Hello friends
and welcome to Behold
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the Lamb
Presents, I'm Chris Shelton
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your host and my
husband Pastor Kenny
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Shelton will be delivering our
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message today. It
is the third in a five
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part series
that we have entitled
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"Addressing the
Power of the Holy Spirit."
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Today's message
is "Preparation to
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Receive that Power."
Friends, the Bible is
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full of fascinating
stories that reveal the
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Holy Spirit's work for
the salvation of mankind.
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Many of which have
been recorded dealing
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with the man named Paul.
Paul was first introduced
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to us in scriptures as Saul.
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A man who was feared by all the
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Christian believers
at that time, he was
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ruthless in doing what
he thought was God's will.
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But just like many
of us today we can be
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jealous and sincere
in our efforts to serve
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God though we
may find that through
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further Bible
study and prayer that we
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have been sincerely wrong.
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Paul found this out
on the road to Damascus,
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when Christ's
voice was heard from
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Heaven calling out
to him, in a tremendous
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bright light
saying Saul, Saul, why
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persecuted thou me?
This was the beginning
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of Paul's
preparation to receive the true
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Holy Spirit of God.
And after truly dying
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to self and living
in Christ through much
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study and prayer, we
look again at Paul in
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Acts chapter 19.
This time he was asking
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other disciples of
Christ, if they had
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received the Holy
Ghost. Their answer,
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well we have
not so much as heard
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whether there be any Holy Ghost.
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You know
friends, God has much to
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teach his followers
today just as he did
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back then. Reading
on in chapter 19 verses
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11 and 12 we
find And God wrought
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special miracles
by the hands of Paul.
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So that from his
body were brought unto the
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sick
handkerchiefs or aprons, and the
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diseases departed from them.
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And evil spirits
went out of them.
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Wow, that is power
and that same power
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is promised to each
and everyone of us today.
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If we but prepare and claim it.
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Pastor Kenny is going
to lay before us today
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steps in which
we must take in the
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preparation to
receive that power.
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But first we're
blessed to go to 3ABN's
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worship center and listen to my
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sister-in-law
Tammy Chance as she sings
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"Drinking at the
Springs of Living Water.'
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I thirst in a barren
land of sin and shame,
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Nothing
satisfying there I found;
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But to the blessed cross
of Christ one day I came,
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Where springs of
living water did abound.
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Drinking at the
springs of living water,
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Happy now am I,
my soul they satisfy;
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I'm drinking at the
springs of living water,
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What a wonderful
and bountiful supply.
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Oh sinner, won't you
come today to Calvary?
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A fountain there is
flowing deep and wide;
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The Savior now
invites you to the water free,
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Where thirsting
spirits can be satisfied.
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Drinking at the
springs of living water,
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Happy now am I,
my soul they satisfy;
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I'm drinking at the
springs of living water,
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What a wonderful
and bountiful supply.
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Drinking at the
springs of living water,
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Happy now am I,
my soul they satisfy;
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I'm drinking at the
springs of living water,
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What a wonderful
and bountiful supply.
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Drinking at the
springs of living water,
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What a wonderful
and bountiful supply.
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What a wonderful
and bountiful supply.
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What a wonderful
and bountiful supply.
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Thank you for
joining us today we're so
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glad, by the way
that we can come into
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your home or wherever you might
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be around the
world today, to study the
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word of God. By
the way the subject is
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"Preparation for Receiving that
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Power" and I know
you want that power.
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But before we
study the word as always
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we go to the Lord in prayer.
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So, why don't you
join with me where
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it's possible as
we pray that the Holy
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Spirit will take
possession of our
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hearts and our
minds and lead us into all
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truth and to give
us that power that we
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need, let's pray
shall we together?
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Merciful Father
in Heaven, once again
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we thank you for
your love and your mercy,
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we plead for the
power of thy Holy
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Spirit, we pray that
you'll lead us into all truth.
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Open the beautiful
pages of scripture,
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illuminate these
truth that we maybe able to
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understand what you have
in mind in stored for us.
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Thank you for your
love, thank you for
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Calvary, thank you
for that blood that
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cleanses us whiter than snow.
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Once again we plead
for the outpouring of
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thy Spirit, bless
now we say not our will
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but thine be
done, bless now we pray
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each and
everyone who views or who
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listens wherever they
might be around the world.
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That in need maybe
met in their heart in
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life, and draw us
closer to Jesus is my
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prayer, in Jesus name, Amen.
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Well, again we're
glad that you're with us,
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we thank you Tammy
for that beautiful song
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by the way. I
know it's touched many,
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many hearts and
lives; and was drawing
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people closer to
Jesus and preparing their
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hearts for this
word. Now, we're gonna be
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talking about
the preparation for
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receiving that
power. The word preparation
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by the way I
believe is misunderstood
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especially in the
church, to be prepared
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for something and we
can use an illustration,
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as you invite
someone over and you say oh
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I've prepared a meal
for you and then when
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people get there all
of a sudden, you find
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that all the
preparations that was necessary
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haven't taken
place. Oh! You've forgotten
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to warm this up, you
forgot to get this and
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so were you really
prepared for that event.
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And so preparation then denotes
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something very
special when we talk
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about the coming of
Jesus. When we speak about
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receiving power
from on high, there is a
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preparation that is needful.
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Why is there such a
lack of power in our
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individual lives or
in the church, maybe as
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the body of Christ?
Why aren't we seeing
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these miracles and
these things taking
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place as we look in
the day of Pentecost
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or the disciples
or through scripture
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where God work
in many marvelous,
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marvelous ways?
Is there something
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wrong, are we not
really preparing for
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that time? Are we
really preparing for
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the coming of
Jesus? So, when it talks
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about coming of Jesus preparing.
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Does that really
mean that we need to be
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fully prepared, think about it?
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Fully prepared and
if Jesus says I'm going
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to come again and I'm
going to receive those
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who are fully prepared, does he
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mean really
prepared for his coming.
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And how do you and I
take that, do we take
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it as I'm fully
prepared but I'm not
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sure what all it really takes.
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I want to be prepared
but I'm not really sure
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what the Lord
has in store for me.
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I want to be prepared
but do I really need to
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be fully prepared,
because isn't Jesus
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gonna make up
where I, where I lack?
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Some people's gonna
say well I'm not really
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worry about doing anything in
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preparation because
well Jesus has done it all.
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I'll just wait till he,
till he comes to get me,
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is that really a
preparation, what
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does it all encompass
as we talk about this.
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You know a very, very important
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passage of
scripture found in John 14
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verses 2 and 3 is
very, very interesting oh!
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It's one that you
know by heart but yet its,
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to me it's exciting
John 14:2 and 3 Jesus
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said that he's gone
to prepare, in fact he
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starts out: In my
Father's house are
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many mansions:
And then he goes on to
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tell us if it were
not so I would have,
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have told you and
then he uses these
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words that I want
us to think about is
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it says, if it were
not so, I would have told
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you, I go to
prepare a place for you
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and then in verse 3
he goes on and if I go on
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or if I prepare a
place for you, he says I will
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come again and receive you.
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So, he uses the
word prepare, so how does
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Jesus look at prepare,
is he saying is I prepared
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a place for you and
does it really mean oh
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I was going to
prepare but I forgot.
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Or did Jesus mean in
here that I, it's gonna
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be a few months
yet, I'm gonna come and
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get you, but it's
gonna be a few months
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before I get your
place ready for you.
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What is really
being prepared, what does
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it really mean,
fully, entirely, partly?
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Oh! This is
very interesting when
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you begin to study
scripture, what does
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Jesus really mean?
In fact when he said
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I prepare or that
word there is interesting,
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prepare means this.
It means to make ready,
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so when he says
I've prepared a place for
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you, he said I've
made ready a place for you.
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So, when Jesus uses
the word prepare it's
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I've got something
ready for you and it
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also denotes he's
constructed something.
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He has created something for us;
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he's made it
ready. These are words by
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the way that Jesus
left for his disciples, why?
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Because he's
getting ready to go away and
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he, he wanted to
bring comfort to them,
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just as if you
were leaving by the way
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and you're gonna be
gone for a while and
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maybe you tried to
comfort your children
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or your companion
and what do you say,
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I'll be back in
just a short time.
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Jesus wanted the
disciples to know
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that he would not
forget them and so
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he uses the
illustration and he uses also
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the truth of the
issue that I've gone and to
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prepare a place for
you. A place of abode
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and I will come
again. So to be prepared by
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the way is to be
what? Is to be ready, so we
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have to be ready to
receive the outpouring
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of the Spirit, there
is a preparation time,
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what all takes
place in that preparation.
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By the way have
you ever thought, you
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know many people they talk about
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weddings a lot?
Now, what if we had,
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there is going to be a wedding.
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There, a lot of
plans are supposed to go
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into a wedding,
people are planning
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and all kind of
different people are
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doing different
things but what of the
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day of the
wedding. Everybody came
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together and they said oh by
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the way who is the best man?
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Did someone
invite a photographer,
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well I was gonna
prepare but I, we forgot.
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By the way where's the cake,
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we forgot to order that too?
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See in a wedding there's lot of
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preparation to take
place for when it is
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time for it to take place.
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And that means
all things are ready,
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its not when it's
time for that wedding to
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take place and all
the sudden we begin
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decide what we're going to do.
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So, Jesus said I'm
gonna be outpouring
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of the Spirit, but I
can only pour it on those
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who have been
preparing to receive
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that power, have
you been preparing to
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receive that power.
