| Teacher: Rusty Kennedy Series: Holy Spirit |
Rusty's Notes
Let’s have a contest… who had a worst week?
- Anybody in this room encouraged by someone else in our community this week?
To Stimulate > To frighten
Ø To inspire
Ø To provoke
Ø To stimulate
To Inspire > To encourage
To Encourage > To bind up encourage (Friend)
Ø To exhort (Cheerleader)
Ø To encourage = lift up (Encourager)
Encourage – To inspire with courage, spirit or hope. To comfort or console.
The Spirit makes us (corporately) God’s habitation
Ephesians 2:22 - 22 You also are being built together for God’s dwelling in the Spirit. [1]
Oswald Chambers – “It is one thing to have participated in regeneration and sanctification and quite another thing to enjoy the knowledge that your body is ‘the temple of the Holy Ghost.’ That is not an experience, it is a revelation, and a revelation which takes some believing, and then some obeying.
Who inhabits the temple? The Holy Spirit.
I have to see that I instruct myself regarding these revelations which are only interpreted to me by the Holy Ghost, never by my natural wisdom.
God's masterpiece!
Acts 18:9-11 - 9 Then the Lord said to Paul in a night vision, “Don’t be afraid, but keep on speaking and don’t be silent. 10 For I am with you, and no one will lay a hand on you to hurt you, because I have many people in this city.” 11 And he stayed there a year and six months, teaching the word of God among them. [2]
Hebrews 10:23-25 - 23 Let us hold on to the confession of our hope without wavering, for He who promised is faithful. 24 And let us be concerned about one another in order to promote love and good works, 25 not staying away from our worship meetings, as some habitually do, but encouraging each other, and all the more as you see the day drawing near. [3]
1 Thessalonians 5:8-11 - 8 But since we belong to the day, we must be serious and put the armor of faith and love on our chests, and put on a helmet of the hope of salvation. 9 For God did not appoint us to wrath, but to obtain salvation through our Lord Jesus Christ, 10 who died for us, so that whether we are awake or asleep, we will live together with Him. 11 Therefore encourage one another and build each other up as you are already doing. [4]
2 Timothy 4:1-5 - 4 I solemnly charge you before God and Christ Jesus, who is going to judge the living and the dead, and because of His appearing and His kingdom: 2 Proclaim the message; persist in it whether convenient or not; rebuke, correct, and encourage with great patience and teaching. 3 For the time will come when they will not tolerate sound doctrine, but according to their own desires, will multiply teachers for themselves because they have an itch to hear something new. 4 They will turn away from hearing the truth and will turn aside to myths. 5 But as for you, be serious about everything, endure hardship, do the work of an evangelist, fulfill your ministry. [5]
Encourage in the midst of the junk
Hebrews 3:13 - 13 But encourage each other daily, while it is still called today, so that none of you is hardened by sin’s deception[6]
Be known as…
Acts 4:36-37 - 36 Joseph, a Levite and a Cypriot by birth, the one the apostles called Barnabas, which is translated Son of Encouragement, 37 sold a field he owned, brought the money, and laid it at the apostles’ feet.[7]
To Stimulate > To frighten
Ø To inspire
Ø To provoke
Ø To stimulate
To Inspire > To encourage
To Encourage > To bind up encourage (Friend)
Ø To exhort (Cheerleader)
Ø To encourage = lift up (Encourager)
Encourage – To inspire with courage, spirit or hope. To comfort or console.
The Spirit makes us (corporately) God’s habitation
Ephesians 2:22 - 22 You also are being built together for God’s dwelling in the Spirit. [1]
Oswald Chambers – “It is one thing to have participated in regeneration and sanctification and quite another thing to enjoy the knowledge that your body is ‘the temple of the Holy Ghost.’ That is not an experience, it is a revelation, and a revelation which takes some believing, and then some obeying.
Who inhabits the temple? The Holy Spirit.
I have to see that I instruct myself regarding these revelations which are only interpreted to me by the Holy Ghost, never by my natural wisdom.
