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TRUE MINISTRIES CHURCH

FUNCTION & RECEIVINGOFTHE HOLY SPIRIT

JOEL 2:28-29

And it shall come to pass afterward that I will pour out My Spirit on all flesh; your sons andyour daughters shall prophesy, your old men shall dream dreams, your young men shall see

visions. And also on My menservants and on My maidservants I will pour out My Spirit in thosedays. Understand somethingGod is talking about an event where he was going to begin topour out his Spirit. In other words, it was an avenue of reconciliation. It was a way that God

was going to reconcile his people to Himself. First God had to forgive us for what man did

before man could ask for forgiveness. So God was going to pour out his Spirit upon all flesh

and its still going on right now! And we know that since the day of Pentecost its been goingon.

I want to talk about the function and receiving of the Holy Spirit and its something we have to

not only get more understanding of, but we must be able to teach it, preach it and lead someoneelse into the baptism of the Holy Ghost. It is important! In fact, it is a command from God that

every one of us as believers be baptized in the Holy Spirit. It is only the spirit of error and thepowers of darkness that try to prevent people from getting baptized in the Holy Ghost.

JOHN 3:16-17

There are two gifts that God gave us. For God so loved the world that He gave His only

begotten Son, that whoever believes in Him should not perish but have everlasting life. So the

first gift God was sending us was salvation. For God did not send His Son into the world to

condemn the world, but that the world through Him might be saved. So the first gift God gaveyou and I was salvationits a gift, which means you have a choice. Look how many people

just toss salvation away. That foolish preaching that says once saved always savedthatsbaloney. Everyone in hell is a believerbut its too late. We have a teaching called Saved or

Born Again that addresses the foolishness and lie of once saved always saved, and which has

scripture backing everything up. Far be it that you think you can go out and serve the devil and

go to heaven. It doesnt work that way. So the first gift God grants me and you is salvation.The second gift he grants you and Iif you turn to the book of Acts.

ACTS 2:38-39

Then Peter said to them, Repent, and let every one of you be baptized in the name of Jesus

Christ for the remission of sinsNow it stops. He says hereHere is the gift of salvation first.

Remember the blood always goes first. Repentance is a representation of confessing sin. When

you confess your sins the blood of Jesus is activated. The blood goes before the Spirit. So herewe see that Peter said to them listen you need to repent for the remission of sin. Then he says,

and you shall receive the gift of the Holy Spirit. So the Holy Spirit is an additional gift. These

are two gifts. So does everybody always get baptized in the Holy Ghost? No! Now look at thenext verse. For the promise is to you and to your children, and to all who are afar off, as many

as the Lord our God will call. It is a promise, isnt it. A promise from God that you would be

baptized in the Holy Spirit. There are three things that will prevent you from getting baptized in

the Holy Ghost. Unconfessed sin is the first one. The second one is traditions of men. In other

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words, things that were taught down the line things that were out of a mans spirit and not the

Holy Spirit. Those are called traditions of men. And the third thing is unbelief. You have to

understand that it is our responsibility to stay filled with the Holy Spirit. Thats why manypeople backslidebecause they are not filled with the Holy Ghost. So they seek the ways of the

world to get fulfillment.

MATTHEW 3:11

This is John the Baptist speaking. I indeed baptize you with water unto repentance, but He whois coming after me is mightier than I, whose sandals I am not worthy to carry. He will baptize

you with the Holy Spirit and fire. Who is he talking about? Jesus. Hes the baptizer of the Holy

Ghost. No man is the baptizer of the Holy Ghost. You cant baptize someone else in the Holy

Ghost. The only thing you can do is pray. You can ask the Lord to baptize someone in the Holy

Ghostbut no man can baptize another man in the Holy Ghost. Its only the Spirit of God thatcomes all over this vessel. And its by Jesus choice that he baptizes you in the Holy Ghost. It is

not only a gift to be baptized in the Holy Ghost, it is an honor to be baptized in the Holy Ghost!

GENESIS

2:7So the two gifts that were granted to you and I are salvation and the baptism of the Holy Ghost.

Three things that prevent us from being baptized in the Holy Spirit are unconfessed sin,traditions of men and unbelief. And the LORD God formed man of the dust of the ground, and

breathed into his nostrils the breath of life; and man became a living being. So he breathed in

Him. You have to understand he took dustWhat was the dust made of? His word. His word

is what made all the matter. Then he took his word and breathed in it and it became life. Thewordspiritmeans breath. So the Holy Spirit is the breath of God. Hes the presence of God.

