God Wants to Fill You with His Holy Spirit - Zac Poonen - August 5, 2020
http://rlcfchurch.org/god-wants-fill-you-holy-spirit River of Life Christian Fellowship 1306 N Lincoln Avenue Loveland, Colorado - 80537, USA
Summary
The speaker emphasizes that the core promises of the New Testament are Jesus' ability to save people from sin and the promise of being baptized with the Holy Spirit and fire. He warns that many Christians focus on old covenant promises of earthly blessings, neglecting the internal transformation offered by Christ. To receive this saving power and filling, one must seek God earnestly and wholeheartedly, mirroring the diligence shown when seeking earthly needs.
Outline
The message in plain words, in the order it unfolds. Select a time to jump the video to that moment.
Jesus will save his people from their sinsWhile the Old Testament promised forgiveness, the new promise of the New Testament is that Jesus saves us from committing those sins again from within.Matthew 1:21
Jesus will baptize you with the Holy Spirit and fireThe second promise is that Jesus Himself immerses believers in the Holy Spirit and fire, providing the power needed to live a holy life.Matthew 3:11
The law of seeking God with all your heartGod rewards those who diligently seek Him with the same earnestness that people pursue earthly things like money or healing.
The three pictures of water in John's GospelJesus illustrates the spiritual life using water: first as a cup of salvation at new birth, then as a well springing up to satisfy personal needs, and finally as rivers of living water flowing out to bless others.John 3:5
Hungering for the word and meditating on scriptureA healthy spiritual birth creates a deep hunger for God's word, and studying the scriptures diligently leads believers to rich truths like the river described in Ezekiel.
The Holy Spirit as a helper to keep commandmentsJesus promised the Holy Spirit as a helper to enable disciples to keep His difficult commandments and live as true children rather than insecure orphans.John 14:15–18
Being filled with the Spirit and walking in submissionBelievers are commanded to be continually filled with the Spirit, which results in constant thanksgiving, mutual submission in the body of Christ, and transformed family relationships.Ephesians 5:18–21
Asking the Father for the good gift of the Holy SpiritThe high standards of the Sermon on the Mount are impossible in human strength, but the Father readily gives the Holy Spirit to those who ask Him.
Christ became a curse to release the blessing of AbrahamJesus bore the curse on the tree so that believers could receive the promised blessing of Abraham, which is received through the Holy Spirit.Galatians 3:13–14
The internal transformation of the New CovenantIn the New Covenant, God promises to forgive sins, give personal knowledge of Himself, and write His laws directly on our minds and hearts by the Holy Spirit.
Endorsing God's promises with our amenEvery promise of God is 'Yes' in Christ, and believers must endorse these divine checks with faith by saying 'Amen' so they become reality.2 Corinthians 1:20
Personal testimony of salvation and spiritual hungerPoonen shares how he found assurance of salvation through God's word in John 6:37 and later sought God for boldness in preaching and purity in his inner life.
The true evidence of being filled with the Holy SpiritThe definitive proof of the fullness of the Holy Spirit is having the love of God shed abroad in our hearts in three directions: toward God, toward Jesus, and toward others.
A prayer of surrender and asking to be filledThe speaker leads listeners in a prayer to forgive others, release orphan insecurities, and ask the heavenly father for the fullness of the Holy Spirit.
