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BOOKS BY KENNETH E. HAGIN

*Redeemed From Pover!" Si#$ness and S%iri&a' (ea)

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P'ans" P&r%oses" and P&rs&is Ho, Yo& 0an Be -ed 4! )e S%iri o + God

A Fres) Anoining



BOOKS BY KENNETH

HAGIN JR. 3/an3s Im%ossi4i'i! ;

God3s Possi4i'i! Be#a&se o + Jes&s

T)e Ke! o )e S&%erna&ra'3Fai) or$e)4 ! -ove

B'&e%rin +or B&i'ding

Srong Fai) 3Seven Hindran#es o Hea'ing3T)e Pas Tense o + God3sord

Ho, To /a$e )e (ream God Gave Yo& 0omeTr&e Fai) Ta$es Ba#$ )a )e (evi'3s

So'en<T)e Prison (oor Is O%en ; )a Are Yo& Si'' (oing

Inside2< I#)ing Ears)ere (o e Go From Here2

Ho, To Be a S&##ess in -i+eGe A#=&ained i) God

S)o,do,n i) )e (evi' 1n+orgivenessT)e Ans,er +or O%%ression

Is Yo&r /ira#'e Passing Yo& B!20ommanding Po,er

T)e -i+e o + O4edien#e /inisering o )e Bro$en)eared God3s Irresisi4'e ord

Hea'ing5 Forever Se'ed (on3 9&i> Yo&r Fai) i'' See Yo& T)ro&g)

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0onensPreface

1. he 4nointing in the /ld estament

2. he 4nointing in the !ew estament

3. !ew estament ings and Priests

4. mpt6 +isterns or :ull 8eservoirs?

5. !ew estament Pattern.................................

6. +haracteristics of hose @ith a :resh 4nointing

7. aintaining the >low n 4dverse +ircumstances

8. Second +haracteristic of hose @ith a :resh

4nointing.......................................................

9. hird +haracteristic of hose @ith a :resh

4nointing.......................................................

10. 4 :resh 4nointing s 8ecogniAable

11. :ull of the @ord and the -ol6 Spirit



Preface

There is nothing so important in this hour as

for the Body of Christ to be full of the Word of

God and full of the Spirit of God. The time has

long since passed for following man-made plansand formulas. We need the Word of God in our

hearts and the anointing of God upon our lies so

we can prosper in eerything we do. We need to

stay in God!s "resence and find out what the #ead

of the Church$ the %ord &esus Christ$ has in mind$

and then be sure to do it. God has not hidden from

#is people what #e wants to do' it!s all laid out in

the (ew Testament. And it is only by following

God!s (ew Testament plan and being filled up to

oerflowing with God!s Spirit that we will be

e)uipped to participate in the reial in these last

days and to bring &esus the glory and honor due

#is (ame. Also$ if we follow God!s (ew

Testament plan for the Church$ eery belieer will

be able to ta*e his place and fulfill his function in

the Body of Christ. #oweer$ in order for belieers

to be able to do this$ it is crucial that each one of

us e+perience a fresh anointing. We are to be con-

tinually filled with God!s Spirit so that we can be

used by God mightily in these days to fulfill #is

will in our lies. God has made an abundant

proision for #is people to be filled up at all times

with #is Spirit$ regardless of outwardcircumstances$ so we can lie unto #is glory,

0)a%er ? T)e Anoining in

)e O'd Tesamen

It is a good thing to give thanks unto the

Lord, and to sing praises unto thy name, O

most High:

To shew forth thy lovingkindness in the

morning, and thy faithfulness every night,Upon an instrument o f t e n strings, and

upon the psaltery; upon the harp with a

solemn sound.

or thou, Lord, hast made me glad

through thy work: I will triumph in the works

o f thy hands.

O Lord, how great are thy works! and thy

thoughts are very deep.



" #rutish man knoweth not; neither doth

a fool understand this.

$hen the wi%ked spring as the grass, and

when all the workers o f ini&uity do flourish;

it is that they shall #e destroyed for ever:

'ut thou, Lord, art most high for

evermore.

or, lo, thine enemies, O Lord, for, lo,

thine enemies shall perish; all the workers o f

ini&uity shall #e s%attered.

'ut my horn shalt thou e(alt like the horn

o f an uni%orn: I )H"LL '* "+OI+T*

$ITH -*)H OIL.

ine eye also shall see my desire on mine

enemies, and mine ears shall hear my desire

o f the wi%ked that rise up against me.

The righteous shall flourish like the palm

tree: he shall grow like a %edar in Le#anon.

Those that #e planted in the house of the Lord shall flourish in the %ourts o f our /od.

They shall still #ring forth fruit in old

age; they shall #e fat and flourishing;

To shew that the Lord is upright: he is my

ro%k, and there is no unrighteousness in him.

"salm

/01-12

This entire "salm is a psalm of praise to God

for #is goodness. 3t begins by saying$ 0It is a

/OO thing to give thanks unto the Lord, and to sing praises unto thy name, O most High. 0

But notice particularly the latter part of erse

140 0 . . . I shall #e anointed with fresh oil.0 3n the

midst of praising God for #is goodness$ the

psalmist said$ 5... 3 shall #e anointed with fresh

oil.0

3n Bible times$ particularly in the 6ld

Testament$ men were set apart or consecrated to

the sacred offices of the prophet$ priest$ and *ing

by the anointing with oil. 6il is a type of the #oly

Spirit. The anointing with oil symboli7ed that the

#oly Spirit would come upon men or women toanoint them to stand in a particular office.

#oly Anointing 6il

When the Bible tal*s about the anointing with

oil$ it is referring to the actual olie oil along with

its arious spices and components that was used in

6ld Testament times to consecrate or set aside

someone or something for a holy purpose. As we



will see$ a person was anointed to stand in a

particular office or to render special serice to

God. Also$ an ob8ect or a thing$ for e+ample$ such

as the

Tabernacle and its furnishings were also anointed

9:+od. ;40-12<. The anointing oil was holy oil

and it was used to consecrate or set apart for holy

purposes that which the %ord designated.

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22 oreover the Cord spa;e unto oses, sa6ing,

23 a;e thou also unto thee principal spices....

24 4nd of cassia . . . and of oil olive. . . .

25 4nd thou shalt ma;e it 4! /C /: -/CD

/!!, an ointment compound after the art of

the apothecar6* it shall be 4! -/CD 4!/!!>

/C....

31 4nd thou shalt spea; unto the children of srael,

sa6ing, his shall be 4! -/CD 4!/!!> /C

unto me throughout 6our generations.

32 Upon manEs flesh shall it not be poured Fthat is,it shall be used onl6 upon those whom the Cord

designates to be set aside for -is purposes, not for

common purposesG, neither shall 6e ma;e an6 other

li;e it, after the composition of it* S -/CD, and

it shall be hol6 unto 6ou.

33 @hosoever compoundeth an6 li;e it, or

whosoever putteth an6 of it upon a stranger, shall

even be cut off from his people.

The anointing oil was holy because it was a

type of the Spirit of God. After the anointing with

oil$ the Spirit of God would come upon the man of

God to anoint him from that day forward to fulfillhis office and to carry out God!s plan for him on

the earth.

=emember that in the 6ld Testament$ people

were not born again' therefore$ the #oly Spirit

could not lie inside them$ #e could only come

upon them to anoint them for serice. #oweer$

under the (ew Testament$ the #oly Spirit lies

inside belieers 9&ohn 1;01>$1?<$ and also comes

upon those who stand in the fiefold ministry gift

offices in order to e)uip them for serice 9:ph.

;011$1/<.

We will see more about the anointing in thelife of the belieer as we progress in our study.

The Anointing for the 6ffice of the "rophet

3n the following scriptures$ we see that the

anointing oil was used to anoint :lisha to stand in

the propheti% office. These particular scriptures

also mention the anointing with oil for the office

of the *ing$ but for our purposes$ pay special



attention to the anointing with oil for the office of

the prophet.

1 !>S 19*1',1& 19"$1

15 4nd the Cord said unto him FliHah the

prophetG, >o, return on th6 wa6 to the wilderness of

=amascus* and when thou comest, anoint -aAael to

be ;ing over S6ria*16 4nd Iehu the son of !imshi shalt thou anoint to

be ;ing over srael* and lisha the son of Shaphat of

4belmeholah shalt thou 4!/! to be P8/P-

in th6 room....

19 So he departed thence, and found lisha the son

of Shaphat, who was plowing with twelve 6o;e of

oen before him, and he with the twelfth* and liHah

passed b6 him, and cast his mantle upon him.

20 4nd he left the oen, and ran after liHah, and

said, Cet me, pra6 thee, ;iss m6 father and m6

mother, and then will follow thee. 4nd he said unto

him, >o bac; again* for what have done to thee?

21 4nd he returned bac; from him, and too; a6o;e of oen, and slew them, and boiled their flesh

with the instruments of the oen, and gave unto the

people, and the6 did eat. hen he arose, and went

after liHah, and ministered unto him.

Then in "salm 142012$ the Bible declares that

God!s prophets are anointed0 5... Tou%h not

mine "+OI+T*, and do my 1-O1H*T) no

harm. 5 God calls #is prophets #is anointed.

6ld Testament prophets were anointed by the

Spirit of God to enable them to stand or

function in that particular office.

The Anointing for the "riest!s 6ffice

The Bible also tal*s about the anointing with

oil to e)uip men to stand in the priest2s office.

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4 4nd 4aron and his sons thou shalt bring unto

the door of the tabernacle of the congregation, and

shalt wash them with water.

5 4nd thou shalt ta;e the garments, and put upon

4aron the coat, and the robe of the ephod, and the

ephod, and the breastplate, and gird him with the

curious girdle of the ephod*

6 4nd thou shalt put the mitre upon his head, andput the hol6 crown upon the mitre.

7 hen thou shalt ta;e - 4!/!!> /C,

and pour it upon his head, and 4!/! him.

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)0 4nd thou shalt 4!/! 4aron and his sons, and

consecrate them, that the6 ma6 minister unto me in

- P8SES /::+.

The Anointing for the King!s 6ffice



Then in @irst Samuel chapter 1>$ we see an

e+ample of a man of God being anointed to stand

or function in the office of *ing.

1 S4UC 1&*1"# 10"1)

1 4nd the Cord said unto Samuel, -ow long wiltthou mourn for Saul, seeing have reHected him

from reigning over srael? fill thine horn with /C,

and go, will send thee to Iesse the Bethlehemite*for have provided me a !> among his sons.

2 4nd Samuel said, -ow can go? if Saul hear it,

he will ;ill me. 4nd the Cord said, a;e an heifer

with thee, and sa6, am come to sacrifice to the

Cord.

3 4nd call Iesse to the sacrifice, and will shew

thee what thou shalt do* and thou shalt 4!/!

unto me him whom

name unto thee.

4 4nd Samuel did that which the Cord spa;e, and

came to Bethlehem. 4nd the elders of the town

trembled at his coming, and said, +omest thou

peaceabl6?

5 4nd he said, Peaceabl6* am come to sacrifice

unto the Cord* sanctif6 6ourselves, and come

with me to the sacrifice. 4nd he sanctified Iesse

and his sons, and called them to the sacrifice.

6 4nd it came to pass, when the6 were come, that

he loo;ed on liab, and said, Surel6 the CordEs

4!/!= is before him.

7 But the Cord said unto Samuel, Coo; not on his

countenance, or on the height of his stature

because have refused him* for the Cord seeth

not as man seeth FsnEt that wonderfulJG for man

loo;eth on the outward appearance, but the

Cord loo;eth on the heart.

8 hen Iesse called 4binadab, and made him passbefore Samuel. 4nd he said, !either hath the

Cord chosen this.... 10 4gain, Iesse made seven of

his sons to pass before Samuel. 4nd Samuel said

unto Iesse, he Cord hath not chosen these.

11 4nd Samuel said unto Iesse, 4re here all th6

children? 4nd he said, here remaineth 6et the

6oungest, and, behold, he ;eepeth the sheep. 4nd

Samuel said unto Iesse, Send and fetch him* for

we will not sit down till he come hither.

12 4nd he sent, and brought him in. !ow he was

rudd6, and withal of a beautiful countenance,

and goodl6 to loo; to. 4nd the Cord said, 4rise,

4!/! him* for this is he.

13 hen Samuel too; the horn of /C, and

4!/!= him in the midst of his brethren*

and - SP8 /: - C/8= came upon

=avid from that da6 forward....

(otice what God said about King aid in the

"salms0 0I have found avid my servant; with my

holy OIL have I "+OI+T* him0 9"s. 0/4<. 3t!s

the anointing of God which enables a person to

stand in the office God has called him to. Also$ as

we see with aid$ after he was anointed$ the



Spirit of the %ord came upon him from that day

forward to enable him to stand in that office. 91

Sam. 1>01<.



0)a%er @ T)e Anoining in )e Ne,

Tesamen

To help us understand the anointing in the (ew Testament$

we must reali7e that the following are synonymous terms0 power, )pirit, Holy /host, Holy )pirit, and anointing. "ay

particular attention to this as you read these erses.

The Anointing Dpon &esus

%et!s loo* first at the anointing in &esus! life. We *now that

&esus was born of the #oly Spirit because the Bible clearly

indicates this fact. An angel of the %ord appeared to Eary and

told her she would gie birth to a Son$ and that #is (ame would

be called &esus 9%u*e 101<. Thin*ing in the natural$ she said$ 5...

How shall this #e, seeing I know not a man30 9%u*e 10;<. But

the angel said that the #oly Spirit or the power of God would

oershadow Eary.

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)' . . . he -/CD >-/S shall come upon thee, and the P/@8

of the -ighest shall overshadow thee* therefore also that hol6 thing

which shall be born of thee shall be called the Son of >od.

&ust as &esus! birth into this world was a wor* of the #oly

Spirit$ the belieer!s birth into the family of God$ the new birth$

is accomplished through the wor* of the #oly Spirit.

Then in %u*e chapter $ we see that thirty years after &esus!

birth$ #e was anointed with the #oly Spirit. #e was endued with

power from on #igh. 3n other words$ #e

9 was anointed with the #oly Spirit to carry forth #is ministry

on the earth.

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21 !ow when all the people were baptiAed, it came to pass, that

Iesus also being baptiAed, and pra6ing, the heaven was opened,

22 4nd the -/CD >-/S descended in a bodil6 shape li;e a dove

upon him, and a voice came from heaven, which said, hou art m6

beloved Son in thee am well pleased.

Than* God for the new birth. But belieers also need to beanointed from heaen for serice 8ust as &esus was. When is the

belieer anointed for sericeF &esus said in Acts 10$ 0'ut ye

shall re%eive power, a f t e r that the Holy /host is %ome upon

you: and ye shall #e witnesses unto me #oth in 4erusalem, and in

all 4udaea, and in )amaria, and unto the uttermost part o f the

earth. 5 We see later in Acts / when the #oly Spirit descended

upon the disciples$ that the first thing they did was to go out and

bear witness of &esus. The baptism in the #oly Spirit is the

belieer!s anointing for serice.



#ere in %u*e 0/1$//$ we see that &esus was anointed from

on #igh as the #oly Spirit descended upon him.

=emember also that the words$ power, )pirit, Holy /host,

Holy )pirit, and anointing are synonymous terms. We see this$

for e+ample$ in %u*e ;01;. After &esus was anointed by the #oly

Spirit at the =ier &ordan$ the Bible says$ 5. . . 4esus returned in

the 1O$*- o f the )pirit into /alilee: and there went out a

fame o f him through all the region round a#out0 9%u*e ;01;<.

3mmediately after &esus was anointed by the #oly Spirit$ #e

returned to Galilee in the power of the Spirit because

#e was anointed. #e returned to #is hometown of (a7areth and

declared that #e was anointed by the Spirit of the %ord. #e said$

0The )1I-IT of the Lord is upon me, #e%ause he hath

"+OI+T* me . . . 5 9%u*e ;01<.

%et!s loo* at this passage in its entirety.

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14 4nd Iesus returned in the P/@8 of the Spirit into >alilee*

and there went out a fame of him through all the region round

about.

15 4nd he taught in their s6nagogues, being glorified of all.

16 4nd he came to !aAareth, where he had been brought up* and,

as his custom was, he went into the s6nagogue on the sabbath da6,

and stood up for to read.

17 4nd there was delivered unto him the boo; of the prophet

saias. 4nd when he had opened the boo;, he found the place where

it was written,

18 - SP8 /: - C/8= is upon me, because he hath

4!/!= me to preach the gospel to the poor he hath sent me to

heal the bro;enhearted, to preach deliverance to the captives, and

recovering of sight to the blind, to set at libert6 them that are

bruised,

19 o preach the acceptable 6ear of the Cord.

20 4nd he closed the boo;, and he gave it again to the minister, andsat down. 4nd the e6es of all them that were in the s6nagogue were

fastened on him.

21 4nd he began to sa6 unto them, his da6 is this scripture

fulfilled in 6our ears.

6f course we *now that the Spirit of the %ord is the #olyGhost$ or the #oly Spirit. So after the #oly Spirit descendedupon &esus and &esus was anointed from on #igh$ #e returned to

Galilee in the power of the #oly Spirit' that is$ the #oly Spiritcame upon #im to anoint #im to fulfill #is ministry upon theearth. (otice that it was only after the #oly Spirit descendedupon &esus that &esus began to declare that #e was anointed 9.

1<.%et!s loo* at something else about the anointing in &esus! life.

We see in the (ew Testament that &esus was anointed to

stand not only in the prophet!s office$ but #e was also anointed

to stand in eery one of the fiefold ministry offices listed in

:phesians ;011$ because #e had the Spirit without measure.

P-S4!S (*11,1$

114nd he gave some, 4P/SCS and some, P8/P-S and

some, K4!>CSS and some, P4S/8S and 4+-8S



12:or the perfecting of the saints, for the wor; of the ministr6, for

the edif6ing of the bod6 of +hrist.

I/-! )*)(

)( :or he whom >od hath sent spea;eth the words of >od* for >od

giveth !/ - SP8 BD 4SU8 U!/ -.

%et!s loo* at the arious offices &esus functioned in while #e

was upon the earth.

Iesus the 4postle

&esus stood in the office of the apostle. The word 5apostle5comes from the Gree* word apostolus which means a sent one.6f course$ &esus stands at the head of the list of 5sent ones.5 3n#ebrews 01 it says$ 5 . . . %onsider the "postle and High 1riest o f our profession or confessionH$ 5hrist 4esus.0

Iesus the Prophet

We also *now &esus ministered in the office of the prophet because #e called #imself a prophet. #e was referring to

#imself when #e said$ 5 . . . " prophet is not without honour, #ut in his own %ountry, and among his own kin, and in his own

house0 9Ear* >0;<.

Iesus the vangelist

&esus ministered in the office of the eangelist$ because #e

said of #imself$ 0The )pirit o f the Lord is upon me, #e%ause he

hath anointed me to 1-*"5H TH* /O)1*L ...5 9%u*e ;01<.

