Christian Life Church
August 20, 2023 at 8:30am & 10:00am
THIS PRESENT TIME #25 CRAFTING MY RESPONSE TO THE HOLY SPIRIT
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Christian Life Church Columbia
2700 Bush River Rd, Columbia, SC 29210, USA
Sunday 7:00 AM
THIS PRESENT TIME #25
Crafting My Response to The Holy Spirit 8.20.23
John 16:12-14 NASB “I have many more things to say to you, but you cannot bear them at the present time. 13But when He, the Spirit of truth, comes, He will guide you into all the truth; for He will not speak on His own, but whatever He hears, He will speak; and He will disclose to you what is to come. 14He will glorify Me, for He will take from Mine and will disclose it to you.
John 14:17-19 NASB the Helper is the Spirit of truth, whom the world cannot receive, because it does not see Him or know Him; but you know Him because He remains with you and will be in you. 18 I will not leave you as orphans; I am coming to you. 19After a little while, the world no longer is going to see Me, but you are going to see Me; because I live, you also will live.
Acts 6:8-15 NASB And Stephen, full of grace and power, was performing great wonders and signs among the people. 9But some men from what was called the Synagogue of the Freedmen, including both Cyrenians and Alexandrians, and some from Cilicia and Asia, rose up and argued with Stephen. 10But they were unable to cope with his wisdom and the Spirit by whom he was speaking. 11 Then they secretly induced men to say, “We have heard him speak blasphemous words against Moses and God.” 12And they stirred up the people, the elders, and the scribes, and they came up to him and dragged him away, and brought him before the Council. 13They put forward false witnesses who said, “This man does not stop speaking against this holy place and the Law; 14for we have heard him say that this Nazarene, Jesus, will destroy this place and change the customs which Moses handed down to us.” 15And all who were sitting in the Council stared at him, and they saw his face, which was like the face of an angel.
Acts 7:51-60 NASB You men who are stiff-necked and uncircumcised in heart and ears are always resisting the Holy Spirit; you are doing just as your fathers did. 52 Which one of the prophets did your fathers not persecute? They killed those who had previously announced the coming of the Righteous One, and you have now become betrayers and murderers of Him;
53you who received the Law as ordained by angels, and yet did not keep it.54Now when they heard this, they were infuriated, and they began gnashing their teeth at him. 55 But he, being full of the Holy Spirit, looked intently into heaven and saw the glory of God, and Jesus standing at the right hand of God; 56and he said, “Behold, I see the heavens opened and the Son of Man standing at the right hand of God.”57But they shouted with loud voices, and covered their ears and rushed at him with one mind. 58When they had driven him out of the city, they began stoning him; and the witnesses laid aside their cloaks at the feet of a young man named Saul. 59 They went on stoning Stephen as he called on the Lord and said, “Lord Jesus, receive my spirit!” 60Then he fell on his knees and cried out with a loud voice, “Lord, do not hold this sin against them!” Having said this, he fell asleep.
Response time
I. Resist…“oppose”
A. “You always resist the Holy Ghost. As your fathers did, so do ye.”
B. The Spirit of Antichrist
II. Quench…“shut down”
A. 1 Thessalonians 5:19-20 NASB “Do not quench the Spirit, 20do not utterly reject prophecies.”
B. A hardening of heart; a “set” of the soul”
III. Grieve…“drive away”
A. Ephesians 4:29-31 NASB “Let no unwholesome word come out of your mouth, but if there is any good word for edification according to the need of the moment, say that, so that it will give grace to those who hear. 30 Do not grieve the Holy Spirit of God, by whom you were sealed for the day of redemption. 31 All bitterness, wrath, anger, clamor, and slander must be removed from you, along with all malice.”
B. This is a love word.
C. “Oh Jerusalem, how many times have I tried to bring you close and protect you, but you were not willing!”
D. The Days of Ezekiel
IV. Embrace…“embrace”
A. Proximity…Jim Dobson - “Do they welcome a touch, even in the midst of conflict?”
B. Peace…“It seemed good to us and to the Holy Spirit.”
Christian Life Lessons
1. Watch your words.
A. Jephthah’s Folly
B. Mary’s Example
C. Do not use His Name “in vain.”
2. Pursue The Jesus Model.
A. The Dove, The Fire, The Water
B. The balanced view
3. Follow Peace! (Romans 14:19, 2 Timothy 2:22, Hebrews 12:14)
4. Remember that we are Ambassadors.
A. We prioritize the King’s Presence.
1. To know the King.
2. To not allow the alien culture to become our own.
B. We prioritize precision in our representation of the King.
5. Our place is to please Him.
A. Preferences are allowed, but not required.
1. Pharisees, Sadducees, and Zealots
2. Meat offered to idols
3. “If it grieves the Holy Spirit in my life…”
4. Paul offered principles and opinions — and he knew the difference.
5. Note: Tact is the ability to make a point without making an enemy.
Crafting My Response to The Holy Spirit 8.20.23
John 16:12-14 NASB “I have many more things to say to you, but you cannot bear them at the present time. 13But when He, the Spirit of truth, comes, He will guide you into all the truth; for He will not speak on His own, but whatever He hears, He will speak; and He will disclose to you what is to come. 14He will glorify Me, for He will take from Mine and will disclose it to you.
