Can you grieve or quench the Holy Spirit? Is it as trivial as the elderly lady in your home church telling you to hush or the Spirit “is quenched?” In this episode, Bethany Barr Phillips explores the realities of grieving and quenching the Holy Spirit, emphasizing the importance of knowing the Holy Spirit personally. She breaks down what each means and how they effect the daily lives of believers.
The conversation is part of the 'Summer in the Spirit' series, aimed at helping believers understand the role of the Holy Spirit in their lives.
Book mentioned: Sensitivity to the Spirit - R.T. Kendall
Takeaways
- if our choice is to simply know about him and not grow in him, we will find ourselves grieving him because we’re not living for him.
- “When we discover what grieves the HS, we learn more deeply what sin is.” - R.T. Kendall
- If grieving is continuing to live with or in sin, to cause sorrow, then quenching is putting water on the fire that is offered by the Spirit.
- “The fire of the Spirit is suppressed when he is rejected, when his convicting power, righteousness, and judgment (John 16:8–11) are ignored. We douse the Spirit’s influence in our life through doubt, we drench him with anger, we drown his power with immorality.” - Knute Larson
- Choosing sin can limit the power of the Holy Spirit in our lives.
- To live without grieving or quenching the Spirit, we must adjust our lives to align with Him.
Chapters
00:00 - Understanding the Holy Spirit
03:47 - Summer in the Spirit Series
06:57 - Grieving the Holy Spirit
12:17 - Quenching the Holy Spirit
20:12 - Living in Alignment with the Spirit
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