Series “Are We There Yet?” Sermon #2 “Wait”

Series “Are We There Yet?”  — Sermon #2 “Wait”

THERE    WHERE

Habakkuk 2:14 “For the earth will be filled With the knowledge of the glory of the Lord, As the waters cover the sea.”

Ephesians 3:9-10 “…and to make all see …fellowship of the mystery, to the intent that now the manifold wisdom of God might be made known by the church to the principalities and powers in the heavenly places,…”

A man of purpose focuses on his destination, not his situation. Don’t let your situation mislead you!    T. B. Joshua

You will never reach your destination if you stop and throw stones at every dog that barks.     Winston Churchill

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Acts 1:4-5  “He commanded them not to depart from Jerusalem, but to wait for the Promise of the Father, “which,” He said, “you have heard from Me;… …for John truly baptized with water, but you shall be baptized with the Holy Spirit not many days from now.” 

Acts 2:1-4  “And when the day of Pentecost was fully come, they were all with one accord in one place. And suddenly there came a sound from heaven as of a rushing mighty wind, and it filled all the house where they were sitting.

And there appeared unto them cloven tongues like as of fire, and it sat upon each of them. And they were all filled with the Holy Ghost, and began to speak with other tongues, as the Spirit  gave them utterance.”

John 14:16 (AMP) “And I will ask the Father, and He will give you another Comforter (Counselor, Helper, Intercessor, Advocate, Strengthener, and Standby), that He may remain with you forever.”

Another:– allos not heteros

John 16:7, 13  “It is to your advantage that I go away; for if I do not go away, the Helper will not come to you; but if I depart, I will send Him to you. … However, when He, the Spirit of truth, has come, He will guide you into all truth;…”    GRAPHIC:  BEETLE OR FERRARI … YOU CHOOSE

“Comforter” (Parakletos):– called to one’s side  

Para:– along side of, a close intimate relationship. {Parasite}

Kletos:– pleading with, speaking to, called to discharge an office. 

I am the Holy Spirit’s personal calling. He is to come along side me as my personal coach.

John Crowder “The only interaction you have ever had with God has been through the agency of the Holy Spirit.”

Ephesians 2:18 “For through Him (JESUS) we both have access by one Spirit to the Father.”

Kenneth Hagin   “They thought they got an experience. They kept trying to get another experience like that one … it was Someone – a Divine Personality – who came to live in them. He is a Heavenly Being: the Holy Spirit”

Prepositions indicate relationships between other words; direction, time, place, location, spatial relationships.     With or Together:      Meta — Para — Sun

Para:— alongside, in the immediate vacinity, or proximity.

Meta:—with, in close association, companionship.

Sun:— Union, united together, inseparable from.

John 14:16-17  (NKJV) “…another Helper, that He may abide with (meta) you forever …

for He dwells with (para) you and will be in you.”

Ephesians 2:4-9 But God, who is rich in mercy, because of His great love with which He loved us, 5 even when we were dead in trespasses, made us alive together (SUN) with Christ (by grace you have been saved), 6 and raised us up together,(SUN) and made us sit together (SUN) in the heavenly places in Christ Jesus, 7 that in the ages to come He might show the exceeding riches of His grace in His kindness toward us in Christ Jesus. 8 For by grace you have been saved through faith, and that not of yourselves; it is the gift of God, 9 not of works, lest anyone should boast. 

Romans 8:26-27  “Likewise the Spirit also helps in our weaknesses. … but the Spirit Himself makes intercession for us with groanings which cannot be uttered.  Now He who searches the hearts knows what the mind of the Spirit is, because He makes intercession for the saints according to the will of God.”

Supernatural Partnership

Intercession:– “Huperentugchano” to make intercession for one.

huper:– on behalf    en:– in, with    tugchano:– to hit the mark, to meet

Groanings :– “Stenagmos”  to aspirate, to vent deep feelings. 

The Holy Spirit comes in and blows his top.  Words can’t express the passion.

His zeal begins to rub off on you.

Searching:– “Ereunao” to search a matter out.

1 Corinthians 2:9-10 “…for the Spirit searcheth all things, yea, the deep things of God.” 

Eureka “I found it!”  The Spirit brings into manifestation what is lacking.

Helps (Sunantilambanomai):– to lay hold along with, to strive to obtain with others, help in obtaining to take hold with another. {compound word} 

sun:– united together, inseparable   anti:– against, filled with rage  lambano:– to take to oneself, remove 

1 Corinthians 6:17   “But he who is joined to the Lord is one spirit with Him.”  

Illustration:—  3 item on same table — close together —  In the blender  UNION!!!

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