The Power Gifts of the Holy Spirit

Matthew 15:30 – And great multitudes came unto him, having with them those that were lame, blind, dumb, maimed, and many others, and cast them down at Jesus’ feet; and he healed them.

Your spirit is like electricity that makes the power of God available at all times to those who need a touch from Him.

When you lay hands on people, you connect the power of God to them, and God’s power will flow through you to meet their needs.

Jesus gave us many examples of how to use our mouth, voice, and hands to bring healing to His people.

When you study the life of Jesus you will discover that He never prayed for the sick or the demon possessed but He healed and delivered many.

How did Jesus perform so many miracles:

1. He spoke a command to the body - Stretch out your hand! “Woman you are set free from your infirmity.”

2. He laid hands on the sick and they were healed.

3. He spoke to demons and commanded them to come out of the person.

4. He loved people and had great compassion for them.

5. He took time to meet them at the point of their greatest need.

6. God’s people can also speak and lay hands on the sick to bring healing, and we can command the demons to go using the powerful name of Jesus!”


Do you desire to be a source of power for the Holy Spirit to use?

You And The Holy Spirit!

Luke 24:49 – And, behold, I send the promise of my Father upon you: but tarry ye in the city of Jerusalem, until ye be endued with power from on high.

Jesus gave every believer four things in the Great Commission and He knew that with the power of the Holy Spirit we could accomplish them.

He gave us:

1. His authority: Mathew 28:18, “All authority in heaven and on earth has been given to me. Therefore, [you] go!”

2. His name: Mark 16:17-18, “And these signs will accompany those who believe: In my name they will drive out demons; they will speak in new tongues…they will place their hands on sick people, and they will get well!” We have a Name that is above every name that’s named! (Phil. 2:9)

3. His power: Jesus said in Luke 24:49, “Stay I the city [Jerusalem] until you have been clothed with [dunamis, i.e. miracle-working] power from on high.”

4. His work to do: Jesus said in John 20:21, “As my Father has sent me, I am sending you.” And in John 9:4 Jesus said, “We must do the work of him who sent me.” Then in John 14:12 He said, “Do what I have been doing [and you] will do even greater things than these, because I am going to the Father.”

With the Holy Spirit’s help, we can accomplish great things for the Kingdom of God. We can help to usher in the soon return of our King.

Share His love with those you meet so they too can experience all that He gave in exchange for their life.


Are you following the lead of the Holy Spirit?

Faith And Miracles

John 14:12 – Verily, verily, I say unto you, He that believeth on me, the works that I do shall he do also; and greater works than these shall he do; because I go unto my Father.

The gift of faith and the gift of the working of miracles often work hand in hand. Examples of this - Elijah dividing the waters of the Jordan after Elijah’s mantel came upon him; Jesus turning the water into wine; and when God’s people were delivered by walking on dry ground in the midst of the sea, etc.

All these miracles happened because the gift of faith was in operation to perform them. However, it was the gift of the working of miracles that caused the actual miracles.

Creative miracles take place when God’s omnipotence is manifested through a person’s words and deeds.

When people see these miracles there is no doubt in their minds that it is God doing it.

Creative miracles take place when we simply believe God and expect to see His miracle working power.

God desires to use us to perform signs, wonders, and miracles to draw unbelievers to Him.

Jesus promised that we would do greater works because He was going to the Father.



Are you seeing these greater works that Jesus spoke about? Why or why not?

The Gift of the Working of Miracles

1 Corinthians 12:10a – To another the working of miracles…..

The gift of the working of miracles is not natural miracles, but supernatural miracles where God intervenes in a natural event in the ordinary course of nature. (Moses splitting the Red Sea)

The gift of the working of miracles is something that is supernatural and happens on a natural plane.

The gift of the working of miracles is an intervention in the force of nature.

The working of miracles includes miraculous provisions like the widow women with the cruse of oil; the feeding of the 5,000 with the multiplication of the fish and the loaves.

Sometimes the gift of the working miracles carries out divine judgment such as the blindness in Sodom and Gomorrah because of sin.

It is sometimes used to deliver someone in an unavoidable situation of danger. (Jesus stilled the storm.)

