The Holy Spirit

​THE MINISTRY OF THE HOLY SPIRIT
John 16:12-15
12 “I have many more things to say to you, but you cannot bear them now. 13 But when He, the Spirit of truth, comes, He will guide you into all the truth; for He will not speak on His own initiative, but whatever He hears, He will speak; and He will disclose to you what is to come. 14 He will glorify Me, for He will take of Mine and will disclose it to you. 15 All things that the Father has are Mine; therefore, I said that He takes of Mine and will disclose it to you.
 
 
I. HOLY SPIRIT GUIDES THE CHRISTIAN
    A. CHARACTER OF THE HOLY SPIRIT. “Spirit of Truth”
         1. Impeccable in His character. “Holy”
         2. Infallible in His teaching. “Truth”
    B. COMPOSER OF HOLY SCRIPTURE. 12
                   1. Inspirer of Holy Scripture.
                    2. Interpreter of Holy Scripture.
    C. COMFORTER TO THE CHRISTIAN. (John 14:16,26; 15:26; 16:7)
    D. COMMUNICATES WITH THE CHRISTIAN.
                         1. Spirit indwells the believer. (John 14:16-17)
2. Spirit instructs the believer. “guide you into all truth”
II. HOLY SPIRIT GLORIFIES CHRIST
     A. HOLY SPIRIT EXALTS CHRIST. 14
                           1. His person. (v. 14) “glorify me”
                            2. His pre-eminence.
     B. HOLY SPIRIT ENLIGHTENS THE CHRISTIAN. (v. 15)
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
THE MINISTRY OF THE HOLY SPIRIT
John 16:12-15
12 “I have many more things to say to you, but you cannot bear them now. 13 But when He, the Spirit of truth, comes, He will guide you into all the truth; for He will not speak on His own initiative, but whatever He hears, He will speak; and He will disclose to you what is to come. 14 He will glorify Me, for He will take of Mine and will disclose it to you. 15 All things that the Father has are Mine;  therefore, I said that He takes of Mine and will disclose it to you.
 
 
INTRODUCTION: These words of Jesus were spoken directly to His disciples. The Holy Spirit would later direct these men to write the New Testament Scripture that we have today. As believers in Jesus Christ, we enjoy the ministry of the Holy Spirit in our lives. He reveals Christ to us and teaches us the things of Christ. 
 
The world has no clue of the spiritual truth found in the Word of God.  The Spirit of truth (Holy Spirit) “the world cannot receive, because it seeth him not, neither knoweth him.” (John 14:17)
 
“But the natural man receiveth not the things of the Spirit of God: for they are foolishness unto him: neither can he know them, because they are spiritually discerned.” 1 Cor. 2:14
 
Paul gave the reason for this in Ephesians 4:18: they have their “understanding darkened, being alienated from the life of God through the ignorance that is in them, because of the blindness of their heart.”
 
I. HOLY SPIRIT GUIDES THE CHRISTIAN
 
    A. CHARACTER OF THE HOLY SPIRIT. “Spirit of Truth”
         1. Impeccable in His character. “Holy”
         2. Infallible in His teaching. “Truth”
 
    B. COMPOSER OF HOLY SCRIPTURE.
         1. Inspirer of Holy Scripture.
 
“For the prophecy came not in old time by the will of man: but holy men of God spake as they were moved by the Holy Ghost.” 2 Peter 1:21
 
         2. Interpreter of Holy Scripture.
 
“Now we have received, not the spirit of the world, but the spirit which is of God; that we might know the things that are freely given to us of God. Which things also we speak, not in the words which man's wisdom teacheth, but which the Holy Ghost teacheth; comparing spiritual things with spiritual.” 1 Cor. 2:12-13
 
    C. COMFORTER TO THE CHRISTIAN. (John 14:16,26; 15:26; 16:7)
The word “Comforter” literally means “one called alongside to help.” Jesus promised He would send another “Helper” just like Himself. The Holy Spirit is the believer’s “helper, comforter, counselor, exhorter, intercessor, encourager, and advocate (defense attorney).” MacArthur
 
    D. COMMUNICATES WITH THE CHRISTIAN.
         1. Spirit indwells the believer. (John 14:16-17)
 
 “And I will pray the Father, and he shall give you another Comforter, that he may abide with you forever; Even the Spirit of truth; whom the world cannot receive, because it seeth him not, neither knoweth him: but ye know him; for he dwelleth with you, and shall be in you.” John 14:16-17
         2. Spirit instructs the believer. “guide you into all truth”
 
“But the Comforter, which is the Holy Ghost, whom the Father will send in my name, he shall teach you all things, and bring all things to your remembrance, whatsoever I have said unto you.” John 14:26
 
“But the anointing which ye have received of him abideth in you, and ye need not that any man teach you: but as the same anointing teacheth you of all things, and is truth, and is no lie, and even as it hath taught you, ye shall abide in him.” 1 John 2:27
   
II. HOLY SPIRIT GLORIFIES CHRIST
 
     A. HOLY SPIRIT EXALTS CHRIST.
          1. His person. (v. 14) “glorify me”
 
“But when the Comforter is come, whom I will send unto you from the Father, even the Spirit of truth, which proceedeth from the Father, he shall testify of me.” John 15:26
 
          2. His pre-eminence.
Jesus said the Holy Spirit would “show you things to come” (v. 13). The book of Revelation reveals to us the future and presents Christ in all His glory as King of Kings.
 
     B. HOLY SPIRIT ENLIGHTENS THE CHRISTIAN. (v. 15) “shall show it unto you”
 
Jesus stated in three verses (13, 14, 15) that the Spirit shows truth to the Christian.
 
“But as it is written, Eye hath not seen, nor ear heard, neither have entered into the heart of man, the things which God hath prepared for them that love him.  But God hath revealed them unto us by his Spirit: for the Spirit searcheth all things, yea, the deep things of God.” 1 Cor. 2:9-10
 
 “Now we have received, not the spirit of the world, but the spirit which is of God; that we might know the things that are freely given to us of God. Which things also we speak, not in the words which man's wisdom teacheth, but which the Holy Ghost teacheth; comparing spiritual things with spiritual.” 1 Cor. 2:12-13