Participants: Chris Shelton (Host), Kenny Shelton
Series Code: BTLP
Program Code: BTLP000007
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00:41 Hello and welcome to another
00:43 Behold the Lamb presents program, 00:45 today's message is the second in a series 00:48 of five, we've entitled 00:49 "Addressing The Power of The Holy Spirit." 00:52 In the first of this five series of sermons 00:55 we discovered that yes our churches do need 00:59 more Holy Spirit power. We need God's spirit 01:02 in abundance, if we were to ever finish the 01:05 work that he has given us of proclaiming the 01:08 gospel to a lost and dying world. 01:11 But in order for our churches to obtain 01:13 this power, we must first examine ourselves; 01:16 we have to want that power. We must desire 01:21 to so order our lives that the Holy Spirit will 01:24 find a home a body temple in which to dwell. 01:28 Therefore today's message is entitled 01:31 "You Have To Want That Power" 01:34 "You Have To Want That Power" 01:37 so began today to pray, study and asking God 01:41 for his outpouring. Friends, only then will 01:45 our heavenly Father be able to convict and 01:48 strengthen us to our come our worldly character 01:52 defects. Only then will the Gospel of salvation 01:56 truly become alive in your hearts and only then 02:01 will the Bible become the truth that will set us 02:05 free from the enemy snares of sin. 02:08 But first let us visit 3ABN's worship center 02:12 and richly be blessed be a song properly 02:15 entitled "My Help" it is sung by 02:19 our friend in Christ, Lyndon Carriger. 02:39 I will lift up mine eyes to the hills 02:44 From whence cometh my help 02:48 My help cometh from the Lord 02:52 The Lord who made heaven and earth 02:57 He said, He will not suffer thy foot; 03:03 thy foot to be moved 03:06 The Lord which keepeth thee 03:11 He will not slumber nor sleep 03:15 For the Lord is thy keeper 03:19 The Lord is thy shade upon thy right hand 03:28 Upon thy right hand 03:33 Nor the sun shall not smite thee by day 03:39 Nor the moon by night He shall preserve thy soul 03:47 Even forever more My help, My help, 04:02 My help, All of my help Cometh from the Lord 04:27 I will lift up mine eyes to the hills 04:32 From whence cometh my help 04:35 My help cometh from the Lord 04:40 The Lord who made heaven and earth 04:44 He said, He will not suffer thy foot; 04:49 thy foot to be moved, The Lord which keepeth thee 04:57 He will not slumber nor sleep 05:02 For the Lord is thy keeper 05:06 The Lord is thy shade upon thy right hand 05:15 Upon thy right hand 05:20 For the sun shall not smite thee by day 05:25 Nor the moon by night He shall preserve thy soul 05:33 Even forever more My help, My help, 05:48 My help, All of my help Cometh from the Lord 05:58 My help, My help My help, All of my help 06:10 Cometh from the Lord My help, My help 06:22 My help, All of my help Cometh from the Lord, 06:38 the Lord, All of my help Cometh from the Lord. 07:03 Thank you, for joining us today wherever you 07:04 maybe around the world and thank you 07:06 Lyndon for that beautiful song I know it was a 07:09 blessing. We're glad that you've joined us but 07:12 you know before we do our Bible study today and 07:13 we're doing an exciting subject. 07:16 And I know that you wanna be a part of it, 07:19 before we always get into the word of God 07:21 we take time to pray, so let's do that right now. 07:24 You can kneel if you're at home or wherever 07:26 you might be where you can, why don't you 07:28 kneel with me and let's pray 07:29 for God's blessing shall we. 07:33 Merciful Father in Heaven, we thank you 07:35 for the privilege we have to serve you today. 07:37 We ask as you would send your Holy Spirit 07:40 to give us proper understanding of 07:42 your word. Now, we ask that the things 07:45 of earth will grow strangely dim as we 07:47 spend this time with thee. We pray that 07:49 our relationship with you will improve day by day 07:52 as we continue to dig in the word and find 07:55 these beautiful truths. We ask that you would 07:58 bless each and everyone who listens, 08:00 who views around the world that hearts and lives 08:03 will be change for eternities, 08:05 my prayer today in Jesus name, Amen. 08:10 Well, again we're glad that you've joined us 08:11 we've been doing started last time a five part 08:14 series on the Holy Spirit and we've been talking 08:17 about does the church this is the series" 08:20 Does the Church Need More Power" 08:22 we came to grips by the way that first of all 08:25 unless we recognize that we need more power 08:28 that we're not going to do anything about it 08:30 and as we study the lesson I think all of us 08:32 came into agreement that we need more of the 08:36 activating power of the Holy Spirit inside the 08:39 church and inside of our individual lives. 08:43 And so as we study that, I'm sure that each 08:46 one of you got a little bit of grip on how God 08:50 will use to help finish work and the necessity 08:53 of having power from on high. Today, 08:56 by the way our subject, we're going to be talking 08:58 about you have to want that power. Now, 09:02 first was what oh yeah does the church need 09:04 more power? Yes, now but you have to want 09:07 that power, do you realize there's many people 09:10 in the church that says oh I'd like to have 09:12 Holy Spirit power, but they do nothing about it. 09:15 They don't even desire in their life oh but once 09:19 we began to see the importance of the power, 09:22 of the Spirit in our life and how that we can 09:25 accomplish nothing without it. I believe that 09:27 you're going to desire that too, I desire that power, 09:30 I wanna see that power operating inside the church 09:33 and inside of individual lives. So, we see as 09:37 we've been studying that we need to pray for 09:40 this power. By the way sometime its down 09:43 to fasting and prayer, but we're gonna really 09:46 be seeking for this Holy Spirit power. 