The Person of the Holy Spirit | La Persona del Espiritu Santo | Pastor Kris Bojorquez |Strong Church

Jul 05, 2026

Devotional

Day 1: The Holy Spirit Is a Person, Not a Power

When Jesus promised "another Helper," He introduced a relational reality, not a mystical force. The Spirit isn’t an impersonal energy to manipulate but a divine Person who walks with us, speaks, and responds. This truth reshapes how we pray, listen, and depend on Him daily. Just as the Moravian missionaries leaned on His presence in danger, we’re invited to know Him intimately, not just seek His power. His personhood means He comforts, defends, and stays near—even when life feels unstable. [16:52]

“And I will ask the Father, and he will give you another Helper, to be with you forever, even the Spirit of truth, whom the world cannot receive, because it neither sees him nor knows him. You know him, for he dwells with you and will be in you.” (John 14:16–17, ESV)

Reflection: How might your prayers or decisions change today if you consciously addressed the Holy Spirit as “You” instead of “it”? Where do you need to invite His personal presence most urgently?

Day 2: The Advocate Called to Walk Beside You

Jesus called the Spirit a “Helper” — a term meaning one summoned to your side, like a legal advocate or trusted friend. This isn’t a distant deity but a companion who intercedes, guides, and fights for you. The Moravians faced storms with peace because they knew He was nearer than their fears. His advocacy isn’t just for crises but for the mundane moments where doubt whispers. [17:53]

“But the Helper, the Holy Spirit, whom the Father will send in my name, he will teach you all things and bring to your remembrance all that I have said to you.” (John 14:26, ESV)

Reflection: What situation feels isolating right now? How would it shift to picture the Holy Spirit standing beside you in it, actively advocating for your peace and purpose?

Day 3: The Teacher Who Unlocks God’s Thoughts

The Spirit doesn’t just give occasional insights—He deciphers God’s heart like a lifelong tutor. He turns Scripture from ink on a page to living words that confront, heal, and direct. Just as He reminded the disciples of Jesus’ teachings, He illuminates truth when we feel spiritually stuck. This isn’t about earning knowledge but surrendering to His patient, daily instruction. [35:06]

“These things God has revealed to us through the Spirit. For the Spirit searches everything, even the depths of God. For who knows a person’s thoughts except the spirit of that person, which is in him? So also no one comprehends the thoughts of God except the Spirit of God.” (1 Corinthians 2:10–11, ESV)

Reflection: What area of your life feels confusing or unclear? How could you posture your heart this week to let the Spirit teach—not just inform—you in it?

Day 4: Peace That Knows Who’s Driving the Car

The Moravians sang while sailing toward danger because their peace wasn’t tied to outcomes but to the Driver in their storm. Jesus’ “shalom” isn’t circumstantial calm but wholeness rooted in the Spirit’s nearness. Like children trusting a parent’s hands on the wheel, we rest not in avoiding chaos but in knowing Who governs it. [46:13]

“Peace I leave with you; my peace I give to you. Not as the world gives do I give to you. Let not your hearts be troubled, neither let them be afraid.” (John 14:27, ESV)

Reflection: What “storm” are you facing where you’ve focused more on the weather than the One steering your story? How might His presence redefine your definition of peace today?

Day 5: Seeking the Person, Not Just the Power

Chasing the Spirit’s gifts without knowing His heart leads to empty striving. The Moravians didn’t survive by miracles but by clinging to the Person who IS the miracle. Fire, tongues, or prophecy fade, but intimacy with Him sustains. When we prioritize relationship over results, we discover He’s already given “everything else” we crave. [27:16]

“If you love me, you will keep my commandments. And I will ask the Father, and he will give you another Helper, to be with you forever.” (John 14:15–16, ESV)

Reflection: Are you pursuing the Holy Spirit’s power more than His presence? What practical step could you take this week to deepen friendship with Him, not just reliance on His works?

Sermon Summary

John 14 sets the room on Thursday night with hearts rattled and minds racing. Jesus tells his friends he is leaving, then promises, “I will ask the Father, and he will give you otro Consolador… the Spirit of truth.” Jesus does not hand them a strategy, a blueprint, or a five-year plan. He gives them a Person. The Consolador is not an it but an Él. The text keeps saying him, not something. “Otro” means another of the same kind, not a lesser substitute. The promised Helper shares the same essence, the same heart, the same power.

