(NKJV) 37 on the Last Day, That Great Day of the Feast, Jesus Stood and Cried Out, Saying, “If Anyone Thirsts, Let Him Come to Me and Drink

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Today we begin a series on the Holy Spirit

Jesus mentions the Holy Spirit in John 7 John 7:37–39 (NKJV) 37 On the last day, that great day of the feast, Jesus stood and cried out, saying, “If anyone thirsts, let him come to Me and drink. 38 He who believes in Me, as the Scripture has said, out of his heart will flow rivers of living water.” 39 But this He spoke concerning the Spirit, whom those believing in Him would receive; for the Holy Spirit was not yet given, because Jesus was not yet glorified.

I want you to picture what’s happening • The Feast is the Feast of Tabernacles • It was one of 3 Pilgrimage Festivals where the Israelites were commanded to go to Jerusalem to worship at the Temple • For 7 days they were to live in a temporary huts called booths that future generations may know the Lord made the Israelites live in booths when He brought them out of the land of Egypt (Leviticus 23:42-43). • The last day was known as the Great Day of the Feast • On the last day, the Priests would go to the pool of Siloam, which was fed by a living spring from the Kidron Valley (living water) • They would fill a golden pitcher from the Pool of Siloam and go back through the streets of Jerusalem towards the temple • The people would line the streets and there would be singing and music, Palm branches waving... it was a celebration! • The Priest would arrive to the Temple through the water gate and as he entered the temple the priests would blast their trumpets 3 times • Once inside the temple, the priest with the water pitcher was joined by a priest with a pitcher of wine for the drink offering and they would walk around the altar 7 times... on the other days it was once, but 7 on the last • They would ascend up the stairs to the altar and on either side were two silver funnels that led to the base of the altar • The priests would pour the water and the wine in the 2 funnels at the same time... • Interesting picture of the cross, the blood and the water flowing from Jesus’ side

• Immediately after the pouring of the water they would recite the Great Hallel out of Psalms 113-118, shaking their palm branches towards the altar they would cry out Hosanna – save now • Thus the final day of the feast was known as the Great Hosannah • After the outpouring of living water, after the people respond in thanks with the Great Hallels, after they waved the palm branches to the altar and cried out for salvation there was a lull in the service • At that moment, you would hear the voice of Jesus from the Southern Steps of the Temple cry out... If anyone thirst, drink of Me and anyone who believes in Me... out of his heart will flow rivers of living water! • Whether they realized the connection or not, Jesus not only revealed Himself as the source of living water, but Jesus promised that this source would pour out of them as a gushing torrent of living water • John tells us that Jesus was speaking of the Baptism with the Holy Spirit • Most believers have experienced the Baptism of Repentance preached by John the Baptist • That’s the Baptism you experience when you’re born again... it signifies that you’ve surrendered your life to Jesus Christ and repented or turned away from sin • But even John the Baptist spoke of another Baptism • John said in John 1... I baptize with Water, but when Jesus appeared John said He will baptize you with the Holy Spirit

This study we are going to answer the question of WHO... WHO IS THE HOLY SPIRIT?

First, the Holy Spirit is God • In Genesis 1:1 we read... in the beginning God, Elohim, created the world • The word Elohim is plural for El • In the Hebrew there is a singular tense, a dual tense and a plural tense • God in the singular is El, in the dual is Elah and in the plural is Elohim • Thus Elohim suggests the Triunity of God... • The Passover Seder Dinner has the Unity Plate with 3 Matza’s representing the Father, Son and Holy Spirit – the Triunity of God • The best way that I can explain the Triunity is with a musical chord • A Musical Chord is made up of 3 distinct notes... together they make up a chord and individually, they still sonically represent the chord, but also have their own independent sound THE WORK OF THE SPIRIT © 2018 Holland Davis ______LIVING WATERS

The Bible teaches the Holy Spirit has the attributes of God • The Holy Spirit is eternal • Hebrews 9:14 refers to the Holy Spirit as the eternal spirit • Genesis 1:2 says the Spirit of God was hovering over the face of the earth during creation... thus the Holy Spirit was present at creation • Acts 15:18 says known unto God are all His works from the beginning of the world... • If the Holy Spirit was present at the beginning of the world and only God knows all His works from the beginning of the world... the Holy Spirit is God

