Hope Sabbath School Lesson 3 - The Divinity of the Holy Spirit (1st Qtr 2017)

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kindness goodness faithfulness gentleness self-control [Music] and you know as we're studying about the holy spirit I'm just praying that the fruit of the Spirit can be in my life don't you know your prayer but you know it happens nobody trying to be loving but by asking the Holy Spirit to fill us and we're going to study today about the divinity of the Holy Spirit vitally important topic and we want to pray the same Holy Spirit so active in creation and redemption and in the work of God in this day would be at work in our Bible study so let's pray father in heaven thank you so much that we can study about the Holy Spirit and his ministry in our midst may you guide us into truth by your spirit today and we will thank you forever in Jesus name Amen the divinity of the Holy Spirit well we're going to begin in the book of Acts some have said the book of Acts should have been called the acts of the Holy Spirit because the Holy Spirit is very active in the accounts of the early Christian church and we're going to start in Acts chapter five verses one through four so Missa I wonder if you could start our study today Acts chapter five once report listen very carefully as the Holy Spirit is referred to in this story in the early Christian church they're read in Acts chapter five this wonderful from the New International Version says now a man named Ananias together with his wife the fire also sold a piece of property with these wise full knowledge he kept back part of the money for himself but brought the rest and put it at the Apostles feet then Peter said Ananias how is it that Satan has so filled your heart that you have lied to the Holy Spirit and kept for yourself some of the money that you received for the land guaranteed belong to you before it was sold and also it was sold wasn't the money at your disposal what made you think of doing such a thing you have not lied just to human beings but to God so here he is this story he sells a piece of land his wife Sapphira - is there anything that required them to bring all of the money that was raised from the sale of the land no they could have returned to type or they could have said we feel so blessed we're going to bring a second type there was certainly need in the Christian community the church was growing many were still from different parts of the world visiting Jerusalem had come to faith in Christ and they had a common person everything in common so what was the problem here can you read between the lines they brought a certain amount what was wrong with that anybody Jason they kept back part of the proceeds so it seems that they had made some kind of promise they would give it all and they were keeping something back for themselves okay either they had made a promise that they were going to give it all and we're keeping some back or they came and pretended pretended like it was all was there any need to do that not at all they could say you know what God has been so good to us we're going to give half of the sale of our property and I'm sure that the folks would have used it Hebrew amen right praise God but apparently either they promised them they're not giving it or they're pretending like that's all of it they're involved in deception but what is what do you notice from the story about how the Holy Spirit is referred to what's the first mention of the Holy Spirit Peter says to to analyze what you haven't just lied to people you've always lied to the Holy Spirit now to lie you you can't lie to something inanimate right I just lied to the wind you think I don't know this venue oh I lied to my neighbor oh I understand you told your neighbor something that wasn't true so you first as mentioned lied to the Holy Spirit but did you notice what it said in verse 4 what did it say it refers to the Holy Spirit there is God he said you have lied gist of people or to human beings as was read but to God so there is the first indication first of all that the Holy Spirit is not and inanimate force but a person lying to this person and that this person the Holy Spirit is is God so let's go on and look at some other references in Scripture to the Holy Spirit 2nd samuel we'll go back to the Old Testament chapter 23 verses 2 & 3 especially if you'd read that for starting in verse 2 of second Samuel 23 I'll be reading from the New King James Version the Spirit of the Lord spoke by me and His Word was on my tongue the God of Israel said the rock of Israel spoke to me he who rules over men must be just ruling in the fear of God so you've got to - this is Hebrew parallelism by the way and you got to two beings referred to first name is server here theories of lore Lloyd and second God of Israel the God of Israel okay so it's either saying they both talk to me or it's saying that the Spirit of the Lord and the God of Israel on another thing look at another verse in Isaiah chapter 63 verses 10 through 14 Isaiah chapter 63 and Stephanie looks like you might have that chapter 63 verses 10 through 14 and I'll be reading from the New King James Version but they rebelled and grieved his Holy Spirit so he turned himself against them as an enemy and she fought against them then he remembered the days of old Moses and his people