The Holy Spirit: Who and What
John 14:15-21; 16:6-11
15 “If you love me, keep my commands. 16And I will ask the Father, and he will give you another advocate to help you and be with you forever— 17the Spirit of truth. The world cannot accept him, because it neither sees him nor knows him. But you know him, for he lives with you and will be in you. 18I will not leave you as orphans; I will come to you. 19Before long, the world will not see me anymore, but you will see me. Because I live, you also will live. 20On that day you will realize that I am in my Father, and you are in me, and I am in you. 21Whoever has my commands and keeps them is the one who loves me. The one who loves me will be loved by my Father, and I too will love them and show myself to them.”
6Rather, you are filled with grief because I have said these things. 7But very truly I tell you, it is for your good that I am going away. Unless I go away, the Advocate will not come to you; but if I go, I will send him to you. 8When he comes, he will prove the world to be in the wrong about sin and righteousness and judgment: 9about sin, because people do not believe in me; 10about righteousness, because I am going to the Father, where you can see me no longer; 11and about judgment, because the prince of this world now stands condemned.
Questions:
Is there an emotional, physical, or spiritual feeling when the Holy Spirit enters you?
How do you hear the Holy Spirit when you’re in a deep valley of depression? How do I discern whether that little voice in my head is the Holy Spirit?
I need Jesus for my eternal life.
I need the Holy Spirit for my internal life.
He is God - the third person of the Trinity
The Holy Spirit is a person - of sorts
The Holy Spirit has:
intellect
emotion
will
He ________________ Rev 2:7; Acts 13:2
He ________________ Romans 8:26
He ________________ John 15:26
He ________________ Acts 8:29/Rom 8:14
He ________________ Acts 16:6,7
He ________________ John 16:13
He ________________ Acts 20:28
He ________________ Acts 5:3-4
He ________________ Heb. 10:29
He _______________ Matt 12:31-32
He _______________ Eph 4:30
Closing Prayer
O Holy Spirit who is light unto your children, may you enlighten us. O Holy Spirit who gives never-ending grace, may you replenish us. O Holy Spirit who is the fire of love, may you burn in our hearts. O Holy Spirit who is Lord and giver of life, may you live within us. As a cloud lessening our temptations, as the dew reviving our weariness, as fire purging the waste in our hearts, as water purifying our spirits, as the wind sending us out, as a dove turning our eyes to heaven. Amen
Based on “A Prayer to the Holy Spirit” by Christina Rossetti
TODAY’S PREACHER
Randy Reese is Directing Pastor of Calvary UMC