THE HOLY SPIRIT: CONFIRMING SIGNS

And they went out and preached everywhere, the Lord working with them and confirming the word through the accompanying signs.—Mark 16:20 Such words as these in the second chapter of Hebrews stand as a rebuke to the unbelieving Christians of our day: "God also bearing them witness, both with signs and wonders, and with divers …

THE HOLY SPIRIT: WILD-EYED FANATICS

Do not quench the Spirit. Do not despise prophecies. Test all things; hold fast what is good.—1 Thessalonians 5:19-21 This is a crude illustration, but let me tell you what we did after planting a field of corn when I was a young fellow in Pennsylvania. To save the field of corn from the crows, …

THE HOLY SPIRIT: OUR FEAR OF EMOTIONS

So he, leaping up, stood and walked and entered the temple with them— walking, leaping, and praising God.—Acts 3:8 One cause of the decline in the quality of religious experience among Christians these days is the neglect of the doctrine of the inward witness. Stamping our feet to start the circulation and blowing on our …

THE HOLY SPIRIT: BURIED UNDER THE SNOW

Now He did not do many mighty works there because of their unbelief.—Matthew 13:58 How many blessed truths have gotten snowed under. People believe them, but they are just not being taught, that is all. I think of our experience this morning. Here was a man and his wife, a very fine intelligent couple from …

THE HOLY SPIRIT: THE TEXT PLUS THE HOLY SPIRIT

So they come to you as people do, they sit before you as My people, and they hear your words, but they do not do them; for with their mouth they show much love, but their hearts pursue their own gain.—Ezekiel 33:31 When you are trying to find out the condition of a church, do …

THE HOLY SPIRIT: SOME OTHER TIME

Most assuredly, I say to you, he who believes in Me, the works that I do he will do also; and greater works than these he will do, because I go to My Father.—John 14:12 "You will receive power" (Acts 1:8a). "Eagerly desire the greater gifts" (1 Corinthians 12:31a). Anything that God has ever done …

THE HOLY SPIRIT: HE CAN BE GRIEVED

And do not grieve the Holy Spirit of God, by whom you were sealed for the day of redemption.—Ephesians 4:30 Because He is loving and kind and friendly, the Holy Spirit may be grieved.... He can be grieved because He is loving, and there must be love present before there can be grief. Suppose you …