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INTRODUCTION
This morning we’re continuing our series on the local church and why it matters.
A Christian without a church is a Christian in trouble.
We were made for community.
There’s a direct link between our growth in grace and our belonging to a local church.
A churchless Christian is a stunted Christian.
In this series we’ve discovered that the Church was created by God for a purpose.
It’s God’s plan A for finishing what he started with the death and resurrection of Jesus.
It’s God’s chosen vehicle for advancing his redemptive purposes in the world.
What Matters In Church
If that’s why the Church matters then it follows that certain things really matter when it comes to the life of the church.
For example, church membership isn’t just a loose affiliation with earthly organization.
It’s a sacred obligation to join God in his mission to save sinners.
When you join a church you are joining God in advancing his redemptive purpose in the world.
That’s why we said members of a local church need to be (1) truly saved, (2) progressively sanctified and (3) joyfully submitted to the Lord Jesus in everything.
To help, Jesus has given the church four gifts that provide structure and power so that those ends can be achieved.
The Ordinances (baptism/ Lord’s Supper)
The Offices (church governance/pastors/deacons)
The Spirit (The Holy Spirit)
The Word (The Bible/Gospel)
Review of God’s House
We said the ordinances act as a door to God’s House.
Baptism and the Lord’s Supper were given so that Christians could publically confess their faith in Jesus as Lord.
Through baptism a local church expresses to the world their affirmation of a person’s faith.
Through removing someone from the Lord’s Table they deny that such a person has a relationship with Christ because of their lack of spiritual fruit.
The offices (governance) act like the pluming underneath a house.
The plumbing in a house is crucial but often unnoticed until things get messy or you need to get some water out of the sink.
Healthy churches have a healthy structure.
They are Christ ruled.
Congregationally affirmed.
Pastor Led and
Deacon/Member served.
The Word functions like the walls inside a house.
The Word gives stability and strength and protection.
At Broadview, we prioritize the Word because we prioritize Christ.
The written Word and living Word always go together.
Finally this week we are looking at the role of the Holy Spirit in the life of the church.
The Spirit of God is like the electricity that runs through the walls of a house making everything in the house work.
The Church And the Spirit
I’ve always found it interesting that people sometimes pit the Spirit and the Word against one another.
I hear people talk about wanting a church that is “Spirit-filled.”
I hear other people talk about wanting a church that is “Word/Gospel Centered.”
The truth is, a healthy local church is BOTH.
It is filled with the Spirit and centered on the Word.
They are two sides of the same coin.
If a church emphasizes one at the expense of the other then you’ll begin to see signs of sickness in that church.
The Spirit and the Word are like two wings on a plane.
They must BOTH be present for the church to function properly.
We want to be a church that is filled with the Spirit and Centered on the Word.
When the Holy Spirit and the Word of God properly function in the life of the church there is a Gospel power unleashed that is unlike anything else in this world!
How do we experience that in OUR church?
We need to understand the
PERSON of the Spirit the
PURPOSE of the Spirit and be filled with the
POWER of the Spirit.
Read the Text
To answer these questions we’re going to examine Jesus’ teaching about the Holy Spirit in John 14:15-17.
In John 14 Jesus is preparing his disciples for his departure.
As you might expect, they were upset about his departure but he comforts them by explaining that his absence is actually BETTER for them because when He goes UP then Holy Spirit comes DOWN.
John 14:15–17 (CSB)
16 And I will ask the Father, and he will give you another Counselor to be with you forever.
17 He is the Spirit of truth.
The world is unable to receive him because it doesn’t see him or know him.
But you do know him, because he remains with you and will be in you.
THE SPIRIT’S PERSON
This is one of my favorite passages about the Holy Spirit because of the title that Jesus assigns to the Holy Spirit.
Did you notice the phrase in verse 16?
“The Father will give you another Counselor to be with you forever.”
The Word translated “Counselor” is the Greek word paraclete.
It’s a compound word.
Para = alongside.
Kaleo = called.
So the Holy Spirit is that member of the God head who “comes alongside” or who is “called upon to help and assist.”
That’s why the CSB and other translations use the word “Counselor.”
The Spirit acts as an advocate.
In other greek literature this word is used in a legal sense to describe someone who advocates for you in a courtroom.
You’re legal counsel who would come to your aid anytime you got in trouble or needed help.
Notice also Jesus calls him “another” Counselor.
It means “another of the same kind.”
He does say “the” or “a” counselor.
He says another.
The implication is that Jesus was already serving as their wonderful counselor but when he left the Father would send the Spirit to continue what Christ left off.
Christ Continued
In that way, the Holy Spirit really is Christ continued.
The Spirit continues the ministry of Jesus on the earth but to an even greater degree than they had ever known.
Does that sound familiar?!
The ministry of the Spirit and the ministry of the Church are linked.
The Church is the visible and external continuation of Christ’s ministry on the earth.
The Holy Spirit is the invisible and internal continuation of Christ ministry on the earth.
The local church cannot fulfill its purpose without the Holy Spirit fulfilling HIS.
The two must go together.
That’s why I like to think of the Holy Spirit as the electricity that runs through the walls of a physical building.
The building can look pretty but it’s ultimately useless unless it’s connected to a source of power.
The Spirit of God is that POWER for the church.
This is why Jesus tells the disciples the Holy Spirit will not just be WITH you.
He will also live IN you.
And that’s BETTER for you and it’s BETTER for the world.
He not It
Notice that Jesus describes the Holy Spirit as a “person” and not a force.
“HE is the Spirit of Truth...” The Holy Spirit is a HE and not an IT.
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