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TEXT Jo_h_n_ l_4_:_16_-_1_7 -;,------- TITLE THE WORKINGS OF THE HOL~Y~S~P=IR~ I=T~----- SCRIPTURE READIN----------------- E.F~-~--'----- If CLASSIFICATION: /-frjj..j S/J;fj --EXPOSITORY --BIOGRAPHICAL --TEXTUAL --TOPICAL ---DEVOTIONAL DELIVERIES: Date Hour Place Results and Comments: Calvary Bapt. Calvary, Bapt. 1abernacle Bapt. KNET Southside First Baptist 3/1/53 2/27/55 12/30/56 3/17/60 12/11/60 2/3/63 Breckenridge, Texas Breckenridge, Texas Gainesville, TeEas Palestine, Texas Palestmne, TeEas Chickasha, 0Klahoma XXX xx++ xx++ xx++ xxx+ BIBLIOGRAPHY _
y ~ l '{<l ~- 17 THE WORKINGS OF THE HOLY SPIRIT 00.ROi : THE SUBJECT OF THE HOLY SPIRIT IS NEGLECTE~ BY MANY, PREVERTED BY SOME, AND UNDERSTOOD BY FEW. THE ERRORS OF OTHERS ON THIS VITAL AND I MPORTA T SUBJECT SHOULD NOT CAUSE US TO FAIL TO PRE ACH OJ.IT. TODAY, LET US CON~ SIDER THE EVER-IMPORTANT SUBJECT OF THE. WORKI NGS OF THE.!:!Qg SPIRIT. - - Scripture: I Thea. :19 n ench not the S irit." I. WE MUST NOT QUENCH THE SP. BY FAILING TO PREACH IT. II. HE HOLY SP. IS AS REAL AND PRESENT ASIT EVER HA ')'le ~eljeen/11olfe M, ;..s a1v o.,,, ff, J.. -- I. IT CONV ICTS : A. It Causes Man to r ealize hie Lost Condition. i. It leads men to a true evaluation. 2. It stirrs t he heart because of sin. ). It r esults in the real ization of condemnation. B. It causes the heart to be touched with guilt. --Acts 2: 7 Now w en ey ear s,. ey were pri eked in t heir heart, and said unto Pete r and to t he rest of the apostles, Men and Brethren, what shall we do?a 1. They had heard the gospel. 2. The Spirit had condemned and -convicted them. ). They realized that they were lost. II. IT DRAWS. A. It draws men unto God. 1. It is t he f orce that leads men unto the Fat her. 2. It draws all men to Him. a. Not all respond. B. It causes men to realize Salvation is of the Lord. 1. It points men to Calvary. 2. It causes men to see Jesus as the Savior. rr. IT REGENERATES. A. I s the re eneratin force in salvation. --John ):8 "The wind bloweth where it listeth, and thou heareth the sound thereof, but canst not tell whence it cometh, and whether it goeth; so is everyone that is born of the Spirit." 1. It is the act ive agent in the new birth. 2. Thru its marvellous power a person is n.prn ) This is the mystery of the New Birth. a. J esus likened it unto the wind. 1,,. 1.11.c:, ""nnn+. AA <=> i +.--hllt. WP. KNOW t.h At it is
B. Without the Holy Spirit man could not be born ag~ --John}: That which is born of the flesh is and that which is born of the Spirit is spirit." --Ro. 5:8 "So then they that are in the flesh cannot please God. 11 1. Man cannot, thru, his.2fil! power, cause himself to be born again. 2. Some laugh at the Idea of the Holy Spirit. LLUS; CAMPBELLI TE PREACHER WHO LOOKED UNDER PEWS a. Their relig. is of the flesh. ;--f~,'ckla 11 b. 11 That which is born of the flesh is fleah. 11 j 4 p. --C:-They say that the idea of the H. S. is foolish. fu>~/ --I Cor. 2:14 "But the natural man receiv.eth not the things of the SPIRIT of God: for they are foolishness unto him." C. As it Regenerates it also Seals us in Christ. --Eph. 1:13 ii in whom ye also trusted, after that ye heard the word of truth, the gospel of your sa lvation: in -whom also after that ye believed, ye were sealed with that holy Spirit of promise. 