Holy Spirit is the Third Person of the Trinity | Paul Came to Ephesus on His 3rd Missionary Journey & Found Some Disciples | 7 Churches of Book of Revelation Were in the Area Paul Effected | Yet Jesus Told Them They Left Their First Love | Disciple = To Be Instructed, To Learn | Paul Asking Ephesians if They Received the Holy Spirit Sensing Something Was Off | Spiritual Birth is Essential for Salvation | Those in the Flesh Cannot Please God | Only Those Who Have Spirit of Christ are God's | When the Holy Spirit Lives in Us We Have Eternal Life | He Bears Witness with Our Spirit that We Are Children of God | Ephesians were only Baptized into John's Baptism | Need of Baptism of Repentance in Christ Jesus | Place Your Faith & Trust in Jesus | Are You Born of the Holy Spirit? | Paul Shared the Gospel with Them & They Believed & Were Baptized | Holy Spirit Came Upon Them when Paul Laid Hands on Them | They Spoke in Tongues & Prophesied | Threefold Work of Holy Spirit in English & Greek: 1) With / Para | 2) In / En | 3) Upon / Epi | Jesus Going to the Cross Sending Us Holy Spirit Who Will Convict the World of Sin | Jesus Prayed to the Father for a Helper | The Spirit of Truth Who Dwells with You & Will Be in You | Holy Spirit Upon Us for Work in The Ministry | Empowerment of Holy Spirit to be Witnesses to God to the Ends of the Earth | All You Need to Do is to ASK | Different Names of Holy Spirit : Comforter, Helper, Spirit of Truth & Wisdom | The Conviction of the World of Sin | The One Who Seals Us & Guides Us & Lives Inside of Us | Holy Spirit is All that We Need | He Guides Directs & Warns Us | The Revealer of Truth | Giver of Life & Glory | Holiness - Purity in Our Life | When Holy Spirit was Spoken Evil of Before the Multitudes He Departed from Them & Took His Disciples Away | All Who Dwelt in Asia Heard of Lord Jesus Both Jews & Greek | This Dying World Needs People Empowered with Holy Spirit | We Cannot Do Anything in the Flesh |

Sermon Summary:
This sermon explores the essential role of the Holy Spirit in the life of believers, emphasizing that genuine Christianity requires the presence and work of God's Spirit. Through the account of Paul meeting twelve disciples in Ephesus who had never heard of the Holy Spirit, the message reveals three distinct works of the Holy Spirit: being WITH us (convicting of sin), being IN us (giving eternal life at salvation), and being UPON us (empowering for ministry and witness). The sermon stresses that without the Holy Spirit, one cannot truly be a Christian, as being born again requires a spiritual birth through the Holy Spirit. One person surrendered to Christ and empowered by the Spirit can impact entire regions for the Kingdom of God.

Key Points:

- There are many who call themselves Christians but have never been born of the Holy Spirit
- The Holy Spirit is essential for salvation - without Him, one is not truly saved (Romans 8:9)
- The three-fold work of the Holy Spirit: WITH us (Para: convicting of sin), IN us (En: giving eternal life), and UPON us (Epi: empowering for ministry)
- The Holy Spirit WITH (Para) us convicts the world of sin before salvation
- The Holy Spirit IN (En) us comes instantly when we believe in Jesus Christ as Lord and Savior
- The Holy Spirit UPON (Epi) us provides power (Dunamis) to be witnesses and minister effectively
- All believers need to ask in prayer for the empowerment of the Holy Spirit upon their lives
- The Holy Spirit has many titles: Comforter, Helper, Spirit of Truth, Spirit of Wisdom, Spirit of Holiness, Spirit of Glory, Spirit of Grace, and Eternal Spirit
- One person empowered by the Holy Spirit can impact entire regions - Paul affected all of Asia Minor from Ephesus
- We are living in the last days and need the Holy Spirit's power to be effective witnesses
- Prayer is a mighty weapon for pulling down strongholds and casting down deception (2 Corinthians 10:4)

Stories:

- The twelve disciples in Ephesus only knew John's baptism and had never heard of the Holy Spirit
- Personal testimony about stealing chocolate milk as a child and experiencing conviction from the Holy Spirit
- Paul's ministry in Ephesus affecting all seven churches of Asia Minor mentioned in Revelation
- Current events: New York City mayor-elect speaking where crowds chanted "Allah Akbar"
- Current events: Patterson, New Jersey naming their main street "Palestine Way"

Scripture Reference:

- Acts 19:1-10 (primary focus - Paul meeting twelve disciples in Ephesus)
- John 16:7-8 (Holy Spirit convicting the world of sin)
- John 14:16-18 (Holy Spirit dwelling with and in believers)
- Acts 1:8 (receiving power when Holy Spirit comes upon believers)
- Romans 8:9 (those without the Spirit of Christ are not His)
- Romans 8:16 (Spirit bearing witness that we are children of God)
- Luke 11:13 (Heavenly Father giving Holy Spirit to those who ask)
- Psalm 34 (responsive reading)