Sermon Tone Analysis

*Last time* we started talking about *FRESH OIL.*

We said that *OIL *is a *symbol* *of* the *anointing of God.*

And it's a *symbol *of the *HS coming on* *someone* to *equip them* to *do service* to God, in the *area* that *He* has *called* them.

This *entire* *Psalm *is a *psalm of praise *to God *for *His *goodness.

*It *begins *by saying, “*/It is a good {thing} to give thanks unto the Lord, and to sing praises unto thy name, O most High./*”

Then in (*/V 10/*) it says,* *“*/I shall be anointed with fresh oil/*.”*

In *the *midst *of *praising God *for His goodness, the *psalmist said, *“I */shall be anointed with fresh oil/*.”

*I.*

*God* is *still anointing* His *Apostles, Prophets*...& *He's still anointing* all *His people* to *witness* about Him *&* to *do service* for Him.

                  *A.* &* God *is *still anointing kings & priests,* *N.T. kings & priests.*

*1.*

When the word “*priest*” is mentioned, *most* people *think of* either *2 things.*

*a.*

*#1* The priest in the *Catholic* church.

*i.*

That has *nothing to do with* what *God* is *talking about* in the Bible*.*

*b.*

The *2nd* thing that people think of is the *OT priest* that would *offer sacrifices* to God, *on behalf of the people*.

What he was *really doing was interceding in behalf of others*.

*2.*

Today we are *all called* to *function as* a *priest,* to *intercedes* to God on the *behalf of other people.*

*a.*

*Some* may be *called *of God *to intercede much more* than others,* but* we *all* are *called & anointed to pray & intercede.*

*b.*

*/REV 1:5‑6/*

                                                      *i.*

This *V* tells us that *we* have *already *been made *kings & priests.*

*ii.**

*(*/ROM 5:17/*) Says, “*/For if by one man's offense death reigned by one; much more they which receive abundance of grace and of the gift of righteousness shall reign in life by one, Jesus Christ/*.”

*iii.*

In the *Greek* this *V* means “*reign as kings*”

                                                      *iv.*

*You're anointed *to* reign victorious in this life.*

*c.**

*(*/1PE 2:5/*) Says, “*/Ye also, as lively stones, are built up a spiritual house, an /**/holy priesthood/**/, to offer up spiritual sacrifices, acceptable to God by Jesus Christ/*.”

*d.** *(*/1PE 2:9/*) Says, “*/But ye {are} a chosen generation, a /**/royal priesthood/**/, an holy nation, a peculiar people; that ye should shew forth the praises of him who hath called you out of darkness into his marvelous light/*;”

                                          *e.*

*You do have an anointing*.

*II.*

*So far* we've *looked at* the *anointing* in the *O.T. &* in the *N.T.*  We've *seen* the *anointing *with *oil* in the *O.T*.

*on* the *prophets*, *priest*, & *kings*.

We *looked* *at* the *anointing* in the *life* *of* the *believer*.

*Last week* we *looked at* the* anointing* in the *life of Jesus*.

We see that *God *is* still anointing all believers with *the *H.S.* to go into all the world *to preach *the* Gospel, to witness *about Him*, for service*, &* *to be* N.T. kings & priests* unto God.

                  *A.*

But we need to *look* at *another aspect* of the anointing.

*1.*

*/JER 2:9‑13/*

                                          *a.*

In this passage of Scripture, *God* was *speaking to Israel.

*But there is a *message here for* us, the *Church.*

*b.*

Here God is saying that *Israel committed 2 evils*: */1/** *evil was they *forsook God*, the *God* of *living waters*,

                                          *c.*

The */2nd/* evil was *they hewed out for themselves cisterns, broken cisterns which could hold no water.

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                                                      *i.*

In other words, they *left God's plan & made *their* own plans.*

And because their *plans* were *man‑made,* they *couldn't prosper.*

*2.*

A “*cistern*”* *is a “*reservoir*”* *or a “*tank*”.

*a.*

A “*reservoir*” is a *place* where *large amounts* of *water* are *kept* for the *needs* *of* a *city* or town.

*B.* The Bible is saying in these Vs that by* following man‑made plans, Israel could hold no water.*

*1.*

In other words, *They exchanged God's glory for that which couldn't profit.

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                                          *a.*

They *couldn't prosper because* *they had* their *own plans *& *not God's plans.

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                                          *b.*

Believers today need to *take a lesson from this*, & *get God's plan so* that we can *prosper.

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                                          *c.*

*God doesn't* want *us* to be *empty cisterns*, He *wants* us to be *full reservoirs*.

*i.*

But it's *up to each individual* whether to be an *empty cistern or a full reservoir*.

*2.*

Again (*/PSA 92:10/*) Says, “*/I shall be anointed with fresh oil./*”

*a.*

*Believers won't be* able to be *full reservoirs* for God's glory *without* the *anointing* of God upon them.

*b.*

You *need* to be *anointed *by the *H.S.* so that everything you do will *prosper* as you *fulfill God's plan* for your life.

*C.* ?

*How* are *believers* going to *maintain the anointing* of God?

                              *1.*

The *answer* is very *simple*; we need to *receive a fresh anointing.*

*2.**

*(*/PSA 92:10/*) Says, “*/I shall be anointed with fresh oil/*.”

*a.*

*Old oil* will become *stale,* it will become *rancid* *or *it will *run out.*

*b.*

*God wants* His *people *to continually* receive* a *fresh anointing* so they *won't* be *empty cisterns.

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                                          *c.*

If we *continually receive *a* fresh anointing *then *we'll be* those *full reservoirs* to His glory.

*III.*

But now the *big question* comes, *How* are we going to *receive* a *fresh anointing* from God, so that we *won't be broken*, *empty cisterns*, *but full reservoirs *to God's glory?

*A.* *What are* the *characteristics* of* those *who are *full reservoirs, *those who *maintain *a* fresh anointing* upon there lives?

*1.*

If God wants us full reservoirs then *what does He want us full of.

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                                          *a.*

*/1st/** *of all, He wants us *full *of the *Word of God.*

                              *2.* */COL 3:16a/*

                                          *a.*

If the *Word of God* is to *dwell in us*, does it say *to what degree.

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                                          *b.*

He says to *let it dwell in you richly*.

*i.*

This word “*richly*” means “*abundantly.”*

*ii.*

*You need* an *abundance* of the *Word* of God.

                                          *c.* *Imagine* that *you're* a *dry sponge *that is put *into* a bucket of *water.*

That sponge would *soak up* a lot of *water.*