11 l. If a person is sealed with the Sp. he cannot fall. a. There- is no power great enough to break the sea l. 2. A person receives the H. Sp. and is sealed with it 11 after that ye Believed." a. No baptism is mentioned between 11 be l ief 11 and receiving the Holy Spirit. b. Thia tears up the Campbellite doctrine. }. Peter tore up the Campbellite doctrine also. --Acts 10:47 11 Can any man forbid water, th, these should not be baptized, which have r eceived the Hol y Ghost as well as we? 11 a. Only saved people receiye t he Holy Spi r it. b. Campbellites say you have to be baptized first. c. Peter said they had a lready received the Holy Sp. (1) Then he mentioned t heir being baptized. IV. IT IND WELLS. --I Cor. }:16 11 Know ye not that ye are the temple of God, and that the Spirit of God dwelleth in you? 11 A. The S irit lives within all Christians. 1. It gives t hem streng o s an. 2. It gives t hem power to overcome. 3. It helps them to live for Christ. B. The Spirit makes intercessions for the Christian. --Rom. 8:26 11 Likewise the Spirit also he lpeth our inf irm! ties: for we know not what we should pray f or as we ought: but the Spirit itself maketh intercession for us wi th' groanings which cannot ' be uttered. 11
~ Holy Sp. understands our weaknesses in prayer. 2. l:t! carries 7ren's prayers and requests to God even when we are so burdened that we know not what to say. C. The Spirit Comforts. --John 14 :26 11 But the Comforter, which is the Holy Ghost, whom the Fathet will send in my naree, he shall teach you all things.11w,tuv:: Child, telescope, Blind sailor 1. In sorrow, the Spirit is near. (Webb. 149) 2. ~ will give strength to bear burdens. ;. H.ewill uplift the saddened heart. V. IT RESULTS IN FRUITS OF RIGHTEOUSNESS. --Eph. 5:9 For the ruit of the Spirit is in all goodness and righteousness and truth." --Gal. 5:22-23 11 But the fruit of the Spirit is love, joy, peace, long~suffering, gentleness, goodness, faith, meekn temperance: against such there is no law. 11 A. Every Christian dedicated to Christ will have such fruij 1. Results in righteous living. 2. Results not in worthless and unusual manifestations. --I Cor. 14:19 11 Yet in the church I had r athe r speak five words with my understandiy thd by rrry voice I mi ght teach others also, than ten thousand words in an unknown tongue." S irit Glorifies God--NOT YlAN. feeble-mid 's companion dropped dead.(l.~89) CON: THE WORKINGS OF THE HOLY SPIRIT ARE WONDERFUL Al~D GR~AT. ~ TODAY, THE SPIRIT CALLS YOU, AS A LO ST PERSON, TO COME AND FIND S~LVATION I N CHRIST. VREV. 22:17 SAYS, "AND THE SPIRIT AND THE BRIDE SAY co~. AND LET HI M THAT HEARETH SAY so~~ - AND L~T HIM THAT IS ATHIRST CO ME. AND WHOSOEVER WILL, LET HIM TAKE THE WATER OF LIFE FREELY." )-) f
THE WORKINGS OF THE HOLY SPIRIT ~'1-f- -f!l,rx x ++-J Calvary, Breck., 3/1/53; 3/~ 7/S-s;, ';/11/->!) J< N'f L PA-/P.J1:./'-ve)..y 171,o(xxrf)/.Sovth.J 1't/R/ 1/4 /4J/lfo'e,_, 11/.1/, ~tj (Xx f±j F /5. C. Ch,c.k,,.,.sh,;f 1/"i/ls( KXJ<.V),- ~ I', t L Jerold R. McBride