THE WORK OF THE HOLY
SPIRIT
John 16:4-15
V:4. " I have told you this, so that when the time
comes you will remember that I warned you. I did not tell you this at first
because I was with you."
A. Jesus prepared His
disciples for the time when He would die on the cross and return
to the right
hand of the Father.
1. They witness
the cruelty of His death on the cross.
2. They started the Church without His physical
presence.
3. They were
hated by their own people for preaching Jesus Christ.
4. They were run
out of their own synagogues by the religious leaders.
5. They were
lied on by the leaders of the religious community.
6. Some were
persecuted for their belief in Jesus.
B. When Jesus spoke
these words to His disciples, they did
not fully understand
them, but would
in a short period of time.
1. It is good to be warned about things to come.
2. One of the
jobs of the resident Holy Spirit is to
warn us about the devices of
the
Devil.
3. The Devil is
always busy and we need to recognize his work.
a. If we
don't recognize the Devil's work, we will get up set with his workers
and not
do battle with him.
b. Another
Job of the Holy Spirit is to strengthen us for the battle.
C. God does not
reveal to us everything about His mission because we are
not able to
handle all that He has planned for us a one time.
1. If we were
told early in our lives all that would happen to us throughout
our lives, we
would be overwhelmed.
2. God reveals to
us only that which we can handle at one time.
3. We have to
trust God to empower us to handle that which He allows to
happen in
our lives.
LISTEN AND BELIEVE
V:5. "Now I am
going to him who sent me, yet none of you asks me, Where are you going?"
A. The disciples of
Jesus were so involved in the mission of
Jesus, that they could not
understand the
vision of Jesus.
1. The disciples
were so involved in the mission of Jesus that could not understand the
plan of
Jesus.
2. The disciples
were so involved in their agenda for the mission, that they understand
God's agenda.
3. The disciples
were so involved with the physical work of Jesus that they could not
see spiritual
work of Jesus.
4. The disciples
were so involved with what they wanted Jesus to do that they could
not hear what
He told them He was going to do.
B. The disciples of Jesus did not want to hear about the
cross, they wanted hear about
the victory.
1. The disciples
wanted to hear about the kingdom, but did not want to do what it would
take to get to
the kingdom.
2. The disciples
were excited about the movement, but not interested in where
movement would
take them.
C. The disciples
missed it.
1. Jesus told
His disciple He was going away, and they did not ask where He was
going.
2. Jesus told
His disciples He was going to the Father and they didn't ask how He
was going to
get to the Father.
3. Jesus told
His disciples that He would suffer at the hands of men and they didn't
ask what
men.
4. Jesus told
His disciple that He would be killed, but would rise again in three days.
a. And they
didn't ask who would kill him and when He would be killed.
b. It did
not occur to them to ask how He would he be raised.
D. If we don't listen
to Jesus, we will not hear Him.
1. If we try to
over ride the Word with our agenda, we will miss the mark.
2. If we are
doing too much talking and too much thinking, we may not be able to
hear Jesus
when He is speaking to us.
a. There is a
time to speak.
b. There is a
time to shut up and listen.
c. When the
Word is being taught, is the time to listen.
3. We must
believe every Word of Jesus and take Him seriously.
STUDY THE WHOLE WORD
V:6. " Because I have said these things, you are filled
with grief."
A. The disciples were
like us, they heard what they wanted to hear.
1. Jesus told His
disciples He was going away, but they did not hear
that he would
come again.
2. They were
grieved at His leaving, but they could not find joy in His statement
that He
would return.
B. The disciple knew
that Jesus could resurrect people from the dead.
1. He had raised
several people from the dead in their presence.
2. They could not
see Jesus being raised from the dead,
even though
He said, "I am the resurrection and the life".
3. They did not
want to entertain the thought of their leader dying.
4. They missed
the mark because of their unbelief.
5. They missed
the mark because they failed to listen to the Word.
and take it
seriously.
OUR RESIDENT COUNSELOR
V:7. " But I tell you the truth: It is for your good
that I am going away. Unless I go away, the Counselor will not come to you; but
if I go, I will send him to you."
A. The Counselor,
Jesus Christ, referred to another Counselor, the Holy Spirit who
would take His
place in the hearts of men.
1. The Word is
the truth, you either receive it or reject it.
2. The Word is
the truth, you either trust it or trust yourself.
B. Whatever Jesus
does is for our good.
1. We don't have
to understand the Word to believe it.
2. You don't have
to understand the Word to act on it.
3. You don't have
to understand the Word to know that it
is for your good.
C. Our life with
Jesus goes in stages.
1. When we
complete one stage, Jesus moves us to the next stage.
2. We have the
unbelief stage, the infant stage, the child stage, the mature
stage and the out
of here to heaven stage.
3. Each stage has
it's problems, but each stage is designed for our growth and
maturity.
THE WORK OF THE COUNSELOR
V:8. " When he comes, he will convict the world of
guilt in regard to sin and righteousness and judgment."
A. There is a purpose for the giving of the Holy Spirit.
1. The Holy Spirit
was given for believers and for none believers.
2. To believers,
the Holy Spirit was given to be a help.
3. To none
believers, it was given to be a warning and a judge.
B. The Holy Spirit will convict the world.
1. No one can claim
that they don't know right from wrong.
2. Everybody was
given a mind to know right from wrong.
3. The Holy spirit
uses our minds to point and convict us of our sins.
