Sermon Notes 6/30 – The Holy Spirit

                                 First Corinthians 14

Pursue love – go after love until you capture it/a hunting term

-never forget about God’s love/1 Cor 13:1-8a, 13

            2 POINTS TO REMEMBER

-There 3 main baptisms in the Bible

         1. water baptism – into water – believers can baptize

         2. baptism in the Holy Spirit – into more of the Holy Spirit – Jesus baptizes us

         3. baptism into the body of Christ – the church – The Holy Spirit

-Pursue the Gift Giver and not the gifts – Rev 19:9-10

Desire the 9 spirituals – to have a warm feeling for & to long for/to crave

-prophecy – to speak an inspired message from the Lord

——-prophecy is easier to accept than tongues because it is spoken in a persons native tongue ————this is not a put down or tongues or a reason not to speak in tongues

verse 2 – we speak to God directly when we speak in tongues

-you don’t know what you are saying as the Holy Spirit is praying right through you

-Romans 8:26-27

verse 3 –  3 Reasons For the 9 Spirituals

1. Edification – it means to build up – Romans 14:19  15:12

2. Exhortation – Acts 11:23 & 14:22 – it means to strengthen

3. Comfort – 2 Cor 2:7 – it means to give hope

verse 4 – Tongues and Prophecy

     TONGUES

-when we speak in tongues we are edified

-the enemy does not know what we are saying – heavenly & earthly language – 1 Corinthians 13:1

Prophecy edifies the entire church – it is spoke in their native language

verse 5 – The Lord wants every believer To speak in tongues

-Paul spoke in tongues – 1 Cor 14:18

-1 Tim 1:16 – Paul is our example to follow in several ways

-you must be saved to receive th4 baptism of the Holy Spirit

-It is better to prophecy because prophecy is in a persons native tongue

-if you do speak in tongues publicly then there must be an interpretation

PROPHECY = TONGUES + INTERPRETATION OF TONGUES

***Private tongues vs Public tongues

verse 6  UNDERSTANDING – understand what is being spoken in church

-if I speak to you in our native tongues, you will understand

verse 7  ——- Paul uses the illustration of musical instruments here

-they must give out a clear distinct sound so u know what is being played

verse 8 – a military trumpet must sound forth a clear sound

vs9-11 – everyday communication must be understood

verse 12     ZEAL – means a red hot fire…a fervent desire…to be enthusiastic

(1.) ZEAL IS PRODUCED BY ABIDING IN JESUS – John 15:4-7,9

-abide means to stay and remain

-this must be done daily & takes time

-it is contagious

                A. As ZEAL increase we receive zeal for the house of the Lord – Heb 10:25

-make a choice to be in church once – at the time we were saved

               B. We will have a zeal for salvation – Isaiah 59:15-17

v15 – Israel was away from the Lord & the Lord was waiting for them to come back to HIm

v16 – no one stood up among Israel to see something change concerning righteousness

-God did something about this Himself – The Incarnation

v17 – Jesus had a zeal to save

cloak – was an outer garment worn by a soldier from the shoulders to their feet

                C. We will have a zeal for the 9 spirituals – 1 Corinthians 14:12

-we will want to receive them from the Holy Spirit

-we will desire them (desire Jesus first)

-these 9 spirituals are only to edify……….