Paraklētos names him as the One called alongside to help. The image sounds domestic and practical, like calling for help to bring something across the room, and it also turns legal, like a defense attorney who stands and says who the accused truly is. The Spirit comforts and reminds, counsels and defends. When the accuser drags out the past, the Advocate brings up the future Jesus already secured. The world cannot receive him because it insists on sight and categories like electricity, charisma, and psychology. Faith receives a Person, not a utility.

Pentecostals can forget this and chase power like a switch on the wall. Jesus gives a Person. If the church seeks the Person, power is never far; if the church seeks only power, relationship runs thin and the switch fails. The Spirit is the Teacher, not just a teacher. No one knows God without him. The Son asks, the Father gives, and the Spirit moves. He searches even the deep things of God and, day by day, teaches God’s mind in ordinary rhythms of prayer and Scripture. He does not replace the Bible; he illuminates it. He does not contradict Jesus; he brings Jesus’ words back to memory at the moment of need.

Jesus’ peace lands in this same promise. “My peace I give to you.” Eirēnē, shalom, is not the absence of conflict but the presence of wholeness, covenant well-being, the blessing of God’s nearness. The world’s peace is circumstantial and fragile. Jesus’ peace flows from presence, not provision. The Moravians sang their way into danger because the Consolador stood beside them. Children sleep through storms when they trust who is driving. The Spirit’s nearness gives that kind of rest.

Key Takeaways

1. Seek the Person, not power. Relationship with the Espíritu Santo is the well that never runs dry. Power shows up where the Person is cherished, not used. Make space to walk, talk, and listen daily so intimacy displaces utility. Let pursuit of him set the pace for everything else. [27:16]
2. The Paraclete stands beside you. Paraklētos means One called alongside to help and defend. When accusation swells, the Advocate names identity, future, and forgiveness in Christ. His help is tender and his defense is firm, holding both comfort and courage in the same hands. [20:10]
3. The Spirit teaches and reminds. He is the Teacher who forms believers over time, not a one-click download of information. He brings Jesus’ words to life at the right moment, never contradicting Scripture, always illuminating it. Daily prayer and Scripture give him material to recall when the heart wavers. [35:06]
4. Peace flows from presence, not provision. Eirēnē, shalom, is wholeness that does not crack under pressure because it is carried by the Spirit’s nearness. When circumstances shake, presence steadies. Rest becomes possible in storms when trust shifts from outcomes to the One driving. [44:41]
5. Faith receives Him; sight misses Him. The world names power as electricity and influence as charisma, but faith names a Person. The Espíritu Santo is not an it to be leveraged but an Él to be loved. Refusing reduction, faith learns to recognize and welcome his holy nearness. [24:33]

Youtube Chapters

[00:00] - Welcome
[00:22] - Laying the series foundation
[03:01] - The Person of the Holy Spirit
[03:19] - John 14 read: Helper and Peace
[05:47] - Prayer for openness
[07:03] - Moravian hymn of peace
[11:47] - Upper Room fear and promise
[17:53] - Paraklētos: called alongside
[20:10] - Advocate and identity defender
[21:57] - Another of the same kind
[23:29] - Him, not it; world cannot receive
[25:07] - Pentecostal self-check on power
[27:16] - Seek the Person over power
[35:06] - He teaches and reminds
[40:49] - Peace as shalom from presence

Bible Study Guide

Bible Reading
John 14:15-18, 26-27 (ESV)
15 “If you love me, you will keep my commandments. 16 And I will ask the Father, and he will give you another Helper, to be with you forever, 17 even the Spirit of truth, whom the world cannot receive, because it neither sees him nor knows him. You know him, for he dwells with you and will be in you. 18 I will not leave you as orphans; I will come to you... 26 But the Helper, the Holy Spirit, whom the Father will send in my name, he will teach you all things and bring to your remembrance all that I have said to you. 27 Peace I leave with you; my peace I give to you. Not as the world gives do I give to you. Let not your hearts be troubled, neither let them be afraid.”