saying where is he who brought them up out of the sea with the Shepherd of his flock where is he who put his holy spirit within them who led them by the right hand of Moses with his glorious arm dividing the water before them to make for himself an everlasting name who led them through the deep as a horse in the wilderness that they might not stumble as a beast goes down into the valley and the Spirit of the Lord causes him to rest so you lead your people to make yourself a glorious name hmm so here's the Holy Spirit God leading the Holy Spirit leading one more verse in 1st Corinthians chapter 12 referring actually to spiritual gifts 1st Corinthians chapter 12 I want you to compare verse 11 Kyle if you have first Corinthians chapter 12 compare verse 11 with verse 28 listen carefully as Kyle reads alright 1st Corinthians chapter 12 verse 11 I'm reading from the New King James Version but one and the same spirit works all these things distributing to each one individually as he wills and then going to verse 28 28 and God has appointed these in the church first apostles second prophets third teachers after that miracles then gifts of healings helps administration's varieties of tongues so he goes to verse 11 and who is distributing the gifts here at hearing Holy Spirit as he will as he wills and then in verse 28 for me so who is the one doing the appointment God God is appointing people with various spiritual gifts at very least these two are inextricably linked together but it may be that the same title is being used for both still in 1st Corinthians chapter 3 first corinthians now chapter 3 verse 16 and chapter 6 verse 19 like to have the same person there alyx if you have 3:16 4 into 3 16 and then turn over and read 6 19 we'll look at both of those verses alright sure I'm reading from the King James Version and verse 16 says know not the year the temple of God and adda Spirit of God dwelleth in you temple of God Spirit of God dwells in you and now 6:19 first Corinthians 6:19 okay verse 19 says what know you not that your body is a temple of the Holy Ghost which is in you which you have of God and ye are not your own 3:16 says you are the temple of Horus girls-only God 6:19 says you the temple of good you see now let's go over to the teaching of Jesus and Jesus had something startling to say in Matthew 12 verses 31 and 32 he has just performed a miraculous sign he's casting out demons by the power of God and people accuse him of doing it by the power of Beelzebub prince of demons hmm and let's see Adrienne if you could read for us Matthew 12 verses 31 and 30 32 let's see how Jesus responds sure and I'll be reading from the King James Version wherefore I say unto you all manner of sin and blasphemy shall be forgiven unto men but the blasphemy against the Holy Ghost shall not be forgiven unto men and whosoever speaketh a word against the Son of man it shall be forgiven him but whosoever speaketh against the Holy Ghost it shall not be forgiven him neither in this world neither in the world to come wow that's serious isn't it some have described that as the unpardonable sin or the unforgivable sin and Jesus says it's something to do with sin against the Holy Spirit so I have a couple of questions for us and I think someone who may be watching hope Sabbath school and saying I think I may have crossed that line here's my first question why is blasphemy against the Holy Spirit more serious than blasphemy against Jesus who is the son of God help help me with that what do you think Alex the Holy Spirit is what convicts us of doing it wrong so if we're pushing away the Holy Spirit and sometimes it could be overtime but if we keep pushing the Holy Spirit away from us we're going to lose that conviction we're going to lose the desire to want to turn a guy late because we learned I think previously in a lesson that the Holy Spirit leads us into truth which leads us to Christ and Vicki and it is it serious to blaspheme against Jesus son of God oh yeah absolutely but Kyle what do you think what Alex said that when we push away the Holy Spirit were pushing away the one that is to lead us to Jesus right I mean I think of course and we don't want to blaspheme against Jesus but you know who came to my mind was the Apostle Paul because at one point he was actually working against Jesus right oh he was but I think the Holy Spirit was working on his heart even during that time so he was slowly allowing the spirit to lead him and he hadn't pushed the spirit away to the point where God couldn't talk to him and then eventually he you know God got his attention in the real way but so as long as the spirit is still working in our heart we will still come back to him but when we push the spirit away completely so that he can't speak to us that's when we're not you know when we blaspheme against the spirit in that were not able to hear his voice anymore and who then can lead us to Jesus right officially so Jesus was making the statement after that he had rebuked a demon from someone or and he was accused of passing out that demon through the power of the devil and it was truly the power of the Holy Spirit that was helping him to do that and I think that his response to the people was just that if you come to the point where you are no longer able to recognize the power of God and working and acknowledging that God