I came across this message from an email sent from a past Church. It reads:
Men!
This Wednesday we begin a three part teaching by: (John Doe) BA., MBA: A Board Certified Pastoral Counselor. He will be dealing with the issue of addiction to pornography that is touching society and especially the lives of men even in the church.
Please do not miss this schedule: June 6, 20, 27 Wednesdays at 6:30 pm.
Invite another man to come with you.
Straight from the Heart!
The senders name here
You can't talk and reason with an evil spirit! You cast it out! You rebuke it and cast it out! We are given this power by the Holy Spirit.
Matthew 17:15-21
15: Lord, have mercy on my son: for he is lunatic, and sore vexed: for ofttimes he falleth into the fire, and oft into the water.
16: and I brought him to thy disciples, and they could not cure him.
17: Then Jesus answered and said, O faithless and perverse generation. how long shall I be with you? how long shall I suffer you? bring him hither to me.
18: And Jesus rebuked the devil; and he departed out of him: and the child was cured from that very hour.
19: Then came the disciples to Jesus apart, and said, Why could not we cast him out?
20: And Jesus said unto them, Because of your unbelief: for verily I say unto you, If you have faith as a grain of mustard seed, ye shall say unto this mountain, Remove hence to yonder place; and it shall remove; and nothing shall be impossible to you.
21: Howbeit this kind goeth not out but by prayer and fasting
I know, I have experienced an addiction in my life, from my youth(saved at age 9) until I was Baptized in the Holy Ghost at age 20. Then I was taught the Word of God! I was given the power to cast out evil spirits tormenting me and keeping me bound to a certain sin. I was heartbroken and sick of the sin that had me bound. It caused such guilt and made me feel separated from God, ashamed to talk to God and come to him in prayer and worship. I was sick of it and realized I had power over the devil and his evil spirits. I demanded this evil spirit to be cast out of me in the name of Jesus and immediately Jesus set me free. This was 40 years ago and I am still set free.
After I was Baptized in the Holy Ghost my sister wanted to be set free from cigarettes. The Lord told me to lay hands on her and bind the nicotine spirit. My sister was so happy to have me pray. She wanted so much to be free. After I prayed for her, God instantly set her Free. She has been free now for over 40 years. Today this is a fading practise and belief. People are bound, but call it addictions. They are using doctors trying to be free. Jesus is still the answer.
How blessed I am to know my rights as a child of God. We are given power over the enemy. This is how: The indwelling of the Spirit is not the same as the infilling of the Spirit. The indwelling of the Spirit, also called the Spirit of earnest ( seed of the :Holy Spirit) is given by the Father to every person who repents and believes in Jesus Christ. Romans 8:16, II Corintians 1:22 This is the spiritual baptism into Christ, or New Birth when one is saved.
The infilling is a gift offered to the children of God and is the "power from on high" (Luke 24:49) called the Baptism in the Holy Spirit. The infilling is received through faith and prayer and laying on of hands. Results of receiving the infilling includes Power To Overcome Sin, Boldness To Witness, Divine Comfort, Sweet Fellowship With Him, and a Fuller Manifestation Of Spiritual Gifts.
John 7:37-39 After Jesus was glorified, the living water of the Holy Ghost was poured out at Pentecost and numerous times thereafter to Empower believers with the following:
- Ability to overcome sin (Galatians 5:16 and Revelations 12:11)
- Boldness in witnessing (Acts 1:8)
- Deeper understanding of Gods Word (Isaiah 50:4 and Revelations 2:29)
- Faith to endure trials (I Peter 1:7, 4:12)
- Greater Manifestations of Spiritual gifts (I Corintians 12:7-10)
- Power in Prayer (Romans 8:26-27)
1. To receive the Holy Spirit Baptism you first must be saved, receive Jesus Christ as your Savior.
2. God will fill you with the Holy Spirit, but first you must have a heart of repentanse and be willing to humble yourself to recieve his gift by faith. The Lord looks not at the outward appearance but he looks on the heart (I Samualknoweth the hearts, bare them witness giving Them the Holy Ghost even as he did with us" Who is US ? (Acts 15:7-9) Us means the deciples! We too are given the gift of the Holy Ghost Power! Who is Them? The Gentiles and meaning all other ethnic groups as well as the Jewish deciples!! We who are Gentiles are the Them! The Baptism of the Holy Ghost here is talking about the power from pentecost and the manifestations that the deciples were given, we also are Given!!!
3. Ask your Heavenly Father to fill you with his Holy Spirit. You will receive the Power to Overcome.
