Sermon Tone Analysis

We’ve been teaching on *“Flowing in the Anointing.”*

For us to be able *to flow in the Anointing* of God *we have to understand how the anointing works* and that’s what we been teaching on.

You *also* need to *understand* that *you are anointed*.

*I) *(*1 John 2:20*) Says, *“But ye have an unction from the Holy One.”* KJV

*A) *The Word *“UNCTION”* is the same Greek work for *“ANOINTING.”*

*1) **In other words* John is saying that *you have an anointing from the Holy One*.

*2) **But* that *anointing* is *not some place far off* or *hard to find*.

*(a) **John* goes on the *tell us* *in* (*1 John 2:27*) *“But the anointing which ye have received of him abideth in you.”*

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*(i) *That word *“ABIDETH”* *means* *“REMAINS or DWELLS.”*

*3) *Let’s just *take up* the word *“REMAINS”* *for a moment*.

*(a) **As long as you’re walking with God* *and* *following* after *Him* *that* *anointing REMAINS with you*.

*(i) *Now I’m sure that *there are times that you don’t feel very anointed*.

*(ii) **It doesn’t matter what you feel*; *we don’t walk by feelings*.

*(b) *(*2 Corinthians 5:7*) Says, *“(For we walk by faith, not by sight:)”* KJV

*(i) **Faith is based on the Word* of God.

*(ii) **So what Paul is saying* *is that we don’t walk or live* *by what our senses tell us,* *we walk by faith in God’s Word*.

*(iii) **And the Word* of God *says* that *you are anointed*.

*B) *Back *in* (*1 John 2:27*) *which says, “But the anointing which ye have received of him abideth in you.”*

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*1) *The word *“ABIDETH”* *also, means* *“DWELLS.”*

*(a) **You have the anointing of God* *dwelling on the inside of you* *because* *the Holy Ghost dwells on the inside of you* and *you have taken on part of His character*, *which is the anointing*.

*II) **Now that you understand* that *the anointing is part of the personality* *and* *character* *of the Holy Ghost,* *we have to ask* ourselves the question; *what are some of the traits and facets of the anointing?*

*A) **To see some characteristics of the anointing* *we have to look at the HS*.

*1) *It’s *these characteristics* *that work together* to *bring you victory*.

*B) *Turn to *ISAIAH 11:1-3*

*1) **In this passage* *we have 7 spirits* *that make up the personality of the Holy Ghost*.

*(a) **1st* the *spirit of the Lord*, *2nd* The *spirit of Wisdom*, *3rd* The *spirit of Understanding*, *4th* the *spirit of Counsel*, *5th* The *spirit of Might*, *6th* The *spirit of Knowledge*, and *7th* The *spirit of the fear of the Lord*.

*(i) **These are all ingredients* *of the personality of the HS*, *and they work together* *to give you the power to get results*, *to bring you to victory*.

*(ii) *Of course *all 7* here *are important*.

*(b) *But I *don’t have time* to *minister on all 7* here, *but there are 2* *that* I think *stand out* from the rest.

*(i) **These 2 are seen throughout the Bible* *giving people victory* *and* *bringing about results*.

*C) **And they are* the *SPIRIT OF WISDOM* *and* *THE SPIRIT OF MIGHT*.

*When they work together they cannot be stopped*.

*1) **When* *Jesus operated* *in these areas of the anointing*, *He experienced phenomenal results*.

*(a) **In 1 instance*, *it kept Him from being thrown off a cliff*.

*(i) **Turn to **LUKE 4*.

*The people here were so angry with Him* *because he just finished preaching a sermon*, *which declared that He was the Messiah*.

*2) **LUKE 4:28-30*

*(a) **Isn’t that amazing?*

*(i) **If you and I were in that situation*, *we would probably be screaming*, *kicking*, *fighting*, *and* *pleading*.

*(b) **But Jesus said nothing*.

*He just simply turned around* *and walked through the crowd*.

*(i) **Jesus overcame*, *but HOW?*

*(ii) **By the WISDOM of God*.

*(c) **He didn’t react the way logic would dictate*.

*(i) **He reacted* *the way the HS instructed Him to react*.

*(ii) **The spirit of WISDOM* *gave Jesus* *the ability to win in spite of the apparently overwhelming odds*.

*D) **We can see the spirit of Wisdom at work in Jesus’ life again* *when* *the Pharisees brought a woman to Him* *who had been caught in adultery*.

*1) *Look at *JOHN 8:4-6*

*(a) **They knew* that *Jesus was a compassionate* *and* *forgiving man*, *and* that He *would not endorse* *her execution*.