You say well I'm not
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really sure we're
going to learn that
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from scripture
today. Be prepared, Jesus
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said this by the
way in Luke 12 verse 40:
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he said, be ye therefore ready,
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now once again be
ye therefore what?
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Be ye therefore
ready, ready also means to
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be prepared for the
son of man, the Bible
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said cometh at an
hour when you think not.
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So, the Bible then
tells us this important
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fact that we are to be what?
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Ready, ready means prepared.
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How many are
really prepared for the
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coming of Jesus?
Are you really prepared?
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You may say I'm prepared but how
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often have you
said that in life?
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How often have you
said, oh! I'm prepared
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for this event
and when it comes down
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for the time of that event.
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You are not, you are
not really ready for it,
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you are not really
prepared, you thought
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that you were, but
you really didn't check
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everything out.
Friend, Jesus said you
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need to be
ready, you need to be.
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The Bible says
prepared, now I want
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you to think
about that word with me,
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the word means
adjusted. To be ready means to
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be adjusted, in
this life we're going to
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have to make some adjustments.
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How many
adjustments are you willing to
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make, to make sure
your life is ready so
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that God can pour
his spirit out upon you
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and use you and use
me, use the church to
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finish the work. Because some of
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these adjustments
are very difficult in our
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life, why? Because
we fight it so much,
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but that word I
need to be, I can be
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adjusted and another
word I thought it was
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very interesting was fitness.
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Jesus said that
we need to be ready,
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we need to be
adjusted, we need to be fit.
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We need to be
prepared also is what
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that word means.
You know I thought
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about the story a
little bit of a young man
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who came out to
play basketball one time,
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and he said you
know I love to play
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basketball and so
I'm not really a good,
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good shot, so I'm
not much on the offense,
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but boy I'm, I'll
be good on defense
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and his words were
these. The man that I guard
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I will just dog him to death,
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and in basketball
lingo what might that mean.
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It means he's not
gonna give his hands
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on the ball and
when he does he's not
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gonna be able to
put it in the hoop.
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Those very interesting
within 3 to 5 minutes
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of starting that
game, the man who was
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going dog this
other individual, the man
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that was going
to prevent the other
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one from shooting the basketball
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by getting his
hand. He was over on the
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sideline with his
head down sick as a dog,
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why? 'Cause he had not made the
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necessary
adjustments, he thought he was
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prepared for the
game. He thought he was fit
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for the game,
fitness. But was he?
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No, but if you
ask him, he'd say oh!
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I'm prepared for
it, but look what
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happened to him.
Are we really prepared?
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Are we really fit?
Are we really making
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the adjustments? Jesus promise
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to send the comforter,
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and when he said I
send the comforter,
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you know what the comforter?
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It's going to be
Jesus said I'm going to send
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one like me, a comforter
that Jesus was a comforter.
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I'm gonna send
that comforter to you
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and it's very interesting
because you remember,
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you remember a Peter you see.
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But Jesus was
always trying to help us in
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our hour of need,
he always sought to
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prepare, get the
word, to prepare his people
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for the storms that
were coming their way.
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And again you remember Peter,
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he's always you know
quick with the tongue
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and so on and so
forth. In Luke 22 verse 31
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through 32, when
he was very quick with
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the tongue and well
he is, Jesus said to
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Peter look Peter,
"Satan hath desired to
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have you, that he
may sift you as wheat."
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Peter thought he
was prepared, he was
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prepared to walk the
wall, he was prepared
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to do the work
and the commission
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that Jesus has
given. He thought he was
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and Jesus stopped
him in his track he said
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Peter the devil
desires to have you, but you
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know this is the good
news Jesus said Peter,
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I've prayed for
you. There is something
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about this word prayer as you're
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desiring the Holy
Spirit power to come
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into your life. Jesus
said I've prayed for you.
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Friend, as I
know Jesus is praying
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for me you see, are
you praying for that
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Holy Spirit? Are
you praying for Jesus
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to come into your
life? Its interesting
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Jesus promised to
send the comforter
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and as we look at
scripture by the way
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in John 14 verse 16
this is, this is very
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interesting. Jesus
prayed for the Holy
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Spirit to be given,
why would Jesus pray
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for the Holy
Spirit to be given to us,
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this would be where
maybe we would start
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and say number
one down here that if
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we're looking for the
preparation to receive
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the power of the
Holy Spirit, we need
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to do some
praying. We need to get down
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on our knees and labor with God;
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we need to be
praying for that power.
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Preparation to
receive the Holy Spirit.
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By the way, why
did Jesus want us to
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receive the Holy
Spirit? By the way just some
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quick functions of the Spirit,
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the Holy Spirit exhorts us.
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The Holy Spirit by
the way teaches us.
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Do we need to be taught today?
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Absolutely. The Holy
Spirit brings all things
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to remembrance,
are you forgetful?
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Yes, sometime we're
forgetful of the good
00:19:20.06\00:19:22.29
things, but the
Holy Spirit has been
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promised to us
that he will bring to
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remember those
things that we need at
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a time that we need them.
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Bible says the Holy
Spirit will testify of
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Jesus Christ, will
make it clear to us
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of Jesus, of who he
is and his mission and
00:19:38.04\00:19:40.42
what he did and by
the way the Holy Spirit,
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the Bible says going to
reprove the world of sin.
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The Holy Spirit is
going to guide us into
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all truth is
what the Bible said.
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Now, can you see
why Jesus is saying
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you need to be prepared because
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when you receive
this power some changes
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are going to take
place in your life.
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Some big changes
in your life, guide us
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into all truth; the
Holy Spirit's going to show
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us things what? Things to come,
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the Holy Spirit is
going to glorify Jesus Christ.
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So, that means
that the Holy Spirit is
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living in you
and living in to me,
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living in me, how
about when you go to
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teach the word.
How about bringing
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these things to remembrance?
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How about us
testifying of Jesus Christ?
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So, the first thing
the Bible says we need
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to pray and we need
to repent of our sins if
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we're going to be in
this preparation mode
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to receive the
power that we have to have
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to live in the time
that we live in and then
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the time to come, in
order to make it to heaven.
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So, you see how
vital this subject is.
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You're not going to
make it, I'm not going
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to make it unless we
receive that latter rain,
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unless we receive the
power of the Holy Spirit.
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But the Holy
Spirit cannot come upon
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you or upon me
with sin in our life,
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just can't do it.
Sin's going to have to
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go and so that's why
as we read in the book
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of Acts chapter
3 verse 19 it says:
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Repent ye therefore,
and be, what's the word?
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Good, converted,
repent as you repent
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leads to what?
To converted right,
00:21:23.68\00:21:26.10
conversion, that
your sins may be blotted
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out when the times
of refreshing shall
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come from the Lord.
Dear friends, do you
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need to be refresh,
do you need a new start,
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this is where it
really begins here when we
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cry out to God and
began to repent of our
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sins and friend,
don't be sitting back and
00:21:42.46\00:21:46.83
say oh well you
know I don't really have
00:21:46.86\00:21:48.43
anything to repent
at all, you're guilty.
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And we call it
guilty as sin and the Bible
00:21:52.95\00:21:56.49
says do you want
to receive this power.
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First thing we're
going to have to do,
00:21:58.20\00:21:59.18
we're gonna have
to start praying,
00:21:59.21\00:22:00.46
we're gonna have to
start repenting of our
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sins and we need
to be well converted.
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See there are some
bold words that was
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spoken by, by
Peter and he spoke them,
00:22:07.04\00:22:09.88
I want you to
listen carefully, to Jews,
00:22:09.91\00:22:11.79
he spoke them to
the priests, to the
00:22:12.21\00:22:14.81
Sadducees, oh what
boldness that he had.
00:22:14.84\00:22:18.02
He called them
to repent, sometime
00:22:19.44\00:22:24.30
religious leaders
think they have any
00:22:24.63\00:22:26.31
problems they
don't need to repent,
00:22:26.34\00:22:28.11
pastors, teachers
oh! We're all fine,
00:22:28.14\00:22:30.24
yes the people how
they're spiritually may
00:22:31.58\00:22:33.31
tell oh! We're
fine that means they're
00:22:33.34\00:22:35.25
prepared then doesn't
it? In reality their life
00:22:35.28\00:22:39.17
is showing something different,
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when you'd ask,
this priest and the Jews,
00:22:45.01\00:22:47.64
and the Sadducee
oh! Everything is fine
00:22:47.67\00:22:50.24
they would say,
but Peter boldly began
00:22:50.27\00:22:53.78
to speak to them in
Acts chapter 3 verse
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14 he said listen
you denied the Holy one.
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In other words
when Jesus came to this
00:23:03.19\00:23:04.56
earth what did
they do? They denied the
00:23:04.59\00:23:07.54
holy one, in
verse 15 there he says:
00:23:07.57\00:23:10.59
You killed the prince
of life, you see that's
00:23:10.97\00:23:13.21
take boldness to
stand up in the face
00:23:13.24\00:23:16.56
of religious
leaders and say look you're
00:23:17.11\00:23:18.66
responsible for
killing the prince of life.
00:23:18.69\00:23:21.51
You denied the
holy one when he came
00:23:22.59\00:23:24.68
here on this
earth, you denied him and
00:23:24.71\00:23:27.43
you desired a
murderer in his place.
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How often have
we made that choice
00:23:31.21\00:23:33.32
that we denied
Jesus and we've chosen a
00:23:33.89\00:23:37.21
murderer or maybe
we denied Jesus and
00:23:37.24\00:23:39.06
we've chosen an earthly friend,
00:23:39.09\00:23:40.62
we denied Jesus
about not going to some
00:23:41.28\00:23:43.64
place and what?