09:48 We're going to be saying today in our study 09:50 that Lord I, I need that power, 09:52 I want that power in my life. It's a necessity 09:56 if I'm going to be what Jesus wants me to be 09:58 and by the way what might be the results think about, 10:02 what might be result if really asked to Holy Spirit 10:05 to come directly into our hearts, 10:08 into our lives and we let the things of the earth go. 10:11 You realize what would take place in our life 10:12 and in mine. By the way it maybe a conversion 10:17 for you, it maybe a conversion for me 10:20 and by the way there will be people that will be 10:22 converted to the truth. Because of the Spirit 10:24 that lives and dwells in you, by the way I want 10:28 that in my life and you know what we'll see 10:30 in the church, I've heard people say well 10:32 we don't see things happening in the church, 10:35 well why not? When the church is filled with 10:37 Holy Spirit power, the Bible said there's miracles 10:40 and signs and there's wonders and answers 10:43 to prayer. Oh! Friend, don't be afraid to pray 10:46 for Holy Spirit power and by the way when we pray 10:50 for that power you know we've been, 10:52 you need be praying for our family and our loved 10:53 ones and those who maybe outside the Ark of 10:56 safety that the Spirit of God will work upon them. 10:59 As my mother always used to say they give 11:01 no rest, day or night until they accept Jesus Christ 11:05 as the Lord and Savior. Once we got down on 11:07 our knees and ask for that kind of power, 11:09 boy what would happened you know I've been 11:11 reading scripture the Bible says that, that 11:13 the Spirit is going to be poured out upon us, 11:17 poured where? Poured out upon us. 11:19 We talked about before, not a little sprinkle here 11:21 and there but we're going to be saturated with 11:25 the power of the Holy Spirit. Poured out, 11:28 the Bible says open the windows of heaven 11:29 and there is gonna be Holy Spirit power poured 11:31 out on us, we talk about it all the time but are 11:35 we seeing it in action. I pray that you're 11:38 and I pray that you know each one of us are 11:40 spending some more time in the word. 11:42 Because you know what I wanna be filled 11:44 completely with the power of heaven. 11:47 Heaven wants to bestow it on me. 11:50 Now as we study this message it's clear that 11:53 we need it, it's clear now that as we're studying 11:55 here that we have to desire this kind of power. 12:00 Now, by the way for those of you who maybe 12:04 didn't get to view that first part, let me 12:07 just kind of fill you in just a little bit here 12:10 and filling in is simply is that we must what 12:12 recognize when we're maybe weak in an area, 12:15 recognize that we have our problem before 12:17 it can ever be fixed and so as we recognize 12:19 it we say okay Lord we want it, 12:21 we need this more power. But it's a power that 12:24 we talked about that comes from what? 12:27 Not within us, but a power that's outside of us 12:31 that we're going to invite into us to totally take 12:35 control of your live what kind of individual 12:38 would you be. What kind of individual would I be, 12:43 what would the church be if we allow the Spirit 12:47 of God to really come in and take control of us. 12:51 Friend, we can find the answers to these 12:53 questions because God wants to bestow it upon 12:56 his church and by the way that power when it 12:59 comes is going to comes straight from the throne 13:01 room of God. And again I'm not asking for a 13:05 sprinkling today I'm asking for what? 13:06 I wanna be bathed in it and I know that you 13:09 do too, it's essential. But here is think, here 13:12 is a question for you. I want you think with me 13:16 those of you, you need to write some things 13:18 down 'cause you're gonna forget, bless your heart. 13:22 Are there conditions on receiving Holy Spirit power? 13:27 Are there any conditions? And I think probably 13:30 most of us, our first answer would be oh! 13:32 Yes, I know there are conditions, 13:35 but let me give you one of the, 13:38 what I think is the one of the main conditions 13:41 upon receiving the power of the Spirit. 13:45 But one that majority of Christians reject, 13:49 you have your Bible, I want you turn with me 13:52 the New Testament to the book of Acts, 13:54 in Acts chapter 5 verse 32. I want you 13:58 think about this here, now remember the Bible 14:01 says and when the Bible says that's what you 14:04 and I are to believe, by faith we believe what 14:05 the Bible said. Listen, no, no, don't add to it, 14:08 don't subtract, but just simply read it by faith, 14:11 accept it as the Holy Spirit as brought to us 14:16 here is what my Bible says if you're talking 14:18 Holy Spirit and by the I see many Christians 14:20 who never quote this passage of scripture. 14:24 They deal with feelings and emotions and all 14:26 other kind of things, but my Bible says this, 14:29 the Holy Spirit is given to those who, oh! 14:34 I heard somebody that what, that obey him. 14:38 That's what Acts 5:32 says, the Holy Spirit 14:41 then the Bible says is given to those listen who 14:45 submit themselves to God. The Holy Spirit is given 14:48 to those who by the way want to put him first 14:52 in their life. The Holy Spirit is given to those 14:55 who conform that's what the word obey, 15:00 those who obey, those who conform, 15:02 those who submit, those who are willing to put him 15:05 first in their life. Now, remember keep this as 15:09 the basis of what we're building on today please 15:12 today that. You act let everything thing else 15:14 go I've heard people to call and say well you 15:16 know I fell to certain thing that's wonderful 15:18 God gives us feelings, he's the author of our 15:21 emotions and so on but we've to keep them 15:23 in check based upon what? Based upon the 15:26 word of God, we can't get away from that, 15:29 I've actually had this takes nerve by the way, 15:32 I don't mind challenging some of the Christians 15:34 if you're one of those today 'cause I want 15:35 you to think. If you're one of those who read 15:38 the scripture and you say I know what it says but. 15:43 You're in trouble, you're in trouble I know what it 15:45 says but, that means what I felt, I sensed, 15:53 I seen oh you can't trust your eyes, 15:55 you can't trust your senses. The heart is what 15:57 deceitful isn't above all things it's desperately 16:00 the Bible said wicked who can know it. 16:05 So, with the firm foundation that we have is 16:07 scripture so the power of the Spirit. 