The working of miracles displays God’s power and magnificence.

In the Greek, the gift of the working of the miracles means, “the working of powers, the working of impelling, staggering wonders or astonishments; or the out workings of explosions of Almightiness!”


Do you desire the gift of the working of miracles?

The Gift of the Holy Spirit

Acts 1:8 – But you 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 Judea, and in Samaria, and unto the uttermost part of the earth.

When you are filled with the Holy Spirit, you are filled with power.

The Holy Spirit gives you boldness to walk in the authority that Jesus gave you.

The Holy Spirit enables you to be a conqueror in life.

The Holy Spirit comforts, leads, guides, and directs your steps.

The Holy Spirit gives wisdom to your heart and helps you to make right decisions.

Faith in the Holy Spirit enables you to minister the baptism in Him to others so they too can receive power.

There is a demonstration of power that is manifested as a result of the Holy Spirit living in a believer’s heart.

When we operate in the gifts of the Holy Spirit, miracles happen!


Do you have an intimate relationship with the Holy Spirit?

The Gift of Faith

Romans 12:3 – For I say, through the grace given unto me, to every man that is among you, not to think of himself more highly than he out to think; but to think soberly according as God hath dealt to every man the measure of faith.

The gift of faith is not faith; it is a special endowment of faith.

The gift of faith is special faith you receive after the baptism in the Holy Spirit.

When the gift of faith is in operation you cannot doubt!

Special faith is given to us so we have the power and ability to absolutely believe God.

This faith allows us to believe God in such a way that He honors our word as His own, and will miraculously bring to pass the things for which we believe.

Each of us has been given a measure of faith.

We have a measure – an allotment, a quantity, an amount of faith to believe God for what may seem impossible.

Mark 10:27 says – “And Jesus looking upon them saith, with men it is impossible, but not with God: for with God all things are possible.

Whatever you can have faith for, is absolutely possible with God.


What are you believing for that seems impossible?

God’s Protection

Psalm 23:6 – Surely goodness and mercy shall follow me all the days of my life: and I will dwell in the house of the Lord forever.

The scripture tells us that goodness and mercy will follow us all the days of our life.

Wherever we go goodness and mercy will be in hot pursuit.

These two fruit have the ability to follow after us and God has sent them to watch over us all the days of our life.

They will pursue us and stay with us until we dwell in God’s house forever.

The scripture said “surely” goodness and mercy shall follow you. Surely means –
To be certain
To be confident
To be secure
To be convinced
Goodness and mercy will be unfailing
Goodness and mercy will be dependable

God promises that you can trust Him explicitly because goodness and mercy will, without fail, be with you every day for the rest of your life.

Remember God’s goodness and mercy toward you, and know that He wants you to pass it on to others!

Are you living under God’s protection?

To Be Edified

1 Thessalonians 5:11 – Therefore encourage one another and build each other up as you are already doing.

When you hear the word edify or build-up, you instantly know that something is required of you.
Time and effort are required to edify and build others.
Part of the fruit of goodness is to use your words to lift up another.
Our words can strengthen and develop others.
We don’t know the day or time of Jesus’ return but we know He is returning.
While we wait on Him, the Bible encourages us to:
- To live in His light
- To be sober and alert
- To live with self control
- To put on faith
- To wear love as a breastplate
- And to have hope of salvation as our helmet
As we do these things, we will be able to encourage, edify and build one another.
We will demonstrate His love and hope to those in need.
And they will be built up and ready for His appearing because we will have deposited Him into their hearts.
The fruit of goodness will cause us to love one another as He has loved us, and to show them the kindness He has shown us.

Are you edifying others?

Unlocking Your Value

Matthew 10:29 – 30 – Are not two sparrows sold for a farthing? And one of them shall not fall on the ground without your Father. But the very hairs of you head are all numbered. Fear ye not therefore, ye are of more value than many sparrows.

