BUILDING IN THE SPIRIT

Scriptures given:

Jude 1:20

New International Version (NIV)

²⁰ But you, dear friends, by building yourselves up in your most holy faith and praying in the Holy Spirit.

 John 4:24

  New International Version (NIV)

   ²⁴ God is spirit, and his worshipers must worship in the Spirit and in truth.”

Jude 1:20

But you, beloved, building yourselves up on your most holy faith, praying in the

Holy Spirit When you pray in the Holy Spirit, WITH the Holy Spirit, it builds your faith because what you are doing is you are praying WITH God. Some things to remember: when you are praying or just sitting in God’s presence, don’t feel bad if you don’t always see. Some people see, hear or have impressions. 

A)   THE  CONCEPT.

1.Building in the spirit is the spirit ability released upon a man to penetrate into 

     the supernatural realm, to dislodge the powers of hell and establish an open

     heaven above him for ministry function.

2.  This  supernatural grace allows that ministry to bring the tangible presence of  

     God in the midst of  the congregation. This brings a  spiritual grace to him.

3.  The manifested form of  Jesus presence becomes known by the way the 

     minister  ministers. The way by  the  Holy  Spirit is made known  by  the way  

     he employs his  ministry.

4.  The longer the people stay under that saturated spiritual atmosphere the more

     drastic changes will take place in their  lives. Results produces when people  

     stay  longer in his presence. ( Not  long  service – but  stay longer in his

     presence - in revival  people stay for  days.)  Learn to charge up the

     atmosphere with worship in the spirit.

 5. Those who know how to work with the spiritual environment and atmosphere

      will  have a cutting edge to minister in the hearts of  man.

6.  Those who know to do things like this will cause revival. We make revival to

      happen not  pray only. A revivalist  creates waves not  carried by  waves.

B)   HOW  TO BUILD IN THE  SPIRIT?

1.   Build the word of God into your spirit. – Matt. 4:4

      Your spirit man is the man on the inside it's the real man, the real you. So when people look at you, they don't see the real you. They see the house you live in. It's important that you build up your physical body and develop your mind, but it's also important to build up your spirit man. You build up your spirit man the same way you build up your physical man through discipline.

Hebrews  4:12-13

For the word of God is living and powerful, and sharper than any two-edged sword, piercing even to the division of soul and spirit, and of joints and marrow, and is a discerner of the thoughts and intents of the heart. And there is no creature hidden from His sight, but all things are naked and open to the eyes of Him to whom we must give account.

  

OUR SPIRIT BYPASSES OUR BRAINS

The spirit part of us - we do not remember, recall or understand with our intellect.  We have been told to build and grow up our spirit man, yet because our spirit man bypasses our minds or realization of what is going on, we need to know how to built this part of our being.

1 Cor. 14:2-3

For he who speaks in a tongue does not speak to men but to God, for no one understands him; however, in the spirit he speaks mysteries.

1 Cor. 14:14-15

For if I pray in a tongue, my spirit prays, but my understanding is unfruitful. What is the conclusion then? I will pray with the spirit, and I will also pray with the understanding. I will sing with the spirit, and I will also sing with the understanding.

1 Cor. 14:4  -  He who speaks in a tongue edifies himself.  I am building up my spirit.

2.   Build  personal revelation into your  spirit.

Philemon 25 - The grace of our Lord Jesus Christ be with your spirit. Amen.  The grace of the Lord is my personal revelation. Paul also have many personal revelations but one most

Revelation is the Revelation of Grace. A personal revelation of the gift of righteousness and grace through Christ Jesus.

 Ephesians 3:1-5  - …”the administration of God’s grace that was given to me for you, ³ that is, the mystery made known to me by revelation,” …

Acts 20:24 - But none of these things move me; nor do I count my life dear to myself, so that I may finish my race with joy, and the ministry which I received from the Lord Jesus, to testify to the gospel of the grace of God.
The "gospel of the grace of God" Paul preached was not Judaism. Had Paul taught no other belief than Judaism, there was no reason or need for him to receive a ministry from the Lord Jesus.  (More and more revelations of Grace and Righteousness)

3.   Build to hear God’s voice in your  spirit  daily.

Success comes not  from following  what  other people are doing  but what 

God  wants  you to do. It  is  not  what  you do that  carries the  anointing but who you  obey.

Three Ways  How  Holy  Spirit  Speaks  To  Us.

1). Inner Voice of  the  Holy  Spirit

  Small Still voice – Audible voice louder than your thoughts. 

2). Inner Witness  of   the  Holy  Spirit

      Strong impression of your heart not the voice of the Spirit but teaches our spirit to discern good or evil.  (Example: A witchcraft shop or place - you spirit will discern that place or person.)

3). The  Voice of  the  Recreated  Spirit.

It’s the inner voice of our own spirit. Our own hearts speak to us.

               (1 John 3:19 – 22)

New International Version (NIV)

¹⁹ This is how we know that we belong to the truth and how we set our hearts at rest in his presence: ²⁰ If our hearts condemn us, we know that God is greater than our hearts, and he knows everything. ²¹ Dear friends, if our hearts do not condemn us, we have confidence before God.

4.   Build God’s anointing in your spirit.

The anointing of God is the IMPARTATION of the GRACE, ABILITY and POWER of God upon our lives to do what God has called us to do.

The anointing is unction from the Holy Spirit, to EQUIP and EMPOWER every saint for the ministry which He has ordained for us.

The anointing of God cannot be hidden but must PERMEATE and FLOW OUT of our lives and ministries.

The anointing of Prophet Elijah was transferred to Elisha.

2 Kings 2:9

When they had crossed over, Elijah said to Elisha, "Ask what I shall do for you before I am taken from you." And Elisha said, "Please, let a double portion of your spirit be upon me."

The anointing is Spirit-life and the power of God. You cannot understand the anointing with your head. You cannot receive the anointing with your brain. You have got to receive the anointing with your heart.

Hunger for the Anointing of God to manifest in our lives.

Behold, how good and how pleasant it is for brothers to dwell together in unity! It is like the precious oil upon the head, Coming down upon the beard, even Aaron’s beard, Coming down the edge of His robes (Psalm 133:1-2).

God’s grace within you is the anointing you need to accomplish everything He has planned for you. Grace equals enablement – miraculous, supernatural, God-given, enablement. That sets you apart from others whose dreams depend on their own ability. The early church grasped this fact and accomplished miraculous results. The same is possible for you.

If you have Grace you have Jesus, if you have Jesus you have the anointing.

Acts 10:38 ...how GOD ANOINTED JESUS of Nazareth with the HOLY SPIRIT and power, and how he went around doing good and healing all who were under the power of the devil...

 Isaiah 10:27, KJV “...the yoke shall be destroyed because of the anointing.”

 By the anointing of the Holy Spirit, Jesus healed the sick.

 By the anointing of the Holy Spirit, Jesus overcame the power of the devil.

 Jesus did His first-ever miracle (John 2:11) only after His anointing by the Spirit. (John 1:32f).

2 Corinthians 1:21 Now it is God who ... anointed us.
1 John 2:20 ...YOU have an anointing from the Holy One...

 If Jesus needed the anointing of the Holy Spirit, how much more do we mere mortals need it?

 Paul wrote that God anoints US.

John declared: “YOU have an anointing...”