Taking the enemy's
00:23:43.67\00:23:45.64
side and we
went, we've denied him.
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We've chosen a murderer, you say
00:23:48.71\00:23:51.47
well I don't
have a friend that's a
00:23:51.50\00:23:52.67
murderer. Listen
the devil is a lair
00:23:52.70\00:23:54.65
and a thief,
he's a murderer and we
00:23:54.68\00:23:56.96
sometimes we've chosen his side.
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In Acts 3 verse
17 scripture becomes
00:24:00.13\00:24:02.91
clear it says: I
want you to know,
00:24:02.94\00:24:05.53
see Peter got bold he
said listen I want you
00:24:06.34\00:24:09.01
to know, I want you
to see, I want you to
00:24:09.24\00:24:14.35
consider what you
did. Now, listen this word
00:24:14.38\00:24:17.72
in ignorance see they thought
00:24:17.98\00:24:19.36
they were prepared.
Prepared to receive,
00:24:19.39\00:24:22.36
they were
receiving they thought,
00:24:22.39\00:24:24.06
but Peter said I want
you to see, I want you
00:24:25.56\00:24:27.35
to consider what
you did in ignorance.
00:24:27.38\00:24:29.33
Now notice this
word because some of you
00:24:29.36\00:24:30.91
say oh! That's good
because I'm ignorant
00:24:30.94\00:24:32.73
of this, I
didn't know this thing.
00:24:32.76\00:24:34.09
I want you to see
a difference here in
00:24:34.51\00:24:36.51
willful ignorance
and just ignore or not
00:24:36.54\00:24:39.21
knowing because
you haven't had the
00:24:39.24\00:24:40.73
opportunity.
Peter made it very, very
00:24:40.76\00:24:43.52
clear to them and
ignorance here Peter
00:24:44.06\00:24:47.04
says because you,
notice this, because
00:24:47.07\00:24:50.82
you ignored.
Because you ignored or you
00:24:50.85\00:24:55.46
were not inclined
or you were unwilling,
00:24:56.22\00:25:01.17
see this is the kind
of ignorance does not
00:25:02.98\00:25:05.72
excuse what they
did. Because they
00:25:05.75\00:25:08.87
comeback, Peter
would say, well you
00:25:08.90\00:25:10.16
were ignorant of
this thing but the
00:25:10.19\00:25:11.58
ignorance that
they had was because
00:25:11.61\00:25:13.37
they were willingly ignored.
00:25:13.88\00:25:15.29
You say, well how
were they willingly
00:25:15.72\00:25:16.98
ignored and how
were they not excused
00:25:17.39\00:25:19.59
because some
instance in the Bible.
00:25:19.62\00:25:21.35
It says ignorance
you know God linked that,
00:25:21.38\00:25:23.36
we'll look at
that in just a moment.
00:25:23.39\00:25:24.61
But this here's
you can't ignore it
00:25:24.64\00:25:27.19
why? Because
they had great light,
00:25:29.87\00:25:33.11
they had all kind of
light, they had Jesus
00:25:35.75\00:25:38.24
walking among them.
They had the Prophets
00:25:38.27\00:25:40.54
among them. Then Peter continues
00:25:40.57\00:25:43.34
by the way in Acts
chapter 3:20 through
00:25:43.37\00:25:45.21
26, we won't read
all of those but I want
00:25:45.24\00:25:47.45
you to do a little homework and
00:25:47.48\00:25:48.95
read those
verses. Because they'll do
00:25:48.98\00:25:51.63
you some good, as
he begin to expand them
00:25:51.66\00:25:56.36
why that they should know?
00:25:56.39\00:25:58.31
Why, he, because
let paraphrase it,
00:25:58.78\00:26:00.92
let's get it down in
the bottom line here.
00:26:00.95\00:26:02.19
He says because they
had strong evidences,
00:26:02.52\00:26:05.55
there were
strong evidence on which
00:26:06.54\00:26:08.29
to base their
faith. And sometime that's
00:26:08.32\00:26:10.90
all God gives
you, you want direct
00:26:10.93\00:26:13.15
answers to prayer, you wanna see
00:26:13.18\00:26:14.48
everything. You wanna understand
00:26:14.51\00:26:16.24
everything and know everything.
00:26:16.27\00:26:17.73
Many times God
just gives you strong
00:26:20.56\00:26:23.18
evidences of faith
on which to, which to
00:26:23.21\00:26:26.42
base maybe your decision.
00:26:26.45\00:26:27.91
And here's what took
place, they chose just
00:26:30.01\00:26:33.89
like you, just like
me, just like majority of
00:26:33.92\00:26:36.59
the world today.
Lets get down on it,
00:26:36.62\00:26:38.28
shall we? They
chose not to study,
00:26:38.31\00:26:41.80
they chose not to
search, they chose not
00:26:43.15\00:26:47.71
to pray for
truth. Therefore you say
00:26:47.74\00:26:51.73
well I really
didn't know but you had the
00:26:51.76\00:26:53.41
opportunity, you
didn't wanna search,
00:26:53.44\00:26:55.83
you didn't
wanna, listen you didn't
00:26:56.03\00:26:57.00
wanna go to
church. You didn't wanna
00:26:57.01\00:26:58.89
study the lesson;
you didn't wanna take
00:26:58.92\00:27:01.86
time to pray.
Well, I, I didn't know,
00:27:01.89\00:27:05.05
no but you had
the opportunity and
00:27:05.41\00:27:06.93
you're
accountable for that time.
00:27:06.96\00:27:09.13
Peter was letting
the individuals know that
00:27:09.91\00:27:12.09
they were accountable to God
00:27:12.12\00:27:14.29
and then the verse
that we alluded to a
00:27:16.34\00:27:18.76
moment ago in Acts
chapter 17 verse 30
00:27:18.79\00:27:21.77
he said: Times of
this ignorance God winks
00:27:22.10\00:27:25.26
at; but now here is
the key, but now he has
00:27:25.29\00:27:29.91
commanded all men to do what?
00:27:29.94\00:27:32.16
To repent. He's commanded us to
00:27:32.49\00:27:35.47
repent, repent of
what? To repent of our sins,
00:27:35.50\00:27:39.63
to repent of our
neglect and ignorance
00:27:40.78\00:27:44.49
you remember, it
starts out with what?
00:27:44.52\00:27:45.88
Ignore, ignoring
the things of God,
00:27:46.12\00:27:49.57
ignoring our responsibility,
00:27:49.60\00:27:51.54
ignoring our church,
ignoring what's going
00:27:51.57\00:27:54.39
on in the religious world today.
00:27:54.42\00:27:57.19
What we should be
involved with, the
00:27:57.30\00:27:58.73
message that we
should be giving,
00:27:58.76\00:28:00.27
just ignore it, let
somebody else do it.
00:28:00.30\00:28:02.47
That's not what
God said; don't worry
00:28:03.38\00:28:04.35
about what
somebody else is doing.
00:28:04.38\00:28:05.58
God's calling you
to do a specific work,
00:28:05.61\00:28:08.25
you cannot ignore
that calling and be right
00:28:08.97\00:28:11.69
with God that's
an impossibility.
00:28:11.72\00:28:13.36
Oh! Somebody else's
doing it, it doesn't
00:28:14.36\00:28:16.29
matter, it
doesn't exclude you from
00:28:16.32\00:28:18.15
doing what God
has called you to do.
00:28:18.18\00:28:19.83
See in order to
receive this power,
00:28:21.34\00:28:22.74
in preparation for
this power we must be
00:28:22.77\00:28:25.10
under the control
of the Holy Spirit,
00:28:25.13\00:28:28.14
as we've
repentant and as we begin to
00:28:28.57\00:28:31.02
pray and plead
with God because again
00:28:31.05\00:28:32.96
Jesus set the
example. He prayed for the
00:28:32.99\00:28:35.07
comforter, you need
to be praying for the
00:28:35.10\00:28:37.08
comforter, we
need to spend more time
00:28:37.11\00:28:40.24
pleading and begging with God.
00:28:40.54\00:28:42.16
But you know what
our life must be under
00:28:42.32\00:28:44.48
the control of the Holy Spirit.
00:28:44.51\00:28:46.44
Let me just read a
paragraph in a little
00:28:47.38\00:28:50.02
precious book
called First Selected
00:28:50.05\00:28:52.06
Messages page 165.
Just list a little small
00:28:52.09\00:28:55.23
quote, you stay
with me and listen very
00:28:55.26\00:28:56.76
carefully: Self,
here's the problem once
00:28:56.79\00:29:00.36
again, it's a problem with you.
00:29:00.39\00:29:02.15
It's a problem
with me, it's a problem
00:29:02.62\00:29:04.84
with every person
who's ever lived on
00:29:04.87\00:29:07.03
the face of this
earth. Self is the culprit and
00:29:07.06\00:29:12.84
here inspiration
tells us that self needs to
00:29:12.87\00:29:16.18
be humbled, is
that what the Bible
00:29:16.21\00:29:17.84
teaches through
and through, yes it is.
00:29:17.87\00:29:19.76
Self must be
humbled, you meet a person by
00:29:20.19\00:29:22.62
the way that's
not humble that means
00:29:22.65\00:29:24.38
they're not
teachable. You meet a person
00:29:24.41\00:29:26.99
who is, who is
not humble that means
00:29:27.02\00:29:28.69
they're proud, they're
not gonna listen to anyone.
