Trinity Fellowship Assembly of God

Dads, Be Like the Holy Spirit

John 14:26              Pastor Tom Squashic                         Father’s Day

MAIN THOUGHT: Every believer (and Father) can help others by acting in the same ways the Holy Spirit does.

Much of how we relate to God as our heavenly Father comes from our relationship with our earthly father. A negative father image may produces a negative image of God. Praise God, that can be repaired!

John 14:26 NKJ “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.”

Helper (Comforter, Counselor) is the Greek, parakletos “one who comes alongside to help”

The Holy Spirit teaches all things.

teach “teach” (my definition) educate, inform, train, disciple, tutor, enlighten
“…The disciples were promised they would be tutored even more by the Holy Spirit…” [than they were by Jesus]
John 13 – Jesus taught by example how to serve – washed disciples’ feet.

all things “everything we need for life and godliness” – manners, motives, attitude, servant’s heart, integrity

2 Peter 1:3 NIV “His divine power has given us everything we need for life and godliness through our knowledge of Him who called us by His own glory and goodness.”

The Holy Spirit reminds us of what Jesus said.

John 14:26 NIV “But the Counselor, the Holy Spirit, whom the Father will send in My name, will teach you all things and will remind you of everything I have said to you.”

remind “remember, bring to remembrance, put in mind, remind of, mention, suggest” Used 6 times

Luke 22:61 NKJ “And the Lord turned and looked at Peter. And Peter remembered the word of the Lord, how He had said to him, ‘Before the rooster crows, you will deny Me three times.’”

2 Timothy 2:14 NKJ “Remind them of these things, charging them before the Lord not to strive about words to no profit, to the ruin of the hearers.”

Titus 3:1 NKJ “Remind them to be subject to rulers and authorities, to obey, to be ready for every good work,”

2 Peter 1:12 NKJ “Therefore I will not be negligent to remind you always of these things, though you know them, and are established in the present truth.”
Jesus – “Love one another as I have loved you.”

Jude 1:5 NKJ “But I want to remind you, though you once knew this, that the Lord, having saved the people out of the land of Egypt, afterward destroyed those who did not believe.”

Why do we need to be reminded? We forget so easily. 34 times – Don’t forget!

Deuteronomy 4:9 Don’t forget the things your eyes have seen. Don’t let them slip from your heart.

Psalm 78:8 Don’t forget what God has done. Psalm 106:13

Deuteronomy 4:23 Don’t forget the convenant of the Lord your God.

Deuteronomy 6:12 Don’t forget the Lord. (8:11, 14, 19; 32:18; Judges 3:7; 1 Samuel 12:9; Psalm 106:21; Isaiah 17:10; 51:13; Jeremiah 2:32; 3:21; 13:25; 18:15; Ezekial 22:12; 23:35; Hosea 2:13; 13:6)

Deuteronomy 9:7 Never forget your disobedience to the Lord.
Deuteronomy 9:7 NIV “Remember this and never forget how you provoked the Lord your God to anger in the desert. From the day you left Egypt until you arrived here, you have been rebellious against the Lord.”

This is not for guilt purposes, but to remind us of our capabilities to disobey the Lord.

Deuteronomy 26:14 I have not forgotten Your commands. Psalm 119:61, 83, 93, 109, 141,153, 176

Psalm 103:2 Don’t forget all God’s benefits.

Isaiah 43:18 NIV “Forget the former things; do not dwell on the past.”

Philippians 3:13 NIV “…But one thing I do: forgetting what is behind and straining toward what is ahead,”
Don’t be burdened by your past!

Hebrews 12:5 NIV And you have forgotten that word of encouragement that addresses you as sons: “My son, do not make light of the Lord’s discipline, and do not lose heart when He rebukes you,”

Hebrews 13:16 NIV “And do not forget to do good and to share with others, for with such sacrifices God is pleased.”

James 1:25 NIV “But the man who looks intently into the perfect law that gives freedom, and continues to do this, not forgetting what he has heard, but doing it — he will be blessed in what he does.”

2 Peter 1:9 NIV “…has forgotten that he has been cleansed from his past sins.”

2 Peter 3:8 NIV “But do not forget this one thing, dear friends: With the Lord a day is like a thousand years, and a thousand years are like a day.”

[The Holy Spirit] “will remind you of everything I have said to you”

Does this mean that we do not need to read,
study & memorize God’s Word?

2 Timothy 2:15 NKJ “Be diligent to present yourself approved to God, a worker who does not need to be ashamed, rightly dividing the word of truth.”

Hebrews 4:11 NKJ “Let us therefore be diligent to enter that rest, lest anyone fall after the same example of disobedience.”

Hebrews 11:6 NKJ “But without faith it is impossible to please Him, for he who comes to God must believe that He is, and that He is a rewarder of those who diligently seek Him.”

Hebrews 12:15 NKJ “looking diligently lest anyone fall short of the grace of God; lest any root of bitterness springing up cause trouble, and by this many become defiled;”

2 Peter 1:10 NKJ “Therefore, brethren, be even more diligent to make your calling and election sure, for if you do these things you will never stumble;”

2 Peter 3:14 NKJ “…looking forward to these things, be diligent to be found by Him in peace, without spot and blameless;”

Dads, train your children and remind them of a godly way of living.
Take advantage of the Holy Spirit’s help! Listen, pay attention, be still on the inside.