The Holy Spirit is omnipresent • Psalm 139:7 says where shall I go from Your Spirit? • Romans 8:9 says the Spirit of God dwells in all believers • Acts 2:17 says God will pour out His Spirit on all flesh • You can’t be everywhere at the same time unless you’re omnipresent

The Holy Spirit is omnipotent • Romans 8:11 speaks of the Power of the Spirit to raise the dead • John 3:5-8 speaks of the Power of the Spirit to be born again • Romans 15:19 speaks of the Power of the Spirit to perform signs and wonders • Acts 10:38 says God anointed Jesus of Nazareth with the Holy Spirit and with power and Jesus did good and healed all who were oppressed by the devil by the power of the Spirit • The Spirit has power over the devil, over sickness, over death and has the power to spiritually transform us into new creations in Christ... all demonstrating his omnipotence.

The Holy Spirit is omniscient • Isaiah 40:13-14 says who has measured the Spirit of the Lord, who has counseled the Spirit? Who did the Spirit consult or who made the Spirit to understand? The Spirit already knows everything • 1 Corinthians 2:11 says the Spirit of God comprehends the thoughts of God and God reveals all things to us through His Spirit • 1 Corinthians 12 says the Spirit reveals knowledge and wisdom to man

Secondly, the Holy Spirit is A Person

• The Bible never refers to the Holy Spirit as an it or a force or a power • The Holy Spirit is always referred to as He or Himself • Like any other person, the Holy Spirit has intellect, emotions and will

The Holy Spirit speaks and makes His will known • Revelation 2:7 says let him hear what the Spirit says to the churches • In Acts 13:2 the Spirit said to set apart Barnabas and Saul for the work • The Holy Spirit intercedes • Romans 8:26 tells us the Spirit Himself intercedes for us with groanings too deep for words • The Holy Spirit testifies • John 15:26 says the Spirit of truth bears witness of Jesus • The Holy Spirit leads • Acts 8:29 Philip was led by the Spirit to minister to the Ethiopian Eunich • Romans 8:14 says being led by the Spirit is a sign that you’re a child of God • The Holy Spirit commands • Acts 16:6, 7 the Holy Spirit forbid them to speak a word in Asia • The Holy Spirit guides • John 16:13 Jesus said the Holy Spirit will guide you in all truth • The Holy Spirit Appoints • Acts 20:28 says the Holy Spirit appoints overseers to shepherd the church

The Holy Spirit also lets His emotions show • Acts 5:3-4 Ananias and Saphira lie to the Spirit • Hebrews 10:29 says the Spirit can be insulted • Matthew 12:31-32 says the Spirit can be blasphemed and blasphemy of the Holy Spirit is unforgivable • Ephesians 4:30 tell us the Spirit can be grieved • Romans 15:30 associates the emotion of love to the Spirit • All of these attributes are the attributes of a person • A force or a power cannot be grieved or love others • Because the Holy Spirit is a person, not just the essence of God or the Presence of God... you need to have a personal relationship with Him so that you might experience His love and power working in your life

What kind of relationship can we have with the Holy Spirit?

The Bible says that we have 3 relationships with the Holy Spirit John 14:16–17 (NKJV) 16 And I will pray the Father, and He will give you another Helper, that He may abide with you forever—17 the Spirit of truth, whom the world cannot receive, because it neither sees Him nor knows Him; but you know Him, for He dwells with you and will be in you.

Jesus mentions 2 relationships with the Holy Spirit • The Spirit dwells WITH you and will be IN you • The first relationship we have with the Holy Spirit is with or beside you • This is the relationship that everyone has with the Holy Spirit • The Holy Spirit dwells with or alongside all people • This corresponds with the role the Holy Spirit plays in people becoming born again

John 16:7–11 (NKJV) 7 Nevertheless I tell you the truth. It is to your advantage that I go away; for if I do not go away, the Helper will not come to you; but if I depart, I will send Him to you. 8 And when He has come, He will convict the world of sin, and of righteousness, and of judgment: 9 of sin, because they do not believe in Me; 10 of righteousness, because I go to My Father and you see Me no more; 11 of judgment, because the ruler of this world is judged.

