THE ANOINTING AND THE ANOINTED -LECTURE 13
MEMORY VERSE: How God anointed Jesus Christ of Nazareth with the Holy Ghost and with power: who went about doing Good, and healing all that were oppressed of the devil: for God was with him. (Acts 10:38)
TEXT: Acts 4:23-31
INTRODUCTION: It is an indubitable fact that the Church is in her most trying period. There is an unprecedented raging evil in our contemporary world. Evil men and seducers are waxing worse and worse, deceiving… (2 Timothy 3:13). Strange happenings are multiplying; and there is a bold and reckless advertisement of satanic operations in our today world. The anointing is the fortification of the Spirit needed by every Believer to confront and overcome the barrage of satanic attacks targeted at us
We shall be looking at this topic through these sub - division
A. The Necessity of the Anointing
B. The Description of the Anointing
C. The Degree of the Anointing
D. The Identity of the Anointed
E. The Secrets of the Anointed
THE NECESSITY OF THE ANOINTING
1. Jesus Himself was anointed - Acts 10:38
2. His ministry rested on the foundation of the anointing-Luke 4:14
3. Jesus never operated outside the grace of the anointing -Luke 4:32
4. He confronted demonic host by the fire of the anointing -Mark 5:8-9
5. He performed all His awesome miracles through the force of the anointing- John 11:43-44
6. He spoiled principalities and powers by the strength of the anointing- Col. 2:15
7. He made a show of them triumphing over them by the anointing-Col. 2:15
8. He was the embodiment of the anointing -Luke 9:29
9. He exposed the dangers and the wickedness in life and ministry to His disciples- Matt. 10:16 10. He mandated His disciples to get the anointing- Luke 24:49
THE DESCRIPTION OF THE ANOINTING
1. The burden removing and yoke breaking power of God -Isa. 10:27
2. The power that enables a person functions supernaturally-I Kings 18:46
3. It is God's way of touching one's life -Matt. 8:2-3
4. Supernatural power for supernatural things -Matt.14:25
5. It is the heavenly electric current- Mark 5:28-30
6. It is the liquid fire of the Holy Spirit- Acts 6:8
7. It is the power that enables one to get sweat- less results - Mark 9:25-26
8. It is special equipment for extra-ordinary performance -2 Kings 2:14
9. It is the power to press on when everyone and everything tells you to stop -Phil. 3:14
10. It is power to heal the sick and cast out demons -Luke 6:18
11. It is the purifying and cleansing fire of God- Isa. 6:6-7
12. It is the authority of ease -Mark 1:27
13. It is the force of divine grace working upon you -Acts 19:11-12
14. It is the hand of God resting upon you for good -Neh. 2:18
15. It is the instrument of God in your life to help you become the best- I Tim. 1:12-14
16. It is the power that takes one from the ordinary to the extraordinary Luke 4:14
17. It is when the Holy Spirit has fully saturated your whole beingLuke 4:1a
PERSPECTIVE OF THE ANOINTING
1. Measure received at conversion -John 4:14
2. Baptism of the Holy Spirit- John 7:37-38, Acts 2:4
3. Anointing through maturity, knowledge and experience in faith -Acts 8:5-8
4. Anointing through consecration to divine service -Heb. 1:9
5. Pursuing the anointing and being obedient to God -Acts 2:1-2
THE IDENTITY OF THE ANOINTED
1. He is the man who is connected to the anointing of the Spirit of God- Luke 4:1
2. He is the man who has the fullness of God in Him -Col. 2:9
3. He is the man in whose life there is a deposit of the power of God -Matt. 28:19
THE SECRETS OF THE ANOINTED The Anointed must understand and apply the secrets that helped Jesus Christ remain anointed and excel in ministry.
These are:
1. He loved righteousness- Heb. 1:9
2. He hated iniquity -Heb. 1:9
3. He lived a fasted life -Matt. 4:2
4. He was mighty in prayer -Luke 22:44
5. He was a worshipper -Luke 10:21
6. He was addicted to praise -John 11:41-42
7. He was committed to the kingdom service- John 9:4
8. He had passion for souls -Luke 19:10
9. He loved humanity passionately -John 10:18
10. He understood the way of God -Heb. 10:7
11. He understood His mandate -Heb. 10:7
12. He was focused- Matt. 16:23
13. He was broken-Matt. 11:29
14. He was free from pollution- John 14:30
15. Guile was not found in His mouth -I Pet. 2:22
16. He was full of the knowledge of God's word -Matt. 4:11
17. He was committed to the WORD -Matt. 4:7
18. He applied the word -Matt. 4:4
19. He had robust relationship with the Holy Ghost -Acts 10:38
20. He exercised dominion power- John 11:43
21. He was not selfish -John 10:17-18
22. He was always speaking the truth- John 14:6
23. He was bold never entertaining the fear of man- John 2:16
24. He was ruled by compassion in Ministry- Matt. 9:36
25. He trusted God for everything-John 11:42
26. He was not afraid of death- Matt. 16:21
CONCLUSION: The consistent cry of the Spirit of the living God today is for all God's children to purge their vessels and make themselves fit for the anointing. Without the anointing it will be very difficult for any Believer to survive the end-time.
