Holy Spirit - Helper (D2)

Opening Illustration - Two Wolves

Have you heard of the Two Wolves deal?

One is hope, love, self-esteem, courage

The other is anger, sadness, despair

Who wins? The one you feed more

HOW ABOUT A FLIPPIN LION?!?!

Big wolf is 150 lbs, an average lion is 550 lbs

TRUTH

The Holy Spirit IS...

English Standard Version (John 14: 16-17)

16 And I will ask the Father, and he will give you another Helper, to be with you forever, 17 even the Spirit of truth, whom the world cannot receive, because it neither sees him nor knows him

1. ANOTHER: ἄλλος - another of the same quality, so equal to Jesus in station within the Trinity. Not heteros “another of different kind”

2. A PERSON - He speaks only what He gets from God, but He is His own person.

HE has intelligence, like the Father and Jesus.

HE has feelings just like them as well.

HE can know you and be known by you! Just like the Father and Jesus.

3. Part of the Trinity

An Exposition of the New Testament, Volumes I–III Chapter 14

here is the father prayed unto, the son in human nature praying, and the Holy Ghost the Comforter prayed for; who is the gift of the father

4. A GIFT - we should be as excited about Him as the Jews should have been about Jesus.

The Holy Spirit is NOT...

A pet, tags along and makes you feel better

The Force - mindless power for you to use at will

A robot sidekick - helps aid you in tasks YOU want to do

A nagging cricket in a top hat - stronger than your own conscience

The Holy Spirit’s Role

The Complete Word Study Dictionary: New Testament 3875. παράκλητος paráklētos

παράκλητος paráklētos

HELPER

Guide (Suggests, Lights the Way)

Teacher (Illuminates, Rebukes)

Counselor (Directs & Comforts)

Advocate (Stands Up, Guards)

Sword (Word of God)

English Standard Version (John 16:13)

13 When the Spirit of truth comes, he will guide you into all the truth, for he will not speak on his own authority, but whatever he hears he will speak, and he will declare to you the things that are to come.

He will GUIDE us into ALL TRUTH.

WHAT DOES THAT MEAN?

He is Guide, Advocate, Teacher AND

English Standard Version Chapter 2

suddenly there came from heaven a sound like a mighty rushing wind, and it filled the entire house where they were sitting. 3 And divided tongues as of fire appeared to them and rested on each one of them. 4 And they were all filled with the Holy Spirit

πῦρός - literal fire

“As fire transforms into itself everything it touches, so the Holy Spirit transforms into the divine life whatever is subjected to his power”

Peter Kreeft

TRANSFORMER

IT CHANGES YOU! GETS INSIDE OF YOU

The thing is to get inside it. A Christian should do with Truth as a snail does with his shell–live inside it, as well as carry it on his back and bear it perpetually about with him. The Holy Spirit, it is said, shall lead us into all Truth.

“Not only hold the Truth, but have the Truth hold us.”

ONE WAY OR ANOTHER, YOU’RE CHANGING

YOU ARE BEING FORMED, WHAT IS FORMING YOU?

IF NOT THE SPIRIT, THAN WHAT?

IF NOT INTO AN IMAGE OF CHRIST… THEN INTO WHAT?

YOU ARE BEING WHISPERED TO, WHAT IS IT YOU’RE LETTING IN YOUR HEAD? (not just influencers, advertisements, cousin telling you dirty jokes)

HOW DO WE MAKE SURE?!

How do we make sure the Truth is what we’re hearing?

How can we make sure the Spirit is driving and not our own desires?

How do we make sure the person we become and the mark we leave on the world is the one our Father would have us be, our brother Jesus would have us be?

How do we let the Spirit in, and keep Him there?

SHOW UP NEXT WEEK!