Jesus said the Holy Spirit will convict the world of sin • The word convict means to expose, to blame to, to investigate, to expose • What is the Spirit exposing? Unbelief • Notice John says the Spirit convicts of sin because they do not believe in Jesus • The Bible says whatever is not of faith is sin (Romans 14:23) • All sin is the result of unbelief... the greatest sin being that of not believing Jesus • There are two sides of this • First, I don’t trust God so instead of obeying God I do what I want • Second, I don’t believe God’s grace is enough so I attempt to make myself righteous based on my own self-effort • Both are sin, disobedience and self-righteousness

Galatians 5:19–21 (NKJV) 19 Now the works of the flesh are evident, which are: adultery, fornication, uncleanness, lewdness, 20 idolatry, sorcery, hatred, contentions, jealousies, outbursts of wrath, selfish ambitions, dissensions, heresies, 21 envy, murders, drunkenness, revelries, and the like; of which I tell you beforehand, just as I also told you in time past, that those who practice such things will not inherit the kingdom of God.

Self-righteousness is more difficult because it can look like obedience on the outside... but Jesus said Matthew 5:20 (NKJV) 20 For I say to you, that unless your righteousness exceeds the righteousness of the scribes and Pharisees, you will by no means enter the kingdom of heaven.

• The Pharisees were the most perfect, most well-behaved religious people you’d ever want to meet • They were the religious leaders, the pastors, the board members, the Sunday school teachers • They are all about keeping the law, living right, acting right, hanging out with the right people and not hanging out with the wrong people • They were so passionate about not breaking the law that they devised a system of oral traditions to keep them from breaking the law and they kept the law to the letter • The problem was these rules and traditions not only obscured the true intent of God’s law, in some cases they actually violated God’s law • What the Pharisees failed to see is God doesn’t look on the outward appearance... God looks on the heart • What they called practical holiness was actually self-righteousness rooted in the unbelief • Thus the Holy Spirit exposes unbelief and the sin that comes from unbelief whether it is disobedience or self-righteousness

The Holy Spirit convicts the world of righteousness • Righteousness is a legal term and it refer’s to man’s legal standing before God as “not guilty” • Religion is man’s attempt to gain righteousness through self-effort • But Isaiah says when we display our righteous deeds they are nothing but filthy rags (Isaiah 64:6)

• The Bible says there is no one righteous (Romans 3:10) • All have sinned and fall short of the glory of God (Romans 3:23) • Because man is by nature unrighteous the Bible says the wrath of God is revealed from heaven against all ungodliness and unrighteousness of men (Romans 1:18)

The Holy Spirit exposes righteousness • Not only the righteousness of man... which is as filthy rags • But the righteousness of God that leads to salvation

The Bible says we are made righteous by faith Genesis 15:6 (NKJV) 6 And he believed in the LORD, and He accounted it to him for righteousness. Philippians 3:9 (NKJV) 9 and be found in Him, not having my own righteousness, which is from the law, but that which is through faith in Christ, the righteousness which is from God by faith; Romans 4:5 (NKJV) 5 But to him who does not work but believes on Him who justifies the ungodly, his faith is accounted for righteousness,

• Jesus says the Holy Spirit exposes righteousness because Jesus goes to the Father and we see Jesus no more

Jesus explains this in John 8 John 8:21–24 (NKJV) 21 Then Jesus said to them again, “I am going away, and you will seek Me, and will die in your sin. Where I go you cannot come.” 22 So the Jews said, “Will He kill Himself, because He says, ‘Where I go you cannot come’?” 23 And He said to them, “You are from beneath; I am from above. You are of this world; I am not of this world. 24 Therefore I said to you that you will die in your sins; for if you do not believe that I am He, you will die in your sins.”

