Cooperating with the Holy Spirit
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I WANT TO CONTINUE TALKING ABOUT THE HOLY SPIRIT WITH THIS THOUGHT IN MIND....
COOPERATING WITH THE HOLY SPIRIT
SOMEBODY SAY....
COOPERATE
WORK WITH
I WANT TO USE ONE PARTICULAR SCRIPTURE TODAY
GALATIANS 5:25.
25 If we live in the Spirit, let us also walk in the Spirit.
SAY THAT WITH ME....
IF WE LIVE IN THE SPIRIT,
LET US ALSO WALK IN THE SPIRIT
IF WE LIVE IN THE SPIRIT…LET US WALK IN THE SPIRIT
....OPEN IN PRAYER....
LAST WEEK I TALKED ABOUT...
GETTING TO KNOW AND TRUSTING THE TOUR GUIDE
BECAUSE JESUS SAID....
WHEN THE SPIRIT OF GOD COMES, HE WILL GUIDE YOU INTO ALL TRUTH
THE SAME TEXT IN JOHN 14 AND THEN LATER ON IN JOHN 15 SAYS....
THAT THE SPIRIT OF GOD TEACHES US ALL THINGS
AREN’T YOU GLAD TO KNOW THAT THE HOLY SPIRIT IS A TEACHER
THAT HE DOESN’T JUST LEAVE YOU TO FIGURE IT ALL OUT BUT....
IF YOU CHOOSE HIM....HE WILL REVEAL AND GUIDE YOU TO THE DEEP THINGS OF GOD
I AM CONCERNED WHEN I LOOK AROUND AT THE WORLD AROUND US
AND IT DOESN’T TAKE A SPIRIT OF DISCERNMENT TO ASSES WHAT IS HAPPENING IN THE WORLD TODAY
WE SEE A LOT OF CONFUSION AND CHAOS GOING ON
THERE IS A LOT OF EVIL AND TO BE HONEST....
THERE IS A LOT OF JUST PLAIN IGNORANCE MANIFESTING EVERYWHERE....
IT LOOKS LIKE IT JUST KEEPS GETTING....DUMB AND DUMBER
WHEN YOU THINK ABOUT THAT....THE REALITY OF IT IS THIS...
THE EARTH AS WE SEE IN THE NATURAL
IS A REFLECTION OF WHAT PEOPLE ARE HEARING IN THE SPIRIT...
NOTHING IS HAPPENING IN THE NATURAL THAT IS NOT....
SOMEONE OR SOME GROUP OF PEOPLE...
MANIFESTING WHAT THEY HAVE HEARD IN THE SPIRIT WORLD
OH COME ON....FOLLOW ME
THE BIBLE SAYS IN 1TIMOTHY 4:1....
(PUT THAT ON THE SCREEN)
THAT IN THE LAST DAYS THAT EVIL SPIRITS WOULD BE DECEIVING AND PREACHING DOCTRINE OF DEMONS
1 Now the Spirit expressly says that in latter times some will depart from the faith, giving heed to deceiving spirits and doctrines of demons,
DOCTRINE OF DEMONS....
WHERE DOES THIS COMMUNICATION COME FROM?
IT COMES FORM THE SPIRIT WORLD...
SPIRITS FROM THE REALM OF DARKNESS ARE TALKING TO PEOPLE
WHAT IS CRAZY ABOUT THIS IS...
THEY ARE TALKING TO SOME OF THE PEOPLE IN THE CHURCH
HOW DO YOU KNOW THAT PASTOR CHRIS????
BECAUSE IT SAYS IT RIGHT THERE IN 1 TIMOTHY 4.
“PEOPLE WILL DEPART FROM THE FAITH”
‘MEANING PEOPLE IN THE CHURCH.....CHRISTIANS
LISTEN I DON’T WANT TO BE DARK AND WIERD BUT...
I WANT TO WARN YOU TODAY...
NOT EVERYTHING THAT WALKS UP AND CALLS ITSELF A PASTOR OR REVEREND OR PREACHER....
IS SPEAKING THE WORD OF THE LORD
OH COME ON.....
THERE ARE DEMONIC SPIRITS THAT ARE PRODUCING DOCTRINES OF DEMONS.......PAUL CALLS THEM
AND THE SPIRIT SPEAKS EXPRESSLY
THAT WORD EXPRESSLY MEANS..
WITH URGENCY
GOD WARNS HIS PEOPLE THAT IN THE LAST DAYS...