"reaching the gospel message is the eangelist!s primary

function$ and &esus speciali7ed in preaching the gospel.

Iesus the Pastor

&esus stood in the office of the pastor. The same Gree* word

translated 5shepherd5 is also translated pastor. And &esus

declared about #imself$ 0I am the good shepherd: the good

shepherd giveth his life for the sheep0 9&ohn 14011<. &esus did

that$ didn!t #eF #e gae #is life for the sheep.

Iesus the eacher

&esus also ministered as a teacher because the Word of Godcontinually ma*es reference to the fact that &esus taught. 3n fact$

if you read through the four Gospels carefully and underline the

words 5teach5 or 5taught$5 you!ll find that &esus! teaching

ministry is referred to more than any other ministry gift #e

operated in.

%et!s loo* at seeral scriptures which show us &esus!

teaching ministry. CU

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14 4nd Iesus returned in the power of the Spirit into >alilee* and

there went out a fame of him through all the region round about.

15 4nd he 4U>- in their s6nagogues, being glorified of all.

4-@ %*$#,$9

28 4nd it came to pass, when Iesus had ended these sa6ings, the

people were astonished at his =/+8!*

29 :or he 4U>- them as one having authorit6, and not as the

scribes.

he 4nointing Upon Believers

Today we lie under the dispensation of the (ew Coenant'

that means we are liing under the dispensation of the #oly

Spirit. As we hae said$ the #oly Spirit manifested #imself in

the 6ld Testament$ but not to eeryone. (ot eeryone had the

anointing of the Spirit of God upon them. Those we would call

5laity5 didn!t hae the Spirit of God upon them at all. As we hae

seen$ in the 6ld Testament only those whom God had

particularly selected to stand in certain offices were anointed by

the Spirit of God.

he =ual @or;ing of the -ol6 Spirit n the Cife of

the Believer

3n the (ew Testament$ howeer$ we need to understand that

there is a twofold wor*ing of the #oly Spirit in the life of the

belieer0 The #oly Spirit lies inside belieers$ and #e also

comes upon those who stand in the fiefold

ministry offices in order to e)uip them for serice. he -ol6

Spirit @ithin

I/-! 1(*1&,1%16 4nd will pra6 the :ather, and he shall give 6ou another

+omforter Fthe -ol6 SpiritG, that he ma6 abide with 6ou for ever

17 ven the Spirit of truth whom the world cannot receive,

because it seeth him not, neither ;noweth him* but 6e ;now him for

he =@CC- with 6ou, and shall be ! 6ou.

Then$ also$ in the !ew Testament$ those belieers whom

God calls to the ministry not only hae the anointing in them as

do all belieers$ but they hae the anointing upon them as well.

he -ol6 Spirit Upon

P-S4!S (*11,1$

114nd he gave some, 4P/SCS and some, P8/P-S and

some, K4!>CSS and some, P4S/8S and 4+-8S

12:or the perfecting of the saints, :/8 - @/8 /: -

!S8D, for the edif6ing of the bod6 of +hrist.

3n other words$ some are specially anointed to stand in a

particular office such as0 apostle$ prophet$ eangelist$ pastor$ or

teacher. 6r if God calls someone to do a special wor* for #im$

#e!ll anoint that person to do that wor*. Than* God for the



anointing, God will anoint the belieer to fulfill whateer call is

on his life.

(ow let!s go bac* and trace the anointing in the life of eery

belieer. 6f course$ a person first comes into contact with the

anointing when he is born again by the Spirit of God.

I/-! )*'"#

5 Iesus answered, Keril6, veril6, sa6 unto thee, cept a man beborn of water and /: - SP8, he cannot enter into the

;ingdom of >od.

6 hat which is born of the flesh is flesh and that which is B/8!

/: - SP8 is spirit.

7 arvel not that said unto thee, De must be born again.

8 he wind bloweth where it listeth, and thou hearest the sound

thereof, but canst not tell whence it cometh, and whither it goeth* so

is ever6 one that is B/8! /: - SP8.

The Great Commission

3n the (ew Testament$ born-again belieers are anointed by

God. What are they anointed to doF @irst$ belieers are anointed

to tell the good news of the gospel. We see this in the Great

Commission.

48 1&*1'"1#

15 4nd he said unto them, >/ D !/ 4CC - @/8C=, and

preach the gospel to ever6 creature.

16 -e that believeth and is baptiAed shall be saved but he that

believeth not shall be damned.

17 4nd these signs shall follow them that believe n m6 name shall

the6 cast out devils the6 shall spea; with new tongues

18 he6 shall ta;e up serpents and if the6 drin; an6 deadl6 thing,

it shall not hurt them the6 shall la6 hands on the sic;, and the6

shall recover.

&esus said to the disciples$ 5. . . /O 6* into all the world . . . 5

9Ear* 1>012<. Although &esus said this to #is disciples$ the

disciples weren!t the only ones &esus was authori7ing to preach

the gospel' all belieers are anointed to carry out the GreatCommission. But &esus was addressing the disciples here

because the disciples were the only ministers there were at that

time$ and they hadn!t gone into all the world yet preaching the

gospel' they still lied in &erusalem.

#oweer$ later we read in the Acts of the Apostles that when

the first great persecution arose$ the :arly Church was scatteredabroad preaching the gospel0 5 . . . at that time there was a great

perse%ution against the %hur%h whi%h was at 4erusalem; and

they were all s%attered a#road throughout the regions o f 4udaea

and )amaria, e(%ept the apostles0 9Acts 01<.

The 5Go ye5 of the Bible is still in effect today, Belieers are

anointed or commissioned to go into all the world and preach the

gospel to eery creature.

4uthorit6 >iven to Believers



%et!s loo* at another scripture which refers to God!s.

anointing belieers or giing all belieers authority to tell the

good news of the gospel.

48 1)*)(,)'

34 :or the Son of man is as a man ta;ing a far Hourne6, who left his

house, and gave 4U-/8D / -S S8K4!S, and to ever6man his wor;, and commanded the porter to watch.

35 @atch 6e therefore* for 6e ;now not when the master of the

house cometh, at even, or at midnight, or at the coc;"crowing, or in

the morning.

This scripture says$ 5 . . . the )on of man is as a man taking a

far 7ourney.. . . 5 #ere &esus is tal*ing about #imself when #e

uses the e+pression 5the Son of man.5 3n the (ew Testament$

&esus is called both the Son of God and the Son of man. @rom

the diine standpoint #e is the Son of God. @rom the human

standpoint #e is the Son of man.

There is something in this erse for the belieer too. Ierse

; says that &esus gae to eery man his 5wor*$5 and that #ecommanded the porter to watch. 3t may be your wor* 8ust to

watch and pray. 3f it is$ be faithful in it and God will reward you.

(otice that the Bible says the Son of man gae 0authority to

#is serants.5 That means as born-again sons of God$ we hae

the authority on the earth to carry out the Great Commission.

&esus said$ 5... the )on of ma n . . . le ft his house, and /" 8*

"UTHO-IT6 TO H I ) )*-8"+T)....5 That!s referring to us

and to the authority God has gien us.

There is another erse which relates to the authority or

anointing upon belieers to carry out the Great Commission.

=emember in Eatthew chapter /$ after &esus rose from the

dead$ #e said that all power or authority was gien unto #im.

The Gree* word translated 5power5 here also means authority.

Then in the ne+t erse #e immediately authori7ed the Church to

go tell the good news to eery nation.

4-@ $#*1#"$0

18 4nd Iesus came and spa;e unto them, sa6ing, 4CC P/@8 S

>K! U!/ in heaven and in earth.

19 >/ D -8:/8, and teach 4CC !4/!S, baptiAing

them in the name of the :ather, and of the Son, and of the -ol6

>host*

$0 eaching them to observe all things whatsoever have

commanded 6ou* and, lo, am with 6ou alwa6, even unto the end of the world. 4men.

When &esus said$ 5Go ye,5 #e was authori7ing or com-

missioning the Church$ the Body of Christ$ to go tell others

about #im. As we!e said$ &esus not only said$ 5Go5 to the

disciples$ #e!s saying it to all #is disciples eerywhere #e!s

saying it to the whole Church the entire Body of Christ. 3n

other words$ eerywhere we go$ we are to tell the story of &esus

and #is redeeming power.



God not only wants us to go tell the good news$ but #e

wants us to be witnesses endued with power from on #igh

before we go.

CU $(*(9

(9 ... behold, send the promise of m6 :ather upon 6ou* but tarr6

6e in the cit6 of Ierusalem, until 6e be endued with P/@8 from

on high.4+S 1*#

# But 6e shall receive P/@8, after that the -/CD >-/S is

come upon 6ou* and 6e shall be @!SSS unto me both in

Ierusalem, and in all Iudaea, and in Samaria, and unto the

uttermost part of the earth.

Belieers are to be endued with power from on #igh$ 8ust as

&esus was endued with power from on #igh. #oweer$ as we

saw$ &esus had the Spirit without measure$ and belieers receie

the #oly Spirit in a measure.

I/-! )*)(

)( :or he whom >od hath sent spea;eth the words of >od* for >odgiveth !/ - SP8 BD 4SU8 unto him.

8/4!S 1$*)

) :or sa6, through the grace given unto me, to ever6 man that is

among 6ou, not to thin; of himself more highl6 than he ought to

thin; but to thin; soberl6, according as >od hath dealt to ever6

man - 4SU8 of faith.

So we understand that &esus told belieers to be endued with

power from on #igh so they could be witnesses unto #im$ and

belieers were also authori7ed or anointed to fulfill the 5Go ye 5

of the Great Commission. :ery one of us in the Body of Christ

is to be a witness,We *now this isn!t 8ust referring to the disciples because it

wasn!t 8ust the 1/ disciples who were in the upper room when

the anointing came and the #oly Spirit was poured out. The

Bible says 1/4 #elievers were gathered together in that upper

room.

4+S 1*1)"1'

13 4nd when the6 were come in, the6 went up into an upper room,

where abode both Peter, and Iames, and Iohn, and 4ndrew, Philip,

and homas, Bartholomew, and atthew, Iames the son of

4lphaeus, and Simon Lelotes, and Iudas the brother of Iames.

14 hese all continued with one accord in pra6er and supplication,

with the women, and ar6 the mother of Iesus, and with hisbrethren.

15 4nd in those da6s Peter stood up in the midst of the disciples,

and said, 2the number of names together were about 4! -U!=8=

4!= @!D.3

Therefore$ all belieers are supposed to tell others about

&esus. oes that mean eeryone in the Body of Christ issupposed to be a preacherF :mphatically$ yes, 3 didn!t sayeeryone is called to one of the fiefold ministry gifts in theChurch 9:ph. ;011<. But eery Christian is supposed to be a



preacher in one sense$ because 5to preach5 means to pro%laim or

to tell the good news of &esus! death$ burial$ and resurrection. Soin that sense$ yes$ eeryone in the Body of Christ is to be a preacher,

As we!e seen$ &esus is also anointing people in the Body of

Christ today to stand in the fiefold ministry offices of the

apostle$ prophet$ eangelist$ pastor$ or teacher. #oweer$ not

eeryone in the Body of Christ is called and anointed to stand inone of these offices. But no matter what God calls you to do in

life$ #e will e)uip you and anoint you to do it.



0)a%er Ne, Tesamen Kings and

Priess

God is still anointing prophets and preachers$ and #e!s also

still anointing all #is people to witness about #im. And God isstill anointing *ings and priests (ew Testament *ings and

priests.

When the word 5priests5 is mentioned$ most people thin*

about the ministry of intercession$ because a priest intercedes to

God on the behalf of the people.

Dnder the 6ld Coenant$ the people did not go directly to

God for themseles. :ery male thirty years of age and older

had to present himself in &erusalem eery year. God!s "resence

was *ept shut up in the #oly of #olies in the Temple. :eryone

could not go into the "resence of God' only the priests could$

and the priests went only with great precaution.The priest made sacrifice for his sins and for the sins of the

people. The blood of innocent animals was shed which was a

type of the blood of the sinless$ spotless %amb of God who

would one day come and shed #is blood for the sins of all

people.

The priest entered into that earthly #oly of #olies with the

blood of a sacrificial animal$ and his sins and the sins of the

people were atoned for or 5coered5 for another year. #oweer$

the shedding of the blood of that sacrificial animal did not

%leanse the sins of the people' it could only %over their sins.

Then the people could breathe a sigh of relief and go away with

their sins atoned for or coered for another year until the ne+t

year when again the priest had to present himself in the #oly of

#olies for his sins and the sins of the people.

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A Fres) Anoining

But blessed be God$ &esus our #igh "riest came and after #e

died on Calary and shed #is own blood and was raised from

the dead$ #e ascended on #igh. The Boo* of #ebrews tells us

that #e entered into the heaenly #oly of #olies with #is own

blood to obtain an eternal redemption for us, (ow every born-

again belieer can go into the heaenly #oly of #olies and present himself before God anytime he wants to,

4 Better +ovenant

We can see what a better Coenant we hae under the (ew

Testament.

8KC4/! 1*1"'

1 he 8evelation of Iesus +hrist, which >od gave unto him, to

shew unto his servants things which must shortl6 come to pass and

he sent and signified it b6 his angel unto his servant Iohn*

2 @ho bare record of the word of >od, and of the testimon6 ofIesus +hrist, and of all things that he saw.

3 Blessed is he that readeth, and the6 that hear the words of this

prophec6, and ;eep those things which are written therein* for the

time is at hand.

4 Iohn to the seven churches which are in 4sia* >race be unto

6ou, and peace, from him which is, and which was, and which is to

come and from the seven Spirits which are before his throne

5 4nd from Iesus +hrist, who is the faithful witness, and the first

begotten of the dead, and the prince of the ;ings of the earth. Unto

him that loved us, and @4S-= US :8/ /U8 S!S ! -S

/@! BC//=.

Dnder the (ew Coenant$ when we confess our sins$ the blood of &esus actually washes away$ remits$ or %leanses our

sins. Than* God$ we!e been washed from our sins in His own

#lood! 9@or further study of this sub8ect$ see =e. Kenneth :.

#agin!s miniboo* entitled$ Three 'ig $ords.9

"eople as*$ 5o you understand how that ta*es placeF5 (o$

and you don!t either. But 3!m re8oicing in it anyway and en8oying

the reality of it,

Blood @ashed

&esus washed our sins with #is own blood. After our sins

were washed in #is blood$ then as born-again Christians we aremade *ings and priests unto our God.

8KC4/! 1*',&

5 . . . Unto him that loved us, and washed us from our sins in his

own blood,

6 4nd hath made us !>S and P8SS unto >od and his

:ather to him be glor6 and dominion for ever and ever. 4men.

3n the Boo* of =eelation$ the Bible tells us that a special

millennial reign is coming upon the earth$ and that we will reign

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!ew estament ings and Priests

with &esus for a thousand years 9=e. /40?<. #oweer$ we are

already made *ings and priests unto God now in this life.

8KC4/! '*10

10 4nd hast made us unto our >od !>S and P8SS* and we

shall reign on the earth.

=omans 201? tells us that we already reign and rule in thislife as *ings and priests.

8/4!S '*1%

1% :or if b6 one manEs offence death Fthat refers to spiritual deathG

reigned b6 one much more the6 which receive abundance of grace

and of the gift of righteousness shall 8>! ! C: b6 one, Iesus

+hrist.

When shall we reignF 3n the sweet by and byF (o, In this

life! Another translation reads$ 5We shall reign as K3(GS in life

by one$ Christ &esus.5

God is still anointing priests and #e!s still anointing *ings.

God has anointed you and me the Body of Christ to ruleand reign as *ings and priests unto our God, God also anoints

some people to stand in the fiefold ministry$ but #e has

anointed eery one of us to preach or to witness about #im.

ver6 Believer s 4nointed o Be a Priest Unto >od

A priest is a go-between a man or a woman who spea*s to

God on behalf of others. Jou don!t pray the prayer of

intercession for yourself. When you are wal*ing in your rights

and priileges in Christ$ you *now that you can go into the

"resence of God. The Word of God says that we are to come boldly to the throne of grace that we may obtain mercy and find

grace to help in time of need 9#eb. ;01><. An intercessor is one

who intercedes on behalf of unbelieers those who hae no

rights or priileges to go into the "resence of God for

themseles. Some might wonder about praying for other

Christians. 3sn!t that intercessionF (o$ that is supplication. We

are e+horted in Scripture to e+ercise both intercession and

suppli%ation.

God has anointed eery Christian to be a priest.

The Bible doesn!t say that only a few in the Body of Christ are

made priests unto our God$ or that only a few Christians are

made *ings. (o$ it says$ 5 . . . Unto him that loved us, and washed us from our sins in his own #lood,5 and #e 5. . . hath

made us kings and priests . . . 5 9=e. 102$><. Also$ the Bible

doesn!t say that #e is going to ma*e us *ings and priests$ but that

#e has already made us *ings and priests unto our God.

God is still anointing #is people, #e is still anointing *ings

and priests, God has anointed #is people to be priests. A priest

spea*s to God on behalf of other people. Some people say$ 5God

has called me to be an inter%essor!0 But God has called eery

one of us to be intercessors. #e didn!t 8ust call you. 3ntercession

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A Fres) Anoining

is not a spe%ial calling. :ery Christian is supposed to offer

intercession and supplication. Some Christians may not hae

entered into it yet$ but they are supposed to. Some hae

responded more readily to the #oly Spirit than others hae$ but

God has anointed eery one of us to be priests unto our God.

The deil thries on ignorance$ and because some people

don!t *now what the Bible says about being priests unto our

God$ when they do begin to enter into prayer and the anointingcomes$ then they get lifted up in pride and they thin*$ I 2 m

some#ody! I2m spe%ial #e%ause I operate in the anointing!

That!s e+actly what the deil wants them to thin*. That!s the

same way %ucifer sinned. #e was lifted up in pride thin*ing$

I 2 m spe%ial. #e said$ 0. . . I will e(alt m y throne a#ove the stars

of /od . . . ? will #e like the most High0 93sa. 1;01$1;<. #e

was lifted up in spiritual pride.

But God has anointed all of #is people to be priests unto

their God. 3nstead of thin*ing they!re 5special5 when they pray$

people should 8ust say$ 5"raise God$ we!re all anointed to be

priests' let!s 8ust get after it and pray,5#oweer$ often it seems people especially those who are

not rooted and grounded in the Word of God tend to get an

eleated opinion of themseles and they thin* they hae a

special 5ministry5 or 5calling5 no one else in the Body of Christ

has. They get lifted up in pride and get off into error$ thin*ing

they!re a special 5class5 of people$ and that no one else in the

Body of Christ is li*e them.

%et!s see what the Bible says about the whole Body of Christ

being priests unto our God.

1 P8 $*',9

' De also, as livel6 stones, are built up a spiritual house, 4! -/CD

P8S-//= FhatEs all of us " the whole Bod6 of +hristJG to offer

up spiritual sacrifices, acceptable to >od b6 Iesus +hrist....

