Omartian - Lead me, Holy Spirit: prayer & study guide

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LEAD ME, HOLY SPIRIT PRAYER AND STUDY GUIDE

Copyright 2012 by Stormie Omartian

Published by Harvest House Publishers

Eugene, Oregon 97402

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A supplemental workbook to

Lead Me, Holy Spirit

by Stormie Omartian

W elcome to a study about following the leading of the Holy Spirit. This Prayer and Study Guide is designed to help you have a closer relationship with God, receive all that Jesus has for you, and learn to hear God speaking to your heart. Responding to the questions and suggestions in each chapter will strengthen your understanding of who God is, what Jesus has done for you, and all the Holy Spirit wants to do in your life.

This is a 12-week plan, but you can double up the chapters and do it in six weeks if you desire. Or, if you are not in a group, you can go at your own pace and do as much as you want whenever you like.

In order to go through the study, you will need my book Lead Me, Holy Spirit (from now on referred to as the book) and your Bible. I have used the New King James Version here, but you can use any translation you like. It would be good to have a small notebook or journal with you so you can write down whatever God speaks to your heart as you read His Word and pray. And dont forget a pen or pencil.

If you are doing this Prayer and Study Guide in a group, read the chapter or chapters assigned that week from the book and then answer the corresponding questions in this study guide. Each time the group meets, the leader will go over the questions and encourage members to share their answers or any insights they have received from the Lord while doing the study. Because some of the questions are personal, dont feel you must say anything you are not comfortable sharing with the group. On the other hand, feel free to be transparent about your own personal experiences whenever you feel led by the Spirit to do so. Your freedom to share can release others who are hesitant. Your experiences in following the leading of the Holy Spirit will be a great personal encouragement for everyone else.

The answers to Bible-based questions are always good to share with one another, however, so dont hesitate to contribute whatever you have learned, discovered, or experienced that would be beneficial for others to hear.

Pray the prayer together at the end of each chapter in the book as a starting point from which people are led to pray for one another about the things that concern them.

When you are asked in this Prayer and Study Guide to write out your prayers, know that just as spoken prayers are powerful, so are written prayers. And these written prayers will not only help you focus on what to pray about, but they will also facilitate your developing a richer prayer life. As you become more at ease communicating with the Lord in an ongoing way, you will find it easier to hear the Holy Spirit speaking to your heart.

Read: What Does It Mean to Be Led by the Holy Spirit and Chapter 1: Led to Receive in L EAD M E , H OLY S PIRIT

1. Read John 6:47-51. What does Jesus refer to Himself as and why?

What is the bread Jesus is talking about, and what happens when you partake of it?

What do you have when you receive Jesus?

2. Read John 6:40. What is Gods will concerning Jesus?

What is Gods will and His promise for you regarding Jesus?

3. Read Romans 5:8-10. What did God demonstrate to you by sending His Son, Jesus, to die for you?

What did Jesus death accomplish for you?

4. Read John 3:5. What did Jesus say you have to do to enter the kingdom of God?

Read Acts 2:38. What do you have to do in order to receive the Holy Spirit?

5. Read Philippians 2:8-10. What did Jesus do for us?

What did God do for Jesus?

What should we do in response to the name of Jesus?

6. Read 1 Corinthians 12:3. If you are being led by the Holy Spirit, what could you never do?

If someone is unable to say that Jesus is Lord of their life, what does that indicate?

Have you declared Jesus to be Lord of your life? If your answer is yes, write out a prayer thanking Him for what He has done by saving you. If your answer is no, write out a prayer asking Him to come into your life and forgive you of all past sins and to lead you into the life He has for you as your Savior and Deliverer.

P RAY THE PRAYER ON PAGES 22-23 IN THE BOOK.

7. Read Luke 11:11-13. Describe how much God wants you to have the Holy Spirit.

If we already have the Holy Spirit when we repent and are baptized in water (Acts 2:38), why do we need to ask God for the Holy Spirit? (Read page 26, second paragraph, in the book.)

8. Read Luke 4:18. Jesus read this Scripture from the Old Testament in the synagogue and said it was now fulfilled in Him. In your own words, what did Jesus accomplish because the Spirit of the Lord was upon Him?

9. Read Isaiah 61:1-3. Of all the acts Jesus did because the Spirit of the Lord was upon Him, which ones are you thankful for right at this moment? Write out your answer as a prayer to the Lord. (For example, Lord, I am so thankful You are my comfort in a time of mourning)

10. Read Romans 8:9-11. Complete the following sentences:

You are in the Spirit if

If you do not have the Holy Spirit, then you are not

If the Spirit of God, who raised Jesus from the dead, is in you, what will happen when you die?

Read Romans 8:16. In light of this Scripture, what is your inheritance because you have received Jesus and have the Holy Spirit in you?

11. Read John 14:26. By what name did Jesus refer to the Holy Spirit?

What did Jesus promise regarding the Holy Spirit?

Read John 16:7-9. Why did Jesus have to be crucified and go to heaven?

What did Jesus say the Holy Spiritthe Helperwould do when He came?

P RAY THE PRAYER ON PAGES 27-28 IN THE BOOK .