16:09 There is no exception to it, the spirit, Holy 16:12 Spirit is given to those who obey not disobey 16:15 that's what the Bible says and you know by 16:18 the way we talked about, we're talking about this 16:22 conditions of receiving this Holy Spirit power 16:24 and obeying God's word, in fact how much of 16:28 God's word must we obey oh! The Bible is very 16:31 clear maybe elementary to some but Matthew 16:33 chapter 4 verse 4 says: Every word that proceeds 16:37 out of the mouth of God, how many one? 16:40 Every word that proceeds out of the mouth of God, 16:46 oh! That's interesting, that's exciting every word, 16:50 you remember what Peter says and by the way this 16:52 is also found in Acts chapter 5 verse 29 it said: 16:56 Peter and the other disciples, listen 16:58 carefully and the other disciples said notice this: 17:01 We ought to obey God rather than man. They 17:07 came to this conclusion, they weren't interest 17:09 in what men are saying, by the way they 17:15 wasn't interested in what, you know what criteria 17:17 man might operate upon. They were interested 17:22 in what the Holy Spirit, what scripture told them 17:24 to do. This is what we've to come to grips 17:27 with God's word today. We ought to obey God 17:30 rather than men and by the way you remember 17:34 lets to do this quickly because I think it's very 17:36 interesting we talk about obedience because 17:38 again as soon as you mention the word 17:39 obedience to some Christians what is it? 17:42 Oh the wall goes up, we don't have to worry 17:45 about being obedient, we don't have to remember 17:48 Holy Spirit is given to those that what that obey 17:50 so if you're disobeying the right word of God. 17:54 Every word that proceeds out of the mouth of God, 17:55 you are not, you have not received the Holy Spirit. 18:00 There maybe a Spirit leading in your life and 18:02 it may seem like oh but it is not the fruits will 18:04 tell otherwise. Because the Bible is clear 18:08 on we have to obey him, in 1 Samuel 15:22 18:12 the Bible was talking very interesting it said, 18:15 It's better to obey than what? Than sacrifice and 18:22 it's interesting when you look up 1 Samuel by the 18:25 way 15:22 and began to dig a little bit in the word, 18:28 dwell little here, and there little for the truth 18:30 remember, is that Jesus was talking little deeper, 18:36 he was speaking a little deeper to his Spirit, 18:40 now notice that, it's better here he said to obey 18:43 than to sacrifice. It was talking about ceremonial; 18:49 you know that was taking place in the earthly 18:50 sanctuary. But also talking about a sacrifice 18:53 here what giving, we must include that in 18:59 this passage. Jesus says what good will it do 19:03 if we're willing to give or sacrifice and we're taking 19:06 our finances, we're giving and we're doing when 19:09 the heart is not changed when we're living in 19:11 disobedience to God's laws. He says I don't need 19:15 what you have, why doesn't God need what you why? 19:19 Because he owns it all, the Bible say you also say 19:22 cattle on what the thousand hills. 19:26 And so He says rather than you sacrifice or give 19:28 some of the things that I've already given to you, 19:29 just give me your heart. If we want that power, 19:37 if you said in your heart you know I want this kind 19:40 of power in my life I want to be God's companion. 19:46 I want to be filled with this kind of power in our 19:48 life than we need to look at some of this passage 19:51 by the way in Hebrews chapter 5 verse 9 the 19:55 Bible is clear listen carefully: 19:57 That Salvation, oh, oh, salvation is given 20:00 to those who will obey him. Conditional, 20:04 do you see receiving that kind of power there 20:06 are what? There are conditions and oh I'm 20:10 talking about the most important condition has 20:12 to do with what? The Bible says salvation; 20:14 salvation is given to those that do what, 20:17 that obey him as what scripture tells me. 20:21 And when we talk about obey that means salvation 20:23 is given to those listen, who consent to the word 20:27 of God. Salvation is given to those listen carefully 20:30 the word here mean to give ear to the word of God. 20:34 Those who heed the word of God notice that and 20:38 by the way we look at it the word is what it's 20:41 conditional. Salvation is conditional upon our 20:47 being obedient oh as much as we don't wanna 20:52 hear that as much as detest that, 20:55 think about it, think about it with me right 20:58 now no, no, no, think about it, some of you are 21:00 not thinking with me. Salvation is what? 21:05 It depends upon our being obedient to God and by 21:11 the way the book of Matthew says in 8:27, 21:15 this was very interesting, Bible said you know: 21:18 Disciples going out and different people going in 21:21 different and the Sadducees and Pharisees 21:23 and so on and so forth and they, and you know 21:26 when Jesus walked the earth everything in nature 21:29 even obeyed him and then the Mark 8:27 it says: 21:32 they looked around, as though ooh! 21:34 What kind of a man is this, what kind of a man 21:38 is this that even the wind and the sea obey him. 21:44 He asked our obedience, nature obeys him, 21:49 the people walking they wanna know what kind 21:51 of a man is this right here, everything, 21:53 he had the sea, the winds obey his voice. 21:58 Oh! Friend, and by the way when you can still 22:01 can studying here you got your Bible and you jotting 22:03 things down in the book of Mark 1:27 this is, 22:07 this is powerful is that even the unclean Spirits. 22:12 They do obey him, think about what Jesus 22:17 is saying, if we have Holy Spirit power in life 22:20 and you really want that power in your life dear 22:23 friends you will have power over the devil. 22:27 You're gonna have power over the unclean Spirits, 22:32 you say well I don't know Jesus did, 22:33 Jesus said things that he did what? Greater thing 22:36 will you do, if you're filled, he was just filled 22:40 with the father, he was fill with Holy Spirit power 22:44 we did not worry about the demons from hell 22:46 do we? Now, when Jesus is ,filling our minds 22:49 and our heart. Jeremiah 7:23 you go to the 22:53 Old Testament and it says if you will obey my voice 22:56 notice this I will be your God. Oh! That's beautiful, 23:03 if you do what? If you will obey I will be what? 23:07 Your God, the unclean Spirits, they obey him, 23:13 the sea and the winds they obey him. 23:15 Salvation depends upon what? Our obedience to him, 23:21 to obey is better than to sacrifice the Bible says, 23:24 we ought to obey God rather than men that 23:26 word obey you cannot throw it out. 23:30 There is something about obedience is what the 23:32 Bible says and then we switch back by the way 23:34 to the New Testament to the book of Romans, 23:38 Romans chapter 2 verse 16 it says: His servants are 23:43 ye or those who obey him, so if we're servants of 23:48 the most high then we are what, 23:51 we're going to be obedient to what he ask us to do. 23:54 Oh! Friend, think on this for a moment you know 23:57 I often say and many, many times you know 23:59 I loved to sometime punch pretty hard. 24:02 This is not me doing the punching, is the word 24:03 of God and I wanna bring it so close to home 24:06 that you're gonna take it serious. Oh! 24:09 I'm talking about today is life and death issue 24:12 we recognize we need the power right in our 24:14 first part. Second part right there in our series 24:16 here is we have to desire that we want, 24:18 have to want that power, we have to desire 24:21 that power, do you want that power? 