give you that backdrop there I want to read a little bit in second Kings nine and ten and then we'll talk about it so it says Elijah the prophet who had received a double fold portion of the Holy Spirit from Elijah so this is the

God is joy in the Holy Spirit and every time I start to feel a little down I start to feel like I have a little bit of a long face shake myself out of it grab myself by the scruff of the neck so to speak and declare no joy is my

Christ it's just dead works it's just our flesh and we have to be transformed by the power of the Holy Spirit and part of what that transformation part of what the Holy Spirit does ánot says he gives us a consideration for others and he

fulfill his word he's going to give you grace he's going to fill you with the Holy Spirit and the question comes to me and to you will that become a reality to us and it all boils down to whether we believe him and it says the royal

lord i want to confess there's a problem with my purity lord cleanse me wash me clean so i can see your purpose again i want to choose it i want to choose to see it that way but i can only do it by the power of the holy spirit i will

hearts to talk about what does it mean to be fully functioning members of the church and um what does it mean for God's for the Holy Spirit to give gifts for Ministry uh for the blessing of the church um and the thing as I was

against the knowledge of God do you know this is a strange thing to say but do you know there are some thoughts that are too high for God so to speak what the holy spirit says here is there are some lofty thoughts some seemingly good

new covenant just to be a new set of laws just another law because it's not like that you know it says in romans chapter eight a verse that many folks have or a passage many folks have referenced earlier the law of the spirit

that they should receive the holy spirit look with me at john chapter 20 verse 19. when it was evening on that day the first day of the week and the doors were shut where the disciples were for fear of the jews jesus came and stood in their midst

need to always ask for the Holy Spirit to help me. Um and when I'm contemplating any response to in any conversation or any in any scenario, I need to ask the Holy Spirit to help me. And specifically in areas where I think I know the answer, I need

holy conduct and godliness and this the phrases struck me looking for and hastening the coming of the day of god because of which the heavens will be destroyed by burning and the elements will melt with intense heat and that looking for and hastening

Commandments abides in him and he in him so I see that and and then actually goes on to say we know that he abides in Us by the spirit whom he's given us so I see that the ter the the the holy spirit will actually testify to my spirit um of

in these verses just as we were reading them even it says in verse 7 therefore as the holy spirit says today if you hear his voice and what it what i was reminded of is i was thinking about this danger of gradually falling away is the day that

have i seen i am totally helpless to remember god's word unless he reminds me and my memorization plan is useless unless the holy spirit brings his word to my mind in the moment i need it look with me please at luke chapter 22

years of practice i'd be touchy every single day for a hundred years unless you change my heart unless you fill me with the holy spirit unless you give me grace will you please help me i never thought in all my you know i've had kids for

i read your word i cannot i have to come i need your holy spirit to stir my spirit that i might know because my being a student doesn't do me any good here right and and on and on and on but but the thing that it caused me to do and think about this

this Giants tombstone the date of death is 2018 by God's grace by the power of the Holy Spirit in me this giant is like a dead man walking you know that's the phrase they use on death row whenever an inmate their time their days are

may the verse 13 now may the god of Hope fill you with all joy and peace in believing so that you will abound in hope by the power of the Holy Spirit do you see that the god of Hope wants you and me to abound in hope he wants us to

today by your holy spirit i need you i need you to speak i need you to call me i need you to give me the command for today um and as appreciative as i am of your word it's not enough that it's in the bible it's got to come to my heart afresh

circumstance to do what to produce another instance of groping and then it broke and he finds me that's the past that's the path that guy was marked out for us it's in this way that the Holy Spirit is it says in 2nd Corinthians 3

coming is mightier I'm not fit to remove his sandals he will baptize you with the Holy Spirit and fire and here's what he says he says this is how John the Baptist the one who's come to prepare the way for Jesus this is how he

you will not be able to serve the Lord and I feel that the Lord says that to me in my resolutions perhaps he says it's you and your resolutions you say you know what I'm never going to blank or I'll always blank do you hear the Holy Spirit say you will

And we can say, and children especially, I'm sure you most children are probably thinking, "Jesus." Which is a good Sunday school answer, but Jesus isn't the gift. I say that reverently. Or you might think, "Oh, it's the Holy Spirit." The