THE HOLY SPIRIT

John 14:16-18

***Jesus rose from the grave and then the Holy Spirit Arrived

v16 – another – means another if the same kind
-Jesus is God and the Holy Spirit is God
-the Holy Spirit lives within you when you are saved

***ONE REASON THE HOLY SPIRIT CAME IS SO THAT PEOPLE WILL NOT BE LONELY***

-THE AMOUNT OF LONELINESS IN OUR NATION IS INCREASING BECAUSE OF THE VIRUS AND DIFFICULT TIMES WE ARE LIVING IN…….

What can we do to defeat loneliness and keep it from invading our lives?

(1.) KNOW THERE IS A PERSON WHO NEVER LEAVES US – JOSHUA 1:9
-John 14:16-18 – orphans – they have no support or anyone to care for them

-the trinity never leaves us

-3 men in the fiery furnace
-Daniel in the lions den
-Paul in prison
-Jesus on the cross

-we do not go by feelings, but we stand on the Word of God…….
-and spend time with the Holy Spirit every day

(2.) PURSUE THINGS THAT GIVE YOU PURPOSE

-fulfill the purpose and reason for us to be here on earth…

-witness…pray…serve others…Give

-purpose pushes away loneliness

(3.) LET LONELINESS TEACH YOU
-that only Jesus matters

-that we need other people in our lives

-that only Jesus is the answer

(4.) USE YOUR AUTHORITY OVER THE ENEMY – 1 Peter 5:8-9 and James 4:7

-the enemy does not always start or cause an issue

-he jumps into the issue to try to make it worse and destroy us

-use the authority you have in Jesus Christ over the enemy to resist him