24:27 Before you want it you have to recognize, 24:28 realize that you need it, but I want you to think 24:32 on this for a moment, let me just throw you a 24:33 little bomb. And I'm gonna, I'm going to include 24:37 every men, every women, every child that is 24:43 not under the control notice of the Spirit of God 24:49 is under the influence of Satan and his power 24:54 did you get that? Oh! Friend I want you to 24:56 get that, that rings in my mind today I pray this, 25:00 it's ringing in your mind, every men, 25:04 women and child not under the what? 25:06 The control of the Spirit of God is underneath 25:09 what? The influence of the devil's power, 25:14 it's one or other, you just totally committed 25:17 or you're not, yo;u either are or you aren't. 25:20 This is heavy duty spend, could it fool some of us, 25:23 some of us be fooled. Wow, what do you mean 25:28 under the power of the devil. You know what 25:33 the devil will do when you get underneath his 25:35 influence; he's going to lead you away from truth. 25:42 How will he lead me away from the truth, 25:46 how would he lead others away from truth, 25:48 dear friend you will lead them astray by your words 25:51 and by your example. You're gonna lead them 25:54 away by your example, now by the way if this is 25:59 your case today let me just talk to you. 26:03 You know why I need to be talking to everybody; 26:04 I'm talking to myself here today. 26:06 If this be the case then somehow we've slipped 26:11 on that side of the enemy there why not, 26:15 why not, why not change the one that you 26:21 been hanging out with, why not change your 26:24 companionship, notice the word from the enemy 26:28 to the companionship of Jesus Christ. 26:33 You see how that really kind of gets together, 26:35 maybe gets a little heated for us at a time and 26:37 we just say wait a minute here but I'm talking 26:39 about companionship means that you spend 26:41 sometime together doesn't it, means you're 26:43 pretty close together. Sometime your buddy, 26:45 you're either a companion with the devil 26:47 or you're a companion with Jesus Christ, 26:49 which you as it today? I invite you take Christ 26:53 as your companion you can do that right now because 26:56 the book of Matthew chapter 12 verse 30 says 27:00 hey and I quote this often and it is so true always: 27:03 He who is not with me is against me, 27:07 absolutely you're either for him or against him, 27:11 there is no middle ground. So, I can only play 27:14 with you, you need this power you desire what this 27:17 power, this is our only hope in the Christian 27:21 movement in our individual life. 27:24 We must want that power, oh! 27:26 I love the Old Testament in the book of Psalms 37 27:29 verse 5, 4 it says: Delight thyself also in the Lord; 27:34 and he will give thee the desires of thy heart, 27:38 but notice he'll give you desires of your heart 27:40 if you do what? Good, if you delight, 27:44 friends are you delighting in the Lord today, 27:47 is he in your delight. Do you wake up thinking 27:50 about him; do you go to bed thinking about him? 27:52 Do you want your life to be like him? 27:57 Do you want him to fully reproduce right his image 27:59 inside of you? Remember what he's talking about, 28:04 delight thyself in the Lord. That means are we 28:09 really earnestly seeking him, if you're earnestly 28:13 seeking him he's going give you that desire that you 28:17 have. See there's too many people in the world 28:19 today by the way, I desire a nice home, I desire 28:23 a new car, I desire a job. I desire a mate, 28:28 I desire things of this world. Jesus said I'm gonna 28:34 give you the desires of your heart, 28:37 that means how about the request be careful 28:41 what we pray for, he said I will give you the request 28:44 right of your heart either partitions of your heart. 28:49 Where all these today what do you really praying 28:50 about in your life today, what do you really 28:53 earnestly seeking today? Is it a closer law walk 28:57 with Jesus in order you're doing that 29:00 by listen carefully two things fasting and prayer. 29:03 When you really get serious with God you're gonna 29:06 spend sometime, my mother many years ago, 29:09 she used to sing us a song you know how long it 29:11 has been. Since you kneel by your bed and prayed 29:17 to the Lord in secret, you know how long has it 29:18 been you know since we knelt there and we prayed, 29:20 maybe all night long and until the dawn came up. 29:23 Oh! By the night time usually most were tired 29:26 you've worn out, you say oh! Lord bless the family 29:28 and that's it, when you really desire something 29:30 you're gonna spend sometime, 29:31 you're gonna be praying, you're gonna say God 29:33 I'm gonna fast so my mind can be clear to be whole, 29:36 the things of God I wanna be filled with that Spirit. 29:39 And by the way this story told about a man 29:46 and he was an American, an Englishmen, 29:50 wanted to come over in the country to visit 29:55 and they were, they were viewing the Niagara 29:58 Falls and what they would really called the whirlpool 30:01 rapids and suppose the men were standing there 30:04 and they were kind of viewing the overall picture 30:07 there and oh boy this is really good and one 30:10 of the men elbowed the other and said I'm gonna 30:11 show you something, I'm gonna show you the 30:14 greatest unused power in the world. 30:21 And so they made their way down to the foot 30:23 or the bottom of Niagara and there the men pointed 30:28 down and said look this is the greatest unused 30:33 power in the world. The other men looked him 30:39 he said oh! My brother, not so, but it confused 30:47 the man for a moment what do you mean not so, 30:48 is there another fall or is there something 30:50 that's greater than this. Oh! Not so my brother 30:54 the greatest unused power in the world is the 30:58 Holy Spirit of the living God oh how sad, 31:05 the greatest unused power in the world is the 31:10 Holy Spirit. And it is for us, not using the 31:17 Holy Spirit but letting the Holy Spirit use us, 31:23 why don't we let that happen in our life. 31:24 Always little difficulties these things will be 31:28 smoothed out. God will use us to win souls, 31:35 let's tab into that power, by the way Zechariah 4:6 31:42 I know most of you know this, the Bible says: 31:45 Not by what? Might, nor by power, 31:47 but by my spirit, saith the Lord of hosts. 