Convicting And Convincing Power Of The Holy Spirit

Convicting and convincing power of the Holy Spirit

John 16:5-16

Good morning everyone, Glad you are here with us this.

Please turn to John 16-

We have been in a series talking about the importance of the Holy Spirit working in our lives.

We began the series with desiring to be a pure container that the Lord can use. A vessel used by God and giving honor and glory back to God by our obedience and allegiance to Him.

The last time we were together we talked about Jesus after the resurrection and having to leave this earth so that the comforter or Holy Spirit of God can come and dwell within us to make us who we are suppose to be.

John 16:5-15 Read from the bible clearly

Jesus says…I am going so the comforter or Holy Spirit may come.

When the Holy Spirit comes, Jesus says He will convict the world about sin, righteousness, and judgment.

Sin because they have not believed in who Jesus is and what He has done on the cross.

Righteous, because unrighteous and sinful people cannot be holy without a right relationship with Jesus. We need to be in a right relationship with Jesus because in ourselves we are not righteous but unrighteous or sinful because of our sin in our life.

Judgment because to be without Jesus is to be eternally lost and separated from Him.

I like verse 12- it is powerful

“I have much more to say to you, more than you can now bear…but when He, the Spirit of truth, comes, he will guide you into all truth.”

The Holy Spirit of God will always bring honor and glory to Jesus!

The Holy Spirit will always make known the things of God to those who are seeking the truths of God.

John 15:26-

“When the comforter comes, whom I (Jesus) will send to you from the Father, the Spirit of truth, who goes out from the Father, he will testify about me. And you also must testify, for you have been with me from the beginning.”

Testifying Power of the Holy Spirit

I know that there are people who can go door to door and present the gospel in a positive way. It is a hard way to evangelize. It is cold turkey evangelism.

One pastor has expressed that as a new believer he was told that he needed to go spread the gospel in that way…door to door. He said that he hated it! He said that hate was not too hard of a word because he did in fact hate it. He loved Jesus but hated doing evangelism in that way.

The truth of the matter is this-

You cannot truly witness without the help and guidance of the Holy Spirit of God.

The Holy Spirit of God loves to talk about Jesus. So when we partner with the Holy Spirit and He is allowed to speak through you because He is in you. It is natural and simple instead of hard, forced and difficult.

Acts 1:8- Jesus told the disciples to wait in Jerusalem for the power of the Holy Spirit.

“But you shall receive power, after the Holy Spirit is come upon you; and you shall be my witnesses unto me both in Jerusalem, and in all Judea, and in Samaria, and unto the uttermost parts of the earth.”

Before the day of Pentecost, the disciples were like a lot of Christians today.

They were without power.

Instead of advancing and speaking to the lost with a message of Christ, they are hiding behind closed doors of their homes and churches.

Jesus uses several words to describe the Holy Spirit- Spirit of truth, counselor, and comforter. King James Version says Holy Ghost!

Counselor conveys the helping, encouraging, and strengthening work of the Spirit.

Spirit of Truth points to teaching, illuminating and reminding work of the Spirit.

Comforter is the peace, never abandoning work of the Spirit.

Holy Ghost is just a powerful way to say that the Holy Spirit is alive and well in every part of our lives if we let Him.

In the last moments of Jesus being with the disciples, (1) He warned them that they would be persecuted for their faith.(2) He told them Where, when, why He was going. (3) Assured them that as He left, the Comforter would come and not leave them abandoned.

Jesus knew what was ahead for the disciples and He knows what is ahead for us and that is why He has sent the Holy Spirit to be in our lives to help us and guide us through the tough times that are ahead of each one of us.

Saul, who became Apostle Paul with the authority of being a high priest went through the land hunting down and persecuting Christians. Paul was convinced before being converted to Christ as Lord that what he was doing was not only right but that he would be rewarded by God himself for doing it.