HOLY SPIRIT CLASS l "What Does the Holy Spirit Do?" l School of the Bible l VidDevoChurch

PART TWO: What Does the Holy Spirit Do?

3. At Work in the World

Nevertheless I  tell you the  truth. It is to your advantage  that  I go away;  for if I do not go away, the Helper will not come  to you; but if I depart,  I will send Him to  you.  

And  when  He  has  come,  He  will  convict  the  world  of  sin,  and  of righteousness,  and  of  judgment:  of  sin,  because  they  do  not  believe  in  Me;  or righteousness, because I go to My Father and you see Me no more; of judgment, because the ruler of this world is judged.
- John 16:7-11

Jesus  was  always  full  of  surprises.  

Have  you  noticed  that?  Just  when  His men thought they had Him  figured out, He would  throw them a  curve. Just when His
opponents  thought  they  had  Him  cornered,  He  would  spring  His  own  trap  and leave them drop-jawed and red-faced.

And  just  when  we  think  we  know  what  He's  about  to  say,  He  zigzags  and astonishes us with words we never expected to hear.

The  Master's  teaching  on  the  work  of  the  Holy  Spirit  in  the  world  is  like  that.

Jesus  tells  us  that  the  Spirit's  work  is  to  reprove  the  world  of   sin,  of righteousness,  and  of  judgment.  But  in  each  case  we  discover  that  His work  is vastly different from what we would have expected.