27/04/2026
WALKING WITH THE HOLY SPIRIT
We shall be looking at:
Is the Holyspirit a person or an influence?
The aim of today teaching is to guide us on how to relate with the Holy Spirit.
What is an influence?
An influence is a force or power to affect the way someone or something develops, behaves, or thinks, without using direct orders.
While a person can only be described with the characteristics of a human being, so if you are a human,it means you should know anything that have the behavior of a Person.
In order to know if the Holy Spirit is a person or an influence,we shall be looking deeply into the attributes of the Holy Spirit that was outline last week.
1. The Holy Spirit is holy.
To be holy is to be pure, without sin and blameless.
Scripture says in Habakkuk 1:13; "Thou art of purer eyes than to behold evil, and can not look on iniquity: ......"
He is called the Holy Spirit because he is holy. He can not even behold iniquity.
In John 16:8, scripture says; "And when He has come, He will convict the world of sin, and of righteousness, and of judgment".
The Holy Spirit is so holy that is presence can convict a sinner of his or her sin.
When you see people crying with tears coming out of their eyes and start confessing Jesus as their Lord in the presence of God, it is the presence of the Holyspirit that has convict them of their sin.
When the presence of the Holy Spirit is strong in Church, you don't need to preach on sin before people will start kneeing down to confess their sin and give their lives to Jesus Christ because they are convicted of their sin by the presence of the Holy Spirit.
When the disciples of Jesus Christ caught great multitude of fishes by the instruction of Jesus,that cause their net to brake, in Luke 5:8 ;"When Simon Peter saw it, he fell down at Jesus’ knees, saying, “Depart from me, for I am a sinful man, O Lord!”
Peter could not stand the Presence of the Holy Spirit which is the power behind the miraculous, hence he said Jesus should depart from him, he felt he was filty before God.
It is the presence of the Holy Spirit in our lives that can enable us live above flesh and carnality. It is not by power nor by might but by the Spirit of God.
2. He is the Spirit of truth.
John 16:13
However, when He, the Spirit of truth, has come, He will guide you into all truth; for He will not speak on His own authority, but whatever He hears He will speak; and He will tell you things to come.
What is truth?
The word of God is truth.
The Holy Spirit is the Spirit of truth because he brings the word of God to our heart by way of reminding us of what God's word says.
Whatever he brings to your heart from God's word is what he is saying to you and whatever he says to you is the truth.
3. He is a Teacher.
John 14:26
But 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 things that I said to you.
The above scripture says the Holy Spirit will teach you all things. There is nothing the Holy Spirit can not teach you. You can actually learn from the Holy Spirit.
He is the best Teacher that can teach you the right part,he will not mislead you,he will not lie to you because he is not flesh and blood.
4. He is a comforter.
John 15:26
But when the Comforter is come, whom I will send unto you from the Father, even the Spirit of truth, which proceedeth from the Father, he shall testify of me:
The Holy Spirit is the one that comfort believers when they experience anything that makes them bad. He comfort believers by giving them hope and restore our joy.
Any one that is unhappy as a result of bad experience, receive the comfort of the Holy Spirit in Jesus name.
5. He can be grieved.
Ephesians 4:30
And do not grieve the Holy Spirit of God, by whom you were sealed for the day of redemption.
The Holy Spirit can be grieved by our attitude towards him and when we defile his Temple which is our body through immorality.
So the Holy Spirit has emotion. He can be hurt.
6. He can be insulted.
Hebrews 10:29
Of how much worse punishment, do you suppose, will he be thought worthy who has trampled the Son of God underfoot, counted the blood of the covenant by which he was sanctified a common thing, and insulted the Spirit of grace?
The Holy Spirit is the Spirit of grace.
After giving your life to God by accepting Jesus Christ into your life, you go back to a sinful life and remain in your sin, you have insulted the Spirit of grace.
Romans 6:1
What shall we say then? Shall we continue in sin, that grace may abound?
Do not continue in sin and say you are under grace, that grace is covering you.
There are other attributes of the Holy Spirit, but I will want to stop here today.
In conclusion, it is only a Person that can be said to live a holy life, say the truth, able to teach, can comfort someone, can be grieved and can be insulted. Therefore the Holyspirit is a person that you can actually talk to and relate with.
God bless your heart in Jesus name.