Knowledge is power; all matter has energy. Energy released has world-changing power. When you pray in Jesus’ name, powerful things happen. There are two kinds of power in the Bible and in the world today: power over people (to crush and control them) and power to serve people (found in the Bible). He who is the greatest among you is the servant of all.
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turn with me to act chapter 1 verse 8 as
we talk today about the power of the
Holy Spirit We Begin this new and
exciting series of sermons titled you
shall receive power say that with me you
shall receive receive power how many of
you would like to have unlimited power
with
God it’s
possible because the Bible says ask and
you shall receive which means you have
as little or as much of God’s power as
you want how many want the power of God
to destroy destructive habits to
eliminate fear to take worry and doubt
away and to live with the confidence and
the hope that God has for your future
how many of you’d like for that to
happen today the power of the Holy
Spirit read with me acts 1 verse 8 ready
but you shall receive power when the
Holy Spirit has come upon you and you
shall be witnesses to me in Jerusalem
and in Judea and Samaria and to the ends
of the Earth Heavenly Father We Gather
in the house of God today to discover
the anointing and the power of the Holy
Spirit to be released in our lives in
Jesus name we pray and all of God’s
children said amen you may be
seated you have heard the expression
that knowledge is
power Albert Einstein created the world
famous equation e equal
mc² which produced the atomic bomb e
equals mc² means that all matter has
energy and that energy captured and
released can released world changing
power at the speed of light that’s what
that means I hold in my hand God’s
atomic bomb the energy and the power of
the Holy Spirit that’s released can
quickly in the twinkling of an eye
change your life the power of the Gospel
released under the anointing of the Holy
Spirit can change the world can change
America and can change your destiny the
Bible says in Psalm
68:35 he gives strength and power unto
his people Romans 13:1 says all power
comes from God say that with me all
power comes from God Romans 1513 listen
to Paul May the god of Hope fill you
with all joy and peace so that you may
overflow with hope how by the power of
the Holy Spirit John 1:12 to as many as
believed to them gave he power to become
the Sons and Daughters of God the
kingdom of God came with power the
greatest need of the church in America
today is the preaching of the word of
God on the anointing of the Holy Spirit
what’s in this book The pulpits of
America right now are flooded with timid
preachers who are saying things like if
you’ll repent to some extent you can be
saved to some degree
maybe the message from God Almighty is
the soul that sinth shall surely die the
wages of sin is death the gift of God is
eternal life can I get a amen
amen St Paul continues the theme of
power he says for I’m not ashamed of the
Gospel of Jesus Christ for it is the
power of God to Salvation to everyone
who believes do you believe he says to
the Jew first and to the Greek that
would mean the Gentiles the Jewish
people had this message long before we
ever knew it existed
don’t ever say that they’re cut out God
Almighty loves the Jewish people with an
everlasting love there are two kinds of
power in the Bible there’s power over
people and then there’s power to serve
people the power over people is to crush
to control and to conquer if something
in you seeks to control other people
that’s a demon Spirit the Bible calls it
the spirit of witch
intimidation
manipulation that leads to domination is
witchcraft whether that’s in the
government whether that’s in the church
whether it’s in your marriage recognize
it for what it is and stop it the second
kind of power is the power of the Gospel
gives you the power to serve Jesus
Christ who was the greatest among all
men he and his disciples arrived at the
upper
room they were getting ready for the
feast they all had dirty feet because
they had been walking in the dust and
dirt of the
road Jesus was the one who washed the
feet not the disciples why didn’t they
because they were concerned about what
their image would be in the Kingdom that
they thought Jesus was going to do on
the earth how can they rule and Reign
other people and bow and wash
feet but the one who had greatest
strength the Son of God knelt on his
knees and washed their dirty stinking
feet because he was the only one who had
enough power to do the unthinkable task
do
you do you do you have the power to do
the unlovable task the Unseen task the
unnoticed task the task that will not
get your name printed in the church
newsletter serving God in the 21st
century demands Supernatural power
demons do not leave because you think
positively they leave because you have
the power to drive them
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out Mark 16 and 17 and these signs shall
follow them that believe in my name they
shall cast out demons that requires
power from God diseases do not disappear
Because You Weep with emotion they
disappear because there’s healing power
in the word of God the prayer of faith
shall save the sick and the Lord shall
raise them up are you or someone in your
family facing a deadly disease or
someone has been critically injured or
someone is overwhelmed by disappointment
or depression pray for that person unto
the anointing of the Holy Spirit and
they will recover that’s God’s promise
to you do
that spiritual Revival will not come to
America while the church lives with
compromise in carnality it will come
when the Gospel of Jesus Christ is
preached under the power and the
anointing of the Holy Spirit ritual is
replaced with repentance when hype is
replaced with Holiness when ceremony has
been replaced to the confession of sin
righteousness exalts a nation
righteousness exalts a church but sin is
a reproach to any people Psalms 11 says
if the foundations are
destroyed what can the righteous do the
foundations of America are being
destroyed the foundations of the
American family have been destroyed our
nation is suffering from the absentee
father there will never be enough money
to replace an absentee father the