9 But 6e are a chosen generation, 4 8/D4C P8S-//=, an

hol6 nation, a peculiar people that 6e should shew forth the

P84SS of him who hath called 6ou out of dar;ness into his

marvellous light.

We are all special in the Body of Christ, Jou see how people

can get off into wrong thin*ing. We are all called to be *ings and

priests unto our God, Certain ones may be ta*ing adantage of

what belongs to them more than others$ but our inheritance as

*ings and priests belongs to all belieers.Another error many Christians hae fallen into is that

because they thin* they hae a special 5calling5 or 5ministry5 to

be an intercessor$ then they thin* they!e got to perform and

wor* something up in the flesh when they pray. 3nstead of

praying in line with the Word of God$ and following the leading

of the #oly Spirit and praying by the unction and the anointing

of the #oly Spirit$ they try to perform and wor* up something in

the flesh$ and they get off into error. "eople need to pray in line

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with the Word of God and by the anointing and unction of the

#oly Spirit.

3f people do not put the Word of God first if they do not

pray in line with the Word of God they can go off following

what they call the 5spirit5 apart from the Word of God and be

misled. Jou can!t follow the Spirit apart from the Word of God

because the Spirit and the Word agree 9for additional teaching on

this sub8ect$ see Brother #agin!s boo*$ The "rt of Inter%ession9.

:ery Christian is to be a priest, The Bible says$ 5 . . . ye the

whole Body of ChristH are a %hosen generation, a royal

priesthood, an holy nation, a pe%uliar people; that ye should

shew forth the praises o f him who hath %alled you out o f

darkness into his marvellous light0 91 "eter /0<.

That erse is tal*ing about eery one of us in the Body of

Christ not 8ust a few especially 5chosen5 ones. :ery one of

us$ if we are born again$ hae been called out of dar*ness into

light$ not 8ust a few. Jou can readily see the error of thin*ing that

only a few spe%ial members of the Body of Christ are part of this

royal priesthood. Some people may not be ta*ing adantage of it$ but eery one of us is a part of that royal priesthood, God is

still anointing priests,

So one function of a priest is to pray for others. What is

another function of a priestF As (ew Testament priests unto our

God$ we are to continually offer up praises unto the Eost #igh

God. 9We will loo* at this in more detail in Chapters > and .<

The Anointing on Belieers To Be Kings

God is not only anointing priests$ #e!s also anointing *ings.

Who is God anointing to be *ingsF :ery member of the Body

of Christ, That means all of us,

8/4!S '*1%

1% :or if b6 one manEs offence F4damG death reigned b6 one

Fspiritual deathG much more the6 which receive abundance of grace

Fthe Bod6 of +hristG and of the gift of righteousness S-4CC 8>!

! C: b6 one, Iesus +hrist.

This erse shows us an area where the Body of Christ is

missing it. Eost Christians hae put off all the reigning until the

millennial reign, Than* God$ we!re going to reign in the

Eillennium$ but on the other hand$ the Bible says we are going

to reign as *ings now in this life.

3n =eelation 2014 it says$ 0"nd hast made us unto our /od

kings and priests: and we shall reign O+ TH* *"-TH.5 That

not only refers to our reign with Christ in the Eillennium$ it also

refers to our reign on the earth in this life. As we read before$

=omans 201? says0 5. . . We shall reign 3 ( %3@: by &esus

Christ5,

We can see something else about reigning as *ings in this life

by loo*ing at King aid!s reign. aid as a *ing liing under

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A Fres) Anoining

the 6ld Testament or 6ld Coenant didn!t try to reign without

the anointing.

=emember we read that when the priest anointed aid to be

*ing$ the Bible says the #oly Spirit came on him from that day

forward 91 Sam. 1>01<. The Spirit of God that came upon aid

to enable him to reign as *ing in the 6ld Testament is the same

#oly Spirit that lies inside belieers in the (ew Coenant and

enables them to 5reign in life by Christ &esus5 9=om. 201?<. The

Spirit of God came upon aid for a different purpose to

enable him to rule as the *ing of 3srael$ but it!s the same #oly

Spirit that lies inside belieers under the (ew Coenant.

Eany times people get into trouble by trying to reign in the

natural. 3n other words$ they try to reign without the anointing.

But$ you see$ God is the 6ne who anoints us to reign, &ust li*e

#e did in the 6ld Testament$ God anoints those of us liing

under the dispensation of the (ew Testament too. After all$ the

Word of God plainly tells us that what happened in the 6ld

Testament is a type and shadow for us in the (ew Testament$

and that we hae a better Coenant which is established upon better promises 9#eb. 0><.

#ow do people try to reign without the anointingF 6ne way

is that many people try to lie the Christian life without the help

and the aid of the #oly Spirit. They try to lie the Christian life

without the anointing! But$ first$ a person has to be born again in

order to lie the Christian life. Then as we!e seen$ Christians

need to be endued with power from on #igh. We will also see

that there are fresh anointings that all belieers are to receie

which will enable them to fulfill God!s purpose for them on the

earth.

Trying !To =eign! Without Being Born Again,

6er the years$ 3!e had people tell me$ 5 3 8ust can!t lie the

Christian life. 3 tried it out to see if 3 could lie a holy life$ but 3

can!t.5 Some of the people who said this to me were men whose

wies were members of the church 3 pastored. Their wies had

been after them to get saed$ so these husbands tried$ for

e+ample$ to )uit smo*ing or drin*ing for a month or two. Eany

of these unsaed husbands came bac* to me and said$ 53 8ust

can!t lie the Christian life, There!s 8ust no use in me trying to be

a Christian.5

3!e told eery single one of them$ 5Jou don!t hae to )uitanything in order to become a Christian.5 53 don!tF5

5(o, &ust gie your life to &esus,5

5 3 t couldn!t be that simple$5 some hae said.

5Jes$ it is$5 3!e replied. 5When you are born again$ God will

change you on the inside!0

We need to be born again by the Spirit of God, And we need

the anointing of the #oly Spirit upon our lies, 3t!s the anointing

that will put us oer in life.

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God is still anointing prophets$ preachers$ priests$ and *ings

unto our God$ and #e!s still anointing #is people to be witnesses

for #im,

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0)a%er Em%! 0iserns or F&''

Reservoirs5

We!e loo*ed at the anointing in the 6ld Testament and in the

(ew Testament. We!e seen the anointing with oil in the 6ldTestament on the prophet$ priest$ and *ing. We!e loo*ed at the

anointing in the (ew Testament in the life of &esus and also in

the life of the belieer. We!e seen that God is still anointing all

belieers with #is #oly Spirit to go into all the world to preach

the gospel$ to witness about #im$ and to be (ew Testament

*ings and priests unto God.

(ow we need to loo* at another aspect of the anointing.

I84- $*9"1)

9 @herefore will 6et plead with 6ou, saith the Cord, and with

6our childrenEs children will plead.

10 :or pass over the isles of +hittim, and see and send unto edar,and consider diligentl6, and see if there be such a thing.

11 -ath a nation changed their gods, which are 6et no gods? but m6

people have changed their glor6 :/8 -4 @-+- =/- !/

P8/:.

12 Be astonished, / 6e heavens, at this, and be horribl6 afraid, be

6e ver6 desolate, saith the Cord.

13 :or m6 people have committed two evils the6 have forsa;en me

the fountain of living waters, and hewed them out cisterns,

B8/! +S8!S, that can hold no water.

3n this passage of Scripture in &eremiah$ God was spea*ing to

3srael. #oweer$ there is also a message in these erses for us$

the Church of the %ord &esus Christ. #ere God is saying that

3srael committed two eils0 6ne eil was they forsoo* God$ the

God of liing waters. The second eil was they hewed out for

themseles cisterns

)) #roken cisterns which could hold no water. 3n other words$

they left God!s plan and made their own plans. And because their

own plans were man-made$ they couldn!t prosper.

According to the dictionary$ a 5cistern5 is an artificial

reservoir or tank, often located underground for storing rain

water. A 5reseroir5 is a place where water is collected chiefly in

large )uantities so as to be able to supply the needs of a city or a

community$ and is *ept for use when wanted or needed. 3n other

words$ a reseroir is a place where something is collected andstored in large )uantities to meet the needs of people.

The Bible is saying in these scriptures that by following

man-made plans$ 3srael hewed out for themseles bro*en cisterns

which couldn!t hold water. That is$ they e+changed God!s glory

for that which %ouldn2t profit their own plans and their own

way of doing things. They couldn!t prosper because they didn!t

hae God!s plan. Therefore$ we as (ew Testament belieers need

to ta*e a lesson from this$ and get /od2s plan so we %an prosper,

God doesn!t want #is people to be empty cisterns' #e wants



them to be full reseroirs. #oweer$ it!s up to each one of us in

the Body of Christ which one we will be an empty cistern or a

full reseroir.

3f we get God!s plan$ we will be full reseroirs$ not empty

cisterns which contain nothing but our own plans, Therefore$ we

need to see what God!s (ew Testament pattern and plan is$ so we

can get God!s plan and prosper. %et!s get God!s plan, %et!s find

out what God!s plan and proision is for #is people to be fullreseroirs, 3 beliee God wants eery one of #is children to be a

full reseroir to #is glory$ don!t youF

PS4C 9$*10

10 But m6 horn shalt thou ealt li;e the horn of an unicorn*

S-4CC B 4!/!= @- :8S- /C.

Belieers won!t be able to be full reseroirs for God!s glory

without the anointing of God upon their lies. They need to be

anointed by the #oly Spirit so that eerything they do will

prosper as they fulfill God!s plan for their indiidual lies.

#ow can belieers maintain the anointing of God on their

lies so they can prosperF The answer to this lies in the fact that belieers are to receie a fresh anointing to e)uip them to fulfill

God!s purposes for them in the earth. The psalmist said$ 5 . . . ?

shall #e anointed with fresh oil.0 God wants #is people to

continually receie a fresh anointing so they won!t be empty

cisterns. And God has made proision for all belieers to be full

reseroirs at all times$ een in the midst of tests and trials.

Continually receiing a fresh anointing will enable God!s people

to be full reseroirs to #is glory.

#ow can we receie a fresh anointing from God$ so we won!t

be bro*en$ empty cisterns$ but we can be full reseroirs unto

God!s gloryF Also$ what are the characteristics of those who are

full reseroirs those who maintain a fresh anointing upontheir liesF We will be loo*ing at these aspects of the anointing

in the following chapters.

3f God wants us to be full reseroirs$ what does #e want us

to be full ofF @irst of all$ #e wants us to be full of the Word of

God.

:ull of the @ord

Christians are to be$ first$ full of the Word of God. The

Word is to dwell or lie in us.

+/C/SS4!S )*1&

1& Cet the word of +hrist =@CC in 6ou 8+-CD in all wisdom....

3f the Word is to dwell in us$ does the Bible say to what

degree it is to dwell in usF &ust a littleF To a small degreeF &ust

enough to get byF (o$ ri%hly! The Word of God is to dwell in us

richly,

3magine a sponge that is put into water to soa* up the water.

We are to 5soa* up5 the Word of God 8ust li*e a dry sponge



would soa* up all the water it can. 3f you put a sponge in water$

that sponge would get so full of water that if you touched it

anywhere$ water would come out. We are to soa* up the Word

li*e that$ and get God!s Word into our spirits, Then if we are

touched by any circumstances in life$ the Word of God will flow

out of us 8ust li*e water out of a sponge. That!s e+actly how we

are to be in eery situation in life full of the Word of God,

Soa* up the Word until you!re so full of the Word that if youget touched on any side by any difficulty$ the Word comes out. 3f

you get touched by persecution$ the Word comes out. 3f you get

touched by criticism$ the Word comes out. 3f you get touched by

tests or trials$ the Word comes out.

There is another area where we are to be so full of the Word

that nothing but the Word comes out.

8/4!S 1$*)

) :or sa6, through the grace given unto me, to ever6 man that is

among 6ou, !/ / -! /: -SC: /8 ->-CD

-4! - /U>- / -! but to thin; soberl6, according as

>od hath dealt to ever6 man the measure of faith.

This erse in =omans says that we are not to thin* of

ourseles more highly than we ought to thin*. That means we

can be so full of God!s Word that no matter what touches us in

life een if it is the praise and honor of men nothing but

the Word will flow out of us because that!s what!s in us, Be so

full of the Word that no matter what touches you in life if it!s

tests and trials or praise and honor nothing but the Word of

God flows out of you,

+/C/SS4!S )*1&

1& Cet the word of +hrist dwell in 6ou richl6 ! 4CC @S=/....

(otice something else about this erse in Colossians 01>.

We!e determined that the Word of God is to dwell in us richly.

But this erse also adds something else0 %et the Word of God

dwell in you richly in all wisdom. The Bible doesn!t 8ust say the

Word is to dwell in us richly. 3t says the Word is to dwell in us

richly in all wisdom.

Why didn!t the Bible 8ust say$ 5%et the Word of Christ dwell

in youF5 Because we need wisdom to *now how to rightly diide

the Word of God so we can apply it correctly in our lies. The

Word of Christ dwells in some people$ all right$ but they hae no

wisdom as to how to apply it in its proper conte+t. They misuse

the Word and$ really$ abuse it by ta*ing it out of conte+t and use

it to say things it doesn!t say. (o$ the Word of God is to dwell in

us richly in all wisdom.

:ull of the Spirit

What else are Christians to be full ofF @ull of the Word first;

then$ se%ond, full of the Spirit.

To be full o f the )pirit means to be fervent in Spirit.



8/4!S 1$*10"1$

10 Be ;indl6 affectioned one to another with brotherl6 love in

honour preferring one another

11 !ot slothful in business :8K! ! SP8 serving the

Cord

12 8eHoicing in hope patient in tribulation continuing instant in

pra6er.

Jou couldn!t ery well be fervent in Spirit without being filled with the #oly Spirit$ could youF

These scriptures are written to the saints at =ome$ but theyalso apply to the saints of God anywhere. Christians who are

liing today are 8ust as much beloed of God and called to besaints as the Christians who were liing in the days of the :arlyChurch. And in this passage of Scripture the #oly Spirit isadmonishing us through "aul to be fervent in Spirit as saints of God who possess 8oint seating in heaenly places with Christ.

This same passage reads a little differently in a number of different translations$ which helps bring out the meaning of the

erse. As we hae seen$ The ing 4ames 8ersion says$ 5Beferent in spirit.5 6ther translations read0 5Be glowing in spirit5

T h e 5entenary Translation9; 5#ae your spirits aglow5$ eym o u t h 9 ; 5Be on fire with the Spirit5 /oodspeed9; 5Beaglow with the Spirit5 T h e -evised )tandard 8ersion9; 5Beaglow and burning with the Spirit5 T h e "mplified 'i#le9.

To be ferent in Spirit$ or to be on fire with the Spirit$ or to beaglow with the Spirit inoles both your spirit and the #oly

Spirit' it!s not all up to the #oly Spirit. 6ou hae something to dowith being aglow with the Spirit.

But 3 li*e one translation better than any of them. 3 t says$

5Eaintain the spiritual glow5 o f f a t t 9 . Eaintain the glow,

God wants us to maintain the glow of the Spirit. Jou couldn!tery well maintain the glow of the Spirit unless you were filled

up to oerflowing with the Spirit$ could youF 3n other words$

God wants us to stay filled with the Spirit so we can maintain the

spiritual glow of the Spirit.

3f God wants us to maintain the glow$ then it must be His

will that we stay filled with the Spirit at all times. And the Bible

teaches that.

>odEs @ill for Us

P-S4!S '*1%,1#

17 @herefore be 6e not unwise, but U!=8S4!=!> @-4

- @CC /: - C/8= S.

18 4nd be not drun; with wine, wherein is ecess but B :CC=

@- - SP8.

3s it possible to *now what the will of the %ord isF

:mphatically$ yes, Jet some fol*s are continually as*ing$ 53

wonder what the will of the %ord is for meF 3 must not be wise

because 3 don!t understand what the will of the %ord is for me.5



But the #oly Spirit through "aul tells us e+actly what the will of

the %ord is in erse 1.

The will of God for us is to #e filled with the Spirit, %et!s see

what being filled with the Spirit inoles. @or one thing$ it

means we hae to be anointed with fresh oil.

PS4C 9$*10

10 But m6 horn shalt thou ealt li;e the horn of an unicorn*

S-4CC B 4!/!= @- :8S- /C.

3 want you to notice that our te+t said$ 5 3 shall be anointed

with @=:S# oil.5 That means the psalmist had already been

anointed preiously with oil. #e couldn!t ery well be anointed

with fresh oil$ unless he!s already been anointed with oil some

time before$ could heF

There is a biblical principle here. After a person is born

again$ there should be an initial infilling with the #oly Spirit$ but

then there should be many re fillings of the #oly Spirit or fresh

anointings.

3t will help us to understand this concept of many refill-ings

of the #oly Spirit$ if we understand the Gree* translation of

:phesians 201$ 0'e filled with the Spirit.5 Gree* scholars tell

us that there is actually a play on words in this passage. 3 n the

literal Gree*$ 5Be filled with the Spirit$5 actually translates$ 5Be

#eing filled with the Spirit.5

3n other words$ "aul is saying$ 5Eaintain a constant

e+perience of being filled with the #oly Spirit.5 "aul is

encouraging Christians to stay filled with the Spirit to

continue to hae a fresh anointing of the #oly Spirit in their

lies. We will now loo* at (ew Testament e+amples of the :arly

Church receiing a fresh anointing.



0)a%er C Ne, Tesamen

Paern

%et!s loo* at seeral (ew Testament e+amples of #e #eing

filled with the #oly Spirit or being continually anointed with

fresh oil. We can see this pattern in the (ew Testament of an

initial infilling of the #oly Spirit and numerous refillings$ for

e+ample$ in Acts /01-; and Acts ;0/-1.

4+S $*1"(

1 4nd when the da6 of Pentecost was full6 come, the6 were all

with one accord in one place.

2 4nd suddenl6 there came a sound from heaven as of a rushing

might6 wind, and it filled all the house where the6 were sitting.

3 4nd there appeared unto them cloven tongues li;e as of fire, and

it sat upon each of them.

4 4nd -D @8 4CC :CC= @- - -/CD >-/S,

and began to spea; with other tongues, as the Spirit gave them

utterance.

3 n this passage we see that the 1/4 persons who were

gathered together in &erusalem were filled with the #oly Spirit.

They were anointed with the oil of the #oly Spirit from on #igh

in the baptism of the #oly Spirit and they spo*e with other

tongues.

Then in Acts /0;>$;?$ we read that the %ord added to the

church daily such as should be saed. When this occurred$ a

number of days had passed since the day of "entecost.

4+S $*(&,(%

(& 4nd the6, continuing dail6 with one accord in the

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temple, and brea;ing bread from house to house, did eat

their meat with gladness and singleness of heart,

(% Praising >od, and having favour with all the people.

4nd the Cord added to the church dail6 such as should be

saved.