31:51 So, it's not by what? Not by might, 31:54 it's not by power in the world. Well, I'm gonna 31:56 do this, I've got this here, I've got money, 31:58 I've got power, I've got client, 31:59 you know I've got the cloud they call it. 32:03 I've got power in the world and the Bible comes 32:06 back and say it's not by man's might, 32:08 not by his power, not by his position, 32:10 not by his finances, not by his education. 32:13 But that power comes from none other than 32:15 the Holy Spirit. Friend, we need it in our life 32:18 we do need to desire it that we have in our life, 32:21 oh God help us. Reading one of my favorite books 32:25 called the great controversy in page 5, 32:28 528, 529, I'm gonna read part of that to you 32:31 and I want you to listen it. This is so important 32:36 to those of you who us, who are struggling 32:38 everyday to live the victorious life and what's 32:41 available to us, oh please don't miss this right. Take 32:45 your pencil and your paper put it down right now, 32:47 please write it down and say look I'm gonna go 32:50 back and study this out. This is encouragement 32:53 to me, it says: Neither wicked men nor devils, 32:57 neither wicked men nor devils can hinder the work 33:01 of God, that makes me wanna shout and I just 33:03 might do it. Neither what? Oh the wicked men 33:07 nor devils can hinder the work of God. 33:10 Oh! Look the devil's slowed us down again, 33:12 now the devil done, hey I've been saying that 33:14 myself a lot. We know he's active but remember 33:19 he cannot didn't say stop it he can't even hinder 33:23 the work of God. That's powerful or he can't shut 33:29 out the presence, reading on. His presence from 33:33 His people, he can't shut God's presence away from 33:37 us, isn't that wonderful to know we need that, 33:42 notice and then here comes this thing if or some 33:46 of us don't wanna hear about this if. 33:49 But if today if you're saying right now I'll tell 33:51 we're working for Jesus and we got to tell you 33:53 it's seems like we're being stopped at which 33:55 ever we go say look no wicked man, 33:57 no devil can hinder the work of God, no devil 34:00 can shut the power of God away from me, 34:04 principalities empowers you remember it. 34:08 But then if comes in, oh! Why does if, 34:13 the article goes on to say if they will, with 34:17 subdued, get it, what is this talking about subdued 34:22 that means if I'll subject myself under subjection 34:28 to the Holy Spirit. I need to soften, I need submit, 34:32 notice this, I submit by training I must be willing 34:39 to submit myself to the power of the Holy Spirit 34:41 to retrain me if necessary, I have to have that kind 34:47 of heart that's willing to taught then the no devil 34:53 can stop us from doing what needs to be done 34:55 for Jesus and it simply means here when 34:57 you're talking about subdued that means, 35:00 listen some of you stop fighting God, 35:04 it's a losing battle you can't fight God, 35:05 you can't win a battle have you ever thought 35:07 for just a moment about that like fighting God, 35:11 well you know if don't wanna do this, 35:13 I'm not gonna have to do that you realize who 35:14 you're talking to if you're addressing God of the 35:17 Universe. Friend, you are nothing and I'm nothing 35:21 in this world but God thinks that we're and I 35:24 praise him for that, Jesus willing to come 35:26 and die for us. But never stand in the face of God, 35:29 never challenge God, best thing for you and I, 35:31 we want power of the Spirit, power to win souls, 35:33 power to do something for Jesus is to submit 35:36 our self to him, to be approachable, to be 35:39 teachable, to be loving and to be kind notice. 35:44 The article goes on and it says here that we need 35:47 to be subdued and contrite, think about this. 35:52 This simply is once again, once again it means, 35:54 means humbled doesn't it, it also means here what 35:57 to remorse. It means sorrow, so if we come and 36:02 we confess our sins, if we really sorry about that, 36:05 we get our life right with God something's going 36:08 to happen in our heart. And the article goes 36:10 on and says if we confess notice away, notice 36:13 this is very important if we confess and 36:16 put away our sins. Now, remember I'm talking about 36:21 this if you want that power that the wicked men 36:25 or devils can't stop and by the way sometime 36:28 in the church we have people trying to stop 36:30 the movement of God. They can't do it, 36:32 but they try it, the wicked men or the devils 36:36 can't stop or they can't shut out God from us, 36:39 they can't stop God's blessings and yes sometimes 36:43 we think, oh they've stop this doing, 36:44 no they can't stop it. God may work in another 36:48 channel, another avenue and go around whatever 36:50 but God will have his way as the end result. 36:54 I say we need to confess and put away our 36:56 sins in faith, notice this and claim his promises, 37:00 notice this, if we do this, this is where it's at. 37:05 This is what's happening I'm telling dear friends 37:07 what needs to happen in the church, we got, 37:10 we must pay attention to what we're talking 37:12 about here. We're gonna put away confess and 37:14 put away sins. Then it goes on in faith claim 37:17 promises notice this, his promises and every 37:22 temptation, every what? Didn't say every other 37:26 one but he said, every temptation, 37:28 every opposing influence, whether open or secret 37:33 will successfully resisted. You wanna gain victory 37:38 through the power of the Holy Spirit there are 37:41 conditions, we confess our sins here we turn 37:45 from those thing, we claim his promises, 37:46 every temptation, think about it, every opposing 37:52 influence and oh there are so many opposing 37:54 influences in the world today. So many things out 37:58 to try to stop the calls of God and it says here 38:00 whether open whether we realize it or not or 38:03 whether these opposing things are in secret. 