Living the Spirit Filled
Life:
1. Be
Conscious of the Holy Spirit’s Ministry…
(References are on your
bulletin inserts – go over quickly)
·
He
convicts/convinces of sin (Tugs on the heart)
John 16:8-10 8
When he (Holy
Spirit) comes, he will convict the world of guilt in regard to sin and
righteousness and judgment:
9 in regard to sin, because men do not believe in me;
10 in regard to righteousness, because I am going to the Father, where
you can see me no longer;
·
He produces
Salvation through faith
John 3:8
The 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."
·
He sets us
free from sin and death
Romans 8:1-2 1
Therefore, there is
now no condemnation for those who are in Christ Jesus, 2
because through Christ Jesus the law of the Spirit of life set me free from
the law of sin and death.
·
He baptizes us
into the body of Christ
(all who believe at the moment
of salvation)
1 Corinthians 12:13
For we were all baptized by
one Spirit into one body--whether Jews or Greeks, slave or free--and we were
all given the one Spirit to drink.
·
He, God the
Holy Spirit Indwells every Believer
(He lives in you, He
tabernacles in you – Jn 1:14)
1 Corinthians 6:19-20 19
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;
20 you were bought at a price. Therefore honor God with your
body.
Romans 8:9
You, however, are controlled
not by the sinful nature but by the Spirit, if the Spirit of God lives in you.
And if anyone does not have the Spirit of Christ, he does not belong to
Christ.
·
He secures us
eternally (Permanent
- for absolutely EVERY believer FOREVER)
John 14:16
And I will ask the Father, and
he will give you another Counselor (Holy Spirit) to be with you forever—
·
He teaches and
guides into all truth
John 16:13
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
John 14:26
But the Counselor, the Holy
Spirit, whom the Father will send in my name, will teach you all things and
will remind you of everything I have said to you.
·
He
brings glory to Christ, not Himself
John 16:14
He will bring glory to me
by taking from what is mine and making it known to you.
·
He assures us
of the reality of our salvation
Romans 8:16
The Spirit himself testifies
with our spirit that we are God's children.
·
He adopts us
into God’s family
Romans 8:15
For you did not receive a
spirit that makes you a slave again to fear, but you received the Spirit of
sonship. And by him we cry, "Abba, Father."
Romans 8:23 Not only
so, but we ourselves, who have the firstfruits of the Spirit, groan inwardly
as we wait eagerly for our adoption as sons, the redemption of our bodies.
·
He helps us to
pray when we’re weak
Romans 8:26-27 26
In the same way,
the Spirit helps us in our weakness. We do not know what we ought to pray
for, but the Spirit himself intercedes for us with groans that words
cannot express. 27 And he who searches our hearts knows the
mind of the Spirit, because the Spirit intercedes for the saints in
accordance with God's will.
·
He Imparts
Spiritual Gifts
(we’ll go into this ministry more next week – come to SS at 9:30am)
1 Corinthians 12:11
All these are the work of one
and the same Spirit, and he gives them (gifts) to each one, just as he
determines.
·
He produces
spiritual fruit
Galatians 5:22-23
But the fruit of the Spirit
is love, joy, peace, patience, kindness, goodness, faithfulness, 23
gentleness and self-control. Against such things there is no law.
·
He seals us
and guarantee’s our future
(Identification,
I’m a saint, a child of God – Protection, I’m God’s property don’t
mess with me – Confirmation, what God begins He will complete, a
down payment which obligates the payer to make further payments –
redemption/heavenly home)
2 Corinthians 1:22
set his seal of ownership
on us, and put his Spirit in our hearts as a deposit, guaranteeing what is to
come.
Ephesians 1:13-14
And you also were included in
Christ when you heard the word of truth, the gospel of your salvation. Having
believed, you were marked in him with a seal, the promised Holy Spirit,
14 who is a deposit guaranteeing our inheritance until the
redemption of those who are God's possession--to the praise of his glory.
·
He empowers us
to make an eternal difference
(Lives changed forever –
eternal destiny)
Acts 1:8
But you will receive power
when the Holy Spirit comes on you; and you will be my witnesses in
Jerusalem, and in all Judea and Samaria, and to the ends of the earth."
·
He warns of
danger & leads us
Acts 20:22-23 22
"And now,
compelled by the Spirit, I am going to Jerusalem, not knowing what will
happen to me there. 23 I only know that in every city the
Holy Spirit warns me that prison and hardships are facing me.
·
He restrains
wickedness and evil
(Through Christians in who He indwells… salt/light)
2 Thessalonians 2:7
For the secret power of
lawlessness is already at work; but the one who now holds it back will
continue to do so till he (Holy Spirit/church raptured) is taken out of the way.
