Renew Your Mind: the Holy Spirit

John 14:16-17; Galatians 5:22-23a

1) What are all of the main ideas/concepts/points in each of these passages?

Jesus speaking

starts to identify qualities of the Holy Spirit

advocate, helper, Spirit of Truth, ever present (always with us),

advocate - Paraclete, comforter, counselor, court room term

another advocate, Jesus is one, the Holy Spirit is another

unseen by the world, but seen by believers

He is talking about the Holy Spirit (add verse 25)

the result of the renewed mind, evidence, fruit of the renewed mind

John 14:15 obey commands, this is what it looks like in Gal. 5:33

can’t fake these things, can’t tape oranges to an oak tree and call it an orange tree

grow and develop over time, I am being transformed

others benefit from the fruit, not necessarily a benefit for the tree

within the fruit there is life, continues to produce more fruit

general nuance, he will in you in John, and in Gal. because he is in you that is what will come out of you, the more of him being in me the more of him that comes out like

out of the overflow of our heart, spirit will overflow in us with this kind of fruit

not a to do list, but we can focus on a particular fruit

not a sure force of my will, but I can recognize that I might need more of a particular fruit

put our selves in the flow of the Holy Spirit

verse 25 - keep in step with the Holy Spirit

live by the Spirit

John passage, the Spirit lives with you - abides in you, dwells in you

he is not renting space for a time

2) How do the passages contribute to an overall treatment of the main topic of this particular message?

3) Are there important points that need to be made that can NOT be anchored in one of these primary texts? Will addition references be needed?

4) What background will be needed to make sense of these passages (historical or textual)

4) What are questions or issues that we face today that this message (these passages) are addressing? (Uncovered Tension)

5) What is the ONE main point we should be highlighting and applying?

a) What do we want them to know, and why do we want them to know it?

b) What do we want them to do, and why do we want them to do it?

verse 15 keep my commands, in order to keep his commands I need a renewing of my mind

the Holy Spirit is working through God’s word

*** set up tying knots as a skill I have, show an example, is that all I have to do? watch videos, practice, and we can change