Holy Spirit

 Holy Spirit Message – 2-18-2014

Last night I was driving to our intercessory prayer meeting and I started calling on the Holy Spirit to be present during the 12-minute drive.  I did this without ceasing until I got to the church.  Understand that I have on numerous occasions felt the presence of the Holy Spirit.  Many times, it was a heavy presence.  As I walked in, I could feel a presence a tad bit different, but I knew it was the Holy Spirit.  I felt a presence that was so special and I now know I don’t have to wait on Holy Spirit show up in church or wait for a special occasion.  I can call on the Holy Spirit and by faith, I believe in my heart that the Holy Spirit will show up.

I received a couple of things as I was praying later that night and I would like to share them with you.  In a time of trouble (rejection, unloved, stress/anxiety/fear/worry, anger, despair, loneliness, depression, hopelessness, etc.) we must remember that the Holy Spirit is “contrary” to these thoughts and spirits (Galatians 5:17 For the flesh lusts against the Spirit, and the Spirit against the flesh; and these are contrary to one another).  In other words, the Holy Spirit will not co-habitat with unclean spirits.  Therefore, we must call on the Helper, the Holy Spirit (Holy Spirit John 14:16,26) continually during spiritual attacks and especially when praying.  Trust the Holy Spirit to help us cast out these spirits that are tormenting us. We have received power and authority from God Almighty and we must use this in spiritual warfare.  Behold, I give you the authority to trample on serpents and scorpions, and over all the power of the enemy, and nothing shall by any means hurt you Luke 10:19.

This second thing I received is about churches.  Many times, churches have received a Holy Spirit anointing and with this you will see God working in these churches in an awesome way as with missionaries, bringing people to the Lord, teachings, and prayer for self and others.  And then you see a church lose the anointing.  It is as if the anointing was for a season.  Most often it is because the church lost their way and they failed to call on the Holy Spirit for answers and to follow the Word of God.

The message I got is tied to the Holy Spirit.  We as a church body must access the power of the Holy Spirit.  We must include the Holy Spirit in everything we do throughout the day.  We must operate in the Holy Spirit and when we do this, we will see the anointing of the Holy Spirit over the body of Christ.  The church will come alive.  We can’t leave the Holy Spirit out of the church body and when praying.  We can’t just pray “In Jesus name”.  We can pray this way when led: Father God, in the name of Jesus and by the power of the Holy Spirit….. God is the head of Christ and there is an order even when we pray, But I want you to know that the head of every man is Christ, the head of woman is man, and the head of Christ is God 1 Corinthians 11:3. Jesus himself said this in Matthew 6:6  But you, when you pray, go into your room, and when you have shut your door, pray to your Father who is in the secret place; and your Father who sees in secret will reward you openly. Jesus himself said to pray to God the Father first. 

Just because we are gathered in a church service, we can’t expect the Holy Spirit to automatically show up.  It doesn’t mean that a church or a few may feel the presence of the Holy Spirit.  But we can call on the Holy Spirit and the promise in His Word is that the Holy Spirit will answer us and be there in church with us as we teach, pray and seek answers.

Psalm 50:15 Call upon Me in the day of trouble; I will deliver you, and you shall glorify Me.”

 

Psalm 86:7 In the day of my trouble I will call upon You, For You will answer me

 

Psalm 91:15 He shall call upon Me, and I will answer him; I will be with him in trouble; I will deliver him and honor him.

 

Jeremiah 33:3 Call to Me, and I will answer you, and show you great and mighty things, which you do not know.

 

Isiah 58:9 Then you shall call, and the LORD will answer;

 

Luke 11:13 So if you sinful people know how to give good gifts to your children, how much more will your heavenly          Father give the Holy Spirit to those who ask Him.”

 

John 14:16 And I will pray the Father, and He will give you another Helper, that He may abide with you forever.  Verse 26 tells who the Helper is: But the Helper, the Holy Spirit, whom the Father will send in My name, He will teach you all things, and bring to your remembrance all things that I said to you.

