Last Days - When Christ Comes To His Church by David Wilkerson | Sermon
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All the Old Testament prophets foretold the coming of Christ. Upon his arrival, he would perform glorious blessings — binding up the brokenhearted, proclaiming liberty to the captives, healing the sick and building a new church (see Isaiah 61:1). He would “give...beauty for ashes, the oil of joy for mourning, the garment of praise for the spirit of heaviness” (61:3, NKJV).
Christ knew from before Creation that a great host would believe in him. Multitudes from all nations would be saved and baptized, streaming to him till the end of time. And Jesus knew he had to have anointed ministers to lead these vast flocks. Fifty days after his ascension to heaven, he made provision for this ministry. At Pentecost, he poured out the Holy Spirit, sanctifying and empowering both sheep and shepherd.
Christ gave great care to the choosing, calling and sending of his shepherds to care for the sheep. The Bible says Peter, Stephen and others like them were men “full of the Holy Ghost and wisdom” (Acts 6:3, KJV), “full of the Holy Ghost and of faith” (11:24). These ministers turned the world upside down. They had no personal agendas, no fleshly ambitions. They had but one measure of concern: “Is this the work of the Holy Ghost? Has he birthed what we’re doing, or is this all the work of our flesh?”
“He therefore that ministereth to you the Spirit, and worketh miracles among you, doeth he it by the works of the law, or by the hearing of faith?” (Galatians 3:5). The only effective preaching or teaching is by the ministry of the Holy Ghost. This kind of ministry comes from the Spirit alone, it flows out by the Spirit, the words are of the Spirit, and it is all rendered in the power of the Spirit.
God has called us to be servants “full of the Holy Ghost and power.”
At the Upper Room, the Lord poured out the Holy Ghost on the faithful who had gathered there: “They were all filled with the Holy Ghost” (Acts 2:4). In that moment, Peter became the channel of the Holy Spirit, ministering to the multitudes in Jerusalem — and it shocked him. Just a few weeks prior to this, Peter had denied knowing Jesus, cursing as he declared, “I don’t know the man.”
But now Peter was forgiven and cleansed. And moments after being filled with the Spirit, Peter stood and preached the gospel to a vast multitude of nonbelievers: “When they heard (his words), they were pricked in their heart, and said unto Peter and to the rest of the apostles, Men and brethren, what shall we do?” (2:37).
Why did the crowds respond to Peter’s sermon? No human power is able to convict of sin. Only the Holy Spirit can bring conviction and cause a person to cry for help. Those crowds came to Christ because Peter was ministering in Holy Ghost power. The Lord had supplied the Spirit, which flowed out of a renewed, sanctified vessel.
The apostle Philip also was a man full of the Holy Ghost and power. When he went to Samaria, he ministered powerfully in the Spirit. Philip sent devils fleeing, and an entire city was stirred. Multitudes were saved, and the people held a bonfire to burn centuries’ worth of books on witchcraft and the occult. The move was so powerful, Philip had to send word back to Jerusalem for other apostles to come help with the revival. When those Spirit-anointed men arrived, the Holy Ghost continued to fall on everyone whom God’s ministers laid their hands on.
Any man or woman of God who is determined to be an oracle of the Holy Spirit will be refined by fire.
Every such servant prays, “Come, Lord Jesus, purify me. I don’t want to live halfheartedly. I want my life to be a pleasure to you. So, cleanse me, make me a vessel of your honor. Let the Spirit flow out of me.”
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About David Wilkerson
David Wilkerson was the Founding Pastor of Times Square Church in New York City. He was called to New York in 1958 to minister to gang members and drug addicts, as told in the best-selling book, The Cross and the Switchblade.
In 1987, David Wilkerson returned to "the crossroads of the world" to establish Times Square Church. As a pastor of the church, he faithfully led this congregation, delivering powerful biblical messages that encourage righteous living and complete reliance on God.
David Wilkerson had a strong burden to encourage and strengthen pastors throughout the world. From 1999 to 2008, he traveled around the globe holding conferences for Christian ministers.
