VISION KEEPERS ARE SPIRIT FILLED
(Book By Kendrix Gardner)
The Holy Spirit is the power that drives the Church. The disciples
selected by Jesus and trained by Him for three and a half years
did not become effective until they received the Holy Spirit sent by Him.
Acts 1:8
But you will receive power when the Holy Spirit comes on you; and you will be my
witnesses in Jerusalem, and in all Judea and Samaria, and to the ends of the earth.\”
Every believer, receives the indwelling of the Holy Spirit the moment they
accept Christ as their personal Savior.
Ephesians 1:13
In Him you also trusted, after you heard the word of truth, the gospel of your salvation;
in whom also, having believed, you were sealed with the Holy Spirit of promise,
Every believer has the power of the Holy Spirit, but most believer don\’t
know how to use this great resource.
The Church without the use of the Holy Spirit is like a car with out a battery.
In general on 20 percent of the Church is active serving God. The goal
should be to get 100 percent of the Church serving God.
The Holy Spirit is not a thing or influence, it is the third person in the Holy
Trinity. The Work of the Church is done through the power of the Holy Spirit.
In this lesson we will try to get a deeper understanding of the Holy Spirit.
The indwelling of the Holy Spirit and the filling of the Holy Spirit are
two separate operations.
The indwelling of the Holy Spirit is a one time operation that take place at
moment a believer accepts Christ as their personal Savior.
The filling of the Holy Spirit is an on going every day operation.
Being filled with the Holy Spirit is a personal choice that has to made
every day.
Ephesians 5:18
And be not drunk with wine, wherein is excess; but be filled with the Spirit;
Under the influence of Alcohol all your filters come off and you may
say what is truly on your mind.
Under the influence of the Holy Spirit, your ignorance comes off and you
become guided by the wisdom of the Word of God.
John 14:26
26 But the Counselor, the Holy Spirit, whom the Father will send in my name, will teach you all things and will remind you of everything I have said to you.
To learn all things, you have to be in a teachable mode. If I am watching one of my
favorite TV programs, chances are, I will not be in a Holy Spirit teachable mode.
To be reminded of what Jesus said, I have to have read, studied and meditated on
His Word, which is recorded in the Bible.
It was after the Holy Spirit was given to Church, the 120 men and women (Acts 1:15,
Acts 2:1-4) in the house that it began to grow. Peter preached and 3000 were saved in one day ( Act 2:41). We can do no work for God without the power of the
Holy Spirit.
THE WORK OF THE HOLY SPIRIT
1. The Holy Spirit Gives Us Birth Into The Body Of Christ.
Romans 7:4
So, my brothers, you also died to the law through the body of Christ, that you might
belong to another, to him who was raised from the dead, in order that we might bear
fruit to God.
James 1:18-19
He chose to give us birth through the word of truth, that we might be a kind of firstfruits
of all he created.
John 3:6
Flesh gives birth to flesh, but the Spirit gives birth to spirit
Jesus was born into flesh by the Holy Spirit. Likewise, we are into the body of
Christ by the Spirit.
2. The Holy Spirit Baptizes us Into The Body Of Christ
Acts 1:5
For John baptized with water, but in a few days you will be baptized with the Holy
Spirit.\”
1 Corinthians 12:13
For we were all baptized by one Spirit into one body — whether Jews or Greeks, slave
or free — and we were all given the one Spirit to drink.
The baptism of the Spirit is the moment the Spirit began to operate in the life of a
believer. The Holy Spirit make us partakers of the spiritual gifts and actuates the
working of the spiritual body. We are made equal members of the Holy brotherhood.
3. The Holy Spirit indwells the believer.
Luke 11:13
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?
Ephesians 1:13
In whom ye also trusted, after that ye heard the word of truth, the gospel of your
salvation: in whom also after that ye believed, ye were sealed with that holy Spirit of
promise,
Ephesians 4:30
And grieve not the holy Spirit of God, whereby ye are sealed unto the day of redemption.
Upon belief, the Holy Spirit becomes our spiritual conscience
It reminds us of the Word of God. It Convicts us of our sins
It empowers us to do God\’s work.
The believer is never alone. Jesus said I will never leave you or forsake you.
4. THE HOLY SPIRIT SEALS THE BELIEVER
According to the two previous verses, once saved always saved.
There is no turning back to our previous life.
We can only go forward growing in the Spirit.
We can grieve the Holy Spirit with our sinfulness. Even though out home in
heaven is sure, we will face consequences for our unfaithfulness.
God is tolerant to work with us until good work Jesus began in us is completed.
5. The Holy Spirit Sanctifies Us.
Sanctification means to be made holy and set apart for God\’s us.
Positional sanctification is the state that was placed on us even though
we are still in a sinful state.
Progressive Sanctification is the on going continuous work that God does in
us to make us more like Christ.
6. THE HOLY SPIRIT EQUIPS THE BELIEVER WITH SPIRITUAL GIFTS
1 Corinthians 12:28
28 And in the church God has appointed first of all apostles, second prophets, third
teachers, then workers of miracles, also those having gifts of healing, those able to
help others, those with gifts of administration, and those speaking in different kinds of
tongues.
1 Corinthians 12:7-11
7 Now to each one the manifestation of the Spirit is given for the common good.
8 To one there is given through the Spirit the message of wisdom, to another the message of knowledge by means of the same Spirit,
9 to another faith by the same Spirit, to another gifts of healing by that one Spirit,
10 to another miraculous powers, to another prophecy, to another distinguishing between spirits, to another speaking in different kinds of tongues, and to still another the interpretation of tongues.
7. THE HOLY SPIRIT GUIDES AND DIRECTS THE BELIEVERS
John 16:13-14
But when he, the Spirit of truth, comes, he will guide you into all truth. He will not
speak on his own; he will speak only what he hears, and he will tell you what is yet to
come.
Romans 8:14
because those who are led by the Spirit of God are sons of God.
The Holy Spirit led Abraham to be the father of faith.
The Holy Spirit guided King David through all his battles with
with his enemies.
The Holy Spirit guided Apostle Paul through out all his missionary
journeys setting up churches ending in Rome.