*(b) **The Pharisees were trying to trick Jesus into saying something* that was *contrary to the Law* of Moses.

*(i) **If he did* *they could announce to everyone that Jesus was a false teacher*.

*2) **But* *since Jesus had the spirit of Wisdom* upon Him, *He could walk in that anointing*.

*(a) **He knew what His enemies were up to* *and* *He remained silent*, *didn’t say a word* *until He received instruction from the Spirit of God*.

*(b) **You too can walk in that same anointing of wisdom*, *but* *all too often* *when we’re confront with something* *we automatically start talking* *and make things worse*.

*(i) **But when you’re walking in that spirit of wisdom* *you don’t say anything* *until you hear from heaven*.

*(ii) **That’s what Jesus did* *and it produced results*.

*3) *Look at *JOHN 8:7-9*

*(a) **You and I could never have thought of that in a million years*.

*4) **It doesn’t matter how difficult the situation seems*.

*When you wait to hear from heaven*, *you will be supernaturally supplied by the spirit of wisdom* *that resides in the anointing*.

*III) **The other ½* *of these 2 powerful forces* *in your life* *is the SPIRIT OF MIGHT*.

*A) **Jesus walked in it at all times*.

*1) *Look at *MATT 14:1-2*

*(a) **Even Herod knew* that *Jesus did MIGHTY WORKS*.

*2) **Because of the presence of the anointing in Jesus life*, *He did MIGHTY WORKS*.

*(a) *The word *“MIGHTY”* here literally means *“To Perform Miracles or to do the Impossible.”*

*(i) **“The Spirit of Might”* *is* *God’s ability on you* *to do what only He can do*.

*B) *Turn with me to *1 CHRON 29:10-12* (*notice V 12*)

*1) **Strength and Power* *are ingredients that are found in the Spirit of MIGHT*.

*(a) **In other word*, *when the spirit of might comes upon you*, *many times* *you will operate in a super natural* *STRENGTH*, *or* *POWER*.

*2) **Now I want to show you that the Spirit of Might comes from the same place where the anointing is*.

*(a) **Notice* that *in* (*V 12*) that *MIGHT* *is in God’s hand*.

*(i) *Now turn to *1 Peter 5:5-6* *“God resisteth the proud* (*Pride is an anointing destroyer*, *Satan*) *and giveth grace* (*God ability*, *God’s power*, *God’s HS*, *or* *God’s Anointing*) *to the humble*.

6 *Humble yourselves therefore under the mighty hand of God* (*where is the anointing found?* *Under God’s hand*.

*Where is the Spirit of Might found?* *Under God’s hand.)”*

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*(b) **When you humble yourself under* *the* mighty *hand of God,* *exalting His ways above your ways,* *His plans above your plans,* *GOD’S HAND begins to come upon you*.

*(i) **His anointing begins to come upon you*.

*(ii) *And *when* *His anointing* *is there*, *there is wisdom*, *there is might*, *there is results*, *there is power*, *there is breakthrough*, *and* *there is victory*.

*(iii) **When you place yourself under the hand of God*, *you’re going to the find Strength and the Might* *to accomplish the impossible*.

*C) **Elijah was just a human being* *like you and I*, *but* *when the hand of the Lord was upon Him* *amazing things happened*.

*1) **On 1 occasion* *Elijah told King Ahab* *that the 3½-year drought was about to end*.

*So he told the King to get back in his chariot* *and* *hurry back to the city because it was about to rain*.

*(a) **Now the king always had* *the best* *and* *fastest horses*, *so he took off for the city with great speed*.

*(b) **But* in (*1KINGS 18:46*) it *says, “And the hand of the LORD was on Elijah; and he girded up his loins, and ran before Ahab to the entrance of Jezreel.”*

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*D) **Through the Spirit of Might* *and* *through the anointing Elisha* *accomplished the impossible*.

*1) **You can do the same thing* *if you tap into the anointing*.

*(a) **At this point* *in your life*, *sickness*, *poverty*, *depression* *or* *marital problems* *may have a head start on you*, *but if you will trust in the anointing of God* *you can catch* *those negative circumstances and overtake them*.

*(b) **The Spirit of Might* *will cause you to pass those problems* *and* *leave them in the dust*.

*2) **It’s not hard to flow in the anointing*.

*We already mentioned* *2 of the most important things that are needed*.

*(a) **1st* *Know that you are anointed*.

*Place your faith in that*.

*God said it*, *so believe it*.

*(b) **2nd* *humble your self before God*.

*3) **The anointing of God isn’t free*.

*It’s going to cost you something*.