WEBVTT NOTE Podcast: Acts 29 Vancouver Episode: Filled To Boldness Publishing Date: 2026-07-05T03:04:44-07:00 Podcast URL: https://acts29.ca Episode URL: https://acts29.ca/filled-to-boldness/ 00:00:00.000 --> 00:00:14.080 With the church, I felt we need to go down this route of fill to boldness, so I'll continue 00:00:14.080 --> 00:00:22.000 part two of what we taught last week another time. Fill to boldness. Okay, so guys, the 00:00:22.000 --> 00:00:29.560 character of the first century church, one of the distinctives of the first century church 00:00:29.560 --> 00:00:42.840 was unparalleled boldness. They were ridiculously bold. So many things that we have today they 00:00:42.840 --> 00:00:50.120 had but the one thing we don't have is the ridiculous boldness that they seemed to have 00:00:50.120 --> 00:00:57.140 gotten hold of. And yet, just about three months before they began to behave the way 00:00:57.220 --> 00:01:05.780 they behaved, both in Gethsemane and at Golgotha you see a different scene. In Gethsemane, 00:01:05.780 --> 00:01:13.940 almost all of them fled and at Golgotha there was John and Mary. Those were the only guys who 00:01:13.940 --> 00:01:21.860 remained. The rest of them fled. And so if anything describes the difference between us 00:01:22.820 --> 00:01:31.300 and the first century church, it is, I don't want to use this word on us but it can't be avoided, 00:01:31.300 --> 00:01:38.900 it is our cowardliness or lack of boldness. 00:01:42.580 --> 00:01:50.340 It's a trait of the present day church. It's our cowardliness or the lack of boldness. Strangely 00:01:50.340 --> 00:01:58.420 enough guys, if you look at Revelations 21 verse 8, it's a list of people that are 00:02:00.500 --> 00:02:07.780 put in the lake of fire and murderers, adulterers and so on. This is at the end of time where people 00:02:07.780 --> 00:02:17.940 are being, I mean, literally assigned to the lake of fire. But the list begins with this one group 00:02:17.940 --> 00:02:26.180 of people called cowards. The cowardly or the feckless or the faithless, those are three different 00:02:26.180 --> 00:02:32.820 words used, the cowardly, the feckless, the faithless are in that group. In fact the list starts with 00:02:32.820 --> 00:02:39.620 cowards and I want to say that it's not just a trait that's present all across the earth when it 00:02:39.620 --> 00:02:45.780 comes to churches but it's something that we struggle with too. And so I want to see how we can 00:02:46.020 --> 00:02:55.220 change that. And with the life of the disciples, the two pivotal events that swung them around or 00:02:55.220 --> 00:03:04.900 that two pivotal events that transformed them, two pivotal events that transformed them was resurrection 00:03:07.380 --> 00:03:08.340 and Pentecost. 00:03:08.660 --> 00:03:17.460 Resurrection and Pentecost. And I would say to you that was effective then and it's also effective now 00:03:17.460 --> 00:03:26.980 because we have the same advantages. You may not have seen the risen Christ in person but it's just 00:03:26.980 --> 00:03:32.180 false to assume that had you seen Christ in person that you would have believed. 00:03:32.500 --> 00:03:38.900 Because in the scriptures it says that they saw the risen Christ and yet some of them doubted. 00:03:38.900 --> 00:03:47.940 That's what it says. Thomas had to put his fingers in the nail scarred hands of Jesus before he would 00:03:47.940 --> 00:03:53.460 believe. So we just assume that had we been there it would have been different and it's not true. 00:03:54.180 --> 00:03:57.940 There were many who were there who still didn't believe though they saw him and Jesus actually 00:03:58.100 --> 00:04:02.900 rebuked them saying, hey why is it that you still don't believe? How blessed are those that do not 00:04:02.900 --> 00:04:10.580 see and yet believe? And so the two pivotal events that transformed the disciples from Gethsemane 00:04:10.580 --> 00:04:17.620 and Golgotha to the upper room was resurrection where they saw the risen Christ and Pentecost. 00:04:18.900 --> 00:04:23.860 And obviously he'd be limited to a small community but he makes himself real. It's impossible for a 00:04:24.340 --> 00:04:29.380 people to worship and praise the way we just did 20 minutes ago if you weren't aware of the fact 00:04:29.380 --> 00:04:34.980 that your God is alive. And anyone who doesn't know God who would come into this place would also 00:04:34.980 --> 00:04:42.420 think that be a raving lunatics or that they actually know an invisible alive God. When we 00:04:42.420 --> 00:04:48.660 began to sing that song wandering into the night of vagabond he turned my life around like God man 00:04:48.980 --> 00:04:54.020 you should have seen yourself. One of the reasons I walk up and down is to just see 00:04:54.660 --> 00:05:01.220 I have fascinating how you believe that Christ this invisible king has changed your life. 00:05:03.300 --> 00:05:11.620 It's amazing. So these are the two events that change things around for them but before we go 00:05:11.620 --> 00:05:17.300 any further let's define boldness. Boldness is not the same as the invisible king. 00:05:18.660 --> 00:05:29.140 Boldness is not boldness is not brashness. It's not being obnoxious. It's not being loud. 00:05:30.980 --> 00:05:34.260 It's not being offensive. This is not how it works. 00:05:37.140 --> 00:05:45.940 So what is it? It is being done with cowardliness. It's being done. It's being done as in an end to 00:05:46.020 --> 00:05:58.900 cowardliness. It is living not just speaking but living the proclamation of the gospel. 00:05:59.940 --> 00:06:05.940 The announcement of the proclamation of the gospel. It is living the proclamation of the gospel 00:06:08.420 --> 00:06:14.260 with a boldness. Hey guys it's one of the hardest things to do on earth and it's only going to get 00:06:15.220 --> 00:06:20.260 harder. The proclamation of the gospel is the hardest thing to do. As Christians we can take 00:06:20.260 --> 00:06:26.500 up many other causes and worthwhile causes noble causes take up causes of justice and they're 00:06:26.500 --> 00:06:33.060 important because it really helps people. Isaiah 58 is true but here's the thing the one thing that 00:06:33.060 --> 00:06:38.820 will face fierce resistance from every system that you can imagine that exists on earth will be the 00:06:38.820 --> 00:06:46.500 proclamation of the gospel. There'll be nothing that will be as strongly resisted opposed persecuted 00:06:46.500 --> 00:06:53.140 silenced as the proclamation of the gospel through different means. Two of the things that we suffer 00:06:53.140 --> 00:07:03.380 most as Christians is one the fear of rejection. Two we crave slavishly for the favor and the 00:07:03.460 --> 00:07:10.820 approval of men and the more sophisticated you and I get that more difficult it gets 00:07:13.220 --> 00:07:18.420 where we crave the favor and the approval of men. Billy Graham was once called on tv on the late 00:07:18.420 --> 00:07:24.980 night show. This was before Letterman and all those guys. It was a guy called Billy Parra something 00:07:24.980 --> 00:07:30.660 like that and not Billy something else anyways he gets called on the late night show and so the 00:07:30.660 --> 00:07:39.060 first question the show host starts with is so Billy you're