Help for 2018
[John 16:5-15]
John 14:16,26; 15;26 And I will ask the Father, and he will give you another Helper, to be with you forever, 14:16
But the Helper, the Holy Spirit, whom the Father will send in my name 14:26
But when the Helper comes, whom I will send to you from the Father, the Spirit of truth, who proceeds from the Father, 15:26
John 16:5-7 5 But
now I am going to him who sent me, and none of you asks me, 'Where are you going?’ 6 But because I have said these things to you, sorrow has filled your heart. 7 Nevertheless, I tell you the truth: it is to your advantage that I go away, for if I do not go away, the Helper will not come to you. But if I go, I will send him to you.
John 16:8-11 8 And
when he comes, he will convict the world concerning sin and righteousness and judgment: 9 concerning sin, because they do not believe in me; 10 concerning righteousness, because I go to the Father, and you will see me no longer; 11 concerning judgment, because the ruler of this world is judged.
John 16:12-13 12 I
still have many things to say to you, but you cannot bear them now. 13 When the Spirit of truth comes, he will guide you into all the truth, for he will not speak on his own authority, but whatever he hears he will speak, and he will declare to you the things that are to come.
John 16:14-15 He will glorify me, for he will take what is mine and declare it to you. 15 All that the Father has is mine; therefore I said that he will take what is mine and declare it to you. 14
Help for 2018 (John 16:5-15) • The Gift of God’s Spirit (v. 5-7)
John 16:5-6 5 But
now I am going to him who sent me, and none of you asks me, 'Where are you going?’ 6 But because I have said these things to you, sorrow has filled your heart.
John 16:14-15 He will glorify me, for he will take what is mine and declare it to you. 15 All that the Father has is mine; therefore I said that he will take what is mine and declare it to you. 14
John 16:7 Nevertheless, I tell you the truth: it is to your advantage that I go away, for if I do not go away, the Helper will not come to you. But if I go, I will send him to you. 7
John 14:23 If anyone loves me, he will keep my word, and my Father will love him, and we will come to him and make our home with him.
Help for 2018 (John 16:5-15) • The Gift of God’s Spirit (v. 5-7) 1) He is always present with every believer.
John 14:16-17 And I will ask the Father, and he will give you another Helper, to be with you forever . . . You know him, for he dwells with you and will be in you.
Help for 2018 (John 16:5-15) • The Gift of God’s Spirit (v. 5-7) 1) He is always present with every believer. 2) He changes our hearts.
Ezekiel 36:26 And I will give you a new heart, and a new spirit I will put within you. 26
Help for 2018 (John 16:5-15) • The Gift of God’s Spirit (v. 5-7) 1) He is always present with every believer. 2) He changes our hearts. 3) He gives us the desire and the ability to obey.
Ezekiel 36:27 And I will put my Spirit within you, and cause you to walk in my statutes and be careful to obey my rules. 27
Help for 2018 (John 16:5-15) • The Gift of God’s Spirit (v. 5-7) • The Spirit’s Work in the World (v. 8-11)
John 16:8-11 8 And
when he comes, he will convict the world concerning sin and righteousness and judgment: 9 concerning sin, because they do not believe in me; 10 concerning righteousness, because I go to the Father, and you will see me no longer; 11 concerning judgment, because the ruler of this world is judged.
When the Spirit comes he will radically redefine three of the most basic notions of spirituality: sin, righteousness, and judgment. In each case the Spirit will reveal that the world is fundamentally wrong in its understanding of all three. Michael Card
Help for 2018 (John 16:5-15) • The Gift of God’s Spirit (v. 5-7) • The Spirit’s Work in the World (v. 8-11) • The Spirit’s Work in the Church (v. 12-15)
John 16:12-13 12 I
still have many things to say to you, but you cannot bear them now. 13 When the Spirit of truth comes, he will guide you into all the truth, for he will not speak on his own authority, but whatever he hears he will speak, and he will declare to you the things that are to come.
John 16:14-15 He will glorify me, for he will take what is mine and declare it to you. 15 All that the Father has is mine; therefore I said that he will take what is mine and declare it to you. 14
John 15:26 But when the Helper comes, whom I will send to you from the Father, the Spirit of truth, who proceeds from the Father, he will bear witness about me.
John 14:25-26 These things I have spoken to you while I am still with you. But the Helper, the Holy Spirit, whom the Father will send in my name, he will teach you all things and bring to your remembrance all that I have said to you.
John 16:14-15 He will glorify me, for he will take what is mine and declare it to you. 15 All that the Father has is mine; therefore I said that he will take what is mine and declare it to you. 14
Help for 2018 (John 16:5-15) • The Gift of God’s Spirit (v. 5-7) • The Spirit’s Work in the World (v. 8-11) • The Spirit’s Work in the Church (v. 12-15) - REVELATION - ILLUMINATION
John 14:25-26 These things I have spoken to you while I am still with you. But the Helper, the Holy Spirit, whom the Father will send in my name, he will teach you all things and bring to your remembrance all that I have said to you.
John 16:13 When the Spirit of truth comes, he will guide you into all the truth, for he will not speak on his own authority, but whatever he hears he will speak, and he will declare to you the things that are to come. 13
1 Corinthians 2:10,12-13 These things God has revealed to us through the Spirit. Now we have received not the spirit of the world, but the Spirit who is from God, that we might understand the things freely given us by God. And we impart this in words not taught by human wisdom but taught by the Spirit.
Help for 2018 (John 16:5-15) Two Characteristics of a Spirit-led Church 1. The Word of God is central 2. The Focus is on Jesus
John 16:14-15 He will glorify me, for he will take what is mine and declare it to you. 15 All that the Father has is mine; therefore I said that he will take what is mine and declare it to you. 14