is moving the Spirit of God is working in your life that's a scary place to be and if you think the working of God is actually the working of the devil because there's no conviction there's no acknowledgment that you need a Savior there's no acknowledgment that God is alive and working in you and so I think that's also part of this blasphemy against the Holy Spirit is calling the things of God the things of the devil because at that point you're not even paying attention to anything that God has for you because you've automatically made it something bad and something that's not irrelevant to you and there's no need for you to ask forgiveness there's no need for you to seek the Lord and so I think he was specifically also addressing there of blindness they'd put over their own heads to not even see attention to the work of God and so I think we also could be careful of mischaracterizing God's moving and saying oh God would never do that and it truly is a head of God is we don't follow him into the blessings and salvation that he wants or or maybe you are under conviction that it is of God but you don't want to listen to it yeah and so you write it off you push it aside oh that's that's nothing when you you earn the conviction and if you do that I think what I heard Alex saying if we do that enough you can actually become instant desensitized is the word right desensitized just like a person who live next to a train station and they don't hear the wizard lowing anymore or just they sleep through it they've tuned out that conviction Nancy or if you have kids I don't know if you've ever seen a kid go I can't hear you I can't hear you presenters covering their ears and closing their eyes but you know they bored listen maybe they hear that the person is trying to tell them listen I forgive you but they just don't want to hear sure we do that with so much here with me one time I thought it's quite a good insight it doesn't say that that blaspheming against the Holy Spirit cannot be forgiven it says it shall not be forgiven I thought about that for a minute because if we confess any sin it doesn't the Bible say and we're first John 1 and 9 is 9 he's faithful and just to forgive us and to cleanse us so it's not that it cannot be forgiven why why is it that it shall not be forgiven if given the answer is because we come to the place where we don't trust we're trying to ask for it we don't even desire to ask we're just hardened we're spiritually anesthetized and never numb desensitized to the spirits conviction Gloria I just wanted to ask what everybody said that is the fact that sinning against the Holy Spirit is a process so sometimes we tend to think of it as a type of sin or a kind of sin or mood to remember that I Elida why I stole and then ask forgiveness but is the self for joining from God and not even remembering that this is what I did and so when you think and again the Holy Spirit is you don't remember the ten commandments or you don't remember that laws that God gave you and that's what makes it really dangerous so it's not like I killed someone or I whatever stole something or I lied it's a process of desensitizing my heart and mind to the convicting power of the Holy Spirit right and I appreciate what you said it's a very serious thing to blasphemy against Jesus but if the Holy Spirit would say you shouldn't do that right he's the one that will convict us of sin and righteousness and judgment you shouldn't do that because Jesus is the eternal son of God on earth so you shouldn't so then the conviction comes we repent and and you you gave Saul of Tarsus as an example who was forcing people to blaspheme the name of Jesus who eventually becomes a follower of Jesus and by the power of by the power of the Holy Spirit so we've alluded to this but let's be practical now a friend comes to you and this may have happened to you it's happened to me to me so and they say to me so I you know I just deliberate transgression I've done I keep doing the same sins over and over I know it's wrong I think I have grieved the Holy Spirit priest I've committed the unforgivable or unpardonable sin how would you respond that's that's a very serious thing for a person to say right so we don't say oh whatever your fight it's serious right there obviously if they're feeling the weight of this so they've come and been transparent with you well what would you say to her what would you say to him well I'll tell them that the first thing is the fact that by feeling that way shows there be some conviction still remaining in them that they actually recognize that there's something wrong than doing salt say the Holy Spirit is probably still speaking to you okay you realize something if the Holy Spirit had departed and they'd grieved it then they'll not even be cognizant of what we're doing so anybody agree or dude what do you think you'd agree with that I just the feeling use the word the weight the weight of that like I think I'm out of harmony with God you're saying that is actually an evidence of the spirits working Kyle I think if you're asking that question that is an evidence that but that you have not committed the unpardonable sin because you're actually feeling the conviction that that something may not be right in your life so if anybody's you know feeling that way just be encouraged that God is still