Dearly Beloved, We shall be continuing in our series of EVANGELISM(ESSENTIAL PURPOSE OF THE HOLY GHOST)! But this time we are in Part 4!!!!!!!!!
Once again, using our anchor scripture which is Acts1:8-“But ye shall receive power, after that the Holy Ghost is come upon you: and ye shall be witnesses unto me both in Jerusalem, and in all Judaea, and in Samaria, and unto the uttermost part of the earth”. In our last three(3) teachings we have been exploring different ways through which the Holy Ghost helps the believer to make the most of life and secure eternity at the end.
In this segment, we shall be exploring all the corners of the Holy Ghost mission on earth and the rewards of evangelism as well as biblical references for meditation!!!!!!!!!!!!
The Holy Ghost is present and imminent in our lives to help the believer through the journey of life. Living without Him makes one a spiritual orphan. He is our divine helper – John.14:26 says- ” But the Comforter, which is the Holy Ghost, whom the Father will send in my name, he shall teach you all things, and bring all things to your remembrance, whatsoever I have said unto you”.
Rom.8:26 says, ” Likewise the Spirit also helpeth our infirmities: for as we know not what we should pray for as we ought: but the Spirit itself maketh intercession for us with groanings which cannot be uttered”.
The word “Comforter” is literary translated ‘Helper’.
Below are some of the sections of the essence of the Holy Ghost:
1) REACHING OUT TO THE LOST
· He convicts sinners to repent – Jn 16:9-11
· He pricks sinners’ hearts to turn to God – Act 2:37
· REWARD: Witnessing Jesus entitles believers to answered prayers –Jn 15:16
2) GATEWAY TO REVELATION
· The Holy Ghost helps the saints to access revelation – Jn 14:26
· Revelation is the unveiling of God’s word which is packaged in mysteries –Mk 4:11, 1Cor 2:12-13
· The Holy Ghost is the author and custodian of the Word – Is.34:16; II Tim.3:16,17
· He is the Revealer – 1 Cor.2:10-12
· He is the Teacher – Jh.16:13; 1 Cor.2:13; Job.36:22
· He is the enlarger of our spiritual understanding – Is.11:3
3) REACHING OUT FOR THE SOULS IN THE KINGDOM
We are chosen to preach the gospel as the bible says in John 15:16- ” Ye have not chosen me, but I have chosen you, and ordained you, that ye should go and bring forth fruit, and that your fruit should remain: that whatsoever ye shall ask of the Father in my name, he may give it you. Vs 17 says ” These things I command you, that ye love one another. The truth is it is easy to say we love God but if we truly love God we will preach the gospel, Jesus told peter in John 21:15-17, ” So when they had dined, Jesus saith unto Simon Peter, Simon, son of jonas, lovest thou me more than these? He said unto him, Yea, Lord; thou knowest that I love thee. He saith unto him, Feed my lambs.
He saith to him again the second time, Simon, son of Jonas, lovest thou me? He saith unto him, Yea, Lord; thou knowest that I love thee. He saith unto him Feed my sheep.
He saith unto him the third time, Simon, son of Jonas, lovest thou me? Peter was grieved because he said unto him the third time, Lovest thou me? And he said unto him, Lord, thou knowest all things; thou knowest that I love thee. Jesus saith unto him, Feed my sheep!!!! We can see here that it is very evident what Jesus was saying to peter; because he asked peter the question three(3) times and every time peter answered yes, he always said feed my sheep! One(1) way to show our love for God is through evangelism under the Power of the Holy Ghost!!!!