And he is a mentor sent by God. And he is God. The bible says in Acts 17:28, We live and have

our being in God. We get so caught up in everything that we lose sight. Do you know whereelectricity came from? God. Do you know where the wind comes from? God. If you did this

thing with your arms made a wave and you feel somethingeverybody make a wave here.

Now you feel something? Hallelujah. If nothing was there you wouldnt feel anything. So thatmeans you are in God. Do you understand that? We live and have our being in God. We are

like a big aquarium called a universe. Now write this downin Zechariah 4:6 the bible says,Its not by might, nor by power but by my Spirit says the Lord. So everything is done by theSpirit of the Lord. Because God is Spirit.

ACTS 1:4-5; 8

Jesus was assembled with his disciples,And being assembled together with them, HeHe what?Commanded them! Say that again. Commanded them! Was that an asking or a command from

God? Command! Acts chapter 1 verse 4, And being assembled together with them, Hewhat?

He what? Everyone say it: Commanded them! He commanded them not to depart from

Jerusalem, but to wait for the Promise of the FatherWhat promise was that? The Holy Spirit.

Do you know how many times people dont waitThey receive Jesus Christ as Lord and Savior

and then leave Jerusalem. Thats what the devil wants you to do. You have to understand thatthere were 500 or so disciples of the Lord on the day they had the feast. When the Lord told

them wait He said here for them to wait in Jerusalem for thePromise of the Fatherwhich,He said, you have heard from Me; for John truly baptized with water, but you shall be baptized

with the Holy Spirit not many days from now. Let me share something with you he told this to

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400 or 500 of his disciplessomething like that. Do you know how many went to the upper

room and how many went to the feast instead? 120! Only 120 went to the upper room and the

rest went to the religious ritualand missed God!! Hello. But it says it was a commandfromGod. Now go to verse 8,But you shall receive power when the Holy Spirit has come upon you;

and you shall be witnesses to Me in Jerusalem, and in all Judea and Samaria, and to the end of

the earth. I think it was 500 disciples, I forgot. But anywayonly 120 showed up! Let me tellyou two results of the baptism of the Holy Spirit. Power and witness. Two results of the

baptism of the Holy Spirit are power and witness. What do you think he empowers us for? He

empowers you to be a witness. He empowers you to walk in the Spirit. He empowers you toovercome temptation. To preach the gospel. He empowers you with the gifts of the Spirit. He

empowers you to fulfill an office. He empowers you to do the will of God. He empowers you to

cast out demons and unclean spirits. He empowers you to get revelation knowledge and

mysteries of God. And He empowers you to pray and there are many more. Let me repeat someof them: walk in the Spirit, gifts of the Spirit, overcome temptation, preach the gospel, and he

also convicts you of hidden sinif you are listening. He gives you boldness and authority. He

empowers you to do the will of God, to cast out devils, have power over darkness, revelation

knowledge and mysteries of Godand a gazillion more! These are empowerments of the HolySpirit. Now how many of you think you need to be baptized in the Holy Ghost? Hallelujah.

Understand the difference. Let me share something else with you about what the baptism of theHoly Spirit is a representation ofHe is the connector between the spirit realm and the natural

realm. Without the baptism of the Holy Spirit you wont be able to walk in the other side. You

know what you will be fed by? Knowledge. You will be fed by knowledge but it wont be truth.

Thats why its so important to get filled with the Holy Ghost. People seek knowledge nowinstead of Gods presence. Dont get me wrong, knowledge is important. Because knowledge

represents truth but without Gods presencewithout the anointing of the Holy Spirit, you wont

get understanding. Because he is the author of the bible. Hes the one that wrote it. Hes theone that brings birth. Hes the one that makes you a new man. But God said he would seal us

with the Holy Spirit as a guaranteeof a down payment awaiting our full redemption. Thats

why the devil doesnt want you to have relationship or fellowship with the Holy Spirit. He likesto bind people in bondage. Remember the word of God is known as the tutor. And the Holy

Spirit is the mentor. The word of God is the tutor and the Holy Spirit is the mentor.

