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The Work
Of The Holy Spirit
“The Helper is the Holy Spirit. The Father will send Him in My
place. He will teach you everything and help you remember everything I have told
you.”
John
15:26
(ESV)
The Holy Spirit is the third person of
the Trinity- just as much God- as
the Father and the Son. The Holy
Spirit is not some impersonal being; an “it, or some “divine force”.
Read
John 16:5-11
note:
Three major aspects of the ministry of the Holy Spirit are:
1)
v.8 to the world- conviction
of sin, righteousness, and judgment
2)
v13 to the disciples-
direction and truth
3)
v14 to Jesus- revealing Him
more perfectly to those who serve Him
I.
v 7,8 The
Holy spirit “reproves” / convicts
our heart
* not
just convicting us of our sin, but brings an inescapable sense of guilt
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causes us to realize our shame and helplessness before an almighty
righteous God
Romans
3:22,23; Romans 5:1 justified by our
faith in Christ
II.
v 9-11 The
Holy Spirit convinces us of our need to believe
Romans
1:16
power of God unto salvation
v 9
reveals the folly of rejecting God’s message
v
10 He reveals the holiness of God
v
11 reveals there is victory over
Satan (already judged)
III.
v 12-15 He convinces us of our
present and future victory
Romans
8:37-39 nothing shall separate us from God’s love
v
13 The Holy Spirit guides us
v
13 The Holy Spirit speaks to us
v
14 The Holy Spirit reveals God’s
glory to us
v
15 The Holy Spirit gives us all
things
The
Holy Spirit is able to move upon the human heart in a powerful way to make us
aware of His presence and of our own needs!
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