Lord, Pour Out Your Spirit Part 4

Acts 2:1-21

-For the Holy Spirit to be poured out, we must pray

-when we pray we can hit the bullseye every time:
a. when we speak in tongues
b. when we pray the Word of God

***Let’s look at Paul’s prayer to the Ephesian church in Ephesians 1:15-23

(1) PAUL PRAYS THAT EVERY BELIEVER MAY KNOW THE SURPASSING GREATNESS OF HIS POWER – v19

a. the word power is used around 125 times in the NT

b. the power of God is for today – 2 Timothy 3:5
-let’s not push the power of God out of Christianity

-everything in the bible is for today – healing, tongues, redemption

c. the power of God was given to the believer at salvation
-it is for every believer

-it is for whatever the believer is called to do

-believers are powerful people

-the power of God was given to the believer to answer the following question: Why does;t the Lord do something about all of the sin and messes on earth?

(1) The Lord put a plan of action together to redeem humanity by His power

(2) The Lord gave His power to the body of Christ to reveal His love & power to the culture

Therefore, DESIRE top be used by God – 1 Corinthians 14:1

*******For the believer to be used by the Lord, several thing shave to occur……

(1) GET RIGHT AND STAY RIGHT WITH GOD – James 4:8

-salvation

-after salvation

(2) GET RIGHT WITH OTHERS – Matthew 5:23-24
-our relationship with the lord is not right if our relationship with man is not right…….

-look at the results that take place after Jesus teaches this principle: Matthew Chapter 8

(3) BREAK ALL TIES WITH THE DEMONIC – Acts 19:17-20 & Dt 18:9-14

-recognize any demonic ties in your life and clean house

-renounce/repent/restore……

(4) HAVE PURPOSE FOR THE IMPARTATION OF GOD – Acts 10:38
-the power of God is to see the works of God take place

(5) INTIMACY – Phil 3:10

-intimacy is a consistent, regular and a continual time with Jesus Christ……

a. intimacy requires time

b. intimacy requires solitude

Let’s look at the word POWER:

(1) THE WORD POWER IS THE WORD DUNAMIS – Acts 1:8

definition – means miraculous power, force and might. Greater ability…

a. dynamos power is for now – Eph 3:20
-we need the power of God NOW

-we need power evangelism – Luke 10:1-2 & Luke 9:1-2

-the power of God can increase

b. dynamos power is public – Matthew 9:1-8
-not just for church services…

***Listen to the voice of the Holy Spirit
-it will come from the Holy Spirit Himself
-it will come from people who share with you a problem

c. dynamos power is greater ability power – Acts 1:8

-the word power here also means greater ability

-this greater ability comes when you receive the baptism of the Holy Spirit

d. dynamos power accompanies the return of the Lord – Matt 24:29-30 (v30)

-the whole earth will see it – Rev 1:7

e. dynamos power operates through faith – 1 Peter 1:5 & 1 Cor 2:3-5
-the Lord’s power is always present

-faith states that we know the Lord wants to and will do something

-listen to His voice and then take a step of faith