38:06 It's clear that they maybe successfully resisted 38:10 through the power of the Spirit of God because 38:13 he said I will fight your battles for you. 38:15 You see this is exciting, why is there so much 38:19 defeat, so much sorrow, so much gloom and doom 38:23 and again I say defeat over and over in the 38:26 movement of God is because we're not claiming 38:28 the promises of God we're not coming him with 38:30 a contrite heart, we're not coming in with subdued 38:34 heart, we're not willing to be taught, 38:36 we're not will to change our life, 38:38 we're not willing to come to him and say God 38:39 whatever it takes. Oh! Friend, as you read the 38:43 promises of God, oh go, go immediately to the 38:47 throne room, don't wait till the evening, 38:49 go to the throne room boldly because of who, 38:50 who he is, run out to the highways and byways 38:54 and tell other people they say, I can't resist 38:56 this temptation, oh this thing overtakes me every, 38:59 time doesn't have to. You never have to be 39:03 defeated is a choice, you can choose God, 39:08 you can choose his companionship in that 39:13 Holy Spirit dear friends, I'm telling is gonna, 39:14 is coming in great measure, I sense it now, 39:16 I see it in peoples lives and God said. 39:19 This work is going to end with greater manifestation 39:21 than in the beginning is what we're studying 39:24 here oh! It's awesome to me, in fact by the 39:28 way you still have your Bible out keep it going, 39:29 we got some little bit time left here, 39:31 I want this to be such an encouragement to you 39:34 that you know you exercise faith and know 39:37 that God's gonna fill you with that Spirit, 39:39 God's gonna use you for his honor and for 39:41 his glory. Bible says in Acts chapter 2 39:44 verse 21: whosoever shall call upon the name 39:48 of the Lord shall be saved. See that's a promise, 39:55 it doesn't give a whole lot dos and don'ts and 39:57 so on and so forth, but it starts out like this 39:59 if you call upon the name of the Lord, 40:01 when you call upon the name of the Lord. 40:02 You're ready for a change in your life, some 40:05 of your are too proud, some of you stiff necks, 40:07 some of you don't want that really change but 40:09 yet in your heart you kind of do, 40:11 you don't know what to do where to go 40:12 and so you do nothing. Oh! Friend, I encourage you, 40:15 do something, do something and God's gonna 40:19 direct your path because he promised to, 40:21 call upon the name of the Lord and the Bible says 40:24 you shall be what? You shall be saved, 40:26 this is what it's about. You say well I'm not 40:31 so sure listen if you're looking at that Bible 40:33 in First Timothy chapter 2 verses 3 and 4 listen 40:37 to these precious little words. 40:40 We're talking about God here who would have 40:43 all men to be saved, oh! Friend, God's 40:47 desire for you today right now this moment, 40:54 he wants to save you. That's what the Bible says, 40:57 God's desire is to what, is for all men to be saved, 41:02 this is what he wants, this is what he enabling us 41:06 to do through his merits and through his strength 41:09 and through his what? The cross of Calvary 41:12 it's yours it's mine, 1 Corinthians 15 by the way 41:17 verses 1 and 2 as we continue to cry out 41:21 for this power. Recognizing that we need it, 41:23 that we wanted in our life, notice this passage 41:27 it says: Moreover and Paul speaking moreover, 41:29 my brethren, I declare unto you the gospel. 41:34 Friend sometime we forget that beautiful gospel 41:35 of Jesus Christ, he sad the gospel that I preached 41:38 unto you, it's a good example we need to 41:40 preaching Jesus Christ and him crucified. 41:45 He said which you have also received, 41:47 and wherein ye stand; verse 2 says notice By 41:52 which also ye are saved, notice the word if 41:56 you keep in memory what I preached unto you, 41:59 unless ye have believed in vain. I 42:04 thought how exciting that is passage of scripture 42:07 sometime that we read and then we just like oh! 42:09 Well, okay well, oh I think I've got the point 42:11 oh study, get down the end and begin to dig 42:14 a little bit deeper Paul points out the importance 42:18 of what? Of the gospel that he gave to them 42:22 and he said now remember the gospel is so important 42:24 he said you believed it and then you stand in it 42:27 and then you're gonna be saved in it. 42:31 The gospel must be preaching all the world as 42:33 a witness and Jesus is going to come, 42:35 but we're gonna have to stand in this thing. Oh! 42:38 Friend it's so important today, it's so important 42:43 that we accept Jesus, this gospel is preached 42:47 to every nation, kindred, tongue and people. 42:50 And by the way the gospel you know what 42:53 I call the gospel, it's the good news. You like good 42:57 news that's a gospel we need that gospel in that 43:00 good news there are so many things involve 43:03 salvation, righteousness thy faith in the gospel 43:09 we realize that Jesus came and he lived and he 43:11 lead that victorious life and he died, 43:13 he was berried but he rose again part of the gospel 43:17 of Jesus Christ we read scriptures and it say he 43:19 sits on the what. On the right hand of the Father, 43:21 he's the mediator of the better covenant. 43:24 He's our high priest and he promises to come again, 43:27 this is a gospel. People need to know that Jesus 43:31 is coming back, we need to know that we have 43:33 a mediator, we have to know that we have help 43:36 in our time of need. We need to know that one 43:40 stands between us and the Father and pleased 43:42 his blood that's good news we need to. Six 43:46 testimonies 291, by the way, another little book 43:49 I'm gleaming some beautiful things out and 43:52 hope you've been studying too keep it up. 43:55 It says: The truth for this time embraces the 43:58 whole gospel. The truth this time embraces what? 44:02 The whole gospel, what is that whole gospel, now 44:06 rightly presented it will make evident the power 44:10 of God's grace, do you need more power, 44:13 do you want that power, you desiring it today, 44:16 it deals with what the gospel, plan of salvation 44:20 here upon the heart, it said: It will do a complete 44:24 work and develop a complete man. Friend, 44:30 you realize we need to be complete in Jesus Christ, 44:35 complete in him, that's the plan that God has for 44:39 us if you don't believe that read with me in 44:42 Colossians chapter 4 verse 12 he says we're going 44:45 to be perfect and complete in all the will of God, 44:50 what perfect and complete in all the will of God. 44:55 So, we have no excuse, you say well I, 44:59 I don't know about being perfect in him Bible says 45:01 first blade then the ear the four corn in every 45:04 stage it's perfective even though we have a 45:07 time you know reach to the, to the full corn 45:11 we just still be living after the light that God 45:13 is given when we praying for that, that power 45:15 that God wants to give us. In order to develop 45:19 that complete man we have to die daily. 