Pastor Nick Scheske | Sunday, May 10, 2026 | The Promise of the Holy Spirit in John 14 and Acts 8
Scripture Readings:
“If you love me, keep my commands. And I will ask the Father, and he will give you another advocate to help you and be with you forever—the Spirit of truth. The world cannot accept him, because it neither sees him nor knows him. But you know him, for he lives with you and will be in you. I will not leave you as orphans; I will come to you.
Acts 8:5–8, 14–17, NIV
Philip went down to a city in Samaria and proclaimed the Messiah there. When the crowds heard Philip and saw the signs he performed, they all paid close attention to what he said. For with shrieks, impure spirits came out of many, and many who were paralyzed or lame were healed. So there was great joy in that city…When the apostles in Jerusalem heard that Samaria had accepted the word of God, they sent Peter and John to Samaria. When they arrived, they prayed for the new believers there that they might receive the Holy Spirit, because the Holy Spirit had not yet come on any of them; they had simply been baptized in the name of the Lord Jesus. Then Peter and John placed their hands on them, and they received the Holy Spirit.
John 14:15 “I will ask the Father, and he will give you another advocate to help you and be with you forever— the Spirit of truth
1 + 1 + 1 = 3
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The Father is God above us. The Son is God with us. The Holy Spirit is God within us.
John 16:7 I tell you, it is for your good that I am going away. Unless I go away, the Advocate will not come to you.
What does the work of the Holy Spirit actually look like?
The Holy Spirit Produces Boldness - Acts 8:5“Philip went down to a city in Samaria and proclaimed the Messiah there.
The Holy Spirit Produces Freedom.
Acts 8:6-7 When the crowds heard Philip and saw the signs he performed, they all paid close attention to what he said. For with shrieks, impure spirits came out of many, and many who were paralyzed or lame were healed.
2 Corinthians 3:17-18 Where the Spirit of the Lord is, there is freedom. And we all, who with unveiled faces contemplate the Lord’s glory, are being transformed into his image with ever-increasing glory, which comes from the Lord, who is the Spirit.
The Holy Spirit Produces Joy
Acts 8:8 So there was great joy in that city…
The Holy Spirit Produces Love
Acts 8:14 When the apostles in Jerusalem heard that Samaria had accepted the word of God, they sent Peter and John to Samaria. When they arrived, they prayed for the new believers…
Acts 8:17 Then Peter and John placed their hands on them, and they received the Holy Spirit.
“Maybe there is more of God than what I am currently experiencing.”
“Holy Spirit, if there is more that You want to do in me, I am open.”