00:29:28.72\00:29:31.71
They're hard to
work with, but Jesus says
00:29:31.74\00:29:35.79
here that self in
the Bible needs to be,
00:29:35.82\00:29:39.05
Spirit of
prophesy, self needs to be
00:29:39.08\00:29:41.22
humbled and brought
under the control of
00:29:41.54\00:29:44.73
the Holy Spirit.
The Lord calls upon
00:29:44.76\00:29:48.51
those of us who
have great light to be
00:29:48.54\00:29:51.46
converted
daily, moment by moment
00:29:51.49\00:29:54.75
in fact isn't it?
Those of us who've
00:29:54.78\00:29:57.52
had great
light, do you feel like
00:29:57.55\00:29:58.97
you've had great
light? Many, many
00:29:59.00\00:30:01.66
people in different
religious backgrounds
00:30:01.69\00:30:04.59
and you know
Adventist, oh! I know, I know
00:30:04.62\00:30:09.72
what the truth is, oh
I've been in it all my
00:30:09.75\00:30:11.72
life I understand
it, I know, I know,
00:30:11.75\00:30:14.19
you're saying I'm prepared,
00:30:14.22\00:30:15.36
I'm prepared, I'm prepared when
00:30:15.39\00:30:17.02
maybe we are not prepared.
00:30:17.05\00:30:18.47
Because with that
attitude it shows us
00:30:19.72\00:30:21.03
you're not
prepared, because if we are we
00:30:21.06\00:30:24.98
would be humbled, we
would be denying self.
00:30:25.01\00:30:28.36
We would be brought
under the control of
00:30:29.87\00:30:31.59
the Holy Spirit; do
you ever see the Holy
00:30:31.62\00:30:33.36
Spirit has self in it? No.
00:30:33.39\00:30:36.44
Where the Holy Spirit is
present is there pride? No.
00:30:39.25\00:30:41.97
Where the Holy
Spirit is present is
00:30:43.74\00:30:44.85
there contention?
No. Where the Holy Spirit
00:30:44.88\00:30:48.20
is present is
there backbiting and
00:30:48.23\00:30:50.06
arguing and
fussing and discontentment
00:30:50.09\00:30:52.98
and church
falling apart and people
00:30:53.01\00:30:55.27
going their
separate way, wearing their
00:30:55.30\00:30:57.48
feelings on their shoulders? No.
00:30:57.51\00:30:59.48
Scripture's clear,
inspiration is clear.
00:31:02.56\00:31:04.96
We dear friend
who have had light,
00:31:07.36\00:31:10.63
great light we're to
be converted daily to
00:31:12.14\00:31:15.86
Jesus Christ, these you see are
00:31:15.89\00:31:18.80
conditions.
Preparation points on receiving
00:31:18.83\00:31:22.74
that power that
God wants to give us,
00:31:22.77\00:31:25.44
you see I want that
power, I need that power.
00:31:25.91\00:31:29.24
And I want to
prepare for that power and
00:31:30.33\00:31:32.14
I want you to be prepared too.
00:31:32.17\00:31:33.40
And in preparation
to receive this power.
00:31:34.83\00:31:36.74
Jesus told his
disciples something
00:31:37.20\00:31:39.08
I thought was
very, very interesting.
00:31:39.11\00:31:41.21
Now, notice what
he told them to begin
00:31:42.81\00:31:44.54
with, now he said
if you wanna receive
00:31:44.57\00:31:46.58
this power in
Acts chapter 1 verse 4.
00:31:46.61\00:31:50.08
Here's what he told
the disciples, he said
00:31:50.57\00:31:53.11
there's two
things I want you to pay
00:31:53.14\00:31:54.48
attention to, he
said: I want you to wait in
00:31:54.51\00:31:58.53
Jerusalem for the promise of the
00:31:58.56\00:32:02.03
outpouring of the
Spirit, what were the
00:32:02.06\00:32:04.70
two things come
on, I can't hear you?
00:32:04.73\00:32:06.78
What were the two things?
00:32:07.58\00:32:08.83
Good, Jesus said
what, I want you to
00:32:09.96\00:32:12.35
wait and I want you
to wait in Jerusalem.
00:32:12.73\00:32:16.78
Now, with those
two things in mind,
00:32:17.48\00:32:20.36
can we be disobedient
to maybe one of them.
00:32:21.21\00:32:25.54
And still receive he
said those of you who
00:32:26.59\00:32:28.04
want to receive the
power you're going to
00:32:28.07\00:32:30.19
have to do two things,
what are those two things?
00:32:30.22\00:32:31.99
You're gonna have to
wait and where I want
00:32:32.87\00:32:35.01
you to wait is in Jerusalem.
00:32:35.04\00:32:37.16
Some of you say, oh! Well okay,
00:32:38.70\00:32:40.26
I'm gonna wait for
the pour, outpouring
00:32:40.29\00:32:42.09
of the Spirit and
but I'm gonna go over
00:32:42.12\00:32:45.16
here to another part of
the country and I'll wait.
00:32:45.19\00:32:48.11
Not if Jesus says
specifically as he did
00:32:49.11\00:32:51.54
here, I want you
to wait in Jerusalem,
00:32:51.57\00:32:53.38
I believe this
if the disciples had
00:32:53.41\00:32:55.59
disobeyed God, do
you know they said
00:32:55.62\00:32:57.94
they were
waiting, disobeyed him and
00:32:57.97\00:32:59.62
went to another
place. And waited for the
00:32:59.65\00:33:01.60
Spirit to come down,
that Spirit would not
00:33:01.63\00:33:03.78
have come down to them, whew
00:33:03.81\00:33:05.43
that's pretty bold isn't it.
00:33:05.46\00:33:06.56
Because here at
preparation for that
00:33:09.00\00:33:11.49
outpouring of the
Spirit has to do also
00:33:11.52\00:33:13.56
with what,
obedient. Being obedient to
00:33:13.59\00:33:16.82
what God says,
whether you think it
00:33:16.85\00:33:18.96
needs to be so or
not. Whether you wanna
00:33:18.99\00:33:21.46
follow it or
not? Whether I wanna
00:33:21.49\00:33:22.85
follow it or not?
It's what God says,
00:33:22.88\00:33:24.88
our willingness to be obedient.
00:33:25.28\00:33:27.32
Now what did they
do? Well they just sat
00:33:28.57\00:33:31.18
down and gotten their
recliners and boy they
00:33:31.21\00:33:33.06
went out and they
said oh! Boy this is good,
00:33:33.09\00:33:35.07
I'm just gonna sit,
he said to wait here and
00:33:35.10\00:33:37.25
rest a little
until the Spirit comes.
00:33:37.28\00:33:39.44
Listen, the
disciples did not just sit down
00:33:40.49\00:33:42.72
and do nothing while
they were waiting for
00:33:42.75\00:33:44.86
the Spirit of God, the
outpouring of the Spirit.
00:33:44.89\00:33:47.14
The Bible is very
clear in Luke chapter
00:33:47.78\00:33:49.96
24 verse 53 the Bible
says: They were continually,
00:33:49.99\00:33:54.80
listen, continually
in the temple, praising
00:33:54.83\00:33:58.18
and blessing
God, while they were
00:33:58.21\00:34:00.49
waiting for the
outpouring of the
00:34:00.52\00:34:02.32
spirit or for the
time which the spirit
00:34:02.35\00:34:04.35
would be poured
out. What were these
00:34:04.38\00:34:06.23
people doing,
they were in the temple
00:34:06.26\00:34:08.86
may I be bold
enough to say if you're
00:34:09.36\00:34:10.92
wanting that Holy Spirit power
00:34:10.95\00:34:12.22
you need to be in church.
00:34:12.25\00:34:13.47
Bible says you know
in the last days that
00:34:15.75\00:34:17.16
you know we need
to not forsake the
00:34:17.19\00:34:19.42
assembling of our
self together as we see the
00:34:19.45\00:34:21.67
day approaching.
As that power was
00:34:21.70\00:34:24.42
poured out. It was
poured out on those
00:34:24.45\00:34:26.70
who were in the
temple, those who
00:34:26.93\00:34:28.88
were may I say attending church.
00:34:28.91\00:34:30.74
Those who were praying the Bible
00:34:31.74\00:34:33.75
said, those who
were praising God,
00:34:33.78\00:34:35.87
very difficult to
have a praying session
00:34:36.90\00:34:39.20
sometime in the
church, it seems like
00:34:39.23\00:34:40.54
no one has anything
to praise God, but why?
00:34:40.57\00:34:43.18
Is it that we've
grown so cold that we don't
00:34:45.63\00:34:47.23
understand the
blessings that are
00:34:47.26\00:34:49.31
flowing from
heaven, every breath that we
00:34:49.34\00:34:51.13
take, everything is
his. He's loaned it to us,
00:34:51.16\00:34:54.03
our home, our
car whatever we might
00:34:54.06\00:34:55.38
have food,
shelter, clothes, children
00:34:55.41\00:34:57.51
everything, everything
living is, is a blessing
00:34:57.75\00:35:00.32
that God has given to
us. And yet come time to
00:35:00.35\00:35:04.07
go to Church and you
ask for praise, no one
00:35:04.10\00:35:06.06
can praise, no
wonder we're void of the
00:35:06.09\00:35:08.18
Spirit at times.
No one's blessing God
00:35:08.21\00:35:11.58
I thought what
is he talking about,
00:35:11.61\00:35:12.84
continually in the
temple, continually
00:35:13.13\00:35:16.39
where there in
the Greek means well
00:35:16.42\00:35:18.15
they were in
front of as they were.