here to try and convert me right 00:07:39.060 --> 00:07:42.900 you're going to tell me that you want me to repent you want to tell me you're going to tell me that 00:07:42.900 --> 00:07:48.500 I need to be saved otherwise I won't go to heaven right and so he started off that way with with 00:07:49.300 --> 00:07:55.140 with a frontal kind of sarcastic attack which usually puts people off because then you don't 00:07:55.140 --> 00:08:00.500 know what to say and Billy Graham with a smile on his face sat there and said actually you're right 00:08:00.660 --> 00:08:06.740 I've been thinking quite seriously about whether you are actually saved and what would happen to 00:08:06.740 --> 00:08:12.100 you if you aren't how it'd be a good idea for you to think about it have you been considering it 00:08:12.820 --> 00:08:18.420 and if you haven't maybe you and I can have a talk after this and we can figure out how this works 00:08:19.380 --> 00:08:26.100 and now the guy doesn't know what to do because he thought that frontal assault will disarm Billy 00:08:26.100 --> 00:08:31.940 Graham no chance man why because it doesn't matter the sophisticated situations you would put him in 00:08:31.940 --> 00:08:34.660 he was still an ordinary farm boy 00:08:38.660 --> 00:08:45.140 and so when it comes to the proclamation of the gospel know that it's the most fiercely resisted 00:08:45.780 --> 00:08:54.420 force forces that will come against today so you are signing up for someone or for something that 00:08:54.980 --> 00:09:01.700 um the world loves to hate and Jesus said this so this is not sensationalizing the gospel 00:09:01.700 --> 00:09:10.660 Jesus said it if you actually obey my word you will be hated by the world just as I your master 00:09:10.660 --> 00:09:19.540 was hated John 17 sometimes the lack of hatred towards us is not because we are doing it well 00:09:19.540 --> 00:09:20.900 but because we are not doing it 00:09:25.940 --> 00:09:38.180 go to John 17 just in case you thought I was pulling a fast one John 17 00:09:38.180 --> 00:09:38.820 John 17 00:09:46.260 --> 00:09:50.420 anyone who finds that verse gets to leave first at 6 30 00:09:57.780 --> 00:09:58.820 it's in John 17 00:10:02.260 --> 00:10:07.620 I guess nobody wants to leave at 6 30 okay when you find me find it let me know 00:10:09.140 --> 00:10:14.980 come on guys you should have it by now come on pastor you should know it by now 00:10:19.220 --> 00:10:25.220 14 okay I'm coming to you now but I say these things while I'm still in the world so that they 00:10:25.220 --> 00:10:31.700 may have the full measure of my joy within them where's 14 I have given you I have given them your 00:10:32.500 --> 00:10:40.100 and the world has hated them for they are not off the world crazy if Jesus gives us the word the 00:10:40.100 --> 00:10:49.540 world will hate us if we actually live it because we are not off the world so what does boldness 00:10:49.540 --> 00:10:59.700 look like it's living the proclamation of the gospel so that you can so that you show that you 00:10:59.700 --> 00:11:06.500 so that you show others that you are fully persuaded 00:11:09.860 --> 00:11:13.860 you are persuaded of the kingdom 00:11:17.540 --> 00:11:20.580 of the king of the risen king 00:11:21.380 --> 00:11:25.940 of the fact that he is kinging 00:11:27.860 --> 00:11:33.940 and we've talked about this before and that he defeated death for all 00:11:42.020 --> 00:11:47.940 to be done with cowardliness is to be able to live 00:11:47.940 --> 00:11:52.980 the proclamation of the gospel not just announce it but live it and live it in a way that shows 00:11:52.980 --> 00:11:58.660 others that hey I belong to a different kingdom I march to a different beat I have a king who I 00:11:58.660 --> 00:12:04.820 absolutely adore oh by the way he's the only king that really exists and by the way he's kinging 00:12:04.820 --> 00:12:10.340 he he's kinging when he gives you peace he's kinging when he heals you he's kinging when he 00:12:10.340 --> 00:12:17.300 comforts you he's kinging when he satisfies your hunger he is kinging when he gives you peace 00:12:17.300 --> 00:12:23.060 he is kinging when he's your friend he's kinging when he's your father he's kinging when the word 00:12:23.060 --> 00:12:32.580 comes alive he's kinging in our midst and that he defeated death for all for all that he defeated 00:12:32.580 --> 00:12:39.700 death for all here's the truth any man or woman who has not received Jesus Christ as Lord and Savior 00:12:39.700 --> 00:12:42.260 will not enter the kingdom of heaven 00:12:42.260 --> 00:12:49.540 so any questions on that before we go on 00:12:56.260 --> 00:13:02.660 it can be loud but nowadays we think if we have a megaphone that's boldness it's not sometimes 00:13:02.740 --> 00:13:10.180 Christians can be very obnoxious and offensive with a megaphone yeah yeah it can be loud yeah 00:13:17.140 --> 00:13:22.980 boldness in the New Testament I love this one and because it's really hard but we'll get our way 00:13:22.980 --> 00:13:30.820 around it bold get get to it boldness in the New Testament is very simple guys fearing God 00:13:31.380 --> 00:13:33.380 above man 00:13:35.380 --> 00:13:38.020 and being able to speak 00:13:39.780 --> 00:13:40.980 openly 00:13:42.420 --> 00:13:43.620 false rightly 00:13:46.820 --> 00:13:47.860 honestly 00:13:49.940 --> 00:13:50.980 gently 00:13:53.620 --> 00:13:54.740 not fearing 00:13:54.740 --> 00:13:55.460 not fearing 00:13:58.420 --> 00:14:07.300 the consequences of men this is the definition of boldness in the New Testament for us as believers 00:14:11.700 --> 00:14:17.540 you see that in Acts chapter 4 verse 18 to 20 we'll read that shortly boldness in the 00:14:17.540 --> 00:14:23.860 New Testament is fearing God above man fearing God above man another word for fear is reverence 00:14:23.860 --> 00:14:25.780 another word for reverences 00:14:28.660 --> 00:14:36.020 honoring him before you honor anyone else fearing God above man and what does that look like most 00:14:36.020 --> 00:14:42.340 of the time it looks like speaking openly, false rightly, honestly, gently, not fearing the 00:14:42.340 --> 00:14:50.260 consequences of men when you look at Acts chapter 4 verse 18 to 20 you see that Peter and John had 00:14:50.260 --> 00:14:59.700 healed the lame man at the temple gate and now they've been pulled up in front of the Sanhedrin 00:14:59.700 --> 00:15:07.860 first time they're being treated like this eh so they must have been totally inexperienced in how 00:15:07.860 --> 00:15:13.700 to deal with it so go to Acts chapter 4 verse 18 to 20 and it says that 00:15:14.660 --> 00:15:18.260 they were not able to speak to him and they called him they called him again 00:15:19.060 --> 00:15:25.060 and commanded them not to speak or teach at all in the name of Jesus but Peter and John replied 00:15:25.620 --> 00:15:32.420 judge for yourselves whether it is right in God's sight to obey you rather than God for we cannot 00:15:32.420 --> 00:15:40.020 help speaking about what we have seen and heard and the strange thing is where did he get the guts 00:15:40.020 --> 00:15:44.740 to talk like this it came from the Holy Spirit if you go to Acts chapter 4 verse 8 00:15:47.220 --> 00:15:51.780 then Peter filled with the Holy Spirit said to them rulers and elders