Sermon Tone Analysis

We’ve been talking about *being** led by the Holy Spirit*, and *even* *being led by our own spirit*, which is in *union* *with* the* **Holy Spirit.*

*I) *The *most common way* that *God leads* someone is by that *still small voice*, some call it the *inward witness*.

Even back *in the **OLD Testament** **God promised* to *put a new spirit in us*.

*A) *In *Ezekiel 36:26-27* (p.

1035), it says, *“A new heart also will I give you, and a new spirit will I put within you: and I will take away the stony heart out of your flesh, and I will give you an heart of flesh.”*

(KJV) (*cf.

Ezek 11:19*) *(**look** at Ezek 37:14)*

*1) *When the prophet said *“A new heart will I give you”* that *has to do with* the *Human spirit**.*

*a) *The Bible says in *(2 Corinthians 5:17)* *“Therefore if any man be in Christ, he is a new creature.”*

*b) *It is the *spirit** of man* that is the *new creation*.

*(i) **When* a *person* is *1st** **saved,* *only* his *spirit* is *different*.

*(ii) *His *body* is the *same**.*

He even *looks* the *same*.

His *soul** or **mind* is the *same*.

The Bible says that *once* we are *saved* we *need* to *begin* to *renew* our *minds*.

*(iii) *It’s *only* the* **spirit of man* that is *recreated*.

We’ve been *given* a *new heart*.

*2) *Then the *prophet says*, *“a new spirit will I put within you.”*

*a) **I **believe** that's also **referring to the **Holy Spirit.*

*B) **JOHN 14:16-17.*

*1) *This is *Jesus speaking* to His *disciples*.

*2) *What *Jesus* is *referring to* is *when He is resurrected* and *ascended* to heaven; He would *give* the *Holy Spirit** *to *dwell in us*.

*a) **(1 John 4:4)* Says, *“Ye are of God, little children, and have overcome them: because greater is he that is in you, than he that is in the world.”*

(KJV)

*b) *When he says, *“Greater is He that is in you,”* *To whom is he referring?*

*(i) *It’s the *Holy Spirit*.

*Thank God* that *we have* the *Spirit of God* on the *inside* of *us*.

In the *Old Testament** **only* the *priest**, **prophets**, **and** **kings* were *anointed* by the Holy Spirit, *but* the *Spirit* was *not in them* it was *only **upon** them*.

*c) **Today* *all* who are *born-again* *have* the *Spirit*, but not just upon them but also *in them*.

*C) **ROM 8:16.*

*1) **Wuest* Translation says, *The Spirit himself is* *constantly* *bearing joint-testimony **with** our [human] spirit that we are God’s children*, [1]

*2) **Notice* what he says in that V.

That *the **Spirit bears witness** **with** **our spirits**.*

*a) **This* is the *primary way* that *God leads* all of *His children*.

*D) **MATT 10:16-20.*

*a) *In *(V 20)* he *said* that it was the *spirit** **that was doing the speaking*.

*b) **We know* that *when* we are *baptized in the Spirit*, it is the *Spirit* that *gives* us the *utterance*, *but **we* have to *do the speaking*.

*(i) **Jesus is saying* the *same thing here*.

The *Holy Spirit will give us the words** **to say* *but* *you have to speak them* out.

*(ii) *Well, *how will we get the words?*

*(iii) *As *(ROM 8:16)* Says, *“He bears witness with our spirit.”*

*c) **We need to* *rely on the Holy Spirit** **that **He will give us* the *right **words to say** in every situation.*

(*As long as it’s not sinful*.

He *won’t give* you the *right words to* say to *cheat someone* out of something.)

*E) **1JOHN 5:10a.*

*a) **There is* *what you can* *call* *a knowing on the inside.*

*(i) *In this particular *verse,* it’s *talking about salvation*.

A *knowing* that *you have salvation*.

*(ii) **When* the *Holy **Spirit* *says something* to you, *and** if* you’re *sensitive** to Him*, *you have a **knowing,* *you know that you know*.