ACTS 10:36-38

The word which God sent to the children of Israel, preaching peace through Jesus ChristHe isLord of all that word you know, which was proclaimed throughout all Judea, and began from

Galilee after the baptism which John preached: how God anointed Jesus of Nazareth with the

Holy SpiritHallelujah. He was anointed with the Holy Spirit. That means the Holy Spirit was

upon Him. If you have ever taken a screw driver with a screw and fooled with it enough times

the magneticthats called the anointing. You rubbed enough. The more you take time withGod, the more the anointing is on you. The more you dance with Jesus, the more His anointing

is on you! How God anointed Jesus of Nazareth with the Holy Spirit and with powerWhy? So

he could be a witness! Who went about doing goodThe Holy Spirit causes you to do good,And healing all who were oppressed by the devil, for God was with Him. Thats our job. The

Holy Ghost wasnt just given to you so you could have goose bumps and put Him on the shelf.

You were empowered with the Holy Spirit to be a witness and a sign and wonder.

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2 CORINTHIANS 3:4-8; 16-17

And we have such trust through Christ toward God. Not that we are sufficient of ourselves to

think of anything as being from ourselves, but our sufficiency is from God, who also made us

sufficient as ministers of the new covenant, not of the letter but of the Spirit; for the letter kills,

but the Spirit gives life. So the ministry of the new covenant is by who? The Holy Spirit. But if

the ministry of death, written and engraved on stones, was glorious, so that the children of Israelcould not look steadily at the face of Moses because of the glory of his countenance, which glory

was passing away, how will the ministry of the Spirit not be more glorious? Go to verse 16.Nevertheless when one turns to the Lord, the veil is taken away. What veil? The scales. Hestalking about the Lordwhen someone comes to the Lord and is baptized inHis spirit. Look at

the next verse,Now the Lord is the Spirit; and where the Spirit of the Lord is, there is liberty. Or

Freedom! Freedom from what? Freedom from the bondage of the world and the entanglements.

Freedom from worry and fear. Freedom. The bible says God has not given you a spirit of fear but powerWell where would the power come from? The Holy Ghost. Power, love and a

sound mind. How many of you think the baptism of the Holy Spirit is important? Amen. Its a

command! Its not only just important, its a command!! You have to think about thisWhen

the Lord said to the disciples,I want you to wait hereI mean theysaw Jesusthey walked withhim and talked with him. They saw signs and miracles and all kinds of things happening. But

Jesus still commanded them not to go out and preach. He said dont go without me. Hellodont leave home without him. Until what? Until they were baptized with the Holy Spirit.

Why? Jesus was baptized with the Holy Ghost. In fact, he didnt do any signs and wonders until

the Holy Spirit came upon him. There is something very significantWhen the Holy Spirit

came upon Jesus, the Father said, This is my son in whom I am well pleased. The Holy Spirit brings relationship with your Father. The baptism of the Holy Spirit opens the door for

relationship with your Father and let me show you where we can go for that.

GALATIANS 4:6-9

So the Holy Spirit brings sonship. And because you are sons, God has sent forth the Spirit ofHis Son into your hearts, crying out, Abba, Father! The wordAbba meansDaddy! Thats arelationship! Therefore you are no longer a slave but a son, and if a son, then an heir of God

through Christ. But then, indeed, when you did not know God, you served those which by natureare not gods. But now after you have known God, or rather are known by God, how is it that

you turn again to the weak and beggarly elements, to which you desire again to be in bondage?

So even then you get baptized with the Holy Spirit, you still have a choice. You can go back to

bondage or you can walk in freedom. The word tells us that those who thirst and hunger for his

righteousness shall be filled. One of the things the devil wants to put in us is complacency.Compromise. Laziness. Woe is me. Sometimes he doesnt want you to look beyond yourself.

He doesnt want you to be hungry for the things of God. He wants to get you hungry again for

the things of the world. In fact, the word tells us if you are not hot he is going to vomit you outof his mouth. He said it would be better for you to be cold than lukewarm. Thats in the book of

Revelation. So its our responsibility to stir ourselves up and get filled with the Holy Spiritevery day!! Its our responsibility to seek God. And to get filled with the Spirit. You knowwhen you take a glass of water and fill it up to the top, nothing else can get in. How many of

you all know that the devil wants you. He wants his home. He wants you! You are on his most

wanted list. You are wanted dead or alive. So we know that it is the ministry of the Holy Spirit.