of the people and then 00:15:51.780 --> 00:15:57.060 he begins to speak this thing that we are talking about is not natural born confidence 00:15:58.900 --> 00:16:00.020 boldness is not 00:16:03.460 --> 00:16:06.500 natural born confidence or strength 00:16:10.020 --> 00:16:13.860 it's not natural born confidence or strength it's not ignorance 00:16:15.860 --> 00:16:22.580 of your circumstances it's a confidence and courage 00:16:25.300 --> 00:16:26.980 that comes from 00:16:28.900 --> 00:16:32.100 and because of the Holy Spirit it's a confidence and courage that 00:16:33.700 --> 00:16:37.220 is because of the work 00:16:37.940 --> 00:16:41.940 of the work of the Holy Spirit 00:16:45.620 --> 00:16:46.100 in us 00:16:49.140 --> 00:16:56.020 and we need this man because I'm it's one of the greatest obstacles to what God wants to do through 00:16:56.020 --> 00:17:01.700 us I need the power of the Holy Spirit why do I need this power because like I said there are two 00:17:01.700 --> 00:17:10.980 things we are always facing fear of rejection and the second one is the unhealthy desire 00:17:15.300 --> 00:17:18.580 for favor or approval before men 00:17:24.420 --> 00:17:24.920 this 00:17:25.160 --> 00:17:34.200 is our condition and only the Holy Spirit can work this out of my life it's almost like 00:17:35.480 --> 00:17:44.600 self-preservation is never conducive to a living sacrifice self-preservation is never conducive 00:17:45.160 --> 00:17:50.440 to giving your life as a living sacrifice it'll oppose the living sacrifice self-preservation 00:17:50.520 --> 00:17:56.200 will oppose the living sacrifice self-preservation is when the animal that you put on the altar 00:17:56.200 --> 00:18:03.960 decides getting too hot and jumps off the altar and runs away because in our case we are not 00:18:03.960 --> 00:18:10.200 sacrifices that have our hands and legs tied our hands and legs are free so once the altar gets to 00:18:10.200 --> 00:18:19.480 a certain level we just jump off the altar so the fear of rejection and the unhealthy desire for 00:18:20.120 --> 00:18:25.720 or faith for favor or approval and like I said before this is important because we live most of 00:18:25.720 --> 00:18:32.360 us live in a place where the more sophisticated we get the harder it gets because you don't want 00:18:32.360 --> 00:18:42.120 to look like a Christian in front of sophisticated people so we dilute the gospel we change it's 00:18:42.120 --> 00:18:42.840 costumate 00:18:46.840 --> 00:18:49.000 who are sophisticated people you 00:18:51.240 --> 00:18:56.200 I we're not talking about some rich and famous guy I'm talking about us 00:18:58.920 --> 00:19:04.280 it's very difficult and it is so difficult that the only one who can snap us out of this 00:19:04.280 --> 00:19:11.320 is the Holy Spirit thank God thank God for the Holy Spirit who gives me and you the boldness 00:19:11.880 --> 00:19:17.640 to break the fear of rejection and the favor and the approval of men the unhealthy desire for it 00:19:17.640 --> 00:19:23.480 he breaks it so that I'm free any questions before we go on 00:19:27.560 --> 00:19:29.880 and we'll see how he does it again and again and again 00:19:33.320 --> 00:19:39.480 once this happens guys then you can proclaim then you can demonstrate 00:19:41.400 --> 00:19:46.840 then you can invite people into the kingdom 00:19:49.240 --> 00:19:54.200 if you notice I'm not saying invite people to get saved I'm saying invite people into the kingdom 00:19:55.400 --> 00:20:01.640 that's the good news we've talked about this before this is not personal salvation this is 00:20:01.640 --> 00:20:07.560 Jesus Christ has brought into the world a kingdom unless you be born again you cannot enter the 00:20:08.520 --> 00:20:09.000 kingdom 00:20:12.360 --> 00:20:18.920 once I get rid of these two things God now begins to use me just like he would use the Holy Spirit 00:20:18.920 --> 00:20:24.600 through anybody to proclaim demonstrate and invite people into the kingdom and we'll touch on that 00:20:26.280 --> 00:20:33.160 but to get here we have to send Ishmael away well who is Ishmael Ishmael is the Ishmael is the one 00:20:33.160 --> 00:20:40.920 who wants the Ishmael is slavish approval of men and the fear of rejection send it into the desert 00:20:40.920 --> 00:20:47.320 let it die I pray every time I preach I pray oh God would you give me an opportunity this week 00:20:47.320 --> 00:20:53.000 to try it out give me an opportunity in the next seven days to try out what I'm teaching 00:20:53.560 --> 00:21:00.520 give me an opportunity where I'll be able to send the fear of rejection and my craving for the 00:21:00.520 --> 00:21:07.800 approval of men that I'll have to I'll be able to send them out and then begin to easily gently 00:21:07.800 --> 00:21:16.440 forthrightly honestly speak about a risen king a kingdom how he's kinging and the fact that he 00:21:16.440 --> 00:21:30.440 has defeated death for all a common problem any questions hey guess what Jeremy said yesterday 00:21:30.760 --> 00:21:37.160 when he had his speech for his brother he said that he stays awake through church services but 00:21:37.160 --> 00:21:43.560 his brother falls asleep that watch out hey if Jeremy if Jeremy sleeps today just let me know 00:21:45.880 --> 00:21:47.080 everybody's watching you now 00:21:49.720 --> 00:21:54.520 oh he had some good lines in yesterday's thing he said first I want to go through my brother's 00:21:55.400 --> 00:22:02.360 accomplishments he paused for two seconds and said that's it and he moved on your turn is coming 00:22:07.480 --> 00:22:09.800 oh and then the other one I have to touch on this too 00:22:11.400 --> 00:22:17.640 they had this standoff where both brothers came to their bathroom door at the same time with 00:22:17.640 --> 00:22:22.520 towel with clothes with everything and they stand there and neither is backing off so both of them 00:22:22.520 --> 00:22:27.480 jump into the bathtub and neither is backing up now they take that six gun stance and neither is 00:22:27.480 --> 00:22:33.480 backing up at the end of the day neither took a bath so that's how it ended there are a few more 00:22:33.480 --> 00:22:36.600 but I'll tell them later 00:22:44.440 --> 00:22:49.880 self-preservation resists being a living sacrifice already said that let's go to 00:22:49.960 --> 00:22:54.440 Acts chapter two verse two how do we change this Acts two verse two 00:22:56.760 --> 00:23:05.480 the apostles the disciples the ones in the upper room did not venture out did not venture out 00:23:09.560 --> 00:23:10.360 with boldness 00:23:12.680 --> 00:23:19.480 till after the Holy Spirit filled them till after the Spirit filled them 00:23:20.600 --> 00:23:27.480 and so when you read Acts chapter two verse four to 14 you'll find 00:23:30.280 --> 00:23:35.800 that in Acts chapter two once they were filled with the Holy Spirit people gathered 00:23:37.000 --> 00:23:41.480 once they were filled with the Holy Spirit those that gathered were amazed 00:23:41.480 --> 00:23:49.080 to six to seven once they were filled with the Holy Spirit Peter began to speak boldly 00:23:54.600 --> 00:24:03.400 to 14 once they were filled with the Holy Spirit Peter demanded that they repent and baptize 00:24:04.360 --> 00:24:08.840 Peter demanded that they repent and baptize 