The Holy Spirit Within

John 14:16–17 ESV

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

1 Corinthians 3:16 ESV

Do you not know that you are God’s temple and that God’s Spirit dwells in you?

1 Corinthians 6:19 ESV

Or do you not know that your body is a temple of the Holy Spirit within you, whom you have from God? You are not your own,

2 Corinthians 6:16 ESV

What agreement has the temple of God with idols? For we are the temple of the living God; as God said, “I will make my dwelling among them and walk among them, and I will be their God, and they shall be my people.

1 John 4:4 ESV

Little children, you are from God and have overcome them, for he who is in you is greater than he who is in the world.

Lesson Eight- The Holy Spirit Within

Central truth : Christ’s purpose in sending the Holy Spirit was that He, a divine Personality, might live in us.

In this lesson we are going to look deeper into the indwelling presence of the Holy Spirit, in the Spirit-filled believer.

There is no need for any believer ever to feel comfortless, constantly mourning, always ful of sorrow, or constantly miserable

Christ’s purpose in sending the Holy Spirit was that He, the divine personality, might come to live in us and be in us.

The Holy Spirit, Our Helper

John 14:16-17, “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.”

The AMP Reads, “  16 And I will ask the Father, and He will give you another Comforter (Counselor, Helper, Intercessor, Advocate, Strengthener, and Standby), that He may remain with you forever— 17 The Spirit of Truth, Whom the world cannot receive (welcome, take to its heart), because it does not see Him or know and recognize Him. But you know and recognize Him, for He lives with you [constantly] and will be in you.”

Look at What Jesus said the Holy Spirit would be:

Comforter

Counselour

Helper

intercessor

advocate

strengthener

and Standby

We don’t need any more than that- but so often we are so concerned about receiving the Holy Spirit as a natural, outward experience or feeling of ecstasy that we miss the reality of what the Holy Spirit came to do in us.

Often what happens is when we need help we run here and there, trying to find someone to pray for us, and we forget we have the Helper on the inside

We don’t have to pray for a helper; WE ALREADY HAVE THE HELPER IN US!

1 Cor 3:16, “Don’t you realize that all of you together are the temple of God and that the Spirit of God lives in* you?”

The AMP- “Do you not discern and understand that you [the whole church at Corinth] are God’s temple (His sanctuary), and that God’s Spirit has His permanent dwelling in you [to be at home in you, k collectively as a church and also individually]?”

2 Cor 6:16, “  And what union can there be between God’s temple and idols? For we are the temple of the living God. As God said: “I will live in them and walk among them. I will be their God, and they will be my people.”

The AMP- “What agreement [can there be between] a temple of God and idols? For we are the temple of the living God; even as God said, I will dwell in and with and among them and will walk in and with and among them, and I will be their God, and they shall be My people

1 John 4:4- “But you belong to God, my dear children. You have already won a victory over those people, because the Spirit who lives in you is greater than the spirit who lives in the world.”

who is the “He” that is in the World?

1 Cor 4:4, “Satan, who is the god of this world”

But there is a Greater One in you!

It is God himself in the Person of the Holy Spirit is in the born-again, Spirit-filled believer!

All that God could possibly be and do for you, the Holy Spirit is to you and for you. This Greater One who is referred to is the Holy Spirit, who is in you.

He is greater than he (the Devil) who is in this world!

Instead of believing wha the Bible says, too many people believe only what they feel.

When they receive the Holy Spirit, they felt wonderful. Later they said, “I had a marvelous experience, but He must have left me, because I don’t feel now like i did then.:

However Jesus Said, “that He may Abide with you Forever!”

The Holy Spirit didn’t come as a guest to stay for just a few days- He didn’t come on a vaccation

He came to dwell in you- To be at home in you- The Holy Spirit’s home in this life is your body!

People talk about the outward manifestation and miss the reality of His indwelling presence.

We should be conscious of His presence during every waking moment!

The Holy Spirit, Our Guide

The Holy Spirit also is our Guide- John 16:13, “When the Spirit of truth comes, he will guide you into all truth.”

Not only will He guide us into all truth, but Jesus said in John 17:17, “Your word is truth.”

He will guide us into the truth of God’s Word!

He also will guide us in life. Romans 8:14, “For all who are led by the Spirit of God are children* of God.”

No one can be guided or led without placing himself in the hands of the guide

It is needless to pray, “Lord guide me, give me directions,” Unless you are willing to allow yourself to be guided

You can asked for advice but when it is given you have to submit to it for it to work

When we take a tour of some place that we haven’t been to that has a guide, if we don’t follow the guide, there will be much that we don’t understand, why? Because the guide explains it

Certainly no one would want to go through Carlsbad Caverns without a guide.