Then we come to Acts chapter ) where "eter and &ohn weregoing into the Temple. There was a lame man at the Gate

Beautiful who was healed. Jou remember the story. "eter spo*e

to the lame man and said$ 0)ilver and gold have I none; #ut su%h

as I have give I thee: In the name of 4esus 5hrist o f +a<areth

rise up and walk0 9Acts )*&3. The lame man was healed$ and

went into the Temple with them$ 5 . . . walking, and leaping, and

praising /od. 5 9. #3.

After the lame man was healed$ "eter and &ohn were ta*en

into custody and )uestioned by the priests and the rulers of the

Temple. The &ewish leaders threatened the disciples not to spea*

or teach in the (ame of &esus. Then they let them go ) e e Actschapters ) and (3.

4+S (*$)")1

23 4nd being let go, the6 Fthe disciplesG went to their own compan6,

and reported all that the chief priests and elders had said unto

them.

24 4nd when the6 heard that, the6 lifted up their voice to >od with

one accord, and said, Cord, thou art >od, which hast made heaven,

and earth, and the sea, and all that in them is*

25 @ho b6 the mouth of th6 servant =avid hast said, @h6 did the

heathen rage, and the people imagine vain things?

26 he ;ings of the earth stood up, and the rulers were gathered

together against the Cord, and against his +hrist.

27 :or of a truth against th6 hol6 child Iesus, whom thou hastanointed, both -erod, and Pontius Pilate, with the >entiles, and the

people of srael, were gathered together,

28 :or to do whatsoever th6 hand and th6 counsel determined

before to be done.

29 4nd now, Cord, behold their threatenings* and grant unto th6

servants, that with all boldness the6 ma6 spea; th6 word,

30 B6 stretching forth thine hand to heal and that signs and

wonders ma6 be done b6 the name of th6 hol6 child Iesus.

31 4nd @-! -D -4= P84D=, the place @4S S-4!

where the6 were assembled together and the6 were all :CC=

@- - -/CD >-/S, and the6 spa;e the word of >od with

boldness.

3n erse 1$ we see that those who were gathered to praywere filled with the #oly Ghost. But we read that these

Christians were already filled with the #oly Ghost in Acts /0;.

Jes$ these Christians were initially filled with the #oly Spirit in

Acts chapter /$ but in Acts ;01 they receied a refilling of the

#oly Spirit a fresh anointing. =emember$ the psalmist said$ 53

will be anointed with fresh oil.5

These early Christians were anointed with fresh oil$ all right,

%oo* at erse 10 5. . . the pla%e $") )H"*+ where they were

assem#led together. . . . 5 The anointing was so strong$ the place

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where they were gathered was sha*en. That means the whole

house shoo*,

There was such a manifestation of God!s power that the ery

building where they were gathered together to pray was sha*en$

and they were all filled up to oerflowing with the #oly Spirit.

They got a fresh anointing,

There is one initial filling with the #oly Ghost$ but many

refillings. And that!s where some fol*s hae missed it. &ust because you got filled with the Spirit perhaps years ago$ it!s not

a past e+perience that!s going to put you oer in life.

. %. Eoody once said$ 5"eople liing on past e+periences

are liing on stale manna.5

Jears ago 3 heard a man say$ 53 was saved in 11$ bapti7ed

with the #oly Ghost in 1919, and spo*e with other tongues,5

But that was as far as he eer went with God' he!d been as 5dead

as a mac*erel5 eer since, We need to as* ourseles$ $hat

a#out now3 $hat2s m y testimony now3 "m I filled with the

Holy )pirit now3

%et!s loo* at another (ew Testament e+ample of Christiansreceiing a fresh anointing.

3n Acts 19 we see that the Christians in :phesus were

initially filled with the #oly Spirit under "aul!s ministry.

4+S 19*1"&

1 . . . Paul having passed through the upper coasts came to

phesus* and finding certain disciples,

2 -e said unto them, -ave 6e received the -ol6 >host since 6e

believed? 4nd the6 said unto him, @e have not so much as heard

whether there be an6 -ol6 >host.

3 4nd he said unto them, Unto what then were 6e baptiAed? 4nd

the6 said, Unto IohnEs baptism.

4 hen said Paul, Iohn veril6 baptiAed with the baptism of

repentance, sa6ing unto the people, that the6 should believe on him

which should come after him, that is, on +hrist Iesus.

5 @hen the6 heard this, the6 were baptiAed in the name of the

Cord Iesus.

6 4nd when Paul had laid his hands upon them, the -/CD

>-/S came on them and -D SP4 @- /!>US, and

prophesied.

When "aul initially came to :phesus$ these fol*s hadn!t

heard that &esus had come' they had not been born again and$

therefore$ had not receied the baptism in the #oly Spirit. All

they *new about was &ohn!s baptism in water.

"aul told them about &esus about #is death on the Cross$ #is

burial$ #is resurrection$ and #is ascension on #igh.

"aul e+plained to these :phesians that what they had as a

promissory note through &ohn the Baptist$ they could now

receie as a reality in their lies through &esus Christ. &ohn the

Baptist had preached$ 53 indeed have #apti<ed you with water:

#ut he &esusH shall #apti<e you with the Holy /host0 9Ear*

10<. They receied &esus and were filled with the #oly Spirit

9Acts 102$><.

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Then in :phesians chapter 2$ "aul writes this same group of

people and tells them to be filled with the Spirit.

P-S4!S 1*1

1 Paul, an apostle of Iesus +hrist b6 the will of >od, / -

S4!S which are 4 P-SUS, and to the faithful in +hrist

Iesus.

P-S4!S '*1#1# 4nd be not drun; with wine, wherein is ecess but B :CC=

@- - SP8.

"aul said to the :phesian Christians$ 5 . . . #e not drunk with

wine . . . #e filled with the )pirit0 9. 1<. 3n saying this$ "aul is

not telling these Christians to receie the baptism of the #oly

Spirit again' they had already receied the #oly Spirit as

recorded in Acts 101->.

(o$ "aul is writing to these same born-again$ Spirit-filled

saints in :phesus and he!s instructing and encouraging them to

be #eing filled with the Spirit. 3n other words$ he!s telling them

to maintain a constant e+perience of being filled with the #olySpirit. #e!s giing them further instruction on the Spirit-filled

life and how to wal* in the fullness of God!s will by staying

filled up to oerflowing with the #oly Spirit.

Jou see$ "aul is tal*ing about a continual e+perience of

being filled with the #oly Spirit. #e!s saying$ 0 ) t a y filled with

the Spirit. Get anointed anew with fresh oil, on!t be drun* with

wine$ but be filled to oerflowing with the Spirit5 9:ph. 201<.

There is one initial filling in the baptism of the #oly Spirit$

but there are to be many refillings of the #oly Spirit. 3 t comes

bac* to this0 Are Christians following God!s (ew Testament

pattern by staying filled with the #oly SpiritF Are God!s peoplemaintaining the spiritual glow of the Spirit in their lies by

staying full of the #oly SpiritF Are they ferent in SpiritF "re

they empty %isterns or are they full reservoirs3

@or e+ample$ we *now that if a person gets full of wine$ he

gets drun*. Water is a type of the #oly Spirit$ 8ust as wine is

used in the Bible as a type of the #oly Spirit. The Bible says$

5 . . . #e not drunk with wine. . . #ut #e ILL* with or drun*

onH the )pirit0 9:ph. 201<. The Bible is using the e+ample of

someone who is so full of wine that he!s drun*. @or someone to

stay drun* on wine$ he would hae to *eep on drin*ing$

wouldn!t heF And 8ust because he initially got drun*$ doesn!t

mean he!s going to be drun* ne+t wee* unless he drin*sagain.

Christians are not to be drun* with wine$ but they are to be

filled with the Spirit. 3f you get full of the #oly Ghost$ you get

drun* too on the Spirit. But 8ust because you were initially

filled with the #oly Spirit and spo*e with other tongues$ doesn!t

mean you!re filled up to oerflowing today on the Spirit. Iessels

can lea*. That!s why we need to stay %ontinually filled with the

#oly Spirit every day. We!re to get full of or drunk on the #oly

Spirit today. We need a fresh anointing today. Then we!re to get

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drun* on the #oly Spirit this wee*$ and ne+t wee*$ and the wee*

after that. We!re to stay full of the #oly Spirit,

Get drun* on the )pirit! Stay in God!s "resence long enough

to get a fresh anointing until you get filled to oerflowing in

the Spirit. God!s people need a fresh anointing,

he +hurch oda6

3 thin* that is where we are missing it in the Church today.

Christians aren!t staying filled up to oerflowing with the #oly

Spirit. They don!t understand that they are to stay in God!s

"resence and stay in the Word of God until they get a fresh

anointing. There is one initial infilling of the #oly Spirit in the

baptism of the #oly Spirit$ but Christians cannot be full

reseroirs without numerous refillings. 3f these Christians here

in :phesians needed to be filled again$ we need to be too.

Jou hear so-called 5faith5 people say$ 53!e been filled with

the #oly Spirit. 3!m ma*ing all the right confessions$ and 3 ! m

belieing God$ but nothing is happening,5 Jes$ they may hae

receied the initial infilling of the #oly Spirit$ all right. But oer

the process of time$ water lea*s out of a essel$ and when that

happens$ in the process of time amidst the tests and trials of

life if you don!t stay filled up with the Spirit$ it!s possible to

become an empty cistern instead of a full reseroir. Jou hae to

*eep refilling a essel to *eep it full of water$ so it can be a full

reseroir because water eaporates and can lea* out.

Stay drun* on the Spirit of God, Jou can get so drun* on the

#oly Ghost that you stagger around li*e a drun* man. Get filled

u p and stay filled to oerflowing with the #oly Spirit, There!s

one initial filling$ but there are to be many refillings many

fresh anointings.3 don!t *now too much about people being drun*. 3 haen!t

been around many people who were drun*. 6n one occasion$ 3

remember 3 was isiting some fol*s$ and the man!s boss came to

dinner. This fellow was a new conert and perhaps not yet as

deeloped as he should hae been in his understanding in certain

areas. When he arried for dinner$ he had been drin*ing and was

a little into+icated. #e laughed all through the meal. #e would

as* for corn instead of potatoes$ or rice instead of beans$ and

then he!d 8ust laugh.

3 thought about this scripture in :phesians '*1#, 5Be not

drun* with wine$ but be drun* on the Spirit.5 When you get

drun* on the )pirit, you laugh and don!t hae a care in theworld. Jou tal* about getting high in the Spirit, When you!re

full of God!s Spirit$ natural things 8ust loo* different. Jou!re full

of than*sgiing and your heart continuously has a song unto the

%ord.

#ae you eer noticed that when you!re drun* on the #oly

Spirit$ natural things loo* differentF Jou!ll find that many people

you may hae thought were unattractie$ loo* attractie when

you get filled with the #oly Ghost. Things 8ust loo* better when

you!re filled to oerflowing with the #oly Spirit, Jou see people

through the eyes of the loe of God$ so to spea*. Some of the

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most marelous things happen when you!re filled u p with the

Spirit.

he 4nointing +hanges hings

We were holding a meeting in a certain city and as some of the

singers got to singing$ the anointing of God came into that

building in a glorious way. The 8oy of the %ord so filled that place that 3 began to laugh. Then the singers began to laugh too$

and we all 8ust began to laugh in the Spirit.

There was a woman in the serice who later told us that one

of her sons wasn!t 8ust e+actly where he should be with God' he

happened to be sitting outside that meeting in a par*ed truc*.

After the meeting$ he told his mother that something had

happened to him while the serice was in progress. #e!d had an

e+perience with God. #e said to his mother$ 5Eomma$ 3 could

hear those singers laughing$ and when they got to laughing$ it

was li*e a thic* cloud came into the truc* and filled and

eneloped it.5

The "resence of God came into that truc* li*e a cloud$ and

this young man got right with God, #e had been born again

some time before$ and although he!d had some fellowship with

God$ he wasn!t wal*ing with the %ord as he should hae been.

#is mother told us later$ 5#e has neer been the same since

that e+perience, #is relationship is totally restored with the

%ord$ and he!s been wal*ing with the %ord eer since. #e

dedicated and consecrated his life to God,5 All we were doing

was 8ust laughing in the Spirit because we were so filled with

the Spirit filled to oerflowing with the 8oy of the %ord.

3!e seen some of the greatest things happen when people

were filled up li*e a full reseroir with the Spirit of God. (ot an empty cistern$ but a full reseroir, @ull of the #oly

Spirit, "astors should get so full of the #oly Spirit that their

churches are full reseroirs to spiritually feed and water a whole

city,

(ow let!s loo* again at our (ew Testament pattern.

4+S (*)1

)1 4nd when the6 had pra6ed, the place was sha;en where the6

were assembled together and the6 were all filled with the -ol6

>host, and the6 spa;e the word of >od with boldness.

When the :arly Church receied a fresh anointing of the#oly Spirit here in Acts ;01$ the whole building where they

were praying was sha*en. They got so full$ the building shoo*,

That happened because the #oly Spirit not only filled them$ but

#e also filled the room where they were praying.

3 was raised Southern Baptist and in the course of time 3 got

filled with the #oly Ghost and spo*e with other tongues. 3 *new

nothing about the moe of the Spirit. :entually$ 3 came oer

among the "entecostals$ and in meetings 3!d see fol*s raise their

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hands and sometimes their hands would 8ust sha*e under the

power of the #oly Spirit.

Since then 3!e been in serices where the power of God was

in manifestation so powerfully that the ery atmosphere seemed

charged with the power of God. When 3 ! d lift my hands to

praise God$ it 8ust seemed as if there was 5electricity5 in the air

the ery atmosphere was charged with the anointing of God.

When the #oly Spirit starts moing$ the anointing will affect

you physically as well as spiritually.

Some fol*s get e+cited sometimes about people falling

under the power$ or sha*ing under the power. But wait until the

building starts sha*ing, Then they will really get e+cited,

3f Christians in the :arly Church needed a refilling$ then we

need a refilling too. That is one of our problems in the Church

today. We need a fresh anointing,

#ow long has it been since you!e been filled up to

oerflowing with the #oly SpiritF #ow long has it been since

you receied a fresh anointing of the #oly SpiritF

6ne 4ccord

#ow do Christians get a fresh anointingF #ow did these

Christians get a fresh anointing in the :arly ChurchF @or

e+ample$ how did that fresh anointing come upon those disciples

in Acts chapter ;F

4+S (*$),$(,)1

23 4nd being let go, the6 went to their own compan6 That!s where

some Christians are missing it' they don!t hae a company a local

body to go to when they get in trouble.H$ and reported all that the

chief priests and elders had said unto them.24 4nd when the6 heard that, the6 lifted up their voice to >od

@- /! 4++/8=, and said, Cord, thou art >od, which hast

made heaven, and earth, and the sea, and all that in them i s . . . .

)1 4nd when the6 had pra6ed, - PC4+ @4S S-4! where

the6 were assembled together and the6 were 4CC :CC= @-

- -/CD >-/S, and the6 spa;e the word of >od with

boldness.

@or one thing$ notice that they were all gathered together in

prayer in one a%%ord. 3 sometimes thin* we!e lost a lot in some

of our big meetings where we don!t hae room for fol*s to

gather around the altar and pray. 6f course$ not eery serice

needs to be conducted in this fashion. 6n the other hand$ 3 thin* we!re missing out on some of the 0#e #eing filled5 with the

Spirit by not ta*ing time or haing the facilities to pray together

in one accord as a church family in some of our church serices.

3 t used to be that you!d gie an altar call and people would

come around the altar and *neel down and pray. With people

praying together li*e that in one accord$ eeryone got anointed

with fresh oil,

#ere in Acts ;01$ when the people were all praying in one

accord$ all the people eery single Christian in that place

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was filled up to oerflowing in the #oly Spirit with a fresh

anointing. Jes$ we can all pray separately at home$ and we

ought to do that. But there!s 8ust something about united prayer

that brings the power of God in demonstration in a greater

measure.

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#ow many of our problems would be soled in the church

today if Christians had a fresh anointing of the #oly Spirit upon

their lies, Jou see$ by not maintaining a constant e+perience of

being filled to oerflowing with the Spirit$ many times

Christians go through problems and face trials in life they

wouldn!t hae to face if they were filled up with the Spirit.

That doesn!t mean there won!t be tests and trials in life. (o$

the Bible doesn!t teach that. Tests and trials come to us all in life.

But when you stay filled with the #oly Spirit and the Word of

God$ there will be some tests and trials in life that you will neer

hae to e+perience. Stay in the "resence of God until you get a

fresh anointing,We hae seen from the Scriptures that it is God!s will for #is

people to be filled with the Spirit. That is$ Christians are to

maintain a constant e+perience of being filled with the Spirit so

they can be full reseroirs instead of empty cisterns.

(ow let!s loo* at the %hara%teristi%s of those who are

continually 0#e #eing filled5 with the Spirit. We need to see the

results of being anointed with fresh oil and the characteristics of

those who maintain a fresh anointing of the #oly Spirit in their

lies.

P-S4!S '*1#"$118 4nd be not drun; with wine, wherein is ecess but be FbeingG

:CC= with the Spirit

19 SP4!> to 6ourselves in psalms and h6mns and

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spiritual songs, S!>!> and 4!> C/=D in 6our heart

to the Cord

20 >K!> -4!S 4C@4DS :/8 all things unto >od and the

:ather in the name of our Cord Iesus +hrist

21 SUB!> D/U8SCKS one to another in the fear of

>od.

Supernatural Utterance

@irst$ notice erse 10 0)peaking to yourselves.. . . 0 #ae

you eer noticed in connection with being filled with the Spirit

how many times the Bible tal*s about speaking3 0. . . #e filled

with the )pirit; )1*"I+/ 9. 1$1<. 3n other words$ the

result of being filled with the Spirit is spea*ing in a supernatural

utterance. %et!s loo* at those erses which show us this.

4+S $*(

( 4nd the6 were all :CC= with the -ol6 >host, and began to

SP4 with other tongues, as the Spirit gave them utterance.

4+S 10*(("(&

44 @hile Peter 6et spa;e these words, the -ol6 >host fell on all

them which heard the word.

45 4nd the6 of the circumcision which believed were astonished . . .

because that on the >entiles also was poured out the gift of the -ol6

>host.

46 :or the6 heard them SP4 with tongues, and magnif6

> o d . . . .

4+S (*)1

)1 4nd when the6 had pra6ed, the place was sha;en where the6

were assembled together and the6 were all :CC= with the -ol6

>host, and the6 SP4 the word of >od with boldness.

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P-S4!S '*1#,19

18 . . . be FbeingG :CC= with the Spirit

19 SP4!> to 6ourselves in psalms and h6mns and spiritual songs

Spea*ing supernaturally is spea*ing by the unction of the #olySpirit. When you get filled with the #oly Spirit$ you spea* with

tongues. And in order to maintain the Spirit-filled life you ought to

*eep on spea*ing in tongues. Jou can also spea* supernaturally in

psalms$ hymns$ and spiritual songs by the unction of the Spirit. We

will see this as we study :phesians 201 and 1. And we see here that

the disciples spo*e the Word of God with boldness' we will see that

spea*ing the Word of God with boldness is a result of being filled

with the Spirit. All of these are e+amples of supernatural speaking;

that is$ spea*ing by the unction and the anointing of the #oly Spirit.

