{"podcast":{"title":"Awake Us Now","slug":"awake-us-now-3481","podcast_index_feed_id":3481,"rss_url":"https://awakeusnow.libsyn.com/rss","website_url":"https://www.awakeusnow.com/","image_url":"https://static.libsyn.com/p/assets/0/c/f/b/0cfb11e159b4b02d/logo.jpg","author":"Rev. Christopher Dodge","episode_count":1082,"summary":"Awake Us Now is a body of believers who: WORSHIP the Triune God with all our heart, soul, mind and strength. Praise Him with joy and thanksgiving for He is God and He is good; WALK by faith in the power of the Holy Spirit. This is the clear teaching of our Lord Jesus Christ and the clear declaration of the Scriptures. Such a daily walk is a far cry from mere religion or \"church as usual;\" WITNESS to Jesus Christ our Savior in daily life situations. Take seriously His call to make disciples. Be alert to the opportunities God provides to encourage and mentor others in the Christian life. Utilize the developing technologies to reach a new generation with the timeless Gospel of Christ.","last_synced_at":"2026-07-19T06:19:12.673859+00:00","page_url":"https://stenobird.com/podcast/awake-us-now-3481"},"episode":{"title":"Questions - Week 15: What is the Holy Spirit?","slug":"questions-week-15-what-is-the-holy-spirit","published_at":"2026-06-14T16:00:00+00:00","page_url":"https://stenobird.com/podcast/awake-us-now-3481/questions-week-15-what-is-the-holy-spirit","show_page_url":"https://stenobird.com/podcast/awake-us-now-3481","url":"https://awakeusnow.libsyn.com/questions-week-15-what-is-the-holy-spirit","audio_url":"https://traffic.libsyn.com/secure/awakeusnow/Message_-_Questions_-_Week_15__What_is_the_Holy_Spirit_.mp3?dest-id=246214","summary":"This question is often asked this way: ⁃ Is the Holy Spirit an impersonal force? ⁃ What does the Bible say about this? ⁃ What does the Holy Spirit do? ⁃ Why are some afraid of the Holy Spirit? Let us consider: Is the Holy Spirit a \"Force\" or a \"Person\" Marks of Personality: ⁃ Intellect ⁃ Emotion ⁃ Will Are these evident in the Holy Spirit? Let's look in the Bible and see what we find, as there is so much confusion about the Holy Spirit. The Holy Spirit ⁃ Speaks - Acts 13:20 (….the Holy Spirit said, \"Set apart for me Barnabas and Saul for the work to which I have called them.\" ⁃ Forbids certain things - Acts 16:6-7 (….having been kept by the Holy Spirit from preaching….but the Spirit of Jesus would not allow them to.\" ⁃ Guides - gives direction - John 16:13 Jesus says, \"But when he, the Spirit of truth, comes, he will guide you into all the truth….\" ⁃ Teaches - John 14:26 Jesus says, \"but the Advocate, the Holy Spirit, whom the Father will send in my team, will teach you all things….\" ⁃ Helps - John 14:16-17 Jesus says, \"And I will ask the Father and he will give you another advocate to help you and be with you forever, the Spirit of truth…..\" ⁃ Predicts - insight and prophetic revelation - Acts 21:11 \"Coming over to us, he took Paul's belt, tied his own hands and feet with it and said, \"The Holy Spirit says, 'In this way the Jewish leaders in Jerusalem will bind the owner of this belt and will hand him over to the Gentiles.'\" And this is something that did happen to Paul. ⁃ Can Be Lied to - Acts 5:3-4 The story of Ananias and Sepphira selling property. Peter says, \"Ananias how is it that Satan has so filled your heart that you have lied to the Holy Spirit ….. You have not lied just to human beings but to God.\" ⁃ Can be Grieved - disappointed by our behavior or when we…","meta_description":"This question is often asked this way: ⁃ Is the Holy Spirit an impersonal force? ⁃ What does the Bible say about this? ⁃ What does the Holy Spirit do? ⁃ W…","key_points":[],"chapters":[],"topics":[],"duration_seconds":1502,"processing_state":"not_requested","actions":[{"name":"request_transcript","method":"POST","url":"https://stenobird.com/v1/public/podcasts/awake-us-now-3481/episodes/questions-week-15-what-is-the-holy-spirit/transcription-requests","description":"Idempotently request low-priority transcript generation for this episode."},{"name":"read_markdown","method":"GET","url":"https://stenobird.com/podcast/awake-us-now-3481/questions-week-15-what-is-the-holy-spirit.md","description":"Read the agent-friendly Markdown representation of this episode resource."}]}}