THAT THERE WOULD BE INCREASED SPIRITUAL ACTIVITY IN THE SPIRIT WORLD
AND PEOPLE WHO DO NOT KNOW THE TRUTH OR WHO KNEW IT
WOULD DEPART FROM IT,
LISTEN TO, GIVE HEED TO AND YIELD THEMSELVES TO THINGS COMING FROM DARKNESS
SPIRITS ARE SPEAKING....
YOU DON’T THINK THEY ARE SPEAKING BECAUSE SOMETIMES....
THEY HAVE ON A TIE OR SUIT OR A DRESS
BUT THE REALITY OF IT IS THAT YOU BETTER KNOW THE TRUTH IN THIS HOUR BECAUSE...
IF YOU DON’T KNOW THE TRUTH WHEN SOMEBODY STARTS PREACHING A DEMONIC DOCTRINE
OH COME ON SOMEBODY....
WE HAVE GOT BE ABLE TO SAY....I LOVE YOU BUT...
THAT DID NOT COME FROM JESUS
YOU MIGHT BE ACTING LIKE YOUR TALKING ON HIS BEHALF BUT
THAT IS NOT THE JESUS OF THE BIBLE
SPIRITS ARE SPEAKING...
THIS IS WHY IT IS IMPORTANT FOR US TO KNOW THE HOLY SPIRIT
BECAUSE IF DEMONIC SPIRITS CAN TEACH THEIR OWN LESSON
THE HOLY SPIRIT IS TEACHING A HEAVENLY, DIVINE, GODLY LESSON
I WANT TO ASK YOU THIS QUESTION TODAY....
WHO’S CLASSROOM ARE YOU SITTING IN?
WHO IS TEACHING YOU?
WHAT DOCTRINE ARE YOU HEARING?
WHAT WORD ARE YOU LISTENING TO?
JESUS SAID IN THE GOSPEL OF JOHN 14:26 AND THE FIFTEENTH CHAPTER
HE SAID :THE SPIRIT WILL COME AND WILL TEACH YOU”
DEDOSCO.....IS THE WORD IN THE GREEK
IT’S A VERB FOR....EXPLAINING
IT’S A VERB FOR BREAKING IT DOWN AND MAKING IT KNOWN
IT’S A VERB THAT HELPS YOU AND I COME INTO THE KNOWLEDGE OF TRUTH
I JUST WANT TO LEAD TODAY WITH THIS QUESTION....
WHO’S CLASSROOM ARE YOU SITTING IN
AND WHO’S TEACHING YOU AND YOUR FAMILY?
WHEN IS THE LAST TIME YOU ASKED HOLY SPIRIT TO GIVE YOU SOME TRUTH
WHO IS FEEDING YOU THE MEAL OF YOUR SOUL???
JESUS TOLD HIS DISCIPLES...
I HAVE MEAT THAT YOU DON’T EVEN KNOW ABOUT
I AM EATING FOOD THAT YOU HAVE NEVER THOUGHT OF BEFORE
OH MY LORD....
UNDERSTAND THIS CHURCH....
YOU HAVE TO BE CAREFUL AND WATCHFUL OF WHAT IS FEEDING YOUR SPIRIT
THERE IS A LOT OF PEOPLE DEPENDING ON A LOT OF DIFFERENT THINGS TO FEED THEIR SOUL
BUT I WANT TO ENCOURAGE YOU TODAY....TO
GET MORE DEPENDENT ON THE HOLY SPIRIT
WHO IS FEEDING YOU
WHO IS TEACHING YOU AND LEADING YOU?
PAUL SAYS SOMETHING IN GALATIANS 5.
IF YOUR GONNA LIVE IN THE SPIRIT…WALK IN THE SPIRIT
AND THIS IS A CRAZY THOUGHT BUT...
THERE ARE PEOPLE WHO ACTUALLY CLAIM TO LIVE IN THE SPIRIT
BUT THEY DON’T WALK IN THE SPIRIT
OH LORD HELP US...
PEOPLE WHO CLAIM TO BE SPIRITUAL
BUT DO NO WALK IN THE SPIRIT...
I WANT TO DIVORCE FROM OUR IDEAL OF THINKING THAT I CAN NOT FIND ANYWHERE IN SCRIPTURE....