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2 CORINTHIANS 5:16-17

Therefore, from now on, we regard no one according to the flesh. Even though we have known

Christ according to the flesh, yet now we know Him thus no longer. Whoa! Thats powerful!You know why? Its not the ministry of Jesus. Its the ministry of the Spirit. Jesus was the

bridge and the mediator to fulfill the old testamentand bring truth and turn it over to the Holy

Ghost. Dont get me wrong, he left his name for us, didnt he. He left his blood for us! He leftthe weapons of God! But if you look at Jesus now, he doesnt look like a Jew! He has fiery

eyes, woolen haira double edged sword coming out of his mouth. He doesnt look like anyone

on earth! Hallelujah! Thats our King! Hes our King now. Hes our priest! Hes no longerJesushe left his name for you and me. It is now the ministry of the Holy Spirit. Thats why

the bible says not to acknowledge him in the flesh any longer. He wants to be acknowledged in

the Spirit. Now look at verse 17, Therefore, if anyone is in Christwhich means baptized in the

Holy Ghost because the word Christmeans anointed onehe is a new creation; old things have

passed away; behold, all things have become new. Now its our responsibility to stay filled with

the Spirit of God so everything is becoming newand you are not going back to the old.

TITUS

3:1-7Who doesnt want you to have fellowship with the Holy Ghost? The powers of darkness. Thats

why the bible warns us that satan comes as an angel of light and righteous ministers. Believe meI run across man of them. And these are people that love Jesusthey just dont know the spirit

of error is hindering them and preventing people from getting freed by the power of the Holy

Ghost. They bring them into bondage not telling them the complete truth. Thats right, they

are preaching the same gospel but another Jesus! They use that scripture that says love lastsforever but there will be a time when tongues will cease, prophesies will cease, gifts will cease

well thats talking about when Jesus comes to the earth. Its not talking about now. Gods word

is the same yesterday, today and tomorrow. He doesnt change! Its mans tradition thatchanges. You know during the dark ages if you spoke in tongues you were killed. The Catholic

Church would kill you. Why? Because they were religious then. When Constantine got in

office and everythinghe polluted. He joined Christianity and Paganism together. The days ofthe weekMonday, Tuesday, Wednesday, Thursdaythey are all named after pagan gods. The

moon god and sun god and so forth. Thats how satan works. If you look at a dollar bill there is

a pyramid on one side and one eyethe sun god. Even on your dollar bill. In fact, in Greek orLatin I think it is it says one world order. In God we truston the top but it has a false god on

it. And then underneath it has one world order. Look at it sometime.

Remind them to be subject to rulers and authorities, to obey, to be ready for every good work, to

speak evil of no one, to be peaceable, gentle, showing all humility to all men. For we ourselves

were also once foolish, disobedient, deceived, serving various lusts and pleasures, living inmalice and envy, hateful and hating one another. But when the kindness and the love of God our

Savior toward man appeared, not by works of righteousness which we have done, but according

to His mercy He saved us, through the washing of regeneration and renewing of the Holy Spirit

Hes the one who renews you! Whom He poured out on us abundantly through Jesus Christ

our Savior, that having been justified by His grace we should become heirs according to the

hope of eternal life. So the Holy Spirit is involved in our regeneration.

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ISAIAH 11:1-2

We just talked about empowerments of the Holy Spirit. Now I want to share with you the seven

fold of the Holy Spiritor seven characters of the Holy Spirit. There shall come forth a Rod

from the stem of Jesse, [which was Davids father] and a Branch shall grow out of his roots.

The Spirit of the LORD shall rest upon HimThis is the seven fold of the Holy Spirit. There are

seven charactersseven expressions of Gods character by his Spirit are given to man. So thatyou and I could not only walk in the Spirit but understand the things of the Spirit. Hes called

the Spirit of the Lord. Now in the Old Testament individualsno one had the fullness of the

Holy Spirit. In other words, David had the Spirit of the Lord upon him. The Spirit of wisdom

and understandingwell the Spirit of wisdom was on Solomon. The Spirit of understanding

was on Daniel. So if you go through the Old Testament you will find that individuals had

particular characteristics. But for you and I when we get baptized in the Holy Spirit, we have

them ALL!! Every single one of them, if you are willing to utilize what has been given to you.The Spirit of counsel and might, the Spirit of knowledge and of the fear of the LORDor

reverence to God. Let me share something with you, you become a worshiper when you get

baptized in the Holy Ghost. You become a worshipper when you are really baptized in the Holy

Ghost. Dont put the fire out by sitting down! So these are the seven characteristics or the sevenfold of the Holy Spirit that came through Jesus for me and you.

