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​ HCSB When the Spirit of truth comes, He will guide you into all the truth.

For He will not speak on His own, but He will speak whatever He hears.

He will also declare to you what is to come.

1. Be Enabled by the Holy Spirit

The Bible has not always been available for mankind.

Historically God related to his people through the Holy Spirit.

Throughout the Bible whenever God wanted to give direction to a people he would place his spirit on them and enable them to perform his assignment.

God led Moses by the Spirit ()God led the Judges by the Spirit (GideonThe Spirit of God was with David ()and from David forward the spirit of God worked though prophets to bring God’s word to his people.

​ HCSBbecause no prophecy ever came by the will of man; instead, men spoke from God as they were moved by the Holy Spirit.

When Jesus began his public ministry.

the spirit of God descended upon him like a dove.

(luke 3:22) The Spirit led Jesus into the wilderness to be tempted (luke 4:1) Isaiah foretold that the Spirit of God would rest upon the Messiah (; )

​ HCSBDon’t you believe that I am in the Father and the Father is in Me?

The words I speak to you I do not speak on My own.

The Father who lives in Me does His works.

As Jesus prepared His disciples for his departure, he told them what the role of the Holy Spirit would be.

Jus as Jesus had been dependent upon the working and guiding of the Holy Spirit in His life, the disciples had depended entirely upon Jesus for their instruction and guidance.

Now that he was leaving.

Jesus said he would pray and ask God to send another helper.

​ HCSBAnd I will ask the Father, and He will give you another Counselor to be with you forever.

He would bear witness of Christ

​ HCSB“When the Counselor comes, the One I will send to you from the Father —the Spirit of truth who proceeds from the Father—He will testify about Me.

HE will say what the Father says

​ HCSBWhen the Spirit of truth comes, He will guide you into all the truth.

For He will not speak on His own, but He will speak whatever He hears.

He will also declare to you what is to come.

He is present in the throne room of God and shares with believers whatever he hears.

​ HCSBBut as it is written: What eye did not see and ear did not hear, and what never entered the human mind— God prepared this for those who love Him.

Now God has revealed these things to us by the Spirit, for the Spirit searches everything, even the depths of God.

For who among men knows the thoughts of a man except the spirit of the man that is in him?

In the same way, no one knows the thoughts of God except the Spirit of God.

Now we have not received the spirit of the world, but the Spirit who comes from God, so that we may understand what has been freely given to us by God.

Jesus told his disciples not to go anywhere until the Holy Spirit had come upon them.

​ HCSBAnd look, I am sending you what My Father promised.

As for you, stay in the city until you are empowered from on high.”

Once this happened they would have all the resources they needed to carry out the Lord’s work.

​ HCSBBut you will receive power when the Holy Spirit has come on you, and you will be My witnesses in Jerusalem, in all Judea and Samaria, and to the ends of the earth.”

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2. Be Acquainted with The Holy Spirit’s Work

God speaks by the Holy SpiritGod speaks by His Holy Spirit.

The names of the Holy Spirit help us understandhow crucial He is in our lives if we are to know when God is speaking to us.

AHebrew person 's name indicated character.

Several names given to the Spiritreveal the ways in which God the Father purposes to speak to us by His Spirit.The names he is given help us understand the nature of the character and nature of his presence in our life.

Helper

​ HCSBAnd I will ask the Father, and He will give you another Counselor to be with you forever.

helper is another word used here.

Jesus prepared His disciples for His departure by telling themthat the Father would send another Helper to them.

The word another indicatedthat the helper would be of the exact same nature and character of Jesus.Throughout Scripture God revealed Himself as a '·help " to His people.

Forexample , when the Israelites were trapped between the Red Sea and themurderous Egyptian army, God's help was decisive .In Acts, a new era began for the people of God.

The Holy Spirit was to helpthe people in every way the Father and Son had.

He would be just as practicaland powerful in the way He guided God's people (read

​ HCSBBut you will receive power when the Holy Spirit has come on you, and you will be My witnesses in Jerusalem, in all Judea and Samaria, and to the ends of the earth.”

Teacher

One of the most common titles used for Jesus in the Gospel’s was “rabbi“ or, “teacher.“.

In Jesus day, they were to school buildings.

Instead, the disciples left with Jesus and went wherever he went.

Many times the teachings came directly out of the experiences they’ve shared.

Jesus is disciples listen and teach with fishing boat as well as run mountaintop.

Experience teaching by example when Jesus washed do their feet.

Jesus reminded them of the Holy Spirit would be their teacher and Guide.I reminded people who attend conferences where I speak that I am not the teacher.

The Holy Spirit is their teacher, and he is present.

People respond in different ways to the same message.

Although everyone hears the same words audibly, the Holy Spirit personalizes the message to each individual in the lesson he or she needs to learn at the moment.

Your pastor, Sunday school teacher, or well-meaning Christian friend is the means a spear uses to teach you, but only the Holy Spirit can teach his spiritual truth so that you understand it for that is personalized to who you are.

Therefore when you think the pastor may be targeting you.

It is unlikely.

It is much more likely that the HS is working to help you see how the teaching is applied to your life at that moment.

Reminder

let’s face it.

we forget.

Unfortunately, Christians tend to forget with the teacher said.

And the best of circumstances, the spirit will remind you of what God said to you previously (read , 26).

​ HCSBBut the Counselor, the Holy Spirit —the Father will send Him in My name—will teach you all things and remind you of everything I have told you.

For missionary couple a difficult situation, the spirit may remind them of the time got called the additions.

This person struggling with the decision, spirit may bring to mind the scripture that speaks directly to a situation.

Do not take for granted those times when your mind remembers a passage of scripture or workout spoke to you.

This may be the activity of the Holy Spirit reminding you what God has set already.

Spirit of Truth

Jesus is the Sprit of truth and now that we have the HS we have that spirit living in us.

Jesus described the Holy Spirit as the "Spirit of truth " (read ).

​ HCSBHe is the Spirit of truth.

The world is unable to receive Him because it doesn’t see Him or know Him.

But you do know Him, because He remains with you and will be in you.

Jesus was the "way, the truth , and the life" (), so now the Spirit is yourinfallible Guide to God's truth for your life.

When Jesus stood at the tomb ofLazarus , only He knew the truth of that situation.

Mary and Martha 's perspectiveof their circumstances was: "Lord , if You had been here , my brother would nothave died " ().

In we find a devastating representation of whatour lives are like without the Spirit of truth.

From a human perspective, asituation can seem hopeless .

I believe that is why Jesus wept.

He was grieved tosee how hopelessly His friends faced death, when He Knew there was hope andvictory even in the face of life's greatest challenge .

Jesus knew that Lazarus wouldsoon be leaving the tomb.

You do not know the truth of a situation until you have heard from the Spirit of truth.Jesus was the perfect counselor (read ).

​ HCSBJesus, however, would not entrust Himself to them, since He knew them all and because He did not need anyone to testify about man; for He Himself knew what was in man.

The Holy Spirit is the perfect counselor.

There is no one who can more effectively address the deep needs of your life than the Spirit of God .

The Spirit will not always tell you what you want to hear , but He will tell you the truth concerning your life and church .

Spirit of Conviction

Those of us who know that Jesus is Lord are fully persuaded that only the Spirit of God could guide us to such a conviction.