Sermon Tone Analysis

All t way back in *(GEN 1:1)* we see t H.S.  Lets turn there *GEN 1:1 *T word *"God"* in that *V.* is t *Hebrew word "elohiym* {el‑o‑heem'}" which *means* t *plural of God.*

In other words, God t *Father,* God t *Son,* & God t *H.S.*  were *all* *involved in* t *creation* of t earth.

*I.*

T *1st *time that we *see Him (t H.S.) mentioned by name* is in *GEN  1:2   (Spirit of God) *

       *A.*

Thru t work of t H.S. in t creation of t earth *we see Him as  All Powerful.

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            *1.*

Many times t *Word* of God *calls God,* *"Almighty."*

T H.S. is just as much God as t Father & t Son.

 

            *2.*

If we can call them Almighty than we can surly call t H.S. Almighty.

*a.

He is Omnipotent.*

*B.*

*Psa 139:7*

 

            *1.*

*We see T H.S. omnipresent.*

*a.* No matter where you go God's H.S. will be there.

*b.* He's everywhere at t same time.

*2.*

*JOH 14:16‑17*

 

                *a.* Once you are saved you have t H.S. & He will never leave you, He will be w~/ you forever.

*(V 16)* says, *"for ever."*

*C.*

*We see t H.S. bring conviction of SIN.

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            *1.*

*JOHN 16:8*

 

            *2.

JOHN 8:7‑9*

 

                *a.* T Bible says in *(ACT 23:1),* And Paul, earnestly beholding the council, said, Men {and} brethren, *I have lived in all good conscience* before God until this day.

(KJV)

 

                *b.* Paul said that he lived in all good conscience.

*i.* *If someone could live in a good conscience, then *it's also possible for someone to have a *conscience that is defiled.*

*ii.*

*1TI 4:2*

 

                     *iii.*

T phrase *"seared with a hot iron;" means "to  render insensitive."

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                          *a.*

*Who *are they going to be *insensitive to?*

 

                          *b.*

To *leading & even t conviction of t H.S.*

 

       *D.*

*JOEL 2:28*

 

            *1.*

*Here we see t H.S. speaking thru men prophetically.*

*2.*

We're probably going to *spend a whole service talking on t subject of prophesy, tongues, & interpretation of tongues.*

So I'm not going to spent much time on that today.

*a.* All I wanted to point out today is that all of t gifts are from t H.S.

 

       *E.*

*We also see t H.S. thru t revelation that He gives His people.*

*1.*

*JOHN 16:13 *

               *a.*

Here t *H.S.* is t *guide into all truth.*

*b.* T *H.S. is t revealer of things to come.*

*c.* *This is t Dispensation of t H.S.*

 

            *2.*

In times *past* we have had t *dispensation of Innocence,  Conscience, Human Government, Promise, & Law.*

*a.* *Now* we are in t *Dispensation of Grace or H.S. *

 

                *b.*

After t *Dispensation of Grace or H.S. will come t  Dispensation of Millennium.

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   *II.*

W~/ t *rest of this message I want to look at t H.S. w~/ relationship to t GIFTS of t SPIRIT & His MINISTRY to t Church.

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       *A.*

They are *special & supernatural Gifts from t H.S.*, t 3rd person of t Trinity.

*1.*

*MAT 16:16‑18*

 

                *a.*

These are t *special weapons* of warfare *against* t *Devil, *t* world, & *t* flesh.*

*2.*

We must *learn* of their *existence*.

*3.

* We must learn of their *availability to us.*

 

            *4.*

We must learn of their *proper usage.

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            *5.*

We must *understand* their *limitations & their potential.*

*III.*

*1PET 4:10_*

 

       *A.*

T word *"gift"* in this *V* is t *Greek word "CHARISMA" *

 

            *1.*

T *Greek word for spiritual gifts is charisma.*

*a.* T *definition* of *charisma is "a gift of grace, a gift  involving grace on t part of God as t donor, t endowments upon believers  by t operation of t H.S. in t churches, extraordinary ability from t H.S. for special purposes.

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            *2.*

T charisma or spiritual gifts are found in *(1COR 12).

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                *a.* T *spiritual gifts are operations of supernatural  revelation, power, & inspiration.

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                *b.*

They are to *keep t church protected, whole, & sound;  against t Devil, t world, & t flesh.

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                     *i.* T *gifts are either for t church* as a whole *or* on an *individual *level.

*B.*

One of t *greatest dangers facing t modern Church* is that it will *become a great REFERRAL STATION*.

*1.*

It will *refer* those w~/ *emotional problems to t  PSYCHIATRISTS.*

*2.*

It will refer t *alcoholic to ALCOHOLICS ANONYMOUS.

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            *3.*

It will refer *domestic problems between husbands & wives  to psychologists, consulting clinics & attorneys.

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            *4.*

It will refer t *mentally disturbed to t ASYLUM.*

*5.*

BUT t *H.S. teaches that Christ is t answer right now.

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                *a.* There's *nothing wrong w~/ going to those places if  there is a need *especially if there not going to receive from God.

 

                *b.* *Eph 6:11‑12*

 

                     *i.* We have to realize that t *problems that we're  going thru are not natural.

*They're taking place in t *spirit realm.

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                     *ii.*

*2COR 10:4*

 

                     *iii.*

Are weapons of our warfare are spiritual weapons.

* a.* *Intercession is one of our weapons.*

*1.*

w~/ intercession our spirit hook up w~/

t H.S. in prayer.

*b.*

What are some of t *other weapons that we've*

*been given by t H.S.? *

 

                               *1.*

*Word of wisdom; word of knowledge,  faith, gifts of healing, the working of miracles; prophecy; discerning of spirits; {divers} kinds of tongues; interpretation of tongues: *

 

                               *2.*

These are all *weapons that t H.S. has  given to t Church to defeat t enemy.

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