THIS IDEA OF CARNAL CHRISTIANITY
WHERE YOU CAN GET SAVED, GET BORN AGAIN
CALL YOURSELF SAVED AND LIVE LIKE HELL...
NOT LIVE A TRANSFORMED LIFE
NOT REPENT WHEN YOU SIN
NOT HATE SIN AND LOVE THE WORD OF GOD
THIS IDEA IS NOT IN THE BIBLE
THIS IS NOT A CHRISTIANITY THAT COMES FROM HEAVEN...
OH COME ON SOMEBODY.....
THIS IDEA THAT WE PRAY A PRAYER.....FORGIVE ME, SAVE ME
AND THEN WE RUN BACK AND DO NOT CONSULT HIM OR
FOLLOW HIM OR
YIELD TO HIM OR
OBEY HIM
IS NONSENSE..
WHEN THE BIBLE SAYS...
IF YOU LIVE IN THE SPIRIT, THEN WALK IN THE SPIRIT
HERE IS WHAT HE IS SAYING...
DON’T JUST TALK THE TALK, WALK THE WALK
COOPERATE WITH THE HOLY SPIRIT
I SAID THIS LAST WEEK....
THE HOLY SPIRIT IS NOT.....AN IT
HE IS NOT A FEELING AND HE IS NOT A FORCE
THE HOLY SPIRIT IS A PERSON
I’M NOT TALKING ABOUT A PERSON WITH A BODY LIKE YOU AND I
HE IS NOT NATURAL OR A PHYSICAL BEING
HE DOES NOT HAVE PHYSICAL BODY
HE IS A PERSON IN THE SENSE THAT HE HAS A PERSONALITY
HE HAD INDIVIDUALLY
HE HAS EMOTIONS...
HE OPERATES AND DOES THINGS
HE IS PERSON IN THE SENSE THAT HE CAN BE TALKED TO AND HE CAN ALSO TALK BACK
JUST BECAUSE YOU DON’T SEE HIM
DOES NOT MEAN....HE IS NOT HERE
THE SPIRIT OF GOD....REVEALS THE THINGS TO WHAT.....
OUR SPIRIT
THE SPIRIT OF GOD DOES NOT COME AND TALK TO YOU IN YOUR NATURAL BODY
HE DOES NOT ALWAYS TALK TO YOUR NATURAL EARS
I KNOW PEOPLE HAVE HEARD THE AUDIBLE VOICE OF GOD
THAT IS WHY I SAY “ALWAYS”
GOD SPOKE AUDIBLY TO SAUL ON THE ROAD TO DAMASCUS
SAUL HEARD THE VOICE OF GOD
THERE ARE TIMES WHEN GOD HAS DONE THAT...
BUT MOST OF THE TIME IT IS SPIRITUAL COMMUNICATION
IT IS THE HOLY SPIRIT....SPEAKING TO YOUR SPIRIT
THERE ARE 3 THINGS THAT I WANT TO TEACH YOU TODAY ABOUT....
GOD COMMUNICATING AND REVEALING HIMSELF TO YOU AND I
THE WORK OF THE HOLY SPIRIT IS TO....
TEACH AND REVEAL
HE COMES TO SHOW AND TO MAKE KNOWN
THE TERM IN GREEK FOR REVEAL IS APPOCALUPSO
AND IT MEANS THE UNCOVERING
IT IS THE HOLY SPIRIT THAT TAKES SOMEBODY WHO CAN’T GET IT
AND HE HELPS THEM GET IT
THERE ARE 3 PRIMARY WAYS THAT HE TEACHES AND REVEALS THINGS....
THROUGH HIS WORD
THE HOLY SPIRIT SHOWS US WHAT HE WANTS TO DO IN OUR LIVES AND THROUGH OUR LIVES...
THROUGH HIS WORD
IF YOU DO NOT READ YOUR BIBLE
YOUR GOING TO HAVE A HARD TIME HEARING THE HOLY SPIRIT
THE WORD OF GOD IS A LIVING WORD
I READ IT AND GUESS WHAT...
IT READS ME
I TAKE THE WORD IN AND IT PRODUCES FAITH
I JOIN MY HEART TO IT
AND IT PRODUCES A HARVEST
THERE IS SOMETHING POWERFUL ABOUT THE WORD
GOD REVEALS THINGS TO US THROUGH HIS WORD
SO WE HAVE THE WORD OF GOD...
COMMUNICATING TO MANS SPIRIT
THE BIBLE TELLS US IN 1 CORINTHIANS 2 THAT...