LUKE 4:1-2; 13-21

Brother Luke a doctor! Man did he get his socks blown off! He went from clinical to

spiritual real quick. Then Jesus, being filled with the Holy Spirit, returned from the Jordan and

was led by the Spirit into the wildernessThats why we send people to the labor pool. We sendyou back to the pit. Why? So you can know who you are. If you dont know who you are, you

will always run from Him. You go to the pit. And being tempted for forty days by the devil. And

in those days He ate nothing, and afterward, when they had ended, He was hungry. Of course,the devil tempted him. Understand this, go to verse 13. Jesus kicked butt on the devil. You

cant fight the devil without the baptism of the Holy Ghostyou will lose. You wont be able to

discern. If you are not filled with the Holy Ghost, the devil knows it. And if you are not filledthat day, he knows it too. Thats why he comes at you really strong on the days when you are off

key. Now when the devil had ended every temptation, he departed from Him until an opportunetime. Everyone thinks, well okay I overcame temptation. Its over with. Praise God. Oh no, no,no. Then Jesus returned in the power of the Spirit to Galilee, and news of Him went out through

all the surrounding region. And He taught in their synagogues, being glorified by all. So Hecame to Nazareth, where He had been brought up. And as His custom was, He went into the

synagogue on the Sabbath day, and stood up to read. And He was handed the book of the

prophet Isaiah. And when He had opened the book, He found the placeHe found the place. He

went to the placewhere it was written: The Spirit of the LORD is upon Me, because He hasanointed Me to preach the gospel to the poor; He has sent Me to heal the brokenhearted, to

proclaim liberty to the captives and recovery of sight to the blind, to set at liberty those who are

oppressed; to proclaim the acceptable year of the LORD. Understand something, the first

preaching Jesus did when he went to the synagogue was he was introducing everyone to the HolyGhost. He said, The Spirit of the Lord is upon me. Then He closed the book, and gave it back

to the attendant and sat down. And the eyes of all who were in the synagogue were fixed on Him.And He began to say to them, Today this Scripture is fulfilled in your hearing. Man did that

cause an uprising! They wanted to throw him off a cliff. That same cliff they were going to

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throw him off of is the same place where Armageddon will be. So its our responsibility to stay

filled with the Holy Spirit. Lets go a little deeper here now. Go to John 16.

JOHN 16:7-15

Nevertheless I tell you the truth. It is to your advantage that I go away; for if I do not go away,

the Helper will not come to you; but if I depart, I will send Him to you. Who are they talkingabout? The Holy Spirit. So it was important that Jesus left. And when He has come, He will

convict the world of sin, and of righteousness, and of judgment: of sin, because they do notbelieve in Me; of righteousness, because I go to My Father and you see Me no more; of

judgment, because the ruler of this world is judged. I still have many things to say to you, but

you cannot bear them now. Why not? They didnt have the baptism of the Holy Ghost. Thats

why some of us still dont understand about the things of the SpiritBecause we are not willing

to walk in the Spirit. And that takes a conscious effort. However, when He, the Spirit of truth,

has come, He will guide you into all truthand the next thing you know the scriptures have been

opened to you and you begin to understand what Jesus is saying in his word. All of a sudden all

the dots get connected!! Then its like Whoa!!!! Give me some food!!! Because you want to eat.

You want to eat because now the Holy Spirit is helping you feed. The Holy Spirit digests theword for you when you eat. When the Lord started this ministry he said Im not going to feed

milk. Im going to put meat in a bottlebecause the Holy Spirit will do the digesting. So weare getting meat in a bottle. However, when He, the Spirit of truth, has come, He will guide you

into all truth; for He will not speak on His own authority, but whatever He hears He will speak;and He will tell you things to come. Im telling you, if we would walk in the Spirit more and

listen more we wouldnt get in so much trouble. If we were really truly walking and listeningwe wouldnt marry certain people. We wouldnt get certain jobs. We wouldnt do certain things

if we were really listening and walking in the Spirit. And we would be really careful about

what we said. And all kinds of other things. Oh you can pray in the Spirit and not listen!Hallelujah. He will glorify Me, for He will take of what is Mine and declare it to you. Well if

you are not listening, how are you going to get it? All things that the Father has are Mine.Therefore I said that He will take of Mine and declare it to you. And thats the importance of thebaptism of the Holy Spirit, isnt it. You have to have fellowship in the Spirit. But you have to

listen.