C. The Holy Spirit is the believer's teacher of the
righteousness of God.
a. Once we know
Jesus, we know the guilt of our sins.
b. Once we know
Jesus, we know the Mercy of God that covers our sins.
c. Once we know
Jesus, we know the Grace of God in redeeming us.
D. Everybody will come to the realization that there is a
day of judgment.
1. God created
governments to remind us of our wrongful behavior.
2. The law was
given for those whose intent is to do wrong.
V:9. " In regard to sin, because men do not believe in
me."
A. Jesus died at the
hands of sinful men presenting themselves as God's judges.
1. After the death
of Jesus, some who rejected Him came to know Him
as the true and
living God.
2. The greatest
sin of man is to reject Jesus as Lord and Savior.
3. The Holy Spirit
will convict those who rejected Jesus of their sins and
their need of
atonement for their sins.
B. Others who reject
Jesus and never repent will be convicted into the eternal hell.
V:10. " In regard to righteousness, because I am going
to the Father, where you can see me no longer."
A. The resurrection of Jesus would be proof to His disciples
that He came from God,
that He was God
and was exalted to the right hand of the Father.
1. The proof of
the resurrection of Jesus would convict His disciples of His
innocence and
perfect righteousness.
2. They were
convicted of their need for the atoning blood of Jesus Christ.
B. All disciples of Jesus are convicted by the Holy Spirit
that the righteousness of Jesus
is imputed to
them because of their faith.
1. We are sinful by
nature, but the Grace of God makes us right before the Father
through our
faith in Jesus.
2. We are convicted
daily of our sins by Holy Spirit that resides in us.
V:11. " And in
regard to judgment, because the prince of this world now stands
condemned."
A. It is because of our
faith in the Word, powered by the Holy Spirit that we know that
Satan is doomed
and Jesus is the victory over sin.
1. Death has no
reign in our mortal bodies because we live in Jesus.
2. Satan has been
judged and found guilty of rejecting God the Father.
B. By the grace of
God, believers are not judged for their sins, but counted
righteous by the
atoning blood of Jesus.
GET AN UNDERSTANDING
V:12 "I have
much more to say to you, more than you can now bear."
A. We can only
absorb a limited amount of information at one time.
1. God will not put
more on us than we can handle.
2. The entire
body of the Word is too much for us to comprehend.
3. It is only by
faith that we understand God's Word.
Heb 11:3
B. As our faith
grows, our understanding of God's Word will increase.
1. When I first
began to study God's Word, I didn't understand most of
what I
read.
2. As I matured
in the Word, my understanding increased.
3. Every time I
study God's Word, I understand more.
4. I do not
believe we will ever fully understand all of the Bible.
5. For me, there
is always more to learn.
6. You don't get
too old or too educated to learn more about God.
THE TEACHER OF GOD'S WORD
V:13. " But when
he, the Spirit of truth, comes, he will guide you into all truth. He will not
speak on his own; he will speak only what he hears, and he will tell you what
is yet to come."
A. The work of the
Holy Spirit in us is awesome.
1. Every thing
that is true that we need to know we will know through the
guidance
of the Holy Spirit.
2. The Holy
Spirit is the supreme teacher of the Word of God.
3. The Holy
Spirit will not teach us anything that Jesus has not taught.
4. The Holy
Spirit does not dwell in us on His behalf, but on the behalf of the
Father and
the Son.
5. The Holy Spirit
did not come own His own but was sent by the Father and the Son
to us, for
the purpose of sealing us.
B. Some of the
prophecies of the Bible has been fulfilled.
1. There are some
prophecies of God that have not been fulfilled that the Holy Spirit
will teach
us.
2. The Holy
Spirit is our understanding of the past and our insight into the future.
3. The Holy
Spirit is our guide in both good times and troubled times.
V:14. " He will bring glory to me by taking from what
is mine and making it known to you."
A. Another job of the Holy Spirit is to bring glory to
Jesus, by making known to us
His Word.
1. The Holy Spirit
was given to guide the work of Jesus through us.
2. We were given
the great commission to take the Gospel to the ends of the earth.
3. We were given
the authority of making disciples and baptizing new
disciples in
the name of the Father, The Son And the Holy Spirit.
B. The Power of the Church of Jesus Christ is the Holy
Spirit.
1. The Holy Spirit
is the great reminder of Word of God.
2. The Holy Spirit
is the great keeper of The Church.
3. The Holy Spirit
is the great teacher of the Word of God.
V:15. " All that
belongs to the Father is mine. That is why I said the Spirit will take from
what is mine and make it known to you."
A. We belong to Jesus
and we belong to the Father.
1. The Word is
Jesus and the Father at the same time.
2. There is
unity between the Father and Jesus.
B. The Holy Spirit,
the Father and the Son are one God in three persons.
1. They are all
equal and there is no division.
2. They are the
triune God. 1 Peter 1:2
C. One of the jobs of
the Holy Spirit is make known to us all that is Jesus.
1. Joy is Jesus.
2. Peace is
Jesus.
3. Love is Jesus.
4. Forgiveness is
Jesus.
5. Tolerance is Jesus.
6. Salvation is
Jesus.
7. Wisdom is
Jesus.
8. Abundance is
Jesus.
9. We have a
friend in Jesus.
10. Heaven is
Jesus.
11. We belong to
Jesus.
BE SUBMISSIVE TO THE GUIDANCE OF THE HOLY SPIRIT
Rev. M. Mitchell,
Asst Pastor of GMBC
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