YOU GET NOTHING FROM GOD BY THE FLESH
YOU GET IT BY THE SPIRIT
SO NUMBER 1 WAS...
THROUGH HIS WORD
HIS WORD TO MANS SPIRIT
THROUGH HIS WORD
2. THROUGH A VESSEL
GOD OFTEN USES A VESSEL TO SPEAK TO YOU SPIRITUALLY
NOW THIS IS WEAR IT CAN GET A LITTLE BIT HAIRY BECAUSE...
HOW MANY OF YOU KNOW THAT GOD USES VESSELS AND EVERY VESSEL IS AN IMPERFECT VESSEL
I THINK GOD FOR ALL THE VESSELS HE HAS USED IN MY LIFE TO SPEAK THE WORD OF THE LORD OVER ME
MOST OF THE TIME THEY CONFIRM SOMETHING THAT
THE SPIRIT OF THE LORD IS ALREADY SAYING TO ME
I WANT TO SAY THIS TO YOU BECAUSE...
WHEN GOD SENDS A VESSEL TO YOU
BE VERY CAREFUL THAT YOU DON’T DESPISE THE PROPHECY
20 Do not despise prophecies.
SO…DON’T DESPISE PROPHESY BUT...
I ALSO WANT TO ENCOURAGE YOU TO...
JUDGE THE WORD CAREFULLY
OH COME ON....
I HAVE SEEN SOME PEOPLE MESS THEIR LIFE UP LISTENING TO A “SO CALLED PROPHET”
UNDERSTAND THIS....
YOU HAVE TO BE VERY CAREFUL WHEN A VESSEL COMES
OH COME ON SOMEBODY....
I WANT GOD TO SEND VESSELS BUT...
I ALSO NOW HOW THE SATAN WORKS
SATAN WILL ALSO SEND VESSELS AND IF YOUR NOT CAREFUL...
HE WILL PUT A SUIT AND TIE ON IT AND MAKE IT LOOK LIKE GODS VESSEL
OH MY LORD....HELP ME
YOU HAVE TO BE CAREFUL THAT WHEN THE VESSEL COMES NOT TO JUST SAY...
OH, I DON’T BELIEVE IN THAT
BECAUSE IT MIGHT BE GOD SENDING SOMEONE TO GIVE YOU REVELATION ABOUT THE FUTURE
SO....GOD SPEAKS
THROUGH HIS WORD
THROUGH A VESSEL
SPIRIT TO SPIRIT
THE HOLY SPIRIT CAN TALK TO YOUR SPIRIT
7 Therefore, as the Holy Spirit says:
“Today, if you will hear His voice,
8 Do not harden your hearts as in the rebellion,
In the day of trial in the wilderness,
HEAR THE VOICE OF THE LORD, AND DO NOT HARDEN YOUR HEART
WHAT DOES THAT MEAN???
IT MEANS....
TODAY THE SPIRIT OF GOD IS STILL SPEAKING TO YOU AND I
HIS SPIRIT CAN SPEAK TO YOUR SPIRIT
SOME PEOPLE SAY THAT ....
GOD CAN ONLY SPEAK THROUGH HIS WORD
I WILL TELL YOU THAT GOD WILL ALWAYS SPEAK IN HARMONY WITH HIS WORD
BUT GOD CAN SPEAK TO YOU NOT JUST WHEN YOU READ THE BIBLE...
YOU MIGHT BE DRIVING DOWN THE ROAD AND GET A WORD FROM THE HOLY SPIRIT THAT COME TO YOUR SPIRIT
THE HOLY SPIRIT DOES NOT HAVE A MAGNET THAT PULLS YOU TO CHURCH ON SUNDAY
AND TALKS TO YOU WHILE YOUR SITTING AND LISTEN TO ME PREACH ON SUNDAY MORNING
HE IS NOT JUST HOLY SPIRIT ON SUNDAY
HE IS THE HOLY SPIRIT ON TUESDAY AFTERNOON
WHEN YOUR STUCK BEHIND A LOGGING TRUCK TRYING TO GET TO AN APPT THAT YOUR ALREADY 10 MINUTES LATE FOR
OH MY LORD....CAN SOMEBODY SAY AMEN.......PLEASE
DON’T ASK ME HOW I KNOW......LOL
YOU SAY…PASTOR I HAVE NEVER HEARD THE HOLY SPIRIT SPEAKING TO ME
I DOUBT THAT…HE IS TALKING
YOU PROBABLY JUST DON’T KNOW WHERE TO LOCATE HIS VOICE
HAVE YOU EVER HEARD A VOICE TRY TO TALK YOU OUT OF SOMETHING DUMB OR TALK YOU INTO DOING SOMETHING GODLY?
