“So Jesus said to them again, “Peace to you! As the Father has sent Me, I also send you.” And when He had said this, He breathed on them, and said to them, “Receive the Holy Spirit.”
- John 20:21-22 NKJV
“And now, do not be distressed and do not be angry with yourselves for selling me here, because it was to save lives that God sent me ahead of you.”
- Genesis 45:5 NIV
1. With His Pleasure
“When all the people were baptized, it came to pass that Jesus also was baptized; and while He prayed, the heaven was opened. And the Holy Spirit descended in bodily form like a dove upon Him, and a voice came from heaven which said, “You are My beloved Son; in You I am well pleased.”
- Luke 3:21-22 NKJV
“having predestined us to adoption as sons by Jesus Christ to Himself, according to the good pleasure of His will,”
- Ephesians 1:5 NKJV
“God is not a man, that He should lie, Nor a son of man, that He should repent. Has He said, and will He not do? Or has He spoken, and will He not make it good? Behold, I have received a command to bless; He has blessed, and I cannot reverse it. “He has not observed iniquity in Jacob, Nor has He seen wickedness in Israel.”
- Numbers 23: 19-21 NKJV
“But the Holy Spirit also witnesses to us; for after He had said before, “This is the covenant that I will make with them after those days, says the Lord: I will put My laws into their hearts, and in their minds I will write them,” then He adds, “Their sins and their lawless deeds I will remember no more.”
- Hebrews 10:15-17 NKJV
“For by one offering He has perfected forever those who are being sanctified.”
- Hebrews 10:14 NKJV
2. With His Purpose
“Then Jesus returned in the power of the Spirit to Galilee, and news of Him went out through all the surrounding region. And He taught in their synagogues, being glorified by all.”
- Luke 4:14-15 NKJV
“Now when it was day, He departed and went into a deserted place. And the crowd sought Him and came to Him, and tried to keep Him from leaving them; but He said to them, “I must preach the kingdom of God to the other cities also, because for this purpose I have been sent.”
- Luke 4:42b-43 NKJV
3. With His People
“and so also were James and John, the sons of Zebedee, who were partners with Simon. And Jesus said to Simon, “Do not be afraid. From now on you will catch men.” So when they had brought their boats to land, they forsook all and followed Him.”
- Luke 5: 10-11 NKJV
4. With His Presence
“And He who sent Me is with Me. The Father has not left Me alone, for I always do those things that please Him.”
- John 8:29 NKJV
“And I will pray the Father, and He will give you another Helper, that He may abide with you forever—”
- John 14:16 NKJV