2. GRIEVE - To do something that seriously saddens, troubles, pains, hurts, or offends.

3. QUENCH - To extinguish; to suppress or stifle.

4. I. Do Not ______ the Holy Spirit. II. Do Not _______ the Holy Spirit. HOLY SPIRIT FIRE EXSTIGUISHERS Grieve Quench

5. Oppose the Spirit by deliberate sin HOLY SPIRIT FIRE EXSTIGUISHERS I. Do Not Grieve the Holy Spirit. II. Do Not Quench the Holy Spirit. I. Discredit others in their ministry to God II.

6. 1 Thessalonians 5:17-21 HOLY SPIRIT FIRE EXSTIGUISHERS I. Do Not Grieve the Holy Spirit. II. Do Not Quench the Holy Spirit. II. Prevents the believer from being filled with the Spirit I.

7. Ephesians 4:25-32 HOLY SPIRIT FIRE EXSTIGUISHERS I. Do Not Grieve the Holy Spirit. II. Do Not Quench the Holy Spirit. I. Treat prophetic messages with contempt II.

8. When you confess the sins in your life, God faithfully forgives them (1 John 1:9). These sins which Paul warned about (lying, anger, and bitterness) are some of the very things that grieve, or oppose, the Holy Spirit (Ephesians 4:25-32).

9. The presence of the Holy Spirit within us remains forever (John 14:16). The central theme of Paul’s message was to avoid throwing cold water on those who spoke a word of prophecy or who were ministering within the church body (1 Thessalonians 5:19-20).

10. Try This Week… Teaching a Sunday School Class: Use what you have learned here to explain the sins against the Holy Spirit to a group of older children.