PASTOR'S
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Fruitfulness
Hello again, I am excited
to bring the word of God to you through this medium. While
on a plane from a missionary trip, the Lord spoke to me
very clearly saying "Go and Empower My People for
the greatness I am about to release on my people".
The source of empowerment and Fruitfulness
comes from an encounter and baptism of the Holy Spirit.
The Bible declares in the book of Acts,
chapter 10: verse 38. It talks about how God
anointed Jesus of Nazareth with the Holy Ghost and
with power: Jesus from then on went about doing good, and
healing all that were oppressed of the devil; for God was
with him.
But look at what the scripture says in
Romans 8:11 that The Spirit that raised Jesus
from the grave dwells in you. Hence by reason of the same
Baptism we have become a formidable force that goes around
doing good and being fruitful in all we lay our hands upon
to do. Therefore, no matter how weak or un-talented you
are, as long as you have the presence of God around you,
you will make a difference.
When Jesus was baptized, the Holy Spirit descended
upon Him and only then was He able to get results in His
ministry (Luke 3:21-22).
When Peter was baptised with the Holy Spirit, Peter who
denied his Master (even before a little girl), now proclaimed
boldly the Word of God. He became fruitful; The Holy Spirit
gave him boldness.
The Holy Spirit helps you to operate in God's
capacity. The Holy Spirit is the believer's key to power
and Power is the "ability to get results." The
day you became born again, the Holy Spirit was poured into
your heart, planting a power seed" within you. These
are some of the attributes of the Spirit that will bring
fruitfulness into our lives:
The Empowerment of joy: The oil
of Joy is one of the main attributes of the Holy Spirit
referred to as the oil of joy in Isaiah
61:3 To appoint unto them that mourn in Zion,
to give unto them beauty for ashes, the oil of joy for mourning,
the garment of praise for the spirit of heaviness; The Holy
Spirit has the ability to anoint you with joy and inject
you with gladness. Joy does not depend on circumstances
because it rests in God's sovereign control of all things.
The purpose of joy and gladness is to be an
antidote to the cares of this world. Nehemiah
8:10 says "the joy of the Lord is your strength".
When you receive the Oil of Joy strength comes into your
life to become fruitful, hence you will do more with little
effort and have sweat less victories.
The Empowerment of Favour: When
the Holy Spirit shows up, so does favour. When you carry
the anointing of the Holy Spirit, your name sweetly creates
an expectation Song of
Solomon 1:3 Because of the fragrance of your
good ointments, your name is ointment poured forth; therefore
the virgins love you. You'll "smell good" to God
and enjoy love and favour from others.
There are exceptional benefits that the favour
of God produces in your life through the Holy Spirit: these
are -