John 14:17-19 NASB the Helper is the Spirit of truth, whom the world cannot receive, because it does not see Him or know Him; but you know Him because He remains with you and will be in you. 18 I will not leave you as orphans; I am coming to you. 19After a little while, the world no longer is going to see Me, but you are going to see Me; because I live, you also will live.
Acts 6:8-15 NASB And Stephen, full of grace and power, was performing great wonders and signs among the people. 9But some men from what was called the Synagogue of the Freedmen, including both Cyrenians and Alexandrians, and some from Cilicia and Asia, rose up and argued with Stephen. 10But they were unable to cope with his wisdom and the Spirit by whom he was speaking. 11 Then they secretly induced men to say, “We have heard him speak blasphemous words against Moses and God.” 12And they stirred up the people, the elders, and the scribes, and they came up to him and dragged him away, and brought him before the Council. 13They put forward false witnesses who said, “This man does not stop speaking against this holy place and the Law; 14for we have heard him say that this Nazarene, Jesus, will destroy this place and change the customs which Moses handed down to us.” 15And all who were sitting in the Council stared at him, and they saw his face, which was like the face of an angel.
Acts 7:51-60 NASB You men who are stiff-necked and uncircumcised in heart and ears are always resisting the Holy Spirit; you are doing just as your fathers did. 52 Which one of the prophets did your fathers not persecute? They killed those who had previously announced the coming of the Righteous One, and you have now become betrayers and murderers of Him;
53you who received the Law as ordained by angels, and yet did not keep it.54Now when they heard this, they were infuriated, and they began gnashing their teeth at him. 55 But he, being full of the Holy Spirit, looked intently into heaven and saw the glory of God, and Jesus standing at the right hand of God; 56and he said, “Behold, I see the heavens opened and the Son of Man standing at the right hand of God.”57But they shouted with loud voices, and covered their ears and rushed at him with one mind. 58When they had driven him out of the city, they began stoning him; and the witnesses laid aside their cloaks at the feet of a young man named Saul. 59 They went on stoning Stephen as he called on the Lord and said, “Lord Jesus, receive my spirit!” 60Then he fell on his knees and cried out with a loud voice, “Lord, do not hold this sin against them!” Having said this, he fell asleep.
Response time
I. Resist…“oppose”
A. “You always resist the Holy Ghost. As your fathers did, so do ye.”
B. The Spirit of Antichrist
II. Quench…“shut down”
A. 1 Thessalonians 5:19-20 NASB “Do not quench the Spirit, 20do not utterly reject prophecies.”
B. A hardening of heart; a “set” of the soul”
III. Grieve…“drive away”
A. Ephesians 4:29-31 NASB “Let no unwholesome word come out of your mouth, but if there is any good word for edification according to the need of the moment, say that, so that it will give grace to those who hear. 30 Do not grieve the Holy Spirit of God, by whom you were sealed for the day of redemption. 31 All bitterness, wrath, anger, clamor, and slander must be removed from you, along with all malice.”
B. This is a love word.
C. “Oh Jerusalem, how many times have I tried to bring you close and protect you, but you were not willing!”
D. The Days of Ezekiel
IV. Embrace…“embrace”
A. Proximity…Jim Dobson - “Do they welcome a touch, even in the midst of conflict?”
B. Peace…“It seemed good to us and to the Holy Spirit.”
Christian Life Lessons
1. Watch your words.
A. Jephthah’s Folly
B. Mary’s Example
C. Do not use His Name “in vain.”
2. Pursue The Jesus Model.
A. The Dove, The Fire, The Water
B. The balanced view
3. Follow Peace! (Romans 14:19, 2 Timothy 2:22, Hebrews 12:14)
4. Remember that we are Ambassadors.
A. We prioritize the King’s Presence.
1. To know the King.
2. To not allow the alien culture to become our own.
B. We prioritize precision in our representation of the King.
5. Our place is to please Him.
A. Preferences are allowed, but not required.
1. Pharisees, Sadducees, and Zealots
2. Meat offered to idols
3. “If it grieves the Holy Spirit in my life…”
4. Paul offered principles and opinions — and he knew the difference.
5. Note: Tact is the ability to make a point without making an enemy.