God's masterpiece!
Acts 18:9-11 - 9 Then the Lord said to Paul in a night vision, “Don’t be afraid, but keep on speaking and don’t be silent. 10 For I am with you, and no one will lay a hand on you to hurt you, because I have many people in this city.” 11 And he stayed there a year and six months, teaching the word of God among them. [2]
Hebrews 10:23-25 - 23 Let us hold on to the confession of our hope without wavering, for He who promised is faithful. 24 And let us be concerned about one another in order to promote love and good works, 25 not staying away from our worship meetings, as some habitually do, but encouraging each other, and all the more as you see the day drawing near. [3]
1 Thessalonians 5:8-11 - 8 But since we belong to the day, we must be serious and put the armor of faith and love on our chests, and put on a helmet of the hope of salvation. 9 For God did not appoint us to wrath, but to obtain salvation through our Lord Jesus Christ, 10 who died for us, so that whether we are awake or asleep, we will live together with Him. 11 Therefore encourage one another and build each other up as you are already doing. [4]
2 Timothy 4:1-5 - 4 I solemnly charge you before God and Christ Jesus, who is going to judge the living and the dead, and because of His appearing and His kingdom: 2 Proclaim the message; persist in it whether convenient or not; rebuke, correct, and encourage with great patience and teaching. 3 For the time will come when they will not tolerate sound doctrine, but according to their own desires, will multiply teachers for themselves because they have an itch to hear something new. 4 They will turn away from hearing the truth and will turn aside to myths. 5 But as for you, be serious about everything, endure hardship, do the work of an evangelist, fulfill your ministry. [5]
Encourage in the midst of the junk
Hebrews 3:13 - 13 But encourage each other daily, while it is still called today, so that none of you is hardened by sin’s deception[6]
Be known as…
Acts 4:36-37 - 36 Joseph, a Levite and a Cypriot by birth, the one the apostles called Barnabas, which is translated Son of Encouragement, 37 sold a field he owned, brought the money, and laid it at the apostles’ feet.[7]
Isaiah 41
1 “Listen in silence before me, you lands beyond the sea.
Bring your strongest arguments.
Come now and speak.
The court is ready for your case.
2 “Who has stirred up this king from the east,
rightly calling him to God’s service?
Who gives this man victory over many nations
and permits him to trample their kings underfoot?
With his sword, he reduces armies to dust.
With his bow, he scatters them like chaff before the wind.
3 He chases them away and goes on safely,
though he is walking over unfamiliar ground.
4 Who has done such mighty deeds,
summoning each new generation from the beginning of time?
It is I, the Lord, the First and the Last.
I alone am he.”
5 The lands beyond the sea watch in fear.
Remote lands tremble and mobilize for war.
6 The idol makers encourage one another,
saying to each other, “Be strong!”
7 The carver encourages the goldsmith,
and the molder helps at the anvil.
“Good,” they say. “It’s coming along fine.”
Carefully they join the parts together,
then fasten the thing in place so it won’t fall over.
8 “But as for you, Israel my servant,
Jacob my chosen one,
descended from Abraham my friend,
9 I have called you back from the ends of the earth,
saying, ‘You are my servant.’
For I have chosen you
and will not throw you away.
10 Don’t be afraid, for I am with you.
Don’t be discouraged, for I am your God.
I will strengthen you and help you.
I will hold you up with my victorious right hand.
11 “See, all your angry enemies lie there,
confused and humiliated.
Anyone who opposes you will die
1 “Listen in silence before me, you lands beyond the sea.
Bring your strongest arguments.
Come now and speak.
The court is ready for your case.
2 “Who has stirred up this king from the east,
rightly calling him to God’s service?
Who gives this man victory over many nations
and permits him to trample their kings underfoot?
With his sword, he reduces armies to dust.
With his bow, he scatters them like chaff before the wind.
3 He chases them away and goes on safely,
though he is walking over unfamiliar ground.