· The Holy Ghost emboldens us to preach Jesus – Act.1:8; 2:4,7/Act 4:13
· He also empowers us for signs and wonders thereby winning souls for Christ – Act.8:5-7; 9:32-35
· REWARD: Witnessing for Jesus entitles one to wages – Lk.10:7
4) KEY TO SANCTIFICATION
· Sanctification is abstinence from evil – 1 Thes.4:3
· The Holy Ghost is the spirit of holiness – Rom.1:4
· Our sanctification defines the limit of our fruitfulness – Ps.4:3; 2 Tim.2:22
· The Holy Ghost imparts the spirit of the fear of the lord to keep us from evil – Is.11:1,2; Prov.8:13; (Gen.39:8,9;42:18)
· He is also the refiners fire that purifies us – Mal.3:2,3; Matt 3:11-13, Is.6:5-7
5)REAPING THE HARVEST
· The Holy Ghost gives us utterance in witnessing Christ. –Eph 6:19
· He emboldens us to preach Jesus – Act.1:8; 2:4,14
· The Holy Ghost publicizes the church for harvest of souls – Is 5:26
· He also empowers us to perform signs and wonders that attracts sinners into the kingdom – Act.8:5-7
· REWARD: Witnessing for Christ confers authority – Matt.10:1-2
6) WEAPON OF CONQUEST
· The Holy Ghost is our spiritual weapon for conquest – Is 59:19
· He is our defense against all satanic assault – Lk 10:19
· He is also our shield of conquest – 2Chr 22:7
· The anointing will always prevail in battle – Ps 92:10-11/Is 10:25-27
· He fires the love of God into us that makes us more than conqueror – Rom 8: 35-38 (Rom 5:5/ 2 Tim 1:6-7)
· The Holy Ghost gives us the word in season for conquest – Is 50:4/ Mk4:1-14
· He gives us the right word for triumph – Job 6:25/ 2Cor 2:14
7) REACHING THE LOST FOR CHRIST
· He imparts boldness and confidence in us preaching Jesus – Act.1:8; 2:4,14
· The Holy Ghost directs us to where the harvest is waiting – Act.16:8-10
· REWARD: Witnessing for Jesus entitles us to divine health – Prov.13:17/ Jn 15:2
8) THE HOLY GHOST EMPOWERS US FOR EXPLOITS
· The Holy Ghost empowers for unusual feats – Is 55:1-3/Is 61:1-7
· The Holy Ghost is a breakthrough personality – Is 45: 1-13
· The Holy Ghost empowers our insight – 1Cor 2:9-13/Is 11:1-3
· Exploits in the Kingdom is a function of insight – Dan 11:32
· The deeper our insight, the greater the impact – Ps 45:3-5
· How far we see determines how much exploits we command – Gen 13:13-14 (Ps 119:130, 1Jn 2:27)
· The Holy Ghost empowers our faith for exploits
· The strength of our faith is a function of our insight – Rom 10:17
· Supernatural faith is a ministry of the Holy Spirit – 2Cor 4:13
· Supernatural faith engenders exploits – Heb 11:33
9) DRAWING MULTITUDES INTO THE KINGDOM
· The Holy Ghost imparts us with wisdom in preaching Jesus to the lost.
· He blows in the harvest into the Kingdom – Matt 11:31-32
· He emboldens us to preach Jesus – Act.1:8; 2:4,14
· REWARD: Witnessing for Jesus entitles us to divine protection – Lk 10:19
10) GATEWAY TO RESTORATION
· The Holy Ghost is the rain of restoration – Jl.2:23-26; Acts.3:19-22
· He also opens our eyes to see our inheritance – II Cor.4:4; 1 Cor.2:9-11; Eph.1:18-21
· He destroys fear that ties us down from possessing our possession –
II Tim.1:7; Rom.8:15.
· He opens our eyes to discover the thief – Prov.6:30,31
· He imparts boldness to take back what the enemy has stolen – Acts.4:13,31
Beloved, I believe I have been able to impart into you another session of teaching that has had so much impact on my life and has driven me crazy for God. I pray as you have read and continuing reading the Spirit of God will minister more to you as the bible says that the Spirit entered me as spake unto me.
As I wrap up this teaching, note that there are teachings that come with soul winning. I will be teaching under the Inspiration of the Holy Ghost about the Commitment, fervency, passion and lots more about Soul winning in part 5! You can’t just afford to miss those gracious ministrations. I am sure that this four(4) teachings has had enormous impact in your life, therefore I enjoin you not to miss the fifth (5) segment of this gracious teaching! Don’t miss it for anything. You can reach out to my blog at wordpress.com(pastor89) and get over 25 impactful teachings!!! Remain blessed!!!! Jesus is Lord!!!!!
Yours-In-His Vineyard
Yomi Akinnola
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