John 14:16 (Jesus)
And I will pray the Father, and He will give you another Helper, that He may abide with you forever—
Acts 1:4-5
4 And being assembled together with them, He [Jesus] commanded them not to depart from Jerusalem, but to wait for the Promise of the Father, “which,” He said, “you have heard from Me; 5 for John truly baptized with water, but you shall be baptized with the Holy Spirit not many days from now.”
BIBLICAL PROOF OF HOLY SPIRIT’S PERSONHOOD:
• He has a
• He has a
• He has
• He can be
HELPER: DESCRIBING THE HOLY SPIRIT’S ROLE IN ASSISTING AND AIDING BELIEVERS.
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John 14:16 “And I will ask the Father, and he will give you another Helper, to be with you forever,”
John 14:26 “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 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 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.”
1st John 2:1 … If we sin, we have an Advocate [paraclete] Jesus Christ the righteous.
THE PROMISE OF THE FATHER:
1. The Holy Spirit is the
John 15:26 (Jesus) “But when the Helper comes, whom I shall send to you from the Father, the Spirit of truth who proceeds from the Father, He will testify of Me.
2 Corinthians 13:14 “May the grace of the Lord Jesus Christ, and the love of God, and the fellowship (communion) of the Holy Spirit be with you all.”
THE PROMISE OF THE FATHER:
2. The Holy Spirit convinces people about their
John 16:8-11 (Jesus) And when He has come, He will convict the world of sin, and of righteousness, and of judgment: 9 of sin, because they do not believe in Me; 10 of righteousness, because I go to My Father and you see Me no more; 11 of judgment, because the ruler of this world is judged.
The Holy Spirit is a Counselor who:
• penetrates our evasions,
• shatters our defenses, and
• silences our excuses regarding our sin and how God views it.
THE PROMISE OF THE FATHER:
3. The Holy Spirit lives in us and serves as a
John 14:26 (Jesus) 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 things that I said to you.
John 16:13 (Jesus) However, when He, the Spirit of truth, has come, He will guide you into all truth; for He will not speak on His own authority, but whatever He hears He will speak; and He will tell you things to come.
Romans 8:9 adds that the Spirit of God dwells in those who belong to Christ.
THE PROMISE OF THE FATHER:
4. The Holy Spirit fills us and equips us for
1 Corinthians 12:4-11 There are diversities of gifts, but the same Spirit. 5 There are differences of ministries, but the same Lord. 6 And there are diversities of activities, but it is the same God who works all in all. 7 But the manifestation of the Spirit is given to each one for the profit of all: 8 for to one is given the word of wisdom through the Spirit, to another the word of knowledge through the same Spirit, 9 to another faith by the same Spirit, to another gifts of healings by the same Spirit, 10 to another the working of miracles, to another prophecy, to another discerning of spirits, to another different kinds of tongues, to another the interpretation of tongues. 11 But one and the same Spirit works all these things, distributing to each one individually as He wills.
Ephesians 5:18 Do not be drunk with wine, but be filled with the Spirit.
John 1:26-34 John answered them, saying, “I baptize with water, but there stands One among you whom you do not know. 27 It is He who, coming after me, is preferred before me, whose sandal strap I am not worthy to loose.” 28 These things were done in Bethabara beyond the Jordan, where John was baptizing. 29 The next day John saw Jesus coming toward him, and said, “Behold! The Lamb of God who takes away the sin of the world! 30 This is He of whom I said, ‘After me comes a Man who is preferred before me, for He was before me.’ 31 I did not know Him; but that He should be revealed to Israel, therefore I came baptizing with water.” 32 And John bore witness, saying, “I saw the Spirit descending from heaven like a dove, and He remained upon Him. 33 I did not know Him, but He who sent me to baptize with water said to me, ‘Upon whom you see the Spirit descending, and remaining on Him, this is He who baptizes with the Holy Spirit.’ 34 And I have seen and testified that this is the Son of God.”
Acts 1:4-5 And being assembled together with them, He [Jesus] commanded them not to depart from Jerusalem, but to wait for the Promise of the Father, “which,” He said, “you have heard from Me; 5 for John truly baptized with water, but you shall be baptized with the Holy Spirit not many days from now.”
Conclusion:
John 14:16 (Jesus) And I will pray the Father, and He will give you another Helper, that He may abide with you forever—
What we yield to will be what consumes us!