Originally preached on June 15, 2025.

scripture

John 14:15–26

Series

Who Is the Holy Spirit?

summary

Jesus comforts his disciples in John 14 by promising “another Helper”—the Holy Spirit, who is not different from Jesus but just like him in kindness, grace, and patience. He comes to dwell within believers, not as an impersonal force but as a personal presence who helps our weakness, convicts us when we sin, comforts us when we fail, and teaches us to remember and live out the words of Jesus. Obedience, then, is not self-powered striving but a “long obedience in the same direction” enabled by the Spirit who makes Christ present with us. As we learn to know and live with him, we are formed into people who love God and neighbor, experiencing the very life of God in our everyday weakness and growth.