00:35:18.18\00:35:20.51
They were in front
of, or they were present,
00:35:20.99\00:35:24.15
they were before the temple.
00:35:24.48\00:35:26.69
Are you before the
temple? Are you continually
00:35:29.51\00:35:32.36
there, maybe not
physically but in the
00:35:32.39\00:35:34.82
spirit, is that
where your mind and heart
00:35:34.85\00:35:36.47
is because you
know of God's presence.
00:35:36.50\00:35:38.50
Are you praising?
Dear friend, we need
00:35:39.58\00:35:42.07
to be praising,
praising means we
00:35:42.10\00:35:45.20
need to be
testifying. Will somebody stand
00:35:45.23\00:35:48.59
up and give a
testimony, everybody looks
00:35:48.62\00:35:51.55
down at the
floor. Been twiddling our
00:35:51.58\00:35:55.22
thumbs, will
somebody praise God,
00:35:55.25\00:35:58.28
will somebody lift
up in the name of Jesus.
00:35:58.31\00:36:00.48
Will somebody
bless God, have you ever
00:36:02.05\00:36:03.77
heard that, bless
God simply means what?
00:36:03.80\00:36:05.70
To thank him for
what he's done for us.
00:36:06.51\00:36:09.96
By the way, he's
talking about when
00:36:10.78\00:36:12.23
you're blessing God
that means you listen,
00:36:12.26\00:36:14.26
you are speaking well of God.
00:36:14.63\00:36:18.38
Oh! How long has
it been since you
00:36:19.84\00:36:21.24
spoke well of God.
How long has it been
00:36:22.00\00:36:25.89
since you've
spend sometime praising
00:36:25.92\00:36:29.01
him, testifying of his goodness?
00:36:29.04\00:36:33.56
How long has it
been since some of you
00:36:34.97\00:36:36.92
been in the church, you haven't
00:36:37.68\00:36:41.77
been through the doors lately.
00:36:42.88\00:36:44.17
Friend, I'm afraid
that we can't miss any
00:36:46.72\00:36:48.86
of these points and
plan on receiving the
00:36:48.89\00:36:51.18
power that we
need to see us through,
00:36:51.21\00:36:53.35
power to win souls,
power to gain victory.
00:36:53.68\00:36:56.20
See to understand
truth and be able to
00:36:56.47\00:36:58.01
really be filled
with the Spirit of God to
00:36:58.04\00:36:59.83
finish the work.
It can never happen
00:36:59.86\00:37:02.28
until we fulfill what God
has said here in his word.
00:37:03.37\00:37:06.86
The disciples dear
friends, they must,
00:37:08.32\00:37:09.91
they were doing
what? They were following
00:37:09.94\00:37:12.40
the master, they
were following him.
00:37:12.97\00:37:15.90
How long has it
been since you've been
00:37:19.52\00:37:21.10
following the
master? And in following the
00:37:21.44\00:37:25.44
master simply
means this, they were
00:37:25.47\00:37:27.70
praying, they
were waiting, they were
00:37:27.73\00:37:31.76
watching and they were working.
00:37:32.13\00:37:35.47
See when you mention to work for
00:37:35.88\00:37:36.88
somebody, oh!
Boy there is trouble.
00:37:36.91\00:37:39.01
When you mention
oh they were waiting.
00:37:39.32\00:37:41.00
Oh! There's
trouble. You mention praying,
00:37:41.03\00:37:42.62
oh! There's
trouble. Praying, waiting,
00:37:42.65\00:37:46.26
watching and
working for the master as
00:37:46.57\00:37:49.29
we're waiting for
the outpouring of the
00:37:49.32\00:37:50.95
Spirit of God we
need to have these things
00:37:50.98\00:37:53.87
operating in our life.
Beautiful little article
00:37:53.90\00:37:57.54
that I read in
Review and Herald on March
00:37:57.57\00:38:00.26
22 in 1892, let me
just read that to you.
00:38:00.29\00:38:03.78
Pray that it'll be a
Blessing, because it's
00:38:04.21\00:38:05.49
talking about
the disciples here.
00:38:05.52\00:38:06.83
Now, notice they,
the disciples were
00:38:07.06\00:38:10.34
to be representatives
to the world of the
00:38:10.37\00:38:13.61
character of Christ.
The disciples were to
00:38:13.64\00:38:16.26
be what? Who is
the disciple, can we be
00:38:16.29\00:38:18.99
his disciples today?
Are we his disciples?
00:38:19.02\00:38:21.19
Yes we are and so
we too are to be his
00:38:21.47\00:38:24.66
representatives. We
are to represent him
00:38:24.92\00:38:28.39
to the world, represent
the character of Christ.
00:38:28.42\00:38:31.30
Now notice this, here's the bomb
00:38:33.32\00:38:34.98
shelter and we're
gonna have to get in
00:38:35.01\00:38:37.24
because the bomb's
getting ready to drop
00:38:37.27\00:38:38.61
on some of us.
But here's the bomb:
00:38:38.64\00:38:41.09
That which was essential for a
00:38:42.12\00:38:45.00
successful Christian
experience in the days
00:38:45.03\00:38:48.45
of the disciple, is
essential in our day.
00:38:48.48\00:38:51.98
A little too much
for us, need to repeated,
00:38:53.04\00:38:56.17
well lets repeat
it. That which was what?
00:38:56.89\00:38:59.65
Essential for the
disciples that which
00:38:59.68\00:39:02.93
took place, what
took place for them to
00:39:02.96\00:39:05.12
prepare for the
outpouring of the
00:39:05.15\00:39:06.29
Spirit, we need to be
preparing the same way?
00:39:06.32\00:39:09.92
It's essential for us,
that means it's a must,
00:39:10.28\00:39:13.94
so we have to look
at the life of Jesus,
00:39:14.80\00:39:16.53
look at the life of disciples.
00:39:16.56\00:39:17.89
See what they were
doing, what they were up to?
00:39:18.23\00:39:20.34
What was taking
place in their life?
00:39:20.79\00:39:22.55
And if we do that
and follow that example
00:39:23.71\00:39:25.51
we too will be
ready for that pouring,
00:39:25.54\00:39:28.37
for that power.
Wouldn't you like to
00:39:28.50\00:39:30.11
see the church just
explode with that kind
00:39:30.14\00:39:32.16
of power? Wouldn't
you like see people
00:39:32.19\00:39:33.80
pray for the sick
and they be healed.
00:39:33.83\00:39:35.62
Wouldn't you like to
be able to pray in the
00:39:36.22\00:39:37.49
church get on fire?
Wouldn't you like to
00:39:37.52\00:39:39.11
be able to preach
a message and bring
00:39:39.14\00:39:40.57
conviction on the
hearts and on the lives
00:39:40.84\00:39:42.61
of countless individuals
and they just surrender
00:39:42.64\00:39:45.61
their life to Jesus
right then and there?
00:39:45.64\00:39:47.50
They may have
never heard about Jesus,
00:39:47.70\00:39:49.53
but is this
preaching the power and the
00:39:49.87\00:39:52.21
wisdom of God,
the Holy Spirit just
00:39:52.24\00:39:53.93
takes full manifestation
upon that individual,
00:39:53.96\00:39:56.80
just consumes that
person. Their heart is broken,
00:39:56.83\00:39:59.79
they wanna
confess, they wanna change
00:40:00.25\00:40:01.87
their life. We have
too many dry sermons,
00:40:01.90\00:40:05.55
too many dry
teaching. Too much of I do,
00:40:05.58\00:40:09.17
I don't, we will,
they will, you know what
00:40:09.20\00:40:11.15
I'm talking about,
brother then there is
00:40:11.18\00:40:14.13
power that's waiting for us.
00:40:14.16\00:40:16.23
Wanting to bestow
upon Jesus, so I'm
00:40:16.56\00:40:18.65
gonna pour it out on
you. I've often said not to
00:40:18.68\00:40:22.52
sprinkle it, not just
give you a little tease
00:40:22.55\00:40:25.09
with it. He
said I wanna dash you
00:40:25.12\00:40:27.01
with it, I want
you saturated in it.
00:40:27.04\00:40:29.19
I don't wanna let
one part of you body,
00:40:29.37\00:40:31.34
soul, mind, any part
left that's not is wet
00:40:31.37\00:40:35.20
with the Holy
Spirit if you follow me.
00:40:35.23\00:40:36.89
It's here for
us, what? What is it?
00:40:38.86\00:40:41.15
He's telling us
exactly how to go about it.
00:40:41.60\00:40:43.55
And all we have to do is what?
00:40:46.00\00:40:47.07
Follow what the
disciples did as they
00:40:47.51\00:40:48.94
were praying
together, as they were preparing
00:40:48.97\00:40:51.57
for the outpouring
of the Spirit of God.
00:40:51.97\00:40:54.02
Jesus said when you
do. Oh! I love this passage
00:40:55.08\00:40:57.57
in Acts chapter 1
verse 8, the Bible says:
00:40:57.88\00:41:01.21
But ye shall receive what?
00:41:01.24\00:41:02.98
I need somebody
to tell me, here's
00:41:03.77\00:41:06.02
somebody out
there. He says, you shall
00:41:06.05\00:41:08.59
receive power, now
when the Bible says
00:41:08.62\00:41:11.92
power that's
exactly what it means.
00:41:11.95\00:41:14.19
It didn't say weak
vacillating Christians
00:41:14.74\00:41:16.87
in there, some of you can't even
00:41:16.90\00:41:18.26
find your way to Church.
