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Friday 11 November 2016

DIGGING DEEP SERIES: NOVEMBER, 2016, SERIES 002 MAIN THEME: THE HOLY SPIRIT AND HIS GIFTS SUB-THEME: {THE SPIRITUAL MAN}

DIGGING DEEP SERIES: NOVEMBER, 2016, SERIES 002 MAIN THEME: THE HOLY SPIRIT AND HIS GIFTS SUB-THEME: {THE SPIRITUAL MAN} MAIN TEXT: JOEL 2:28-29, Rom 8:1-16, Gal 5:16-26 INTRODUCTION: a spiritual man is one who belongs to the spirit: the whole man is governed by the inner man: all the organs of his being are subject to completely to it. His spirit is what stamps his life as unique - everything proceeds from his spirit, while he himself renders absolute allegiance to it. No word does he speak, no act does he perform according to himself. A spiritual man lives by the spirit, though, he is not a spirit, but by choice, he becomes submissive to the spirit to take charge.
MAN AT CREATION
• Created in the image of God. Genesis 1: 26-27
• He is made up of spirit, soul and body. Genesis 2:7; 1 Thessalonian 5:23
• God gave him charge over all His other creations. Genesis 1: 28-30
• He doesn't have any power of his, so he has to depend on God. Genesis 2:15-17
MAN, AFTER THE FALL
• Adam lived by the breath of life becoming spirit in him. By the spirit he sensed God, knew God's voice and communed with God. He had a very keen awareness of God. But after his fall he died.
• Death is cessation of communication with environment. Death of the spirit is the cessation of it's communication with God. Gen 2:16-17, 3:1-8.
• The spirit remains but cannot communicate with God any longer because of Adam's disobedience to God.
• As a result, man's body which ought to have been glorified returned to the dust. .. Fallen men are governed by completely by the flesh walking in response to the desires of their soulish life and physical passions.
MAN, AT REGENERATION
• When Adam sinned, all men were in his loins, likewise when Christ was judged, all who will be regenerated were present in Him.
Jesus suffered in His Spirit, Soul and Body on the cross for the sins of the world. Man's spirit needs to be quickened because it is born dead
MAN AT HIS SUBSEQUENT WALK WITH GOD
• He has to carry his cross daily and follow the Lord
He must wholly cooperate with the Holy Spirit
• He must desire fresh infilling of the Holy Spirit on daily basis
• He should also desire the Baptism of the Holy Spirit and the gifts
Surrender totally to God to be used for the edification of the Body of Christ.
GOD BLESS YOU.

Tuesday 8 November 2016

DIGGING DEEP SERIES: NOVEMBER, 2016, SERIES 001 MAIN THEME: THE HOLY SPIRIT AND HIS GIFTS

DIGGING DEEP SERIES: NOVEMBER, 2016, SERIES 001

MAIN THEME:  THE HOLY SPIRIT AND HIS GIFTS

 

MAIN THEME: THE HOLY SPIRIT AND HIS GIFTS

SUB-THEME: {THE TRINITY}

MAIN TEXT: JOEL 2:28-29, ACTS 2:39; LUKE 11:10-13; LUKE 10:38, MARK 16:15-18 2016-11-01

INTRODUCTION: This is a teaching series that will run through 5 Tuesdays in the month of November, 2016. Today, we'll dwell on THE TRINITY and zeroing on THE HOLY SPIRIT. In weeks to come, we will concentrate on the HOLY SPIRIT, His fruit and His Gifts, so also why it is very important for us to walk with Him. They are going to be practical teaching sessions as those of us who are yet to be baptized in the Holy Spirit but desire it will have the encounter during these services. Holy Spirit is the third Person of THE TRINITY. He is not a force, He is not a power, He is not just a-manifestation, He is God, and He is a Person. He was there at the creation of the heaven and the earth, so also when man was made. Gen 1:1-2, 26-27. He is the Comforter that was sent down to earth from the Father and the Word after the ascension of our Lord Jesus Christ, He came on the da of Pentecost, He has been with the Church and will forever remain here. John 14:16. His place of abode has been our body - 1 Corinthians 3:16, 17; 6: 19,20. He is here to glorify Jesus and build the Church. He is our teacher, Comforter, Strengthener, Helper, Advocate, Intercessor_... Do you know Him? Have you received His baptism? Luke 3:16