·
He emboldens
us to stand strong for God
Acts 6:10
but they could not stand up
against his wisdom or the Spirit by whom he spoke.
Acts 9:31
Then the church throughout
Judea, Galilee and Samaria enjoyed a time of peace. It was strengthened; and
encouraged by the Holy Spirit, it grew in numbers, living in the fear of the
Lord.
·
He graces us
with skill, ability & knowledge
Exodus 31:3
and I have filled him with
the Spirit of God, with skill, ability and knowledge in all kinds of crafts—
·
He opens our
access to the Father
Ephesians 2:18
For through him we both have
access to the Father by one Spirit.
Everyone – wrap your arms around you & tell the Holy Spirit – I love You!
…on and
on and on… a Non-exhaustive list -
I think you’re realizing the
important ministry God the Holy Spirit does
BUT,
He can be…
Ø
Resisted
- Stiff arm the Lord… avoiding/staying an arm’s length away
Acts 7:51
"You stiff-necked people, with uncircumcised hearts and ears!
You are just like your fathers: You always resist the Holy Spirit!
Ø
Grieved
- Pained by sin… especially sins of the tongue
Ephesians 4:30
And do not grieve the Holy Spirit of God, with whom
you were sealed for the day of redemption.
Ø
Quenched
- Quenched by disobedience… you only believe what you obey
1 Thessalonians 5:19
Do not put out the Spirit's fire;
In West Texas is a famous oil field known as the Yates Pool.
During the Depression, this field was a sheep ranch owned by a man named Yates.
Mr. Yates was not able to make enough money on his ranching operation to pay the
principal and interest on the mortgage, so he was in danger of losing his ranch.
With little money for clothes or food, his family, like many others, had to live
on government subsidy.
Day after day, as he grazed his sheep over those rolling West
Texas hills, he was no doubt greatly troubled about how he would be able to pay
his bills. Then a seismographic crew from an oil company came into the area and
told Mr. Yates that there might be oil on his land. They asked permission to
drill a wildcat well, and he signed a lease contract.
At 1,115 feet they struck a huge oil reserve. The first well
came in at 80,000 barrels a day. Many subsequent wells were more than twice as
large. In fact, thirty years after the discovery, a government test on one of
the wells showed that it still had the potential flow of 125,000 barrels of oil
a day.
And Mr. Yates owned it all! The day he purchased the land he
received the oil and mineral rights. Yet, he was living on relief. A
multi-millionaire living in poverty! The problem? He did not know the oil was
there. He owned it, but he did not possess it.
I do not know of better illustrations of the Christian life
than these. The moment you become children of God through faith in Christ, you
become an heir of God, and all of His resources are made available to you.
Everything you need - including wisdom, love, power - to be a man or woman of
God and to be fruitful witnesses for Christ is available to you.
But most Christians continue to live in self-imposed
spiritual poverty because they do not know how to appropriate from God those
spiritual resources which are already theirs. Mr. Yates owned a vast ocean of
oil, yet lived in ignorance of his vast riches.
Living
a Spirit Filled Life:
2. Be
Sensitive to His Presence…
·
Clean Vessel
Hebrews 12:1
Therefore, since we are
surrounded by such a great cloud of witnesses, let us throw off everything
that hinders and the sin that so easily entangles, and let us run with
perseverance the race marked out for us.
Psalms 51:10
Create in me a pure heart,
O God, and renew a steadfast spirit within me.
John 17:17
Sanctify them by the truth;
your word is truth.
·
Yielded
Dependence
Romans 8:6-8 6
The mind of sinful
man is death, but the mind controlled by the Spirit is life and peace;
7 the sinful mind is hostile to God. It does not submit to God's
law, nor can it do so. 8 Those controlled by the sinful nature
cannot please God.
Romans 12:1
Therefore, I urge you,
brothers, in view of God's mercy, to offer your bodies as living sacrifices,
holy and pleasing to God--this is your spiritual act of worship.
·
Living a Life
of Faith
Hebrews 11:6
And without faith it is
impossible to please God, because anyone who comes to him must believe that
he exists and that he rewards those who earnestly seek him.
Romans 1:17
For in the gospel a
righteousness from God is revealed, a righteousness that is by faith from first
to last, just as it is written: "The righteous will live by faith."
1
Corinthians 6:19-20 19
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; 20 you were bought at a price. Therefore honor God
with your body.
Living
a Spirit Filled Life:
3. Be
Filled with His Spirit
Ephesians 5:15-18
15 Be very
careful, then, how you live--not
as unwise but as wise, 16 making the most of every opportunity,
because the days are evil. 17 Therefore do not be foolish, but
understand what the Lord's will is. 18 Do not get drunk on wine,
which leads to debauchery. Instead, be filled with the Spirit.
