From Stiff-Necked to Spirit-Led: Hearing, Loving, and Yielding to God | Deuteronomy 6:4-5; John 14:15-31 – DFBC

From Stiff-Necked to Spirit-Led: Hearing, Loving, and Yielding to God | Deuteronomy 6:4-5; John 14:15-31

Dr. Brance Barker

November 9, 2025

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The same God who commanded His people to love Him with all their heart, soul, and might now makes that love possible through the indwelling Holy Spirit.

Primary Texts: Deuteronomy 6:4-5; John 14:15-31

Big Idea: The same God who commanded His people to love Him with all their heart, soul, and might now makes that love possible through the indwelling Holy Spirit.

Purpose: To call believers to move from resisting God’s leading to yielding more fully to His Spirit.

I. Introduction – What Might We Sound Like When Resisting?

II. Shema in the Old Testament (Deut. 6:4-5)

III. Shema traced through the New Testament Gospels (Matthew, Mark, Luke)

IV. The Jesus-Centered Shema (John 14:15-31)

A. The Spirit Promised to ______________ (vv. 15-17)
B. The Spirit Bringing Christ’s Presence (vv. 18-20)
C. The Spirit Revealing Our ____________ (vv. 21-24)
D. The Spirit Forming a _____________ Heart (vv. 25-27)
E. The Spirit Giving _____________ in a Troubled World (vv. 28-31)

V. How to Yield to the Spirit Daily
A. _____________ Surrender: Pray, “Father, fill me with your Holy Spirit today, so that I can become more like Jesus.”
B. Scripture _____________: The Holy Spirit will guide you, if you let Him.
C. _____________ Obedience: Obedience is a process of learning to trust

Will we yield to His Spirit – or resist His leading?

Jesus asks us: Will you walk with me…or will you resist Me?

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