THE TRINITY

WHAT THE TRINITY IS NOT

1.      That there is only one person/being called God.  

2.     That the Father, Son and Holy Ghost refer to three manifestations of one person.

3.     That God consists of three persons in one person or 3 beings in one being.

4.     That the Father, Son and Holy Ghost are essential parts of one being, just as man is made up of body, soul and spirit.

THE GODHEAD

a)     The Father is called God. 1 Corinthian 8:6, Son is called God, Isaiah 9:6-7; Hebrew 1;8; John 1:1-2; 20:28 and the Holy Spirit is called God, Acts 5:3-4

b)    As individual Persons, each can be called God and collectively, they can be spoken of as one God because of their 0 perfect unity. The word GOD is used either as a singular or a plural word like sheep. 1 John 5:7-8

c)     Everything that could be spoken of Goa collectively applies equally to each member of the Godhead as an individual but there are some things that are said of each person of the Deity as to position, office and work that couldn't be spoken as of the other members of the Godhead.

d)    The Father is the Head of Christ, 1 Corinthian 11:3, The Son is the only begotten of the Father, 2 John 3 and The Holy Ghost proceeds from both the Father and the Son. John 14:26; 15:26; 16:7-15; Acts 2:34.

e)     Plural nouns are used of God, proving plurality of persons, Genesis 1:26; 3:22; 11:7; Isaiah 6:8; John 14:23; 17:11,22-23; Exodus 22:28; 1 Samuel 4:8; Daniel 2:11; 4:6-9;5:11,14, Genesis 20:13;35:7.

f)      At the water Baptism of our Lord Jesus Christ, three of them were involved. Matthew 3:16, 17

g)     The Trinity jointly are involved in the functioning of the Gifts of the Holy Spirit in a believer. 1 Corinthian 12:4-7

AS WITNESSES

v THE FATHER. Jeremiah 29:23; Malachi 3:5; John 5:31-37; Romans 1:9; Hebrew 1:1-2; 2:3-4

v THE SON. Isaiah 55:4; John 18:37; 1Timothy 6:13; Rev 1:5

v THE HOLY SPIRIT. Romans 8:16; John 15:26; Hebrew 10:15

PROOF THAT JESUS IS NOT THE FATHER

Ø  The Father was in heaven all the time Jesus was on earth. Matthew 5:16.

Ø  Christ now sits at right hand side of God the Father, Psalm 110:1; Matthew 22:44; 26:64; Revelation 22:3

Ø  Jesus said 'He will confess men before My Father', Matthew 10:32; Revelation 3:5

Ø  Equal with the Father in some things and not in other things, John 14:28; Mark 13:32; 1 Corinthian 11:3

HOLY SPIRIT

·        His work at new birth. John 3:5-8; Romans 8:16; 1 Corinthian 12:13, 2 Corinthian 5:17

·        His work in the in Baptism of the Holy Spirit. Luke 24: 49; Acts 1:5, 8, Ephesians 5:18

·        His continuous work in the life of a believer

·        His fruit and Gifts. Galatians 5:22-23; 1 Corinthian 12:1-31

GOD BLESS YOU. ENSURE YOU DON'T MISS ANY OF THE REMAINING 4 SESSIONS, YOU WILL ENCOUNTER THE VISITATION OF GOD THROUGH THE HOLY SPIRIT

 

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Saturday 6 February 2016

February 2016 Holy Ghost Service

February 2016 Holy Ghost Service

 Ministering ; Pastor E. A Adeboye

Theme: Arrest the Arrester

Text 2 Kings 6:13-20

Introduction - II Kings 13:14 - 19

God has a purpose for my life. He never send anyone to this earth without a purpose - Jer 1:4-5

The purpose He has for me is a good one - Jer 29:11, Gal 1:15-16

2 Timothy 4:6-8

 

Some people reach their goals, while unfortunately some people never made it- Gen. 4:9-12.

