Jerry Horst encourages us to push past our faith, making ourselves vulnerable and available. We need to be passionate and desperate for the Lord!
Desperation for God
Love and the Gifts
Covet the best gifts, which is whatever gift you need. Love of God is more excellent than coveting the gifts of the Spirit (I Cor. 12:31). Whatever we do to serve, we do because we love Jesus. It’s the love of Jesus that will compel you to pray. Serve because you love God.
Your Destiny
Starting with Ephesians 2:6-10, Christopher preaches on seven (7) points to walking out our destiny.
Purpose of the Gifts
He preaches that the manifestation of the Spirit is given to each one for the profit of all. The five-fold ministry, miracles, gifts of healings, helps, administrations, and varieties of tongues are to equip the Body in the ministry of reconciliation, to do the works of Jesus and even greater ones, and to have dominion over what God has made. Each one of us is to have dominion over his or her own body and not be conformed to this world.
Unity is Not Conformity
Expounding on “Unity is not conformity and diversity is not division”, Pastor Dale uses examples of how God works the gifts differently in the Body.
God’s Gifts and His Grace
It’s always God’s will for people to be healed. Jesus even ministered to the people who were offended by Him. He taught them when they had unbelief, so that they could believe.
Gifts of the Spirit Defined
Listen how a person can hinder or cooperate with the gifts of the Spirit. Think how Peter changed after being baptized and endued with power from the Holy Spirit. Pastor Dale tells about an experience when he missed “it” by not giving an interpretation to a tongue. God will bless you when you are in the place He wants you, and then He will trust you with the gifts of the Spirit.
The Deep Things of God
Did you know that the Holy Spirit’s presence is better than when Jesus lived on the earth? Read John 16:7. The plan of God is hidden for you. The wisdom of God is by His Spirit, because the Holy Spirit searches the deep things of God. Since the Spirit is in your heart, so is the wisdom of God. Pray in tongues to get God’s plan for you.
Doctrine of the Human Spirit
We are a spirit living in a body and having a soul. One of those three parts can overpower the other parts. Your spirit is your “real you” and was designed to control you. Your mind is to assist the Spirit in you, but God speaks to your spirit. Read Heb. 4:12, Matt. 15:19, Romans 8:13-14, and Prov. 20:27.
The Manifestation of the Spirit
Are we all to move in the Spirit? According to I Cor. 12:7 “the manifestation of the Spirit is given to each one for the profit of all.” The manifestation of the Spirit can save your life and bring profit to you in many ways. Listen as Pastor Dale teaches on moving in the gifts of the Spirit, compassion and love, and desiring the gifts in your life.
Gifts of the Spirit
Listen to this sermon to hear the difference between the gifts of the Spirit, the administrations, and the operations of the Spirit found in I Cor. 12. Everything God has for you, He wants to minister through you. The manifestation of the Spirit will profit you. Giving, praying, and fasting will bring a manifestation and open up the realm of the Spirit to you.
The Testimony of Jesus
I Cor. 12 is the text for this sermon on the vocal gifts of the Spirit. John 16:13 also helps us understand the importance of the guiding of the Holy Spirit, so that Jesus is glorified. Jesus lives in us, and we have God’s anointing in us, which will teach us. (I John 2:20-27)
Grieve Not the Spirit
Texts: Eph. 4:29 and I Thess. 5:16. The Holy Spirit has a sensitive nature. It doesn’t take much to grieve or quench Him, nor to welcome Him. We grieve the Spirit when we suppress and try to control the ministry gifts and the Holy Spirit in someone. We must yield to the Spirit, because He wants to use us. We shouldn’t be afraid of the supernatural, nor allow the fear of failure to keep us in bondage. We stay in the Spirit and move in the Spirit by the hearing of faith (Gal. 3:2). Move on, not allowing the hurts of life to keep us from flowing in the Spirit.
Victory for All
Luke 24: God has supernatural power. There is a place where the spiritual meets the natural. Some people need to see the power of God when He makes Himself known. Pastor Dale tells about a Russian theater manager who was healed by God’s miraculous power through a word of knowledge. Miracles and signs and wonders are often for a purpose.
Don’t be ashamed of the Gospel
Using Romans 1:16 and I Thessalonions 1:5, Pastor Dale teaches us that God is a good God, He’s for us, and He wants to reward us. We need not to be ashamed of the Gospel of Jesus Christ, because it is the power in our lives to overcome sin and to get us on track. The Gospel we live by brings change and joy. We don’t need to be afraid of the will of God. In order to have victory, we must have battles. Our conflicts will cause us to rise above them and cause us to achieve. We need power to be bold.
Integrity
Pastor Bill Hake from Abundant Life Church in York, PA preaches from Ps. 26 about integrity, the integrity of a person that reflects that they live by what they say and believe. When we live a life of integrity, we welcome the scrutiny and examination of our heart by other people and God. How do we live our lives? Who are our friends? Do you know your relationships are assigned to you to do the Father’s will? We need to be faithful and live a life of integrity that glorifies God.
The Gospel Is the Power of God Part 3
Where the gospel is, the power of God is there. Receiving is easy. God wants to use us to minister. To win involves conflict. The process to power. Everyone’s has a part and a job to do.
The Gospel Is the Power of God Part 2
Did you know that receiving the “power” of God is separate from receiving the baptism of the Holy Spirit? Using scripture texts of Romans 1:16, Acts 10:38, Luke 24:29, and Isaiah 40:28-31, Pastor Dale explains that we need the power of God as well as the Holy Spirit. He also gives examples of receiving God’s power through prayer and waiting on Him (serving Him).
The Gospel Is the Power of God Part 1
Why we need to strive for more power. Launch into the deep, don’t be ashamed of the power of the gospel. Key, strong prayer life and fellowship with Jesus and believers. Dale shares personal testimonies of the power of God.