THAT WAS NOT YOUR FLESH
HAVE YOU EVER HEARD A VOICE SAY....YOU SHOULDN’T BE LOOKING AT THAT
OH COME ON....HE SPEAKS
YOU JUST NEED TO LISTEN
HERE IS THE BOTTOM LINE...
I ENCOURAGE YOU TO DEVELOP...
A FRIENDSHIP AND A RELATIONSHIP WITH THE HOLY SPIRIT...
THAT WILL KEEP YOU FROM BEING DECEIVED BY FALSE SPIRITS
WHEN THE FBI.....TEACHES THE MONEY LAUNDERING DEPT. HOW TO DETECT FAKE MONEY
THEY DO NOT GIVE THEM FAKE MONEY
THEY PUT REAL AUTHENTIC MONEY INTO THEIR HANDS
THEY FEEL IT AND FELL IT AND TOUCH IT
AND THEN WHEN THE FAKE THING COMES INTO THEIR HANDS...
THEY RECOGNIZE....THAT IS NOT REAL
I’VE ALREADY TOUCHED AND FELT THE REAL...
AND THAT JUST DON’T...... FEEL RIGHT
OH COME ON SOMEBODY...
IF YOU WILL HAVE A RELATIONSHIP WITH THE HOLY SPIRIT
HE WILL HELP YOU TO KNOW......THAT JUST DOESN’T FEEL QUITE RIGHT
LAST WEEK I TALKED TO YOU ABOUT HOW THE HOLY SPIRIT
REVEALS THE THINGS THAT GOD FREELY GIVES TO YOU
HE REVEALS THE DEEP THINGS OF GOD FOR YOU
HE REVEALS THE THINGS YOU ARE TO SAY AND DECLARE FROM YOUR MOUTH
ALL OF THESE THINGS ACCORDING TO 1 COR 2. THE HOLY SPIRIT TEACHES YOU
WHEN GOD BEGINS TO REVEALS THOSE THINGS TO YOU BY HIS SPIRIT
HE IS INVITING YOU INTO A PLACE OF...... WALKING WITH HIM
AND COOPERATING WITH HIM
IT IS AN INVITATION IT IS NOT A MANDATE
OH COME ON...
IT’S NOT THAT IT’S OPTIONAL...
BUT YOU DO GET TO CHOOSE WHETHER OR NOT YOU WANT TO COOPERATE WITH HIM OR NOT
THERE ARE BLESSINGS FOR THOSE WHO WANT TO OBEY
AND THERE ARE CONSEQUENCES FOR THOSE WHO CHOOSE TO IGNORE
I DON’T KNOW HOW ELSE TO SAY IT....
WHEN THE HOLY SPIRIT TEACHES YOU...
A DEEP THING
OR SOMETHING THAT GOD WANTS TO GIVE YOU
HE IS INVITING YOU AND I INTO A MOMENT.....
TO WALK IN THE SPIRIT
THERE ARE A LOT OF PEOPLE WHO WALK THROUGH THE DOORS AND SAY...
THEY LIVE IN THE SPIRIT
BUT THE QUESTION IS.....WHEN YOU LEAVE…
DOES YOUR WALK LINE UP WITH YOUR TESTIMONY
CHURCH LISTEN TO ME....
IF YOU SAY, YOU LIVE IN THE SPIRIT
THEN WALK IN THE SPIRIT
THERE ARE CHRISTIANS WHO ARE SO AFRAID OF HELL AND THEY KNOW JESUS IS THE ONLY WAY....
SO THEY TRUST HIM TO GO TO HEAVEN
BUT THEY DON’T YIELD THEIR LIFE TO HIM ALONG THE WAY
LORD HELP US....
THIS IS NOT POSSIBLE....
LISTEN TO ME....
DISCIPLESHIP IS NOT A GET OUT OF HELL FREE CARD
DISCIPLESHIP IS....