(ow let!s loo* at :phesians 201-/1 again to see the other

characteristics of one who is filled with the Spirit. (otice particularly

the words0 )peaking, singing, giving thanks, and su#mitting.

P-S4!S '*1#"$1

18 . . . be FbeingG :CC= with the Spirit

19 SP4!> to 6ourselves in psalms and h6mns and

spiritual songs, S!>!> and ma;ing melod6 in 6our heart

to the Cord

20 >K!> -4!S alwa6s for all things unto >od and the :ather in

the name of our Cord Iesus +hrist

21 SUB!> 6ourselves one to another in the fear of >od.

We!e seen that a characteristic of one who stays filled with the

#oly Spirit is spea*ing in tongues. We can also see by :phesians 201

that to maintain a fresh anointing upon your life$ you can spea* to

yourself in psalms$ hymns$ and spiritual songs which also come by

supernatural utterance. 3f you are filled up to oerflowing with the

Spirit if you maintain a fresh anointing of God upon your life

you will also continually #e giving thanks unto God$ and you will

hae a humble and su#missive spirit or attitude toward others.

Singing

When the Bible tal*s about psalms$ hymns$ and spiritual songs$ it!s

not referring to singing songs out of a songboo*. 3 t is tal*ing about a

supernatural utterance gien by the spirit of prophecy. "salms$ hymns$and spiritual songs are gien by the inspiration of the #oly Spirit at

the spur of the moment' they are not learned or rehearsed.

We remember that prophecy is inspired utterance in a *nown

tongue$ and that the simple gift of prophecy is gien 5to spea* to men

unto edification$ and e+hortation$ and comfort5 91 Cor. 1;0<. The

Bible says$ 0or ye may all prophesy. . . 5 91 Cor. 1;01<. The simple

gift of prophecy is not to be confused with the ministry of a prophet.

We *now that eery Christian can be filled with the Spirit and

prophesy$ but not all Christians are called to stand in the office of the

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prophet. But because every member of the Body of Christ can

prophesy$ any member of the Body of Christ can spea* or sing in

psalms$ hymns$ and spiritual songs because they are gien by the #oly

Spirit through the spirit of prophecy.

=emember also the Bible says$ 5 . . . out o f the a#undan%e o f the

heart the mouth speaketh0 9Eatt. 1/0;<. Whateer is in your heart is

going to come out of your mouth. 3f you!e got a song in your heart$

it!s going to come out. 3f it!s not coming out of your mouth$ it!s 8ustnot in your heart. But if you!re filled with the Spirit$ you!e got a song

in your heart$ and it will eentually come out of your mouth,

(ow let!s loo* again at :phesians 201$1$ and its companion

erse$ Colossians 01> to understand more about spea*ing or singing

in psalms$ hymns$ and spiritual songs.

P-S4!S '*1#,19

18 . . . be beingH filled with the Spirit

19 SP4!> / D/U8SCKS in psalms and h6mns and spiritual

songs, singing and ma;ing melod6 in 6our heart / - C/8=.

There are two things 3 want you to notice in this erse. @irst$ in

erses 1 and 1 the Bible is tal*ing about spea*ing in psalms andhymns in your own priate life at home. 3t says$ 0)peaking to

yourselves . . . andH to the Lord.0 As we said$ these are songs that the

#oly Ghost gies you by the inspiration of the Spirit$ not necessarily

those you get out of a songboo*. A psalm is a spiritual poem or an

ode. Jou spea* or sing these psalms and spiritual songs to yourself$ to

edify and build yourself up.

The companion scripture to this erse$ Colossians 01>$ gies us

some further instruction on spea*ing in psalms and hymns and

spiritual songs.

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1& Cet the word of +hrist dwell in 6ou richl6 in all wisdom teaching andadmonishing /! 4!/-8 in psalms and h6mns and spiritual songs,

singing with grace in 6our hearts to the Cord.

We!e already loo*ed at this erse in relation to being filled with

the Word of God0 0Let the word o f 5hrist dwell in you ri%hly in all

wisdom....5 But there!s something else 3 want you to notice about this

erse.

#ere in Colossians 01>$ the Bible is tal*ing about teaching and

admonishing one another. (otice that we are also to tea%h and

admonish one another in psalms$ hymns$ and spiritual songs. We are

to minister to one another$ tea%hing and admonishing one another in

psalms and hymns and spiritual songs.

That means if you didn!t *now what the psalm or hymn isinstructing then it!s tea%hing you' you!re being taught what is gien

by the inspiration of the #oly Spirit. 3f you did *now it$ then the

psalm$ hymn$ or spiritual song is admonishing you. #oweer$ we

won!t be able to teach and admonish one another in psalms$ hymns$

and spiritual songs unless the word of Christ dwells in us richly in all

wisdom,

According to Colossians 01> then$ there are some psalms$ hymns$

and spiritual songs that are to be spo*en or sung to one another. And

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psalms$ hymns$ and spiritual songs that we are to spea* to ourselves,

singing with grace in our hearts to the Lord. Therefore$ there are some

songs$ hymns$ and spiritual songs we are to sing to one another$ and

there are some we are to sing to ourseles and unto the %ord.

Colossians 01? sheds more light on this for us.

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1% 4nd whatsoever 6e do in word or deed, do all in the name of the CordIesus, giving than;s to >od and the :ather b6 him.

Whether we spea* or sing in psalms$ hymns$ and spiritual songs in

our own priate deotions to build ourseles up and to sing unto the

%ord$ or whether we spea* or sing them to teach and admonish one

another in the public assembly let eerything be done as unto the

%ord to glorify #is (ame.

Sometimes 3 8ust speak in psalms because 3!m not a singer'

otherwise$ 3 would sing the psalms the #oly Spirit gies me. But since

3 don!t sing$ 3 8ust recite the psalm or the hymn that comes by the

inspiration of the Spirit. The Bible says to spea* to yourself in psalms$

hymns$ and spiritual songs and to hae a song in your heart to the

%ord. 3 sometimes wa*e up at ; o!cloc* in the morning$ and 8ust spend

an hour or two spea*ing to myself in psalms. We!re all encouraged to

do that.

on!t Stop at the oor to the Supernatural,

So many times fol*s hae 8ust stopped at the door to the

supernatural. They got filled with the #oly Ghost and they spo*e with

other tongues. Than* God for that. But there is more to the

supernatural power of God than that. 3f you were initially filled with

the #oly Spirit and spo*e in tongues$ then continue to spea*

supernaturally both in tongues and in psalms$ hymns$ and spiritualsongs. And stay filled with the Word of God so you can spea* it forth

boldly.

Staying full of the Word and full of the Spirit is how we constantly

maintain a fresh anointing in our lies. We need to stay in God!s

"resence until we get a fresh anointing. We need to follow God!s (ew

Testament pattern so we can be full reseroirs to #is glory.

So let!s continue to spea* with other tongues and to sing and ma*e

melody in our hearts to the %ord. And let!s continue to teach and

admonish one another because the Word of Christ dwells in us richly

in all wisdom.

When was the last time you spo*e in a psalm gien by the

inspiration of the #oly SpiritF Eaybe you!e said$ 53!e heard other Christians spea* in psalms$ and 3!e prayed that the %ord would gie

that ability to me.!! 6r maybe you!e thought that spea*ing in psalms$

hymns$ and spiritual songs belongs to 8ust a few Christians and that

not eery Christian has the ability to spea* in psalms. But$ no$ as

we!e seen spea*ing by the unction of the Spirit belongs to eery

single Christian because the Bible said$ 5Je may all prophesy.5 And

spea*ing in psalms$ hymns$ and spiritual songs is e+ercising the

simple gift of prophecy.

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God is still anointing #is people to prophesy, 3!m not tal*ing

about standing in the office of the prophet. 3!m tal*ing about the

simple gift of prophecy. The Bible says the simple gift of prophecy is

to spea* to men unto edification$ e+hortation$ and comfort$ and that

we may all prophesy0 5... ye may all prophesy one #y one...5 91 Cor.

1;01<.

But$ you see$ een the simple gift of prophecy must be e+ercised

under the anointing. So much of the time people don!t prophesy under the anointing; they wor* up something in the flesh. (o$ they need to

wait for the anointing to prophesy. They need to be anointed with

fresh oil,

Therefore$ if you!re full of the #oly Spirit if you!re anointed

with fresh oil you can spea* to yourself and to the %ord in psalms$

hymns$ and spiritual songs wheneer you desire. 3f it weren!t possible

to do so$ the Bible wouldn!t encourage us to do it, We all need to be

anointed with the fresh oil that spea*ing with psalms$ hymns$ and

spiritual songs brings.

We!re to spea* to whomF To yourself and to the %ord, Whether

you are by yourself or with someone else$ stay in God!s "resence long

enough to be filled with a fresh anointing$ spea*ing in psalms andhymns and spiritual songs in your heart to the %ord. Then you will be

filled to oerflowing with the Spirit of God and you can teach and

admonish one another.

The anointing to spea* in psalms$ hymns$ and spiritual songs will

come up inside of you. The #oly Spirit is in you$ and the anointing of

God is in you too. Sometimes the anointing will come upon you'

sometimes it will rise up within you. 3t wor*s in different ways with

different people$ but it is still the same anointing. When that anointing

comes upon you or rises up within you$ the words will 8ust come

rolling out of your mouth and you will spea* words unto God you

neer thought of spea*ing before. There will be a certain amount of

rhyme to them because a psalm is a spiritual poem or ode. 3t mayrhyme or it may not$ but there is an element of poetry to it.

When 3 get started spea*ing in that realm$ psalms 8ust *eep

flowing out of me. 3 hae spo*en nearly all night long 8ust to myself

in psalms. #ere are two of the psalms the #oly Spirit has gien me.

Praising the Cord

3 will praise the %ord at all times' 3 am not moed by what 3 see.When the way seems dar*$ when there seems no way$ 3 stand my

ground and praise #im' Because #e seeth the way that 3 go and 3 wal* in #is path$

and 3!ll do that which is pleasing in #is sight.

And the storms of life may come$ and the thunder may roll and the

lightning may flash$ but as 3 wal*$ 3 *now that ictory is mine at last,

Because$ you see$ #e came from heaen long ago$ and #e is the

Champion sent by the @ather God to the earth below$ and #e

eleates man*ind into the place where they *now Know their

place in #im, Know the reality of #is blessings and truth. And so

the enemy cannot gainsay them. And they!ll praise God day and

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Kictor6

Iictory is not in places or things. Iictory is not in what 3 can see or

feel. Iictory is in #im Christ the Champion from heaen.

#e came from the bosom of the @ather to the earth$ and too* my place

and became my Substitute. And defeated the enemy in his own

domain.

&esus arose ictorious with the *eys of heaen and the *eys of hell and

death$ and inited all to come and go with #im to heaen.

Bubbling Up on the nside

Stay filled with the Spirit, Stay in God!s "resence and

stay full of the Word until you get a fresh anointing. Stay in God!s

"resence until the anointing 8ust comes bubbling up from inside of

you.#ae you eer heard a whistling tea *ettleF When you put water

on the stoe to heat in a tea *ettle$ that water is not hot enough 8ust

because the tea *ettle lets off one or two little whistles. To get that

water really hot$ you let the teapot stay on the fire until that water 8ust

begins bubbling up and there!s a steady flow of steam coming out,

3f you!ll stay in God!s "resence long enough to get anointed with

fresh oil$ the anointing will come bubbling up on the inside. Then a

steady stream of prayer$ praise$ and than*sgiing to God will flow out

of your lips, Spea*ing in psalms comes up out of your spirit. 3t may

be that you!ll spea* in psalms by the simple gift of prophecy in your

own language. 6r maybe you will spea* in tongues and the

interpretation will be in psalms. But it will all come flowing out of your spirit as you stay in God!s "resence and get a fresh anointing,

(otice another aspect of :phesians 2010 5... singing and making

melody in your heart to the Lord.5 When you spea* in psalms and

hymns and you are singing and ma*ing melody in your heart to the

%ord$ you!re ministering to the %ord.

God wants us to maintain a spirit of praise to #im continually

because as we saw in Chapter $ the Bible says we are priests unto

God' priests are to offer the sacrifice of praise to God continually. We

are to continually hae a song in our hearts so we can offer praise

unto God. That is ministering unto the %ord.

Because you!re filled with the Spirit$ you!re singing you!e got

a song in your heart. 3n other words$ you!e got a song on the inside.

And if you stay filled with the Spirit$ you will hae a fresh anointing

in your life$ and nothing can stop you from singing,

3t may seem that you 8ust got the worst news that you could eer

get$ but if you!re filled with the Spirit$ you!e got a song in your heart

no matter what the circumstances of life may be. 3f you hae a song in

your heart$ nothing can stop you from singing. Jou!ll laugh right in

the face of the deil. Jou!ll laugh and sing and be happy$ not #e%ause

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o f the trials you might be going through$ but in spite o f any trials or

circumstances$ which would defeat ordinary people.

But we!re not ordinary people. We!re )pirit=filled people. We!re

supernatural people. That word 5supernatural5 means we!re #eyond

the natural. The natural shouldn!t affect us as it does fol*s liing in

the natural. The natural course of eents doesn!t hae to pull us down'

circumstances can!t get us down if we!re filled up with the Spirit and

we hae a song in our hearts. Because we are supernatural people$ weare to get a fresh anointing and maintain the glow right in the midst of

aderse circumstances.



0)a%er /ainaining )e G'o,

In Adverse 0ir#&msan#es

Some fol*s who hae taught the so-called 5faith message5

maybe haen!t put the emphasis where it should be put. Some people seem to thin* if you beliee God$ nothing bad is eer

going to happen to you. Some people hae taught that if you

hae faith$ you!re 8ust going to float through life on flowery beds

of ease.

But if you lie for God$ sometimes you!e got to swim

upstream$ not 8ust float downstream, 3n life there will be those

times you will hae to swim upstream, Sometimes it seems that

eerything else is going the opposite way and you hae to swim

upstream, Wal*ing by faith is not always easy.

3 remember some e+periences 3!e had along this line after

God called me into the field ministry in 1; and 124. 3n those

first few years$ God told me for a while 8ust to stay and preach inthe churches. 3!m out to obey God$ so 3 stayed in the churches

and held what we call Church meetings or reial meetings.

3 remember one particular pastor as*ed me to come and hold

a meeting for him. 3 thought$ ear Lord, I don2t want to hold a

meeting for that pastor. At a conention right in front of

eeryone$ 3 had heard him critici7e people who taught about

faith and healing$ and for ministering in the Spirit li*e 3 did in

healing serices by the gifts of the Spirit.

At the time 3 thought$ oesn2t he know I minister like that3

Some time after he said that$ he inited me to come and hold a

meeting in his church. 3 prayed$ 5%ord$ 3 don!t want to gominister at his church because 3 *now that

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what 3 teach about faith and healing would be plowing his field

crossways. #e!s been ma*ing furrows up and down one way$ and

if 3 come to his church 3!m going to ma*e furrows up and down

the other way. Surely you don!t want me to go to his church,5

The %ord said$ 53 want you to go.5

5ear %ord$5 3 said$ 5don!t send me there. "lease. &ust send

me anywhere$ but 3 don!t want to go there. Besides that$ this man

is an older minister he!s old enough to be my daddy. 3 8ust

don!t want to go.5

The more 3 prayed$ the more the %ord said$ 53 want you to

go.5

@inally$ 3 said$ 5All right. 3!m going.5 So 3 went.

A young man and his wife who were graduates of a Bible

college went with me to help me. The woman played the piano

and her husband sang and led the congregational singing. They

also sang special songs.

After 3 preached the first night at this pastor!s church$ this

couple told me$ 5We wondered if you were going to teach on



faith and healing$ because we *now this pastor and we *now he

doesn!t understand biblical faith and healing.5 9The pastor used

to be this woman!s pastor.<

3 had put it off as long as 3 could. @inally$ 3 couldn!t put it off

any longer. 3 *new in my spirit what God wanted me to teach on.

3 announced that 3!d be teaching the Bible along a certain line on

a certain night.

Dsually$ this young man and his wife sat on the platform because the building was full$ but that night they sat down on the

front row. They told me afterwards$ 5We wanted to sit down

front so we could see the pastor!s face. #e was sitting right

behind you.5

3t!s the most difficult thing in the world to preach faith and hae

a pastor sitting on the platform in bac* of you breathing the hot

breath of unbelief down your bac*. Jou don!t een hae to loo*

bac* there' you can 8ust feel it. That!s tough sledding, But

e+periences li*e that in life do you good. They toughen you up.

:ndure #ardness as a Good Soldier of &esus Christ,

"aul said to Timothy$ a young minister$ 5... endure

hardness...5 9/ Tim. /0<. 6h$ it!s easy enough to endure when

eerything is going good when things are easy. Jou don!t

hae to endure much then. As long as eerything is going good$

it!s easy to endure and to maintain the glow. But "aul told

Timothy$ and this goes for eery Christian$ 5... endure hardness,

as a good soldier o f 4esus 5hrist.0

"reaching when you can feel the pastor!s hot breath of

unbelief down your nec*$ is enduring hardness, That!s when you

really see if you can maintain the glow, 3 could feel that pastor!s

unbelief as he sat behind me. 3 didn!t dare turn around to loo* athim. Actually$ 3 could almost see the pastor!s reactions on the

faces of those in the congregation$ because they were watching

their pastor$ and 3 could almost read eery one of his reactions

by how they reacted,

:ndure hardness as a good soldier of the %ord &esus Christ, 3

8ust *ept plowing for about forty minutes. 3 8ust *ept on going.

@inally$ after about forty minutes$ the pastor sitting behind me

came alie. Suddenly he burst out and said$ 5Amen,5 and he

8umped up. 5Amen,5 he said$ 5@ol*s$ Brother #agin is right.

Bless God$ what Brother #agin is teaching is right, #e!s right,5

This wasn!t the only time 3 had to preach or teach under

these *inds of circumstances' it seemed li*e this happened to me

a lot bac* there before people understood biblical faith and

healing. o you thin* that was easyF (o, But you!e got to

maintain the glow in spite of the circumstances$ because

circumstances won!t always be pleasant. Sometimes God will

re)uire you to do things that may be tough sledding for a while.

3 remember another e+perience along this same line. Again$

the pastor who had inited me to preach in his church was old

enough to be my daddy. #e was a leader in his particular

denomination$ and he had announced to his congregation some



time before 3 got there$ 5The ery idea of ministers calling

people out and telling them what!s wrong with them, The ery

idea of telling people that they!e got a hernia or a rupture$ or

something else wrong with them, on!t they *now God doesn!t

heal li*e thatF5 96f course$ he was tal*ing about ministering by

the gifts of the Spirit.<

Although this pastor had inited me to hold a meeting in his

church$ 3 *new he didn!t understand certain biblical principles of faith and healing. 3 *new when 3 started preaching 3 would be

plowing his field crossways$ but 3 also *new the %ord had sent

me there$ so 3 8ust *ept plowing. 3 8ust *ept teaching and

plowing.

6ne night there was an older gentleman in the congregation

whom the pastor had said was the finest Christian he!d eer

*nown. This older gentleman was more than eighty years old.

The pastor himself was in his fifties$ and he!d been pastoring for

about thirty-fie years$ so to say that this older gentleman was

the finest Christian he!d eer *nown was )uite a statement.

That night 3 8ust pointed to this older gentleman. 93 didn!t*now him personally$ e+cept that the pastor had briefly

introduced me to him.< 3 said to him$ 5The %ord shows me you

hae a double hernia. Jou!e been operated on twice and it came

bac* on you again$ and now you hae a double rupture. 3f 3!m

wrong$ 8ust say so.5

5(o$5 he said$ 5you!re right.5

5The %ord told me to tell you to come down here$5 3 said$

5and that when 3 lay hands on you$ both ruptures will disappear

instantly.5 #e came down to the altar$ 3 laid hands on him$ and

both ruptures disappeared instantly.

Jou see$ the pastor didn!t understand this *ind of ministry' he

had told his congregation that God wouldn!t heal people this

way. The ne+t night$ howeer$ he got up and announced to his

congregation$ 5@ol*s$ listen. 3 want you to hear me. 3!e been

wrong. What Brother #agin is teaching and the way he is

ministering is right. What he!s teaching about faith and healing is

right, 3f he calls you out$ 8ust come on down to the front. And if

he calls me out$ 3!ll come down here too,5

But you thin* that was easyF (o, But you!e got to maintain

the glow regardless of circumstances. Jou!e got to maintain the

glow regardless of what people say about you. Jou!e got to be

ferent in the Spirit in season and out of season whether you

feel li*e it or not,3f you!ll be ferent in spirit no matter what happens$ no

matter what the circumstances of life are$ you!ll hae a song in

your heart and you!ll be able to maintain the glow of the #oly

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%et!s loo* at a second characteristic of one who is constantly

being filled with the Spirit.

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in the name of our Cord Iesus +hrist.

oes the Bible admonish us to gie than*s for a few thingsF

To gie than*s if it suits usF (o$ we are told to gie than*s for

all things,

This doesn!t mean that we are to than* God for what the

deil is doing. But in the midst of eery circumstance$ no matter what it is$ we can than* God for #is goodness. We can than*

God that we hae another opportunity to beliee #im and trust

#im. We can than* God that we hae another opportunity to

e+ercise our faith and to see #is faithfulness and righteousness

performed on our behalf.

Those Christians who are full of the Spirit are also full of

than*sgiing and praise. They are full of song' they sing and

ma*e melody in their hearts to the %ord$ and they are full of

than*sgiing and praise to God.

(owhere in the Bible do 3 find that God tells Christians to

grumble$ gripe$ complain$ and fuss. (o, #e tells them to gie

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they want to be noticed. They want to sing$ so fol*s will notice

them. Eaybe they can!t een sing, Jou ought to than* God no

one as*ed you, 3f you!re not )ualified to sing$ you!re liable to get

embarrassed and embarrass eeryone else too.

(o one eer as*s me to sing either. 6f course$ if anyone eer

heard me sing$ you!d understand why, 3 don!t sing unless

eeryone else is singing and then 3 8ust do what the Bible says$ 3

ma*e a 8oyful noise, 3 een too* oice lessons at one time$ but

the oice teacher said to me$ 53!e been teaching oice for

years. 3 neer told this to anyone else$ but if 3 were you$ 3 beliee

3!d )uit trying to learn to sing.5 That!s about the only thing you!ll

eer hear me say 3 can!t do. 3 8ust can!t sing$ but 3 can hae a

song in my heart and ma*e melody unto the %ord.5(o one eer as*s me to do anything,5 Than* God for it, (o

matter what happens$ maintain a than*ful attitude. 3!m going to

praise God regardless of circumstances.

3!e said for a good many years that if someone told a he

about me$ 3 wouldn!t een ta*e time to deny it. 3!d 8ust say$

5"raise the %ord,5 and go on down the road praising and

worshipping God. 3!m not going to let anyone or anything steal

my 8oy. 3 8ust refuse to do it,

And 3!m going to praise God whether 3 feel li*e it or not. The

Bible tal*s about offering up the sa%rifi%e of praise that!s part

of the function of a priest and as we saw$ we!re all called to be

priests unto our God. 6ne thing about it$ if you stay filled withthe #oly Ghost$ it!s the easiest thing in the world to offer up a

sacrifice of praise to God. "raising God becomes 8ust automatic'

it becomes a lifestyle.

3f you!re full of praise and than*sgiing$ you!re full 8ust li*e

a sponge when it!s full of water. Jou press that sponge

anywhere$ and water comes out. 3t!s full, &ust s)uee7e it the least

bit and water comes out. 3f you!re full of than*sgiing$ no matter

what happens$ than*sgiing comes out. 3 don!t care how much

pressure the deil puts on you to try to s)uee7e you$

than*sgiing comes out. That comes with maintaining a fresh

anointing in your life #e #eing filled with the Spirit.

"raising >od "uts the eil o @light,

When you are born again and bapti7ed with the #oly Spirit

and you!re continually praising God$ that brings the anointing

and puts the deil on the run, Satan won!t hang around where

people are praising God. The deil can!t stand that,



3 remember a church we pastored during World War 33. There

was a young man in the congregation who recounted the

following story0

This young man was going to Bible college to prepare for the

ministry. 3n the summertime he would go out and preach so he

would hae enough money to pay his tuition in the fall. Then in

the fall he would return to Bible school. 6ne fall he was

traeling bac* to the Bible college by bus.

The bus was crowded it was so full of people that there was

only standing room.

The bus was running late$ and this young man had to ma*e a

connection and transfer to another bus. 3f he missed that

connection$ there wouldn!t be another bus he could ta*e for )uite

some time.

As the crowded bus he was on was approaching the bus

terminal$ this young man thought to himself$ Oh, dear Lord, this

#us is going to pull in and the other #us is going to pull out

#efore I have time to get o f f and transfer. #e was sitting toward

the bac* of the bus where it was crowded and many of the people were swearing and telling ulgar 8o*es. Also$ many

people were standing up bloc*ing the aisles$ ma*ing a )uic* e+it

almost impossible.

About that time the young man saw the other bus pull into

the bus station. #e was the only one who had to get off at that

particular stop$ and he had to ma*e a )uic* e+it$ but too many

people were bloc*ing his e+it. Although he didn!t mean to do it$

amidst all this swearing and ulgar tal*$ without thin*ing he said

out loud$ 5"raise the %ord, Than* God 3!m saed,5 #e thought to

himself$ ear Lord, id I say that out loud3

3mmediately$ eeryone stopped tal*ing and loo*ed at him.

Then ery )uic*ly eeryone bac*ed out of his way, That wholecrowd 8ust parted and stood bac* and let him get off the bus, #e

marched down the aisle and as he began to get off the bus$ he

thought to himself$ $ell, I2ve already done it anyway! I might

7ust as well do it up right! So as he was stepping off the bus$ he

said loudly$ 5#allelu8ah$ glory to God, 3!m glad 3!m saed,5 and

went out the door unhindered and transferred to the other bus

before it pulled away,

That crowd reacted 8ust li*e the deil does when we praise

God, 6nce you begin praising God$ the deil will shut up$ step

bac*$ and get out of your way, When this young man praised

God$ those people on that bus didn!t hae anything else to say,The deil won!t either because he doesn!t li*e to hear Christians

praising God,

3 sometimes tell the story about an incident that happened to

=e. &ohn 6steen and me. 3 was preaching in #ouston$ Te+as$

and Brother 6steen came to my meetings. After one of the

meetings$ Brother 6steen as*ed me to go to lunch with him and

to stop by one of the local auto dealerships so he could finali7e a

deal on a car.



We went into this dealership and there was one automobile in

particular that Brother 6steen was interested in buying. As we

wal*ed up to loo* at it$ the manager approached us and as*ed us

if he could help us. Brother 6steen said$ 5Jes$ 3 want to buy this

car$5 and he handed the manager a business card with the name

of a salesman on it who had )uoted him a price on that particular

car.

The manager loo*ed at that figure and started swearing. #esaid$ 5We can!t sell you this car at this price,5 Brother 6steen

told him that was the price he had been )uoted by the salesman$

and he!d come to buy that car,

The manager let out another long string of curses. This

manager was a tall man$ but Brother 6steen who!s not so tall$

got right up in his face and began saying$ 5Glory, #allelu8ah,

"raise God, Glory to God, "raise the %ord,5

As soon as Brother 6steen did that the manager immediately

stopped swearing. Brother 6steen said$ 53 demand e)ual time, 3f

you!re going to curse #im$ 3!m going to praise #im,5 That

manager instantly changed the way he was tal*ing and acting,After that$ you!d hae thought he was the most religious person

in town. 93ncidentally$ Brother 6steen bought that car for the

price that was originally )uoted him,<

The deil can!t stand it when we praise God either, :ery

one of us is anointed to pray and to praise God. 3f you don!t feel

anointed when you start praying$ stay in the "resence of God

long enough and wait for the anointing to come. 3f you will offer

the sa%rifi%e of praise$ that is$ if you will praise God een when

you don!t feel li*e it$ the anointing will come.

4 %ifestyle of "raise

".C. 5ad5 (elson made a great impression on my life. 6ne

reason he did was because of his Baptist bac*ground. 3 was born

and raised Baptist. ad (elson had been in the ministry for /

years as a Baptist and had 1/ years of higher education. At that

time$ he was one of the most educated men in the world. 3

personally heard him say that he could read and write /

different languages. %inguistics$ or languages was his ma8or in

college.

3 heard ad (elson gie this testimony. #e said one of his

college seminary roommates was a pastor of a @irst Baptist

church$ and he inited ad (elson to come and preach for him.#e got there 8ust in time for the morning serice. ad (elson

said$ 5Sitting there on the platform$ 3 said without thin*ing$

!"raise God,! 5 #e had 8ust recently been bapti7ed with the #oly

Spirit. #e had been born of the Spirit before$ but he!d 8ust

recently been bapti7ed with the #oly Spirit. When ad (elson

said$ 5"raise God,5 his former roommate 8umped and loo*ed at

him$ because they didn!t do that in the @irst Baptist Church.

3 could relate to that because for the first 1? years of my life$

3 went to a @irst Baptist church$ and 3 neer heard anyone say



5"raise the %ord,5 or 5Glory to God,5 in a serice. There was a

time or two that some of the older men sitting oer in the corner

sounded li*e they grunted. Eomma said one of them said$

5Amen5 one time.

Anyway$ ad (elson said$ 53 thought nothing about it.

Seeral different times 3 praised God out loud.5 Then he was

introduced and came to the podium and preached his sermon.

After the serice$ he and his seminary friend went out to eat. As

they were sitting there waiting for their order to come$ eery so

often without thin*ing$ ad (elson said$ 5"raise the %ord,5 or

5Glory to God,5 or 5#allelu8ah,5

@inally$ his friend spo*e up and said$ 53 beliee that!s 8ust a

habit with you.5 ad (elson said$ 5What do you meanF5 #e

didn!t een *now what the fellow was tal*ing about. #e wasn!t

conscious of the fact that he!d said anything. Jou see$ when you

get full of the #oly Spirit$ giing than*s is such a way of life to

you$ that you are unconscious of the fact that you are doing it.

3t!s so much a part of you$ that praise and than*sgiing 8ust come

out as a natural e+pression to God.ad (elson as*ed his seminary friend$ 5What!s 8ust a habit

with meF5 5Well$ praising God all the time li*e you do. 3 beliee

that!s 8ust a habit with you.5 5Well$5 ad (elson answered$ 5it!s

a habit 3 neer used to hae before 3 got filled with the #oly

Spirit,5

ad (elson not only got filled with the #oly Spirit$ he

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Spirit, That!s why the praises of God were continually flowing

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When you get anointed with fresh oil$ praise and

than*sgiing will continually flow out of your mouth to God. 3f

you!e had a hard time praising God because of the tests and

trials you!re going through at the time$ if you begin to praise and

than* God you!ll get your 8oy and your praise bac*, Jou!ll get

your than*sgiing bac*, "raise and than*sgiing will begin to

roll out of your mouth once again. Jou!ll be full of than*sgiing

and 8oy.

When this seminary friend saw that praise and than*sgiing

was a lifestyle with ad (elson$ it changed his thin*ing.

Although he was the pastor of a @irst Baptist church$ he got

filled with the #oly Spirit and spo*e with other tongues.

:idently he li*ed that habit so well$ he wanted to hae it too,

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We!e already loo*ed at two of the three outstanding

characteristics of #e #eing filled with the Spirit as mentioned in:phesians 201-/10 )peaking to yourself supernaturally in

tongues and in psalms$ hymns$ and spiritual songs' singing and

ma*ing melody in your heart to the %ord' and giving thanks

continually unto God.

Submitting to /ne 4nother

The third characteristic we will loo* at in this chapter is

su#mitting to one another in the fear of the %ord. This is where

true submission comes in. We are to submit ourseles to one

another in loe as unto the %ord.

6ne of the characteristics the Bible lists of being filled withthe #oly Spirit is being willing to submit to one another0

0)u#mitting yourselves one to another in the fear o f /od0 9:ph.

20/1<. What does the Bible mean by$ 5Submit yourseles to one

another5F This is a passage of Scripture some fol*s ta*e out of

its conte+t and try to ma*e it say something it isn!t saying. 3s the

Bible referring to this e+treme submission teaching we!e all

heard preachedF :mphatically$ no,

To submit means to gie in to one another. 3t doesn!t mean

that you rule oer one another$ certainly not. But it means that

you gie in to one another and that you!re not hardheaded and

stubborn and always demanding your own way. 3t!s the opposite

of the attitude$ 0I2m going to have my own way no matter what!0

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long as it!s others who are doing the submitting to them. But

when it comes time for them to submit to someone else$ that!s

another story. Then all of a sudden$ they don!t beliee in

submission anymore,

Belieers who are filled to oerflowing with the #oly Spirithae a submissie spirit or attitude toward others. That is$ they

don!t find it hard to submit or gie in to one another in an

attitude of loe. They don!t always hae to be right and to hae

the last word$ so to spea*. They are so filled with the Spirit of

God that they don!t demand their own rights and their own way.

They want what God wants$ and God!s way is always loe

putting the other person first.

Jou see$ when you!re filled with the #oly Spirit$ you hae a

submissie spirit and you don!t always need to hae your own

way. Submitting means giing in to one another in a spirit of

loe and mee*ness. There are some times when it might be

better if you didn2t hae your say-so, Sometimes it might be better to 8ust *eep your mouth shut and not say anything$ een if

you do hae the right to hae something to say in the matter.

Submission indicates a bro*en and a humble spirit.

Christians are to learn to submit to one another in the fear of

God. 3t!s easy when you!re filled with the Spirit to submit to the

other fellow in the fear of God. Also$ when you!re filled with the

Spirit and you!re maintaining the glow of the #oly Spirit$ you!re

not hard to get along with.

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Some people ta*e that erse out of its conte+t too$ and read

it0 5(ow wies$ you do what you!re told to do$ or else,5

#oweer$ the word 5submit5 in this erse is the same word that!s

used in the preious erse telling fellow belieers to submit to

one another in an attitude of loe.

As we said$ to submit means to gie in to one another and

not always needing to hae the last word about eerything$ and it

is certainly not ruling oer one another. Therefore$ when the

Bible tal*s about submission in the marriage relationship$ it is

not tal*ing about the husband ruling oer his wife with an iron

fist$ so to spea*$ any more than it!s tal*ing about belieers ruling

oer one another. Biblical submission is referring to Christians

getting along with one another by submitting to each other in

loe. We are to maintain a teachable$ humble spirit$ and wal* inloe toward one another.

Therefore$ we can readily see that a characteristic of being

filled with the Spirit is that you are willing to submit or to gie

in to one another in an attitude of loe.

The anger of a Know-3t-All Attitude

:ery one of us needs to be teachable and humble$ and to

submit to one another in loe. 3!e said for years that 3 wouldn!t

listen to any teacher who wasn!t willing to be taught. All of us

need to maintain a teachable spirit. 3!m always willing to learn. A

*now-it-all spirit or attitude is contrary to biblical teaching.

" *now-it-all attitude says$ 53!m right and eeryone else is

wrong. Jou can!t tell me anything because 3 *now it all$ and I2ll

tell you a thing or two,5 @or a Christian to hae an attitude li*e

that is dangerous, With an attitude li*e that you!re liable to wind

up dying prematurely because God may 8ust hae something #e

wants to get across to you through someone else in the Body of

Christ.

3 recall an e+perience 3 had along this line with a certain

pastor. The pastor had already inited me to come and hold a

meeting in his church$ and the %ord told me #e wanted me to

go.5But$ %ord$5 3 said$ 53 don!t want to go to that church.5

The %ord said$ 53 want you to go.5

5Why do Jou want me to go thereF5

The %ord replied$ 5Because that pastor is going to die unless

he 8udges himself$ and he!s only ; years old. #e!s not old

enough to die. But if he!ll get in on your morning teaching

classes$ and listen to Ey Word and put it into practice$ he won!t

die he!ll lie.5

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So at this pastor!s initation 3 came to his church to hold a

meeting for him. Although 3 was a guest in his church holding a

meeting for him$ do you *now he didn!t come to one meeting,

#e was too busy, #e was busy all the time.

We can be too busy, By the same to*en$ we can also be so

busy that we don!t hae time to listen to others and we become

unteachable. This pastor was too busy. #e had a daily radio

program and he was building a new church. #e had inited meto come and hold this meeting for him$ but he neer came to one

of his own serices, (ot one,

@inally$ his wife said to me$ 5Brother #agin$ tal* to my husband.

See if you can get him to come to the day serices$5 she said.

Thin* about that, A pastor!s wife haing to as* a traeling

teacher to tal* to the pastor to try to get him to come to his own

meetings, 3 wasn!t there putting on my own meetings. 3 was a

guest spea*er$ holding meetings for him.

3 *ept after him to come to the meetings$ but he was always

too busy. @inally$ we got oer into the third wee* of the

meetings$ and 3 as*ed the pastor!s wife$ 5Why do you want me toget him to come to these sericesF5 3 wanted to find out what she

*new$ because the %ord had already told me he was going to die

prematurely if he didn!t change. There were some ad8ustments he

needed to ma*e$ and if he didn!t ma*e them he would die

prematurely$ although that wasn!t God!s will.

The pastor!s wife said to me$ 5Brother #agin$ 3 want him to

go to the morning serices because 3 *now he!s going to die if he

doesn!t change.5

5#ow do you *now he is going to dieF5 3 as*ed. 5#e!s only

; years old. #e!s not old enough to die.5

53 can!t tell you how 3 *now$5 she said. 53 8ust *now it on the

inside. 3 8ust hae an inward coniction that he!s going to die.5Then 3 told her what the %ord had told me.

5That!s right,5 she said. 53 *now that!s true$ and 3 *now it

doesn!t hae to happen. We!re both ordained ministers but

through the years$ we would neer listen to anyone else. We

thought we *new 8ust as much as anyone$ and we would neer

listen to anyone else.5

That!s not a submissie attitude$ is itF That!s not submitting

one to another or haing a teachable spirit. 3t!s impossible to be

ferent in spirit and to maintain the glow of the #oly Spirit if

you don!t hae a humble and a teachable spirit.

5Tal* to him$5 she as*ed me. 5As* him to come to theserices.5

3 did tal* to him again$ but it didn!t do any good. @inally$ it

was the Wednesday of the third wee* of the meeting. We only

had two more day serices and then the meetings would be oer.

We!d already had thirteen serices thirteen hours of teaching

that he!d missed on the sub8ect of faith and healing.

After the morning serice we went out to eat the pastor$

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last two servi%es, may#e he %an get enough o f the $ord in him

so that he2ll %orre%t himself. "fter all, it2s not /od2s will for a

person to die prematurely.

This was Wednesday at noon$ and we were going to close the

meeting that coming Sunday night. 3 had already announced to

the congregation that 3 would be leaing after the Sunday night

serice. 3 was going to start another meeting Tuesday night in a

city a hundred miles away.

@inally$ sitting in that restaurant with that pastor and his

wife$ in desperation 3 8ust blurted out$ 5id you *now you!re

going to dieF Jou!re only ; years old. Jou!re not old enough to

die,5

53 *now it$5 he said. 53 *now 3!m going to die.5

5#ow do you *now itF5

53 8ust hae an inward witness about it$5 he said. :ery belieer

has an inward witness. 5The %ord told me that you!re going to

die$5 3 said$ 5but that you don!t hae to die. That!s why #e

wanted me to come here and hold this meeting in your church.

#e said that you were going to die$ but that you didn!t hae to ifyou!d come and listen to the Word and put the Word into practice

in your life and ma*e the necessary changes the %ord is

re)uiring of you.5

Jou *now what that pastor said to meF 3!m tal*ing about not

haing a teachable spirit, #e said$ 5Brother #agin$ 3 *now God

led me to as* you to come and hold these meetings in my

church. 3 wanted my people to hear you$ and 3 *now what you!re

teaching is right. Ey wife!s coming eery day and she tells me

what you teach in the serices. 3 *now what you!re teaching is

right. But$ you see$ if 3 came to the serices$ 3!d hae to admit

that 3!m wrong and you!re right$ and 3!d rather 8ust go ahead and

die than to admit 3!m wrong.5When that pastor said that to me it was 8ust li*e someone

standing behind me was tal*ing the %ord said$ 5#e!ll fall dead

in his pulpit one wee* from this Sunday night.5 And$ you *now$

he did 8ust e+actly that. #e fell dead in his pulpit one wee* from

that Sunday night.

Why did that happenF Was that God!s bestF (o$ but that

pastor wasn!t teachable, #e wouldn!t receie what the %ord had

for him and he wouldn!t ma*e the necessary ad8ustments in his

life. #e didn!t hae a submissie$ teachable spirit. Jou as*$ 5Was

he lostF id he die and go to hellF5 (o$ than* God$ he made

heaen. But he missed God!s best for his life.

3 want God!s best$ don!t youF 3!m not satisfied with second best.

aintain a eachable Spirit

A teachable spirit is a submissie spirit. 3!m willing to be taught$

aren!t youF 3!m not tal*ing about being taught someone!s ideas or

someone!s opinions. 3!m not going to 8ust accept someone!s idea

that can!t be proen by the Word of God. 3 don!t mean some

farfetched notion that someone dreamed up by ta*ing some

isolated te+t out of its setting and out of its conte+t to try to

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proe some ridiculous theory. Jou can ta*e erses of Scripture

out of their conte+t and ma*e the Bible say anything you want itto say. 3!m not tal*ing about that.

But if someone brings me light and reelation from the Word

of God$ 3!ll receie it$ and 3!ll be ready to wal* in the light of

God!s Word, But you *now someone doesn!t hae a teachable

spirit when you bring the Word of God to them$ and they get

offended and 3 mean to people who hae been saed andfilled with the #oly Ghost,

Christians ought to hae a teachable spirit. By not haing a

teachable spirit$ we can miss many blessings that God has for us.

3 remember 8ust such an incident when 3 could hae missed a

aluable spiritual truth God wanted to get oer to me if 3 had not

stayed open and teachable. 3 was in a serice listening to a

certain minister spea*$ and 3 could tell right away that he wasn!t

accurate in his understanding and teaching of certain scriptural

truths. Also$ in his teaching he made a derogatory remar* about

the so-called 5faith5 message which showed that he really didn!t

understand Bible faith. 3 could hae gotten offended at hisignorance of the Word of God and closed my mind and shut him

off right there. But 3 8ust stayed open and gae him the benefit of

the doubt and said to myself$ He pro#a#ly didn2t mean that &uite

the way he said it.

Keeping an open mind and giing others the benefit of the doubt

is part of maintaining a teachable spirit. We can miss many

blessings God intends for us by getting offended and shutting

our minds to what others hae to say. @or e+ample$ in this

particular instance$ there had been a spiritual )uestion that 3!d

been wrestling with for probably twenty years or more. But after

this minister made that derogatory remar*$ it wasn!t more than

fie or ten minutes later that the #oly Ghost answered that)uestion for me through this ery minister.

3 thought to myself afterwards$ $hat i f I2d %losed my mind

to what he was saying3 $hat i f I had 7ust shut him o f f 3 I still

wouldn2t know the answer! 3f 3 had gotten offended and shut my

mind off to this minister and had not remained teachable$ God

wouldn!t hae been able to use him to get that spiritual truth

across to me' 3 wouldn!t hae been open to receie anything

from him. But because 3 stayed teachable$ een though he didn!t

thin* )uite li*e 3 did or maybe didn!t hae as much light in

certain areas as 3 did$ God was able to bring me light on this

sub8ect 3!d been wrestling with through him. 3!e said for years$

and it bears repeating you can disagree without being

disagreeable.

=isagree @ithout Being =isagreeableJ

When 3 was a young pastor$ it was customary in churches in

those days to hae a reial in the local church eery three

months whether or not you needed it$ and whether or not God

had directed you to do it. This was 8ust the way they did things

bac* then in the local church. So we had a reial eery three



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months in our church. uring the reial we always had a guest

spea*er come in and hold meetings for at least two wee*s and

sometimes longer. Then in another three months$ we would

begin another reial.

So eery year we!d hae at least four reials in our church.

Special spea*ers would come in to minister or to preach$ and

sometimes others would come in and preach 8ust on the

wee*end. Jou can readily see that oer a period of a year )uite afew guest spea*ers held meetings in my church. 6ut of all those

spea*ers$ 3 neer did agree one hundred percent with any of

them. We agreed on the basic doctrines of the Bible$ of course'

they preached the gospel of the %ord &esus Christ 8ust as 3 did.

But 3 did not agree one hundred percent on eery little thing any

of them said. (ot a single one of them, But 8ust because 3 didn!t

agree with everything these guest spea*ers preached in my

pulpit$ 3 didn!t 8ust 8ump up in the middle of the serice and say$

5(ow you!re all wrong about that, %et me straighten you out,5

3n fact$ during the entire twele years 3 pastored$ there was

one particular minister with whom 3 disagreed the most$ and yetwe had more people saed and filled with the #oly Spirit in his

reials than in any other reial in the church,

Also$ 3 grew enough spiritually in a year or two so that 3

began to agree with some of these other ministers' 3 saw that

they were right and 3 was wrong. But some of them 3 neer did

agree with$ and some 3 still don!t agree with. But that doesn!t

mean that they weren!t good Christians or godly ministers of the

gospel 8ust because they didn!t beliee eerything 8ust li*e 3 did.

But again$ we can disagree without being disagreeable,

3!m not tal*ing about pastors allowing other ministers to preach

gross error in their pulpits without %orre%ting doctrinal error.

That would be contrary to the Bible$ because the Bible says thatwe are to hold fast to sound doctrine 9Titus 10' /01' 1 Thess.

20/1<. 3!m tal*ing about disagreeing on minor issues. We!re not

all going to agree on eery little thing$ but we can disagree and

still be agreeable and wal* in loe and maintain a teachable

spirit toward one another,

After all$ if God had to wait until we were all perfect in

eery aspect of our lies and completely mature in our spiritual

growth and *nowledge of the Word before #e could use us$ #e

wouldn!t be able to use any of us, But 3!e always ta*en great

comfort and encouragement from the Scriptures that tell us God

used a don*ey to arrest Balaam and get his attention 9(um.

//0/1-2<. Surely if #e could use a don*ey$ #e can use me or

anyone else in the Body of Christ for that matter,

Eaintain a teachable spirit. 3t will help you maintain the

glow of the Spirit in your life, There is no way you can be filled

with the Spirit without maintaining a teachable spirit in your life.

Submit to Scriptural +orrection

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There!s another area where we need to maintain a teachable$

submissie spirit. 3!e had people come to me wanting to tell me

their 5reelation.5 3!e told them$ 53!ll listen to your reelation$

but we!ll hae to 8udge it in the light of God!s Word. Also$ the

Word of God teaches$ !%et the prophets speak two or three, and

let the other 7udge2 0 91 Cor. 1;0/<.

Some of these people didn!t hae a teachable spirit'

they didn!t want their reelation 8udged. The unteachable people

who came to me would neer allow their reelation to be 8udged.

Some of them told me$ 53!m not going to hae my reelation

8udged,5

3!e said to those unteachable people$ 5@orget it then. Jou

ought to get full of the #oly Spirit$ and then you!d be willing to

submit your reelation to be 8udged in the light of God!s Word.5

5(o, 3!m not going to hae my reelation 8udged, 3!m 8ust as

full of the #oly Spirit as you are$ and 3!ll whip you to proe it,5

Jes$ 3!e had people offer to whip me to proe they!re 8ust as

filled with the #oly Spirit as 3 am, They claimed they were full

of the #oly Spirit, 3!m not in faor of being filled with that *indof spirit. That!s the wrong spirit' that!s a deilish spirit.

(o$ when people hae the right spirit$ they don!t mind the

least bit in the world being corrected. 3t!s true that we need to be

careful to correct people in the right way in a spirit of loe

and gentleness. But we are to submit to one another in the fear of

God and not be unteachable with one another, The Bible also

says$ 5"roe all things$5 and that 5all things should be done

decently and in order5 91 Thess. '0/1' 1 Cor. 1;0;4<. 3f people

hae the right spirit$ they aren!t afraid to hae their reelation

8udged by the scrutiny of God!s Word.

ecently and in 6rder

Spea*ing of doing things decently and in order$ 3 thin* =e.

and Ers. &. =. Goodwin had the best order in their church in

"asadena$ Te+as$ of any church 3 was eer in.

Brother /oodwin has gone to he with the %ord now$ but he was a

fine pastor and teacher. When 3 went to Brother and Sister

Goodwin!s church to preach$ Brother Goodwin would tell me$ 53f

some of our people feel that they hae something from the %ord

such as a message in tongues and interpretation$ prophecy$ or

word of *nowledge$ they!ll lift their hand. When you!re in the

pulpit and you want to recogni7e them$ that!s fine. 3f you don!twish to recogni7e them$ that!s fine too. 3t won!t bother them the

least bit in the world. 3!e taught them to be teachable and to

submit to spiritual authority.5

Jou see$ Brother Goodwin had taught his people to hae a

teachable$ submissie attitude. 3 also beliee Brother and Sister

Goodwin!s church was the most Spirit-filled church 3!e eer

seen. That goes right along with what "aul said in :phesians

201$/10 5Be filled with the Spirit . . . submitting yourseles. . . . 5

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maintain a fresh anointing of the #oly Spirit upon your life

you hae a submissie$ humble spirit.

3n tal*ing about proper order in a church$ "aul said$ 5%et all

things #e done de%ently and in order0 91 Cor. 1;0;4<. 3f you stop

and analy7e that$ "aul said this in connection with the operation

of spiritual gifts in the church. Well$ if he said operating the gifts

of the Spirit can be done in order, that means they can also be

operated in a way that is not in order.

That!s why Brother Goodwin had said to me$ 53f you want to

recogni7e those who feel they hae something from the %ord

when you!re teaching in the pulpit$ fine. But if you don!t

recogni7e them$ they won!t be offended.5 They had humble$

submissie spirits' they were teachable and they recogni7ed

spiritual authority.

Jou see$ if the person who is in charge of the meeting is

inspired by the #oly Spirit$ it stands to reason that the #oly

Spirit won!t interrupt #imself. Sometimes fol*s would lift their

hand when 3 was teaching in Brother Goodwin!s church$ and 3

*new they eidently had something$ but then on the other hand$since 3 was in charge of that particular serice$ 3 already had

something in my own spirit. 3 *new e+actly what the #oly Spirit

wanted to do in that serice.

Jou see$ God is not going to hide from the one who is in

charge of the serice what #e wants to do. But if eeryone is

8ust 8umping up and doing one thing and then another$ you!d

hae the most chaotic disorder you!e eer seen. #oweer$ there

are different *inds of serices$ and this would be more

appropriate at a belieers! meeting. 9@or more information about

the different *inds of meetings$ see =e. Kenneth :. #agin!s

boo*$ 1lans, 1urposes, and 1ursuits.9

But you can see how important it is to maintain a humble$teachable attitude and to stay filled up with the #oly Spirit. And

from the characteristics listed in :phesians 201-/1$ it!s eident

who is filled to oerflowing with the Spirit$ isn!t itF When you!re

filled with the Spirit$ you hae a song in your heart and you!re

continually giing than*s to God. Jou hae a submissie$

teachable spirit$ and you maintain unity with one another. That

pleases God,

3n that *ind of atmosphere is it any wonder that when the

early Christians prayed in Acts ;01$ the place where they were

assembled together was sha*en and they were all refilled with

the #oly Ghost, #ow many of them receied a fresh anointingF

All of them, 0They were all filled with the Holy /host, and they

spake the word o f /od with #oldness.0

What did those Christians do to receie a fresh anointingF

id they gripe$ fuss$ and complainF (o$ they prayed together in

one accord$ and they spo*e to themseles in psalms$ hymns$ and

spiritual songs. They were continually singing and ma*ing

melody in their hearts to the %ord. 3f you!re griping$ fussing$ or

complaining$ you need a fresh anointing, 3f you!re not

submitting one to another$ if you get angry when others don!t

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recogni7e you$ or you always hae to be right you need a

fresh anointing,

=ead :ormalism or a :resh 4nointing?

++CS4SS 10*1

1 =ead flies cause the /!! of the apothecar6 to send forth

a stin;ing savour....

(otice the word 5ointment.5 That comes from a %atin word

meaning to anoint. The margin of my King &ames Bible has a

footnote by the words 5dead flies.5 3t says$ 5@lies of death.5

Before we were born again$ we were in spiritual death

that is$ we were separated from God. But after we were born

again$ we were deliered out of spiritual death and translated

into the Kingdom of God!s dear Son$ the %ord &esus Christ. We

shouldn!t allow bac* into the church the cold$ dead formalism

that was in the church when we were still in spiritual death

when we were dead in our sins and trespasses before we were

born again.

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There!s too much dead formalism in the church$ and it produces

a stin*ing ointment instead of a fresh anointing. ead formalism

is robbing the church of the anointing! (o$ we need to loo* to

the (ew Testament to find God!s pattern for eerything we do so

we won!t be a 5stin*ing ointment5, 3f we follow God!s patternfor being continually filled with the #oly Spirit$ a fresh

anointing will abide upon us and we!ll be full reseroirs to God!s

glory,

3f you!re filled with the Spirit and you maintain that fresh

anointing$ there will be a song in your heart, (ot 5dead flies5

not a stin*ing saor but a song, A fresh anointing$ not a

stin*ing ointment, 3f there!s a song in your heart$ it!ll show up on

the outside. 3t!ll show up on your face. Jou won!t hae to notify

your face if you!re happy' it!ll 8ust show up on your countenance,

Continue to stay filled with the Spirit, Spea* to yourself in

psalms$ hymns$ and spiritual songs. Stay in God!s "resence long

enough so there is a continual flow from your heart to the %ord,

3f you!re filled with a fresh anointing of the #oly Spirit$

than*sgiing and a singing heart will be a lifestyle with you and

you!ll hae a submissie and teachable spirit. Jou!ll hae a fresh

anointing on your life from God$ not a stin*ing ointment,

Smith Wigglesworth once said$ 53!d rather hae a church full

of people who didn!t hae the baptism of the #oly Spirit and all

of them hungry for God$ than to hae a church full of people that

had receied the baptism of the #oly Spirit and had lost their

hunger for the things of God.5 "eople with no hunger for God

remind me of that erse in :cclesiastes 14010 5ead flies in the

apothecary send forth a stin*ing saour.5 Spiritually spea*ing$ a person can stin*.

:ery single one of us needs a fresh anointing, Stay in /od2s

Presence until you are anointed from on High. Spea* to

yourself in psalms$ hymns$ and spiritual songs' sing and ma*e

melody unto the %ord, eclare$ 53 shall be anointed with fresh

oil, Than* Jou$ %ord$ for the fresh anointing, 3 receie it now,5

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0)a%er ? A Fres) Anoining Is

Re#ognia4'e

Jou see$ spiritual health is 8ust as obious as physical health.

Jou *now when people aren!t feeling well$ don!t youF 3t showsup in the way they loo* and act. id you *now that spiritual

health is the same wayF 3t is 8ust as obious whether or not

someone is in good spiritual health' it!s recogni7able. 3t!s

recogni7able when someone is so filled up with the Spirit that

they radiate the glow of the #oly Spirit.

3t must be recogni7able because we read in =omans 1$*11

where the Bible said$ 5Be ferent in spirit$5 or 5Eaintain the

glow.5 3f it wasn!t recogni7able$ you wouldn!t *now whether you

were maintaining the glow or not. Also$ when the Bible said$ 5Be

filled with the Spirit.5 3f it!s not recogni7able$ you wouldn!t *now

whether a person was filled with the Spirit or not.

3 remember years ago 3 read a message by one of the

pioneers of the "entecostal moement$ and he made mention of

the fact that some years before he had been the pastor of a

church. #e had as*ed a missionary who was returning to the D.S.

to spea* in his church.

3n those days people traeled primarily by train. This pastor

went to the train station to meet the returning missionary. As

soon as the missionary saw the pastor$ he discerned right away

that spiritually something was wrong with the pastor. 6ne of the

first things he as*ed the pastor was$ 5What!s the matterF5

The pastor replied$ 5(othing!s wrong.5

5Jes$ there is$5 the missionary said. 5Something is the matter.Jou!re not where you ought to be spiritually'

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5(othing!s wrong$5 the pastor insisted.

The pastor later related$ 53 droe the missionary bac* to the

parsonage$ and by the time we got there$ God had begun to deal

with me that 3 had not been truthful with him. So later that

eening 3 went to his room to tell him the truth. 3 *noc*ed on his

bedroom door$ and he inited me to come into the room. 3 said$



!Jou said to me earlier that 3!m not where 3 should be spiritually.

Jou said that something was the matter with my spiritual health.

3 said there wasn!t anything wrong with me spiritually$ but 3!e

repented for saying that because there is. 3 must tell you the

truth.! 5

The pastor lied and pastored his church in )uite a large city.

#e said to the missionary$ 5@or a number of years$ in fact$ when

you left our city last$ my church was the only @ull Gospel or

"entecostal church in this city. But since then another man

moed to this city 9he wouldn!t een call him !brother!< and

started a church across town. #e came in on m y territory to start

a church,5

Surprised$ the missionary said to the pastor$ 5But there are

seeral hundred thousand people in this city,5

The pastor replied$ 5Actually there!s een more than that now

because the city has grown since you were here last. 3 imagine

now there are about one million people or so in the metropolitan

area of this city.5

The missionary loo*ed at the pastor$ and somewhat ta*enabac*$ said$ 5o you mean to tell me that you!e been upset

because someone else came and started another church in this

city, Jou ought to be glad, o you mean to tell me that you

actually lost out with God and lost the glow in your spiritual life

because you had something against another ministerF Jou ought

to be glad God sent another minister to this city, Jou ought to

pray that other ministers would come and start churches in this

city,5

This pastor had lost out with God because he let a little

something get into his heart against another person. 3t showed up

in his countenance' in his spirit. 3t was recogni7able. This

pastor!s spiritual 5health5 and well-being was almost the firstthing the missionary noticed when he saw him' the missionary

saw immediately that the pastor wasn!t where he ought to be

spiritually.

The pastor later related$ 53 *new what the missionary said

was right. So before our church een started the first serice with

that missionary$ 3 got in my car and went across town and

apologi7ed to this other pastor. 3 said to him$ !Come and

fellowship with us. %et!s start another church here in this city.! 5

6nce he made it right with this other pastor$ they both began

to maintain the glow, And the blessings of God fell upon them

mightily.Spiritual health is discernible. That missionary discerned

right away that spiritually there was something wrong with that

pastor. @irst of all$ he didn!t hae that glow or that ferven%y o f

)pirit the Bible tal*s about. A Christian can!t maintain the glow

of the Spirit if he!s holding a grudge against another person.

Because this pastor had something in his heart against

someone else he was no longer a full reseroir. =emember

&eremiah /010 Bro*en cisterns can hold no water. Dnforgieness

and holding grudges will cause the essel to brea* and lea*, This



pastor had become an empty cistern because he had something in

his heart against another man of God so there was no way he

could maintain the glow or be ferent in Spirit, #is heart wasn!t

right with God. Spiritual health is discernible,

@illed and =unning 6er

Being filled with the Spirit is recogni7able, When you arefilled with the Spirit$ your cup is filled and running oer,

PS4C $)*1"&

1 he Cord is m6 shepherd shall not want.

2 -e ma;eth me to lie down in green pastures* he leadeth me

beside the still waters.

3 -e restoreth m6 soul* he leadeth me in the paths of righteousness

for his nameEs sa;e.

4 Dea, though wal; through the valle6 of the shadow of death,

will fear no evil* for thou art with me th6 rod and th6 staff the6

comfort me.

5 hou preparest a table before me in the presence of mine

enemies* thou 4!/!S m6 head with /C m6 cup 8U!!-/K8.

6 Surel6 goodness and merc6 shall follow me all the da6s of m6

life* and will dwell in the house of the Cord for ever.

Eany of the "salms are prophetic and many of them are

Eessianic$ that is$ they are really prophesying about the coming

Eessiah$ the %ord &esus Christ. @or e+ample$ if you!ll read "salm

//$ you!ll see that psalm is actually a picture of the crucifi+ion of

&esus. (otice "salm //01 says0 5Ey /od, my /od why hast thou

forsaken me3.. . . 0 That!s e+actly what &esus cried out on the

Cross 9Eatt. /?0;><. "salm // was fulfilled when &esus died and

rose from the dead.

We are now liing in "salm /. &esus is the Good Shepherd.&esus #imself declared$ 53 am the Good

Shepherd5 9&ohn 14011<. (otice "salm / didn!t say$ 5The %ord is

my Shepherd' 3 am full of want5, 3t said$ 0The Lord is my

shepherd; I )H"LL +OT $"+T.0

"salm / gies us a picture of God!s anointed ones being

anointed with fresh oil. =emember that "salm / belongs to us.

3f it doesn!t$ let!s 8ust )uit )uoting it and leae it alone. 3f "salm

/ doesn!t belong to us$ we might 8ust as well tear that page out

of the Bible and )uit reading it. Too many people )uote this

psalm as 8ust a beautiful something to recite. But$ no$ there!s

more to it than that.

We!re liing in "salm / right now because the %ord is our Shepherd now' #e!s our present=tense Shepherd. #e anoints our

heads with oil. 6ur cup runneth oer. 3s your cup only half fullF

3f it is$ get a fresh anointing so your cup will run oer, 5#e

anoints my head with oil and my cup is running oer,5

When you!re filled with the Spirit and your cup is running

oer$ you!e got a bold$ oerflowing testimony. 5Ey cup runneth

oer,5

#oly Ghost Boldness 3s =ecogni7able



The disciples had boldness in their lies because they were so

filled with the Spirit that their 5cups were running oer.5 3n

chapter ;$ the disciples were ta*en into )uestion because the

lame man at the Gate Beautiful was healed. We!e loo*ed at

these scriptures before to see the biblical pattern of numerous

refillings of the #oly Spirit$ but let!s loo* at them again to see the

boldness of the disciples.

4+S (*1"1)

1 4nd as the6 spa;e unto the people, the priests, and the captain of

the temple, and the Sadducees, came upon them,

2 Being grieved that the6 taught the people, and preached through

Iesus the resurrection from the dead.

3 4nd the6 laid hands on them, and put them in hold unto the net

da6* for it was now eventide.

4 -owbeit man6 of them which heard the word believed and the

number of the men was about five thousand.

5 4nd it came to pass on the morrow, that their rulers, and elders,

and scribes,

6 4nd 4nnas the high priest, and +aiaphas, and Iohn, and

4leander, and as man6 as were of the ;indred of the high priest,

were gathered together at Ierusalem.

7 4nd when the6 had set them in the midst, the6 as;ed, B6 what

power, or b6 what name, have 6e done this?

8 hen Peter, :CC= @- - -/CD >-/S, said unto

them, De rulers of the people, and elders of srael,

9 f we this da6 be eamined of the good deed done to the impotent

man, b6 what means he is made whole

10 Be it ;nown unto 6ou all, and to all the people of srael, that b6

the name of Iesus +hrist of !aAareth, whom 6e crucified, whom >od

raised from the dead, even b6 him doth this man stand here before

6ou whole.

11 his is the stone which was set at nought of 6ou builders which is

become the head of the corner.

12 !either is there salvation in an6 other* for there is none other

name under heaven given among men, whereb6 we must be saved.

13 !ow when the6 saw the B/C=!SS of Peter and Iohn, and

perceived that the6 were unlearned and ignorant men, the6

marvelled and the6 too; ;nowledge of them, that the6 had been

with Iesus.

The disciples demonstrated boldness because they were filled

with the Spirit of God. The Word of God tells us ery plainly that

"eter and &ohn were ignorant and unlearned men. What was

recogni7able among the people was not how much theology and psychology the disciples *new$ but that the disciples had

*nowledge of 4esus. They didn!t *now a thing in the world about

theology$ but they *new &esus$ the Word of God made flesh

9&ohn 101;<. There!s nothing wrong with education$ but what

ma*es the difference is *nowing &esus, "aul$ for e+ample$ was a

learned and an educated man. But "aul said$ 53 count all that as

dung for the *nowledge of Christ5 9"hil. 0<. "aul had a

reelation of &esus.



The disciples *new the Word, They had the Holy Spirit, And

that ma*es all the difference in the world. They *new the $ord

and the Holy /host. 3f you get away from the Word and the #oly

Ghost you!e gone too far for me. But 3 beliee that the Word

will wor* for us and the #oly Ghost will moe now 8ust as in the

days of the apostles and the :arly Church.

Because the disciples were filled with the #oly Spirit$ they

had boldness0 5 . . . when they saw the #oldness o f 1eter and

4ohn. . . 5 9Acts ;01<. Being filled with the #oly Ghost is what

gae them their bold$ oerflowing testimony, They maintained

the spiritual glow of the #oly Spirit by being so filled up with

the Spirit that a bold testimony was a lifestyle with them. 3f you

stay filled with the Spirit$ you will hae a bold testimony too,

5#e anoints my head with oil$ and my cup is running oer.5

#oweer$ a bold testimony brings persecution. We read that

the disciples suffered persecution for their bold testimony. They

were ta*en by the priests and elders of the people and ta*en into

)uestioning. But persecution *eeps the fire burning.

4+S (*$),$(,$9")1

$) 4nd being let go, the6 went / -8 /@!

+/P4!D, and reported all that the chief priests and elders had

said unto them.

$( 4nd when the6 heard that, the6 lifted up their voice to >od with

one accord, and said, Cord, thou art >od, which hast made heaven,

and earth, and the sea, and all that in them i s . . . .

29 4nd now, Cord, behold their threatenings* and grant unto th6

servants, -4 @- 4CC B/C=!SS the6 ma6 spea; th6 word,

30 B6 stretching forth thine hand to heal and that signs and

wonders ma6 be done b6 the name of th6 hol6 child Iesus.

31 4nd when the6 had pra6ed, the place was sha;en where the6

were assembled together and the6 were all :CC= with the -ol6

>host and the6 spa;e the word of >od with B/C=!SS.

(otice how the disciples prayed in erse /0 5 . . . grant unto

thy servants, that with all #oldness they may speak thy word.5 3t!s

good to pray for boldness. Christians need to do that. 3 thin*

most of us need to pray that we would be more bold. The

disciples prayed for boldness and loo* at the results in erse 10

0"nd when they had prayed, the pla%e was shaken where they

were assem#led together; and they were all filled with the Holy

/host, and they spake the word o f /od with #oldness.0

@riends$ too many times the supernatural power of God is

waning among us. The Bible says that we should$ 0. . . earnestly%ontend for the faith whi%h was on%e delivered unto the saints0

9&ude <. We need to contend for the faith with all boldness, The

supernatural should be natural with God!s people. 3f we would

contend for the faith$ the supernatural would be natural with

God!s people.

#ow can we *eep a bold testimonyF By constantly being filled

with the Spirit. o we want to be empty cisterns or full

reseroirs. Which one are youF Jou can receie a fresh anointing

and be a full reseroir,



Being filled with the Spirit is recogni7able, The people

recogni7ed the disciples had been with &esus and were full of the

#oly Ghost because they spo*e the Word with boldness, 3f

you!e lost your boldness$ you need a fresh anointing, A fresh

anointing brings with it a bold$ oerflowing testimony.

anifestations of the Supernatural

When you!re filled with the #oly Ghost$ there will be

manifestations of the supernatural power of God in your life. 6f

course$ we reali7e that manifestations of God!s power operate as

the %ord wills$ not as we will.

Because the disciples were filled with God!s power$ the

supernatural power of God was demonstrated in their midst.

4+S 1)*&"1$

6 4nd when the6 "aul and BarnabasH had gone through the isle

unto Paphos, the6 found a certain sorcerer, a false prophet, a Iew,

whose name was Bar"Hesus*

7 @hich was with the deput6 of the countr6, Sergius Paulus, a

prudent man who called for Barnabas and Saul, and desired to hear

the word of >od.

8 But l6mas the sorcerer 2for so is his name b6 interpretation3

withstood them, see;ing to turn awa6 the deput6 from the faith.

9 hen Saul, 2who also is called Paul,3 :CC= @- -

-/CD >-/S, set his e6es on him,

10 4nd said, / full of all subtilt6 and all mischief, thou child of the

devil, thou enem6 of all righteousness, wilt thou not cease to pervert

the right wa6s of the Cord?

11 4nd now, behold, - -4!= /: - C/8= is upon thee, and

thou shalt be blind, not seeing the sun for a season. 4nd immediatel6

there fell on him a mist and a dar;ness and he went about see;ing

some to lead him b6 the hand.

12 hen the deput6, when he saw what was done, believed, being

astonished at the doctrine of the Cord.

Some people hae erroneously said that God struc* :lymas

the sorcerer with blindness 9. 11<. (o$ God didn!t stri*e :lymas

with sic*ness or disease. The Bible says the hand of the %ord

came upon him$ and he was blind for a season. But :lymas was

not blind with sic*ness or disease. The supernatural power of

God came upon him and rendered him blind for a season,

Jou see$ because the disciples were filled with the #oly

Spirit$ the supernatural power of God operated through them$ not

as they willed$ but as the Spirit willed. 3f you want the

supernatural power of God to manifest through your life as the

Spirit wills$ you!ll hae to stay filled up with the #oly Spirit too.

6f course$ you will hae to lie a life of obedience to God. And

you can!t 8ust sit around and wait for God to make you do

something to ma*e you get filled with the Spirit or to ma*e

you get filled up with #is Word. #e!s not going to make you do

anything. But if you want the supernatural power of God

operating in your life$ stay filled up,



:+tremes in the Church Today

There are some basic problems or e+tremes in the Church

today when it comes to the supernatural moe of

God and the manifestations of the #oly Spirit and gifts of the

Spirit. Some fol*s 8ust don!t beliee in any supernatural

manifestations of God!s power at all. And some fol*s hae seen

such e+cesses and fanaticism een in @ull Gospel$ "entecostal

circles$ that they!re in the ditch on one side of the road and they

don!t want the supernatural moe of God!s Spirit.

Then other fol*s hae gotten way oer in a ditch on the other

side. They desperately wanted God to use them and they were

full of 7eal$ but they lac*ed wisdom. And because they wanted

God to use them but they weren!t full of the Word of God and

wisdom$ they got into the ditch on the other side and got into

error by trying to perform in the flesh.

%et!s 8ust do what the Bible says to do, %et!s stay full of the

Word of God. %et!s be sure the Word of God dwells in us richly

in all wisdom. And let!s be full of the Spirit of God. The Wordfirst' then the #oly Spirit. And in eerything we do whether it is

in word or in deed, let it glorify the %ord. #e is the 6ne we want

to be lifted up and glorified.



0)a%er ?? F&'' o + )e ord and )e

Ho'! S%iri>

Christians who are filled up with the Word of God and the

#oly Spirit are easy to recogni7e. Acts chapter > tells us that being filled with the Spirit and being full of the Word is

recogni7able.

4+S &*1"&

1 4nd in those da6s, when the number of the disciples was

multiplied, there arose a murmuring of the >recians against the

-ebrews, because their widows were neglected in the dail6

ministration.

2 hen the twelve called the multitude of the disciples unto them,

and said, t is not reason that we should leave the word of >od, and

serve tables.

3 @herefore, brethren, loo; 6e out among 6ou seven men of

-/!S 8P/8, :UCC /: - -/CD >-/S Fthe SpiritG and@S=/ Fthe WordH$ whom we ma6 appoint over this business.

4 But we will give ourselves continuall6 to pra6er, and to the

ministr6 of the word.

5 4nd the sa6ing pleased the whole multitude* and the6 chose

Stephen, a man :UCC of faith and of - -/CD >-/S, and

Philip, and Prochorus, and !icanor, and imon, and Parmenas, and

!icolas a prosel6te of 4ntioch*

6 @hom the6 set before the apostles* and when the6 had pra6ed,

the6 laid their hands on them.

The twele apostles were the only ministers the Church had

at that time. The disciples said$ 0It is not reason that we should

leave the word o f /od and serve ta#les0 9. /<. Therefore$ seen

men were selected and appointed to sere tables. :idently these

were the first deacons. The Gree* word translated 5deacon5

means helper and these men were elected to help the disciples so

the disciples could gie

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themseles more fully to the study and preaching of the Word.

Eany times in the church today when church leaders select

others to fill certain positions or offices$ they 8ust focus on

whether the candidates for the position are filled with the #oly

Spirit or whether they were filled with the Spirit at one time.

They forget about the fact that they need to be people of honestreport and they need to hae a reputation for being full of

wisdom or full of the Word of God.

=emember the erse we read in Colossians 01>0 0Let the

word o f 5hrist dwell in you ri%hly in all wisdom. . . .0 The Bible

says that een those who are chosen to the deacon!s office$ not

only need to be full of the Spirit of God and wisdom$ but they

must be of honest report. eacons often ta*e care of finances in a

ministry' they often handle church finances. Jou don!t want

people with a dishonest report handling your money. (o$ you



want someone who is of honest report$ full of the #oly Ghost$

and full of wisdom. "eople can be full of the #oly Ghost$ but

lac* wisdom in some areas.

Therefore$ in selecting people for church offices$ we need to

choose people who hae all three of these )ualifications0 Een

and women of honest report, full of the Holy )pirit, and full of

wisdom. 6ne or two of these )ualities is not enough, We need

Christians who possess all of these )ualities if we!re going tooperate according to the Bible.

The Bible tells us in erse that an honest report is

recogni7able. @or one thing$ if an honest report weren!t

recogni7able$ the disciples wouldn!t hae *nown which men to

select for this position,

Jou *now yourself$ you could say about a person$ 5 3 don!t *now

whether we ought to put him in a position of authority or not. @or

one thing$ he owes eeryone in town he doesn!t een pay his

debts. Besides that he can!t be trusted.5 "eople li*e that are not of

honest report$ are theyF

6n the other hand$ someone who is reputable in eery area isrecogni7ed by all. @or e+ample$ you could say about a person$

5#is reputation in all matters is impeccable. #e has a fine

reputation in the community financially and in eery other way.

3!d trust him in any position in the church,5 A man or woman!s

reputation follows him or her$ and an honest report is recogni7ed

by all.

Also$ being full of the #oly Ghost must be recogni7able or

how would the disciples hae *nown whom to selectF By the

report that you get about people it is )uite obious whether or not

they are honest and whether or not they stay full of the #oly

Spirit and the Word of God. And as we!e seen$ spiritual health is

recogni7able.&ust as a side thought$ notice Acts >0>$ where these men who

were chosen to be the first deacons were brought before the

disciples0 0$hom they set #efore the apostles: and when they had

prayed, they laid their hands on them.0 3f it!s important to lay

hands on men and set them aside to sere as deacons$ you can

see how much more important it is to lay hands on those who are

called into the full-time or fiefold ministry.

%et!s loo* at an instance in the Bible where men were set

apart for the fiefold ministry. 3 thin* we can glean something

from this.

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