working in your life amen the Holy Spirit is still speaking to you but I'm such a sinner the person says I don't I think I have committed so much I'm the worst sinner in the world Jason that's actually a good thing you cannot say you're the word that you're aware of that because if you if you have committed this unpardonable sin the blossoming of the Holy Spirit you won't realize it you'll think you're fine so if you're at a point where you don't think you're fine you haven't committed it that's right then that reminds me of the Apostle Paul you remember Adrienne we used to give that thinking of the Apostle Paul and maybe it's something slightly different but how he says he was the chief of sinners yeah and he as we've talked about already he's black seemed against Jesus and caused other people to do that and so I would ask my friend do you think you've done worse than Paul has and obviously the answer would be no and so therefore there is hope for you because there was hope for Paul and look at what God did in his life you know that's one of my favorite texts to Timothy says this is a faithful saying and worthy of all acceptance that Christ Jesus came into the world to save sinners who among the Chiefs yeah on the worst one and you're saying Jason that that's not a bad confession that's actually a sign of the spirits conviction Gloria I think it's also important to help a person get back to seeing God as who they fear because they obviously continue to talk to you but it's not supposed to help them understand that what you're feeling and how you're talking to me you should be able to talk to God the same way max for conviction - amen the Lord I'm sorry that I've deliberately sinned against you and and I've hurt you but I want to claim that promise in first John 1:9 right we're going to move on now and look at some divine attributes of the holy spirit but I think the most important we can talk about his omnipotence and on this yen sand omnipresence but the most important characteristic of God that we see manifested in the holy spirit is that God is love thank you God is love and the holy spirit is drawing us to Jesus not because he hates us but because He loves us but a few texts just to show we're saying while the holy spirits are real being not just an inanimate force but let's look at a few attributes of the Spirit which are indeed divine attributes first Corinthians 2 verses 10 and 11 Jamie would you read that for us and see what attribute of God is is manifested here the New Living Translation states but it was to us that God revealed these things by his spirit for his spirit searches out everything and shows us God's deep secrets no one can know a person's thoughts except that person's own spirit and no one can know God's thoughts except God's own spirit we call that knowing of all things what what's the word a mission omniscient right that's what he's going to lead us into all truth now I don't think that means that I'm going to know everything about everything but all the truth he wants you to know wherever you are in your life he knows it and can bring it to you right what about Psalm 139 verse 7 glories you have that Psalm 139 verse 7 here's another attribute of the Holy Spirit which is a divine attribute I'll be reading from the New King James Version it says where can I go from your spirit or where can I flee from your presence why does David the psalmist here say where can I go from your spirit where can I flee from your spirit or go for your presence why there's any way oh because wherever I go in fact he says it later in the song wherever I go you're already there yeah we call that omnipresent fair Jesus said it's actually good good if I go away I will send you another comforter he will be with you and in you omnipresent okay what about Hebrews 9 verse 14 another attribute of God he is not only on Nishant and omnipresent Hebrews 9:14 Eric would you read that for us reading from the New King James Version Hebrews 9 verse 14 says how much more shall the blood of Christ who through the Eternal Spirit offered himself without spot to God cleanse your conscience from dead works is having daily bit to serve the Living God now the Bible says the immortality belongs to God alone right the bible does say this mortal or subject to death will put on immortality when Christ comes in glory but God alone inherently has immortality and the Spirit is referred to as the eternal eternal spirit in the eternal spirit so here one one more text Luke 1:35 and 37 Stephanie sir Luke 1:35 and 37 conversation between the a Joel Gabriel and Mary Mother of Jesus and another attribute is revealed here and the New King James puts it this way and the angel answered and said to her the Holy Spirit will come upon you and the power of the highest will overshadow you therefore also that Holy One who is to be born will be called the Son of God verse 37 for with God nothing will be impossible so if nothing is impossible for the Holy Spirit of God that means the Holy Spirit of God is all-powerful omnipotent all-powerful then you see all of these characteristics but I think what's more important than just listing divine attributes is to see the Holy Spirit of God at work creation Redemption and in this series we've looked at some of those X but I want to look at just a few of them and then give you an opportunity