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When Light Invades The Darkness...

by Rev. Kirby Williams

A closer look at the work of the Spirit in a darkened world.

Text: John 16:8
Date: 10/27/2019, the Traditional service.
Series: "John: Encountering Love" Part 152

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What happens when the Light of the Gospel invades the spiritual darkness of this world? The darkness fights back! In this message we will take another look at the work of the Holy Spirit in the world: convicting the darkness of sin and righteousness and judgment. Our focus will be more on the work of the Spirit in the darkness to those who are under bondage to satan: both those the Spirit will redeem because their hearts have been regenerated, and those who will pit themselves against the work of the Spirit, fighting the Kingdom Alliance tooth and nail! These principles will be graphically illustrated in an eventful voyage Pastor Kirby took to one of the most remote places on earth. A place where darkness has traditionally reigned, but where the Light has invaded in the form of a tiny church. The response of the darkness is predictable, but so is the outcome. Ultimately, the lesson and moral of the story is one of faith in the sovereignty and Providence of God, regardless of the circumstances.


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I. Introduction, John 1:9.
II. Exposition of the text, John 16:8.
A. Context
B. The perils of working in the darkness.
1. The battle for souls.
a. Sin rules in the darkness.
b. How the Spirit uses the darkness.
2. The work of the Spirit in the darkness.
a. Overview
b. The "conviction" of the Spirit among the wicked (non-regenerate).
i. The culpability of the wicked, John 15:22-24, Rom. 1:18-20.
ii. The judicial "conviction" of the Spirit.
• The "heathen" who has never heard the Gospel.
• Focus on those who hear and reject the Gospel.
• "To Convict" in the sense of "declare guilty".
c. The work of the Spirit among the regenerate, John 1:4-5.
i. In salvation.
• Search and Rescue in the darkness, John 1:12-13, 3:3, 6:44, Titus 3:5-6.
• The essential regeneration, 1Cor. 3:5-7.
ii. In sanctification.
III. Application
IV. Conclusion

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