptions the Bible uses for the Holy Spirit.

Author of Scripture: (2 Peter 1:21; 2 Timothy 3:16) The Bible is inspired, literally “God-breathed,” by the Holy Spirit, the Third Person of the Trinity. The Spirit moved the authors of all 66 books to record exactly what He breathed into their hearts and minds. As a ship is moved through the water by wind in its sails, so the biblical writers were borne along by the Spirit’s impulse.

Comforter / Counselor / Advocate: (Isaiah 11:2; John 14:16; 15:26; 16:7) All three words are translations of the Greek parakletos, from which we get Paraclete, another name for the Spirit. When Jesus went away, His disciples were greatly distressed because they had lost His comforting presence. But He promised to send the Spirit to comfort, console, and guide those who belong to Christ. The Spirit also “bears witness” to our spirits that we belong to Him, and thereby assure us of salvation.

Convicter of Sin: (John 16:7-11) The Spirit applies the truths of God to men’s own minds in order to convince them by fair and sufficient arguments that they are sinners. He does this through the conviction in our hearts that we are not worthy to stand before a holy God, that we need His righteousness, and that judgment is certain and will come to all men one day. Those who deny these truths rebel against the conviction of the Spirit.

Deposit / Seal / Earnest: (2 Corinthians 1:22; 5:5; Ephesians 1:13-14) The Holy Spirit is God’s seal on His people, His claim on us as His very own. The gift of the Spirit to believers is a down payment on our heavenly inheritance, which Christ has promised us and secured for us at the cross. It is because the Spirit has sealed us that we are assured of our salvation. No one can break the seal of God.

Guide: (John 16:13) Just as the Spirit guided the writers of Scripture to record truth, so does He promise to guide believers to know and understand that truth. God’s truth is “foolishness” to the world, because it is “spiritually discerned” (1 Corinthians 2:14). Those who belong to Christ have the indwelling Spirit who guides us to the knowledge of all we need to know in regard to spiritual matters. Those who do not belong to Christ have no “interpreter” to guide them to know and understand God’s Word.

Indweller of Believers: (Romans 8:9-11; Ephesians 2:21-22; 1 Corinthians 6:19) The Holy Spirit resides in the hearts of God’s people, and that indwelling is the distinguishing characteristic of the regenerated person. From within believers, He directs, guides, comforts, and influences us, as well as producing in us the fruit of the Spirit (Galatians 5:22-23). He provides the intimate connection between God and His children. All true believers in Christ have the Spirit residing in their hearts.

Intercessor: (Romans 8:26) One of the most encouraging and comforting aspects of the Holy Spirit is His ministry of intercession on behalf of those He inhabits. Because we often don’t know what or how to pray when we approach God, the Spirit intercedes and prays for us. He interprets our “groanings,” so that when we are oppressed and overwhelmed by trials and the cares of life, He comes alongside to lend assistance as He sustains us before the throne of grace

Revealer / Spirit of Truth: (John 14:17; 16:13; 1 Corinthians 2:12-16) Jesus promised that after the Resurrection, the Holy Spirit would come to “guide you into all truth.” Because of the Spirit in our hearts, we are able to understand truth, especially in spiritual matters, in a way that non-Christians cannot. In fact, the truth the Spirit reveals to us is “foolishness” to non-Christians, and they cannot understand it. But we have the mind of Christ in the Person of His Spirit within us.

Spirit of God / the Lord / Christ: (Matthew 3:16; 2 Corinthians 3:17; 1 Peter 1:11) These names remind us that the Spirit of God is indeed part of the triune godhead and that He is just as much God as the Father and the Son. He is first revealed to us at the creation, when He was “hovering over the waters,” denoting His part in creation, along with that of Jesus who “made all things” (John 1:1-3). We see this same Trinity of God again at Jesus’ baptism, when the Spirit descends on Jesus and the voice of the Father is heard. 

Spirit of Life: (Romans 8:2) The phrase “Spirit of life” means the Holy Spirit is the one who produces or gives life, not that He initiates salvation, but rather that He imparts newness of life as opposed to the Law, which, according to Romans 7, produces death and condemnation. When we receive eternal life through Christ, the Spirit provides the spiritual food that is the sustenance of the spiritual life. Here again we see the triune God at work. We are saved by the Father through the work of the Son, and that salvation is sustained by the Holy Spirit.

Teacher: (John 14:26; 1 Corinthians 2:13) Jesus promised that the Spirit would teach His disciples “all things” and bring to their remembrance the things He said while He was with them. The writers of the New Testament were moved by the Spirit to remember and understand the instructions Jesus gave for the building and organizing of the Church, the doctrines regarding Himself, the directives for holy living, and the revelation of things to come. 

Witness: (Romans 8:16; Hebrews 2:4, 10:15) The Spirit is called “witness” because He verifies and testifies to the fact that we are children of God, that Jesus and the disciples who performed miracles were sent by God, and that the books of the Bible are divinely inspired. Further, by giving the gifts of the Spirit to believers, He witnesses to us and the world that we belong to God.