02/02/2020
Sunday, 2nd February 2020: Morning service EOG - Youth Service - Thanksgiving Service - (Groningen). 💐💐
Ministering: Pastor Paul Awede
Theme for Youth (February): Be energised with the Holy Ghost and Power (Acts 10 vs 36 - 38)
Topic: Be baptized with the Holy Ghost and Fire
Text: Matthew 3 vs 10 - 12
Matt. 3 vs 10b: every tree which bringeth not forth good fruit is hewn down, and cast unto the fire.
No man can do the work of God without the help of the Holy Spirit. Human flesh cannot do the work of the Holy Spirit, it is impossible. Matt. 3 vs 11: I indeed baptise you with water unto repentance: but he that cometh after me is mightier than I, whose shoes I am not worthy to bear: he shall baptize you with the Holy Ghost, and with fire.
Comparing creation with commission:
At the time of creation, man was made from the dust of the ground - Genesis 2 vs 7. It was until God breath the breathe of life into man, that man became a living soul. Man cannot do the commission without the breathe of life which is the Holy Ghost: John 20 vs 21 - 22: Then said Jesus to them again, peace be unto you: as my Father hath sent me, even so send I you. And when he had said this, he breathed on them, and saith unto them, Receive ye the Holy Ghost.
Rom. 8 vs 9 tells us that we are not in the flesh but in the Spirit. If man does not have the Spirit of God in him, he does not belong to him. We need the Spirit of Christ within us, then he will be your guide. A pilot will not travel without a guide. The same way, without the Spirit of God to guide you, you will certainly fail. As many as are lead by the Spirit of God, they are children of God - Romans 8 vs 14. The reason Jesus Christ was successful was because he listened to the instructions of the one that sent him.
How do we get baptised by the Holy Spirit ?
John 7 vs 37 - 39.
1. You must be thirsty for the Holy Spirit in order to get Him. Whatever you are thirsty for, you will have. In John 7 vs 38, Jesus said if any man thirst, let him come unto me, and drink.
2. You must come to the baptizer who is Jesus himself. John 7 vs 38. The Holy Spirit is made available for everyone, including children. When you have the Holy Spirit in you, he will be the one to direct your steps. You will find it difficult to miss any service with him living inside you.
3. You must receive the Holy Spirit by faith. By asking the baptizer, you have to make a request. Just like how Jesus Christ asked blind Bartimaeus, what should he do for him? It was until he asked for his sight, that he then received his sight. Luke 11 vs 13: If ye then, being evil, know how to give good gifts unto your children: how much more shall your Heavenly Father give the Holy Spirit to them that ask him?
Acts 10 vs 38 - 39: the promise of the Holy Spirit is for all of us. Everyone needs the Holy Spirit as he guides, he directs, he teaches. Acts 13 vs 2: when the were Ministering to God, the Holy Spirit spoke to the people to separate Saul and Barnabas for the work he will commit unto their hands.
Prayer: Lord Jesus, I need the Holy Spirit and fire (power), please release unto me in Jesus name. Please make me carrier of the fire.
