Spirit Baptism and Evangelism
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· 26 viewsWe need to experience the Baptism of the Holy Spirit to receive the gift of Evangelism, receive the latter rain, and finish the work so Christ can come.
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369 - Bringing in the Sheaves
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And this gospel of the kingdom will be proclaimed throughout the whole world as a testimony to all nations, and then the end will come.
Before the end
message must go to all people.
Where should our focus be?
How should we spend our time?
waiting for and hastening the coming of the day of God, because of which the heavens will be set on fire and dissolved, and the heavenly bodies will melt as they burn!
We can literally
hasten Christ’s coming
Why hasn’t God come yet?
Why hasn’t God come yet?
If every soldier of Christ had done his duty, if every watchman on the walls of Zion had given the trumpet a certain sound, the world might, ere this, have heard the message of warning. But the work is years behind. While men have slept, Satan has stolen a march upon us.
One reason
God has not come
because we haven’t
finished the work.
Had the purpose of God been carried out by His people in giving to the world the message of mercy, Christ would, ere this, have come to the earth, and the saints would have received their welcome into the city of God.—Testimonies for the Church 6:450.
What is God waiting for?
What is the holdup?
What is the holdup?
“And to the angel of the church in Laodicea write: ‘The words of the Amen, the faithful and true witness, the beginning of God’s creation. “ ‘I know your works: you are neither cold nor hot. Would that you were either cold or hot! So, because you are lukewarm, and neither hot nor cold, I will spit you out of my mouth. For you say, I am rich, I have prospered, and I need nothing, not realizing that you are wretched, pitiable, poor, blind, and naked. I counsel you to buy from me gold refined by fire, so that you may be rich, and white garments so that you may clothe yourself and the shame of your nakedness may not be seen, and salve to anoint your eyes, so that you may see. Those whom I love, I reprove and discipline, so be zealous and repent. Behold, I stand at the door and knock. If anyone hears my voice and opens the door, I will come in to him and eat with him, and he with me. The one who conquers, I will grant him to sit with me on my throne, as I also conquered and sat down with my Father on his throne.
What is the solution to our Laodicean condition?
What is the solution to our Laodicean condition?
A revival of true godliness among us is the greatest and most urgent of all our needs. To seek this should be our first work.—The Review and Herald, March 22, 1887.
The baptism of the Holy Ghost as on the day of Pentecost will lead to a revival of true religion and to the performance of many wonderful works.
Joel prophesied about
those people who will
give the last message:
“Be glad, O children of Zion, and rejoice in the Lord your God, for he has given the early rain for your vindication; he has poured down for you abundant rain, the early and the latter rain, as before.
Peter said there was
partial fulfillment
at Pentecost.
But this is what was uttered through the prophet Joel: “ ‘And in the last days it shall be, God declares, that I will pour out my Spirit on all flesh, and your sons and your daughters shall prophesy, and your young men shall see visions, and your old men shall dream dreams; even on my male servants and female servants in those days I will pour out my Spirit, and they shall prophesy.
God specifically
told them how to
prepare for this experience.
And while staying with them he ordered them not to depart from Jerusalem, but to wait for the promise of the Father, which, he said, “you heard from me; for John baptized with water, but you will be baptized with the Holy Spirit not many days from now.” So when they had come together, they asked him, “Lord, will you at this time restore the kingdom to Israel?” He said to them, “It is not for you to know times or seasons that the Father has fixed by his own authority. But you will receive power when the Holy Spirit has come upon you, and you will be my witnesses in Jerusalem and in all Judea and Samaria, and to the end of the earth.”
We stand in a
similar position today.
We must seek
that same power
to finish the work.
Ask rain from the Lord in the season of the spring rain, from the Lord who makes the storm clouds, and he will give them showers of rain, to everyone the vegetation in the field.
We are here today
to ask for the
outpouring of Latter Rain.
Discussion
Discussion
Why do you think God has not come yet?
Why do you think God has not come yet?
What were the disciples supposed to wait for before they took the gospel to the world?
What were the disciples supposed to wait for before they took the gospel to the world?
What do you think is the major factor in the work being finished?
What do you think is the major factor in the work being finished?
Do you think there is any evidence that our congregation is Laodicean? What is the cause/solution of our Laodicean condition?
Do you think there is any evidence that our congregation is Laodicean? What is the cause/solution of our Laodicean condition?
How can you become part of this last great evangelistic work?
How can you become part of this last great evangelistic work?
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Prayer
373 - Seeking the Lost