God the Father, in His love, kindness and goodness has placed a high value on us and deposited tremendous worth in our lives.
If you were the only person on earth, He would still have sent Jesus to die that horrible death just for you.
In this passage of scripture there is a clear picture of how valuable you are to God.
He said two sparrows are sold for a penny and yet not one of them can fall without God being aware of it.
God sees these sparrows that are not as valuable as you, and He marks where they are in life.
God goes on to say that “the very hairs on your head are numbered.”
He knows every strand and He sees and knows everything about you.
So, He tells you not to let fear or worry overtake you because to Him you are worth more than many sparrows.
If He knows where the sparrows fall, He most definitely knows where you are in life.
You have tremendous value and worth to God. He will insure that His goodness follows you all the days of your life.


Do you know your value?

Touched By Virtue

Mark 5:28 – 30 - For she said, if I may touch but His clothes, I shall be whole. And straightway the fountain of her blood dried up; and she felt in her body that she was healed of that plague. And Jesus immediately knowing in Himself that virtue had gone out of Him, turned Him about in the press and said, “Who touched my clothes?

In this passage of scripture is the story of a woman with an issue of blood who had been sick for 12 years.
She was considered unclean and was not to be seen out in public.
When she heard about Jesus and His miracles she threw caution to the wind and went after her miracle.
She pushed her way through the crowd even in her weakened
condition.
Her faith and determination gave her the strength to pursue her miracle with her whole heart.
She was not looking for an audience with Jesus.
She did not desire to ask Him about His healing ministry.
She simply heard about all His miracles and believed that she could be one of those miracles.
She had a far deeper understanding than most – somehow she knew that if she touched the hem of His garment that power could also be found there and she would be healed.
She determined in her heart to get close enough to Him to experience this power.
When she pressed her way to Him and touched His garment, instantly her bleeding stopped and she was healed.
With all the people surrounding Him, Jesus asked, “Who touched Me?” and His disciples reminded Him off the size of the crowd.
Jesus felt virtue – power left His body when she touched Him.
Virtue is defined as power and goodness. This flowed out of Jesus into this woman and healed her.
Jesus found her in the crowd, because she came trembling and knelt at His feet.
Jesus said, “Daughter, your faith, your confidence, your determination has healed you go in peace and be freed from your sufferings.
Goodness flowed from Jesus into her and made her whole.
That same virtue, goodness and power is being offered to us today. All we have to do is to reach out and touch Him.

How close are you to Jesus’ virtue?

Friendliness

Proverb 18:24 (KJV) – A man that hath friends must show himself friendly: and there is a friend that sticketh closer than a brother.

When showing kindness toward others, the first outward sign will be the friendliness that you display.
When a person is friendly (smiling, helpful) people will know that they are approachable.
Friendliness is a display of your confidence in God.
It showcases God’s character so others can be drawn to Him. When we first show our friendliness to people, they will feel invited and welcomed into our presence.
When trials overtake us and we need counsel and help, God will raise up friends to care for us.
Jesus is a friend who sticketh closer than a brother.
He is available and attentive to us.
Stay close to your friends by being watchful and concerned about their well being.

How friendly are you?

Expressing Sympathy

Psalm 138:8 (KJV) – The Lord will perfect that which concerneth me: thy mercy, O Lord, endureth forever: forsake not the works of thine own hands.

In order to sympathize or show genuine concern for others, you must have a good understanding of where they are in their life circumstances.
God has promised in the Scripture to perfect everything that concerns us.
He is saying that things, situations, and trials will come our way but He will take all of it, mold and shape it, and then use it to perfect His ways in us.
God will take every difficulty and lift the concerns so that we are able to bear up under the weight of it.
He is touched with the feelings of our infirmities because Jesus identifies with us.
God will perfect His purposes in us.
If your circumstances or currently good, God is still perfecting that which concerns you.
If your circumstances are painful, God is perfecting that which concerns you.
He is sympathetic and concerned about all of our needs, and will supply them according to His riches in glory by Christ Jesus.

How do you express your sympathy to others?

A Display Of Tenderness

Psalm 117:2 - For great is His faithful love to us; the Lord’s faithfulness endures forever.

God displays mercy toward us even when we were sinners, Jesus was dying for us.
He is tender and compassionate to our needs.
He offers His best to us in all situations.
His tenderness is everlasting and endures forever.
God is the lover of our souls.
He knows that we are fragile and are in need of His strength.
So he tenderly reaches out to us and supports us as we serve Him.
The demonstration of His tenderness should also be displayed from our lives so others may see.