to share how the Holy Spirit led you to salvation how the Holy Spirit brought conviction to your life about Jesus let's first look at the Holy Spirit in creation 2 verses Genesis 1 verse 2 and Psalm 33 verse 6 and let's see we'll read Jason could you read Genesis 1 and verse 2 for us I'll be reading from the New King James Version Genesis chapter 1 verse 2 the earth was without form and void and darkness was on the face of the deep and the Spirit of God was hovering over the face of the waters now later in the that same chapter it says and the Lord said let us make man in our image right God said let us make man in our image we know from my study of the New Testament that the Son of God who became Immanuel God with us Jesus was active agent in creation so we see all of the Godhead working in creation Psalm 33 and verse 6 maybe you have not heard this the way that we'll hear it now how Jamie would you read that for Psalm 33 and verse 6 the New Living Translation says the Lord merely spoke and the heavens were created he breathes the word and all the stars were born word breath or breathe is the same word for spirit how many of you grew up thinking that the Holy Spirit was so really active in the creation of the world yeah you grew up with that idea okay most people know how many of you grew up thinking the Son of God who became Jesus came into humanity was the one who led out in the creation yeah okay or you just knew it was God right yeah that's what it says in the beginning God so is it God the son or god the father or God the Holy Spirit all three it's all three right active in the creation of the world but where we really see the Holy Spirit act and where I want to give you a chance to share your testimony is in the work of salvation so beautiful as we think about the work of the Spirit they're just a couple of verses Matthew 1 and verse 20 Matthew 3:16 and 17 let's take a look at those together and Kyle would you read Matthew 1 20 sir and I'll be reading from the New King James Version the Bible says but while he thought about these things behold an angel of the Lord appeared to him in a dream saying Joseph son of David do not be afraid to take you to take to you Mary your wife for that which is conceived in her is of the Holy Spirit now this is Matthew's account Luke told told us that Gabriel came to Mary remember we've read about that in this study and until she said how is this possible and the answer was the Holy Spirit will come upon you that which is for with God nothing will be impossible but here an angel comes to Joseph in Matthews account because he's just learned that his bride-to-be is very pregnant and I'd need an angel to to talk to me right what wait a minute but he knows she's a virtuous woman and and and the angel says no this is what has happened it is of the Holy Spirit so he's given that revelation remember the Holy Spirit's involved in Revelation as to what's actually happening Matthew 3 their verses 16 and 17 Matthew 3 Nicko verses 16 and 17 gentlemen from the New International Version and it says as soon as Jesus was baptized he went up out of the water at that moment heaven was opened and he saw the Spirit of God descending like a dove and alighting on him and a voice from heaven said this is my son whom I love with him I am well pleased so here at the baptism the Holy Spirit now let me just pause did Jesus need to be baptized No to be a trick question did he need to be baptized to confess his sin uh no no no who recognized that he didn't need to be better invested I need you to baptize me and how did Jesus respond do you remember is artificial righteousness but yes it was a little out of trees on for it to be so to fulfill all righteousness but they were saying that this was an example he wanted to give to those who follow him in righteousness that we should do that fame executive for our example first though would it be fair to say if that is an example of what God desires for us that when a man or woman boy or girl makes a conscious commitment I accept my need for a savior I accept Jesus to wash away my sins and save me and is baptized the Holy Spirit will also depend descend upon her amen yes upon him yeah absolutely man you know and this is my beloved child I know we're not the Messiah but Jesus saying the same blessing that is was given here as an example will also be given to you you'll be anointed born of water and of hand of the Spirit so the Holy Spirit is very active in the work of redemption let's look at Titus chapter three verses four through six Titus chapter three verses four through six talking about the divine work of the Holy Spirit Nancy would you read verses four through six for okay I'm reading from the New King James Version but when the kindness and the love of God our Savior toward man appeared not by works of righteousness which we have done but according to His mercy he saved us through the washing of regeneration and renewing of the Holy Spirit when he poured whom he poured out on us abundantly through Jesus Christ our Savior so the Holy Spirit the bringing conviction leading people to repentance unto Jesus and that washing of regeneration another by the spirit I imagine the spirit experiences great joy you know the Bible says this joy in the presence of the angel over one sinner who repents in the heart of the Holy Spirit how