The Holy Spirit Our Helper - part 2 - Learning to draw on the help of the Holy Spirit

We live in the last of the last days before the Return of the Lord Jesus Christ.The need for believers to depend on the Holy Spirit has never been greater.Deception is running rampant. We must stay firm with the Word of God, and keep close to the Spirit of Truth to keep ourselves from falling prey to clever lies and sophisticated schemes. John 14:15–20 (NLT) If you love me, obey my commandments. 16 And I will ask the Father, and he will give you another Advocate, who will never leave you. 17 He is the Holy Spirit, who leads into all truth. The world cannot receive him, because it isn’t looking for him and doesn’t recognize him. But you know him, because he lives with you now and later will be in you. 18 No, I will not abandon you as orphans—I will come to you. 19 Soon the world will no longer see me, but you will see me. Since I live, you also will live. 20 When I am raised to life again, you will know that I am in my Father, and you are in me, and I am in you. In John chs. 12 & 13 Jesus told His 12 disciples that His hour had come to be crucifiedIn John chs. 14, 15 & 16 He began to teach them about the Holy Spirit and His function in their (our) livesAfter Jesus’ death, burial and resurrection, He again emphasised the need for believers to be baptised with, and empowered by the Holy Spirit I will ask the Father, and He will give you another Advocate … another - Gr. ‘allos’ – another one of the same kind (as opposed to ‘heteros’ - another one of a different kind)Advocate Gr. ‘parakletos’ - One who draws alongside to helpKJV –   ComforterNKJV – HelperAmpl. - Counselor, Helper, Intercessor, Advocate, Strengthener, and StandbyMsg. - Friend  He will never leave you … Jesus said: I am about to leave you to go back to my Father, but when the the Holy Spirit comes, He will never leave you He is the Holy Spirit, who leads into all truthWe cannot grasp any truth without the help of the Holy SpiritAnyone wishing to grasp deeper truths from the Word of God must develop a deeper relationship with the Holy Spirit The world cannot receive himWe must be born again before we can receive the Holy Spirit(to be born again means to surrender our life to Jesus Christ)Only a ‘forgiven’ human spirit can be indwelled by the Holy Spirit But you know him, because he lives with you now and later will be in youWe only understand this phrase if we understand the tri-une nature of God (Father, Son & Holy Spirit = Trinity)In vs. 9, Jesus said: If you have seen Me you have seen the FatherIn Jn. 10:30 Jesus said: I and my Father are one All three Members of the Trinity are:“allos” (same) in nature and in character“heteros” (different) in operationbut “ONE” in unity No, I will not abandon you as orphans—I will come to youI will come to you – on the Day of Pentecost, Jesus came to us in the power of the Holy SpiritToday, Jesus is with us “by the power of the Holy Spirit” John 14:25–26 (NLT) I am telling you these things now while I am still with you. 26 But when the Father sends the Advocate as my representative—that is, the Holy Spirit—he will teach you everything and will remind you of everything I have told you. I am telling you these things now while I am still with youJesus taught His disciples for about 3 ½ years while He was physically present with themOn the Day of Pentecost, the Father sent the Advocate – the Holy Spirit, as Jesus’ Representative:To teach the church everythingTo remind the church of everything that Jesus had told them The Holy Spirit is the true Teacher of the church!Any believer who wishes to understand truth needs to develop a relationship with the Holy Spirit John 15:26 (NLT) But I will send you the Advocate—the Spirit of truth. He will come to you from the Father and will testify all about me. Jesus said: I will send you the Advocate—the Spirit of truthThe Holy Spirit is also called “the Spirit of truth”The Holy Spirit always leads us in line with the truth of God’s WordThe Holy Spirit will never contradict or circumvent the Word of God He will come to you from the FatherOn the Day of Pentecost, the Holy Spirit came from the Father  He will testify all about meTestify – speak well of, commendGNB – he will speak about me The more the Holy Spirit moves, the more Jesus Christ is lifted up John 16:7 (NLT) But in fact, it is best for you that I go away, because if I don’t, the Advocate won’t come. If I do go away, then I will send him to you. It is best for you that I go away It was good when Jesus was with His disciplesBut He said it would be better after His departure when the Holy Spirit would come When Jesus was present He was with themBut after his departure the Holy Spirit was in them John 16:8–11 (NLT) And when he comes, he will convict the world of its sin, and of God’s righteousness, and of the coming judgment. 9 The world’s sin is that it refuses to believe in me. 10 Righteousness is available because I go to the Father, and you will see me no more. 11 Judgment will come because the ruler of this world has already been judged. The Holy Spirit’s main function in the life of the believer is to lead us and empower usThe Holy Spirit’s main function in the life of the unbeliever is to convict them of sin, of righteousness and of judgment John 16:12–15 (NLT) There is so much more I want to tell you, but you can’t bear it now. 13 When the Spirit of truth comes, he will guide you into all truth. He will not speak on his own but will tell you what he has heard. He will tell you about the future. 14 He will bring me glory by telling you whatever he receives from me. 15 All that belongs to the Father is mine; this is why I said, ‘The Spirit will tell you whatever he receives from me.’ When the Spirit of truth comes, he will guide you into all truthWe don’t end up in truth by ourselves of by accidentWe are guided by the Holy Spirit into all truth The Holy Spirit is the Spirt of wisdom and revelation (Eph. 1:17)It is He who opens the eyes of our heart to see truth (Eph. 1:18) He will tell you about the futureKJV – he will show you things to comeOne of the functions of the Holy Spirit in our lives is to reveal future events to usDavid Yonggi Cho said: The language of the Holy Spirit is visions and dreamsActs 20:22 … the Holy Spirit testifying in every city that chains and tribulation awaited Paul … Acts 11:28 .. the prophet Agabus foretold by the Spirit that a great famine would come