The Holy Spirit

Part 4

The Holy Spirit Comes When Jesus Leaves!

The Holy Spirit was sent by the Father and the Son to take the place of Jesus among men.

John 16: 7-15 amplified version

7: But I tell you the truth, it is to your advantage that I go away; for if I do not go away, the Helper (Comforter,  Advocate, Intercessor) will not come to you; but if I go I will send Him (the Holy Spirit) to you (to be in close fellowship with you).

8: And He, when He comes, will convict the world about (the guilt of ) sin (and  the need for a Savior), and about righteousness, and about judgement

9. about sin (and the true nature of it), because they do not believe in Me (and My message)

10: about righteousness (personal integrity and godly character), because I am going to My Father and you will no longer see Me;

11: about judgement (the certainty of it), because the ruler of this world (Satan) has been judged and condemned.

12: I have many more things to say to you, but you cannot bear (to hear) them now.

13: But when He, the Spirit of Truth, comes, He will guide you into all the  truth (full and complete truth). For He will not speak on His own initiative, but He will speak whatever He hears (from the Father-the message regarding the Son), and He will disclose to you what is to come (in the future).

14: He will glorify and honor Me, because He (the Holy Spirit) will take from what is Mine and will disclose it to you.

15: All things that the Father has are Mine. Because of this, I said that He (the Holy Spirit) will take from what is Mine and will reveal to you.

16: A little while, and you will no longer see Me; and again a little while, and you will see Me.

The Holy Spirit is Sent To Us!

We see in this scripture, that God, the Father and God, the Son, sent the Holy Spirit to be with mankind when Jesus ascended into Heaven. 

We learn in John 14 that Jesus responded to the anxiety of the disciples. He tells them ‘ Do not let your hearts be troubled. Believe in God, believe also in Me.’ Jesus assures them that He is not abandoning them. But that He is returning to His Father.

Jesus Sends the Holy Spirit!

Jesus sent our Advocate, the Holy Spirit, who goes out from the Father. He wanted us to be comforted by the Holy Spirit our Comforter. 

John 14:26

But the Advocate, the Holy Spirit, whom the Father will send in my name, will teach you all things and remind you of everything I have said to you.

The Holy Spirit is God!

The Holy Spirit, the third Person of the God head, was sent to mankind to comfort, give guidance, teach us, and convict us of our sinful nature. 

Conviction is Necessary!

Without conviction of our sin, mankind has no need for a Savior. They think they are okay. They don’t believe there is a place called Hell.

Paul tells us in Romans 7:19-25

‘For I do not do the good I want to do, but the evil I do not want to do, I keep on doing. Now if I do what I do not want to do, it is no longer I who do it, but it is sin living in me that does it. ‘

If sin is living in us, then we of our own freewill, are doing what God calls sin. Check yourself the next time you behave or speak in an unseemly way. It makes no difference who did something or said something that upset us. If we are rude or harsh, it is sin in us that causes us to respond in a wrong way.

The Holy Spirit came to convict us of sin. We must repent, die to self and put on Christ like behavior.  My series ‘ Put On Christ’ teaches this.

The Godhead Gave!

The Father loved us so much He gave His only Son to pay the price for our sin and gave us eternal life

The Son gave His Life for our sin. He paid the price.

The Holy Spirit came and comforts us. He brings conviction of our sin and our need for a Savior.

The Anointing of the Holy Spirit!

This brings us to the importance of the anointing.

The anointing is the manifest presence of the Holy Spirit operating to accomplish a God-given purpose in the church, the community, the home, and the person.

Without the anointing, ministry and teaching, have no effect. The Holy Spirit must be the instructor in all we do for our Lord. He is the dunamis, the power. We are nothing in ourselves.

Part 5 of this series will be about the Anointing.

I pray the Holy Spirit will guide you into all truth. Listen for His guidance and instructions. Our part is to hear and obey what He is speaking to us.

Bless you in His name.

Pastor Barbara            4/24