foundations of America are being
destroyed our government is corrupt our
schools are being corrupted socialist
indoctrination centers Supernatural
power will crush
anti-Semitism that now flourishes in
America’s colleges and universities love
is of God and those who have not love
listen to this have not God I want to
say that again love is of God and those
who have not love do not have God the
question is asked is it ever right to
defy the government and the answer is
yes when the government defies the word
of
God we live by the laws of this
government when the government in
Washington defies this we practiced this
when the government says you cannot
attend church this book says forsake not
the assembling of yourselves
together power from God empowers you to
reach your Divine Destiny to be the best
you can be to reach for your Highest
Potential to conquer the World the Flesh
and the devil to stand in the winner
circle as a champion for Christ the
question is
what would you attempt to do for the
Lord if you knew you could not fail what
would you attempt to do in your business
if you knew you could not fail your
thoughts and your dreams are not greater
than God’s ability to
provide nothing is impossible to you
when you really buy into that you’re
liberated from fear and doubt and
anxiety lie on the wings of Faith to
accomplish The Impossible Give the Lord
a shout of Praise In The House of
God the Bible says unto him who is able
to do exceedingly abundantly above all
we can ask or imagine let your
imagination go as far as it will go just
for a moment let your mind Escape the
Prison of your limitations what can you
imagine what would you dare to attempt
with your life you can do that God’s
power will explode within you and you
will accomplish your spiritual dream
your dream for your life nothing is
impossible you have unlimited access to
the throne of grace use it in Jesus name
Give the Lord
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Praise St Paul said I’m not ashamed of
the gospel Paul was a Roman
citizen Rome had power over people power
to crush to conquer and to control to
the Romans the death of Jesus on the
cross was a testimony of absolute
weakness it was shameful it was pathetic
for the Romans it was Despicable much of
the Church of Jesus Christ in America is
ashamed of the Gospel Jesus Christ said
I have come that you may have life and
have it more
abundantly abortion
destroys life
abortion is murder fitting all drugs
that kill what are we doing about it
absolutely nothing this was manufactured
in China sent to Mexico plac into Phill
form and brought across our Southern
border what should we do about it close
the border that’s what to do about
it Jesus said no man can serve two
masters we must decide to either offend
God or offend the world we are at war
with the World the Flesh and the devil
compromise is treason in the courts of
Heaven the church has watched in silence
as America has fallen into this
socialist sewer it’s time for the Church
of Jesus Christ to wake up to speak up
to stand up and fight the good fight and
fight to win and fight now
as the world around us seems to take a
very dark turn you might ask yourself is
it possible to prosper in every area of
life even in such perilous times the
answer is yes are you trusting him to
lead the way and show you what steps to
take next in him you have the ability to
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and turn on the
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light we are soldiers in the army of the
Living God we have the power of the word
the power of the blood the power of His
Name arise and do exploits in the name
of the Lord Jesus consider the power of
the Holy Spirit the
benefits the Holy Spirit brings to the
life of every believer believer
here first is powerful
witnessing how many of you witness for
Jesus Christ on a regular basis acts 1
and8 for you shall receive power say
that with me but you shall receive power
after the Holy Spirit has come upon you
and you shall be Witnesses unto me
notice that the witness is unto Jesus
Christ because Christ is the answer
don’t try to sell people on Cornerstone
Church sell them on Jesus Christ because
this is his
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church on the day of
Pentecost 120 were filled with the
spirit why were there 120 people there
because this was an official National
Prayer in
the Jewish faith you have to have 10
people to have a prayer meeting
there are 12 tribes in Israel 10 * 12 is
120 so this is an
official National Prayer 120 in the
upper room when they were filled with
the spirit they went into the streets
and started witnessing to the thousands
of people who were there from all over
the world it was the greatest evangelism
explosion since television came out all
over the Earth
secondly the holy spirit Power for
prayer Romans 8:26 likewise the spirit
also helps our weaknesses for we know
not what we should pray for as we ought
but the Holy Spirit himself the third
person of the godhead makes intercession
for us listen and he that means god
almighty who searches the hearts knows
what the mind of the spirit because he
makes intercession for the Saints
according to the will of God when you
are are praying about something that you
don’t know the answer
to you don’t know which way God wants to
take you you are praying about it from
the depths of your soul and the Holy
Spirit is your paraclete that’s the
Bible word actually it means lawyer but
he is your Advocate and he goes to God
the Father the the Holy Spirit goes to
God the father and says this is what
she’s trying to say this is what he’s
trying to say this is what their problem
is God the Father brings the answer back
and whether you know it or not the
problem is solved but it’s coming back
from Heaven sometimes God leaves you
hanging on the cliff but he will always
answer prayer I don’t know why God
always answered my big prayers at the
last
second but he has never failed
me
thirdly the holy spirit Power for
teaching you all things John 14:26 the
helper the Holy Spirit whom the father
will send my name will teach you all
things and bring to your remembrance all
things that I have said to you the holy
spirit is the author of the written word
of God that’s the Bible and he’s the one
