WED: “DISCIPLING NEW BELIEVERS IN TRUTH” PART 1

 October 11, 2023 

TEXT: John 14:15-31 

  1. He is our Companion.  John 14:15-18. 20, 23
    1. The Holy Spirit abides with believers all the time.
      1. He is present with us all the time.
      2. He is available to help us all the time.
      3. He is accessible to work for us all the time.
    2. The Holy Spirit dwells in believers here on earth.
      1. He is in us to work in us as a child of God.
      2. He is in us to work on us as a servant of God.
      3. He is in us to work through us to others as an ambassador of God.
    3. The Holy Spirit assists us in our struggles until Heaven.  Romans 8:25-27
      1. While we are on earth waiting for Heaven – the finality of our Salvation.
      2. The Holy Spirit of God helps us in our struggles here on earth.
      3. The Holy Spirit of God helps when we do not know how to pray.
      4. The Holy Spirit prays for us to God in ways we cannot as mere men.
      5. The Holy Spirit in men knows me as God knows the mind of God.
  2. He is our Comforter.  John 14:17-19, 21-23, 26-27
    1. He is a Comforter only for the child of God.
      1. The world cannot have Him because of the sin in them.
      2. The world cannot know Him because they do not know Jesus as Saviour.
      3. The world cannot see Him working because they are spiritually dead.
      4. The world cannot receive Him from God until they trust in Christ as their Saviour.
    2. He is the source of life from God in the child of God.
      1. Our source of God’s holiness in us.
      2. Our source of God’s peace in us.
      3. Our source of God’s joy in us.
      4. Our source of God’s glory in us.
      5. Our source of God’s love in us.
    3. He is the peace of God in us that the world knows nothing about.
      1. He is God’s peace in us through Christ.
      2. He is God’s peace in us that the world cannot offer.
      3. He is God’s peace in us to help us in the troubles of life.