45:24 Friend are you willing to die daily to yourself the 45:27 biggest battle that you're gonna ever fight 45:28 as yourself. Quit blaming the preacher, 45:30 quit blaming the church, quit blaming one another 45:34 look at yourself, look in the mirror there is your 45:37 problem. Here's my problem, every sin goes traces 45:42 back to I want, I need, you remember the devil said, 45:49 I will ascend, do you remember that, I will 45:52 be like the most high. Today we you some 45:57 of the same words, same thoughts from the enemy 46:04 aren't they? But Jesus said Kenny you're gonna 46:07 have to die daily, 1 Corinthians 15:31 you 46:12 don't have time to go into all but you read 46:14 that when you have the opportunity because 46:16 it talks about we need to die daily. 46:20 Standing, the Bible says we've to stand in the word, 46:23 we have to receive the word, if you want the 46:26 Spirit and you say I need that Spirit then we 46:28 must be willing to receive that word. 46:31 Now, think about it, you have your Bibles 46:35 I want you to turn we still have a few minutes 46:37 left now I want you turn to the Old Testament this 46:39 is very, very important here, in the Old Testament 46:42 we're going to look at Proverbs chapter 2, 46:45 I wanna do this from my Bible, 46:47 I wanna be read this, I don't want you to miss it. 46:51 Proverbs chapter 2, listen this is dynamite if you 46:55 miss this you've missed the whole program. 46:58 This will tell you exactly how you can receive 47:03 the power of that Holy Spirit and that desire 47:05 in you heart that you want it, don't miss this, 47:09 Proverbs chapter 2 go ahead and start reading 47:11 verses 1 through 5 notice the Bible says he said: 47:14 My son, if thou wilt receive my words, 47:18 and hide my commandments with thee. So, 47:22 that thou incline thine ear unto wisdom, 47:25 notice this and apply thine heart to understanding. 47:29 Yea, if thou criest after knowledge, 47:32 and lifted up the voice for understanding. 47:36 If thou seekest her as silver the Bible says, 47:40 search for her as for hidden treasures. 47:43 Then shall thou understand the fear of the Lord, 47:47 and find the knowledge of God. You see how important 47:51 what is listed in here if we had a whole lot more 47:53 time we could do it, just go back and start picking 47:56 out the most important words lets do that just 47:58 quickly as we can I would love to look up passages 48:00 on everyone of this. I have got them up here, 48:03 don't have time to present them but notice the 48:04 Bible says here that we need to first do what? 48:07 Receive his word, record in Matthew 4:4 you 48:11 remember receive what? Every word that proceeds 48:13 out of the mouth of God, do you remember that 48:16 you say well yeah that's the word you mean that 48:18 the written word, oh! John chapter 1, 48:20 you remember verse 1 in the beginning was what? 48:23 Good the word right, the word was made flesh, 48:25 and dwelt among us, is that it. The 48:27 word Jesus Christ, friend have you accepted him, 48:32 he's the word, he's life, so we must do what receive, 48:40 you've to receive his word if you want this 48:41 real power. Are you receiving the word of God 48:44 today and here it says, here that we have to hide 48:48 the commandments within what? Within our hearts, 48:54 I mean you're already close by so let me just do 48:55 that shall we in Psalms 119, Psalms 119:11 oh 49:00 this is powerful, Psalms 119 verse 11 it says: 49:06 Thy word have I what? Good, hid in my heart that 49:09 I might not do what? I might not sin against thee. 49:14 So, we hid the word of God where? In our heart, 49:17 remember there are conditions upon receiving 49:19 the outpouring of the Holy Spirit well that being 49:21 lead by the Spirit and we have to be able 49:23 to receive his word. And he said I hide the 49:27 word of God where in my heart, 49:30 I put his commandments in my heart oh friend 49:33 we have time would read a lot more but 49:34 you know what it says also in that we read 49:36 that you have to incline your ear. 49:39 You have to be willing to listen to the word of God, 49:44 think about willing to do what? 49:46 To take your ears and listen to the word of God, 49:49 you say well I'm not sure of that but I put my 49:51 finger right here I'm gonna turn to the book 49:52 of Romans I wants you to do the same thing 49:54 while you're there. In the book of Romans previous 49:59 chapter 10 verse 17, Romans chapter 10 50:02 verse 17 the Bible says: So faith comes by what? 50:07 Hearing and hearing by the word of God, you 50:10 see how important it is that we incline our ear, 50:13 incline our ear to what? God said he wants us 50:15 to have what? Wisdom and we need to apply 50:17 our hearts to understanding the Bible 50:20 all these I'm talking about here we just read 50:22 in Proverbs 2:1 through 5 but these are conditions 50:27 in order to receive that victory. 50:28 In order to receive that power, 50:30 to get the church on the move, the way that 50:32 it needs to be on the move today. 50:34 We need to apply our heart to what? 50:36 To understanding the Bible said, Proverbs 3:5 50:38 read that when you get an opportunity. 50:40 We need to seek the word as for hidden treasure 50:42 the Bible says notice that and it says: This is 50:45 the fear of God by the way Three Angels message 50:50 isn't it? Fear God and give glory to him for the hour 50:53 of his judgment has come, fear God, 50:55 this is the fear of God. Friend, we live in such 50:58 an hour that we need to 51:00 realize that Jesus is coming, 51:02 we need to be making the changes that we need 51:04 to make, need to be making them today not 51:05 later on. And so the Bible says that we need 51:09 to receive it and we need to stand in it. 51:13 Friend, how long has it been since you've been 51:15 standing in the word. I like that songs says 51:18 standing on the promises of God, 51:20 how about you? Oh! I'm standing on those promises 51:24 I like the song that says stand up, 51:26 stand up for Jesus, ye soldiers of the cross, 51:30 God never ask us to be seated as a Christian 51:32 he always said stand get up, get up on your feet, 51:35 get ready to move. By the way Romans 11:20 says 51:39 we stand by what? We stand by our faith did 51:42 you notice that, Galatians 5:1 says: 51:45 Stand fast therefore in what? Liberty, 51:48 notice the words talking about standing. 