I Thessalonians 5:12-22
16Rejoice
17pray
always,
18
without ceasing, in
everything give thanks;
for this is the will of God
in Christ Jesus for you.
I Thessalonians 5:12-22
19Do
not quench the Spirit.
20Do not despise
21
prophecies. Test all
things; hold fast what is
22
good. Abstain from
every form of evil.
1. Greek - sbevnnute
(sbennute)
2. Literally meaning to damp
down, restrain
3. Transferred Use- “to
suppress,” or, passively, “to
let die out,” “fade,” “wane,”
“disappear.”
In 1 Th. 5:19 the admonition not
to quench the Spirit has
reference to the restraint of his
manifestations in Charisms (cf.
[1]
v. 20).
[1]Kittel, Gerhard, and Friedrich, Gerhard, Editors, The Theological Dictionary of the New
Testament, Abridged in One Volume, (Grand Rapids, Michigan: William B. Eerdmans
Publishing Company) 1985.
Don’t actively or
passively through neglect
quench the Spirit (I Tim.
4:14).
• Quenching is possible and even natural!
• Going back to what is “natural” for us
is easy, as the supernatural requires
maintenance and denying self.
• Easy to drift into routine of the flesh
and leave the essence of the Spirit.
• Denominations that become human
institutions.
• Where are you personally?
• First Corinthians 14:1a… 1Pursue
love, and desire spiritual gifts,…”
• Love and gifts are not mutually
exclusive but to be combined.
• “Desire” is from the Greek
zhlou'te from which we
get “zealous”.
• Meaning to desire earnestly.
• Don’t quench through sin
• Don’t quench through neglect
• Be biblical and ardently pursue
spiritual gifts
11“If
a son asks for bread from
any father among you, will he
give him a stone? Or if he asks
for a fish, will he give him a
serpent instead of a fish?
12“Or if he asks for an egg, will
he offer him a scorpion?
13“If
you then, being evil,
know how to give good gifts
to your children, how much
more will your heavenly
Father give the Holy Spirit
to those who ask Him!”
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No need for fear- Luke 11:11-13
Time in the Word and prayer.
Practicing His presence
Praying in the Spirit- Jude 20“ 20But you, beloved, building
yourselves up on your most holy
faith, praying in the Holy Spirit,”
• Encourage and promote
• Recognize the gift is
perfect the recipient is
flawed
• Participate - Speak loudly,
clearly and tenderly.
• Be sensitive
• I Corinthians 14:40 “Let all
things be done decently and
in order.”