Dunamis – The Power of God II - Empowered in Counsel/Worship.
The Holy Spirit Empowers us.
Empowering is often missing, but is so needed in:
1. The area of Discerning Vision for a local Assembly.
2. The area of Evangelism.
3. The area of Preaching.
4. The area of Discipling and Counsel.
5. The area of Worship.
What should we see in Spirit led Worship?
· Worship happens when the Holy Spirit in us calls us to magnify the Father and lift up the Son - Jesus Christ.
· Worship involves a celebration of one’s saving relationship with the Lord and of His ongoing presence with them.
· To Worship is to remember.
· To worship is to join in unity with God’s people.
· The Holy Spirit empowers our worship.
· Spirit led worship is Christ centred.
· A Spirit led worship service lifts up and exalts Christ.
Dunamis – The Power of God I - Empowered in Preaching/Vision/Outreach.
The Holy Spirit Empowers us.
- Dunamis: (miraculous) power, might, strength.
- We need the Dunamis of God to fulfill his calling in our lives.
- The effective Christian knows where the power of God is moving, and knows how to go with the power.
- If Jesus didn’t minister until he had the empowering of the Spirit, how could you and I ever hope to?
He Empowers us in 3 basic ways:
Power is Knowing What to do.
Power is Knowing When to do It.
Empowered is the Ability to be Fruitful and Effective.
Empowering is often missing, but is so needed in:
The area of Discerning Vision for a local Assembly.
The area of Evangelism.
The area of Preaching.
The preaching we need to hear is what God is saying to, and wanting to do, in a local assembly.
Primary Sources God uses to impart to us a knowledge of His will:
1. The Bible.
2. The Burden.
3. The Bearings.
What are the Circumstances of our lives, Through which God imparts Direction to us, and Helps us find our Bearings?
God may direct us through Circumstances:
i). Not every Circumstance is something God is Orchestrating.
ii). But some things Don’t Just happen.
God can work Circumstances to do a couple of things:
a. God may use Circumstances to Confirm our Path.
b. God may use Circumstances to Change our Path.
c. Circumstances by Themselves are Not Reliable indicators of God’s leading.
You need to Line Up All Three of these primary sources God uses to impart to us a knowledge of His will.
Primary Sources God uses to impart to us knowledge of His will:
1. The Bible.
2. The Burden.
A burden is a Divinely initiated and Sustained Impression on my
spirit that a particular matter is God’s will for me.
How can we seek to describe the Spirit’s work in our hearts in this:
a. Seeding.
b. Stirring.
c. Strengthening.
d. Sustaining.
Some Precautions:
i). An Inner Voice is Not always from God.
ii). If something is of God it will Agree with Scripture.
iii). If something is of God it will be Confirmed by Reality.