Psalm 33: ¹³The Lord looks at the world ¹⁴from his throne in heaven, and watches us all. ¹⁵The Lord gave us each a mind, and nothing we do can be hidden from him. (CEV)

Psalm 53: ²From heaven God looks down to see if anyone is wise enough to search for him. (CEV)

Psalm 104: ²⁴Our Lord, by your wisdom you made so many things; the whole earth is covered with your living creatures....
    ²⁷All of these depend on you to provide them with food, ²⁸and you feed each one with your own hand, until they are full. ²⁹But when you turn away, they are terrified; when you end their life, they die and rot. ³⁰You created all of them by your Spirit, and you give new life to the earth. (CEV)

Psalm 139: ⁷Where could I go to escape from your Spirit or from your sight? ...
    ¹³You are the one who put me together inside my mother's body, ¹⁴and I praise you because of the wonderful way you created me. Everything you do is marvelous! Of this I have no doubt. ¹⁵Nothing about me is hidden from you! I was secretly woven together deep in the earth below, ¹⁶but with your own eyes you saw my body being formed. Even before I was born, you had written in your book everything I would do. (CEV)

Luke 11: ¹³If you then, though you are evil, know how to give good gifts to your children, how much more will your Father in heaven give the Holy Spirit to those who ask him!" (NIV)
 

John 6: ⁶³The Spirit is the one who gives life! Human strength can do nothing. The words that I have spoken to you are from that life-giving Spirit. (CEV)

John 7: ³⁷...Jesus stood up and shouted, "If you are thirsty, come to me and drink! ³⁸Have faith in me, and you will have life-giving water flowing from deep inside you, just as the Scriptures say." ³⁹Jesus was talking about the Holy Spirit who would be given to everyone that had faith in him. The Spirit had not yet been given to anyone since Jesus had not yet been given his full glory. (CEV)

John 14: ¹⁶Then I will ask the Father to send you the Holy Spirit who will help you and always be with you. ¹⁷the Spirit will show you what is true. The people of this world cannot accept the Spirit, who is with you and will keep on living in you. (CEV)

John 15: ²⁶I will send you the Spirit who comes from the Father and shows what is true. The Spirit will help you and will tell you about me. ²⁷Then you will tell others about me, because you have been with me from the beginning. (CEV)

John 16: ⁷But I tell you that I am going to do what is best for you. That is why I am going away. The Holy Spirit cannot come to help you until I leave. But after I am gone, I will send the Spirit to you...
    ¹²I have much more to say to you, but right now it would be more than you could understand. ¹³The Spirit shows what is true, and will come and guide you into the full truth. (CEV)

1. Why was God's Spirit needed by the disciples after Jesus went to heaven?
2. What new things would the Spirit be doing for the disciples? ...for us?
3. How did Jesus encourage them to discuss what He was teaching them?
4. What risk do we take if we trust other people to interpret God's word for us?
Please study the above references and questions and then add your observations and applications:
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