who comes to help you understand the
word of God it was the Holy Spirit that
opened my mind in my my eyes to the
truth of God’s word concerning Israel
and the Jewish people for instance in
seminary I was told to stay away from
Romans
9:111 our professor had an earned
doctorate degree and was highly touted
as a
theologian but why should I not look at
Romans 9:10 and 11 this was
Paul’s position paper on the Jewish
people given to him by God the holy
Spirit why should I not know what’s in
that scripture I found out very quickly
replacement theology is a false
Doctrine saying that God has replaced
the Jewish people with the church is
wrong God has given the Gentiles their
day of salvation but he hasn’t cast the
Jewish people off God loves the Jewish
people has God Cast Away his people Paul
says certainly
not certainly not he said says I am a
Jew and God is still using me he’s not
done using the Jewish people Romans 11:7
teaches that Jewish people were
judicially blinded to the
identity of Jesus as the
Messiah this was a major Discovery for
me think this blindness was not their
choice God did it God did it the Jewish
people come to know the Messiah by by
Revelation by literal appearance
Gentiles come to know Jesus by
propagation that means preaching the
word of God but remember the conversion
of St Paul where God knocked him off his
horse and God says why are you
persecuting me now Paul was throwing
Christians into prison they were being
killed when Paul called himself a
murderer in the Bible he was a murderer
he used his position to get Christians
killed the conversation ended this way
Paul said who are you Lord and what
would you have me to
do who are you Lord and what would you
have me listen and the Bible records in
Acts 9:18 I’m talking about the
blindness then Saul whose name was
changed to Paul I’m reading from the
Bible arose from the ground and
immediately there fell from his eyes
scales scales CA
blindness Romans 11 The Tap Root of
Judaism Abraham Isaac and Jacob support
the Gentile branches which were grafted
into the Olive
Tree The Olive Tree represents the
combination of Jews and Christians but
there were Christians who got the idea
that we’re Superior in some way and Paul
said do not boast Against The Roots the
Roots of that tree are Abraham Isaac and
Jacob fourthly you need the holy spirit
Power for guidance and warning John 16
when he the spirit of Truth is come he
will guide you into all truth and tell
you things to come listen to that phrase
and will tell you things to come God the
holy spirit is God he knows the
future the two things in the Holy Spirit
can bring to you guidance and warning of
things to come when I was looking for
property to build this church it was
divine guidance that brought me to this
property on a country road covered with
rocks and rattlesnakes there was nothing
for miles around
here my human advisors called The Church
board screamed no one is ever going to
live out here today this property is
priceless we are here by Divine guidance
this is Holy Ground this is Holy
Ground fifthly the Holy Spirit brings to
you a warning the Bible said he will
tell you of things to come when I was
pastoring the first church one Monday
morning as I sat at my desk
praying the message came straight Out Of
Heaven by Holy Spirit Express you will
be attacked but you will not be harmed
that Wednesday night as I was teaching
my congregation on how Jesus dealt with
demons because the movie The Exorcist
was out and a man walked into my church
with a loaded pistol he walked down the
aisle roaring like a
lion we have a recording of This by the
way when I saw the gun the message that
I had received that Monday
morning brought
peace in a very troubled time
that man walked within 10 ft of the pull
pit and shot at me six times he missed
every shot by the grace of
God I encourage you when you have your
prayer and your Bible time before you
jump up and start eating tacos just give
the Holy
Spirit just give the Holy Spirit the
chance to chat with
you get in a place
where it’s quiet throw the cat out the
back door and shut off the
television and listen to what God the
Holy Spirit wants to say to you you’ll
be
amazed at how quickly some of your
problems are going to
vanish because he will lead you into all
truth and everything that you have asked
for that you have the right to have in
this book will be yours by the power of
the Holy
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Spirit can we stand
together what I want you to answer is
this
question have you invited the Holy
Spirit into your life to guide
you through the problems that you’re now
facing have you invited the Holy Spirit
into your life
period to be your
counselor and to be your
advisor the holy spirit will not come to
you until you invite him in so we’re
going to pray this prayer and I want you
to just absorb the presence pres of the
holy spirit will you lift your hands to
the throne of grace our most gracious
heavenly
father there are people in this room
right now that need to receive the Holy
Spirit and those of you who have not
pray this prayer holy spirit of God holy
spirit of God I invite you into my life
I invite you into my life to be my
paraclete to be my paraclet to be my
representative to be my representative
me into all truths to lead me into all
truth to show me to show me what God
wants me to do what God wants me and
what God wants me to become and what God
wants me to become in Jesus name in
Jesus name I receive the Holy Spirit now
I receive the Holy Spirit now in Jesus
name in Jesus name amen amen amen we
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and now may the Lord bless you and may
the Lord keep
you and may the Lord make his face to
shine upon you and may the Lord be
gracious unto you and give you his
peace may you leave this assembly today
committed to allowing the Holy Spirit to
be your teacher to lead you into all
truth to lead you into the knowledge of
the things to come
to give you the answer to problems that
you now have because the holy spirit is
God and has awesome power and will go to
work in your behalf the moment that you
release him in Jesus name to help you
achieve the destiny that God has for you
receive this blessing in Jesus
name amen Give the Lord a shout of
praise