The goal of the arrester is to prevent one from reaching God's goal - I Samuel 16:11-23, 1 Sam 17:34-37.

 

1 Peter 5:8 - Arrester can be in two basic categories;

External and Internal

 

External arresters

 

  1. Generational

2 Kings 2:19-22 - Arrester that are generational

Joshua 6:26 - Existing before birth such as curses. Arresters coming from ones root - Exodus 14:1-28

Prayer Point - Father any arrester in my foundation, arrest them tonight.

 

  1. The Envious

Num 16:1-33 - Second Arrester are those who are just envious of you.

Psalm 114:7, 124:1

Prayer Point - Father, every arrester of my achievement bury them alive.

 

Never take part in a revolt about one who is just minding his own business.

 

  1. The enemies of progress

The 3rd category of Arrester are the enemies of progress - Josh 10:1-11, Isaiah 66:1, Eph 1:18-23

Prayer Point - Father, every enemy of my progress burn them.

 

  1. Family foes

The next category of arrester are called the family foes - Mat 10:36

This is the worst form of arresters because you think they wish you well because they are members of your family - Gen. 27:37-38, 1 Sam 17:22-29, 22:1-2

Prayer Point - Father, every arrester within my family, destroy them before they destroy me.

 

  1. Enemies because of your love for God

The 5th category will be forces against you because you love God, they don't like and your prayers - 2 Kings 1:9-12; Daniel 6 -

When praying becomes an offence, God needs to arise.

Prayer Point - Father every forces trying to interfere with the relationship between me and you Lord roast them.

 

External arresters are easy to deal with, but the Internal is the problem

 

Internal Arrester

 

  1. Your appetite for food

Gen. 25:29-34 - Esau destiny was arrested because of just one meal.

Gen. 27:35-37 - The blessing becomes irreversible, he has to serve his brother.

1 Corinthians 6:13 - For some of you your stomach is the problem.

Phil 3:19;  2 Cor 11:27

Prayer Point - Father, don't let my belly destroy me.

 

  1. Lust of the flesh

Particularly hunger for unholy Sex - Gen 35:22

Gen 49:1-4 - He cursed him and died so that there won't be room for repentance.

Judges 16:1-13 - Greatest arrester of destiny is immorality.

Prayer point - Father, don't let the lust of the flesh cause my sun to set in the afternoon.

  1. Laziness

Proverb 13:4, 12:24 - Lazy people never reach their goal.

Proverb 19:15, 23:21

Prayer Point - Father, let me stop being my own enemy, don't let laziness destroy me, help me Lord.

  1. Temper / Anger (Violent Temper)

Exodus 2:11-15 - The very day the enemy knew that Moses had a hot temper, he knew he has got him

Number 20:7-12 - Instead of speaking to the rock, in anger he hit the rock and missed the promised land.

Ecclesiastes 7:9; Proverb 16:32

Prayer Point - Father, don't let me destroy my own future by anger, by temper. Please have mercy on me.

 

It is impossible to arrest a holy man - 2 Kings 1:9-12, 6:13-20

It is impossible to keep a soul winner arrested - Acts 5:17-25, 12:5-11, 16:16-39

Prayer Point - Father, have mercy on me don't let me leave here tonight with any arrester not arrested.

 

When you arrest a man, you slow him down, even when he is free he is not where he should be,

He would have lost time , opportunities, space , blessings, Progress….

Prayer Point-  Father, everything that I have lost as a result of arresters, restore to me.