did you yeah over one one sinner who repents so here's time for your testimony and what let me just say there's no bad testimony is it some people are like well I was you know like Saul of Tarsus blaspheming Jesus persecuting Christians and someone else would say I was just like the little boy Sandra but God called me and I said speak Lord they both could testimonies right the Holy Spirit was active in both so who'd like to share and she reflect back over your life when where you saw the Holy Spirit at work drawing you to Jesus as your Savior I'd like to share yes Alex well um Lord used the situation 15 years ago that happened to me and anytime that I needed him most and it called out to him for help in my life he used a situation to put me in jail for a short amount of time and and I couldn't hold on just a minute video say wait a minute you're on Hope Sabbath school you're telling me that you went through a tough place in your life and you ended up in jail yeah but God worked good in in jail he did you know he knew that yeah I prayed that I knew it had to be something serious to get me out of everything that I was involved in but and so I was ready to take it on and learn new to take that situation it would take something serious to pick me up and and kind of made me refocus and I couldn't understand why I was in a situation the first probably almost two weeks that I was in there I actually why this happened to me and I was upset about it and mad but during the time my mind was clearing up from everything that I've been putting in my body and things like that and in doing over those years and after two weeks of my mind starting to clear up it hit me I said Lord and this is the answer to the prayer and I just broke down and and from that point on I found a Bible in there and I started reading and praying and I was out two weeks after that and still had to take care of a couple things with it but um I hadn't looked back since and I just felt the Holy Spirit's power it would have imagined there that was a critical moment wasn't it yeah those two weeks in jail that you would be now involved in an interactive Bible study for more than a million people right that's the grace of God isn't it buddy but Alex had a choice to make right there there are two themes one on either side of Jesus and at one point they were both cursing right and what happened what happened to that one who said wait a minute he hasn't done anything wrong stop cursing Lord remember me Kyle what happened today that what happened to Alex in India he wasn't hanging on a cross fortunately but you you were andhe sentence just like this thief right what had what happened to him well you know I I've thought about that a lot I think he just he yielded to the Holy Spirit working on his heart even there at the last minute on the cross he yielded to that tender pleading of the Holy Spirit on his heart and he said you know he turned to Jesus and that's so encouraging to me because it just says no matter what we've done where we've come from and in my own life I think too you know like I've done some things that I don't deserve to be here I'm hopes out of school and with all of you but by God's grace you know he's worked in our hearts and he's given us he's recreated his heart in us and and so I think that's I don't know I think that's what happened to a thief yeah that's Alex - and Alex I would imagine he rhotic oh that's awesome I owe everybody all of my things yeah we're going to come on to recreation in just a minute but I want to give this someone else where you saw the Holy Spirit lead you to a to a saving relationship with Jesus anyone else like to share yes Nicole well I mean this is part of 20 years ago I am I was at it I was at a service that it was a funeral service and I think when I was sitting in the actual church I realized that I hadn't I was still working for something I was still yearning for something and I think the Holy Spirit at that point realized that I was open and available to his leading and he I mean he spoke and moved in direction where I could actually have a more lasting relationship with crisis so it may not be the huge party scene or hear that but just might be a simple small voice that says I'm so glad you're available to me now I'm ready and you're ready to hear what I have to say to you so that's an unusual setting it wasn't a what we call like an evangelistic meeting or revival meeting it was a it was a funeral where somehow the holy spirit caught your attention and spoke a life-changing word to you what did he tell you it was basically just follow was it was a follow kind of statement I had to do a lot of changing in our life at that point and get rid of something that I had kind of developed in my habits and in my character but it was a more of a follow and I'm going to help lead you to where you need to be and that's a beautiful transition into segue thank you into the fact that the Holy Spirit doesn't just want to call us to Jesus for salvation but he wants to recreate us into the image of Jesus into that beautiful character of God that the world needs to see Romans chapter 8 and verse 11 and I'm going to ask Tricia Lee if you'd read Romans 8:11 and then we down verses 14 through 17 this is for all of us maybe there's someone watching and they're like you know I've accepted Jesus but I