00:24:19.160 --> 00:24:29.400 238 crazy eh even in a church setting like right now here we are so careful about asking people 00:24:29.400 --> 00:24:36.520 to repent and being baptized it's like would you like to the blooming lives are at stake 00:24:37.400 --> 00:24:42.200 and yet there's this hesitation to come on strong because you don't want to offend 00:24:42.200 --> 00:24:47.400 that's why I love what Billy Graham did in the in front of a huge audience when he was challenged 00:24:47.400 --> 00:24:51.160 his response was so different gentle but different 00:24:51.160 --> 00:24:58.280 different any questions 00:25:02.920 --> 00:25:04.840 you have a question go ahead 00:25:04.840 --> 00:25:24.120 I get your question so he Zia's asking if you if you're gentle then how how can you still say 00:25:25.240 --> 00:25:30.120 isn't isn't asking people if you would like to would you like to repent and be baptized 00:25:30.120 --> 00:25:38.040 isn't that gentleness that is counterproductive yes so gentleness still has gentleness still needs 00:25:38.040 --> 00:25:44.280 to speak the truth honestly and forthrightly gentleness is a kindness that comes from one's 00:25:44.280 --> 00:25:51.640 heart and a question about repentance and baptism should still come from a heart that is kind but at 00:25:51.640 --> 00:25:59.880 the same time does not change the fact that without repentance and then baptism there is 00:25:59.880 --> 00:26:05.160 no salvation for any man or woman under the earth regardless of whether you go to church or not 00:26:05.160 --> 00:26:12.120 if you haven't received Christ the Lord there's no question of it that part shouldn't be left out 00:26:15.320 --> 00:26:18.200 by being kind in your heart and firm in your words 00:26:18.360 --> 00:26:30.760 Don will show you Zia Don can you just sit with him and show how you can be gentle and yet Zia yeah 00:26:34.760 --> 00:26:41.560 yeah I the reason I'm not able to answer is you answer you is because in every context it changes 00:26:41.560 --> 00:26:47.960 but the intent is can I be kind and not condemning can I be kind and not condemning and yet can I 00:26:47.960 --> 00:26:57.000 care enough to not dilute the fact that if someone does not enter the kingdom through the 00:26:57.000 --> 00:27:03.400 receiving of Christ who died for us and rose again that someone will live for 70 years 80 years 90 00:27:03.400 --> 00:27:11.240 years and die and never see the face of God who created them that's crazy we know all this okay I 00:27:11.240 --> 00:27:16.040 know I'm repeating myself but the fact is we don't have the boldness to take it out because of the 00:27:16.040 --> 00:27:21.880 fear of rejection and the approval of men I'm praying God that today after we teach that we get 00:27:21.880 --> 00:27:29.480 that boldness and try it out this week not once not twice not as a token but forever our dilemma 00:27:29.480 --> 00:27:35.400 though is if we want the Holy Spirit to fill us if we want the Holy Spirit to fill us 00:27:37.080 --> 00:27:45.880 our dilemma based on the denomination you come from is doesn't is there something called the 00:27:45.960 --> 00:27:53.800 filling of the Holy Spirit is there something called the baptism of the Holy Spirit 00:27:55.480 --> 00:27:58.360 is it a one-off when we get saved 00:28:00.680 --> 00:28:11.880 or converted or is it a second experience after you get saved what is it because this matters a lot 00:28:15.880 --> 00:28:18.840 I would say to you that it is a mistake 00:28:22.440 --> 00:28:26.120 to limit baptism to limit baptism 00:28:30.600 --> 00:28:34.200 by the Holy Spirit and what do you mean by baptism simply 00:28:34.200 --> 00:28:39.880 immersion other words used in the scriptures filling pouring out 00:28:40.360 --> 00:28:44.520 I would say it's a mistake to limit baptism by the Holy Spirit 00:28:46.840 --> 00:28:47.640 to 00:28:51.400 --> 00:28:54.520 a only being filled 00:28:59.160 --> 00:29:00.360 at conversion 00:29:00.600 --> 00:29:02.600 at conversion 00:29:04.360 --> 00:29:09.480 be a single second event 00:29:12.680 --> 00:29:19.720 after conversion regardless of your experience regardless of your denomination some of us are 00:29:19.720 --> 00:29:25.240 Pentecostal some of us are not regardless of your belief or your denomination or your experience 00:29:25.400 --> 00:29:33.080 experience it is it is a mistake to limit the Holy Spirit filling you pouring out himself on you 00:29:33.080 --> 00:29:39.720 baptizing you immersing you it's a mistake to limit it to these two things one there's a huge group of 00:29:39.720 --> 00:29:45.320 churches that believe that Ephesians 1 13 holds good you are filled with the Holy Spirit when you 00:29:45.320 --> 00:29:51.240 receive Christ and that's it and then you've got another huge group of people who lean towards the 00:29:51.240 --> 00:29:56.280 Pentecostal and charismatic side which believe who believe that you receive Christ but then there's 00:29:56.280 --> 00:30:04.760 a second separate event where you get filled with the Holy Spirit I would say both are limiting 00:30:05.560 --> 00:30:15.000 when you look at scriptures from Acts 2 Acts 4 Acts 8 Acts 9 Acts 10 Acts 11 Acts 19 you'll find 00:30:15.000 --> 00:30:23.960 that God is continuously filling his people as long as they thirst they are yielded and they are 00:30:23.960 --> 00:30:31.240 ready for work continuously filling I'll give you scriptural references that it's not a one-off thing 00:30:31.960 --> 00:30:38.040 Pentecostals believe that it's a second one-off event non-Pentecostals believe it happens at 00:30:38.040 --> 00:30:44.120 conversion I'm saying that neither of them are true because it limits what God can do 00:30:45.960 --> 00:30:47.480 and so let's look at the scriptures 00:30:51.800 --> 00:30:53.640 I'm not trying to find a middle road here 00:30:56.040 --> 00:31:03.240 filled with the Holy Spirit yes at conversion yes how do we know that Ephesians 1 13 00:31:04.280 --> 00:31:11.640 that the day you gave your life to Christ he sealed you with his Holy Spirit who is not a quantity 00:31:11.640 --> 00:31:20.440 but a person at conversion yes you are filled with the Holy Spirit but thereafter there are subsequent 00:31:23.400 --> 00:31:28.040 experiences of being empowered 00:31:31.160 --> 00:31:32.200 in the Holy Spirit 00:31:32.200 --> 00:31:41.400 and how this happens when this happens man it can be unpredictable 00:31:44.040 --> 00:31:54.840 it can be through various ways at various times because he is a person he is God and he does what 00:31:54.840 --> 00:31:59.560 he wants and he knows my heart and our condition better than anybody else 00:32:02.360 --> 00:32:09.720 and why does the Holy Spirit want to baptize the poor or fill us very simple we receive 00:32:11.560 --> 00:32:12.520 extraordinary 00:32:16.600 --> 00:32:17.640 spiritual power 00:32:17.640 --> 00:32:29.800 for Christ exalting ministry let's just pause I know it's hot and it's hard sometimes to keep track 00:32:29.800 --> 00:32:39.560 but think of this is there anybody here who does not need extraordinary spiritual power for Christ 00:32:39.720 --> 00:32:48.360 need extraordinary spiritual power for Christ exalting ministry anybody here who think 00:32:48.360 --> 00:32:53.320 they're sufficient or have the ability to is there