51:51 Ephesians 6:11 the Bible says: Stand against 51:54 the wiles of the devil, fight him, 51:57 Stand against the wiles of the what? 51:59 Against the wiles of the devil. Colossians 4:12: 52:03 That you may stand, stand perfect and complete 52:06 in him. Romans 15 verse 2: stand one of these 52:09 days we're gonna be able to stand on the what? 52:12 On the sea of glass, Colossians 1 by the 52:16 way 23 says: If you what? Condition "If ye 52:19 continue in the faith grounded and settled." 52:25 We have very few peoples seem to be grounded 52:27 and settled in the truth anymore its wishy-washy, 52:29 bloom by every wind of doctrine. 52:32 Because we do not know the word of God, 52:34 we shall not be moved away from the hope 52:37 of the gospel which you've heard. Friend, 52:40 I'm telling you this is an hour in which we live, 52:43 God says you know what I want people 52:44 with sound-minds, I want people who have sound 52:47 words, I want you to be sound in the faith, 52:49 I want you to have sound speech the Bible says 52:52 and to have this sound mind is in Philippians 52:54 2:5 Is to what? Is to have the mind of Jesus Christ, 53:00 we live in a crooked and perverse world by the way, 53:04 but we need to hold fast to the word of God right now. 53:07 Why because we're looking for Jesus to come, 53:09 he's the author and finish by the way of our Faith. 53:12 I need to be exciting glad, I need to delight 53:14 in his word. I need to be living for him, 53:16 doing something for Jesus. And let me encourage 53:19 you as you commit your soul to Jesus right now. 53:21 You commit your life to him right now, 53:23 there's gonna be power that comes over you. 53:25 That maybe you've never experience before. 53:30 Why because you can have a powerful influence 53:32 as you let Jesus come in the power of God, 53:36 that Spirit of power will convict your soul. 53:39 Enable you to lead other souls to Jesus Christ, 53:42 to be a soul winner; this is what it's all 53:45 about. By the way don't wait until it's too late, 53:48 don't wait till the last moment let me just share 53:51 little small story with you as I think is so, so very, 53:54 very important and some of you will relate 53:58 to this and others you won't get it, 53:59 but you know he has a great baseball player, 54:01 his name was Ty Cobb and man what a ball 54:05 player he was. He played over 3000 games by 54:08 the way and for 12 years he led the American lead 54:13 in batting average and for four of those years 54:17 listen he batted over four hundred that's amazing. 54:23 But on his death bed, it was July the 17 in 54:28 1961 this man of baseball that people in the sports 54:33 world followed after him and said how a 54:36 great man that he was on his death bed. 54:41 He accepted Jesus Christ as his Lord and Savior, 54:44 but please take note of these words, 54:47 he said tell the boys I'm sorry, 54:53 tell the boys I'm sorry. It was the last part 55:00 of the 9th inning that I came to know Christ, 55:06 oh I wish it had been taken place in first half 55:13 of first inning. Friend, don't let that be said 55:17 about you, look at all that you can do for Jesus. 55:22 If you're filled with that power, if you desire 55:24 that power in you, in your life don't wait till the 55:28 death bed. Why not make that decision and 55:31 that choice right now for him. Please do that 55:36 right now, he wants to use you, 55:38 say God I want this, I want this power 55:42 I need this power and you know what you're gonna 55:47 send that power to them. All we have to do 55:49 is ask right now in the name of Jesus and it's 55:52 going to be so, by the way while you're making 55:56 that decision right now, why don't we pray about 55:58 it in our last few moments that we have right here. 56:01 Don't delay and by the way when you make that 56:03 decision be nice to let us know that we can be 56:05 rejoice along with you, let's just have a prayer 56:07 right now that we can come together in Jesus. 56:10 Right now you recognize that there is need 56:11 for this Holy Spirit power. Now, you're calling on 56:14 that power to come into your heart, 56:15 into your life and watch what God's 56:17 going to do, let's pray shall we together. 56:22 Merciful Father in Heaven, we thank you 56:24 for your precious word today, we pray now as 56:27 there been many around the world right now 56:29 as giving their life a new or fresh to Jesus Christ, 56:32 they wanna receive that power. 56:34 They see the importance of it to be soul winner, 56:36 to be victorious I pray you will shower them 56:39 with that power right now in the name of 56:41 Jesus Christ our Lord and our Savior who 56:44 would have all men to be saved 56:46 in Jesus name. Amen. 56:50 Friends, until next time I'm gonna encourage you 56:52 to be sure and study your Bible and when 56:55 we come together we've got another 56:56 importance study I'll see you then. Friends, 56:59 hello again it is our prayer that you were truly 57:03 blessed and encouraged by today's message. 57:07 Again this was the second in a five part series 57:10 that we've been entitled 57:11 "Addressing The Power of The Holy Spirit." 57:14 There are three more in these series to look 57:16 forward to, the next is preparation to receive 57:20 that power followed by how we receive that power, 57:24 we need to know how to receive the power of God 57:26 and finally witnessing the power don't you wanna 57:30 be a witness for Jesus and you wanna witness 57:33 with the power of the Holy Spirit you know we can 57:36 know all truth, we can say all the right things but 57:40 without God's Spirit to bless and to give power 57:44 to that message it can avail nothing. 57:47 And should you or a loved one appreciate having 57:50 this complete set to view time and time again 57:54 would you simply contact us and request the series 57:56 "Addressing The Power of The Holy Spirit." 57:59 We will be happy to send this to you for a 58:02 love gift of thirty five dollars or more. 58:04 You can write us at Behold the Lamb ministries 58:08 and its PO Box 2030, Herrin, IL 62948 or call 58:14 area code 618-942-5044. 58:20 That's American Central Standard Time, 58:23 email us at BeholdtheLamb ministries@yahoo.com 58:26 I know it's a long name but 58:27 BeholdtheLamb ministries@yahoo.com 58:32 or you can visit us on the web at 58:34 www.BeholdtheLamb Ministries.com. 58:38 Friends, we love you, we appreciates you until 58:41 next time may the Lord continue 58:43 to richly bless you and yours. |
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