MEMORY VERSE: How God anointed Jesus Christ of Nazareth with the Holy Ghost and with power: who went about doing Good, and healing all that were oppressed of the devil: for God was with him. (Acts 10:38)
TEXT: Acts 4:23-31
INTRODUCTION: It is an indubitable fact that the Church is in her most trying period. There is an unprecedented raging evil in our contemporary world. Evil men and seducers are waxing worse and worse, deceiving… (2 Timothy 3:13). Strange happenings are multiplying; and there is a bold and reckless advertisement of satanic operations in our today world. The anointing is the fortification of the Spirit needed by every Believer to confront and overcome the barrage of satanic attacks targeted at us
We shall be looking at this topic through these sub - division
A. The Necessity of the Anointing
B. The Description of the Anointing
C. The Degree of the Anointing
D. The Identity of the Anointed
E. The Secrets of the Anointed
THE NECESSITY OF THE ANOINTING
1. Jesus Himself was anointed - Acts 10:38
2. His ministry rested on the foundation of the anointing-Luke 4:14
3. Jesus never operated outside the grace of the anointing -Luke 4:32
4. He confronted demonic host by the fire of the anointing -Mark 5:8-9
5. He performed all His awesome miracles through the force of the anointing- John 11:43-44
6. He spoiled principalities and powers by the strength of the anointing- Col. 2:15
7. He made a show of them triumphing over them by the anointing-Col. 2:15
8. He was the embodiment of the anointing -Luke 9:29
9. He exposed the dangers and the wickedness in life and ministry to His disciples- Matt. 10:16 10. He mandated His disciples to get the anointing- Luke 24:49
THE DESCRIPTION OF THE ANOINTING
1. The burden removing and yoke breaking power of God -Isa. 10:27
2. The power that enables a person functions supernaturally-I Kings 18:46
3. It is God's way of touching one's life -Matt. 8:2-3
4. Supernatural power for supernatural things -Matt.14:25
5. It is the heavenly electric current- Mark 5:28-30
6. It is the liquid fire of the Holy Spirit- Acts 6:8
7. It is the power that enables one to get sweat- less results - Mark 9:25-26
8. It is special equipment for extra-ordinary performance -2 Kings 2:14
9. It is the power to press on when everyone and everything tells you to stop -Phil. 3:14
10. It is power to heal the sick and cast out demons -Luke 6:18
11. It is the purifying and cleansing fire of God- Isa. 6:6-7
12. It is the authority of ease -Mark 1:27
13. It is the force of divine grace working upon you -Acts 19:11-12
14. It is the hand of God resting upon you for good -Neh. 2:18
15. It is the instrument of God in your life to help you become the best- I Tim. 1:12-14
16. It is the power that takes one from the ordinary to the extraordinary Luke 4:14
17. It is when the Holy Spirit has fully saturated your whole beingLuke 4:1a
PERSPECTIVE OF THE ANOINTING
1. Measure received at conversion -John 4:14
2. Baptism of the Holy Spirit- John 7:37-38, Acts 2:4
3. Anointing through maturity, knowledge and experience in faith -Acts 8:5-8
4. Anointing through consecration to divine service -Heb. 1:9
5. Pursuing the anointing and being obedient to God -Acts 2:1-2
THE IDENTITY OF THE ANOINTED
1. He is the man who is connected to the anointing of the Spirit of God- Luke 4:1
2. He is the man who has the fullness of God in Him -Col. 2:9
3. He is the man in whose life there is a deposit of the power of God -Matt. 28:19
THE SECRETS OF THE ANOINTED The Anointed must understand and apply the secrets that helped Jesus Christ remain anointed and excel in ministry.
These are:
1. He loved righteousness- Heb. 1:9
2. He hated iniquity -Heb. 1:9
3. He lived a fasted life -Matt. 4:2
4. He was mighty in prayer -Luke 22:44
5. He was a worshipper -Luke 10:21
6. He was addicted to praise -John 11:41-42
7. He was committed to the kingdom service- John 9:4
8. He had passion for souls -Luke 19:10
9. He loved humanity passionately -John 10:18
10. He understood the way of God -Heb. 10:7
11. He understood His mandate -Heb. 10:7
12. He was focused- Matt. 16:23
13. He was broken-Matt. 11:29
14. He was free from pollution- John 14:30
15. Guile was not found in His mouth -I Pet. 2:22
16. He was full of the knowledge of God's word -Matt. 4:11
17. He was committed to the WORD -Matt. 4:7
18. He applied the word -Matt. 4:4
19. He had robust relationship with the Holy Ghost -Acts 10:38
20. He exercised dominion power- John 11:43
21. He was not selfish -John 10:17-18
22. He was always speaking the truth- John 14:6
23. He was bold never entertaining the fear of man- John 2:16
24. He was ruled by compassion in Ministry- Matt. 9:36
25. He trusted God for everything-John 11:42
26. He was not afraid of death- Matt. 16:21
CONCLUSION: The consistent cry of the Spirit of the living God today is for all God's children to purge their vessels and make themselves fit for the anointing. Without the anointing it will be very difficult for any Believer to survive the end-time.
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