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25
Jul '21

Live Like a Champion – Week 30

Posted on Jul 25, 2021 by Ken Durham in General, Live Like a Champion, Sermon Notes |

25
Jul '21

“The Promise of a Teacher”

 

Memory Verse:  Luke 12:12

 

“ …for the Holy Spirit will teach you at that time what needs to be said.”                                                                         
 
 

“If you love me, obey my commandments.  And I will ask the Father, and he will give you another Advocate, who will never leave you.7 He is the Holy Spirit, who leads into all truth. The world cannot receive him, because it isn’t looking for him and doesn’t recognize him. But you know him, because he lives with you now and later will be in you… I am telling you these things now while I am still with you.  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 14:15-17, 25-26

Miriam/Webster defines the word ‘teach’ as

“to show or explain how to do something; give information about or instruction in a subject or skill; encourage some to accept as fact or principle.”

 

The Greek word that the Bible uses here is “didasko” (di da skō), which means ‘will teach’. All throughout the Old Testament, we find this word describing God as the teacher, and then those that heard the teaching were then told to go and teach. An example of that is found in Deuteronomy 4:14
 
“It was at that time that the Lord commanded me to teach you his decrees and regulations so you would obey them in the land you are about to enter and occupy.”
 

And then they were instructed to teach their children in Deuteronomy 11:19

 

“Teach them to your children. Talk about them when you are at home and when you are on the road, when you are going to bed and when you are getting up.”

 

I am sure we all have had a favorite teacher growing up. But in our scriptures today, we are promised that the Holy Spirit will be our full-time teacher. He will be with us 24/7, and we don’t need to search YouTube or Google for the answer we need!
 

 

I. God will provide an Advocate (Comforter, Encourager, Counselor)

 

A. Will never leave you.

 

Jesus is reminding them of God’s promise he made in Deut. 31:6
 
“Be strong and courageous. Do not fear or be in dread of them, for it is the Lord your God who goes with you. He will not leave you or forsake you.”
 

He was telling them that, just like God, the Holy Spirit will never leave you. And while Jesus was going to physically leave this earth, He was assuring them that they would not be alone.

 
B. Leads into all truth

 

How do we find this truth? Jesus once again reminds them of what He told them earlier.

 

“So Jesus said to the Jews who had believed him, “If you abide in my word, you are truly my disciples, and you will know the truth, and the truth will set you free.” John 8:31-32

 

We are once again shown that the Holy Spirit will lead us and guide us and point us to Jesus the Son, and He, in everything He ever said or did, points us to God the Father. The Father speaks to us through the Holy Spirit, who leads us into all truth, which are the words and ways of Jesus, who brings glory to God…see the cycle?

 

C. What are the prerequisites?

 

Jesus tells them three times! (How many of us have to be told something more than once?)
 

“If you love me, obey my commandments.” John 14:15 (you will)

“Those who accept my commandments and obey them are the ones who love me….” John 14:21a

“Jesus replied, “All who love me will do what I say.” John 14:23a
 
When we truly love someone, we will do what they ask of us, knowing that they would never ask us to do anything that would hurt us because they love us as well. It goes back to us having faith and hope and truly trusting God.
 
 

II. The Holy Spirit will be our Teacher

 

“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

 

 
A. He will teach you everything
 
According to Expositor’s Bible Commentary, as a teacher, the Holy Spirit’s job
 
“will be to “lead” them into the full comprehension of all he wants them to know. The Spirit will not present an independent message, differing from what they had already learned from him. Rather, they will be led further into the realization of his person and into the development of the principles he has already laid down. They will also be enlightened about coming events.”
 

 

John 16:13-14 states:

“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. He will bring me glory by telling you whatever he receives from me.”

 

We have been given the Bible as our textbook, and the Holy Spirit is our teacher that will open up and reveal the truths of God’s Word and how it applies to our lives.

 

Yes, we have pastors, elders, bible study leaders, discipleship group leaders, small group leaders and accountability partners, but they are all subject to the Holy Spirit teaching the wisdom of God.

 

Let’s read 1 Corinthians 2:10-12

 

“For it was to us that God revealed these things by his Spirit. For his Spirit searches out everything and shows us God’s deep secrets. No one can know a person’s thoughts except that person’s own spirit, and no one can know God’s thoughts except God’s own Spirit. And we have received God’s Spirit (not the world’s spirit), so we can know the wonderful things God has freely given us.”

 

The Spirit searches the depths of God and reveals God’s plans for us, showing us the joy of living a spirit filled life in contrast to the folly of the plans of this world.

 

 
B. He will remind you of everything.
 
ILLUSTRATION:   Silly ways to remember things (mnemonic or acronym)            
 
  • Points on a compass “Never East Sour Watermelon                  
  • Names of notes on a staff: (spaces) FACE                                                                       
  • (Lines) Every Good Boy Does Fine              
  • Planets: My Very Educated Mother Just Served Is Noodles
 

The ESV version says “He will teach you all things and bring back to your remembrance…”

 

This is why we have been encouraging you to use the memory verse cards. Not only is this a good way to keep your mind sharp, it helps you to put God’s Word into your heart, and that helps you not to sin. It also serves as a reminder of what the message was based on, and then you remember at least part of the sermon! But more importantly, the Holy Spirit will bring back the verses you have studied and read just when you need them…to speak life and hope into someone’s life who is struggling…to encourage you later in the day when faced with a difficult situation…or giving you the boldness to proclaim the truth when others are spewing nonsense.
 

Solomon was a great wise king who’s wisdom was given to him by God. He wrote in Proverbs 3:5-6:

 

“Trust in the Lord with all your heart; do not depend on your own understanding. Seek his will in all you do, and he will show you which path to take.”

 

While we have a good teacher, we have to choose to be a student. The 12 apostles were chosen, but that had to make a choice to truly follow and learn from Jesus, the Rabbi/Teacher/Master. Eleven of the twelve did that…but one guy chose to not listen to the teacher.

So we have to ask ourselves:    

  • Am I willing to be a student of the Holy Spirit?                          
  • Am I willing to submit my own ideas to that which the Holy Spirit reveals?                                                          
  • Am I willing to choose to live this life in the Light of eternity?
 
Last week, Jack reminded us that we need to view our lives by seeing who we are IN CHRIST. The Holy Spirit was sent as the seal on our lives, and He is here in our lives to continue to reveal more and more of the truth of God’s love. But no one will be able to see the evidence in our lives unless we love Him first, which is the first of the two commandments that Jesus gave us in the New Testament…Love God, Love others.
 
My prayer today is that we will not be that stubborn student in the class who thinks they know more than the teacher. Allow the Holy Spirit to teach you and speak into your life…
 

“ …for the Holy Spirit will teach you at that time what needs to be said.”    

Luke 12:12

 

 

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