THE SWEET INFLUENCES OF THE ANOINTING ON YOUR MINISTRY EMPHASES.

THE SWEET INFLUENCES OF THE ANOINTING ON YOUR MINISTRY EMPHASES. 

Scripture: Acts 1:8

Topic: The Sweet Influences of the Anointing on your Ministry Emphases. 

"But ye shall receive power, AFTER THAT THE HOLY GHOST is come upon you: and YE SHALL BE WITNESSES UNTO ME both in Jerusalem, and in all Judaea, and in Samaria, and unto the uttermost part of the earth." 
Acts 1:8 

Ministers of the gospel emphasize different things. You only have to turn on your TV to discover the different things we all emphasize. Where do all these different emphases come from and what inspires them? The Scripture above reveals that when the Holy Spirit comes on believers they are influenced to become witnesses to the rest of the world. When the Holy Spirit comes upon you, you will be influenced to emphasize soul winning, witnessing and evangelism. The Holy Spirit has not changed! God has not changed! And Jesus has not changed! When the Holy Spirit fell on the early church, the result was that they became witnesses to the whole world! If that same spirit falls on the Christian church today, the result will be that they will become witnesses to the whole world. One may ask, “Which spirit has fallen on the church today?” It is a spirit that has made the church inward-looking, money-minded and materialistic! Is that the Holy Spirit? I do not think so! Because when the Holy Spirit fell on the early church, it made them leave everything behind and go to the whole world for the gospel’s sake. I think that the spirit that dominates the congregation is the spirit of the world and not the Holy Spirit. The spirit of the world drives people to become more established in this world. It is the spirit that drives the materialistic preaching and teaching of today. If you come under the influence of the Holy Spirit you will not be worldly and you will not be materialistic.

 "Now we have received, not THE SPIRIT OF THE WORLD, but the spirit which is of God; that we might know the things that are freely given to us of God."
 1 Corinthians 2:12 

I also think that the spirit that dominates many of us ministers is the spirit of Balaam. The spirit of Balaam is a common kind of anointing found in ministers today. It is a baffling mixture of spiritual gifts and the love of money. These ministers have wonderful genuine gifts that draw crowds and bless many thousands. Amazingly, these heavily gifted persons also have an easy-to-see love for money, popularity and power. The influence of the spirit of Balaam and the influence of the spirit of the world have replaced the influence of the Holy Spirit in the church today. This is easy to see from the emphases that our ministries have. Pray for the influence of the Holy Spirit on your life and ministry.

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