Topic: The Spirit's work and leading

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Can every son of God be so anointed till he can do miracles, signs, wonders, or is this just…is this at the directions of the Holy Ghost?

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Yes, it is at the directions of the Holy Ghost. If you are a son of God, or a daughter of God, whatever you are, when you have received the Holy Spirit, then the Holy Spirit directs you to do things. I don’t have time. I just wish I could tell you little stories. Every time I think of it, just have...

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What does “see thou hurt not the oil and the wine” mean, in Revelation 6:6?

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It’s the Holy Spirit. See? We just got through that. Probably somebody, you know, come in a little late for the Message, they…well, for the other tapes, you see. “Hurt not the oil and the wine.” What does the oil and wine mean? The Oil, as we took it in symbol, means the Holy Spirit. See? Wine is t...

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Does he that…Does he at all times have control over the Spirit as to when and how to act?

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Yes, sir. Yes, sir, the Holy Spirit controls. Yes, sir. It has control of you and you have control of It, and It’ll never make you do anything contrary to the Scripture. It’ll make…“The Spirit does not misbehave Itself unseemingly.” That’s right. Okay. “From one who loves you…” Yeah, that’s—that’s...

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How does Christ work through the Church now that He has gone away?

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Now, you can imagine seeing That. It stands right close here and you just not yourself. You just become like…That electric bulb can’t say, “Look here. I’m giving light,” say to that window. “See, I’m giving light.” And tomorrow the light—window will say, “See, I’m the one that’s giving light.” It’s...

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What did God give to lead the Church?

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And they’ll have a little puddle out there in the middle of this lake and that cold wind. They’ll discuss the subject, I guess, about the cold wind coming down, and they’ll raise right up off of that lake, and go just as straight to Louisiana as they can go. And he’s never been off that lake. Why? H...

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In what form does Jesus come back to His people after ascending to the Father?

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When speaking in parables, they could not understand Him, but when they realized that God was showing Him things, they believed His testimony then that He come out from God. And now, I’m giving a testimony of the same Man tonight, that they crucified Him, and He had to die to take sin out of the wor...

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Can human theology take the place of the Holy Spirit?

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When the disciples went forth, the Bible said they went forth preaching everywhere, the Lord working with them, confirming the Word with signs following. I was reading a tract today, was probably passed out in this church, concerning the broken cisterns. It was a very outstanding tract. I liked it v...

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In what form is Jesus Christ present with His church today?

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We’re strangers? We are strangers. Yes, ma’am. I just want to talk to you just a few moments because it’s just like when our Master was here, now see, Jesus rose from the dead, did He? You believe that? You ought to, being a Christian, you ought, you believe that. Jesus rose from the dead. Then He’s...

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Can the Holy Spirit bless a hypocrite?

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“But by their fruits ye shall know them.” There you are. See? Now, the same Holy Spirit can bless a hypocrite. That knocked some of you Arminians out, but that’s the Truth. That’s the Truth. Been taught holiness, which I believe in holiness, too. But the same Spirit, the rain falls on the just and t...

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How serious is it to reject the Holy Spirit compared with rejecting the Father or the Son?

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Now, in the great Divine trinity of God, in the day…It’s all the One God, God in a trinity: the Fatherhood, the Sonship, and the Holy Spirit dispensation. Now, if a man rejected God in the days of Fatherhood, under Moses and the law, well, he was put to death, if he disobeys God, broke His command....

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Who does the preaching when a minister preaches?

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Now, on the platform, when the Holy Spirit’s a speaking, and He’s speaking through mortal lips, He always does…I believe these are ministers behind me. And, brethren, you never preached a sermon in your life: the Holy Spirit preached through you a sermon. That’s right. See? See that? See? We don’t p...

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How should a person who says he has the Spirit of Christ behave?

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Let’s watch the type of person He was. Let’s look at His character; watch His ministry. And as He worked then, He works now. As He was then, He is now, and will be forever. And just what He did in them days, He’ll do it today, He’ll be just the same forever. He’s the same Jesus, yesterday, today, an...

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What is the difference between preaching the Gospel and teaching the Word?

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Now, the Gospel is not altogether the Word. This is the Word of God, and all things must be based upon this Word. If it isn’t, it isn’t true. This is…But Jesus said, “Go ye in all the world and preach the Gospel to every creature.” Now, He did not say “Teach the Word,” He said, “Preach the Gospel.”...

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How can a person be a witness to the resurrection of Christ?

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So, therefore, no man can exactly witness to the resurrection of Christ, only by the Holy Spirit. You have to be a personal witness, yourself; being there, knowing something about it, knowing what you’re talking about.

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Was it the nature of the Holy Spirit when Elisha cursed the children who mocked him?

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Look at Elisha, that young prophet, young fellow went baldheaded. Little children begin to laugh at him, said, “Baldhead, why didn’t you go up?” And that angered prophet turned around and cursed those little children, in the Name of the Lord. And two she bears killed forty-two little innocent childr...

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What gift did the Lord send back after He went to the right hand of the Father?

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But now, if our Lord was here, and the way I feel that that little girl is sick, to see a little, sweet little thing like that sick, I’ve got one at home that’s about like that. And you know how my heart would go for it. But if He was here, He would stand and talk to you maybe like this. He’d tell y...

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When a man of God is taken, what happens to the Spirit that was on him?

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How do you do, sister, you or the baby? Uh-huh. Why, it’s a sweet little thing. My, looks like it’s quite young to have something. Now, I want…’Course the baby can’t talk. I want you to look at me. I want to talk to you just a moment. What do you think about Jesus Christ? Yes, the only One that you...

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Was the Church meant to be led by a program or by the Holy Spirit?

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We got our programs all drawed out, and lined out, and so forth, I don’t believe it was ever intended for the apostolic Church of God to be led by a program, I believe it’s God’s program to lead us by His Holy Spirit, just the way He will.

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How is the Holy Spirit related to Christ?

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Now, He sits at the right hand of the Father tonight, God Almighty, to make—as a high Priest, to act in our stead (Do you believe that?) to make intercessions upon our confession. Is that right? Hebrews 3:1. “He is the high Priest of our confession.” Whatever we confess that He has done…First, we ha...

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Why did Philip leave the revival in Samaria?

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Philip would have stayed in Samaria, very happily would he have stayed. What a revival he was having, preaching, healing, demons screaming, and people confessing their sins. And God called him right out of there to go out to the desert to meet one colored man coming down from Ethiopia. Is that right...