RECEIVING THE POWER OF HOLY SPIRIT But you
RECEIVING THE POWER OF HOLY SPIRIT “But you. THE will receive power when the Holy Spirit comes on you; and you will be my witnesses in Jerusalem, and in all Judea and Samaria, and to the ends of the earth. ” IV : 8 Acts
RECEIVING THE POWER OF THE HOLY SPIRIT “And, behold, I send the promise of my Father upon you: but tarry ye in the city of Jerusalem, until ye be endued with power from on high. ” Luke 24: 49 KJV “I assure you that whoever believes in me will do the works that I do. They will do even greater works than these because I am going to the Father. I will do whatever you ask for in my name, so that the Father can be glorified in the Son. John 14: 12 -13 CEB
RECEIVING THE POWER OF THE HOLY SPIRIT Are you operating in Power? pow·er. ˈpou(ə)r/noun : 1. the ability to do something or act in a particular way, especially as a faculty or quality. 2. the capacity or ability to direct or influence the behavior of others or the course of events. “Not that we are sufficient of ourselves to think any thing as of ourselves; but our sufficiency is of God; ” 2 Corinthians 3: 5 KJV
RECEIVING THE POWER OF THE HOLY SPIRIT How do you let the Holy Spirit fill you? 1. You must want to be filled. Blessed are those who hunger and thirst for righteousness for they shall be filled. Matthew 5: 6 A W Tozer says that "without qualification that very man is as holy and as full of the Spirit as he wants to be. He may not be as full as he wishes he were, but he is most certainly as full as he wants to be. ” “And to know the love of Christ, which passeth knowledge, that ye might be filled with all the fullness of God. ” Ephesians 3: 19 KJV
RECEIVING THE POWER OF THE HOLY SPIRIT 2. We must choose to crucify the self or flesh so that we can be filled. We must empty ourselves of our selfish desires which make us unholy. “I say be guided by the Spirit and you won’t carry out your selfish desires. ” Galatians 5: 16 CEB “Those who belong to Christ Jesus have crucified the self with its passions and its desires. ” Galatians 5: 24 CEB “If you love me, you will keep my commandments. ” John 14: 15 CEB
RECEIVING THE POWER OF THE HOLY SPIRIT 3. When the Holy Spirit comes in, we must truly allow Him in. He sends the Holy Spirit so that we might have oneness with the Father that results in His righteousness and power. How sweet is your tea? "The Words that I speak to you are Spirit and they are life. " John 6: 63 I and the Father are one. John 10: 30
RECEIVING THE POWER OF THE HOLY SPIRIT “But you will receive power when the Holy Spirit comes on you; and you will be my witnesses in Jerusalem, and in all Judea and Samaria, and to the ends of the earth. ” IV : 8 Acts
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