anybody here who's not interested 00:32:53.320 --> 00:32:58.600 that's another way to opt out yeah only two ways to opt out of this I'm not interested leave me alone 00:32:58.600 --> 00:33:04.920 great or I've got it I don't need any more those are the two options 00:33:04.920 --> 00:33:11.080 there's nobody here who says I'm not interested because we deeply desire it I can see it in your 00:33:11.080 --> 00:33:15.080 worship I can see it in your prayer I can see it in your sitting here for three hours 00:33:17.320 --> 00:33:24.280 there's nobody who doesn't desire it well then it's extraordinary power extraordinary power isn't 00:33:24.280 --> 00:33:28.920 that what we've been hungering after every time tuning things every time you pray every time we 00:33:28.920 --> 00:33:34.440 thank God what are we thanking God for Jesus is the one who is the one who is the one who is 00:33:34.440 --> 00:33:40.280 Jesus you are sending your spirit in ways that we've not known before not just for the city but 00:33:40.280 --> 00:33:46.520 from the city it creates a ripple we know oh god that this is your promise for the 20s and the 30s 00:33:46.520 --> 00:33:52.680 in particular and you will not run egg on it extraordinary power by the spirit this is our 00:33:52.680 --> 00:34:00.040 desire how can we ever come near this desire if we don't understand that it is subsequent fillings 00:34:00.040 --> 00:34:06.440 again and again and again and again and what are the two things required first faith first faith 00:34:06.440 --> 00:34:14.120 first faith first faith always filled guaranteed these are god guarantees I'll give you scriptures 00:34:14.120 --> 00:34:16.200 yes 00:34:26.920 --> 00:34:33.880 Acts chapter two verse four on the day of Pentecost you know how many were baptized in the Holy Spirit 00:34:33.880 --> 00:34:40.200 on the day of Pentecost anybody our usual answer is 120 it was 120 plus another 3 000 at least 00:34:41.080 --> 00:34:47.080 just on the same day the first day we always think it stopped with the 120 there were 3 000 00:34:47.080 --> 00:34:59.640 plus the same afternoon Acts chapter two verse four next Acts 4 8 next Acts 4 31 we read that 00:34:59.720 --> 00:35:13.320 earlier next Acts 6 verse 5 8 and 10 with Philip next Acts 9 17 and 22 with Saul next Acts 11 00:35:13.320 --> 00:35:23.880 24 later on when Paul is now confronting Elimath the sorcerer it says again Paul was filled with 00:35:23.880 --> 00:35:28.920 the Holy Spirit and he looked at Elimath and he said and he begins to the filling of the Holy 00:35:28.920 --> 00:35:38.840 Spirit was a constant thing nobody stays full of the Spirit all the time why how come we are not 00:35:38.840 --> 00:35:49.960 like Jesus nobody stays full of the Spirit all the time why because nobody stays thirsty yielded 00:35:53.240 --> 00:35:55.800 to the Spirit all the time 00:35:59.320 --> 00:36:07.480 one thing that made Jesus so distinct was that he was always yielded to the Holy Spirit therefore 00:36:07.480 --> 00:36:13.400 he was continuously full of the Spirit the same fullness of the Spirit has been given to me 00:36:13.400 --> 00:36:20.280 nothing less nothing less the same Spirit who filled Jesus Christ in his fullness is the same 00:36:20.280 --> 00:36:22.520 Spirit that dwells in me in his fullness 00:36:24.840 --> 00:36:31.400 so we need to understand that the reason I sometimes need to be filled again is because 00:36:31.400 --> 00:36:34.680 I'm not always thirsty and I'm not always yielded 00:36:41.480 --> 00:36:44.440 your electric cars your gas cars need filling man 00:36:47.240 --> 00:36:48.760 any questions before we go on 00:36:50.280 --> 00:37:11.320 so yeah so how do we balance that we don't balance that what we do is realize that as a people we 00:37:11.880 --> 00:37:20.760 are seeking for that breakthrough in this city in our lives and that it will come we are waiting 00:37:20.760 --> 00:37:25.160 for that and what that will do is it doesn't matter whether you're at work whether you're on the 00:37:25.160 --> 00:37:29.000 streets whether you're washing your dishes or whether you're with friends whether you're 00:37:29.000 --> 00:37:33.640 watching England lose or whether you're watching France win it doesn't matter 00:37:33.640 --> 00:37:39.800 sorry 00:37:44.440 --> 00:37:49.960 he wants to know how do we balance going out boldly and waiting for the Spirit of God so it's not a 00:37:49.960 --> 00:37:58.120 balance it's this idea of once I have this boldness then it does not matter where I am we're not 00:37:58.120 --> 00:38:02.840 talking about all of us going on streets standing on soap boxes and preaching I'm not saying don't 00:38:02.840 --> 00:38:08.040 do it but I'm not saying that's what we're going after this is the ability to live the proclamation 00:38:08.040 --> 00:38:14.680 of the gospel a little time from now I'll tell you the difference between witnessing and proclaiming 00:38:14.680 --> 00:38:20.200 there's a difference between witnessing the Spirit of God was given for two reasons one go preach 00:38:20.200 --> 00:38:27.400 the gospel Luke chapter 24 verse 49 wait for the Holy Spirit to come upon you so that you can be 00:38:27.400 --> 00:38:31.640 sent out to preach the gospel from Jerusalem to Judea to Samaria to the ends of the earth 00:38:31.640 --> 00:38:37.080 the same Luke in Acts chapter 1 8 says wait for the Holy Spirit to come upon you so that you can 00:38:37.080 --> 00:38:42.040 be witnesses there is a difference between being a witness and there's a difference between being 00:38:42.040 --> 00:38:47.320 someone who proclaims proclamation is a subset of this amazing thing called witness 00:38:50.200 --> 00:38:55.880 a witness happens even when I don't have a soap box witness happens even when I'm not allowed to 00:38:55.880 --> 00:39:04.680 talk in a library they still don't allow you to talk right okay anyways yeah you guys don't 00:39:04.680 --> 00:39:13.880 look like library kind but the point is that it is impossible without the Holy Spirit and listen 00:39:13.880 --> 00:39:23.080 guys the the greatest threat facing the church is silence it's silence to be able to silence you 00:39:23.080 --> 00:39:27.960 you can wear colors he can wear Brazil even when they've lost he can wear 00:39:28.680 --> 00:39:32.760 Republic of South Africa when we beat them you can wear those colors 00:39:36.840 --> 00:39:41.480 but it's so hard to wear this other color man I'm not talking about you I'm talking about me 00:39:43.400 --> 00:39:47.000 I'm praying today that the Spirit of God will break me out of it today 00:39:47.240 --> 00:39:53.240 today has something changes in my heart because that's the only way guys who ran it get some 00:39:53.240 --> 00:39:58.200 ne'anid Golgotha were transformed something changed and it's the only changes but through 00:39:58.200 --> 00:40:04.120 a person called the Spirit of God I don't want to go away from today having prepared a good 00:40:04.120 --> 00:40:09.640 message it's it's just pointless if it's a good message if I don't have the Spirit of God changing 00:40:10.360 --> 00:40:15.880 you know pastors are some of the people that witness the least why because they get to preach 00:40:15.880 --> 00:40:22.520 every Sunday they think most pastors do not preach outside of churches 00:40:28.200 --> 00:40:33.240 