These are caves in New Mexico

It is pitch black inside these caverns- but the guide know right where to turn in lights

There is a reason there are Sherpa’s on mount Everest

They know the best path to take that will most likely keep you alive on an already deadly trip

Praise God the Holy Spirit knows right where to turn on the lights! Praise God the Holy Spirit knows the path to take

We Never would get out of the caverns or to the top of Everest if we failed to follow the guide!

That is the reason so many people have gotten into such a mess in life- they are not following the Guide.

The Holy Spirit will guide us, but we have to put ourselves into His hands.

Kenneth Hagin, “During the many years I Traveled on the evangelistic field, leaving my wife and small children at home, I depended upon my Guide, the Holy Spirit. He always warned me ahead of time of a need in my family. Although I had no communication with my sister and brother others than in the Spirit, i always knew when one of the family was sick.

Once while ministering in Oregon I was very burdened in prayer. The Holy Spirit showed me that my older brother was in difficulty, but he would be all right.

I told my wife, ‘The Doctors will think his condition is very serious and, from the natural, it is serious, but he will be all right.’

In just a few hours a long-distance call came in from my sister. She was almost in hysterics as she said, ‘Our brother has had an accident and has broken his back. He is in very serious condition. What are we going to do?’

Thank God, I was able to tell her, “I already have inside information on this. He is not as bad as they think he is. He will be all right. Don’t fret about it.’

Later Doctors said, ‘We don’t understand it. The x-rays show that your back is broken. Why aren’t you paralyzed we don’t know.’ I knew however. My brother was in Iowa, but there was an Intercessor in me in Oregon- the Holy Spirit.

If trime permitted, I could tell of experience after experience. but let me say that the Holy SPiritis not in me to help me just because I am a preacher. He is in you to help you too. If you will learn to listen to Him and look to Him, He will guide you.

When you have guidance, you can be prepared ahead of time. He will guide you into all truth, and He also will guide you and lead you in life!

The Holy Spirit, Our Teacher

in John 16:13 Jesus said, “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.”

What Will He speak?

What He hears God says, Not only will He speak whatever He hears, but “He will tell you about the future.”

John 16:26, “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.”

John 16:14, “He will bring me glory by telling you whatever he receives from me.”

In other words the Holy Spirit will make Jesus real to you.

John 14:16, “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.”

Kenneth Hagin says, “Some people say, ‘ have poor memory and just can’t remember things. I can’t remember Scriptures.’ I tel them, ‘Why don’t you quit trying to remember and look to Him and expect Him to bring them to your remembrance.’ “

It is one thing to do something mentally yourself and another thing to trust the Holy Spirit who is in you.

He is everything in us the Word says He is

He’ll do everything in us the Word says He will do

He will be everything in us the Word says He will be

Smith Wigglesworth said in his book, Ever increasing Faith, “I am a thousand times bigger on the inside than I am on the outside.”

to illustrate this he told of an experience in England when he was asked to pray for the insane daughter of an elderly couple.

The parents led Him to an upstairs room, pushed open the Door and stepped back, motioning him to enter. Inside he saw the frail young woman lying on the floor. She was so violent that she was being held down by five men.

As Wigglesworth entered the room, she screamed at him, eyes blazing, ‘We are many. you can’t cast us out.”

Quietly he said, “Jesus Can.” He remembered the Bible said in 1 John 4:4, “greater is he that is in you…” and He was a thousand times bigger on the inside than on the outside.

He dared to believe that God was within Him.

He said to the woman, “Jesus can. and out you come in the Name of the Lord Jesus Christ.”

Thirty-seven devils came out, giving their names and the woman’s mind was completely restored.

She dressed and went downstairs later in the day to eat the evening meal with the family.

Someone asked Wigglesworth “what is your secret? What great place of spirituality did you attain?”

His answer was, “All I did was to remember that greater is He that is in me than he that is in the world. Dare to act on that Scripture.”

It’s not just preachers who are a thousand times bigger on the inside than on the outside.

It is not just preachers who have the Holy Spirit in them.

John is writing to the entire church when He write, “But you belong to God, my dear children. You have already won a victory over those people, because the Spirit who lives in you is greater than the spirit who lives in the world.”

You are not left Helpless. The Greater one is in you

You have authority over the Devil!

Memory Text: 1 John 4:4, “But you belong to God, my dear children. You have already won a victory over those people, because the Spirit who lives in you is greater than the spirit who lives in the world.

Lesson in Action: “Be doers of the Word and not hearers only…” James 1:22