Holy Spirit

The Head of the Church

Colossians 1:18

… But the Holy Spirit is that delegation, and is here. Of all the dreams that ever deluded men, and probably of all blasphemies that ever were uttered, there …

The Voice Of Cholera

Amos 3:3-6

… My reason for selecting this subject at all was that I might be helpful in the hands of God the Holy Spirit to aid this great design, that …

Obedience to God’s Will

… he simply says, “Doth my Father command it?” And his prayer is, “O Holy Spirit, help me to obey, not because I see how it shall be good …

Question 21: How did Christ, being the Son of God, become man?

Heb 2:14; Mt 26:38; Heb 4:15; Lu 1:31; Lu 1:35; Heb 7:26

… Mt 26:38 Heb 4:15 being conceived by the power of the Holy Spirit in the Virgin Mary, and born of her, # Lu 1:31 , 35 yet …

What the Farm Laborers Can Do and What They Cannot Do

Mark 4:26-29

… We are glad that the Holy Spirit led Mark to reserve this pearl out of the many excellent things which our Lord said which have been lost. John …

The Spiced Wine of My Pomegranate

… Let the succeeding advice be followed, and, the Holy Spirit helping us, we shall have attained thereto. Make every time of need a time of embracing thy Lord …

Question 35: What are the benefits which in this life do either accompany or flow from justification, adoption, and sanctification?

Ro 5:1; Ro 5:2; Ro 5:5; Ro 14:17; Pr 4:18; 1Jo 5:13; 1Pe 1:5

… 5 are assurance of God's love, peace of conscience, joy in the Holy Spirit, # Ro 14:17 increase of grace, perseverance in it to the end. # Pr …

Question 78: How is baptism rightly administered?

Mt 3:16; Joh 3:23; Mt 28:19; Mt 28:20; Joh 4:1; Joh 4:2; Ac 8:38; Ac 8:39

… in the name of the Father, and of the Son, and of the Holy Spirit, according to Christ's institution, and the practice of the apostles, # Mt 28 …

A Memorable Interview

John 20:27

… He had stood in their midst and said, "Peace be unto you." He had given them their commission, had breathed upon them and given them the Holy Spirit …

Speaking on God's Behalf

Job 36:2

… By the indwelling of God the Holy Spirit within him, he should ring out, as it were, in silver notes, through all his conversation, both in the Church …

Sharing Christ's Life

John 14:19

… When we speak of Christ being found in every assembly of His people, we understand that of His Presence in His Godhead and by His Holy Spirit, who …

Simeon's Swan Song

Luke 2:29

… And the Holy Spirit was upon him. And it was revealed unto him by the Holy Spirit, that he should not see death before he had seen the …

Intelligent Obedience

1 Chronicles 28:8

… The Holy Spirit, being Himself God, knows the secret purposes of the Divine Will and, therefore, moves the saints to pray in accordance with that will—and makes …

The Sound in the Mulberry Trees

2 Samuel 5:24

… I remember, two years ago, some man wrote to me a note, telling me that it had been said to his heart and God the Holy Spirit had …

Later Services at the Music Hall

… Spurgeon made some remarks about the workings of the Holy Spirit which received strong censure from a preacher at Kennington. He said that, if the Holy Spirit acted …

The Sages, The Star, and The Savior

Matthew 2:2

… To know that we need to be taught of the Holy Spirit is one of the first lessons that the Holy Spirit Himself teaches us. Admit that you …

Pride and Humility

Proverbs 18:12

… May the Holy Spirit preserve us from the one, and produce in our hearts the other. I. In the first place, we shall have something to say concerning …

July 22 — AN ETERNAL PLEDGE

Hosea 2:19

… Faithfulness is the registrar, and records the marriage, and the Holy Spirit says "Amen" to it, as He promises to teach the betrothed heart all the sacred knowledge …

No Illusion

Acts 12:9

… And do I hear you talk of your experience? Alas, then, it is not the witness of the Holy Spirit, but the incoherent ramblings of a delirious brain …

