The filling of John the Baptist
"He will also be filled with the Holy Spirit, even from his mother's womb". Luke 1:15-17
John, as the forerunner to Messiah, was empowered from infancy to "make ready a people prepared for the Lord"
The conception of the Messiah
" The Holy Spirit will come upon you , and the power of the Highest will overshadow you" Luke 1:35
The Spirit of God was the agent of divine conception; He made possible the virgin birth of Christ"
The filling of Elizabeth
"When Elizabeth heard the greeting of Mary.. (She) was filled with the Holy Spirit" The Spirit empowered Elizabeth to encourage Mary in her faith" Luke 1:41
The Filling of Zacharias
"Now this father Zacharias was filled with the Holy Spirit" Luke 1:67
The Spirit of God indwelt the parents of John so that they might testify abut the coming Messiah
The Filling of Simeon
" The Holy Spirit upon him". The Spirit of God led the godly Simeon to an end of life encounter with the infant Messiah and a proclamation of the presence of the Messiah Luke 2:25-27
The Baptism of Christ
"The Holy Spirit descended in bodily form like a dove upon Him" Luke 3:22
The visible descended of the Spirit indicates God's presence with, blessing on, and approval of Jesus.
The Temptation of Christ
"Jesus, being filled with the Holy Spirit... was ed by the Spirit into the wilderness, being tempted for forty days by the devil" Luke 4:1-13
The inauguration of Jesus' Ministry
"Then Jesus returned in the power of the Spirit to Galilee" Luke 4:14-21
Jesus' promise of the Spirit to His Disciples
" For the Holy Spirit will teach you in that very hour what you ought to say" Luke 12:11,12
Jesus' Prophecy of Pentecos
" You shall be baptized with the Holy Spirit not many days from now" Acts 1:4-8
Pentecost
" They were all filled with the Holy Spirit" Act 2:1-21
