IT'S WHAT'S INSIDE THAT COUNTS (1 OF 2)
by Jeff Strite
Scripture: John 14:15-27
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It's What's Inside That Counts (1 of 2)
Series: What's The (Holy) Spirit To Do?
Jeff Strite
John 14:15-27
OPEN: I read a true story about a woman who was pregnant with her first child, and her 4-year-old nephew came over to visit. She allowed him to place his hand on her belly and feel the baby kick. And he had this puzzled look on his face and said, ''How's that baby gonna get out of there?'' She wanted to keep it simple so she said, ''Well, the doctor will help.'' His eyes got really big and he said, ''You mean you've got a doctor in there, too?''
No, there wasn't a doctor inside that woman. But the intriguing thing about our text today is that Jesus said we have something even more impressive than a doctor inside of us. Jesus told His disciples ''I will ask the Father, and he will give you another Helper, to be with you forever, even the Spirit of truth, ... You know him, for he dwells with you and will be IN YOU.'' John 14:16-17
You see, Jesus was talking about the Holy Spirit, and it's a fundamental teaching in Scripture that the Spirit dwells inside of each believer.
- God promised that back in Ezekiel 36:27 ''I will put my Spirit WITHIN you...''
- And in I Corinthians 6:19 we're told ''Do you not know that your body is a temple of the Holy Spirit WITHIN you, whom you have from God? ...''
- And Paul wrote to Timothy in 2 Timothy 1:14 ''Guard the good deposit that was entrusted to you-guard it with the help of the Holy Spirit who LIVES IN US.''
In fact, you can't belong to Jesus without having His Spirit inside of you. Romans 8:9 ''... Anyone who does not have the Spirit of Christ does not belong to him.''
Now, what's interesting is that Jesus tells us WHY that Spirit is going to be within us. And one of the reasons Jesus gives is found in John 14:26 ''But the Helper, the Holy Spirit, whom the Father will send in my name, he will teach you all things and bring to your remembrance all that I have said to you.''
Who's Jesus talk ...
Series: What's The (Holy) Spirit To Do?
Jeff Strite
John 14:15-27
OPEN: I read a true story about a woman who was pregnant with her first child, and her 4-year-old nephew came over to visit. She allowed him to place his hand on her belly and feel the baby kick. And he had this puzzled look on his face and said, ''How's that baby gonna get out of there?'' She wanted to keep it simple so she said, ''Well, the doctor will help.'' His eyes got really big and he said, ''You mean you've got a doctor in there, too?''
No, there wasn't a doctor inside that woman. But the intriguing thing about our text today is that Jesus said we have something even more impressive than a doctor inside of us. Jesus told His disciples ''I will ask the Father, and he will give you another Helper, to be with you forever, even the Spirit of truth, ... You know him, for he dwells with you and will be IN YOU.'' John 14:16-17
You see, Jesus was talking about the Holy Spirit, and it's a fundamental teaching in Scripture that the Spirit dwells inside of each believer.
- God promised that back in Ezekiel 36:27 ''I will put my Spirit WITHIN you...''
- And in I Corinthians 6:19 we're told ''Do you not know that your body is a temple of the Holy Spirit WITHIN you, whom you have from God? ...''
- And Paul wrote to Timothy in 2 Timothy 1:14 ''Guard the good deposit that was entrusted to you-guard it with the help of the Holy Spirit who LIVES IN US.''
In fact, you can't belong to Jesus without having His Spirit inside of you. Romans 8:9 ''... Anyone who does not have the Spirit of Christ does not belong to him.''
Now, what's interesting is that Jesus tells us WHY that Spirit is going to be within us. And one of the reasons Jesus gives is found in John 14:26 ''But the Helper, the Holy Spirit, whom the Father will send in my name, he will teach you all things and bring to your remembrance all that I have said to you.''
Who's Jesus talk ...
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