| Teacher: Rusty Kennedy Series: Holy Spirit |
Rusty's Notes
The Holy Spirit is our Insurance, Proof & Defender
This week Keith Tyner sent me a text: “Do you know how much director’s insurance you have for Leavener board members? And who it’s with?”
- Show Insurance Policy Folder
- At one point we got kicked out of Pinheads – “Our insurance doesn’t cover you…”
The Spirit is our guarantee and deposit of the future resurrection
2 Corinthians 1:22 - 22 He has also sealed us and given us the Spirit as a down payment in our hearts.[1]
- “sealed” as with a signet ring. (Daniel 6:17)
- God gave believers the Spirit as proof they belong to Him[2]
- Transaction was completed
- Seal pointed to ownership
- Seal pointed to approval
- Seal is not to be disturbed
2 Corinthians 5:5 - 5 And the One who prepared us for this very purpose is God, who gave us the Spirit as a down payment.[3]
- “Lay-away” as a kid
- Notice: Who is paying who here?
- A heavenly body awaits us
- Free from the flesh (battle) and this earth suit.
The Spirit seals us unto the day of redemption Ephesians 1:13 - 13 When you heard the message of truth, the gospel of your salvation, and when you believed in Him, you were also sealed with the promised Holy Spirit.[4]
- Truth always exposes error.
- Jesus is the Truth (John 14:6)
- "-in Him when you believed—were sealed with the promised Holy Spirit."
- Only “in Him” that we become God’s family.
Ephesians 4:30 - 30 And don’t grieve God’s Holy Spirit. You were sealed by Him for the day of redemption.[5]
- The Spirit here is seen as capable of feeling, and so as personal.
- Because He is loving and kind and friendly, the Holy Spirit may be grieved.… He can be grieved because He is loving, and there must be love present before there can be grief.
- Epiphany at breakfast one day when a friend who knew their identity couldn't walk with the Spirit. Knew it but couldn't live it... and was suffering.
- Tozer - "I remind you that there are churches so completely out of the hands of God that if the Holy Spirit withdrew from them, they wouldn’t find it out for many months."
The Spirit confesses that Jesus came in the flesh
1 John 4:2 - 2 This is how you know the Spirit of God: Every spirit who confesses that Jesus Christ has come in the flesh is from God.[6]
The Spirit bears witness in us that we are children of God
Romans 8:14-17 - 14 All those led by God’s Spirit are God’s sons (a child mature enough to take on adult family privileges and responsibilities).
15 For you did not receive a spirit of slavery to fall back into fear, but you received the Spirit of adoption, by whom we cry out, “Abba, Father!” 16 The Spirit Himself testifies together with our spirit that we are God’s children, 17 and if children, also heirs —heirs of God and coheirs with Christ—seeing that we suffer with Him so that we may also be glorified with Him.[7]
- My Dad was here a couple of weeks ago and we talked about his “funeral” file.
The Spirit cries in our hearts, “Abba, Father”
Galatians 4:6 - And because you are sons, God has sent the Spirit of His Son into our hearts, crying, “Abba, Father!”[8]
- The Aramaic word abba means “father,” a term of affection used only among immediate family.
- The Spirit of the Son allows believers to share in the language of Jesus.
- Jesus shares the quality of His relationship with the Father with believers.[9]
The Spirit knows the things of God
1 Corinthians 2:10-16 - 10 Now God has revealed these things to us by the Spirit, for the Spirit searches everything, even the depths of God. 11 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. 12 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. 13 We also speak these things, not in words taught by human wisdom, but in those taught by the Spirit, explaining spiritual things to spiritual people. 14 But the unbeliever does not welcome what comes from God’s Spirit, because it is foolishness to him; he is not able to understand it since it is evaluated spiritually. 15 The spiritual person, however, can evaluate everything, yet he himself cannot be evaluated by anyone. 16 For
who has known the Lord’s mind,
that he may instruct Him?