00:41:18.29\00:41:19.69
You miss two or
three weeks and you give
00:41:23.11\00:41:25.13
flimsy excuses, I was
tired, I needed to rest.
00:41:25.16\00:41:28.44
You have to
stand before God one of
00:41:29.25\00:41:30.85
these days dear
friends, why were you
00:41:30.88\00:41:32.31
so tired, why
was you need to rest?
00:41:32.34\00:41:34.44
What is it
that's keeping you away
00:41:35.41\00:41:37.09
from the house
of God, what is it?
00:41:37.12\00:41:41.29
Is it a lack of
love for him, a lack of
00:41:42.78\00:41:44.64
commitment, there is
something that is wrong.
00:41:44.67\00:41:46.65
When we say oh!
Well, I, I need to rest
00:41:47.49\00:41:49.77
you know on the Sabbath or go to
00:41:49.80\00:41:51.52
church I'm tired, I worn out.
00:41:51.55\00:41:52.97
And I say this, if
your job is wearing you out
00:41:53.92\00:41:55.75
get another
one. You can't afford
00:41:55.78\00:41:58.58
that dear friend,
you can't love the world
00:41:58.61\00:42:00.12
and things in the
world. It just, you
00:42:00.15\00:42:02.04
can't do it, we have
to be willing it said here
00:42:02.07\00:42:05.20
what, to deny self.
Let self be under the
00:42:05.23\00:42:08.32
control of the
Holy Spirit of God,
00:42:08.35\00:42:10.71
that's all the
time. As a man was talking
00:42:11.22\00:42:14.75
the other day you
know I need to gain a
00:42:14.78\00:42:16.31
victory in this
area. I need to gain a
00:42:16.34\00:42:18.06
victory in this
area. You know he was
00:42:18.09\00:42:20.39
talking about maybe
things he was taking
00:42:20.42\00:42:21.98
into his body. You
know I reminded him
00:42:22.01\00:42:24.67
what the Bible
said, Jesus said you know
00:42:24.70\00:42:26.42
if your right hand
offends you cut it off.
00:42:26.67\00:42:28.50
Can't control your
eyes, better to pluck it
00:42:30.81\00:42:32.38
out better to
enter the kingdom blind
00:42:32.41\00:42:34.25
than not in the
kingdom, that was
00:42:34.82\00:42:37.93
Jesus saying
whatever it takes to gain that
00:42:37.96\00:42:40.35
victory, whatever you
need to do, the effort
00:42:40.38\00:42:42.33
that you put
forward. You're going to have
00:42:42.36\00:42:44.27
to put an effort
and you must have power
00:42:44.30\00:42:46.89
of the Holy Spirit
to do what you cannot
00:42:46.92\00:42:49.30
do for yourself, hope
that makes sense to you.
00:42:49.33\00:42:51.95
Nothing about
what we have inside us,
00:42:53.44\00:42:54.87
it's about what?
That supernatural that
00:42:54.90\00:42:56.38
comes inside
after you have done your
00:42:56.41\00:42:58.61
part, no one
needs to ever tell me oh
00:42:58.64\00:43:02.32
I wanna quit
drinking and at the same time
00:43:02.35\00:43:04.51
your taking the cap
off and your swigging
00:43:04.54\00:43:06.23
down a shut and say I'd love the
00:43:06.26\00:43:07.60
gain the victory. No, you don't.
00:43:07.63\00:43:09.25
I wanna quit smoking
oh I tell you I want to
00:43:13.10\00:43:14.88
quit smoking so
bad, what are you buying
00:43:14.91\00:43:16.63
them for? What are
you lighting them up for?
00:43:16.66\00:43:19.05
He never made you smoke it?
00:43:20.19\00:43:21.33
He never made you
buy them oh I wanna
00:43:21.99\00:43:23.71
gain the
victory, give me a pack of
00:43:23.74\00:43:25.85
Marlboro's over here.
Listen, lets stop this,
00:43:25.88\00:43:28.17
you're
desecrating heaven, you're
00:43:29.36\00:43:30.59
desecrating the power of God.
00:43:30.62\00:43:32.18
When you can take
that from you right
00:43:32.97\00:43:34.22
there, when you
become willing to do
00:43:34.25\00:43:36.15
whatever it takes
to gain that victory.
00:43:36.18\00:43:38.09
If you have to
shut yourself away for
00:43:38.42\00:43:39.94
several weeks, dear
friends do it, if you
00:43:39.97\00:43:42.07
have to commit
yourself somewhere
00:43:42.10\00:43:43.60
to gain that victory do it.
00:43:43.77\00:43:45.40
Heavens wanting to
be store some power
00:43:47.37\00:43:49.12
on you and on me
today but we have to
00:43:49.15\00:43:51.72
gain these
victories. Jesus said but after
00:43:51.75\00:43:56.17
Acts 1:8: Ye shall
receive power after
00:43:56.70\00:43:59.94
the Holy Spirit is
what? After the Holy Spirit
00:43:59.97\00:44:03.43
has come upon
you, there is no power,
00:44:03.46\00:44:05.95
set up church all
you want, set up shop all
00:44:06.57\00:44:08.64
you want, have all
the studies you want,
00:44:08.67\00:44:10.33
without the power
of the Holy Spirit you
00:44:10.58\00:44:12.18
have nothing
that's what the Bible.
00:44:12.21\00:44:13.99
That you will
receive power after the Holy
00:44:15.47\00:44:18.24
Spirit has come
upon you and after the
00:44:18.27\00:44:21.05
Holy Spirit has
come upon you, the Bible
00:44:21.08\00:44:22.75
says then you're
gonna be my witness
00:44:22.78\00:44:24.99
or some of you
are trying to witness
00:44:25.02\00:44:26.40
without that
power. Some of you are
00:44:26.43\00:44:27.81
trying to witness
without, you know,
00:44:27.84\00:44:29.28
without the power
of the Holy Spirit you
00:44:29.51\00:44:31.37
know going
before, opening the way,
00:44:31.40\00:44:33.20
talking to the
hearts and the lives,
00:44:34.18\00:44:35.71
you can't even be
a witness for Jesus
00:44:36.07\00:44:38.81
without this power.
I cannot be a witness,
00:44:39.06\00:44:42.29
things that I
say, things that I do,
00:44:43.06\00:44:44.47
I mess them up but
the Holy Spirit never
00:44:44.50\00:44:47.33
messes up. God's
looking for sincere
00:44:47.36\00:44:50.37
men and women
today and children.
00:44:50.40\00:44:52.14
Who will take
this message and to go
00:44:53.27\00:44:55.73
into all of the world
by faith that God will
00:44:55.76\00:44:57.59
honor what he
said that he would do.
00:44:57.62\00:44:59.85
He said that word
will not return void,
00:45:01.00\00:45:03.44
I'm banking on it,
I'm counting on it.
00:45:03.66\00:45:06.41
The blessings of
God he says I'm gonna
00:45:07.34\00:45:09.73
give you power
after the Holy Spirit has
00:45:09.76\00:45:12.49
come upon you and
when the Spirit has
00:45:12.52\00:45:14.20
come upon you.
Then you can be my
00:45:14.23\00:45:16.19
witnesses, quit
trying to be his witness
00:45:16.22\00:45:18.55
without the Holy
Spirit, quit trying to
00:45:18.86\00:45:20.75
do the work of the
Holy Spirit, it's an
00:45:20.78\00:45:22.57
impossibility,
even though some people
00:45:22.60\00:45:24.47
say, well I've got a
little bit of success
00:45:24.50\00:45:26.06
over here, we've
done a little bit.
00:45:26.09\00:45:27.34
Devil doesn't mind if
we've had a little bit
00:45:29.31\00:45:30.81
of success, he's
afraid of that power,
00:45:30.84\00:45:33.44
I can tell you that right now.
00:45:33.47\00:45:34.82
And by the way he
says when you just
00:45:36.11\00:45:37.36
see that power,
you're gonna be what
00:45:37.39\00:45:39.15
my witnesses to the outermost
00:45:39.67\00:45:41.84
parts of the
world. That's going where?
00:45:41.87\00:45:43.57
Into all the world
to preach the Gospel.
00:45:43.96\00:45:45.95
You see Jesus kept
this most important fact.
00:45:47.24\00:45:50.72
He kept this fact
before the disciples.
00:45:52.30\00:45:56.10
He always kept it before them,
00:45:57.87\00:45:58.95
I want to keep it
before you today and
00:45:58.98\00:46:01.08
I wanna keep it
my heart and my life.
00:46:01.11\00:46:03.77
Jesus said to his
disciples over and
00:46:04.81\00:46:06.80
over, you are one
with me in this work.
00:46:06.83\00:46:12.58
Wow! You are one
with me in this work.
00:46:13.24\00:46:16.72
You are to help
recover the world
00:46:18.04\00:46:22.23
from the bondage of
sin, can you possibly
00:46:22.93\00:46:27.50
let that go through
your mind, just please
00:46:28.25\00:46:30.67
just a little bit
Jesus said you're one with
00:46:30.70\00:46:33.15
me, you're doing,
and you're doing my
00:46:33.18\00:46:35.71
work, you working
along the side with me.
00:46:35.74\00:46:37.92
I'm giving you the
power to do it, but
00:46:38.57\00:46:40.19
keep this in mind
you're job and my job
00:46:40.22\00:46:43.34
is to help rid
sin from the world.
