Sermon Tone Analysis

ME:

Now, a few weeks ago, I was at home looking for something to snack on.

So I grabbed a bag of chips and I noticed they we’re left open(shrugged shoulders).

I decided to try them anyway.

These things must of been extra crispy because they we’re as hard as a rock to bite into.

Also, they had no flavor at all and didn’t taste that good.

WE:

Have you ever ate anything that was stale and lost it’s flavor?

It didn’t taste very good did it?

If we don’t take care of things or use them by their expiration date, then they can go bad.

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I think that can be said of our spiritual life and the anointing that God gives us.

We need to keep it fresh and keep the Spirit flowing in our lives.

As the oil of anointing is poured out in our lives we also have to keep being filled by the same Spirit.

This is what I believe God is talking about here in Let’s read it together...

(ESV)

8 but you, O Lord, are on high forever.

9 For behold, your enemies, O Lord, for behold, your enemies shall perish; all evildoers shall be scattered.

10 But you have exalted my horn like that of the wild ox; you have poured over me fresh oil.

11 My eyes have seen the downfall of my enemies; my ears have heard the doom of my evil assailants.

12 The righteous flourish like the palm tree and grow like a cedar in Lebanon.

GOD:

The Excellence of the Freshness in the Oil of Anointing

There is nothing like getting something brand new.

Something that hasn’t been opened or used.

When we get something like this, it usually has a longer shelf life because of the condition it is.

People might think that way about their walk with Christ.

They started off with this fresh faith that was on fire.

Then over time that excitement started to fade away before they could even realize it, and they have become stale and lukewarm.

To keep the anointing oil of the Holy Spirit fresh in us…there are a couple things we need to do.

Freshness in our devotions

Our text is in , says...”I shall be anointed with fresh oil.”

What I am trying to say is that the Spirit had not departed David, but at times he needed a refreshing; a renewal.

David is speaking about a fresh anointing; a renewal.David had been anointed as king of Israel from his youth.

In Samuel took the horn of oil and anointed him, and the Bible says the Spirit of the Lord came upon David from that day forward.

The Spirit had not departed David, but at times he needed a refreshing; a renewal.

We live in a time when many in the church have been anointed at one time they have received the Holy Ghost, and Satan has come to steal, kill, and destroy but Jesus has come to give you life, life to the full and more abundantly.

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Their is an anointing thief out there.

Satan wants to stop the anointing of God in your life, because he knows that it is the anointing that destroys the yolk.

He wants to prevent you from receiving the anointing of being a prayer warrior and an intercessor.

Satan wants to prevent you from receiving the anointing of being a missionary.

Satan wants to prevent you from receiving the anointing of being a pastor.

Friend, their is an anointing thief out there.

Satan wants to stop the anointing of God in your life, because he knows that it is the anointing that destroys the yolk.

But the Psalmist wrote in our text, I shall be anointed with fresh oil.

That means he had already been anointed.

The quickest path extinguish the fire of the anointing is to have a devotional life that is dry.

We do that best by reading Gods word and studying it but, not doing anything about it.

Not putting it into practice.

Not obeying what it teaches us through the voice of the Holy Spirit.

Not applying it to our lives.

Its so easy to get in the motions of reading our bible without acting on what it says.

We’ve talked about what the anointing means.

To anoint someone is to smear a liquid on someone or something.

Usually that liquid is oil which represents the Holy Spirit.

I think of it like this...

We take sunblock and smear it on our bodies and rub it in, so we won’t get burned by the heat.

It’s the same with the Holy Spirit.

It is smeared, rubbed, and applied in us and prevents us from being burned from an eternity in hell.

That’s what the oil of anointing does for us.

-it sn’t a matter of studying different parts of the bible or praying different prayers

-it’s a matter of hearing God speak and actually doing what he says

Freshness in our emotions

The anointing gives us a freshness in our emotions.

-the oil of anointing will move us

It will move our emotions, will, and intellect and our entire being.

It will engrain in us a compassion for the hurting, lonely, and the least of these.

It will move our hearts for the lost and the prodigals sons.

It will move us to cry out to the living God to have mercy on their souls.

It will move us to our knees in prayer.

It will move us to tears and repentance as we turn from our sin and turn to the living God who offers us forgiveness and eternal life

-We will not be able to contain God and keep him for ourselves

We will be like the prophet Jeremiah who could not keep silent about his God because he was burning within him.

We will be like the Apostle Paul who said in the book of Romans “I am not Ashamed of the gospel because it is the power of God that brings Salvation.

We will be like creation itself for, Jesus said if His disciples remained silent that the very stones will cry out for the living God.

-We will express our love for Him in outward expressions of worship

When the anointing and power of God is on us we will show outward expressions of worship.

We will do that in praise by lifting our hands in worship, by bowing down to His heavenly throne at his altar and by shouting unto God the cries of our heart.

We will do that by displaying the fruit of the Spirit through our actions.

We will do that by loving God with all our heart, mind, soul, and strength.

We will do that by loving our neighbor as our-self

The Exit of the Freshness in the Oil of Anointing

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Oil like a lot of things, has a shelf life.

It has an expiration date.

Oil, eventually loses its flavor and aroma, if it is not used in the time, purpose, and atmosphere it was made for.

Also, think about the oil we put in our cars.

We need to change it every three months and every couple thousand miles.

An oil change consists of removing the old oil from a vehicle's engine and replacing it with new, fresh oil

Automobile engines have many moving parts.

As these parts move and rub against each other, the force of friction creates heat.

Oil lubricates the engine and absorbs heat, allowing the internal parts to work together effectively without overheating.

Over time, engine oil breaks down and wears out.

When it does, it becomes less effective at lubricating the engine and absorbing heat

In other words, the oil co-operates with the internal parts as they work together to accomplish the purpose of the vehicle.

Over time, engine oil breaks down and wears out.

When it does, it becomes less effective at lubricating the engine and absorbing heat

That sounds a lot like how our relationship with God works doesn’t it?

He has given us free will and a responsibility to respond to His grace as we work together to accomplish the purpose He has for our lives.

This is something that we need to do daily as we receive a constant infilling of the Holy Spirit.