I NEED SOME HELP

²⁷ My sheep listen to my voice; I know them, and they follow me.”

John 10:27

²⁰ Above all, you must realize that no prophecy in Scripture ever came from the prophet’s own understanding, ²¹ or from human initiative. No, those prophets were moved by the Holy Spirit, and they spoke from God.”

II Peter 1:20-21

BIBLICAL TRUTH: The better you , the better you will

WHO IS THE HOLY SPIRIT

¹² “There is so much more I want to tell you, but you can’t bear it now. ¹³ When the Spirit of truth comes, he will guide you into all truth. He will not speak on his own but will tell you what he has heard. He will tell you about the future. ¹⁴ He will bring me glory by telling you whatever he receives from me. ¹⁵ All that belongs to the Father is mine; this is why I said, ‘The Spirit will tell you whatever he receives from me.”

John 16:12-15

PARAKLETOS: A lawyer/defender, counselor, or .

TWO THINGS TO REMEMBER

• There is always .
• There is always a .

THE PROBLEM WITH HEARING IS COMPETING VOICES

• Our .
• The .
• The .
• Our .

DIRECTION FROM THE HOLY SPIRIT: Read your .

• Our flesh – I’m tired and deserve a .
• The Enemy – I blew it today, I’m not .
• The world – The Bible is because it was written by men.
• Our circumstances – I’m busy, I will get to it .

HOW DOES THE HOLY SPIRIT HELP US.

1. He helps us understand .

¹³ When the Spirit of truth comes, he will guide you into all truth. He will not speak on his own but will tell you what he has heard. He will tell you about the future.”

John 16:13

¹² And we have received God’s Spirit (not the world’s spirit), so we can know the wonderful things God has freely given us.¹³ When we tell you these things, we do not use words that come from human wisdom. Instead, we speak words given to us by the Spirit, using the Spirit’s words to explain spiritual truths.^[f] 14 But people who aren’t spiritual^[g] can’t receive these truths from God’s Spirit. It all sounds foolish to them and they can’t understand it, for only those who are spiritual can understand what the Spirit means.”

I Corinthians 2:12-14

        2. He gives us .

⁵ If you need wisdom, ask our generous God, and he will give it to you. He will not rebuke you for asking.” 

James 1:5

        3. Reminds us of everything said.

²⁶ But when the Father sends the Advocate as my representative—that is, the Holy Spirit—he will teach you everything and will remind you of everything I have told you.”

John 14:26

        4. us through the word.

¹² For the word of God is alive and powerful. It is sharper than the sharpest two-edged sword, cutting between soul and spirit, between joint and marrow. It exposes our innermost thoughts and desires.”

Hebrews 4:12

⁸ And when he comes, he will convict the world of its sin, and of God’s righteousness, and of the coming judgment.”

John 16:8

        5. Gives us to apply the word of God.

²⁷ And I will put my Spirit in you so that you will follow my decrees and be careful to obey my regulations.”

Ezekiel 36:27

¹⁶ So I say, let the Holy Spirit guide your lives. Then you won’t be doing what your sinful nature craves.”

Galatians 5:16

        6. Enables us to share God’s word .

³¹ After this prayer, the meeting place shook, and they were all filled with the Holy Spirit. Then they preached the word of God with boldness.”

Acts 4:31

²⁰ For it is not you who will be speaking—it will be the Spirit of your Father speaking through you.”

Matthew 10:20