*2) **Jesus said* in *JOHN 16:13* that the *Holy Spirit** will **shew** you** **things to come**.*

*II) **Too often* *we’re to **body conscious*, *more body conscious then spirit conscious**.*

We’re *not going to hear* the voice of the *HS that way*.

*A) **ROM 12:1-2.*

*1) **When God tells us to do something*, *He always tells us how*.

*a) **He doesn’t just say** **crucify the Flesh*, but *he tells us what to do*.

*b) **1st* He tells us to *do what is holy*, *And then* He says to *do what is acceptable unto God*.

*(i) **If* it’s *not acceptable* to God, *don’t do it.*

*2) **Then* He *makes* the *statement*, *“Which is your reasonable service.”*

*a) *He’s *not giving us something* that’s *impossible* to do.

*b) *He says this is *“reasonable.”*

*(i) **Listen** **to* the *voice of your spirit* *and* the *voice of the Holy Spirit* *He will show you things to come*.

*B) *Look at what Paul said in *1COR 9:27*.

*1) **The **NASB** says, **“I discipline my body and make it my slave”*

*2) ** **“I make my body a slave.”*

*a) **In this verse,* *Paul** is **saying* that *he is making a choice*.

*b) **Where** do you make* your *choices?*

*(i) **Your mind*.

*c) **That’s why Paul said* in *(Romans 12:2)* *“And be not conformed to this world: but be ye transformed by the renewing of your mind.”*

*(i) **Our **minds need to be renewed*, *renewed to the **God kind of life*, *to **God’s way of thinking*, *renewed to the Word* of God.

*3) **If we want **to be sensitive** **to the Spirit,* *we need to **do more than just pray*, *though* that is *part of it.*

*a) **We also **need* to get our *minds renewed* *to the **Word* of God *so that we will be able** **to prove what is that good, and acceptable, and perfect will of God.*

*b) **AND* *so* that *we can **keep our bodies under*.

*III) *We need to *listen** to our **HEART*.

*A) **Not* the *feelings or the emotions*, *but** the **human, **born again spirit.*

*1) *The *born again human spirit **is a **good guide*.

*a) **1st* of all *our **spirit** is **recreated*, *2nd **it’s in **fellowship** with the **Holy Spirit**.*

*b) **We are 1 spirit with the Lord*.

*B) **1John 3:14*

*1) **How do we know**?*

*C) *Look at *ACTS 27:9-10.*

*1) *Paul said, *“I perceive that this voyage will be with hurt and much damage.”*

*The word **“PERCEIVE,”** means many things but its best definition is **“to see and know.”

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*a) * *theōréō* *has primary reference to spectators at a religious festival, and thus means “to look at,” “to view,” with such additional senses as “to review (troops),” “to discover,” “to recognize,” and figuratively “to consider,” “to contemplate,” “to investigate.”*[2]*

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*b) **Webster Collegiate Dictionary* says it means, *“to attain awareness or understanding of to regard as being such.”*

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*2) **Paul knew something** by** **listening to **the spirit*, the *human spirit*.

*D) *There are *2 ways to perceive something*.

*1) **1st* *by* the *Spirit of God*, or by the *Holy Spirit** **revealing it to the human spirit*.

*2) **2nd* *by seeing **something** in the **natural*.

*3) **One** way is **by the Spirit of God,* the *other** way** **comes just **by being observant*.

*a) *The *Word* of God has *references to both* types of perception.

*b) **I’m **not** going to **deal* with the *natural* *type of perception*, which *any one can have*.

*c) **But what **I want to look at* for just a moment *is the **perception* *that only **comes by the Holy Spirit.*

*(i) *In the *verse* *we* just *read*, *Paul knew something** that could have only come **by the Spirit* of God.

*4) **ACTS 14:8-10.*

*a) **Here the word **PERCEIVING** means, **“1 to see.

1a to perceive with the eyes.

1b to perceive by any of the senses.

1c to perceive, notice, discern, discover.”**

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*b) *There is *no other way to know* if *someone has faith* *to be healed* *unless the HS reveals it* to you.

*5) **Mark 2:8**/./*