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Who Is the Holy Spirit?
Have you ever been expected to do something outside your ability?
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What about something outside your desire?_________________________________________________________________________
What is found in Matthew 5-7 ?
The Sermon on the Mount
To follow Jesus is a
High Calling
Holy Calling
Hard Calling
Jesus has high expectations of those that follow him.
What is the problem with having high expectations?
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In This sermon Jesus taught us to
Love our enemies
Give to the needy
To put God’s kingdom first in our life.
The problem is not the standard
Read:Psalms 19:7, Proverbs 30:5
The Problem is us
Read Isaiah 59:1-4
In the Old Testament The Lord sent
Laws
Prophets
Priest
Judges
Kings
Sent to Help
As His words outlined the high expectations of those in His kingdom, it doesn’t take us long to recognize a problem—our behavior.
We simply can’t perfectly meet this standard on our own.
It’s not in us to naturally
Love those who mistreat us.
To be generous.
Spend a lot of time building a kingdom that is not our own
So, why did Jesus command us to live a life He knew full well we can’t live on our own?
The key is that Jesus never asked us to live the Christian life on our own.
In fact, Jesus spent significant time teaching about His indispensable gift for living the Christian life: the Holy Spirit.
Jesus told His followers it was good for them for Him to go away because the presence of the Holy Spirit would be coming into their life.
God in the flesh was a wonderful gift, but God living inside us is even better.
When God lives inside us, He can empower us, help us grow, and equip us in a unique way.
Let’s look closer at the Holy Spirit as God.
It started in the Book of Acts
The Book of Acts begins with some wonderful events.
++The Holy Spirit baptizes Jesus’ followers
++The empowerment to radically change the world for Jesus.
++The Church is growing and people are being healed.
Then, we find this challenging story about two believers who decide to lie to church leaders, but discover they really lied to the Holy Spirit.
The consequences seem harsh, but it’s a confirmation to us that the Holy Spirit is God.
We must treat Him with the honor and respect He deserves.
Think of a time you did something wrong?
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How did it make you feel?
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Did you know it was wrong before you did it?
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What made you do it?
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In your small group encourage you to share about time you got caught.
As we watch this video, think about your answer to this question: Were you taught about the Holy Spirit as a child?
If so, what were you taught?
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Were you taught about the Holy Spirit as a child?
If so, what were you taught?
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Consider What the Bible Says
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The Bible is very clear: The Holy Spirit is God.
All the attributes that are true of God the Father and Jesus the Son are true of the Holy Spirit as well.
So we must respect Him as we do the Father and Son.
Telling the truth before Him is the bare minimum we can do to show respect to the Spirit of God, who lives in us.
In today’s Bible text, we’ll see how one couple realized too late the fatal result of lying to God’s Holy Spirit.
Ananias and Sapphira thought they could get away with lying because only the two of them would really know what they had done.
But we serve an all-seeing, all-knowing God, whose Spirit is not bound to one place or time.
In Psalm 139, the Psalmist wondered where he could go to get away from God’s Spirit.
The answer to that question is nowhere!
This thought is comforting when we go through times of trouble.
But it should put the fear of God in our heart as well.
We should maintain our integrity, whether our actions are visible or invisible to others, because the Spirit of God sees all things.
The Holy Spirit Guides Us into Truth
Read Acts 5:1–4
Ananias and Sapphira weren’t punished for the amount of money they brought to the church.
They were punished because they lied about their actions to the Holy Spirit.
The Spirit of God is present among us when we interact with fellow believers.
He takes our interactions with each other seriously.
And He can reveal truth.
Even though the couple lied to Peter, the Holy Spirit guided Peter to the truth.
What does this story tell us about how we should behave with our fellow believers?
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Think of people in your life who are honest.
What are some of the positive attributes that accompany those who choose to always tell the truth?
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The Holy Spirit Knows Our Thoughts
Read Acts 5:5–10
Instant death is not the usual consequence for a single lie.
This story shows us the seriousness of trying to deceive God’s people and the Holy Spirit.
It should cause us to pause and seriously think about our interactions with fellow believers.
Both Ananias and Sapphira had a choice.
They could lie or tell the truth.
Sapphira had the opportunity to come clean.
But each chose to disrespect the Spirit of God by insisting on their lie.
They each paid for this disobedience with their life.
When someone has opportunity to come clean, what usually keeps them from telling the truth?
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When we’re in a position of authority, our bad example can reach far into the lives of those we lead.
Ananias was the head of their household.
Sapphira would have been expected to follow her husband’s example.
Similarly, other people may be expected to follow us, like our kids or employees we supervise.
Have you experienced a situation where a person in authority wasn’t being honest?
What happened?
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The Holy Spirit Deserves Our Respect
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