Pastor Marty Sloan | July 17, 2022
The Spirit on the Earth Today
I Timothy 4:1 (NIV)
The Spirit clearly says that in later times some will abandon the faith and follow deceiving spirits and things taught by demons.
The Holy Spirit is present on the earth today and guiding us in the way of
Jesus is grace and truth.
John 16:7-13 (NIV)
But very truly I tell you, it is for your good that I am going away. Unless I go away, the Advocate will not come to you; but if I go, I will send him to you. When he comes, he will prove the world to be in the wrong about sin and righteousness and judgment: about sin, because people do not believe in me; about righteousness, because I am going to the Father, where you can see me no longer; and about judgment, because the prince of this world now stands condemned. “I have much more to say to you, more than you can now bear. But when he, the Spirit of truth, comes, he will guide you into all the 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.
PROVE (elénchō, el-eng’-kho; of uncertain affinity; to confute, admonish:—convict, convince, tell a fault, rebuke, reprove.) to convict, refute, confute, generally with a suggestion of shame of the person convicted, by conviction to bring to the light (unmask), to expose.
The goal of the Holy Spirit is
We must be guided by the Holy Spirit.
Three areas where the Spirit will lead us to the truth:
- Sin
- Righteousness
- Judgement
Jesus was tested in all ways, yet did not sin.
Hebrews 4:15 (NKJV)
For we do not have a High Priest who cannot sympathize with our weaknesses, but was in all points tempted as we are, yet without sin.
Biblically,
The Spirit is present to give us a
Romans 1:18-20 (NIV)
The wrath of God is being revealed from heaven against all the godlessness and wickedness of people, who suppress the truth by their wickedness since what may be known about God is plain to them, because God has made it plain to them. For since the creation of the world God’s invisible qualities—his eternal power and divine nature—have been clearly seen, being understood from what has been made, so that people are without excuse.
Romans 1:28-32 (NIV)
Furthermore, just as they did not think it worthwhile to retain the knowledge of God, so God gave them over to a depraved mind, so that they do what ought not to be done. They have become filled with every kind of wickedness, evil, greed and depravity. They are full of envy, murder, strife, deceit and malice. They are gossips, slanderers, God-haters, insolent, arrogant and boastful; they invent ways of doing evil; they disobey their parents; they have no understanding, no fidelity, no love, no mercy. Although they know God’s righteous decree that those who do such things deserve death, they not only continue to do these very things but also approve of those who practice them.
Focus on reconciliation to God and not confrontation with mankind.
II Corinthians 5:17-21 (NKJV)
Therefore, if anyone is in Christ, he is a new creation; old things have passed away; behold, all things have become new. Now all things are of God, who has reconciled us to Himself through Jesus Christ, and has given us the ministry of reconciliation, that is, that God was in Christ reconciling the world to Himself, not imputing their trespasses to them, and has committed to us the word of reconciliation. Now then, we are ambassadors for Christ, as though God were pleading through us: we implore you on Christ’s behalf, be reconciled to God. For He made Him who knew no sin to be sin for us, that we might become the righteousness of God in Him.”
The Holy Spirit is present to drive our behaviors
Sin is not defined by
Sin is not defined by
Sin is defined by
Psalms 119:9-11 (NIV)
How can a young person stay on the path of purity? By living according to your word. I seek you with all my heart; do not let me stray from your commands. I have hidden your word in my heart that I might not sin against you.
The Spirit is
Mark 4:9 (NIV)
Then Jesus said, “Whoever has ears to hear, let them hear.”
Mark 4:13-20 (NIV)
Then Jesus said to them, “Don’t you understand this parable? How then will you understand any parable? The farmer sows the word. Some people are like seed along the path, where the word is sown. As soon as they hear it, Satan comes and takes away the word that was sown in them. Others, like seed sown on rocky places, hear the word and at once receive it with joy. But since they have no root, they last only a short time. When trouble or persecution comes because of the word, they quickly fall away. Still others, like seed sown among thorns, hear the word; but the worries of this life, the deceitfulness of wealth and the desires for other things come in and choke the word, making it unfruitful. Others, like seed sown on good soil, hear the word, accept it, and produce a crop—some thirty, some sixty, some a hundred times what was sown.”
As the Spirit is speaking, our goal is to increase our
The voice of the Spirit echoes off the
How can I hear the voice of the Spirit?
• Create
• Push past emotions to
• The Word must be
• Walk in alignment with the
Resources used and recommended for this message:
- “Flame of Love: A Theology of the Holy Spirit” by Clark H. Pinnock
- “The Rise and Triumph of the Modern Self” by Carl Trueman
- “Surprised by the Voice of God” by Jack Deere