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The Holy Spirit
What do you think about when you think about the Holy Spirit?
If we are honest with ourselves, many from our tradition don’t think much about him.
He is usually avoided in our circles.
We love Jesus.
We love the Father,
But the third person of the trinity.
The Holy Spirit is often overlooked.
I’m not saying that we don’t think that he is important, but that most of our attention is given to God the Father and Jesus the son.
There can be many reasons for our tendency to overlook him.
One may be that we believe that his role in the Christian life isn’t as defined as the Father’s or Jesus’.
He may be avoided in baptist churches b/c there are those who we perceive as having hijacked the Holy Spirit and we don’t want to look like them.
Whatever the reason may be, in order to view God rightly, we must understand the Holy Spirit.
And not simply our thoughts about the HS, but rather Jesus’ teachings about the HS.
The reality is that for the follower of Jesus, there is no greater gift than the HS.
As we’ve been reading through John and especially throughout the last few chapters we have seen the goodness of God in the gift of the Holy Spirit.
But it is important for us to let Jesus and the Scriptures define what the HS will look like and what he will do.
Jesus is clear in the purpose and mission of the HS.
So let’s take a few moments to go over his teachings.
The First passage is in Jn 14:16-17
Here Jesus is telling them that he is going to send another of the same kind.
Someone who will be like Jesus guiding and directing the disciples to live a life of following Jesus.
The Paraclete, or HS, is going to remain with the disciples, but not just remain with them, he is going to make his dwelling place with them.
He will never leave them.
Next, in Jn 14:25-26
We learn here that the HS is going to reveal and remind the disciples of the things that Jesus taught.
The Paraclete is going to be a teacher.
A leader and a guide to the disciples.
The Paraclete is sent from the father and the son.
He is the Spirit of truth who testifies or witnesses concerning Jesus.
I want you to notice that when the Holy Spirit/ Paraclete is spoken of, he is spoken of not as a force.
He is a person.
Now why is it important for the follower of Jesus to know about and learn about the Holy Spirit.
Why did Jesus find it necessary to teach these things.
B/c he know that we had a mission set before us.
That we were saved not to simply reach heaven, but to preach the gospel.
We were saved to tell others about Jesus.
To make his name known.
To bring Glory to God as we walked this earth.
The mission Jesus sets us out on is bigger than ourselves.
It’s bigger than what we can see.
We are on a mission to walk with Jesus so that he can save the lost.
We need to know that our salvation is bigger than ourselves.
Jesus calling us out of darkness and into his marvelous light is more than just personal.
It’s a proclamation.
It’s a calling to walk with Jesus and show the world his goodness and grace.
We have been saved to do good works.
These are our marching orders.
But we also can’t do it alone.
So Jesus together with the Father send us divine help through the holy spirit.
So we have taken a quick glance at what Jesus has said so far about the HS, and this morning we are going to look at what else he has to say concerning the HS.
But before we do, let’s pray.
Jesus’ Departure
Jesus begins this section by telling the disciples that he hasn’t told them these things yet?
So when Jesus talks about “these things” what is he speaking about.
First, he is talking about his departure.
He is preparing them for him leaving them.
He has spoken about his death and departure, but only cryptically.
Or in ways that the disciples wouldn’t understand or see until after his death.
But now he is concerned about their preparation for his departure.
B/c the time is soon.
He doesn’t want them to be caught off guard.
He didn’t tell them about the HS or clearly about what they would endure after his departure until this point b/c he was still with them.
He was still teaching them.
He didn’t want them to worry about the future b/c there was much for them to learn.
I don’t know about you, but if I walked with Jesus and if at any point b4 this he told me that he was going to leave and die, I would have had mixed emotions.
I would have either said to myself, what’s the point of following him if he is going to be gone.
I would have been distracted worried about the time when he is going to leave.
Worried about when and how he was going to die.
How it was going to affect me and the rest of us.
Let’s be honest, most of the time when we get bad or upsetting news all we can focus on is how it’s going to affect us and not the bigger picture of what’s going on.
So that’s why Jesus is just now laying out his departure.
He didn’t want his leaving to weigh heavy on the disciples hearts.
The second thing Jesus is that Jesus hadn’t yet revealed their mission.
The disciples are just now learning what it will truly mean to follow Jesus.
What it will mean to lay their life down for the sake of the gospel.
And even now they don’t know everything, but in time they will learn that following Jesus is a life a sacrifice.
And that at the cross of Jesus, history is going to change for everyone.
And their purpose and mission to tell others about the beauty of Calvary.
The third thing that Jesus had not revealed but is now, is that the message of Jesus is going to stir up reactions to his followers.
The disciples are going to face the world’s hatred for Jesus.
Most of these men are going to die for the message they bring.
The world, those opposed to Jesus are going to hate his followers.
They are going to hate his message and they will lash out at those devoted to Jesus.
So what’s the main reason that Jesus didn’t tell them “these things”
B/c he was with them.
Jesus’ life and ministry took the brunt of the persecution.
He acted as a buffer for the disciples.
All of the hatred.
All of the anger.
All of the persecution was pointed at the Jesus.
But Jesus’ departure was going to remove that buffer.
That comfort and shield they had was going to be gone.
And now they were going to face the persecution.
They were going to feel the hatred.
They were going to be the recipients of the anger.
So Jesus wants them to be prepared.
He wants the to know.
So he prepares them.
And in preparing them, it overwhelms the disciples.
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