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John 14:15-20 NIV
15”If you love me, you will obey what I command. 16And I will
ask the Father, and he will give you another Counselor to 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.”
WHO IS THE
Holy Spirit?
Looking graphically at scripture canhelp us understand how God
defines and reveals the Holy Spirit.
met•a•phor (noun):
1. A figure of speech in which a word or phrase that ordinarily designates one thing is used to designate another, thus making an implicit comparison
2. One thing conceived as representing another; a symbol
“Dear Lord, fill me with the
Holy Spirit that I may be more like
Jesus than yesterday.”
John 14:15-20 NIV
15”If you love me, you will obey what I command. 16And I will
ask the Father, and he will give you another Counselor to 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.”
The Holy Spirit is the presence of God,
the presence of Jesus in a unique and
spiritual way in our lives!
John 7: 37-39 “If anyone is thirsty, let him come to
me and drink. 38Whoever believes in me, as the
Scripture has said, streams of living water will flow
from within him.” 39By this he meant the Spirit, whom
those who believed in him were later to receive.
John 4:13-14 Jesus answered, “Everyone who
drinks this water will be thirsty again, 14but whoever
drinks the water I give him will never thirst. Indeed,
the water I give him will become in him a spring of
water welling up to eternal life.”
The Holy Spirit is the drink that satisfies!
Are you feeling dry spiritually?
Are you feeling dry spiritually?
Are you feeling empty inside?
Are you feeling dry spiritually?
Are you feeling empty inside?
Are you thirsty for something more?
It is the Holy Spirit’s presence in our lives…
It is the Holy Spirit’s presence in our lives…
It is the filling of God’s spirit within you…
It is the Holy Spirit’s presence in our lives…
It is the filling of God’s spirit within you…
It is us opening ourselves up to the spirit of the living God…
It is the Holy Spirit’s presence in our lives…
It is the filling of God’s spirit within you…
It is us opening ourselves up to the spirit of the living God…
…that will leave us feeling satisfied!
Ephesians 5:18 Do not get drunk on wine, which
leads to debauchery. Instead, be filled with the Spirit.
What are we filling up on?
“God, dwell within me and let me
release control to the Holy Spirit that
I might be led and guided by it.”
Galatians 5:22-23 But the fruit of the Spirit is
love, joy, peace, patience, kindness, goodness,
faithfulness, 23gentleness and self-control.
The fruit of the spirit is what
comes out of the life of a person who is
filled with the Holy Spirit.
John 20: 21-22 Again Jesus said, “Peace be with you! As the Father has sent me, I am sending you.” 22And with that he breathed on them and said, “Receive the Holy Spirit.”
The Holy Spirit is the breath
of spiritual life
given to each Christian.
We can’t physically live without breathing.
We can’t physically live without breathing.
And we can’t spiritually live
without the indwelling of the Holy Spirit.
We can’t physically live without breathing.
And we can’t spiritually live
without the indwelling of the Holy Spirit.
But do we give the Holy Spirit
credit for our Spiritual life?
“Thank you Holy Spirit for helping
me to become who I am – for leading me
and guiding me today.”
Would we be more blessed
by and through the Holy Spirit
when we give God more credit
for the work of the
Holy Spirit in our lives?
John 3:6-8 Flesh gives birth to flesh, but the Spirit
gives birth to spirit. 7You should not be surprised at my saying, ‘You must be born again.’ 8The wind blows wherever it pleases. You hear its sound, but you cannot tell where it comes from or where it is going. So it is with everyone born of the Spirit.
And now… a demonstration
The Holy Spirit is a wind
that blows in the believer that is an
unseen force that moves us.
“… guide, guard and direct us”
“… guide, guard and direct us
towards doing what’s right in your eyes…”
Galatians 5:22-23 But the fruit of the Spirit is
love, joy, peace, patience, kindness, goodness,
faithfulness, 23gentleness and self-control.
How?
The Holy Spirit is a wind that
works in the lives of Christians
to move us towards acts of goodness –
acts that have the fruit of the Spirit
written all over them.
Acts 2:3 They saw what seemed to be tongues of fire
that separated and came to rest on each of them.
Genesis 15:17 When the sun had set and darkness
had fallen, a smoking firepot with a blazing torch
appeared and passed between the pieces.
Hebrews 12:29 Therefore, since we are receiving a
kingdom that cannot be shaken, let us be thankful, and
so worship God acceptably with reverence and awe, 29for our “God is a consuming fire.”
The Holy Spirit is the fire
of God’s passion within us.
It’s the power to enable and embolden
us to step out confidently and be bold for the Lord.
“Lord, fill our church with the
fire of the Holy Spirit”
Not speaking in tongues…
Just speaking, period!
The Holy Spirit is the fire
of God’s purity.
Hebrews 12:29 Therefore, since we are receiving a
kingdom that cannot be shaken, let us be thankful, and
so worship God acceptably with reverence and awe, 29for our “God is a consuming fire.”
1 Corinthians 6:19 Hebrews 12:29 Do you not know that your body is a
temple of the Holy Spirit, who is in you, whom you have
received from God? You are not your own;
The movies we go to.
The movies we go to.
The music we listen to.
The movies we go to.
The music we listen to.
The websites we visit.
The movies we go to.
The music we listen to.
The websites we visit.
The television we watch.
“God, may the fire of your Spirit be a
purifying fire within me,
that I become passionate about
living a righteous life for you!”