Fullness of Joy Our Privilege

1 John 1:4

… is rank herbage, never sown in us by the hand of God the Holy Spirit! Beloved, there is a mourning which comes from the Spirit of God that …

Assurance Sought

Psalm 35:3

… You yourself must repent! Even the Holy Spirit cannot repent for you, as some seem to imagine. He works repentance in you, but you must, yourself, repent. And …

Aug. 25 — FOOD AND REST

Ezek. 34:15

… There is real nutriment for the soul in Scripture brought home to the heart by the Holy Spirit. Jesus, Himself, is the true life-sustaining Food of believers …

Solace for Sad Hearts

Isaiah 61:3

… The text says of mourners of that kind that God has appointed great things for them, and therefore let us pray the Holy Spirit to work this mourning …

Aug. 29 — PLENTIFUL REFRESHMENT

Jer. 31:12

… Oh, to have one's soul watered by the Holy Spirit uniformly -- every part of the garden having its own stream; plentifully -- a sufficient refreshment coming to every …

Dec. 23 — PRECIOUS THINGS

Deut. 33:13

… the Lord's own right hand planting, we need the dew of His Holy Spirit. "The deep that coucheth beneath." Surely this refers to that unseen ocean underground …

Feb. 21 — BLESSING ON LITTLENESS

Ps. 115:13

… Every grace of the Holy Spirit, even though it be only in the bud, bears a blessing within it. Moreover, the Lord Jesus bought both the small and …

Aug. 13 — BEFORE AND DURING THE CALL

Isa. 65:24

… shall be heard, but that I am heard; not only that I shall be answered, but that I have the answer already. Holy Spirit, help me in this!

Opening Services

… He preached that never could the sinner repent without the aid of the Holy Spirit, and yet he called upon every sinner to repent and believe the Gospel …

Jan. 21 — GOD'S ENEMIES SHALL BOW

Exod. 7:5

… Oh, that His convincing power would go forth by His Holy Spirit in the preaching of the gospel, till all nations shall bow at the name of Jesus …

Oct. 30 — THOROUGH CLEANSING

Ezek. 36:25

… 36:25 What an exceeding joy is this! He who has purified us with the blood of Jesus will also cleanse us by the water of the Holy …

April 9 — THE BIBLE'S SUPREME PLACE

Ps. 119:165

… The Holy Spirit acts as a Comforter through the Word, and sheds abroad those benign influences which calm the tempests of the soul. Nothing is a stumblingblock to …

Feb. 11 — ARE THE CHILDREN IN?

Isa. 44:3

… Should we not, at set times, in a distinct manner, pray for our offspring? We cannot give them new hearts, but the Holy Spirit can; and He is …

April 18 — HE NEVER FAILS

Josh. 1:5

… Friends drop from us, their help is but an April shower; but God is faithful, Jesus is the same for ever, and the Holy Spirit abideth in us …

May 12 — SERVANTS HONORED

Prov. 27:18

… May thy Holy Spirit make me a lowly and patient worker and waiter!

More Than Conquerors

Romans 8:37

… They feel it shed abroad in their hearts by the Holy Spirit, which is given to them, and then by force of gratitude they love fervently the Savior …

Sept. 9 — FEAR HAS ITS PLACE

Prov. 28:14

… is a purifying principle, which enables a man, through the power of the Holy Spirit, to keep his garments unspotted from the world. In both senses he that …

The Gazelles and the Deer

Song 2:7

… It touches one of the most mysterious points of the secret life of the Believer and we shall much need the guidance of the Holy Spirit while we …

Life, and the Path to It

Psalm 16:11

… I shall not live in a kind of living death, as others do, but I shall be really quickened by Your Holy Spirit. In that path, I shall …

June 17 — OUR FIELD OF BATTLE

Deut. 20:4

… Jesus who has all power in Heaven and in earth, and with the Holy Spirit who worketh His will among men. Soldiers of Christ, gird on your armor …

July 11 — NEVER SEPARATED FROM GOD

John 11:26

… yea, and the Holy Spirit dwells within us, and how then can we die? Jesus, Himself, is our life, and therefore there is no dying for us, for …