MARK16:16-18

Jesus told them,He who believes and is baptized will be savedNow listen, I truly dont believe

he was talking about the baptism of water. Because signs and wonders usually dont follow the

baptism of water. But he who does not believe will be condemned. And these signs will follow

those who believewhich means to follow. So if you are truly following Jesus you are going to

wait for the dove to come upon you! In My name they will cast out demons; they will speak withnew tonguesThat doesnt mean you are going to go and learn another language by going tocollege. It means you get a new prayer language. Its one of the fruits of the baptism of the

Holy Spirit. Its one of the evidencesa new tongue. They will speak with new tonguesPraise

God! Is that for just then or for now? Its amazing I didnt even know about this stuff. Icalled on Jesus, he showed up, baptized me in the Holy Ghost and I got a whole new language. I

tried to go tell a preacher what had happened to me and he tried to beat me down! And I was a

baby in Christhe threw every scripture at me to try to deny what happened to me. Nobody was

going to tell me what happened to me. I knew! I knew what happened to me! Nobody was

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going to tell me that there was no power in God! Nobody was going to tell me a serpent didnt

come out of me and that our fight wasnt against satan and his darkness! Nobody was going to

tell me you cant cast out a devil! Or pray in tongues. Or have a relationship with your heavenlyfather! Nobody is going to try and convince me. They may try but they never will convince me.

I mean I had preachers trying to tell me that it was an illusionthey tried to tell me it was an

effect from when I used to do drugs. This was months afterwards. And I saw this huge shadowbehind one of these individuals. I asked the Lord if I should cast it out and the Lord said, You

had better not! So I said okay. Praise be to God! These signs will follow those who believe. In

my name they will cast out devils and speak with new tongues! They will know their Father asDaddy! They will have a relationship. They wont be so concerned about religiosity and rules

and regulations. They will be walking in them without being concerned about them. Because

their main concern will be a relationship and pleasing the Father. Some people have not truly

been baptized in the Holy Spirit. They try and pretend they havebut they havent. Do youknow why? You will know them by their fruit. If their fruits are of the Spirit, then you know.

You will know. They will bear fruits of the Spirit.

JOHN

14:15-18You must desire the baptism of the Holy Spirit. You must desire to stay filled. You cannot be

content where you are. If you love Me, keep My commandments. And I will pray the Father,

and He will give you another Helper, that He may abide with you forever the Spirit of truth,

whom the world cannot receive, because it neither sees Him nor knows Him; but you know Him,for He dwells with you and will be in you. I will not leave you orphans; I will come to you. How

is he going to come? By his Spirit. The Spirit of Truth and spirit of errortwo different things.

EXODUS 40:33-38

Who doesnt want you to pray in the Holy Ghost? Satan. And he raised up the court all around

the tabernacle and the altar, and hung up the screen of the court gate. So Moses finished the

work. Then the cloud covered the tabernacle of meeting, and the glory of the LORD filled thetabernacle. And Moses was not able to enter the tabernacle of meeting, because the cloud rested

above it, and the glory of the LORD filled the tabernacle. Whenever the cloud was taken up

from above the tabernacle, the children of Israel would go onward in all their journeys. But ifthe cloud was not taken up, then they did not journey till the day that it was taken up. For the

cloud of the LORD was above the tabernacle by day, and fire was over it by night, in the sight of

all the house of Israel, throughout all their journeys. So the tabernacle had a cloud over it by

day and fire over it by night. When it went up and moved the people began to be led by the

cloudor led by the what? Spirit. And those who are led by the Spirit are called what? Sons ofGod. Because now we are in the ministry of the Spirit of the new covenant. So understand those

who are led by the Spirit are known as sons of God. Thats why its important that you and I be

led by the Spirit so we can maintain that relationship as sons of God.

ACTS 2:1-4

When the Day of Pentecost had fully come, they were all with one accord[a] in one place. And

suddenly there came a sound from heaven, as of a rushing mighty wind, and it filled the whole

house where they were sitting. Then there appeared to them divided tongues, as of fire, and onesat upon each of them. Do you know what happened? They became the tabernacle. They

became the tabernacle of God. And they were all filled with the Holy Spirit and began to speak

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with other tongues, as the Spirit gave them utterance. They began to speak to the Father. They

became the tabernacle of God.

ACTS 19:1-6

So many people believe you get baptized with the Holy Spirit when you get baptized in water

and Im not saying that cant happen. Or they say you get baptized in the Holy Spirit when youreceive Jesus Christ as Lord and Saviorand Im not saying that cant happen eitherbecause it

happened with me. But the majority of the time it doesnt. I know it took my wife a couple of

months to get baptized in the Holy Spirit.

And it happened, while Apollos was at Corinth, that Paul, having passed through the upperregions, came to Ephesus. And finding some disciplesWhats a disciple? A follower of Jesus

Christ. One thats being led. He said to them, Did you receive the Holy Spirit when you

believed? In other words, did you receive the Holy Spirit when you accepted Jesus Christ as

Lord and Savior. So they said to him, We have not so much as heard whether there is a HolySpirit. What were they doing? Traditions of men. They didnt even know about a Holy Spirit!

