Responding to the Spirit

Responding to the Spirit

Session 9Session 9

John 14:16-18John 14:16-18And I will pray the Father, and And I will pray the Father, and he shall give you another he shall give you another Comforter, that he may Comforter, that he may abide with you for ever; abide with you for ever;

Even the Spirit of truth . . . Even the Spirit of truth . . . I will not leave you I will not leave you comfortless: comfortless: I will come to I will come to youyou..

John 15:26John 15:26

But when the Comforter But when the Comforter is come . . . even the is come . . . even the Spirit of truth, which Spirit of truth, which proceedeth from the proceedeth from the Father, Father, he shall testify he shall testify of me.of me.

John 16:13-14John 16:13-14

Howbeit when he, the Howbeit when he, the Spirit of truth, is come, Spirit of truth, is come, he will guide you into he will guide you into all truth:all truth: for he shall for he shall not speak of himself. not speak of himself.

He shall He shall glorify me. glorify me.

The Holy Spirit’s The Holy Spirit’s MinistryMinistry

Power?Holiness?Teaching?The Holy Spirit’s principal ministry is to make real to us the presence of our Master, Jesus Christ.

Showing ChristShowing Christ

The method the The method the Holy Spirit uses is Holy Spirit uses is simply simply illuminationillumination..

The Effects of The Effects of IlluminationIllumination

Illuminated truth moves the believer . . . intellectually. emotionally. volitionally.

The Content of The Content of IlluminationIllumination

The Holy Spirit shows us Jesus Christ is . . . here.

I John 5:20I John 5:20

And we know that the Son of God is come, and hath given us an understanding, that we may know him that is true, and we are in him that is true, even in his Son Jesus Christ.

Isaiah 43:1-3, 5Isaiah 43:1-3, 5

But now thus saith the Lord that created thee . . . and he that formed thee . . . Fear not: for I have redeemed thee, I have called thee by thy name; thou art mine.

Isaiah 43:1-3, 5 (cont.)Isaiah 43:1-3, 5 (cont.)

When thou passest through the waters, I will be with thee; and through the rivers, they shall not overflow thee: when thou walkest through the fire, thou shalt not be burned;

Isaiah 43:1-3, 5 (cont.)Isaiah 43:1-3, 5 (cont.)

neither shall the flame kindle upon thee.

For I am the Lord thy God, the Holy One of Israel, thy Saviour.

Fear not: for I am with thee.

The Content of The Content of IlluminationIllumination

The Holy Spirit shows us Jesus Christ is . . . here. active. glorious.

Back to EphesiansBack to Ephesians

Responding to two commands: Grieve not the Holy Spirit of God.

Grieve Not the SpiritGrieve Not the Spirit

We grieve the Spirit—we grieve Jesus Christ—when we continue to practice sin.

Back to EphesiansBack to Ephesians

Responding to two commands: Grieve not the Holy Spirit of God.

Be filled with the Spirit.

Filled with the SpiritFilled with the Spirit

Being filled with the Being filled with the Spirit calls for a Spirit calls for a heart that is yielded heart that is yielded to the to the controlcontrol of of someone else—Jesus someone else—Jesus Christ.Christ.

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