Observation Questions

What specific promise does Jesus make to His disciples in John 14:16-17, and how does He describe the Holy Spirit’s relationship with believers?
The sermon mentions that the Holy Spirit is called Paraklētos (“One called alongside to help”). What two roles (domestic and legal) does this term imply, according to the teaching? [17:53]
How does Jesus contrast His peace with the world’s peace in John 14:27, and what example from the Moravian missionaries illustrates this? [07:03]

Interpretation Questions

Why does Jesus emphasize that the Holy Spirit is “another Helper” (John 14:16) using the Greek word allos (“another of the same kind”)? What does this reveal about the Spirit’s nature and unity with the Father and Son? [21:57]
The sermon states, “If the church seeks the Person, power is never far; if the church seeks only power, relationship runs thin.” How does this tension between seeking the Holy Spirit’s presence versus His power affect a believer’s daily walk? [27:16]
How does the metaphor of children sleeping through a storm (John 14:27) clarify the difference between circumstantial peace and the peace Jesus offers? [45:51]

Application Questions

In what practical ways can you prioritize relationship with the Holy Spirit over treating Him as a “power source” for specific needs? What daily rhythms (e.g., prayer, Scripture) could deepen this intimacy? [28:26]
When have you experienced the Holy Spirit “bringing Jesus’ words back to memory” in a moment of doubt or temptation? How can you create space for Him to remind you of your identity in Christ? [37:45]
The Moravian missionaries sang in the face of danger because of the Spirit’s presence. What current situation in your life requires you to rely on His nearness rather than demanding immediate solutions? [11:04]
How might you discern whether your pursuit of spiritual gifts or experiences is rooted in a desire for control (like a “light switch”) versus a desire to know the Person of the Spirit? [27:40]
Jesus’ peace is described as shalom—wholeness, not absence of conflict. What area of your life feels fragmented, and how could trusting the Spirit’s presence (not outcomes) bring rest? [44:41]

Sermon Clips

65s

#PeaceFromPresence

“If everything is good, then I have peace. But if everything is bad, I can't find peace. Si todo está bien, tengo paz, pero si algo está mal, entonces, tengo paz. Worldly peace is frágil. Wow, that's crazy. La paz de este mundo es frágil, se quiebra de acuerdo a la circunstancia. It breaks acording to circunstancias, but the peace the god give us is different. Because good's peace flows from his presents, not his provision. Es diferente la paz de cristo, porque la paz de cristo fluye de su presencia, no sus provisiones. So, I can have everything or I can have nothing, But as long is the whole spirity is with me, I can have peace. Puedo tener todo o puedo tener nada, pero mientras que el espíritu santo está conmigo, tengo paz.”

91s

#PeaceInTheStorm

“It's like for somebow that are parents, porque por alguno de nosotros que somos padres padres, o maybe you when you were a child you remember this, o quizás como hijo recuerdas esto. We can be driving in a storm. Podemos estar conduciendo en una tormenta, and hema and sol que be knock out in the backseed. Y hema and sol pueden estar dormidas atrás. And as the folder driving, y como el padre, manejando, I'm like trying to be careful, it's a storm, some times in the monthsoon season, los tiempos de los monthsoon, crazy wind and durt and rain, con tanta tierra y viento y lluvia, you're just trying to make sure your driving good. Estás. Pero ahí atrás, todos los niños dormidos. En the back see, aló the kids are step. ¿Y? ¿Por qué? Because wered about the storm because they know who's driving. Porque no le tienen miedo a la tormenta, porque saben quién está manejando. And that's the peace that god offers you an I this morning. Y esa es la paz que dios nos ofrece a ti y a mí en esta mañana. A peace that can only come from relationship with the holy spirit. Una paz que solamente puede venir de una relación con la persona del espíritu santo.”

62s

#WalkWithTheSpirit

“Because if we think the he is just a power, porque si pensamos que solamente es poder, then we will only look for him when we feel weak entonces solamente lo vamos a buscar cuando nos sentimos débil. But if we know that he is a person. Pero si sabemos que él es una persona, then every day we will walk with him, and talk with him, and listen to him. Entonces, cada día estaremos caminando con él, hablando con él, escuchándolo. The Holy Spirit is not some power in your back pocket for whenever you have a rainy day. El espíritu santo no es un poder en tu bolsillo para un día difícil. He is a person that god has sent to walk with us every day of our life. Es persona que dios ha enviado para caminar con nosotros todos los días de nuestras vidas.”

