1 00:00:01,100 --> 00:00:04,840 We are in scripture that the Holy Spirit 2 00:00:04,840 --> 00:00:08,000 searches into the deep things of God and 3 00:00:08,000 --> 00:00:09,920 reveals them to us. 4 00:00:10,600 --> 00:00:14,800 1 Corinthians chapter 2 and verses 9 and 5 00:00:14,800 --> 00:00:18,460 10 declare, But as it is written, I 6 00:00:18,460 --> 00:00:22,820 hath not seen nor ear heard, neither have 7 00:00:22,820 --> 00:00:25,740 entered into the heart of man the things 8 00:00:25,740 --> 00:00:29,040 which God hath prepared for them that love 9 00:00:29,040 --> 00:00:32,780 him, but God hath revealed them unto us 10 00:00:32,780 --> 00:00:36,580 by his Spirit, for the Spirit searcheth all 11 00:00:36,580 --> 00:00:40,060 things, yea, the deep things of God. 12 00:00:40,480 --> 00:00:43,260 We are in our flame series on the 13 00:00:43,260 --> 00:00:47,120 Holy Spirit and our lesson today, friends, is 14 00:00:47,120 --> 00:00:50,400 a focus on the Holy Spirit as a 15 00:00:50,400 --> 00:00:53,800 personal teacher who is ready to instruct us 16 00:00:53,800 --> 00:00:56,660 as we study God's word and live the 17 00:00:56,660 --> 00:00:57,680 Christian life. 18 00:00:58,180 --> 00:01:00,420 Have you ever been reading a passage of 19 00:01:00,420 --> 00:01:04,660 scripture where suddenly the light comes on, so 20 00:01:04,660 --> 00:01:07,920 to speak, and you see the truth and 21 00:01:07,920 --> 00:01:11,400 God's word just leap out at you from 22 00:01:11,400 --> 00:01:12,680 across the page? 23 00:01:13,080 --> 00:01:16,080 This is the work of the Holy Spirit 24 00:01:16,080 --> 00:01:16,740 as teacher. 25 00:01:16,740 --> 00:01:20,620 We see this principle in John chapter 16 26 00:01:20,620 --> 00:01:26,580 and verses 12 through 14 which state, I 27 00:01:26,580 --> 00:01:30,280 have yet many things to say unto you, 28 00:01:30,640 --> 00:01:35,100 but ye cannot bear them now, howbeit when 29 00:01:35,100 --> 00:01:38,420 he, the Spirit of truth, is come, he 30 00:01:38,420 --> 00:01:41,880 will guide you into all truth, for he 31 00:01:41,880 --> 00:01:45,760 shall not speak of himself, but whatsoever he 32 00:01:45,760 --> 00:01:49,780 shall hear, that shall he speak, and he 33 00:01:49,780 --> 00:01:52,120 will show you things to come. 34 00:01:52,560 --> 00:01:55,760 He shall glorify me, for he shall receive 35 00:01:55,760 --> 00:01:59,400 of mine, and shall show it unto you. 36 00:01:59,940 --> 00:02:02,900 Some of the best Bible study I've had, 37 00:02:03,040 --> 00:02:07,600 friends, has not been from Bible commentators, but 38 00:02:07,600 --> 00:02:10,580 from allowing the Holy Spirit to open up 39 00:02:10,580 --> 00:02:13,100 the passage to me and apply it to 40 00:02:13,100 --> 00:02:16,540 my heart, and that's what the Holy Spirit 41 00:02:16,540 --> 00:02:17,760 does with the gospel. 42 00:02:18,360 --> 00:02:21,040 He takes it and applies it to the 43 00:02:21,040 --> 00:02:22,240 sinner's heart. 44 00:02:22,680 --> 00:02:25,520 It is the Holy Spirit that brings conviction 45 00:02:25,520 --> 00:02:26,180 of sin. 46 00:02:26,700 --> 00:02:31,020 Jesus speaks of him in John 16, 7 47 00:02:31,020 --> 00:02:31,620 and 8. 48 00:02:32,000 --> 00:02:35,960 Nevertheless, I tell you the truth, it is 49 00:02:35,960 --> 00:02:40,160 expedient for you that I go away, for 50 00:02:40,160 --> 00:02:43,500 if I go not away, the Comforter will 51 00:02:43,500 --> 00:02:46,500 not come unto you, but if I depart, 52 00:02:46,940 --> 00:02:50,360 I will send him unto you, and when 53 00:02:50,360 --> 00:02:53,240 he is come, he will reprove the world 54 00:02:53,240 --> 00:02:57,040 of sin, and of righteousness, and of judgment. 55 00:02:57,940 --> 00:03:01,040 It is the Holy Spirit, friends, that awakens 56 00:03:01,040 --> 00:03:04,420 a sinner to his lost condition and shows 57 00:03:04,420 --> 00:03:07,240 him the danger of dying in his sins 58 00:03:07,240 --> 00:03:10,180 in the need of a Savior from sin. 59 00:03:10,720 --> 00:03:13,500 The day I got saved was a day 60 00:03:13,500 --> 00:03:16,480 I got lost, and the Holy Spirit showed 61 00:03:16,480 --> 00:03:19,540 me that I was not only going to 62 00:03:19,540 --> 00:03:22,420 hell, but that I deserved to go there, 63 00:03:22,700 --> 00:03:25,700 and it is the Holy Spirit that reveals 64 00:03:25,700 --> 00:03:29,180 to us our assurance of faith, as spoken 65 00:03:29,180 --> 00:03:31,440 of in Romans 8, 16. 66 00:03:32,200 --> 00:03:36,120 The Spirit itself beareth witness with our spirit 67 00:03:36,120 --> 00:03:39,320 that we are the children of God. 68 00:03:40,440 --> 00:03:43,680 As the Holy Spirit is a personal teacher, 69 00:03:43,680 --> 00:03:45,760 it is evident from Scripture. 70 00:03:46,440 --> 00:03:49,060 Let us sit at his feet and learn 71 00:03:49,060 --> 00:03:49,660 from him. 72 00:03:50,100 --> 00:03:51,200 Let us pray.