H.S and The smallness within

Receive Power

But you will receive power when the Holy Spirit comes on you; and you will be my witnesses in Jerusalem, and in all Judea and Samaria, and to the ends of the earth.””

8 But you will receive power when the Holy Spirit comes on you; and you will be my witnesses in Jerusalem, and in all Judea and Samaria, and to the ends of the earth.””

6-18(NASB95)

15 “If you love Me, you will keep My commandments.

Role of the Spirit

16 “I will ask the Father, and He will give you another Helper, that He may be with you forever;

17 that is the Spirit of truth, whom the world cannot receive, because it does not see Him or know Him, but you know Him because He abides with you and will be in you.

18 “I will not leave you as orphans; I will come to you.

--Helper--

NKJV “Nevertheless I tell you the truth. It is to your advantage that I go away; for if I do not go away, the Helper will not come to you; but if I depart, I will send Him to you.”

Helper- A person who helps,assistant, co-worker, workmate, teammate, supporter, fellow worker, collaborator,

NKJV “Nevertheless I tell you the truth. It is to your advantage that I go away; for if I do not go away, the Helper will not come to you; but if I depart, I will send Him to you.”

The early church desperately needed the help of the holy Spirit to for fill their destiny.

So do we!

--Spirit of Truth--

NKJV“However, when He, the Spirit of truth, has come, He will guide you into all truth; for He will not speak on His own authority, but whatever He hears He will speak; and He will tell you things to come.”

In You-

(NASB95) 5 for John baptized with water, but you will be baptized with the Holy Spirit not many days from now.” (Fully Immersed)

5 for John baptized with water, but you will be baptized with the Holy Spirit not many days from now.”

And they were all filled with the Holy Spirit and began to speak with other tongues, as the Spirit gave them utterance. (Completely Filled)

And they were all filled with the Holy Spirit and began to speak with other tongues, as the Spirit gave them utterance.

In you- Part of you

Not On The Outside

Not An Orphan- Alone, By yourself, No Family,no one to care or help.

(NASB95) 17 that is the Spirit of truth, whom the world cannot receive, because it does not see Him or know Him, but you know Him because He abides with you and will be in you. Wide Open Spaces

17 that is the Spirit of truth, whom the world cannot receive, because it does not see Him or know Him, but you know Him because He abides with you and will be in you. Wide Open Spaces

Wide Open Spaces

Paul wanted the Corinthian Church to live the “wide open spacious life”

But they had a problem that was a major obstacle to it. They felt small.

(The Message) 11–13 Dear, dear Corinthians, I can’t tell you how much I long for you to enter this wide-open, spacious life. We didn’t fence you in. The smallness you feel comes from within you. Your lives aren’t small, but you’re living them in a small way. I’m speaking as plainly as I can and with great affection. Open up your lives. Live openly and expansively!

Smallness Within

Paul wanted the Corinthian Church to live the “wide open spacious life”

But they had a problem that was a major obstacle to it. They felt small.

Smallness- Restricted, Narrow, Cramped, Hemmed in, Be crushed, In trouble, Distressed

To feel unimportant, ashamed, insignificant

People Who Make You Feel Small

“he enjoys making people feel small”

To belittle- make another feel small, insignificant.

Satan- The Ultimate Be Littler

You are how you feel within

As a man thinks so he becomes

The smallness you feel is an internal problem not external.

Within You

You are how you feel within

As a man thinks so he becomes

The smallness you feel is an internal problem not external.

Deception-Deceived- to take something that is not true and believe it to be true, believing a lie to be true

Holy Spirit Leads Us In Truth

We need truth because ---

We Believe Some Untruths

Deception-Deceived- to take something that is not true and believe it to be true, believing a lie to be true

Guide in Truth

Lead, Instruct, Explain, Teach, Show the way.

All Truth- not some truth but all

Truth Sets Us Free-

(NIV) 32 Then you will know the truth, and the truth will set you free.”

Not Knowing The Truth - your not free.

32 Then you will know the truth, and the truth will set you free.”

to be not free means you are in confinement, prisoner, captive, trapped

Free- liberated, delivered,

(NASB95) 44 “You are of your father the devil, and you want to do the desires of your father. He was a murderer from the beginning, and does not stand in the truth because there is no truth in him. Whenever he speaks a lie, he speaks from his own nature, for he is a liar and the father of lies.

44 “You are of your father the devil, and you want to do the desires of your father. He was a murderer from the beginning, and does not stand in the truth because there is no truth in him. Whenever he speaks a lie, he speaks from his own nature, for he is a liar and the father of lies.

(NASB95) 10 “The thief comes only to steal and kill and destroy; I came that they may have life, and have it abundantly.

10 “The thief comes only to steal and kill and destroy; I came that they may have life, and have it abundantly.

(NASB95) 9 And the great dragon was thrown down, the serpent of old who is called the devil and Satan, who deceives the whole world; he was thrown down to the earth, and his angels were thrown down with him.

9 And the great dragon was thrown down, the serpent of old who is called the devil and Satan, who deceives the whole world; he was thrown down to the earth, and his angels were thrown down with him.

(NASB95) 30 “I will not speak much more with you, for the ruler of the world is coming, and he has nothing in Me;

(NIV) 2 in which you used to live when you followed the ways of this world and of the ruler of the kingdom of the air, the spirit who is now at work in those who are disobedient.

30 “I will not speak much more with you, for the ruler of the world is coming, and he has nothing in Me;

2 in which you used to live when you followed the ways of this world and of the ruler of the kingdom of the air, the spirit who is now at work in those who are disobedient.

H.S and The smallness within

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