• Only those who are righteous by faith will be able go where Jesus is • The work of the Spirit is to expose true righteousness

The Holy Spirit convicts the world of judgment

• John says of judgment because the ruler of this world is judged • Satan is already judged • In Genesis 3:15 we read what is referred to as the protoevangelium that prophesies that Satan is defeated by Jesus • Jesus said I saw Satan fall like lightening from heaven (Luke 10:18) • Isaiah prophesied... how you have fallen from heaven, morning star, son of the dawn! (Isaiah 14:12-15) • John said the great dragon was hurled down – that ancient serpent called the devil (Revelation 12:9) • Thus Satan is a defeated foe and whoever is on his team will be judged with him • It has never been God’s intention to judge man • Man was created for fellowship with God • But when Adam rebelled against God in the Garden of Eden sin entered the world and the judgement for sin is death • Now God wants man to live, not die and the only way for man to live is for someone else to die in man’s place... • That’s what Jesus did on the cross... He died in my place for my sin • Now man can live in fellowship with God for all eternity as God intended • But in order for man to live, he must receive the free gift of salvation through Jesus Christ • So the Holy Spirit exposes judgment... hey you don’t have to be judged • I created you for fellowship, not judgment • Don’t hang out with Satan... you’ll end up judged like him • Now this describes the primary relationship the world has with the Holy Spirit where the Spirit is alongside us exposing sin, righteousness and judgment

The second relationship we have with the Holy Spirit is IN us • It’s the Greek preposition “en” and in the context of Jesus’ teaching on the Holy Spirit Jesus is referring to God’s dwelling place • The Spirit of God dwells in man • It’s the Presence of the Spirit in man that results in being born again • Theologians refer to this as incarnational reality... Christ in us • This is the essential truth of grace... grace is the powerful presence of Jesus Himself in us

1 Corinthians 3:16 (NKJV)

16 Do you not know that you are the temple of God and that the Spirit of God dwells in you? Romans 8:11 (NKJV) 11 But if the Spirit of Him who raised Jesus from the dead dwells in you, He who raised Christ from the dead will also give life to your mortal bodies through His Spirit who dwells in you. Galatians 4:6–7 (NKJV) 6 And because you are sons, God has sent forth the Spirit of His Son into your hearts, crying out, “Abba, Father!” 7 Therefore you are no longer a slave but a son, and if a son, then an heir of God through Christ.

• Every Christian has the Holy Spirit living in them

Jesus referred to the Holy Spirit as the Comforter or Helper • It is the Greek word Paracletos • A paraclete is a legal representative • This does not mean that the Spirit is the defender of the believer before God, rather the Spirit is the legal representative of God to the believer

The Spirit reveals to us the deep things of God 1 Corinthians 2:10 (NKJV) 10 But God has revealed them to us through His Spirit. For the Spirit searches all things, yes, the deep things of God.

The Spirit teaches us John 16:13 (NKJV) 13 However, when He, the Spirit of truth, has come, He will guide you into all truth; for He will not speak on His own authority, but whatever He hears He will speak; and He will tell you things to come.

The Spirit joins us to the Body of Christ 1 Corinthians 12:13 (NKJV) 13 For by one Spirit we were all baptized into one body—whether Jews or Greeks, whether slaves or free—and have all been made to drink into one Spirit.

The Spirit testifies of Jesus John 15:26 (NKJV)

26 “But when the Helper comes, whom I shall send to you from the Father, the Spirit of truth who proceeds from the Father, He will testify of Me.

The Holy Spirit joins us to the family of God Romans 8:15 (NKJV) 15 For you did not receive the spirit of bondage again to fear, but you received the Spirit of adoption by whom we cry out, “Abba, Father.”

The Holy Spirit transforms us Galatians 5:22–23 (NKJV) 22 But the fruit of the Spirit is love, joy, peace, longsuffering, kindness, goodness, faithfulness, 23 gentleness, self-control. Against such there is no law.

The Holy Spirit intercedes for us Romans 8:26 (NKJV) 26 Likewise the Spirit also helps in our weaknesses. For we do not know what we should pray for as we ought, but the Spirit Himself makes intercession for us with groanings which cannot be uttered.

The Holy Spirit gives life John 6:63 (NKJV) 63 It is the Spirit who gives life; the flesh profits nothing. The words that I speak to you are spirit, and they are life.

The Holy Spirit regenerates us (we are born of the Spirit) John 3:6 (NKJV) 6 That which is born of the flesh is flesh, and that which is born of the Spirit is spirit.

The Spirit Empowers Us Acts 1:8 (NKJV) 8 But you shall receive power when the Holy Spirit has come upon you; and you shall be witnesses to Me in Jerusalem, and in all Judea and Samaria, and to the end of the earth.”