John 13:1(NIV)
“Jesus knew that the time had come for Him to leave this world and go to the Father.”
Jesus promised us His Presence
1. For eternity in
John 14:1-3 (NIV)
*"Do not let your hearts be troubled. Trust in God; trust also in me. In my Father’s house are many rooms;
if it were not so, I would have told you. I am going there to prepare a place for you. And if I go and prepare a place for you, I will come back and take you to be with me that you also may be where I am."
1 Corinthians 2:9 (NIV)
"No eye has seen, no ear has heard, no mind has conceived what God has prepared for those who love Him."
It’s not just about a place—it’s about the
1 Thessalonians 4:17-18 (NIV)
"We will be with the Lord forever. Therefore encourage each other with these words."
Jesus promised us His Presence
2. For now through the
John 14:16 (CEV)
“I will ask the Father to send you the Holy Spirit who will help you and he will always be with you.”
John 16:7 (TEV)
“It is better for you that I go away, because if I do not go, the Helper [the Holy Spirit] will not come. But if I do go, I will send Him to you.”
His constant presence:
*a.
Acts 1:8 (NIV)
"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."
1 Corinthians 12:7-11 (NLT)
“A spiritual gift is given to each of us so we can help each other. To one person the Spirit gives the ability to give wise advice; to another the same Spirit gives a message of special knowledge. The same Spirit gives great faith to another, and to someone else the one Spirit gives the gift of healing. He gives one person the power to perform miracles, and another the ability to prophesy. He gives someone else the ability to discern whether a message is from the Spirit of God or from another spirit. Still another person is given the ability to speak in unknown languages, while another is given the ability to interpret what is being said. It is the one and only Spirit who distributes all these gifts. He alone decides which gift each person should have.”
The Holy Spirit
Romans 8:11 (NIV)
“The Spirit of God, who raised Jesus from the dead, lives in you.”
His constant presence
b.
John 16:8 (NIV)
"When the Holy Spirit comes, He will convict the world of guilt in regard to sin and righteousness and judgment."
God exposes what’s broken not to shame you, but to
Galatians 5:22-23 (NIV)
"The fruit of the Spirit is love, joy, peace, patience, kindness, goodness, faithfulness, gentleness, and self-control."
Galatians 2:20 (NIV)
"I have been crucified with Christ and no longer do I live, but Christ lives in me! The life I now live in the body I live by faith in the Son of God, who loved me and gave Himself for me."
The goal isn’t to act more spiritual—the goal is to look more like