Sermon Tone Analysis

What is Pentecost Sunday about?

A majority of Christians do not believe in Holy Spirit is real, that majority is over 62%.

David Rogers’ dream:

Scene 1: I was a new team member of some kind of televangelist show, yes, the kind that none of the younger generation likes!

But it was interesting because what I brought was a youthful passion, purity and authenticity that was previously lacking on the show, it was like I broke off all the nonsense that was associated with what was going on before and brought a new fresh move of God.

But at the same time I was joining with an older generation, riding on their favor, using their platform to reach hundreds of thousands of people.

There was a unity and joining of generations that was really powerful and I knew that on my own I would not be nearly as effective.

Scene 2: Then I was observing a pregnant teen who was about 9 months pregnant with her friends, hanging out on their school grounds.

I could tell she was within a few days or weeks of giving birth because she looked like she was having some birth pains and was starting to need help to get around.

Luckily she had her friends around her to help her.

Then I heard a voice that spoke a warning about making sure that no rubbing alcohol (used for sterilization) got on the baby as it was being birthed.

I had a sense that the baby needed to come out as is and that we needed to resist the urge to sterilize it or clean it up so that it was acceptable to our senses.

Scene 3: Then, I was in a revival type service at Bethel church in Redding, CA and Bill Johnson was up on stage conducting a "come Holy Spirit" moment.

I was in the middle of a packed out crowd as we waited on God together.

I could feel the anointing increasing and then suddenly a great surge welled up in me to cry out "Release the people" but it was so intense in my dream that I couldn't say it in my dream, it actually woke me up from my dream.

As soon as woke up I very clearly knew that I had a choice to say it or not (but of course I did!).

I was now fully awake and as soon as I started saying, "Release the people", over and over, I saw with my now open eyes, Holy Spirit in the shape of a dove, many of them, coming up out of my spirit and going out to find people to rest upon, empower and release into their calling/destiny.

Scene 1 (Father): We have a foundation of the previous generation and it may be offensive to us, but we are called to honor the past, embrace the past as if it was our own, then have a heart that discerns and cuts through the chaff to being what God is saying now without apology.

We can't do it our way or give in to criticizing the past or into an ideology of how it "should be".

There is only how it is now, what we have been given now.

Honor that we are who we are by His Grace from generation to generation.

Scene 2 (Son): The new thing God is doing is messy, youthful and inexperienced.

DO NOT sanitize what God is doing.

Resist the urge to fix it!

Your pain from the last move of God, your prejudices and judgments of the past will drive you to sanitize what God is doing now.

This WILL destroy what God is doing in your sphere of influence.

Become like a child again and let God be God.

DO NOT sanitize or try to control this because of your fears.

Scene 3 (Holy Spirit): Come Holy Spirit!

He desires a people, a community to move upon and though.

Evidence:

Gifts of being baptized in Holy Spirit:

In Corinthians:

1. Words of wisdom

2. Words of knowledge

3. Faith

4. Gift of Healing

5. Effecting of Miracles

6. Prophecy

7. Distinguishing of spirits

8. Kinds of tongues

9. Interpretation of tongues

Signs of being baptized in Holy Spirit:

In Galatians:

Love

Joy

Peace

Patience

Kindness

Goodness

Faithfulness

Gentleness

Self-control

In Acts:

1. wind, - (Acts 2:2)

2. tongues of fire, - (Acts 2:3)

3. speaking in tongues, - (Acts 2:4, 19:6)

4. one mind – (Acts 2:46)

5. gladness, sincerity of heart – (Acts 2:46)

6. favor with all people – (Acts 2:47)

7. persuasive speech, - (Acts 4:8, 6:5,10)

8. shaking, - (Acts 4:31)

9. others get filled with Holy Spirit, - (Acts 4:31, 13:52)

10. boldness, - (Acts 4:31)

11. vision of Jesus, - (Acts 7:55)

12. healing of eyes, - (Acts 9:17-19)

13. joy, - (Acts 13:52)

14. praising God, - (Acts 10:44-48)

15. laying on of hands, - (Acts 8:18–19)

16. prophecy, - (Acts 19:6)

In Ephesians:

1. speaking to one another and the Lord in song,

2. making melody with your hearts to God

3. giving thanks to God,

4. submitting to one another.

5. Awe of God

In Mark 16:17-18

1. Cast out demons

2. speak in new tongues

3. deadly poison will not hurt them

4. Laying on of hands and sick recover.

Purpose:

People often use the power of Holy Spirit to feel significant or valued.

The gifts of Holy Spirit are for the people around you.

The gifts of Holy Spirit are for Father to be seen in you.

The gifts of Holy Spirit are for the Body of Christ to glorify Jesus.

What it takes:

There are some question you may be asking yourself.

What if Holy Spirit wants me to move or do something I can’t?

What if Holy Spirit asks me to love someone I don’t want to.

Or I only have hate for?

What if Holy Spirit asks me to submit?

What if Holy Spirit asks me to do something that will make me look wrong?

What if Holy Spirit asks me to lead in something I know little or nothing about?

We need to fall in love or have our needs met in a stronger way than our fears stop us from moving.

Witnesses:

Holy Spirit is in our lives and brings power.

It’s more than power.

It’s the ability to become the expression of Christ, like you could not before.

Is/has come upon: