Recognizing the Holy Spirit

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Recognizing the Holy Spirits Presence

1. Who is the Holy Spirit ??
2. Nature Role of the Holy Spirit
3. How to Recognize the Holy Spirits Presence
4. Omnipotence Omnipresence of the Holy Spirit
5. Poured out Upon ALL Flesh Joel 2 Acts 2
6. In Summary

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Recognizing the Holy Spirits Presence

• Who is the Holy Spirit ?
• The Holy Spirit has been involved right from the
  beginning creation time.
• Gen 11-3 In the beginning God created the
  heaven and the earth. And the earth was without
  form, and void and darkness was upon the face of
  the deep. And the Spirit of God moved (hovered)
  upon the face of the waters. And God said, Let
  there be light and there was light.
• The Holy Spirit is the 3rd Person of the Trinity
• God the Father
• God the Son
• God the Holy Spirit (also referred to as the
  Finger of God in some places) (Exo 919, Exo
  3118, Deut 910, Luk 1120)
• And these 3 are seen/recognized as ONE
• Deut 64 Hear, O Israel The LORD our God is ONE
  LORD..
• The ONENESS of God means they are different
  in Person, but they Agree as one. Each One will
  make the same Decisions and will say the same
  things in their own unique way but always
  being True, Holy, Righteous and Pure in every
  way.
• Meaning you can recognise the Father, apart from
  The Son (Jesus) apart from the Holy Spirit,
  although they are all 3 Spirit
• 1John 57-8 For there are three that bear record
  in heaven, the Father, the Word, and the Holy
  Ghost and these three are one. And there are
  three that bear witness in earth, the Spirit, and
  the water, and the blood and these three agree
  in one.
• Mat 1231 Wherefore I say unto you, All manner
  of sin and blasphemy shall be forgiven unto men
  but the blasphemy against the Holy Ghost shall
  not be forgiven unto men. (compare 1 John 516)
• The Holy Spirit was involved throughout the Old
  Testament. In every book you will find His Work
  and His presence somehow working in the back
  ground
• The FUNCTION of the Holy Spirit was Demonstrated
  mostly during the following situations
• He has been working in/through various people
  (but only a selected few at any particular time
  mostly prophets) for a period of 4000 years
  prior to the coming of Jesus Christ
• He was strongly recognized involved during the
  3½ years of ministering time of Jesus
• Then after the outpouring of the Holy Spirit
  since the day of Pentecost He has been mightily
  involved in the Church for the last 2000 years

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• Nature Role of the Holy Spirit
• During the 4000 years of the Old Testament times,
  the Spirit of God would come and rest upon a
  particular person for a season, and then departed
  again
• This presence of the Spirit of God upon a person
  was referred to as the Anointing (But in Greek it
  is called Christos or Christ) and this
  Anointing caused the person on which it rested
  upon, to Prophecy and Declare Gods Laws and
  Oracles, etc. (eg Balaam in Num 22-23)
• King David asks in Ps 5111 Cast me not away from
  thy presence and take not thy Holy Spirit from
  me.
• David understood the importance of the Holy
  Spirits presence in his life, as he also saw
  what happened to King Saul when the Holy Spirit
  had left him (1Sam 1614)
• And so we can go through all the Old Testament
  books, and will find the Presence of the Holy
  Spirit in one place or the another
• Then in the NEW Testament the First we read of
  the Holy Spirit is with the announcements of
  Zacharias Elizabeth as well as Mary where each
  will have a son through the Holy Spirits
  working but differently in their lives, as well
  as all the dreams Joseph and the Wise men had
  preventing King Herod from killing Jesus as a
  babyetc
• But then we only read of the Holy Spirit again,
  being Poured Out onto Jesus at His Baptism
• Mat 316 And Jesus, when He was baptized, went
  up straightway out of the water and, lo, the
  heavens were opened unto him, and he saw the
  Spirit of God descending like a dove, and
  lighting upon him
• Mat 317 And lo a voice from heaven, saying,
  This is my beloved Son, in whom I am well
  pleased.
• John the Baptist also recognized Jesus as the Son
  of God, the Messiah BUT only through the
  Spirit (although they were actually nephews)
  exactly as God Promised him, and thus he
  identified Jesus as the Messiah to everyone that
  was standing there at the time
• Joh 129-34 The next day John seeth Jesus coming
  unto him, and saith, Behold the Lamb of God,
  which taketh away the sin of the world. This is
  he of whom I said, After me cometh a man which is
  preferred before me for he was before me. And I
  knew Him not but that He should be made manifest
  to Israel, therefore am I come baptizing with
  water. And John bare record, saying, I saw the
  Spirit descending from heaven like a dove, and it
  abode upon Him. And I knew Him not but He that
  sent me to baptize with water, the same said unto
  me, Upon whom thou shalt see the Spirit
  descending, and remaining on Him, the same is He
  which baptizeth with the Holy Ghost. And I saw,
  and bare record that this is the Son of God.
• Then from here on Jesus was first led by the
  Holy Spirit into the wilderness to be
  tested/tempted and then when He came back, Jesus
  started ministering in the Power of the Holy
  Spirit for 3½ years Healing the sick, Driving
  out devils Preaching and Teaching the Kingdom

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• Nature Role of the Holy Spirit
• Then the Holy Spirits Purpose was formally
  introduced by Jesus to the Disciples of His TRUE
  Nature and Role from henceforth and when He is
  coming which would be soon after Jesus was
  Captured Crucified, Resurrected and Ascended
  into Heaven10 days to be exact after His
  Ascension
• And we read most of these conversations in John
  14 to 16, and Mark 16 and Acts 1
• Lets look at some of these verses
• Joh 1410-11 Believest thou not that I am in the
  Father, and the Father in Me? the words that I
  speak unto you I speak not of Myself but the
  Father that dwelleth in Me, He doeth the works.
  Believe Me that I am in the Father, and the
  Father in Me or else believe Me for the very
  works' sake.
• Joh 1415-16 If ye love Me, keep My
  commandments. And I will pray the Father, and He
  shall give you Another Comforter (G Allos
  Parakletos) , that He may abide with you for
  ever
• Greek Allos Parakletos means Someone Exactly
  the Same as Jesus, called beside you to assist
  you (Comforter, Advocate, Intercessor)
• AND If you look at these verses you will see
  that the Father, the Son and the Holy Spirit were
  all 3 manifesting through Jesus at the same
  time..
• As Jesus said in verse 9
• Joh 149 Jesus saith unto him, Have I been so
  long time with you, and yet hast thou not known
  Me, Philip? he that hath seen Me hath seen the
  Father and how sayest thou then, Shew us the
  Father?
• Joh 1417-18 Even the Spirit of Truth whom the
  world cannot receive, because it seeth Him not,
  neither knoweth Him but ye know Him for He
  dwelleth with you, and shall be in you. I will
  not leave you comfortless I will come to you.
• Joh 1526 But when the Comforter is come, whom I
  will send unto you from the Father, even the
  Spirit of truth, which proceedeth from the
  Father, He shall testify of me
• Joh 167 Nevertheless I tell you the truth It
  is expedient for you that I go away for if I go
  not away, the Comforter will not come unto you
  but if I depart, I will send Him unto you.
• NOTE The World cant see or Receive Him, as they
  hate everything about God Jesusetc
• THUS only true believers will receive Him and
  Recognize Him(Joh 1518-25)

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• Nature Role of the Holy Spirit
• Jesus also said that the Holy Spirit will Convict
  people of 3 things
• Joh 168 And when He is come, He will reprove
  the world of sin, and of righteousness, and of
  judgment
• Joh 169 Of sin, because they believe not on me
  (Compare Joh 317-21)
• Joh 1610 Of righteousness, because I go to my
  Father, and ye see me no more
• Joh 1611 Of judgment, because the prince of
  this world is judged.
• Another Characteristic of the Holy Spirit is that
  He would guide us in ALL TRUTH, through bringing
  Glory to Jesus and also through testifying to us
  that what Jesus has said and done is the TRUTH so
  that we dont have to doubt anything!!!
• Joh 1612-13 I have yet many things to say unto
  you, but ye cannot bear them now. Howbeit when
  He, the Spirit of Truth, is come, He will guide
  you into all truth for he shall not speak of
  himself but whatsoever he shall hear, that shall
  he speak and he will shew you things to come.
• Joh 1614-15 He shall glorify Me for He shall
  receive of Mine, and shall shew it unto you. All
  things that the Father hath are Mine therefore
  said I, that He shall take of Mine, and shall
  shew it unto you.
• Jesus also promised, that He and the Father will
  make their HOME with us, if we believe in Him and
  love them, and obey their commandments
• Joh 1423-24 ESV Jesus answered him, "If anyone
  loves Me, he will keep My word, and my Father
  will love him, and we will come to him and make
  our home with him. Whoever does not love me does
  not keep my words. And the word that you hear is
  not mine but the Father's who sent me.
• Joh 1425 -27 ESV "These things I have spoken to
  you while I am still with you. But the Helper,
  the Holy Spirit, whom the Father will send in my
  name, he will teach you all things and bring to
  your remembrance all that I have said to you.
  Peace I leave with you my peace I give to you.
  Not as the world gives do I give to you. Let not
  your hearts be troubled, neither let them be
  afraid.
• The Holy Spirit is also the one that brings the
  PEACE (SHALOM) back in our lives

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• How to Recognize the Holy Spirits Presence
• SO the question for ourselves today is How do
  I recognize that it is the Holy Spirit talking to
  me, or guiding meand not something/someone else
  ??
• Well, the First thing to check for is there
  PEACE ??
• He is a Still Small Voice when He does speak
  (Elijah knew His voice 1 kings 1912)
• Also God in all His Forms, will always come in
  Gentleness and Love
• Paul describes the presence of the Holy Spirit in
  our lives as
• 1Cor 617 But he who is joined to the Lord
  becomes one spirit with Him.
• And Paul is using the above verse as a reason in
  the rest of the chapter stating why we should
  live holy lives ? as we become the Temple of the
  Holy Spirits Presence when we are born again
• Meaning that the Holy Spirit comes and Joins
  Himself to my spirit as spirit can join to
  spirit without a problem and become one and you
  cant tell the difference thereafter (Like tea or
  coffee the moment it is mixed with the water
  you cant separate them again)
• Now Jesus already tried to explain this to
  Nicodemus in John 3 explaining what it means to
  be born of the Spirit.
• Some other translations states (like the MSG)
  we are Born from ABOVE
• Joh 31-2 There was a man of the Pharisees,
  named Nicodemus, a ruler of the Jews The same
  came to Jesus by night, and said unto him, Rabbi,
  we know that thou art a teacher come from God
  for no man can do these miracles that thou doest,
  except God be with him.
• Joh 33-4 Jesus answered and said unto him,
  Verily, verily, I say unto thee, Except a man be
  born again, he cannot see the kingdom of God.
  Nicodemus saith unto him, How can a man be born
  when he is old? can he enter the second time into
  his mother's womb, and be born?
• Joh 35-7 Jesus answered, Verily, verily, I say
  unto thee, Except a man be born of water and of
  the Spirit, he cannot enter into the kingdom of
  God. That which is born of the flesh is flesh
  and that which is born of the Spirit is spirit.
  Marvel not that I said unto thee, Ye must be born
  again.
• Joh 38 The wind bloweth where it listeth, and
  thou hearest the sound thereof, but canst not
  tell whence it cometh, and whither it goeth so
  is every one that is born of the Spirit.
• Because The Holy Spirit is dwelling with me in my
  body it means that I thus dont really live my
  life anymore...Christ (Anointing) now Lives IN
  Through me
• Gal 220 I am crucified with Christ nevertheless
  I live yet not I, but Christ liveth in me and
  the life which I now live in the flesh I live by
  the faith of the Son of God, who loved me, and
  gave Himself for me

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• How to Recognize the Holy Spirits Presence
• For our lives were full of sin and
  unrighteousness before, and if it wasnt for the
  indwelling of the Holy Spirit in my life today
  I would be like Israel in the desert I will see
  everything happening in front of me, but I will
  not be able to truly believe and change my heart
  and mind and to walk in the ways of God..
• THUS Because we have become the Temple of the
  Holy Spirits Presence and if I want Him to
  Fully Dwell in my life, I have to become more and
  more like Jesus and get rid of all kinds of
  sins Un-Righteousness in my life
• And I do that by recognising that Jesus has
  paid the price - for my life, and by confessing
  that His Blood cleanses me of all sin and
  Un-Righteousness (1 Joh 17-9)
• NOTE SELF Righteousness needs to be confessed
  and repented of very quicklyotherwise we come in
  opposition of the Holy Spirits Gentleness and we
  actually grieve Him, for He loves us so much and
  wants to help us and guide us and lead us in our
  every day life (Eph 430)
• In Rom 8 Paul explains the Holy Spirit as an
  Intercessor and speaking on our behalf, even
  bringing Healing RestorationMaking us Sons of
  God (Rom 829)
• Rom 88-11 Those who are in the flesh cannot
  please God. You, however, are not in the flesh
  but in the Spirit, if in fact the Spirit of God
  dwells in you. Anyone who does not have the
  Spirit of Christ does not belong to him. But if
  Christ is in you, although the body is dead
  because of sin, the Spirit is life because of
  righteousness. If the Spirit of him who raised
  Jesus from the dead dwells in you, he who raised
  Christ Jesus from the dead will also give life to
  your mortal bodies through his Spirit who dwells
  in you.
• Rom 812-15 So then, brothers, we are debtors,
  not to the flesh, to live according to the flesh.
  For if you live according to the flesh you will
  die, but if by the Spirit you put to death the
  deeds of the body, you will live. For all who are
  led by the Spirit of God are sons of God. For
  you did not receive the spirit of slavery to fall
  back into fear, but you have received the Spirit
  of adoption as sons, by whom we cry, "Abba!
  Father!"
• MEANING The Holy Spirit KNOWS our every problem,
  and He has the answers to all of them. And we
  need to spend quiet time with Him in prayer, to
  get these answers from Him!!
• Heb 415-16 (MSG) We don't have a priest who is
  out of touch with our reality. He's been through
  weakness and testing, experienced it all--all but
  the sin. So let's walk right up to Him and get
  what He is so ready to give. Take the mercy,
  accept the help.
• Rom 826-27 ASV Likewise the Spirit helps us in
  our weakness. For we do not know what to pray for
  as we ought, but the Spirit himself intercedes
  for us with groanings too deep for words. And He
  who searches hearts knows what is the mind of the
  Spirit, because the Spirit intercedes for the
  saints according to the will of God.

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• The Omnipotence Omnipresence of the Holy Spirit
• Omnipotent All Powerful, Almighty, Supreme
• Out of all the chaos on the earth He brought
  about the whole of creation and He has been
  maintaining and supporting it every day ever
  since. (Heb 13)
• Heb 110-12 And, Thou, Lord, in the beginning
  hast laid the foundation of the earth and the
  heavens are the works of thine hands They shall
  perish but thou remainest and they all shall
  wax old as doth a garment And as a vesture
  shalt thou fold them up, and they shall be
  changed but thou art the same, and thy years
  shall not fail.
• Heb 138 Jesus Christ the same yesterday, and to
  day, and for ever.
• Omnipresence He is ALL Present everywhere all
  at the same time
• Psa 1397-10 Whither shall I go from Thy Spirit?
  or whither shall I flee from Thy presence? If I
  ascend up into heaven, thou art there if I make
  my bed in hell, behold, thou art there. If I take
  the wings of the morning, and dwell in the
  uttermost parts of the sea Even there shall thy
  hand lead me, and thy right hand shall hold me.
• We cant Escape or Flee or Hide from the Presence
  of the Holy Spirit.
• There is no place where the Holy Spirit will not
  work or function in you or through you or even
  around you
• But we can cause Him to be Powerless through
  our fleshly unbelief system, full of doubt and
  Fear
• Mat 156b (Ampl) So for the sake of your
  tradition (the rules handed down by your
  forefathers), you have set aside the Word of God
  depriving it of force and authority and making
  it of no effect in other words Powerless
• Jam 16-8 But let him ask in faith, nothing
  wavering. For he that wavereth is like a wave of
  the sea driven with the wind and tossed. For let
  not that man think that he shall receive any
  thing of the Lord. A double minded man is
  unstable in all his ways.

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• Poured out UPON ALL FLESH
• Joel 228-30 And it shall come to pass
  afterward, that I will pour out my spirit upon
  all flesh and your sons and your daughters shall
  prophesy, your old men shall dream dreams, your
  young men shall see visions And also upon the
  servants and upon the handmaids in those days
  will I pour out my spirit. And I will shew
  wonders in the heavens and in the earth, blood,
  and fire, and pillars of smoke.
• This Prophecy has been fulfilled for the First
  Time on the Day of Pentecost in Acts 2
• But it is still being Fulfilled today meaning
  He still pours out His Spirit on people
  everywhere todayin various ways of which
  Revival is just one wayimpacting a generation
• But God does it also during Worship, or Prayer,
  or just someone being so hungry for Him like
  saint Patrick
• Remember as the bible states very clearly Heb
  138 Jesus Christ the same yesterday, and to
  day, and for ever. Meaning Like Jesus, God the
  Father God the Holy Spirit are the same also
  as they are ONE
• And through The Holy Spirit being POURED OUT upon
  us, we experience an INFILLING of Gods Presence
  (the Trinity), and then His Gifts will
  automatically start to FLOW through us and His
  FRUITS (Characteristics) will start to manifest
  in our daily lives as well
• NOTE This is for everyone not just a selected
  few anymore. Anyone who chooses to believe can
  receive Him and thus also His GIFTS His
  Characteretc..Actually His Fullness !!
• Joh 1613-15 When the Spirit of truth comes, He
  will guide you into all the truth, for He will
  not speak on His own authority, but whatever He
  hears He will speak, and He will declare to you
  the things that are to come. He will glorify Me,
  for He will take what is Mine and declare it to
  you. All that the Father has is Mine therefore
  I said that He will take what is Mine and declare
  it to you.
• NOTE The Power of the Holy Spirit Anointing
  (Christos or Christ) is Impartation in Action
• Act 1911-12 And God wrought special miracles by
  the hands of Paul So that from his body were
  brought unto the sick handkerchiefs or aprons,
  and the diseases departed from them, and the evil
  spirits went out of them.
• By Desiring and Stirring up your Faith in the
  Impartation youve received, the Gifts will
  follow
• 2 Tim 16 Wherefore I put thee in remembrance
  that thou stir up the gift of God, which is in
  thee by the putting on of my hands.
• 1Cor 1231 But covet earnestly the best gifts
  and yet show I unto you a more excellent way.
  (Godly Love)
• 1Cor 141 Follow after charity, and desire
  spiritual gifts, but rather that ye may prophesy.
  
• 1Cor 1412 Even so ye, forasmuch as ye are
  zealous of spiritual gifts, seek that ye may
  excel to the edifying of the church.

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• IN SUMMARY
• Believe in God as the Father, the Son and the
  Holy Spirit do not push any one of them aside
  and you will see the signs, and the miracles and
  the wonders Jesus has promised and that you would
  even be able to greater works than Jesus did
  (John 1412)
• The Holy Spirit can mostly be recognized in
  Dreams and Visions through the symbols of
• Water, Fire, Wind or a Dove
• You can Receive the Holy Spirit through any of
  the following ways
• BELIEVING in Jesus and asking for Jesus to come
  and dwell in your life - and He will do it
  through the Presence of the Holy Spirit
• Meaning you thus Receive the Promise of the Holy
  Spirit, by Receiving Jesus
• Act 238-39 Then Peter said unto them, Repent,
  and be baptized every one of you in the name of
  Jesus Christ for the remission of sins, and ye
  shall receive the gift of the Holy Ghost. For the
  promise is unto you, and to your children, and to
  all that are afar off, even as many as the Lord
  our God shall call.
• By the Laying on of Hands Impartation
• 1Tim 414 Neglect not the gift that is in thee,
  which was given thee by prophecy, with the laying
  on of the hands of the presbytery.
• John 2021-23 Then said Jesus to them again,
  Peace be unto you as my Father hath sent me,
  even so send I you. And when he had said this, He
  breathed on them, and saith unto them, Receive ye
  the Holy Ghost Whosoever sins ye remit, they are
  remitted unto them and whosoever sins ye retain,
  they are retained.
• Through an Outpouring Revival etc
• Joel 228-30 And it shall come to pass
  afterward, that I will pour out my spirit upon
  all flesh
• THUS Allow the Holy Spirit to move and do His
  work according to the WILL of the Father and the
  Desire of Jesus, and He will use you in ways you
  never even thought Possible
• Also if (according to your standards and
  knowledge), something strange happens to you or
  someone else during a service, dont always just
  make it off that it is from the devil
• Examine the situation and verify with the
  scriptures and the Holy Spirit testifying within
  you if it isnt perhaps the Holy Spirit wanting
  to move and/or do something in your or someone
  elses life to bring freedom, or Healing, or
  whatever else He has planned
• Dont ever put God in a box He will surprise
  you!!!
• A M E N