So did they get baptized with the Holy Spirit when they received Jesus Christ as Lord andSavior? No. They didnt know about it. And he said to them, Into what then were youbaptized? So they said, Into Johns baptism. Paul then made the famous remark that needsto be highlighted!!! Then Paul said, John indeed baptized with a baptism of repentance, saying

to the people that they should believe on Him who would come after him, that is, on ChristJesus. When they heard this, they were baptized in the name of the Lord Jesus. And when Paul

had laid hands on them, the Holy Spirit came upon them, and they spoke with tongues and

prophesied. That means they what? Got baptized in the Holy Spirit! Just like what happened to

Paul, happened to them. The same thing that happened in the upper room, happened to them. So

there are many believers to this day that dont believe that we need to get baptized in the HolyGhostthey are still getting fulfillment from the world. They are called carnal believers.

Carnal. They dont desire the spiritual things. They desire knowledge! Signs and wonders will

follow you as you walk in the Spirit. One of them is tongues. Its a sign to the lost. The otherone is casting out devils. Another one is power over darkness and temptationthats if you are

walking in the Spirit. You and I are the tabernacle of God.

I CORINTHIANS 12:1-2;7-11

So we have empowerments. We have the seven-fold of the Holy Spiritwonderful functions.

Wonderful. Now concerning spiritual gifts, brethren, I do not want you to be ignorantor

boneheaded or stupid! In other words, I want you to know the truth! You know that you were

Gentiles, carried away to these dumb idols, however you were led. What was he talking about?

Fables. Traditions of men. I dont want you to be ignorant. I dont want you to be blinded to

the spiritual gifts. Thats another thing the Holy Sprit grants you and I. The word gifts meanstools. It means tools. Gifts are tools! If you dont go out with the right tools you wont be able

to the right job!! I want you to understand somethingJust because someone is not baptized in

the Holy Spirit, that does not prevent them from going to heaven. But the baptism of the HolySpirit will manifest the kingdom of God in an individuals life. The bible says the kingdom of

God is not food or drink, but righteousness, peace and joy in the Holy Ghost. In the Holy Ghost

thats one of the important things about the Holy Spirit. Jesus told Nicodemus, who was a

Pharisee, You need to be born again. Born of water and born of Spirit. Born of water means

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repentancethe baptism of John, which was repentance. Born of Spirit means the baptism of

the Holy Spirit. I had somebody try and tell me that we were born of water when the woman

broke her water and then you come into the natural realm and receive Jesus Christ and thatsborn of the Spiritand I said,No way! Thats carnal! We were at a feed-out and people were

actually preaching this stuff. They asked my opinion. I shared with them what my opinion was!

That the word water means repentance. The word spirit means the baptism of the Holy Ghost.Verse 7,But the manifestation of the Spirit is given to each one for the profit of all: for to one is

given the word of wisdom through the SpiritNow listen, he is not saying that one individual is

going to walk in wisdom the rest of their life. He was labeling the gifts of the Spirit. To another

the word of knowledge through the same SpiritIf you got baptized in the Holy Spirit all of

these are availableits through the same spirit! Far be it that you will walk by someone who is

dead and say well I can only pray in tongues and not lay hands on them! To another faith by the

same Spirit, to another gifts of healings by the same Spirit, to another the working of miracles, to

another prophecy, to another discerning of spirits, to another different kinds of tongues, to

another the interpretation of tongues. But one and the same Spirit works all these things,distributing to each one individually as He wills. So as the Holy Spirit quickens you to manifest

in this gift, you just yield to the Holy Ghost and he does it! You are the steward of the gifts.You can choose to pray in tongues any time you want! You can choose to cast out a devil

anytime you want. You can choose to prophesy anytime you want. Let me ask you thiswhenwas the last time you cast out a devil? Especially out of yourself. When was the last time you

took 30 or 40 minutes and prayed in the Holy Ghost. You say, Well Im too tired. Youre right

you are dry bones! Let me tell you when you are dry, neon lights come on that say vacant!

The bible says the devil leaves an individual and seeks dry ground. You need to worship!!andget off your blessed assurance when its time to worship! Because those demons are seeking

somebody who is dry!! People wonder why they have struggles. Its because they dont discern

the things of the Spirit. They dont understand. Do you know what they get fulfilled on?Money. The get fulfilled on success and what their accomplishments are instead of getting

fulfilled in Gods presence. Thats the difference between religion and relationship.