 

Isaiah 63:10-11 But they rebelled and grieved His Holy Spirit; So, He turned Himself against them as an enemy,

And He fought against them. 11 Then he remembered the days of old, Moses and his people, saying: “Where is He who brought them up out of the sea with the shepherd of His flock? Where is He who put His Holy Spirit within them.

 

It baffles me when I visit churches and leadership fails to call on the Holy Spirit before praise and worship, prior to the sermons, and why, we as a congregation are not led to call on the Holy Spirit either individually or in unison.  The Helper (Holy Spirit John 14:26) sent by God to us and is part of the Triune God here on earth. The most powerful presence here on earth.

I have been asking the Lord for the past three years to take me to another level.  In the last 6 months the Lord has made the Holy Spirit a focal point and I have shared this with my brothers and sisters in Christ the last couple of months as things were revealed to me

I will share tidbit that was revealed to me a couple of weeks ago. I was eating at a restaurant and it was imparted on me that we must access the power of the Holy Spirit to overcome the strongholds that really have a grip on us.  The strongholds we can’t seem to overcome no matter who prays.  We must access the Helper and the power that we have received when we were baptized with the Holy Spirit so that we can cast out those strongholds in our lives.  Acts 1:5 or John truly baptized with water, but you shall be baptized with the Holy Spirit not many days from now.” Verse 8 But you shall receive power when the Holy Spirit has come upon you; and you shall be witnesses to Me in Jerusalem, and in all Judea and Samaria, and to the end of the earth.”  We have great power form the Holy Spirit. Why are we not accessing the Holy Spirit every day?

There are many that are hurting and are being held captive and we need to bring all out of bondage.  We need the Holy Spirit who is on earth more than ever until the coming of Jesus Christ here on earth. Tony 2-18-14

March 3, 2026 – This is just me, but I don’t invite the Holy Spirit.  The thing about invitations is people choose to come or not to come.  The Bible does not have a verse where we invite the Holy Spirit.  So, I continue to call on the Holy Spirit throughout the day.

·       I call on the Holy Spirt when I compose a teaching

·       I call on the Holy Spirit when I get stuck on how to structure a teaching sentence or paragraph 

·       I call on the Holy Spirit when I and we don’t know how to pray for others with sickness and disease

·       I call on the Holy Spirit at the beginning of a Bible study

·       I call on the Holy Spirit to show me how to pray for myself

·       I call on the Holy Spirit for answers because the Holy Spirit is never wrong 

·       I call on the Holy Spirit because God commands us to call on the Holy Spirit

·       I call on the Holy Spirit when I am in spiritual warfare

I have become one with the Holy Spirit and Holy Spirit has become one with me.  When you become one with the Holy Spirit, you become one with the spirit of God and Jesus. 1 Corinthians 6:17 But he who is joined to the Lord is one spirit with Him.

There were so many times when I didn’t get a message on what to teach until two hours before everyone was showing up for Bible Study.  I never panicked because I knew God would come through for me. There are many, many times when I started a teaching and God took me in another direction.

God is faithful but He expects more from us.  Not reading the Bible consistently is not an option.  Not knowing how to fight Satan and his posse is not an option.  Not spreading the gospel is not an option.  Not praying for people is not an option.  Only by reading God’s Word will we be able to win the spiritual, mental, and physical battle and improve our health, 3 John 1:2 Beloved, I pray that you may prosper in all things and be in health, just as your soul prospers.

I encourage you to read at least one page in the Bible each day. I encourage you to call on the Holy Spirit throughout the day.  It will forever change your life as it has changed my life and my relationship with God the Father, Jesus, and the Holy Spirit.  Amen and Amen! Tony 3-3-2026

Ephesians 5:18 Don’t be drunk with wine (and this world), because that will ruin your life. Instead, be filled with the Holy Spirit.  Tony 3-3-2026