But we have the mind of Christ.[10]
- A person possessing the Spirit and guided by Him is able to evaluate and apply all things the Spirit reveals[11]
The Spirit bears witness to the truth in our conscience
Romans 9:1 - 1 I speak the truth in Christ —I am not lying; my conscience is testifying to me with the Holy Spirit[12]
- It is natural for you to speak truth in Christ.
[1] The Holy Bible: Holman Christian standard version. (2009). (2 Co 1:22). Nashville: Holman Bible Publishers.
[2] Barry, J. D., Heiser, M. S., Custis, M., Mangum, D., & Whitehead, M. M. (2012). Faithlife Study Bible (2 Co 1:22). Bellingham, WA: Logos Bible Software.
[3] The Holy Bible: Holman Christian standard version. (2009). (2 Co 5:4–5). Nashville: Holman Bible Publishers.
[4] The Holy Bible: Holman Christian standard version. (2009). (Eph 1:13). Nashville: Holman Bible Publishers.
[5] The Holy Bible: Holman Christian standard version. (2009). (Eph 4:30). Nashville: Holman Bible Publishers.
[6] The Holy Bible: Holman Christian standard version. (2009). (1 Jn 4:2). Nashville: Holman Bible Publishers.
[7] The Holy Bible: Holman Christian standard version. (2009). (Ro 8:14–17). Nashville: Holman Bible Publishers.
[8] The Holy Bible: Holman Christian standard version. (2009). (Ga 4:6). Nashville: Holman Bible Publishers.
[9] Barry, J. D., Heiser, M. S., Custis, M., Mangum, D., & Whitehead, M. M. (2012). Faithlife Study Bible (Ro 8:15). Bellingham, WA: Logos Bible Software.
[10] The Holy Bible: Holman Christian standard version. (2009). (1 Co 2:10–16). Nashville: Holman Bible Publishers.
[11] Lowery, D. K. (1985). 1 Corinthians. In J. F. Walvoord & R. B. Zuck (Eds.), The Bible Knowledge Commentary: An Exposition of the Scriptures (Vol. 2, p. 510). Wheaton, IL: Victor Books.
[12] The Holy Bible: Holman Christian standard version. (2009). (Ro 9:1). Nashville: Holman Bible Publishers.
This week Keith Tyner sent me a text: “Do you know how much director’s insurance you have for Leavener board members? And who it’s with?”
- Show Insurance Policy Folder
- At one point we got kicked out of Pinheads – “Our insurance doesn’t cover you…”
The Spirit is our guarantee and deposit of the future resurrection
2 Corinthians 1:22 - 22 He has also sealed us and given us the Spirit as a down payment in our hearts.[1]
- “sealed” as with a signet ring. (Daniel 6:17)
- God gave believers the Spirit as proof they belong to Him[2]
- Transaction was completed
- Seal pointed to ownership
- Seal pointed to approval
- Seal is not to be disturbed
2 Corinthians 5:5 - 5 And the One who prepared us for this very purpose is God, who gave us the Spirit as a down payment.[3]
- “Lay-away” as a kid
- Notice: Who is paying who here?
- A heavenly body awaits us
- Free from the flesh (battle) and this earth suit.
The Spirit seals us unto the day of redemption Ephesians 1:13 - 13 When you heard the message of truth, the gospel of your salvation, and when you believed in Him, you were also sealed with the promised Holy Spirit.[4]
- Truth always exposes error.
- Jesus is the Truth (John 14:6)
- "-in Him when you believed—were sealed with the promised Holy Spirit."
- Only “in Him” that we become God’s family.
Ephesians 4:30 - 30 And don’t grieve God’s Holy Spirit. You were sealed by Him for the day of redemption.[5]
- The Spirit here is seen as capable of feeling, and so as personal.
- Because He is loving and kind and friendly, the Holy Spirit may be grieved.… He can be grieved because He is loving, and there must be love present before there can be grief.
- Epiphany at breakfast one day when a friend who knew their identity couldn't walk with the Spirit. Knew it but couldn't live it... and was suffering.
- Tozer - "I remind you that there are churches so completely out of the hands of God that if the Holy Spirit withdrew from them, they wouldn’t find it out for many months."