Posted with written permission of Time Square Church
Copyright © 2016 Times Square Church, 1657 Broadway, New York, NY, 10019, USA. T: (212) 541-6300 F: (212) 541-6415
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All the Old Testament prophets foretold the coming of Christ. Upon his arrival, he would perform glorious blessings — binding up the brokenhearted, proclaiming liberty to the captives, healing the sick and building a new church (see Isaiah 61:1). He would “give...beauty for ashes, the oil of joy for mourning, the garment of praise for the spirit of heaviness” (61:3, NKJV).
Christ knew from before Creation that a great host would believe in him. Multitudes from all nations would be saved and baptized, streaming to him till the end of time. And Jesus knew he had to have anointed ministers to lead these vast flocks. Fifty days after his ascension to heaven, he made provision for this ministry. At Pentecost, he poured out the Holy Spirit, sanctifying and empowering both sheep and shepherd.
Christ gave great care to the choosing, calling and sending of his shepherds to care for the sheep. The Bible says Peter, Stephen and others like them were men “full of the Holy Ghost and wisdom” (Acts 6:3, KJV), “full of the Holy Ghost and of faith” (11:24). These ministers turned the world upside down. They had no personal agendas, no fleshly ambitions. They had but one measure of concern: “Is this the work of the Holy Ghost? Has he birthed what we’re doing, or is this all the work of our flesh?”
“He therefore that ministereth to you the Spirit, and worketh miracles among you, doeth he it by the works of the law, or by the hearing of faith?” (Galatians 3:5). The only effective preaching or teaching is by the ministry of the Holy Ghost. This kind of ministry comes from the Spirit alone, it flows out by the Spirit, the words are of the Spirit, and it is all rendered in the power of the Spirit.
God has called us to be servants “full of the Holy Ghost and power.”
At the Upper Room, the Lord poured out the Holy Ghost on the faithful who had gathered there: “They were all filled with the Holy Ghost” (Acts 2:4). In that moment, Peter became the channel of the Holy Spirit, ministering to the multitudes in Jerusalem — and it shocked him. Just a few weeks prior to this, Peter had denied knowing Jesus, cursing as he declared, “I don’t know the man.”
But now Peter was forgiven and cleansed. And moments after being filled with the Spirit, Peter stood and preached the gospel to a vast multitude of nonbelievers: “When they heard (his words), they were pricked in their heart, and said unto Peter and to the rest of the apostles, Men and brethren, what shall we do?” (2:37).
Why did the crowds respond to Peter’s sermon? No human power is able to convict of sin. Only the Holy Spirit can bring conviction and cause a person to cry for help. Those crowds came to Christ because Peter was ministering in Holy Ghost power. The Lord had supplied the Spirit, which flowed out of a renewed, sanctified vessel.
The apostle Philip also was a man full of the Holy Ghost and power. When he went to Samaria, he ministered powerfully in the Spirit. Philip sent devils fleeing, and an entire city was stirred. Multitudes were saved, and the people held a bonfire to burn centuries’ worth of books on witchcraft and the occult. The move was so powerful, Philip had to send word back to Jerusalem for other apostles to come help with the revival. When those Spirit-anointed men arrived, the Holy Ghost continued to fall on everyone whom God’s ministers laid their hands on.
Any man or woman of God who is determined to be an oracle of the Holy Spirit will be refined by fire.
Every such servant prays, “Come, Lord Jesus, purify me. I don’t want to live halfheartedly. I want my life to be a pleasure to you. So, cleanse me, make me a vessel of your honor. Let the Spirit flow out of me.”
........
More on : https://worldchallenge.org/newsletter...
About David Wilkerson
David Wilkerson was the Founding Pastor of Times Square Church in New York City. He was called to New York in 1958 to minister to gang members and drug addicts, as told in the best-selling book, The Cross and the Switchblade.
In 1987, David Wilkerson returned to "the crossroads of the world" to establish Times Square Church. As a pastor of the church, he faithfully led this congregation, delivering powerful biblical messages that encourage righteous living and complete reliance on God.
David Wilkerson had a strong burden to encourage and strengthen pastors throughout the world. From 1999 to 2008, he traveled around the globe holding conferences for Christian ministers.
Posted with written permission of Time Square Church
Copyright © 2016 Times Square Church, 1657 Broadway, New York, NY, 10019, USA. T: (212) 541-6300 F: (212) 541-6415
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