SF617 - HIS WORK IN US - THE HOLY SPIRIT ( Romans 15 14-16)
SF617
THE HOLY SPIRIT: HIS WORK IN US
Romans 15:14-16
INTRODUCTION
Three Fold Work of the Holy Spirit...
The work He does for us - Salvation
The work He does through us - Service
The work He does in us - Sanctification
Sanctification Defined
To be set aside - to be made holy
(2 Timothy 2:21) "If a man cleanses himself from the latter, he will be an instrument for noble purposes, made holy, useful to the Master and prepared to do any good work."
Positional Sanctification
(1 Corinthians 6:11) "And that is what some of you were. But you were washed, you were sanctified, you were justified in the name of the Lord Jesus Christ and by the Spirit of our God."
Practical Sanctification
The Holy Spirit Cleanses Us
The Holy Spirit Changes Us
The Holy Spirit Controls Us
1A. THE HOLY SPIRIT CLEANSES US (2 Corinthians 7:1)
1B. We Must See Sin as God Sees Sin
“Contaminates” = molusmos, immorality, filthiness.
Man says sin, "is an accident." God says, "It's an abomination."
Man says, "sin is a blunder." God says, "It's blindness."
Man says sin is a chance. God says it is a choice.
Man says it's defect. God says it's a disease.
Man says it's an error. God says it's enmity.
Man says it's fascination. God says it's folly.
Man says it's weakness. God says it's wickedness.
Man says it's a trifle. God says it is a tragedy.
2B. We Must Agree With God About our Sin
(1 John 1:8‑9) "If we claim to be without sin, we deceive ourselves and the truth is not in us. {9} If we confess our sins, he is faithful and just and will forgive us our sins and purify us from all unrighteousness."
Newly Wed Story - House Cleaning!
2A. THE HOLY SPIRIT CHANGES US (2 Corinthians 3:18)
1B. The Purpose of the Change
(Romans 8:29) "For those God foreknew he also predestined to be conformed to the likeness of his Son, that he might be the firstborn among many brothers."
2B. The Process of the Change
“Transformed” = metamorphoo, to transform (lit. or fig. "metamorphose"):‑‑change, transfigure, transform.
It is a process - we become more and more like Christ!
3B. The Product of the Change (Galatians 5:22-23)
A changed perspective: Love, Joy, Peace
A changed practice: Patience, Kindness, Goodness, Faithfulness
A changed personality: Gentleness and Self-Control
3A. THE HOLY SPIRIT CONTROLS US (Ephesians 5:18)
(Ephesians 5:18) "Do not get drunk on wine, which leads to debauchery. Instead, be filled with the Spirit."
Restaurant Story
Restaurant falling in losing money. Someone comes that knows how to manage a restaurant and it turns around!
It is a matter of Yielding...
Newly Wed Story - He Resists in some Rooms!
APPLICATION
Are you Yielded to the Holy Spirit?
Has He Cleansed YOU?
Has He Changed YOU?