-We pray because the Lord does more as we pray

-We pray because we have a promise – 2 Chronicles 7:14

-We pray because prayer opens up things

                   ***Prayer opens up heaven & things come through

Matthew 3:13-17 – The Anointing of the Holy Spirit Comes Through

An Acquired Anointing – this is received at salvation.  It is the Holy Spirit who helps us discern between right & wrong and things that are true or false

An Anointing of Action – this is for believers to do something and the anointing does something

          a. a Revolution of Experience is happening across the globe right now

          b. The word anointing means to rub or smear with oil and is the presence of the Lord – Acts 10:38

Luke 4:14-30 – the anointing was upon Jesus and for doing something

Isaiah 10:27 & Micah 2:13 – the anointing can break anything

Isaiah 10:27 – this the Lord’s promise to Israel to break the Assyrians hold, oppression and control over them

Micah 2:13 –  this refers to the Holy Spirit being a spiritual force that breaks things in people and nations

Micah chapter reveals Israel in sin, away from the Lord, proud and turning to false prophets

Micah keeps preaching and knows the Lord can bring a breakthrough because there are no restrictions or limits with the Holy Spirit – v7…

v12 – there is a huge breakthrough as many come to know the Lord and come back to the Lord

THE ANOINTING OF THE HOLY SPIRIT BREAKS THINGS

Luke 4:18 – The Anointing Breaks Blindness (This point about blindness goes after the anointing breaks oppression – please switch this to go after oppression)

—Recovering of sight has 2 meanings:

1. to see again – physical blindness being miraculously restored

2. to see again – spiritual blindness removed that unbelievers can be saved –  Second Corinthians  4:4

Luke 4:18 – The Anointing Breaks Oppression

oppressed – means to have a fractured life

captives – refers to the tip of a spear that drives people to do what they want to do

Deliverance – means a complete dismissal/to permanently set someone free

v19 – The Anointing of the Holy Spirit is so we can proclaim the Acceptable Year of the Lord – Luke 4:19

-means a favorable time to receive

-the favorable time to receive is right now because the anointing is here right now