Sermon Tone Analysis

*Last week* we *started* on the *subject* of *“The Anointing of God.”*

The *title* that I put on the message (*series*) is *“Flowing in the Anointing.”*

*Last week* we took up the *subject* of *“Qualifying for the Anointing.”*

*Today* I want to *pick up* *where* I *left off* last time.

*I) **1st* of all, *to qualify* *for the anointing* *and* to *walk in the anointing* of God *it’s going to take* *GENUINE HUMILITY*.

*A) **In life today* *we might see someone* *and* *think* that *they are* a *HUMBLE* person *or* *vise versa*.

*Unfortunately* *what we see* is the *outward appearance*.

*The way a person is*, *is not visible on the outside*.

*1) **Turn* with me *to* *1SAM 16:7* (This is the *story* of *Samuel* *choosing* the *next king for Israel* after Saul.)

*(a) **Pride* *or* *true humility* *is something* *that is in the heart*.

*(b) **In the book of ACTS* *we have something* *similarly* and that was *with* *Ananias and Sapphira*.

*(i) **What they did was to lie to the HS* *and Peter said* in (*ACTS 5:4*) *“Why hast thou conceived this thing in thine heart?”*

*(ii) **In the outward appearance* *they did what seemed to be good*.

*(iii) **That’s why God said*, *“Don’t look on the outward appearance.”*

*(iv) **The real test* is *what’s on the inside*, *in the heart*.

*B) *Turn with me to *ISAIAH 14:12-15* (this is in *reference to Satan*.)

*1) **Notice* in (*V 12*) *he says*, *“How art thou fallen?”*

*(a) **He begins to answer the question*.

*(b) **1st* *something took place in his heart*.

(*V 13*) *says*, *“Thou hast said in thine heart.”*

*NOT OUTWARD APPEARANCE*, *but* *INWARD*, *in the heart*.

*2) **What did he say* *in his heart* *that was so wrong?*

*(a) *Let’s read *ISA 14:13-14* again.

*(b) *Now *some will say* that *this is not pride*, *but rebellion*.

*(i) **IT’S THE SAME THING*.

*3) **In the Word* of God *the word* “*HUMBLE*” *means* “*SUBMISSION*,” *submission to God*.

*(a) **The opposite* of *HUMBLE* *is* *PRIDE*, *and* the *opposite* of *SUBMISSION* *is* *REBELLION*.

*(i) **Notice Satan’s 5 “I’s”* that are found in these Vs.

*“**I* *will ascend into heaven*.

*I* *will exalt my throne above the stars of God*.

*I* *will sit also upon the mount of the congregation, in the sides of the north:* 14*I* *will ascend above the heights of the clouds*; *I* *will be like the most High.”*

*(ii) **He was placing his own plans* *and his own ways of doing things* *above God’s ways*.

*(b) *(*1TIM 3:6* from the *Barclay translation*) is *referring to placing leaders in the church*, but listen to what it *says*, *“He must not be a new convert, in case he should become inflated with a sense of his own importance* (*other translations say* *pride*), *and so incur the same judgement that was passed on the Devil for his pride.”*

*(c) *(*1TIM 6:3-4*) *says* that *those that refuse to submit to the words of the Lord Jesus Christ* *are in pride*.

*(i) **What was Satan’s sin?* *PRIDE*

*(ii) **And what is going to stop the anointing* of God *from flowing in your life*?

*Pride*.

*4) **Now you might be saying*, *“Where does it say that in the Word?”*

*(a) **I’m glad you asked that question*.

*C) *Turn with me to *EZE 28:11-15*

*1) **What was the* “*INIQUITY*” that was *found in him?*

*PRIDE!*

*2) *But *wait a minute*, (*V 14*) *says* that *HE WAS ANOINTED* *(V 15)* *says* *UNTIL PRIDE*.

*D) **What’s the difference* *between* *the act of being HUMBLE* *and* *PRIDE?*

*1) **Pride says*, *“I will do this* *and I will do that.”*

*2) *But *true HUMILITY* *can be seen in Jesus life*.

*(a) **Jesus said in *(*John 4:34*) *“My meat is to do the will of him that sent me.”*

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*(b) **And in* (*John 5:30*) *Jesus said, “I seek not mine own will, but the will of the Father which hath sent me.”*

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*(c) **And again*, *before* *the soldiers took Jesus* captive *He said* in (*Luke 22:42*) *“Father, if thou be willing, remove this cup from me: nevertheless not my will, but thine, be done.”*

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*(i) **True Humility* *or the act of being humble* *comes only when you submit to the will of God*.

*Not just part of it*.

*You can’t just pick and choose* *what you’re going to submit to and* *what you’re going to refuse to do*.

*(d) **The Christian that is in PRIDE doesn’t listen to God*.

*He does his own thing* *and asks God to bless it*.

*II) **What does HUMILITY have to do with the ANOINTING?*

*EVERYTHING*.

*A) **If you want the anointing of God flowing in your life* *you have to be totally submissive to God*, *to His will and His plans*.

*1) **You have to humble yourself under the might hand of God*.

*(a) **You have to have the attitude that Jesus had*, “*Father, not my will, but your will be done*.”

*B) **You have to adopt God’s ways of doing things* *before you can enjoy the **success the anointing brings*.

*1) **You will have to humble yourself before God* *before He will exalt you and bless you*.

*2) **The Bible is full of accounts of men who did exactly that*.

*C) **In* (*1 KINGS 3*) *Solomon* *was the newly crowned king*.

*God told him that He would give him anything that he asked for*.

*1) **It would have been easy for Solomon to get into pride*.

*(a) **He could have thought*, *“Look how great I am*.

*I have so much power and authority*.

*No one better do a thing against me.”*

*(b) **But Solomon didn’t let PRIDE get in*.

*2) **Listen how he prayed*.

*1 KINGS 3:7-9*

*(a) **In* (*V 7*) *Solomon said*, *“I am but a little child.”*

*(b) **Solomon* *wasn’t a little child in the natural* sense, *but what he was saying was*, *“Father, I am as a little child*.

*I don’t know how to lead this people*; *I’m inadequate to judge such a great country.

I need your help*, *your guidance*, *and your instruction.”*

*(i) **Solomon realized* that *his own knowledge and resources were limited*, *so he made a decision* *to seek God’s plans*.

*(ii) **He chose to rely totally upon God*, *by doing that* *he tapped into God’s limitless power and resources*.

*3) **How did God respond to Solomon’s humility*, *his act of being humble?*

*1 KINGS 3:12-14*

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*(a) **Because Solomon humbled himself before God*, *to seek God’s plans and not his own*, *God exalted with both riches and honor*.

*(i) **Solomon tapped into that break through anointing.

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*(b) *(*1 Peter 5:6*) *Says*, *“Humble yourselves therefore under the mighty hand of God, that he may exalt you in due time.”*

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*III) **What does this all have to do with the anointing* *and how does it pertain to you?*

*A) **If you want the break through anointing in your life* *so that you can break through into the favor of God*, *which would include* *Prosperity*, *healing*, *deliverance* from the enemy, *safety*, *soundness on mind*, *and* *the blessings of God*, *you have to humble yourself before God*.

*B) **Prosperity*, *healing* *and all the promises of God* *are in the power of the anointing*.

*If you want the break through anointing*, *you must humble your self before God* *and* *get involved in God’s plans*, *and He will exalt you*.

WOLCC Sunday 6~/22~/1997 from Creflo Dollar’s book called “Understanding God’s purpose for the Anointing.”

PG. 1 through 4 and much of my own.