4 Who has done such mighty deeds,
summoning each new generation from the beginning of time?
It is I, the Lord, the First and the Last.
I alone am he.”
5 The lands beyond the sea watch in fear.
Remote lands tremble and mobilize for war.
6 The idol makers encourage one another,
saying to each other, “Be strong!”
7 The carver encourages the goldsmith,
and the molder helps at the anvil.
“Good,” they say. “It’s coming along fine.”
Carefully they join the parts together,
then fasten the thing in place so it won’t fall over.
8 “But as for you, Israel my servant,
Jacob my chosen one,
descended from Abraham my friend,
9 I have called you back from the ends of the earth,
saying, ‘You are my servant.’
For I have chosen you
and will not throw you away.
10 Don’t be afraid, for I am with you.
Don’t be discouraged, for I am your God.
I will strengthen you and help you.
I will hold you up with my victorious right hand.
11 “See, all your angry enemies lie there,
confused and humiliated.
Anyone who opposes you will die
and come to nothing.
12 You will look in vain
for those who tried to conquer you.
Those who attack you
will come to nothing.
13 For I hold you by your right hand—
I, the Lord your God.
And I say to you,
‘Don’t be afraid. I am here to help you.
14 Though you are a lowly worm, O Jacob,
don’t be afraid, people of Israel, for I will help you.
I am the Lord, your Redeemer.
I am the Holy One of Israel.’ [8]
[1] The Holy Bible: Holman Christian standard version. (2009). (Eph 2:22). Nashville: Holman Bible Publishers.
[2] The Holy Bible: Holman Christian standard version. (2009). (Ac 18:9–11). Nashville: Holman Bible Publishers.
[3] The Holy Bible: Holman Christian standard version. (2009). (Heb 10:22–25). Nashville: Holman Bible Publishers.
[4] The Holy Bible: Holman Christian standard version. (2009). (1 Th 5:7–11). Nashville: Holman Bible Publishers.
[5] The Holy Bible: Holman Christian standard version. (2009). (2 Ti 4:1–5). Nashville: Holman Bible Publishers.
[6] The Holy Bible: Holman Christian standard version. (2009). (Heb 3:12–13). Nashville: Holman Bible Publishers.
[7] The Holy Bible: Holman Christian standard version. (2009). (Ac 4:36–37). Nashville: Holman Bible Publishers.
[8] Tyndale House Publishers. (2013). Holy Bible: New Living Translation (Is 41:1–29). Carol Stream, IL: Tyndale House Publishers.
12 You will look in vain
for those who tried to conquer you.
Those who attack you
will come to nothing.
13 For I hold you by your right hand—
I, the Lord your God.
And I say to you,
‘Don’t be afraid. I am here to help you.
14 Though you are a lowly worm, O Jacob,
don’t be afraid, people of Israel, for I will help you.
I am the Lord, your Redeemer.
I am the Holy One of Israel.’ [8]
[1] The Holy Bible: Holman Christian standard version. (2009). (Eph 2:22). Nashville: Holman Bible Publishers.
[2] The Holy Bible: Holman Christian standard version. (2009). (Ac 18:9–11). Nashville: Holman Bible Publishers.
[3] The Holy Bible: Holman Christian standard version. (2009). (Heb 10:22–25). Nashville: Holman Bible Publishers.
[4] The Holy Bible: Holman Christian standard version. (2009). (1 Th 5:7–11). Nashville: Holman Bible Publishers.
[5] The Holy Bible: Holman Christian standard version. (2009). (2 Ti 4:1–5). Nashville: Holman Bible Publishers.
[6] The Holy Bible: Holman Christian standard version. (2009). (Heb 3:12–13). Nashville: Holman Bible Publishers.
[7] The Holy Bible: Holman Christian standard version. (2009). (Ac 4:36–37). Nashville: Holman Bible Publishers.
[8] Tyndale House Publishers. (2013). Holy Bible: New Living Translation (Is 41:1–29). Carol Stream, IL: Tyndale House Publishers.
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