feel like I'm like stagnant I'm like doc and the Bible says if anyone is in Christ he is a new creature I don't feel like that's really happening let's see how the Holy Spirit can play a vital role certainly I'll be reading from the New King James Version verse 11 but it's the spirit of him who raised Jesus from the dead dwells in you he who raised Christ from the dead will also give life to your mortal bodies through his spirit who dwells in you verse 14 for as many as are led by the Spirit of God these are sons of God for you didn't not received the spirit of bondage again to fear but you received the spirit of adoption by whom we cry out Abba Father the Spirit Himself bears witness with our spirit that we are children of God and if children then heirs heirs of God and joint-heirs with Christ if indeed we suffer with him that we may also be glorified together amen amen so where have you seen the we creative power of the Holy Spirit at work in your life what a share you don't actually Jerry I don't want to tell you about that ha ha hey where do you see the weak creative power of the Spirit at work in your life well it's something rather simple but when I was younger I was used to be very nervous about speaking public or things like this and I've noticed that since the Holy Spirit has been working in my life and guiding me into opportunities where I can share either in church or some type of mission outreach or something like that that the more that he gives me those opportunities to do it the less I'm afraid and so that's recreation perhaps not in the sense of from evil to good which is also something he's been doing my life as well but it's just a transformation to where he can use me more alright he was smiling while he said that by the way yeah it's a process isn't it very care have you seen the Holy Spirit working in a recreated way in your life I don't know I'm alone in this or in one share this with me um you have a long day you have employer then then in the evening you have this heavy heart up in a long day laughter and then you wake up in the morning you you say a prayer and go to bed wake up in the morning and you feel refreshed and you you feel the grace of God cover you and you're ready to begin a new day to you renewed like your spirit is renewed it happens on a regular basis so it's not I don't think it's something that happened a long time ago oh has happen what happened weeks or months ago it's something that happens everyday for me that's a beautiful thought and I'll come to you in just a minute meesa but that I could go to sleep and say Holy Spirit working me even while I sleep you know it's the last thing we think about is the eleven o'clock news with all of the mugging and violence and you know terrorism but what if I could say Jesus thank you for being my save your father thank you for loving me so much in Holy Spirit please be recreating me even while I sleep Eric says I can wake up refreshed not just physically from good sleep but spiritually refresh too because of the re creative work of the Spirit so mean so did you want to respond to that or share how you've seen the Holy Spirit working in a recreated ways just share of experience recreation in the context of clarity so the Holy Spirit smells old things and many times when I have big life events and decisions to make I get a little confused what should I do so a couple years ago I went to immense ministries retreat and the speaker of our previous pasta was sharing and he says many times we don't have clarity on where the Holy Spirit is leading us because we only invoke the Holy Spirit when we need to make big decisions but throughout all small decisions the Holy Spirit speaks to us and we ignore him so if we ignore those small little decisions all of a sudden we want clarity on a big decision to make well if you don't listen to small things you probably won't listen to a wife therapy so I've received renewal and clarity in that as the Holy Spirit speaks to me you know the small things I tend to yield and yield and I know respects with bigger things they so much clarity that's a powerful thought that even in the small decisions we invite the Holy Spirit to lead us and to recreate it so we've got to move on to mission we'll have a little time to share at the end but three texts I'd like us to look at because the Holy Spirit involved in creation in Redemption in our recreation also God the Holy Spirit we're talking about the divine person the Holy Spirit is wanting us to not only be involved in mission but equipping us let's look at three text acts 1 verse 8 Matthew 28:18 2:20 and 2nd Corinthians 13 and verse 14 and Gloria do you have ax 1 yes I understate our reading from the New King James Version but you shall receive power when the Holy Spirit has come upon you and ye shall be witnesses to me in Jerusalem and all Judea and Samaria and to the end of the earth amen now you know a lot of people in fact there's a story in the book of Acts about Simon the sorcerer he's like oh I want that power to you they had the power of the Holy Spirit so you'll receive power and it all I want that power to what did he want the power for himself oh yeah for selfish ambition wealth but what is the power of the Holy Spirit the empowerment of the Holy Spirit intended for it to tell people about Jesus to be you talked Adrienne