THE WORKING OF THE HOLY SPIRIT
Friday, July 18, 2008
Foundation Scriptures: John 14:13-26; John 15:26; John 16:7-15
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whatever you ask in My name, that I will do, that the Father may be
glorified in the Son. 14 If you ask anything in My name, I will do it.
15 "If you love Me, keep My commandments. 16 And I will pray the
Father, and He will give you another Helper, that He may abide with you
forever — 17 the Spirit of truth, whom the world cannot receive,
because it neither sees Him nor knows Him; but you know Him, for He
dwells with you and will be in you. 18 I will not leave you orphans; I
will come to you. 19 "A little while longer and the world will see Me
no more, but you will see Me. Because I live, you will live also. 20
At that day you will know that I am in My Father, and you in Me, and I
in you. 21 He who has My commandments and keeps them, it is he who
loves Me. And he who loves Me will be loved by My Father, and I will
love him and manifest Myself to him." 22 Judas (not Iscariot) said to
Him, "Lord, how is it that You will manifest Yourself to us, and not to
the world?" 23 Jesus answered and said to him, "If anyone loves Me, he
will keep My word; and My Father will love him, and We will come to him
and make Our home with him. 24 He who does not love Me does not keep
My words; and the word which you hear is not Mine but the Father's who
sent Me. 25 "These things I have spoken to you while being present with
you. 26 But the Helper, the Holy Spirit, whom the Father will send in
My name, He will teach you all things, and bring to your remembrance
all things that I said to you. John 14:13-26 NKJV
"But
when the Helper comes, whom I shall send to you from the Father, the
Spirit of truth who proceeds from the Father, He will testify of Me. John 15:26 NKJV
Nevertheless
I tell you the truth. It is to your advantage that I go away; for if I
do not go away, the Helper will not come to you; but if I depart, I
will send Him to you.
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And when He has come, He will convict the world of sin, and of
righteousness, and of judgment: 9 of sin, because they do not believe
in Me; 10 of righteousness, because I go to My Father and you see Me
no more; 11 of judgment, because the ruler of this world is judged. 12
"I still have many things to say to you, but you cannot bear them now.
13 However, when He, the Spirit of truth, has come, He will guide you
into all truth; for He will not speak on His own authority, but
whatever He hears He will speak; and He will tell you things to come.
14 He will glorify Me, for He will take of what is Mine and declare it
to you. 15 All things that the Father has are Mine. Therefore I said
that He will take of Mine and declare it to you. John 16:7-15 NKJV
The Holy Spirit is the Third Person of the God-Head. He IS God
- He is omnipresent—every where
- He is omnipotent—all powerful
- He is omniscient—all knowing
- He is the One Who makes Jesus real to us. He is the Artist Who paints Jesus on the canvas of life
The Work of the Holy Spirit in the Life of the Believer
- You are born again by the Holy Spirit
- John 3:5-7
- The Holy Spirit bears witness to us that we are the children of God
- 1 John 5:10
- Galatians 4:6-7
- Romans 8:14-17
- We are baptized into the Body of Christ at the New Birth.
- 1 Corinthians 12:12-13
- The Holy Spirit seals the believer.
- Ephesians 1:13-14
- Ephesians 4:30
- The Holy Spirit sanctifies the believer.
- 2 Thessalonians 2:13
- 1 Peter 1:1-2
- The Holy Spirit helps us to mortify the flesh.
- Romans 8:5-13
- The Holy Spirit enables us to be transformed into the image of Jesus.
- 2 Corinthians 3:18
- The Holy Spirit produces fruit in the believer's life.
- Galatians 5:22-23
- The Holy Spirit's Work in Relation to Ministry
- He baptizes us, fills us and empowers us for service.
- Acts 1:8
- He reveals to us God's will through His word.
- 2 Peter 1:20-21
- He helps us to pray.
- Romans 8:26-27
- Ephesians 6:18
- Jude 20
- 1 Corinthians 14:14-15
- He gives us the power to preach, teach and demonstrate the Gospel.
- 1 Corinthians 2:4-5
- 1 Thessalonians 1:5
- The Gifts of the Spirit are made available to us.
- 1 Corinthians 12:4-11
The Comforter – Our Comforter
- John 16:7
- John 14:16
- He comforts us by leading us into Truth.
- John 16:13
- He not only teaches us, but He continues to remind us of God's word and His promises.
- John 14:26
- He shows Himself TO us, He does a work IN us and He works THROUGH us.
Recent:
Righteous Now
Therefore if any man be in Christ, he is a new creature: old things are passed away; behold, all things are become new. 2 Corinthians 5:17 KJV
Therefore if any person is [ingrafted] in Christ (the Messiah) he is a new creation (a new creature altogether); the old [previous moral and spiritual condition] has passed away. Behold, the fresh and new has come! 2 Corinthians 5:17 AMP
“Therefore if any man be in Christ…” What does it mean to be “in Christ”? Galatians 3:27 says, “For as many of you as have been baptized into Christ have put on Christ.” You are baptized into Christ when you receive Jesus Christ as your Lord and Savior. Romans 10:9-10 says, “That if you confess with your mouth the Lord Jesus and believe in your heart that God has raised Him from the dead, you will be saved. For with the heart one believes unto righteousness, and with the mouth confession is made unto salvation.” And Romans 10:13 says, “For whoever calls on the name of the Lord shall be saved.” The moment
Defeating Strife
These six things the Lord hates, indeed, seven are an abomination to Him: 17 A proud look [the spirit that makes one overestimate himself and underestimate others], a lying tongue, and hands that shed innocent blood, 18 A heart that manufactures wicked thoughts and plans, feet that are swift in running to evil, 19 A false witness who breathes out lies [even under oath], and he who sows discord among his brethren. Proverbs 6:16-19 AMP
Faith Facts
Faith is persistent
Luke 11:9-10 AMP
So I say to you, Ask and keep on asking and it shall be given you; seek and keep on seeking and you shall find; knock and keep on knocking and the door shall be opened to you. 10 For everyone who asks and keeps on asking receives; and he who seeks and keeps on seeking finds; and to him who knocks and keeps on knocking, the door shall be opened.
John 16:24 AMP
Up to this time you have not asked a [single] thing in My Name [as presenting all that I AM]; but now ask and keep on asking and you will receive, so that your joy (gladness, delight) may be full and complete.
Faith is single-minded
James 1:5-8 AMP
If any of you is deficient in wisdom, let him ask of the giving God [Who gives] to everyone liberally and ungrudgingly, without reproaching or faultfinding, and it will be given him. 6 Only it must be in faith that he asks with no wavering (no hesitating, no doubting). For the one who wavers (hesitates, doubts) is like the