66s

#HolySpiritOurAdvocate

“Advocate, esa misma palabra, consolador, it's also a legal term. Es una palabra legal, un término legal. I love this, me encanta esto. Because that word means to be a defense attorney. Habla de ser un abogado a la defensa. He's the one that defense us, es aquel que nos defiende. The when the debit trice to brink up your past, the holy spirit que tall you are future. Cuando el diablo quiere recordarte de tu pasado, el espíritu santo te recuerda de tu futuro. Remember who you are in Jesus, recuerda quién eres en Jesús. You are forgiving, your not who you used to be, eres perdonado, no eres quien eras antes.”

78s

#ShalomMeansWholeness

“The word for peace, la palabra para paz. Is the greek word, y reine. La palabra griega, y reine. Which is the same, which is the translation of the hear word shalom, que es la traducción de la palabra hebrea, shalom. ¿Cómo no de you guys havever hood shalom before? ¿Cuántos han escuchado la palabra shalom? Peace, But the world has such a deep meaning. Pero esta palabra tiene una 1 significado tan profundo, because shalom, o el reine is not just the absence of conflict. Porque shalom, o el reine, no es la ausencia de conflicto. It's not just agreeding, when I said high do you know? Es 1 1 1 saludo cuando nos saludamos, it's himmeans holdness. Significa estar completo. E means welbean, habla de un bienestar. Speaks of a covenant blessing, habla de una bendición de pacto.”

55s

#SpiritNeverContradictsJesus

“And this is why I want to be clear. Aquí es donde quiero ser claro. Porque hay muchos que se han levantado diciendo que son llamados del espíritu santo, y no son. send there's a move of the holy espiritu, and has nothing to do with god. Hay muchas cosas hablando de un 1 mover del espíritu santo, y no tiene nada que ver con dios. Why? ¿How do you know? ¿Cómo sabemos? I'll give you a easy way. Te doy una manera fácil. The holy espiritu will never contradict with Jesus already seven. El espíritu santo nunca va a contradecir lo que dios ya dijo. Simple as that. Así de fácil.”

57s

#PursueThePerson

“We we sing songs about the fire of the holy spirit. Se cantan canciones del del fuego del espíritu santo. We pray for the gifts of the spirit. Oramos por las los dones del espíritu santo. And yet, y aun así, many people don't know the person of the holy spirit. Muchos no conocen la persona del espíritu santo. I would much rather you know the person than try to go after the fire. Yo prefiero que usted conozca a la persona del espíritu, en vez de buscar el fuego for the person of the Spirit than try to ask for the power of the Spirit Yo prefiero que usted busque la persona del espíritu en vez del poder del espíritu. Why? ¿Por qué? Because if you find the person, you have everything else. Porque si encuentras la persona, tendrás todo lo demás.”

62s

#SpiritIsOurTeacher

“Here's the thing about the whole spirit. Esa es la cosa del espíritu santo. And to understand, he is purposes, y para entender su propósito. He is here to teach and is here to remind. Está aquí para enseñar y está aquí para recordar. That's his purpose. Ese es su propósito. His teaching está enseñando. On going teacher in your life. Es un maestro de por vida en tu vida. He's always there to tech you. Está siempre ahí para enseñarte. It's not this one download but and that you push download and in all of a sudding everything about God, coming to your mind. No es un botón de de de bajar en la computadora y de repente todo se baja a tu mente. No. It's on going teaching. Es una enseñanza de por vida.”

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Devotional

Day 1: The Holy Spirit Is a Person, Not a Power

Day 2: The Advocate Called to Walk Beside You

Day 3: The Teacher Who Unlocks God’s Thoughts

Day 4: Peace That Knows Who’s Driving the Car

Day 5: Seeking the Person, Not Just the Power

Sermon Summary

Key Takeaways

Youtube Chapters

Bible Study Guide

Sermon Clips

The Person of the Holy Spirit | La Persona del Espiritu Santo | Pastor Kris Bojorquez |Strong Church

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