SF619 - HIS WORK IN US OUR BROKENNESS - THE HOLY SPIRIT ( Psalm 51 17)
SF619
THE HOLY SPIRIT: HIS WORK IN US - OUR BROKENNESS
Psalm 51:17
INTRODUCTION
Brokenness is the work of the Holy Spirit that strips away our self-sufficiency...
It is unpopular
It is painful
It is unusual
1A. THE PROBLEM: THE NEED FOR BROKENNESS
1B. How We Are Made
(1 Thessalonians 5:23) "May God himself, the God of peace, sanctify you through and through. May your whole spirit, soul and body be kept blameless at the coming of our Lord Jesus Christ."
We are a spirit - God Consciousness
(John 4:24) "God is spirit, and his worshipers must worship in spirit and in truth.""
We are a soul - Self Consciousness
Mind, will and emotions
We are a body - Physical Consciousness
Relate to the physical world
2B. How We Are Marred
Adam died spiritually
(Genesis 2:17) "but you must not eat from the tree of the knowledge of good and evil, for when you eat of it you will surely die.""
We are stillborn spiritually
(1 Corinthians 15:22) "For as in Adam all die, so in Christ all will be made alive."
(Ephesians 2:1) "As for you, you were dead in your transgressions and sins,"
We are scarred deeply
Our souls have been scarred by sin - sin nature!
This effects our personality
Spiritual growth = peeling away the scar tissue
2A. THE PROCESS: THE STEPS TO BROKENNESS
The soul encases the spirit and the soul controls the body. The Holy Spirit must perform surgery on the soul to release the our spirit.
Hebrews 4:12-13
1B. The Work of Division (12)
The Word of God can divide the soul from the spirit
How? The Word judges our thoughts and attitudes
The result is that we begin to think like Christ
(Philippians 2:5) "Let this mind be in you, which was also in Christ Jesus:"
2B. The Work of Discipline (13)
God will discipline His children - not punish
God uses the circumstances of life to cut through the scar tissue of your soul
(James 1:2‑3) "Consider it pure joy, my brothers, whenever you face trials of many kinds, {3} because you know that the testing of your faith develops perseverance."
Trials here are those things God sends into our lives to mature us.
The key is not the joy, but “consider” which mean to count.
3B. The Work of Dedication (Romans 12:1)
(Romans 12:1) "Therefore, I urge you, brothers, in view of God's mercy, to offer your bodies as living sacrifices, holy and pleasing to God‑‑this is your spiritual act of worship."
3A. THE PRODUCT: THE EVIDENCE OF BROKENNESS
1B. A Changed Personality
When our sin scarred soul in broken God is able to shine through in our lives.
2B. A Clearer Perception
You will be able to hear God Voice
You will be able to understand God Word
You will be able to apply God’s Word
(1 Corinthians 2:15) "The spiritual man makes judgments about all things, but he himself is not subject to any man's judgment:"
3B. A Controlled Pace
Like Jacob (Gen 32) you will walk away different than you came
“Sometimes God has to dislocate something in our lives to get us where He wants us to go.” Tony Evans
APPLICATION
Have you given the Holy Spirit permission to do surgery on your Soul?
Are you spending the time necessary in the Word for the cutting to occur?
Are you yielding to the Spirit’s discipline in your life?