The Fireplace of the Holy Spirit Let the

The Fireplace of the Holy Spirit

Let the fire falls !

THE FIRE COMES FROM GOD

• Lev 9: 23 -24 “Then Moses and Aaron went into the Tabernacle, and when they came back out, they blessed the people again, and the glory of the LORD appeared to the whole community. Fire blazed forth from the LORD’s presence and consumed the burnt offering and the fat on the altar. When the people saw this, they shouted with joy and fell face down on the ground”

• 2 Chron 7: 1 As soon as Solomon finished his prayer, fire came down from heaven and consumed the burnt offering and the sacrifices, and the glory of the LORD filled the temple

THE FIRE MUST NEVER GO OUT

• Lev 6: 12 -13 Meanwhile, the fire on the altar must be kept burning; it must never go out. Each morning the priest will add fresh wood to the fire and arrange the burnt offering on it. He will then burn the fat of the peace offerings on it. Remember, the fire must be kept burning on the altar at all times. It must never go out.

• Rom 12: 11 “Never let the fire in your heart go out. Serve the Lord” (NIRV)

WHEN THERE IS FIRE

• • Fire moves quickly—enthusiasm Fire produces light—revelation Fire produces heat—warmth Fire purifies—holiness Fire melts—teachability Fire is fearsome—victory Fire penetrates—breakthrough—Mic 1: 4—the mountains melt …like wax in a fire

HOW TO KEEP THE FIRE BURNING

• Lev 6: 12 “Each morning the priest will add fresh wood to the fire…” • Prov 26: 20 “Where there is no wood, the fire goes out…”

BRING A BURNT OFFERING

• Lev 6: 12 “…arrange the burnt offering on it”. • Rom 12: 1 And so, dear brothers and sisters, I plead with you to give your bodies to God because of all he has done for you. Let them be a living and holy sacrifice—the kind he will find acceptable. This is truly the way to worship him.

I Thess 5: 19 “do not quench the Holy Spirit”

REMOVE THE ASHES

• Lev 6: 10 In the morning, after the priest on duty has put on his official linen clothing and linen undergarments, he must clean out the ashes of the burnt offering and put them beside the altar.

• Eph 4: 30 And do not bring sorrow to God’s Holy Spirit by the way you live. Remember, he has identified you as his own, guaranteeing that you will be saved on the day of redemption.

PROTECT THE FIRE

• Community • 1 Sam 23: 16 • Jonathan went to find David and encouraged him to stay strong in his faith in God.