Sermon Notes for 1/20 – The Holy Spirit

4 CHARACTERISTICS OF 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