I CORINTHIANS 2:9-14

But as it is written: Eye has not seen, nor ear heard, Nor have entered into the heart of manthe things which God has prepared for those who love Him. So you love Him. That means youseek Him. That means you follow Him. That means you obey Him. But God has revealed them

to us through His Spirit. Well how are you going to know the plan without getting in the Spirit.

Are you going to follow someone elses plan? God does put people together with the same

vision though, doesnt he. But God has revealed them to us through His Spirit. For the Spirit

searches all things, yes, the deep things of God. So you are not going to get the deep things of

God without getting in the Spirit. And you are not going to do it without getting baptized in the

Holy Spirit and getting filled with the Spirit. One of the ways you search the deep things of Godis by praying in tongues because it brings revelation knowledge. So many people ask me how I

learned this stuff. By praying in the Spirit! Paul said,I wish you all prayed as much as I did inthe Holy Ghost. And look how much Paul wrote. If you want direction for your life startpraying in the Holy Ghost. You cant guess it. You need to have direction. Faith comes by

hearing. You dont want to assume because you will step into a trap. Many people assume.

They get so pushedthey are in the flesh. They just want to feed the fleshthey dont care

whats what. They cant receive counsel, correction or direction. They just want to feed their

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flesh. Praying in the Spirit mortifies your flesh! It mortifies it. It causes your Spirit to take

dominion over your flesh. Verse 11,For what man knows the things of a man except the spirit

of the man which is in him? Even so no one knows the things of God except the Spirit of God. Soif you fellowship with the Spirit of God you are going to know the things of the Spirit of God!

Now we have received, not the spirit of the world, but the Spirit who is from God, that we might

know the things that have been freely given to us by God. People get all discouraged and messedup. Not knowing what to do. Pray in the Spirit for awhile. Wait on God and let him bring it to

you. If it has not come yet, dont move without it!! Because if you move in assumption youre

in trouble. And God always gives you confirmation! He will give you confirmation through theoffice. Hallelujah. You want confirmation, come on! These things we also speak, not in words

which mans wisdom teaches but which the Holy Spirit teaches, comparing spiritual things withspiritual. But the natural man does not receive the things of the Spirit of GodSo who is trying

to keep you in the natural realm? satan. For they are foolishness to him; nor can he know them,

because they are spiritually discerned. Let me tell you something, if you marry someone who is

not spirit filled and you are on fire for God, you are in trouble! That individual will either

quench your fire or your fire will put them on fire. But I wouldnt do it! That means you are

unevenly yoked. You have no right marrying that individual, even if they call themselvesbelievers, you are still unevenly yoked. You men, dont be seeking a woman because she looks

good. Let God bring her to you. And you will know her by her fruit. She had better have fruitsof the Spirit. If not she will quench your fire. And you will be in trouble. Thats being unevenly

yoked and the Lord says not to be unevenly yokedeven if they claim to be a believer. Seek the

Lord.

JUDE 14-25

Now Enoch, the seventh from Adam, prophesied about these men also, saying, Behold, the Lord

comes with ten thousands of His saints, to execute judgment on all, to convict all who are

ungodly among them of all their ungodly deeds which they have committed in an ungodly way,

and of all the harsh things which ungodly sinners have spoken against Him. These aregrumblers, complainers, walking according to their own lustssome of these are believers. And

they mouth great swelling words, flattering people to gain advantage. But you, beloved,

remember the words which were spoken before by the apostles of our Lord Jesus Christ: howthey told you that there would be mockers in the last time who would walk according to their

own ungodly lusts. These are sensual persons, who cause divisions, not having the Spirit. In

other words, these are individuals who are not walking in the Spirit. they may have the baptism

of the Holy Spirit but they are choosing not to walk in the Spirit and they cause divisions. But

you, beloved, building yourselves up on your most holy faith, praying in the Holy SpiritWell itsays that faith pleases God. So we need to pray in the Holy Ghost! Keep yourselves in the love

of God, looking for the mercy of our Lord Jesus Christ unto eternal life. And on some havecompassion, making a distinctionMaking a distinction! But others save with fear, pulling

them out of the fire, hating even the garment defiled by the flesh. Now to Him who is able to keep

you from stumbling, And to present you faultless before the presence of His glory with exceedingjoy, to God our Savior, who alone is wise, be glory and majesty, dominion and power, both now

and forever. AND EVERYBODY SAID . AMEN!

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