August 30, 2026
Teacher: Paul Mermilliod
John 15:26-16:15
“But when the Helper comes, whom I will send to you from the Father, the Spirit of truth, who proceeds from the Father, he will bear witness about me. [27] And you also will bear witness, because you have been with me from the beginning. [16:1] “I have said all these things to you to keep you from falling away. [2] They will put you out of the synagogues. Indeed, the hour is coming when whoever kills you will think he is offering service to God. [3] And they will do these things because they have not known the Father, nor me. [4] But I have said these things to you, that when their hour comes you may remember that I told them to you. “I did not say these things to you from the beginning, because I was with you. [5] But now I am going to him who sent me, and none of you asks me, ‘Where are you going?’ [6] But because I have said these things to you, sorrow has filled your heart. [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 go, I will send him to you. [8] And when he comes, he will convict the world concerning sin and righteousness and judgment: [9] concerning sin, because they do not believe in me; [10] concerning righteousness, because I go to the Father, and you will see me no longer; [11] concerning judgment, because the ruler of this world is judged. [12] “I still have many things to say to you, but you cannot bear them now. [13] When the Spirit of truth comes, he will guide you into all the truth, for he will not speak on his own authority, but whatever he hears he will speak, and he will declare to you the things that are to come. [14] He will glorify me, for he will take what is mine and declare it to you. [15] All that the Father has is mine; therefore I said that he will take what is mine and declare it to you.
BIG TRUTH:
WHOEVER BELIEVES IN JESUS IS GIVEN THE SPIRIT
John 14:16-17; 15:26
And I will ask the Father, and he will give you another Helper, to be with you forever, [17] even the Spirit of truth, whom the world cannot receive, because it neither sees him nor knows him. You know him, for he dwells with you and will be in you…“But when the Helper comes, whom I will send to you from the Father, the Spirit of truth, who proceeds from the Father, he will bear witness about me.
Broken Responses To The Holy Spirit
- Skepticism: Doubt, neglect, and avoidance.
- Mysticism: Overvaluing personal discernment and intuition over Scripture.
- Sensationalism: Pursuing experiences, encounters, and emotions over obedience.
Who Is The Holy Spirit?
Big Idea: The Holy Spirit is God.
Big Idea: The Holy Spirit is a person.
Big Idea: The Holy Spirit is the Helper.
Big Idea: The Holy Spirit is the Spirit of truth.
John 15:26
“But when the Helper comes, whom I will send to you from the Father, the Spirit of truth, who proceeds from the Father, he will bear witness about me.
What Does The Holy Spirit Do?
Big Idea:
The Holy Spirit bears witness about Jesus.
John 15:17
… I will send to you from the Father, the Spirit of truth, who proceeds from the Father, he will bear witness about me.
John 16:6-7
But because I have said these things to you, sorrow has filled your heart. [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 go, I will send him to you.
Big Idea:
The Holy Spirit brings conviction like Jesus.
John 16:8-11
And when he comes, he will convict the world concerning sin and righteousness and judgment: [9] concerning sin, because they do not believe in me; [10] concerning righteousness, because I go to the Father, and you will see me no longer; [11] concerning judgment, because the ruler of this world is judged.
Big Idea:
The Holy Spirit declares the truth of Jesus.
John 16:13
When the Spirit of truth comes, he will guide you into all the truth, for he will not speak on his own authority, but whatever he hears he will speak, and he will declare to you the things that are to come.
John 14:26
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.
Big Idea:
The Holy Spirit glorifies Jesus.
John 16:14
He will glorify me, for he will take what is mine and declare it to you.
Big Idea:
The Holy Spirit helps us live for the glory of Jesus.
John 15:26-27
“But when the Helper comes, whom I will send to you from the Father, the Spirit of truth, who proceeds from the Father, he will bear witness about me. [27] And you also will bear witness…
Romans 8:5-8
For those who live according to the flesh set their minds on the things of the flesh, but those who live according to the Spirit set their minds on the things of the Spirit. [6] For to set the mind on the flesh is death, but to set the mind on the Spirit is life and peace. [7] For the mind that is set on the flesh is hostile to God, for it does not submit to God’s law; indeed, it cannot. [8] Those who are in the flesh cannot please God.
Galatians 5:16, 22-25
But I say, walk by the Spirit, and you will not gratify the desires of the flesh… [22] But the fruit of the Spirit is love, joy, peace, patience, kindness, goodness, faithfulness, [23] gentleness, self-control; against such things there is no law. [24] And those who belong to Christ Jesus have crucified the flesh with its passions and desires. [25] If we live by the Spirit, let us also keep in step with the Spirit.
Next Steps of Response:
- Pray that the Holy Spirit would help you live for Jesus’ glory.
- Keep in step with the Spirit by devoting yourself to pondering and practicing God’s Word.
- Proclaim the gospel of Jesus in all of life.
Resources:
Delighting in the Trinity
Exalting Jesus through Spiritual Gifts
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