I WILL FOLLOW YOU WHEREVER YOU TAKE ME
AND WHATEVER YOU REQUIRE OF ME....YOU HAVE A YES FROM ME
AND IT AM NOT GOING TO SEARCH OUT WHAT BENEFITS ARE INVOLVED
I AM JUST GOING TO SAY YES TO GOD AND ANYTHING HE REQUIRES OF ME
COOPERATING WITH THE HOLY SPIRIT IS NOT OPTIONAL
BUT YOU DO GET A CHOICE
GOD BEING THE GENEROUS GOD THAT HE IS...
INVITES YOU IN
HE DOES NOT PUSH YOU IN
YOU MIGHT BE AT GROCERY OUTLET IN THE LINE BEHIND A WOMEN GETTING READY TO PAY
AND ALL THE SUDDEN THE SPIRIT SPEAKS TO YOU AND SAYS....
THIS WOMAN JUST NEED A WORD OF ENCOURAGEMENT
“UH, I CAN’T DO THAT”
AS IF IT WERE THE DEVIL TELLING YOU TO ENCOURAGE THAT WOMAN.......LOL
LOOK…IT DOES NOT HAVE TO BE THEOLOGICAL
JUST LOOK AT HER AND SAY...
“I JUST FEEL LIKE THE LORD WANTED ME TO ENCOURAGE YOU TODAY....”
“HE IS TAKING CARE OF SOME THINGS THAT YOUR WORRIED ABOUT”
IF SHE OPENS UP AND TALKS....GREAT
IF SHE SAYS....THAT WAS WEIRD
THEN YOU JUST KEEP CHECKING OUT…PAY AND GO TO THE CAR
“LORD, WHAT WAS THAT ALL ABOUT” LOL
SOMETIMES IT’S GONNA BE RECEIVED AND SOMETIMES IT’S NOT
YOU DON’T GET TO DETERMINE IF YOU SOW THE SEED ON GOOD GROUND OR BAD GROUND
YOUR JOB IS TO THROW THE SEED
YOU HAVE TO THROW THE SEED ON GOOD AND BOD GROUND ALIKE.......JUST THROW IT
THERE ARE 3 RESPONSES THAT KEEP YOU FROM COOPERATING WITH THE HOLY SPIRIT...
GRIEVING THE HOLY SPIRIT
29 Let no corrupt word proceed out of your mouth, but what is good for necessary edification, that it may impart grace to the hearers. 30 And do not grieve the Holy Spirit of God, by whom you were sealed for the day of redemption. 31 Let all bitterness, wrath, anger, clamor, and evil speaking be put away from you, with all malice. 32 And be kind to one another, tenderhearted, forgiving one another, even as God in Christ forgave you.
OH MY LORD…
DO YOU KNOW WHAT WILL SET AMERICA FREE FROM ALL THE RACIAL MESS GOING ON IN THIS NATION
WE NEED EPHESIANS 4:29-32.
LOVE PEOPLE
FORGIVE PEOPLE
ACT SWEET TO PEOPLE
BE KIND TO PEOPLE
BE TENDERHEARTED
SIT WITH PEOPLE WHO ARE HURTING
AND PUT ALL MANNER OF EVIL OUT OF YOUR MOUTH
SOMEBODY SAY AMEN.....
I’M GONNA SAY THIS AND THEN TELL YOU NUMBER 2
SOME OF YOU ARE NOT EXPERIENCING THE PRESENCE OF THE HOLY SPIRIT RIGHT NOW
BECAUSE YOU ARE GRIEVING HIM EVERY TIME YOU OPEN YOUR MOUTH
OH MY LORD....LISTEN TO ME
EVERY TIME YOU OPEN YOUR MOUTH
AND YOU BASH SOMEBODY
AND CRITICIZE SOMEBODY AND TEAR SOMEBODY DOWN
AND YOU RESPOND TO EVIL WITH EVIL
THIS IS NOT WHAT YOUR BIBLE TEACHES
THE BIBLE DOES NOT SAY....CURSE THOSE WHO CURSE YOU
IT SAYS…BLESS THOSE WHO CURSE YOU
PRAY FOR THOSE WHO DESPITEFULLY USE YOU
THE GOSPEL IS NOT AN EYE FOR AN EYE
THE GOSPEL IS....I SHOULD HAVE DIED AND BEEN IN HELL
BUT THE LOVE OF JESUS RESCUED ME AND ...
IF HE LOVED ME LIKE THAT
THEN I’LL LOVE YOU TOO.
SOMEBODY SAY AMEN
EVERY TIME…WE ARE GRIEVING THE HOLY SPIRIT
.....WORSHIP TEAM COME HELP ME.....
