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I. Do Not Quench The Spirit (19)

I. Do Not Quench The Spirit (19). The Holy Spirit. Yet we can quench His influence. Quench: to cause an action, state, or faculty to cease to function or exist… put out. All power All wisdom All love. Quench. Refuse to admit truth. Rv.2:11. Believe but do not obey.

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I. Do Not Quench The Spirit (19)

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  1. I. Do Not Quench The Spirit(19)

  2. The Holy Spirit Yet we can quenchHis influence Quench: to cause an action, state, or faculty to cease to function or exist…put out All power All wisdom All love

  3. Quench Refuse to admit truth Rv.2:11 Believe but do not obey Literal: put out fire, Mt.12:20; 25:8; Mk.9:48; Hb.11:34 Figurative: stifle, suppress. S.S.8:7; Je.4:4; Ep.6:16 Application: how to quench the Spirit

  4. Context: spiritual gifts1 Co.14:39 Holy Spirit Jn.14-16 Response Ep.4:14 Word Ac.2:3…41 A prophet who withholds God’s mes-sage, sins A church that neglects this message will starve

  5. Spiritual fire extinguishers Distraction, 2 Th.3:6-11. Lack of fuel Dishonesty, 2 Th.3:6, 14

  6. Downward steps to apostasy Grieve, Ep.4:30 Resist, Ac.7:51 Quench, 1Th.5:19 Insult, Hb.10:29

  7. Spiritual fire extinguishers Distraction, 2 Th.3:6-11. Lack of fuel Dishonesty, 2 Th.3:6, 14 Dissipation, 1 Th.4:1-8 (Mt.24:12)

  8. Spiritual bellows fan the flame2 Tim.1:6, stir up Cause to begin again, rekindle. Pictures remains of a fire, embers. How? Retrace steps that took you here Desperation, Gn.45:27 [≠ distraction] Dejection,Lk.15 [≠ dishonesty] Dedication, 1 Th.1:9-10 [≠ dissipation]

  9. I. Do Not Quench The Spirit (19) II. Do Not Despise Prophecies (20)

  10. Prophecy Congregation1 Co.14:1-3 Unbelievers1 Co.14:24-25 To proclaim an inspired revelation (BDAG) An utterance inspired by God (L-N) Not limited to foretelling, Ac.11:28 Gift of H.S., 1 Co.12:10; 13:9-10; 14:30 Valuable for . . .

  11. Despise Aught: anything, Mt.5:23 Nought: nothing, zero Lk.18:9 Ac.4:11 Have no use for someth. As being beneath one’s consideration, rejectdisdainfully(BDAG) Set at nought(A-S)

  12. Some view Scripture as nought, 1 Th.5:20. They do not . . . Food? Money? Recreation? Require it. “I don’t need that…” Respect it. Carnal minds… Respond to it. Waste of time… Rely on it. Bound by trust / confidence Rejoice in it. Life vs soul… Remain in it. As little as possible…

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