Dwelling Within

Renewing Your Mind

Ligonier Ministries

Christianity, Religion & Spirituality

4.8 • 5.3K Ratings

🗓️ 11 September 2025

⏱️ 26 minutes

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Summary

When Jesus faced temptation in the wilderness, He did not face it alone. Today, Sinclair Ferguson reveals who was with Jesus to support Him—and how this encourages us when we face our own temptations.

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Meet Today's Teacher:

Sinclair Ferguson is a Ligonier Ministries teaching fellow, vice-chairman of Ligonier Ministries, and Chancellor's Professor of Systematic Theology at Reformed Theological Seminary.

Meet the Host:

Nathan W. Bingham is vice president of media for Ligonier Ministries, executive producer and host of Renewing Your Mind, and host of the Ask Ligonier podcast.

Renewing Your Mind is a donor-supported outreach of Ligonier Ministries. Explore all of our podcasts: https://www.ligonier.org/podcasts

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0:00.0	The Gospels tell us that Jesus was baptized in the Jordan River, and that the Holy Spirit descended on him like a dove.
0:08.3	The picture as the Holy Spirit comes upon Jesus, that Jesus is the one who is really going to lead people into the land of rest, into the glory of salvation. And so Jesus, the Gospels tell us, is anointed by the Holy Spirit.
0:33.1	John the Baptist was reluctant to baptize Jesus. He seemed perplexed when he said,
0:38.5	I need to be baptized by you, and do you come to me? Jesus answered that it was necessary
0:45.0	to fulfill all righteousness. Welcome to the Thursday edition of Renewing Your Mind. I'm
0:51.8	Nathan W. Bingham. As a new believer, there were many areas of
0:56.6	Christianity that I was confused about or misunderstood. The Holy Spirit was one of those areas,
1:02.9	either because I had been taught incorrectly or I had come to wrong conclusions. So I hope
1:08.2	you're finding Sinclair Ferguson's clear teaching this week on this important
1:12.2	subject, helpful. Let's continue our look at the person and work of the Holy Spirit and the
1:18.2	mysterious relationship between Christ and the Spirit. Here's Dr. Ferguson.
1:23.9	Now our goal in these studies is you'll, to get to know the Holy Spirit better.
1:31.0	So we're not thinking in the first instance about the gifts of the Spirit and the way in which he uses us in Christian service.
1:38.3	We're not thinking really about the power of the Spirit and the marvelous works of power that he does.
1:45.5	We're trying to find our way into answering the question, who is the Holy Spirit? And the reason for this you'll
1:51.7	remember is because I've presupposed that many people are familiar with the work of the Holy
1:57.4	Spirit in the life of the believer, and therefore actually tend to be rather
2:01.8	self-centered in their thinking about the Holy Spirit.
2:05.1	And what we need to do before we even think about the marvelous ways in which he works in
2:09.5	us is actually get to know him.
2:12.0	And that's why Paul speaks in the benediction, the apostolic benediction in Second
2:16.7	Corinthians 1314, about the communion
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