Wednesday, June 6, 2012

Breathe On Me 3


Hello Everyone,
Breathing on the disciples, Jesus was ‘saying’ the Spirit of God is the breath of God.   
 He is telling us the Spirit gives life.                         
He is teaching us the Spirit empowers.
He is calling us, and equipping us for similar acts of service that He performed.
He is calling them (and us) into the same ministry that He was involved in.
Jesus was imparting to them the same POWER for ministry that He depended on.
Zechariah records it best. (4:6), ‘Not by might nor by power, but by my Spirit,’ says the LORD Almighty.
In John 7 it is water rather than wind, but still there is a clear invitation to receive the Spirit of God from the Son of God.
(John 7:37-39) 37On the last and greatest day of the Feast, Jesus stood and said in a loud voice, "If anyone is thirsty, let him come to me and drink. 38Whoever believes in me, as the Scripture has said, streams of living water will flow from within him." 39By this he meant the Spirit, whom those who believed in him were later to receive. Up to that time the Spirit had not been given, since Jesus had not yet been glorified.
Jesus was so insistent that His disciples receive the Holy Spirit He told them not to begin the mission until they had been clothed with His FIERY power.
I am going to send you what my Father has promised; but stay in the city until you have been clothed with power from on high. (Luke 24:49)
Holy Ghost Power is the key for life changing ministry.
Greater Things Are Still To Come!
Pastor Phil

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