and there's only one in this room tuning 00:40:33.240 --> 00:40:39.400 if Paul asked you the question have you been baptized by one spirit to form one body given 00:40:39.400 --> 00:40:44.680 one spirit to drink like he says in first Corinthians 12 12 your answer should be yes 00:40:45.480 --> 00:40:51.880 I have been baptized by one spirit to form one body and we all drink of the same spirit 00:40:51.880 --> 00:40:57.720 and we all drink of the same spirit and we all drink of the same spirit and we all drink of the 00:40:58.120 --> 00:41:05.800 same spirit and we all drink of the same spirit first Corinthians 12 12 if Paul asked you that 00:41:05.800 --> 00:41:16.200 your answer is yes if Luke asked you based on Acts chapter 1 8 hey guys hey Derek hey Don hey 00:41:18.040 --> 00:41:24.040 Mike have you been clothed with the power from the Spirit to be my witnesses in Jerusalem to 00:41:24.040 --> 00:41:31.240 the ends of the earth your answer should be yes if Peter and John ask you and this is a question 00:41:31.240 --> 00:41:46.280 I want to ask you if Peter and John ask you have you have you ever once been so filled 00:41:49.800 --> 00:41:50.520 with power 00:41:51.080 --> 00:41:51.960 from the Spirit 00:41:53.560 --> 00:42:01.400 have you ever once been so filled by the Holy Spirit that you overflowed 00:42:05.160 --> 00:42:05.800 with joy 00:42:09.080 --> 00:42:14.360 overcame fear and threat 00:42:15.320 --> 00:42:19.960 overcame fear and threat 00:42:23.560 --> 00:42:24.760 were overwhelmed 00:42:27.080 --> 00:42:31.240 because that's what happened to them in Acts chapter 4 were overwhelmed with love 00:42:33.480 --> 00:42:34.200 and boldness 00:42:37.160 --> 00:42:38.200 what would your answer be 00:42:44.760 --> 00:42:57.160 if Peter and John asked you the question hey Josh hey Deborah hey Nellie hey hip have you ever been 00:42:57.160 --> 00:43:07.480 so filled with power from the Holy Spirit that you just overflowed with joy you overcame fear and 00:43:07.480 --> 00:43:15.880 threat and you were overwhelmed with love and with boldness what would your answer be 00:43:22.520 --> 00:43:23.880 it should be yes 00:43:29.400 --> 00:43:33.720 but that's a question you have to answer or how long has it been 00:43:34.040 --> 00:43:35.640 or how long has it been 00:43:38.200 --> 00:43:42.040 this is what some of the ones that 00:43:44.440 --> 00:43:50.600 that were before us that tasted the Spirit of God before us this was a normal experience 00:43:53.720 --> 00:43:58.520 I'm not talking about 200 years ago I'm talking about 30 40 years ago this was normal 00:43:58.520 --> 00:44:02.600 this was normal but it's not normal for us 00:44:06.120 --> 00:44:06.440 why 00:44:09.240 --> 00:44:13.320 please answer it's a it's a friendly question why 00:44:19.400 --> 00:44:23.480 because this is something the Spirit of God does I'll show you scriptures where joy 00:44:23.480 --> 00:44:29.800 is just such a clear sign of the Spirit of God the Kingdom of God is righteousness peace and 00:44:30.760 --> 00:44:31.800 joy in the Holy Ghost 00:44:36.440 --> 00:44:40.280 I'll give you at least four scriptures where the coming of the Spirit always brings joy 00:44:40.840 --> 00:44:45.560 why is it not our experience and it cannot be only due with worship songs 00:44:45.560 --> 00:44:54.360 why anybody 00:45:01.640 --> 00:45:06.520 okay thirst and fate okay so thirst and fate could be one what else 00:45:06.600 --> 00:45:07.080 okay 00:45:12.360 --> 00:45:14.280 apathy and ignorance okay 00:45:18.680 --> 00:45:25.880 say louder we are too comfortable and distracted really good reasons coming up with another good 00:45:25.880 --> 00:45:36.840 reason lack lack of confidence in God depending on our own strength what else 00:45:42.600 --> 00:45:46.040 not connected to the source I'd like to throw in one more 00:45:48.440 --> 00:45:49.480 fear of expression 00:45:50.120 --> 00:45:56.840 scared what people will think what people will say scared we've gotten as far as now we can do 00:45:56.840 --> 00:46:02.840 it to the song to the music to the beat we've gotten that far which is a great thing but still 00:46:02.840 --> 00:46:13.800 scared scared of looking terribly foolish if joy actually takes route do you see the kids jumping 00:46:13.800 --> 00:46:21.160 here this kingdom cannot be fully experienced without becoming like a child 00:46:25.800 --> 00:46:35.080 in a way when the Spirit of God fills you it restores us to childlikeness not childishness 00:46:35.080 --> 00:46:42.360 but childlikeness it's not a child's life it's not a child's life it's not a child's life 00:46:43.800 --> 00:46:46.680 it's the greatest gift that God gives us childlikeness 00:46:50.120 --> 00:46:57.960 recapture it hey it's critical for us childlikeness yes they come with a whole lot of warts and pimples 00:46:58.680 --> 00:47:03.320 but when it's the Holy Spirit you sometimes even don't have the warts and pimples 00:47:10.200 --> 00:47:11.720 you know what prevents childlikeness 00:47:14.520 --> 00:47:17.960 one word starts with a p pride 00:47:20.040 --> 00:47:23.960 what prevents me from being childlike is simply pride 00:47:28.440 --> 00:47:35.400 now do you understand why in James it says God resists the proud but gives grace to the humble 00:47:36.200 --> 00:47:36.520 humble 00:47:42.120 --> 00:47:47.720 crazy that at this stage in our life as mature believers we are being invited back to the one 00:47:47.720 --> 00:47:53.960 thing that we think is not all that big a deal childlikeness he works well with a 00:47:53.960 --> 00:47:59.240 church that is childlike he works well with a church that is childlike 00:48:05.400 --> 00:48:08.440 so 00:48:11.720 --> 00:48:19.560 remember this question hey so here's why the Holy Spirit here's how the Holy Spirit helps us 00:48:19.560 --> 00:48:26.280 in terms of bone as the first one like I said is Luke 24 49 and 47 what does it say there 00:48:26.280 --> 00:48:35.080 behold I send the promise of my father upon you but stay in the city until you are clothed 00:48:36.200 --> 00:48:41.400 with power from on high and why was he sending this power 00:48:43.160 --> 00:48:50.520 verse 47 so that you may go preach the gospel to all nations 00:48:51.400 --> 00:48:59.080 that's the first place we need boldness so the Holy Spirit being filled with the Holy Spirit 00:48:59.080 --> 00:49:04.920 empowers you to preach the gospel 00:49:08.440 --> 00:49:09.640 to the nations 00:49:11.160 --> 00:49:17.400 in Richmond and outside the Holy Spirit empowers you to preach the gospel we need this it's 00:49:17.480 --> 00:49:19.000 impossible without this you will get scared 00:49:22.120 --> 00:49:29.320 what is what is this preaching the gospel it's announcing the message announcing the message 00:49:31.480 --> 00:49:40.200 it's announcing the message that proclaims the arrival 00:49:40.200 --> 00:49:41.800 of God's kingdom 00:49:45.480 --> 00:49:48.040 or his reign 00:49:50.920 --> 00:49:54.440 and that the means of citizenship 00:49:56.200 --> 00:50:00.520 you can put this in your own simple words the means of citizenship 00:50:01.800 --> 00:50:03.000 in it 00:50:03.080 --> 00:50:11.880 put this in your own simple words the means of citizenship in it is by faith 00:50:15.000 --> 00:50:31.240 in the life death resurrection of Christ this is preaching the gospel when you share your testimony 00:50:31.720 --> 00:50:39.160 and you leave this out it is not preaching the gospel that's another thing we've now embraced we 00:50:39.160 --> 00:50:46.840 like sharing our testimony of how Jesus saved me nothing wrong with that it's a wonderful story 00:50:46.840 --> 00:50:55.400 but the core the crux of the gospel is this after you share your testimony if you do not touch this 00:50:55.400 --> 00:50:57.400 you still have not preached the gospel 00:51:00.200 --> 00:51:07.160 so that's a new sophisticated way of presenting Jesus tell your story I was doing drugs and then 00:51:07.160 --> 00:51:12.360 the Lord saved me escaped it without going through cold turkey have been clean for 38 years 00:51:12.360 --> 00:51:16.600 wow that's great it encourages people but it still doesn't preach the gospel 00:51:16.600 --> 00:51:26.200 what's the gospel what's preaching the gospel and why and the only way you can do this boldly is by 00:51:26.200 --> 00:51:30.280 the power of the spirit of God working in you otherwise this becomes impossible because the 00:51:30.280 --> 00:51:35.240 first time you do it you'll be met with such hostility that you will decide this is a really bad idea 00:51:37.960 --> 00:51:45.720 announcing the message and what's the message that God's kingdom or Christ's rule is already 00:51:45.800 --> 00:51:53.000 here on earth and that the means of citizenship in this reign in this presidency in this kingdom 00:51:53.000 --> 00:52:01.640 if you want citizenship then it's by faith in the life the death and the resurrection of Christ 00:52:01.640 --> 00:52:06.840 that is the gospel and without that there is no entry into the kingdom your testimony will not 00:52:06.840 --> 00:52:15.480 save somebody let's be clear on that once for all so that we know what we are doing when we do it 00:52:16.600 --> 00:52:20.440 any questions any disagreements 00:52:27.480 --> 00:52:29.400 no okay 00:52:33.400 --> 00:52:35.000 the next one is act chapter 1 8 00:52:39.560 --> 00:52:45.160 it says you shall receive power you shall receive power when the holy spirit you shall receive 00:52:45.160 --> 00:52:54.520 power when the holy spirit has come upon you and you shall be my witnesses 00:52:58.280 --> 00:53:03.320 the task of bearing witness is simply making visible what is invisible 00:53:05.880 --> 00:53:11.880 when there's an accident or when there's an incident they say can you did you did you did 00:53:11.880 --> 00:53:16.360 you see what happened and if you've seen what happened please get in touch why because what 00:53:16.360 --> 00:53:23.000 happened is no longer visible but a witness or a testimony makes it visible through having observed 00:53:23.000 --> 00:53:30.440 it and putting it into words so the idea of of witnessing is this idea of making visible that 00:53:30.440 --> 00:53:38.360 which is otherwise invisible so what does it look like in our lives is the reality it's showing the 00:53:38.360 --> 00:53:49.560 reality of Christ's reign in my life telling your story 00:53:53.240 --> 00:53:56.280 loving celebrating 00:53:58.840 --> 00:53:59.320 forgiving 00:53:59.800 --> 00:54:05.320 being healed being provided for 00:54:06.920 --> 00:54:17.800 the way you parent the way you handle trouble the way you share generosity it is an endless list 00:54:17.800 --> 00:54:23.160 but what does it show it makes visible that i belong to someone who is so different from the 00:54:23.160 --> 00:54:28.120 rest of the world that it's showing in my life and it's so blooming evidence that it's showing 00:54:28.120 --> 00:54:32.920 it's so blooming evidence that you will think what's wrong with you or what's right with you 00:54:37.240 --> 00:54:44.360 i know a person who is being critiqued on not critic violently criticized on social media and 00:54:46.280 --> 00:54:50.040 his responses show that he belongs to a different kingdom 00:54:50.040 --> 00:54:52.040 he is 00:54:52.040 --> 00:54:58.920 they use four letter words and tell him how he's trashed and he responds saying i know that what 00:54:58.920 --> 00:55:04.360 i did may be wrong but i want to tell you that and the way he speaks makes it very clear where 00:55:04.360 --> 00:55:10.840 people that are criticizing him on social media now text him saying you know i was wrong forgive me 00:55:10.840 --> 00:55:16.920 or apologizing how does that even happen i'm reminded of when prashant got kidnapped 00:55:17.640 --> 00:55:24.120 when prashant got kidnapped all his reactions were not of someone who got kidnapped there was 00:55:24.120 --> 00:55:29.880 rest there was peace there was trust there was hope there was expectation how do you get kidnapped 00:55:30.680 --> 00:55:31.960 and have those five things 00:55:37.560 --> 00:55:40.200 how does seday go through 14 months of unemployment 00:55:40.200 --> 00:55:41.480 man 00:55:46.280 --> 00:55:53.560 it's crazy man if you just realized how prominent and prevalent the reign of the king is in your 00:55:53.560 --> 00:55:56.600 life you would begin to show it with a little more pizzazz 00:56:00.680 --> 00:56:02.200 and the holy spirit can enable us 00:56:02.200 --> 00:56:02.440 see 00:56:05.800 --> 00:56:11.400 or we can sit on the fence and say not now maybe later maybe another time need to learn a little more 00:56:15.560 --> 00:56:20.040 witnessing is a broader category of which preaching and evangelism 00:56:20.040 --> 00:56:23.240 is a mandatory subset in a hostile world 00:56:25.720 --> 00:56:31.400 and then the last one in terms of the holy spirit filling us is from acts 239 00:56:32.520 --> 00:56:37.560 acts 239 where peter says the pouring of the spirit upon you 00:56:39.720 --> 00:56:40.840 is a fulfillment 00:56:45.080 --> 00:56:53.720 is a fulfillment of joel 228 what should happen because of the pouring of the holy spirit upon us 00:56:54.840 --> 00:57:01.080 two things one deliverance in every area of our lives and two 00:57:02.200 --> 00:57:02.840 new vision 00:57:05.560 --> 00:57:10.440 and the knowing of the will of god 00:57:13.480 --> 00:57:19.240 joel 2 verse 32 and on mount zion there shall be delivered there shall be rescue why because the 00:57:19.240 --> 00:57:26.680 holy spirit is being poured on you joel 228 and i will pour my spirit upon all flesh meaning every 00:57:26.680 --> 00:57:30.840 kind of people it doesn't matter where you come from i'll pour my spirit on you and your young 00:57:30.840 --> 00:57:36.040 men shall see visions your old men shall see dreams your sons and daughters shall prophesy 00:57:36.040 --> 00:57:41.160 what are we talking about about the about the mysterious will of god being made known so that 00:57:41.160 --> 00:57:49.400 we can walk in it exodus 33 moses is standing before god and he says if you show me your will 00:57:49.400 --> 00:57:55.000 i will walk in it so that you can continue showing me your favor show me your will o god i'll walk in 00:57:55.080 --> 00:58:01.720 it i'll take these people and i'll walk in it but i need your favor how do you continue in favor 00:58:01.720 --> 00:58:06.920 you continue in favor by doing his will how do you do his will by knowing his will how do you know 00:58:06.920 --> 00:58:15.000 his will by the spirit first corinthians 2 10 it is such a simple equation how do you walk in his 