2. RESISTING THE HOLY SPIRIT
ACTS 7:51 STEPHEN IS PREACHING TO A BUNCH OF PEOPLE WHO... NOT JUST REJECTED JESUS
BUT EVEN THE PROPHETS WHO TOLD THE FATHERS OF ISRAEL THAT HE WAS COMING
HE IS PREACHING TO THE JEWISH PEOPLE AND SAYS...
“YOU ARE LIKE YOUR FATHERS....YOU STIFF-NECKED PEOPLE....
YOU ALWAYS RESIST THE HOLY SPIRIT
STEPHEN IS PREACHING AND HE CAN TELL THAT THEY ARE PUSHING BACK
THAT TERM STIFF-NECKED WOULD HAVE BEEN UNDERSTOOD BY THOSE PEOPLE
HE IS TALKING ABOUT AN OX WHO WOULD LITERALLY FLEX HIS MUSCLES IN HIS NECK TO KEEP THE FARMER FROM BEING ABLE TO STEER HIM
“YOU WON’T TAKE ME THERE”
YOUR NOT GOING TO BE IN MY LIFE
IT IS RESISTING THE HOLY SPIRIT
UNDERSTAND THIS.....
YOU DON’T GET TO RESIST HIM WHENEVER YOU WANT AND HAVE HIM WHENEVER YOU WANT
IF HE EVER KNOCKS ON THE DOOR OF YOUR HEART
YOU SHOULD LET HIM IN IMMEDIATELY
PEOPLE CAN…GRIEVE HIM
THEY CAN RESIST HIM
AND THEY CAN QUENCH HIM
3. QUENCHING THE HOLY SPIRIT
19 Do not quench the Spirit.
WHAT DOES THIS MEAN????
YOU ARE A CANDLE
- YOU COME TO CHURCH FINALLY
- AND GOD STARTS MOVING
- AND SOMETHING HAPPENS....
- HE LIGHTS YOUR CANDLE
THE LIFE HAPPENS
YOU GET BUSY AND BEFORE YOU KNOW IT....FIRE OUT
AFTER CONFERENCE OR CAMP......FIRE REKINDLED
THEN YOU GET AROUND THE WRONG PEOPLE
AND THEY TELL YOU TO...........CHILL....YOU DON’T NEED TO DO ALL THAT
YOU TRY CHILL CHRISTIANITY....
IT’S TERRIBLE
NO LIFE
THEN SOMEBODY COME TO PUT YOUR FIRE OUT
AND YOU TELL THE DEVIL....NOT TODAY
I AM NOT GOING TO LIVE THE REST OF MY LIFE WITHOUT A FLAME FROM THE HOLY SPIRIT
OH COME SOMEBODY...
GOD IS SAYING…STOP GRIEVING ME
STOP RESISTING ME
STOP PUTTING THE FIRE OUT
OH MY LORD....
STAND TO YOUR FEET WITH ME
SOMEBODY…SAY...
LET THE FIRE BURN
LET THE FIRE OF THE HOLY GHOST TO BURN IN MY LIFE
IF YOU WANT THE FIRE OF THE HOLY GHOST TO BURN IN MY LIFE
THROW UP YOUR HANDS ALL OVER THIS BUILDING
I WANT THE SPIRIT OF GOD TO BURN IN MY LIFE
I DON’T WANT TO JUST GO THROUGH THE MOTIONS
I WAS THE SPIRIT OF GOD TO BURN INSIDE OF ME
DON’T LET ANYONE EXTENGUISH YOUR FIRE
OH COME ON ALL OVER THIS PLACE....
LIFT YOUR HANDS
SOMEBODY IS ABOUT TO GET THEIR FIRE BACK RIGHT
JUST PRAY AND ASK FOR IT RIGHT NOW
YOUR ABOUT TO RECIEVE THE FIRE OF THE HOLY SPIRIT AGAIN
IT’S BEEN A LONG TIME
WAY TOO LONG
YOU ARE DRY AND HAVE STRUGGLED TO FEEL AND HEAR FROM THE HOLY SPIRIT IN YOUR LIFE
TODAY IS THE DAY THAT YOUR FIRE IS REKINDLED
OH COME ON....JUST BEGIN TO SING ALL OVER THIS ROOM
HOLY SPIRIT YOU ARE WELCOME IN THIS PLACE