00:46:43.56\00:46:47.17
The bondage, sin
is bondage listen the
00:46:48.55\00:46:52.87
word of God is never
bondage it's freedom,
00:46:52.90\00:46:55.19
here a lot
people say oh! Bondage,
00:46:55.22\00:46:57.15
bondage, bondage,
no that's freedom.
00:46:57.18\00:46:58.53
Sin is bondage,
it binds you to this
00:47:00.21\00:47:04.11
world, doesn't
let you be what God
00:47:04.14\00:47:06.39
wants you to be.
You know what and
00:47:06.42\00:47:08.38
some of you are
wasting your hours of
00:47:08.41\00:47:09.70
probation right now, I
just sense it in my heart.
00:47:09.73\00:47:12.29
You're wasting the
probationary time that
00:47:13.50\00:47:16.18
you have on this
earth, by putting off
00:47:16.21\00:47:18.75
what you should
do today you're gonna
00:47:18.78\00:47:20.15
put it off till tomorrow and
00:47:20.18\00:47:21.30
tomorrow you don't have.
00:47:21.33\00:47:22.77
We can never put
off these things.
00:47:24.62\00:47:26.50
We're to be one
with Jesus Christ, as he
00:47:27.71\00:47:29.59
talked to the disciples,
we're to help recover,
00:47:29.62\00:47:34.95
why? Because
we've been knocked down,
00:47:34.98\00:47:36.51
beat down by
sin, almost literally
00:47:36.54\00:47:38.96
destroyed because of
sin, God says I've got
00:47:38.99\00:47:41.52
a people that's
gonna, listen I'm gonna,
00:47:41.55\00:47:43.27
they're gonna
recover from this bondage.
00:47:43.30\00:47:46.76
Oh remember Jesus
said, he sent out the
00:47:49.55\00:47:54.37
twelve, then he
sent out the seventh day.
00:47:54.40\00:47:58.52
Jesus sent them
out, what were they to
00:47:59.60\00:48:02.80
proclaim, they were
to proclaim the kingdom
00:48:02.83\00:48:05.62
of God. God is sending you out,
00:48:05.65\00:48:08.44
sending me out today to do what?
00:48:08.47\00:48:10.10
To proclaim the
soon eminent return of
00:48:10.32\00:48:13.35
Jesus Christ in
the clouds of glory,
00:48:13.38\00:48:15.38
probation is
closing, Jesus is coming,
00:48:15.48\00:48:17.64
is your life in
order. Are you preparing for
00:48:17.78\00:48:19.70
the outpouring of
the Holy Spirit, is your
00:48:19.73\00:48:21.49
life so right with
God that he can pour that
00:48:21.52\00:48:23.51
Spirit out upon you
without consuming you.
00:48:23.54\00:48:25.94
Oh! Friend, we
need to be desperately
00:48:28.04\00:48:29.57
beseeching God's face.
00:48:29.60\00:48:30.92
In preparation we
talked about, starting
00:48:32.35\00:48:34.14
out with a prayer
and confession and
00:48:34.17\00:48:36.68
pleading with God
to give us that power
00:48:36.71\00:48:38.82
and being
obedient to every word that
00:48:39.58\00:48:41.64
proceeds out of
the mouth of God.
00:48:41.67\00:48:43.72
Jesus said for his
disciples is one with
00:48:46.81\00:48:48.58
him, he said the
same time you're gonna to
00:48:48.61\00:48:50.80
go about
teaching. But you're gonna
00:48:50.83\00:48:53.30
teach the things
that I taught you,
00:48:53.33\00:48:55.45
you're gonna be doing
the things that I did,
00:48:56.73\00:48:58.93
that's what Jesus
said. You're gonna
00:48:59.32\00:49:01.66
tell the world of the good news,
00:49:01.69\00:49:04.15
why because
Jesus was going to die
00:49:06.88\00:49:09.06
and then he
would rise again and he
00:49:09.39\00:49:11.16
would go back to
his heavenly Father.
00:49:11.19\00:49:13.14
But Jesus said
you're going to be here and
00:49:14.29\00:49:15.99
you get to tell
the good news and the
00:49:16.02\00:49:18.24
plan of salvation.
The cross of Calvary,
00:49:18.27\00:49:20.83
the power that
is available to us,
00:49:20.98\00:49:22.86
you're gonna be
able to tell that Christ
00:49:24.07\00:49:25.58
alone, in Christ
alone is salvation.
00:49:27.30\00:49:30.57
There is no other name friend;
00:49:31.83\00:49:33.10
you see the
disciples were preparing
00:49:34.54\00:49:36.72
for the power,
that Holy Spirit power.
00:49:37.65\00:49:40.15
My question to you
is, are you preparing,
00:49:41.15\00:49:43.09
as we read they said
they were continually
00:49:44.52\00:49:46.40
in the temple praising God.
00:49:46.43\00:49:48.53
They were working
and they were praying
00:49:49.52\00:49:51.18
and you know as they
did, just notice what
00:49:51.21\00:49:53.92
happened what?
They're preparing for
00:49:53.95\00:49:55.57
this outpouring as
they prayed, as they
00:49:55.60\00:49:58.44
worked, as they were
watching, their faith
00:49:58.47\00:50:02.34
grow stronger and stronger.
00:50:02.37\00:50:05.10
Their love for
God begin to grow and
00:50:06.23\00:50:09.77
when the love for
God begin to grow.
00:50:09.80\00:50:11.35
Friend, this is for us today as
00:50:11.38\00:50:13.16
their love for
God. How their love for
00:50:13.19\00:50:15.38
God began to
grow because they were
00:50:15.41\00:50:17.09
studying and they
were praying and they
00:50:17.12\00:50:19.25
were witnessing and
as their love for God
00:50:19.28\00:50:21.85
began to grow what happened?
00:50:21.88\00:50:23.17
Their love for
their fellowman also began
00:50:23.34\00:50:25.86
to grow; they began
to see a need for the
00:50:25.89\00:50:30.39
service of Jesus
Christ. For the saving of the
00:50:30.42\00:50:33.48
lost, they began see
that they had help in
00:50:33.85\00:50:38.48
their time of
need. They had a savior
00:50:38.51\00:50:42.01
that sat on, sits on
the right hand of God,
00:50:42.04\00:50:45.14
they begin to understand as the
00:50:46.74\00:50:47.96
book of Romans
chapter 8 verse 34
00:50:47.99\00:50:50.32
says: That
Jesus, he ever liveth to
00:50:50.35\00:50:53.13
make intercession for them,
00:50:53.16\00:50:54.85
think about he ever liveth.
00:50:59.06\00:51:00.65
So, the
disciples began to see that
00:51:02.14\00:51:03.67
Jesus was with, even
though he was in heaven.
00:51:03.70\00:51:06.11
He left the promises
and he said, I'm with
00:51:06.40\00:51:08.52
you always even to
the end, you're gonna
00:51:08.55\00:51:10.74
receive power,
you're gonna, things that
00:51:10.77\00:51:13.60
I did, you're gonna
do even greater things
00:51:13.63\00:51:15.39
and why aren't
we seeing him in the
00:51:15.42\00:51:17.06
church, is it
because there is too much
00:51:17.09\00:51:18.84
selfishness, too
much sin, too much desire
00:51:18.87\00:51:21.34
of the world, too
many things that so
00:51:21.37\00:51:22.97
easily beseeches us now days.
00:51:23.00\00:51:24.70
There is something wrong,
00:51:25.47\00:51:26.81
we should ever long
been in the kingdom,
00:51:29.07\00:51:31.22
we should have been home by now.
00:51:32.22\00:51:36.14
But the world is
sifting the church,
00:51:39.08\00:51:41.38
rather than
opposite, oh friend, as the
00:51:42.41\00:51:48.34
disciples waited for that power,
00:51:48.37\00:51:50.92
they humbled their heart in true
00:51:52.78\00:51:55.51
repentance the Bible says.
00:51:55.54\00:51:57.54
They even
confessed their unbelief,
00:51:57.93\00:51:59.86
you see they were
going, going closer to
00:52:00.41\00:52:02.31
one and another
why? Because before them
00:52:02.34\00:52:04.24
they were buying for what?
00:52:04.27\00:52:05.58
For a position, see
selfishness had to go
00:52:05.61\00:52:08.83
before the power can come.
00:52:08.86\00:52:10.19
What occupied the
highest position had
00:52:11.93\00:52:13.80
to go, love for
souls had to be there,
00:52:13.83\00:52:18.74
if you didn't love
the soul, you see, you
00:52:18.77\00:52:20.44
asked God, help me
to love those souls.
00:52:20.93\00:52:23.08
Help me to be a
witness and as the
00:52:23.85\00:52:27.96
power of the
Spirit, in Acts 2 verse 38
00:52:27.99\00:52:31.80
when it says repent
and be baptisted for
00:52:32.55\00:52:35.70
the remission of sin then what?
00:52:35.73\00:52:39.01
You'll see the,
receive the gift of the Spirit,
00:52:39.09\00:52:41.29
what's the Bible
say once again over and
00:52:43.06\00:52:44.46
over, repent be Baptisized
00:52:44.49\00:52:47.32
for what? For
the remission of sin,
00:52:50.67\00:52:53.65
then you receive,
notice this you'll
00:52:53.92\00:52:55.89
receive the gift, get
in line for that gift.
00:52:55.92\00:52:59.19
Line up your life
with the word of God,
00:52:59.51\00:53:01.61
get ready for that
gift, get ready for a change
00:53:01.64\00:53:04.05
in your life. The
things that you once
00:53:04.08\00:53:05.65
hate you now love,
the things that you
00:53:05.68\00:53:07.12
love you now hate.