The Spirit confesses that Jesus came in the flesh
1 John 4:2 - 2 This is how you know the Spirit of God: Every spirit who confesses that Jesus Christ has come in the flesh is from God.[6]
The Spirit bears witness in us that we are children of God
Romans 8:14-17 - 14 All those led by God’s Spirit are God’s sons (a child mature enough to take on adult family privileges and responsibilities).
15 For you did not receive a spirit of slavery to fall back into fear, but you received the Spirit of adoption, by whom we cry out, “Abba, Father!” 16 The Spirit Himself testifies together with our spirit that we are God’s children, 17 and if children, also heirs —heirs of God and coheirs with Christ—seeing that we suffer with Him so that we may also be glorified with Him.[7]
- My Dad was here a couple of weeks ago and we talked about his “funeral” file.
The Spirit cries in our hearts, “Abba, Father”
Galatians 4:6 - And because you are sons, God has sent the Spirit of His Son into our hearts, crying, “Abba, Father!”[8]
- The Aramaic word abba means “father,” a term of affection used only among immediate family.
- The Spirit of the Son allows believers to share in the language of Jesus.
- Jesus shares the quality of His relationship with the Father with believers.[9]
The Spirit knows the things of God
1 Corinthians 2:10-16 - 10 Now God has revealed these things to us by the Spirit, for the Spirit searches everything, even the depths of God. 11 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. 12 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. 13 We also speak these things, not in words taught by human wisdom, but in those taught by the Spirit, explaining spiritual things to spiritual people. 14 But the unbeliever does not welcome what comes from God’s Spirit, because it is foolishness to him; he is not able to understand it since it is evaluated spiritually. 15 The spiritual person, however, can evaluate everything, yet he himself cannot be evaluated by anyone. 16 For
who has known the Lord’s mind,
that he may instruct Him?
But we have the mind of Christ.[10]
- A person possessing the Spirit and guided by Him is able to evaluate and apply all things the Spirit reveals[11]
The Spirit bears witness to the truth in our conscience
Romans 9:1 - 1 I speak the truth in Christ —I am not lying; my conscience is testifying to me with the Holy Spirit[12]
- It is natural for you to speak truth in Christ.
[1] The Holy Bible: Holman Christian standard version. (2009). (2 Co 1:22). Nashville: Holman Bible Publishers.
[2] Barry, J. D., Heiser, M. S., Custis, M., Mangum, D., & Whitehead, M. M. (2012). Faithlife Study Bible (2 Co 1:22). Bellingham, WA: Logos Bible Software.
[3] The Holy Bible: Holman Christian standard version. (2009). (2 Co 5:4–5). Nashville: Holman Bible Publishers.
[4] The Holy Bible: Holman Christian standard version. (2009). (Eph 1:13). Nashville: Holman Bible Publishers.
[5] The Holy Bible: Holman Christian standard version. (2009). (Eph 4:30). Nashville: Holman Bible Publishers.
[6] The Holy Bible: Holman Christian standard version. (2009). (1 Jn 4:2). Nashville: Holman Bible Publishers.
[7] The Holy Bible: Holman Christian standard version. (2009). (Ro 8:14–17). Nashville: Holman Bible Publishers.
[8] The Holy Bible: Holman Christian standard version. (2009). (Ga 4:6). Nashville: Holman Bible Publishers.
[9] Barry, J. D., Heiser, M. S., Custis, M., Mangum, D., & Whitehead, M. M. (2012). Faithlife Study Bible (Ro 8:15). Bellingham, WA: Logos Bible Software.
[10] The Holy Bible: Holman Christian standard version. (2009). (1 Co 2:10–16). Nashville: Holman Bible Publishers.
[11] Lowery, D. K. (1985). 1 Corinthians. In J. F. Walvoord & R. B. Zuck (Eds.), The Bible Knowledge Commentary: An Exposition of the Scriptures (Vol. 2, p. 510). Wheaton, IL: Victor Books.
[12] The Holy Bible: Holman Christian standard version. (2009). (Ro 9:1). Nashville: Holman Bible Publishers.
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