about moving from timidity to to boldness by the power of the Holy Spirit to be able to be courageous in sharing about Jesus Matthew 28:18 2:20 is our mission Jason Matthew 28:18 2:20 and this is where we get that important phrase when we're thinking about the divinity of the Holy Spirit in the name singular if you notice it in the name not names or in the name of the Father the Son and the Holy Spirit but let's look at the context verses 18 through 20 of Matthew 28 I'll be reading from the New King James Version Matthew chapter 28 verses 18 through 20 and Jesus came and spoke to them saying all Authority has been given to me in heaven and on earth go therefore and make disciples of all the nations baptizing them in the name of the Father and of the Son and of the Holy Spirit teaching them to observe all things that I have commanded you and lo I am with you always even to the end of the age amen and who's speaking in Jesus and hears he says I am with you always and how is she with us always even to the end by the Holy Spirit right equipping us for mission to always be telling people about Jesus especially it reminds me of this of the part in scriptures I don't remember where where Jesus says the father's been working and hitters who I'm working yes and he also tells us and greater works than these will you do because the spirits come when they send up the comforter to you and so God the father's mission has always been to reconcile us Jesus came to continue that mission here and then when you went back to heaven he's saying the Holy Spirit to help us equip us to do that and so it's the same work it's the same mission at the same purpose but we get to participate in it through the power of the Holy Spirit because he's omniscient and omnipresent of me everything else which brings us to 2nd Corinthians chapter 13 and verse 14 because it really is hey can I respectfully use the word a divine partnership Father Son and Holy Spirit common purpose common mission to reveal their love and to bring about our salvation someone should say a man taught me good news or a Kyle verse 14 of 2nd Corinthians chapter 13 how does Paul conclude okay this is the New King James Version the grace of the Lord Jesus Christ and the love of God and the communion of the Holy Spirit be with you all amen amen grace of the Lord Jesus Christ love of God a communion or Fellowship of the Holy Spirit be with you all with just a couple of minutes left but share a time someone you were involved in mission because that's the this work we're closing now not only creation salvation recreation mission when you sense the enabling presence of the Holy Spirit they have been a small event or may have been a big one anyone want to share a time when you involved in mission and and you sent the enabling presence of the Holy Spirit Nancy well the other day I was at school I was um you know working there late and the janitor came by and we started talking about politics in history was very educated and and then a few minutes later I was putting up bulletin board for the art department and there were I was putting up paintings of of Harry Anderson the Adventist painter and there were some of the Second Coming and you know just beautiful images and he came around he was helping me to put them up and he said oh what's this about and so I started telling him about Jesus and because he had some really interesting ideas as to what was happening in the end of the world and so I thought oh now I got to get him back on the right track and so then the holy spit was telling me I should play with him and I thought okay it's going to feel a little awkward but I decided to just do it and he was so surprised and he left and he came back and he started asking me more questions and then I told him I was going to share a book with him so I ended up sharing steps to Christ with his fire rages with another great controversy I think a garden so yeah so it was just listening to the Holy Spirit even though it felt a little awkward to me why did he come back oh we can right yeah do we know the end of the story no but what's amazing is that when you allow the Holy Spirit to use you and you say God I want to not only be filled with the spirit so I can like feel wonderful know so I can join in the mission of helping others to know Jesus and be ready for his soon return I want to be filled with the Spirit of God don't you the divine Holy Spirit wants to work in us and Pruitt's and life-changing ways and let's just pray that can happen for each one of us in the name of Jesus father in heaven we pray we thank you for the gift of your son Jesus to our world Son of God made flesh but also for the gift of the Holy Spirit to be with us and in us to help us to not only be saved but not only be recreated but to join you in your of helping people to know a God who loves them and who is able to save them oh lord please fill us with your spirit day by day and may your name be honored in our lives we pray in Jesus name Amen well thanks for joining us for hope service Co this is an amazing journey we're talking about the Holy Spirit and spirituality how we can be transformed by the indwelling presence of the Spirit and go out in Jesus name to be a blessing to those around [Music] [Applause] [Music]

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Published: Sun Jan 15 2017