The Equipping Ministry, Student Workbook, SW15

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T H E E Q U I P P I N G M I N I S T R Y

A. The Holy Spirit thwarts the devil in his deception of the lost .

1. People are blinded by the god of this age from understanding the Gospel of Christ, 2 Cor. 4.3-4.

2. People are bound as slaves to their own sin and demonic oppression.

a. John 8.34

b. 1 John 5.19

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3. People are burdened in their personal lives, distracted by the cares of this world.

a. 2 Cor. 3.14

b. Eph. 4.17-19

c. Rom. 10.3

B. The Holy Spirit provides and prepares the message .

1. He inspires the Holy Scriptures, 2 Pet. 1.20-21.

2. He confers on the preacher both the gift and the anointing, 1 Cor. 12.4-11.