00:58:15.000 --> 00:58:20.920 favor by knowing his will how do you know in his how do you know his will by finding it out by the 00:58:20.920 --> 00:58:26.520 spirit how do you find it out by the spirit he searches the mind of god and you search his mind 00:58:26.520 --> 00:58:31.000 and he conveys to you joel 228 is supposed to help us walk in the will of god 00:58:40.520 --> 00:58:48.680 i'll miss church next sunday meaning i'll miss you guys i don't like going away this is more fun 00:58:51.320 --> 00:58:57.160 i'm sweating out in the heat talking to a very receptive audience that just keeps shouting amen 00:58:57.160 --> 00:59:02.680 praise the lord hallelujah he just eggs the preacher on thank you guys i will miss you next week 00:59:05.320 --> 00:59:07.640 being filled with the spirit 00:59:09.240 --> 00:59:12.840 this brings 00:59:16.040 --> 00:59:17.480 great 00:59:17.560 --> 00:59:18.200 great 00:59:20.440 --> 00:59:25.480 joy this is why before tunis starts the worship service what does he say when he wants to check 00:59:25.480 --> 00:59:30.200 the mic there's joy in the house of the lord there's joy in the house of the lord there is 00:59:30.200 --> 00:59:33.800 but it's not in the house of the lord it's in the holy spirit who is in the house of the lord 00:59:33.800 --> 00:59:38.920 let me give you some scriptures to prove to you that the spirit of god and joy really go together 00:59:38.920 --> 00:59:41.880 luke chapter 10 verse 21 luke 10 21 00:59:45.160 --> 00:59:52.520 luke 10 21 look at who it's happening to guys come on we're being given this it was given to christ 00:59:53.960 --> 01:00:03.320 luke chapter 10 verse 21 even he needed it at that time jesus full of joy through the holy spirit 01:00:03.320 --> 01:00:07.720 said i praise you father lord of heaven and earth because you have hidden these things from the wise 01:00:07.720 --> 01:00:12.280 and the learned and reveal them to who to little children 01:00:14.840 --> 01:00:20.600 it's crazy how this works man even he needed this next one 01:00:22.040 --> 01:00:28.120 um acts 1352 acts 1352 acts 1352 01:00:38.440 --> 01:00:45.880 um i'll just read the one line because we got to stop and the disciples were filled with joy 01:00:45.880 --> 01:00:51.080 and with the holy spirit the holy spirit cannot come to you without joy 01:00:53.160 --> 01:00:58.040 it's a package sorry i just want you spirit of god i'd still like to be sour won't work 01:00:59.320 --> 01:01:00.120 both come together 01:01:00.920 --> 01:01:06.040 next one romans 1417 the kingdom of god is not about eating or drinking 01:01:06.040 --> 01:01:11.240 but is about righteousness and peace and joy in the holy ghost 01:01:11.960 --> 01:01:20.200 romans 1417 first sessilonians 1 6 first sessilonians 1 6 first sessilonians 1 6 01:01:23.560 --> 01:01:25.160 where is sessilonians 01:01:31.000 --> 01:01:32.360 first sessilonians 1 6 01:01:34.760 --> 01:01:41.480 you became imitators of us and of the lord in spite of severe suffering you welcomed the 01:01:41.480 --> 01:01:47.400 message with the joy given by the holy spirit come on man it doesn't even my circumstances 01:01:47.400 --> 01:01:53.640 also don't matter in suffering you responded with the joy that the holy spirit gave 01:02:00.120 --> 01:02:05.960 us what kind of joy is this i just want to tell you what kind of joy it is it is the same joy 01:02:05.960 --> 01:02:10.760 that the father son and the holy spirit have between them that joy it's not some secondary 01:02:10.760 --> 01:02:18.360 quality when you meet god one of the things that will surprise you about god is how um how full of 01:02:18.360 --> 01:02:25.400 life and joy he is it'll be the it'll be something that flows a lot of christians really jesus you 01:02:25.400 --> 01:02:32.200 are this joyful really father really spirit of god you're irrepressibly happy 01:02:36.760 --> 01:02:38.280 it'll be a shock to our system 01:02:42.920 --> 01:02:45.320 where do you think jeremy got his sense of humor from 01:02:48.360 --> 01:02:49.320 don't answer the question 01:02:49.400 --> 01:02:52.480 why is he crying so cold 01:02:54.200 --> 01:02:57.160 okay so can we afford not to cry out for this 01:02:57.960 --> 01:03:03.240 can you afford not to cry out for this 01:03:09.720 --> 01:03:14.440 can you afford not to cry out for this we are commanded to be full 01:03:14.440 --> 01:03:20.220 is the Spirit. We are commanded to be full and the filler is the Spirit. The only way 01:03:20.220 --> 01:03:29.220 into this is through thirst and faith. Thirst as the deer pants for the water, so my soul 01:03:29.220 --> 01:03:37.280 longs after you. Thirst. John 7 37, out of you shall flow rivers of living water. Is 01:03:37.280 --> 01:03:46.800 anyone thirsty? Come to me. Faith. Joel 2 28, Luke 11 13, Ephesians 5 18. Ephesians 5 18 is 01:03:46.800 --> 01:03:55.560 a command. Do not be drunk with wine but be filled with the Spirit. Galatians 3 verse 2. What's the 01:03:55.560 --> 01:04:03.640 method? The method is hearing with faith. Hearing with faith. Ezekiel 37 verse 10. Doesn't matter 01:04:03.640 --> 01:04:11.280 how dead an area in your life is. The Spirit of God can breathe life into it. So let's be like 01:04:11.280 --> 01:04:16.480 Stephen. I don't even know how to do this. I can't do it. You know why? Because I'm not the Holy 01:04:16.480 --> 01:04:26.080 Spirit in case you didn't know. The Holy Spirit is the filler. We have two things for us. Thirst, 01:04:26.080 --> 01:04:38.760 faith. If you don't have that, just jump in and try to get a bit of it. But if you have thirst and 01:04:38.760 --> 01:04:46.800 faith then let the Spirit of God fill again and again and again and again and again so that every 01:04:46.800 --> 01:05:00.280 week is a week of boldness and then we shall see what happens man. So let's not call Tooney or any 01:05:00.280 --> 01:05:08.320 other guys up first. Yeah. Let's try expressing our thirst to God and exerting faith to be filled 01:05:08.320 --> 01:05:15.800 because it's his desire to fill us. Try that without any props, without any music. Try that. 01:05:15.800 --> 01:05:28.280 See if it works and then we might call Tooney up. I give you my word I will not help you for the 01:05:28.280 --> 01:05:28.800 first three minutes. 01:07:38.320 --> 01:08:07.520 Present your thirst to him first. Father, I want the signs and the miracles and the healings and 01:08:07.520 --> 01:08:15.840 the wonders but somehow I don't have the boldness for proclamation and witness. One doesn't come 01:08:15.840 --> 01:08:25.520 without the other words and deeds. I think it's the same plight with most of us here. So first we 01:08:25.520 --> 01:08:29.600 want to come to you with an admission that this is a problem and then we want to come to you with 01:08:29.600 --> 01:08:36.520 an expression of our thirst. So can you just check our thirst and you'll find that boy this is dry 01:08:36.520 --> 01:08:39.400 and parched land even though you watered it yesterday. 01:10:06.520 --> 01:10:17.840 Hi, Joey. How are you? Guys, please don't hold back crying out to him. You will do all of us a 01:10:17.840 --> 01:10:27.280 favor when you don't because we learn from your cry. We echo your cry. So please don't hold back 01:10:27.280 --> 01:10:29.920 your cry because it helps the rest of us not just you.