Sermon Notes for 1/20 – The Holy Spirit

-Regeneration — Salvation and Life

-Anointing — Service

-Filled – Christian Character & Fruit

-Baptism – Power

                                             ANOINTING

1. The definition of Anointing – it means to contact, smear or rub with oil – Is 61:1

-Jesus limited Himself to operating by the anointing of the Holy Spirit

– the anointing of the Holy Spirit is the presence of God – Acts 10:38

            ***it is for service

     There are 2 Main Anointings that each believer can walk in:

1. PERSONAL ANOINTING – 1 John 2:18-27

-this is discerning between what is true and false

-v27 – we are never at anyone’s mercy

2. PRACTICAL ANOINTING

-Luke 4:18

-this is an anointing for service

          ***DESIRE THE ANOINTING OF THE HOLY SPIRIT

——–it can increase in our lives

     1. practice the spiritual disciplines daily

     2. Live for Jesus

     3. Serve

-Luke 4:16-21 – Jesus was anointed by the Holy Spirit to do acts of service

*******We can learn several things about the anointing of the Holy Spirit…

1. You can be saved but not anointed

-this happens because you are not serving

-you can still sense the presence of the Lord

2. You do not have to be perfect to be anointed

-we are unfinished works/imperfect vessels/under construction

3. You can be saved, walking in the flesh and still be anointed

-this is because a person is serving

4. The baptism of the Holy Spirit is not the anointing of the Holy Spirit

-these are two different characteristics of the Holy Spirit

-you can have the baptism of the Holy Spirit and not be anointed  – not serving