That's not happening
00:53:07.15\00:53:10.17
in your life
because you're not converted
00:53:10.20\00:53:11.59
dear friends,
disciples as that Spirit was
00:53:11.62\00:53:16.21
poured out let's talk
just for few moments here.
00:53:16.24\00:53:18.25
The disciples were
sorry for their life
00:53:19.14\00:53:22.28
with Jesus
Christ. Oh! How they wish,
00:53:22.56\00:53:26.39
listen carefully,
they could change,
00:53:26.42\00:53:28.96
they could have
back those three, three
00:53:29.36\00:53:31.66
and half years
they had with Jesus.
00:53:31.69\00:53:34.48
Oh! If they could
just have these and live
00:53:35.17\00:53:37.00
them over again,
if only they could see
00:53:37.03\00:53:39.58
him again. If only
they could have the
00:53:39.61\00:53:41.42
opportunity to
live obedient to every
00:53:41.45\00:53:44.55
word that came out of his mouth,
00:53:44.58\00:53:46.08
oh! If they could
only seen again they would
00:53:46.68\00:53:48.40
show him how
much they loved him.
00:53:48.43\00:53:50.10
It grieved their
hearts, the power of the Holy
00:53:53.17\00:53:56.03
Spirit you see that brings us to
00:53:56.21\00:53:58.35
obedience,
because they said you know
00:53:58.38\00:54:02.25
we are never by
God's grace ever going to
00:54:02.28\00:54:04.83
entertain doubt
again, how can we,
00:54:04.86\00:54:09.83
how can we atone
for all these wrong and
00:54:09.86\00:54:12.57
you know what they
came in agreement to
00:54:12.60\00:54:14.63
say you know what we can do.
00:54:14.66\00:54:15.80
We can confess
Jesus before the world;
00:54:16.36\00:54:19.06
we can confess
him before the world.
00:54:19.49\00:54:22.49
So, they decided look
I'm just gonna lift up
00:54:23.48\00:54:25.32
Jesus, I'm gonna
talk about Jesus how
00:54:25.35\00:54:27.44
about you talking
about Jesus rather
00:54:27.47\00:54:29.12
than your
neighbor? How about you
00:54:29.15\00:54:30.24
talking about
Jesus rather than the
00:54:30.27\00:54:31.66
church member? How about you are
00:54:31.69\00:54:33.22
talking about Jesus
rather than gossiping
00:54:33.25\00:54:34.71
all around town.
You spend a little
00:54:34.74\00:54:36.66
less time here and
there and more time
00:54:36.69\00:54:38.52
with God, this what,
if you wanna receive,
00:54:38.55\00:54:41.18
this is preparation to receive.
00:54:41.54\00:54:43.09
In order to receive
by the way to the head to
00:54:46.28\00:54:48.29
put away all differences,
00:54:48.32\00:54:50.70
oh! What a
challenge, to put away all
00:54:51.54\00:54:54.71
differences, if
we receive that power
00:54:54.74\00:54:58.94
we're going to have to
put away some differences.
00:54:58.97\00:55:02.27
Put away as we
talked about that desire for
00:55:02.65\00:55:05.19
supremacy where
are we going to sat.
00:55:05.38\00:55:09.02
But we're going to
be the greatest instead
00:55:09.05\00:55:12.36
to be a humble follower of Jesus
00:55:12.39\00:55:13.98
Christ, they drew near to God.
00:55:14.01\00:55:18.33
They drew nearer to
each other and their
00:55:19.51\00:55:22.80
fellowmen there was
deep heart searching
00:55:22.83\00:55:27.84
going on.
Preparation for the outpouring,
00:55:27.87\00:55:30.50
have you really
searched your heart,
00:55:30.79\00:55:32.38
Bible says:
Deceitful above all things,
00:55:33.63\00:55:35.47
who can know it,
but have you really
00:55:35.50\00:55:36.78
searched it openly
and honestly rather than
00:55:36.81\00:55:38.77
say oh! Yeah, I'm
prepared, well if Jesus
00:55:38.80\00:55:40.49
comes today, I'm ready to go.
00:55:40.52\00:55:41.75
Friend, are you
like Jesus, if you're not
00:55:42.61\00:55:43.96
like Jesus
you're not ready to go,
00:55:43.99\00:55:45.44
if you got any
unconfessed sins in
00:55:46.56\00:55:47.75
your life, you're
not gonna receive the
00:55:47.78\00:55:48.86
power of the latter
rain. You're not going
00:55:48.89\00:55:52.00
anyway, I'm not going anyway
00:55:52.03\00:55:53.16
we have our sins confessed up,
00:55:53.19\00:55:54.73
we have to be seeking
for the Spirit of God.
00:55:55.07\00:55:56.81
We have to be seeking for that
00:55:56.84\00:55:57.91
power, we have
to want that power,
00:55:57.94\00:55:59.67
we have to desire
that power, we have to
00:55:59.70\00:56:01.42
know that we want
it, that we need it to
00:56:01.45\00:56:03.97
finish the work and
prepare us to meet Jesus.
00:56:04.00\00:56:06.62
Oh! Friend, I want
to meet Jesus when he
00:56:06.65\00:56:08.64
comes in the clouds of glory.
00:56:08.67\00:56:09.91
I don't want to miss
it, if you miss it, you've
00:56:11.81\00:56:14.60
missed everything,
there is no reason for
00:56:14.63\00:56:17.04
you and me to be
here other than what?
00:56:17.07\00:56:19.75
Good. To
repopulate Heaven and once we
00:56:20.03\00:56:23.89
begin to understand
this, we will see that
00:56:23.92\00:56:25.62
this gospel, this
good news must be carried
00:56:25.65\00:56:29.10
in all the world and
then the end is going
00:56:29.13\00:56:31.39
to come. When His
character is not fully
00:56:31.42\00:56:34.10
reproduced in us, He will come.
00:56:34.13\00:56:36.96
Friend, what do you
say, lets ask the Holy
00:56:38.40\00:56:40.98
Spirit because it's
given to those by the
00:56:41.01\00:56:42.65
way Acts 5:32 says
to those that obey him,
00:56:42.68\00:56:45.91
are you obeying him
today? Quickly let's just go
00:56:46.02\00:56:49.70
over, lets preparation
for this power is what?
00:56:49.73\00:56:52.69
We need to repent of
our sin, self needs to
00:56:52.91\00:56:55.41
be under the control of what?
00:56:55.44\00:56:56.57
Of the Holy Spirit, we
need to pray earnestly for.
00:56:56.60\00:56:59.71
We need to seek
God, we need to hunger
00:56:59.85\00:57:01.77
and thirst after
righteousness and
00:57:01.80\00:57:04.96
we must be willing
to obey every word that
00:57:04.99\00:57:06.77
proceeds out of
the mouth of God.
00:57:06.80\00:57:08.48
And you know
how God develops his
00:57:09.57\00:57:11.70
power in us, to
test and through trials
00:57:11.73\00:57:15.76
and he allows
us circumstances to
00:57:15.79\00:57:17.59
come into our
life. Friend, why don't
00:57:17.62\00:57:19.63
we pray about it
right now, you can say to
00:57:19.66\00:57:21.32
me, right me, I
want that Holy Spirit
00:57:21.35\00:57:23.21
power, I desire it,
I need it, I want it,
00:57:23.24\00:57:26.38
I'm gonna pray for
it with you right now
00:57:26.41\00:57:27.81
shall we pray
together? Good, let's do that.
00:57:27.84\00:57:29.85
Merciful Father in
Heaven, we thank you
00:57:31.81\00:57:33.33
for your word
today, we thank you for the
00:57:33.36\00:57:34.91
promise that you're
gonna give us power.
00:57:34.94\00:57:36.57
After the power is
going to be given to
00:57:37.31\00:57:39.61
us, that's power of
the Holy Spirit to change
00:57:39.64\00:57:41.49
our hearts and
our lives and draw
00:57:41.52\00:57:43.43
us closer and much
closer to Jesus Christ.
00:57:43.94\00:57:46.57
Help us to be
ready for that great
00:57:46.60\00:57:47.96
day in Jesus name Amen.
00:57:47.99\00:57:50.27
Until next time by the way keep
00:57:52.24\00:57:54.71
in the word, I'll see you then.
00:57:54.83\00:57:56.22
Oh! Friends, I know
that this message was
00:57:58.45\00:58:00.76
an inspiration and
a blessing to each and
00:58:00.79\00:58:03.52
everyone of you
today. How do I know this?
00:58:03.55\00:58:06.14
Because it was for
us here at Behold the
00:58:06.44\00:58:08.95
Lamb
Ministries. Therefore we are
00:58:08.98\00:58:11.10
making this five
part series that we've
00:58:11.13\00:58:13.19
entitled "Addressing the
Power of the Holy Spirit."
00:58:13.22\00:58:15.79
Available to you,
to purchase just for a
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love gift of thirty
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that sermons in this series are,
00:58:22.28\00:58:23.89
"Does Your
Church Need More Power?"
00:58:24.33\00:58:26.61
The second one "You
Have to Want that Power,"
00:58:26.97\00:58:29.93
third "Preparation
to Receive that Power,"
00:58:30.31\00:58:33.03
fourth "How We
Receive that Power"
00:58:33.06\00:58:35.80
and finally
"Witnessing with Power".
00:58:35.83\00:58:38.24
You want to
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00:58:38.65\00:58:40.58
request; you can
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