Ghost, Part 2: What are you Saying?

(Acts 19:2) "We have not even heard that there is a Holy Spirit." (2 Timothy 3:1-5) "But mark this: There will be terrible times in the last days. People will be lovers of themselves, lovers of money, boastful, proud, abusive, disobedient to their parents, ungrateful, unholy, without love, unforgiving, slanderous, without self-control, brutal, not lovers of the good, treacherous, rash, conceited, lovers of pleasure rather than lovers of God— having a form of godliness but denying its power. Have nothing to do with them." (Acts 2:1-4) "When the day of Pentecost came, they were all together in one place. Suddenly a sound like the blowing of a violent wind came from heaven and filled the whole house where they were sitting. They saw what seemed to be tongues of fire that separated and came to rest on each of them. All of them were filled with the Holy Spirit and began to speak in other tongues as the Spirit enabled them." (Acts 2:12) "Amazed and perplexed, they asked one another, "What does this mean?"  Ghost – Part 2-What are you saying? (1 Corinthians 2: 1-5) "When I came to you, brothers, I did not come with eloquence or superior wisdom as I proclaimed to you the testimony about God.  For I resolved to know nothing while I was with you except Jesus Christ and him crucified. I came to you in weakness and fear, and with much trembling. My message and my preaching were not with wise and persuasive words, but with a demonstration of the Spirit's power, so that your faith might not rest on men's wisdom, but on God's power."  (John 9:25) "He replied, "Whether he is a sinner or not, I don't know. One thing I do know. I was blind but now I see!"" (1 Corinthians 2:6-8) "We do, however, speak a message of wisdom among the mature, but not the wisdom of this age or of the rulers of this age, who are coming to nothing. No, we speak of God's secret wisdom, a wisdom that has been hidden and that God destined for our glory before time began.  (1 Corinthians 2:8-9) "None of the rulers of this age understood it, for if they had, they would not have crucified the Lord of glory. However, as it is written: "No eye has seen, no ear has heard, no mind has conceived what God has prepared for those who love him" (Colossians 1:27) "To them God has chosen to make known among the Gentiles the glorious riches of this mystery, which is Christ in you, the hope of glory." (1 Corinthians 2:10) "but God has revealed it to us by his Spirit. The Spirit searches all things, even the deep things of God." (Romans 8:16) "The Spirit himself testifies with our spirit that we are God's children." (1 Corinthians 2:11-13) "For who among men knows the thoughts of a man except the man's spirit within him? In the same way no one knows the thoughts of God except the Spirit of God. We have not received the spirit of the world but the Spirit who is from God, that we may understand what God has freely given us. This is what we speak, not in words taught us by human wisdom but in words taught by the Spirit, expressing spiritual truths in spiritual words." (1 Corinthians 2:14) "The man without the Spirit does not accept the things that come from the Spirit of God, for they are foolishness to him, and he cannot understand them, because they are spiritually discerned."  FAQ's about the Holy Spirit:  -Do I have to speak in tongues to be spirit filled? -Can every believer speak in tongues?  -Is it always the evidence of someone who is filled with the Spirit?  What can I expect from the Holy Spirit? 1.         Freedom in Worship (Acts 2:11) "…we hear them declaring the wonders of God" (Acts 2:13)  "Some, however, made fun of them and said, "They have had too much wine."  2.         Clarity of God's Vision (Ephesians 2:20NKJV)  "Now to Him who is able to do exceedingly abundantly above all that we ask or think, according to the power that works in us," (1 Corinthians 14: 2) "For anyone who speaks in a tongue does not speak to men but to God. Indeed, no one understands him; he utters mysteries with his spirit." 3.         Power in Prayer  (Romans 8:26-28 NKJV) "Likewise the Spirit also helps in our weaknesses. For we do not know what we should pray for as we ought, but the Spirit Himself makes intercession for us with groanings which cannot be uttered. Now He who searches the hearts knows what the mind of the Spirit is, because He makes intercession for the saints according to the will of God. And we know that all things work together for good to those who love God, to those who are the called according to His purpose.  How do I receive the filling of the Holy Spirit?  1.                  Remove all barriers 2.                  Request the gift (Luke 11:13) "If you then, though you are evil, know how to give good gifts to your children, how much more will your Father in heaven give the Holy Spirit to those who ask him!" 3.                  Receive the gift 4.                  Release your prayer language (Galatians 5:1) "It is for freedom that Christ has set us free. Stand firm, then, and do not let yourselves be burdened again by a yoke of slavery." For more information on the vision of Freedom Church, please visit our website at www.freedom-church.org.