Return to Main Page Kingdom of Right Relationships Part 4: Loving God the Holy Spirit Matthew 22:34-40; Philippians 2:13; Ephesians 5:18 Introduction: A. Living in Four Relationships B. The Most Important Relationship C. The Commandment - Matthew 22:37-38 D. An All-encompassing Love- Matthew 22:37-38 E. Agape Love – Romans 5:5, Galatians 5:22-23 1. Romans 5:5 - ⁵Now hope does not disappoint, because the love of God has been poured out in our hearts by the Holy Spirit who was given to us. 2. Galatians 5:22-23 - ²²But the fruit of the Spirit is love, joy, peace, longsuffering, kindness, goodness, faithfulness, ²³gentleness, self-control. Against such there is no law. Love which desires only the highest good for its object. I. Loving God the Father A. The Father’s Highest Good - John 17:1-5 II. Loving God the Son A. The Son’s Highest Good – Philippians 2:9-11 1. Exalt His name above every name. 2. Bow your knee to Him and worship Him 3. Confess that Jesus Christ is Lord, to the glory of God the Father. III. Loving God the Holy Spirit A. The Person of the Holy Spirit B. The Spirit’s Highest Good – Philippians 2:13 1. What is the highest good we can do for the Holy Spirit? Romans 8:9-11 1 Corinthians 2:9-12 1 Corinthians 6:19 Philippians 2:13 “for it is God who works in you both to will and to do for His good pleasure.” 2. The highest good we can do for the Holy Spirit is to allow Him to do His work in our lives! C. Do Not Resist the Spirit – Acts 6:10; 7:51 Romans 5:5 - ⁵Now hope does not disappoint, because the love of God has been poured out in our hearts by the Holy Spirit who was given to us. D. Do Not Quench the Spirit (1 Thessalonians 5:19) 1 Thessalonians 5:19 ¹⁹Do not quench the Spirit Quenching the Spirit is to not do what the Spirit prompts you to do. E. Do Not Grieve the Spirit - Ephesians 4:30 Ephesians 4:30 ³⁰Do not grieve the Holy Spirit of God, by whom you were sealed for the day of redemption. Grieving the Spirit is to do what the Holy Spirit tells you not to do! F. Be Filled with the Holy Spirit – Ephesians 5:18; John 12:3 1. Ephesians 5:18 “And be not drunk with wine, wherein is excess, but be filled with the Spirit.” Pleroo IV. How to Be Filled with the Holy Spirit A. The General Conditions for Being Filled 1. You must acknowledge the need to be filled, and realize that God wants to fill you. 2. You must check your motive for seeking the fullness. 3. You must confess and repent of all known sin. Psalm 66:18 1 John 1:9 4. Ask God to fill you and trust Him to do it! B. The Specific Conditions for Being Filled - John 7:37-39 “³⁷On the last day, that great day of the feast, Jesus stood and cried out, saying, “If anyone thirsts, let him come to Me and drink. ³⁸He who believes in Me, as the Scripture has said, out of his heart will flow rivers of living water.” ³⁹But this He spoke concerning the Spirit, whom those believing in Him would receive; for the Holy Spirit was not yet given, because Jesus was not yet glorified.” 1. “If anyone thirsts” a) A consuming recognition of need for the fullness of the Spirit. b) “thirst” = present active subjunctive Greek verb. 2. *“Let him come to Me”* a) Jesus is always the focus of the Holy Spirit’s fullness. John 16:14-15 b) “come” = present active imperative verb = “keep on coming” to Jesus Christ. 3. “Let him come to Me and drink” “Keep on drinking,” C. How do we know that we really love The Holy Spirit? 1. There will be results from being filled with the Holy Spirit (1) There will be a flow from your life to others! Sea of Galilee vs. The Dead Sea! If He cannot flow out to produce fruit, He will quickly cease to flow in to fill. (2) The flow of the Holy Spirit will produce rivers of living water. - Ezekiel 47 (3) It is rivers of living water 2. You will walk in the Spirit and there the Fruit of the Spirit will be in your life - Galatians 5:22-25 3. You will see God at work in your life- Acts 13:2-4 4. If you are loving God the Holy Spirit with all your heart, soul, and mind, then you will allow Him to do His mighty work of God’s will in and through your life and God will be pleased!

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