1 Thess. 4:18 says to comfort one another with the same comfort that we have received.

God’s comfort provides the peace that we need in all situations.
He comforts us because of His great love and tenderness toward us.
As we receive His comfort, we will see a display of His faithfulness throughout our life.
Remember to be tender, kind, and compassionate toward others.

Are you experiencing God’s tenderness in your life?

The Fruit of Kindness and Goodness

Galatians 5:22 – But the fruit of the Spirit is love, joy, peace, long-suffering, gentleness, goodness, faith.

Kindness:
A display of tenderness.
To be sympathetic and concerned.
To be friendly.

Goodness
To be virtuous.
To have value and worth.
To edify and to build up.

God’s kindness to Abraham and Isaac (Genesis 24:1-12)
Abraham was advancing in years and knew that in order for his legacy to be carried on, he needed to find a wife for Isaac.
He selected his trusted servant and sent him on a mission to his homeland to find a wife for Isaac because he did not want a wife from the people around him.
The servant knew Jehovah God, and understood that only God could give him wisdom, and favor to choose the right bride.
Vs. 12 – He asked God to give him success and to show kindness to Abraham – God had always demonstrated kindness to Abraham in the past.
Then the servant fleeced God by telling him that whoever offered not only to give him water, but also to give water to the animals would be the one God had selected for Isaac’s bride.
God answered the servant’s request by showing kindnesses to Abraham in the selection of a bride - the right bride was chosen and taken back to Isaac.

Kindness comes from the heart of God toward His children. He is kind and considerate toward us.

Whether you are rich or poor the law of kindness can operate in you and from you to others. All you have to do is ask God to work through you.

Is the fruit of goodness/kindness operating out of your life?

A Lack A Faith

Matthew 19:16-30 - “The Rich Young Ruler”

He met Jesus and asked about what good thing he must do to inherit eternal life.
Jesus told him to obey the commandments and then He listed the commandments.
He told Jesus that he had kept them all.
Jesus then instructed him to sell all he had and follow Him.
The young man went away sad because He had great wealth.
I propose to you that a lack of faith was His downfall.
I further purpose that he could have been one of Jesus disciple but missed his destiny.
His lack of faith and confidence to the “sound of faith” he was hearing to follow Jesus caused him to miss his destiny.
Hebrews 11:6 – God is a rewarder of those who diligently seek Him.
This young man needed faith, commitment, focus, and diligence to follow Jesus.
He was not really set on fulfilling His goal of obtaining eternal life.
Eternal life was only a sideline issue for him; it was not his main objective.
He missed out on the greatest opportunity of a lifetime, to become one of Jesus’ disciples and to go from a nameless young man to a man who would be spoken about for centuries.

Where are you in your faith walk? Are you in faith or out of faith?
1. Are you doing what God told you to do?
2. Are you fulfilling the assignment He gave for your life?
3. Are you living in obedience to His Word and to the revelation He has given you?
4. Are you sticking with the plan Jesus asked you to execute?

Do not allow the devil to cause you to pack your bags and move from your faith address.

Make your location in life the place where you faith lives.

This location is where you will experience God’s Blessings.


What is the level of your faith?

Bible Faith Rewards

James 2:26 – For as the body without the spirit is dead, so faith without works is dead also.
We have a choice to live in faith or outside of faith.
There are rewards to those who live in faith.
Your reward comes with your obedience to God’s assignment for your life.God wants you to be located at the “faith address” He deems most profitable and valuable for your life.

To receive your rewards, you must:
1. Keep your eyes fixed on Jesus
2. Don’t allow the devil to distract you
3. Don’t let circumstances move you from your faith address
4. Life worries and stresses can have you packing your bags and moving out of faith to low levels of defeat and failure

The reward of your faith is that:
You will receive the full manifestation of what you believe for.
You will ask and it will be given to you.
You will accomplish what God has called you to do.
You will be prosperous and abundantly bless.
You will live a life of joy, peace and victory.
You will enjoy every moment of your life, no days will be wasted.
Success in life will be yours if you stay at your faith address and not let anyone move you.


Are you currently being rewarded because of your faith?