Master Teacher - God's Holy Spirit

Scripture: Nehemiah 9:20; John 14:12-17

Theme: Holy Spirit - Master Teacher

This sermon is dedicated to looking at the Holy Spirit as our Teacher – a. He will teach us about Jesus and the WORD b. He will reveal Himself to us Directly c. He will help us communicate with others

INTRO:

Grace and peace from God the Father, Son and Holy Spirit!

I want to talk to you this morning about the Holy Spirit. In particular, the Holy Spirit as being a Teacher in your life.

Before we get into that into that a little deeper there are a couple of primary truths that I want to share with you and then we will look at three ways that the Holy Spirit desires to be our Personal Teacher/Trainer.

1. The Trinity has appointed the Holy Spirit to be Our Teacher

From the very beginning the Trinity has revealed itself to all of Creation as God the Father, God the Son and God the Holy Spirit.

God the Father has revealed Himself in a number of ways. Some of those ways are; the Lord God Almighty, the Lord God Most High, Jehovah Jireh (the Lord my Provider), Jehovah Rapha (the Lord my Healer), Jehovah Sabaoth (the Lord my Protector) and of course as Abba (Father).

God the Son (Jesus) has revealed Himself in a number of ways. Some of those ways are: the Prince of Peace, the Alpha and the Omega, the Good Shepherd, the True Vine, the Messiah, the Son of Man, and the Way, the Truth and the Life. We also know the Son of God as the Resurrection and as King of Kings and Lord of Lords.

Those are some of the names that most of us know when it comes to the God the Father and to God the Son. But what do we know of God the Holy Spirit?

Well, we know that the Holy Spirit has revealed Himself in a number of different ways as well. Some of those ways are; Counselor, Comforter, the Power of the Most High, the Spirit of Christ, the Spirit of Conviction, the Spirit of Truth and the Spirit of Grace and Holiness. And we can add to those names that of Teacher, Guide and Trainer.

2. Secondly, we know that not only has the Holy Spirit been appointed to be our Teacher but if we will allow Him, He will teach each and every one of us as individuals and as a corporate body of Christ. If we surrender ourselves to His Person, His Power and His Presence the Holy Spirit will teach us how to live an Abundant Life, a Life Infused with Power and a Life of Victory and Oneness.

It has never been God’s plan for us to stumble around in the dark. God the Father, Son and Holy Spirit are not interested in us living a life of being some type of mindless and thoughtless human beings. They have never wanted us to be some type of ignorant robots blindly obeying Them and groveling out an existence here on this earth.

It has never been God’s will to keep us out of the loop. He is not pleased for us to live a life of incompetence and stupidity. That is not the will or the plan of God for any human being. God’s plan is just the opposite.

It is our privilege as Born Again Disciples to be “taught by God Himself through the Person, Power and Presence of His Holy Spirit.

Now, just for a moment allow that to sink into your heart, mind and soul.

It is our privilege as Born Again Disciples to be “taught by God Himself through the Person, Power and Presence of His Holy Spirit”.

Some people have mistakenly fallen into the same trap that Satan laid out for Adam and Eve way back in the Garden. They believe that God wants us to stay unaware. They believe that God wants us to be simpletons. And they believe that God wants us to be uneducated and uninformed. But none of those things are true.

What is true is that God Himself through His Holy Spirit wants to teach us. He wants us to grow and mature. He wants us to experience life to its fullness. He wants to reveal Himself to us in all manner of ways including His Word, direct knowledge, dreams, visions and other revelations. And the LORD wants us to experience a life filled with truth, underlined with truth and based on truth.

In fact, we shall never really know the truth until we are a student of the Holy Spirit. The only way for us to really experience what Jesus calls the Abundant Life here on this earth and on the New Heaven and Earth to come is to be a student of the Holy Spirit. There is no other way.