Open the Double Doors – 3

Subject: Shut the Doors

by Rick Welborne

Isaiah 45:1-3 (NKJV)
1  "Thus says the LORD to His anointed, To Cyrus, whose right hand I have held-- To subdue nations before him And loose the armor of kings, To open before him the double doors, So that the gates will not be shut:
2  'I will go before you And make the crooked places straight; I will break in pieces the gates of bronze And cut the bars of iron.
3  I will give you the treasures of darkness And hidden riches of secret places, That you may know that I, the LORD, Who call you by your name, Am the God of Israel. 

Malachi 1:6-14 (NKJV)
6  "A son honors his father, And a servant his master. If then I am the Father, Where is My honor? And if I am a Master, Where is My reverence? Says the LORD of hosts To you priests who despise My name. Yet you say, 'In what way have we despised Your name?'
7  "You offer defiled food on My altar. But say, 'In what way have we defiled You?' By saying, 'The table of the LORD is contemptible.'
8  And when you offer the blind as a sacrifice, Is it not evil? And when you offer the lame and sick, Is it not evil? Offer it then to your governor! Would he be pleased with you? Would he accept you favorably?" Says the LORD of hosts.
9  "But now entreat God's favor, That He may be gracious to us. While this is being done by your hands, Will He accept you favorably?" Says the LORD of hosts.
10  "Who is there even among you who would shut the doors, So that you would not kindle fire on My altar in vain? I have no pleasure in you," Says the LORD of hosts, "Nor will I accept an offering from your hands.
11  For from the rising of the sun, even to its going down, My name shall be great among the Gentiles; In every place incense shall be offered to My name, And a pure offering; For My name shall be great among the nations," Says the LORD of hosts.
12  "But you profane it, In that you say, 'The table of the LORD is defiled; And its fruit, its food, is contemptible.'
13  You also say, 'Oh, what a weariness!' And you sneer at it," Says the LORD of hosts. "And you bring the stolen, the lame, and the sick; Thus you bring an offering! Should I accept this from your hand?" Says the LORD.
14  "But cursed be the deceiver Who has in his flock a male, And takes a vow, But sacrifices to the Lord what is blemished-- For I am a great King," Says the LORD of hosts, "And My name is to be feared among the nations. 

--Last week we talked about chains falling off so that we can walk thru those doors or gates that God opens for us. We need to ask ourselves, what are we missing when anything is holding us back.

--Tonight we are going to look at verses that talk about shutting the doors and why God would tell a church or individual believers to shut their doors.

--Sometimes I think we have no clue what it is God expects of us as followers of Christ but in Malachi He gives us a glimpse of His expectations. 

--Some either believe or act like God has no expectations of us after we receive Him but the Scriptures are clear of what He wants from us…So what does He want, expect, or most of all, deserve?

1. God deserves our honor.

Honor - regard with great respect: 

synonyms: esteem · respect · admire · defer to · look up to · appreciate · value ·cherish · adore · reverence · revere · venerate · worship · put on a pedestal

--The scriptures tell us to honor our father and mother…this means that we regard them with great respect. Almost the entire book of Proverbs is talking about how a son can honor his father and his instructions.

--One of the problems in our society today is that we have lost the value of showing honor to those who deserve it…law enforcement officers are not receiving the honor (the great respect) they deserve.

--So many problems could be solved if people simply submitted to those in authority over them…if an officer tells you to stop, you stop…if he tells you to take your hands out of your pocket…you do.

--My entire life from birth to age 19, my parents were not Christians but they gave me great instructions when it comes to police or sheriff deputies…whatever they tell you to do…do it and it will go much better for you.

--The Lord was saying in Malachi…you show honor to these worldly people in authority but where is the honor that is due my Name. Where is esteem, respect, and admiration for My Name and Authority?

2. God deserves honor when it comes to complete obedience.

--I hope you do not miss what was happening in Malachi…it was not that the people were not doing what they were supposed to do…it was that they were only doing it partially. Much negligence. 

Malachi 1:8 (NKJV)
8  And when you offer the blind as a sacrifice, Is it not evil? And when you offer the lame and sick, Is it not evil? Offer it then to your governor! Would he be pleased with you? Would he accept you favorably?" Says the LORD of hosts. 

--When the people brought their lamb or sacrifice to the Lord as an offering, it was supposed to be the best they had to offer…it was in the law and commands.

Exodus 12:5 (NKJV)
⁵  Your lamb shall be without blemish, a male of the first year. You may take it from the sheep or from the goats.

--How many of you are glad that when it came to our redemption…our salvation…that God did not give us His second best but He gave the best heaven had to offer…Jesus Christ.

1 Peter 1:18-19 (NKJV)
¹⁸  knowing that you were not redeemed with corruptible things, like silver or gold, from your aimless conduct received by tradition from your fathers,
¹⁹  but with the precious blood of Christ, as of a lamb without blemish and without spot.

--The children of Israel were bringing their sacrifices to the house of the Lord but they were not bringing their best…The Lord said it was evil for them to bring defected offerings to God.

--They were being obedient to bring an offering but they were only being partially obedient. 

A. Partial obedience is disobedience. 

--King Saul was commanded by God to kill everyone and everything in Amalek. He chooses to spare King Agag and the best of the animals. He declares his obedience.

1 Samuel 15:13-23 (NKJV)
¹³  Then Samuel went to Saul, and Saul said to him, "Blessed are you of the LORD! I have performed the commandment of the LORD."
¹⁴  But Samuel said, "What then is this bleating of the sheep in my ears, and the lowing of the oxen which I hear?"
¹⁵  And Saul said, "They have brought them from the Amalekites; for the people spared the best of the sheep and the oxen, to sacrifice to the LORD your God; and the rest we have utterly destroyed."
¹⁶  Then Samuel said to Saul, "Be quiet! And I will tell you what the LORD said to me last night." And he said to him, "Speak on." 

¹⁷  So Samuel said, "When you were little in your own eyes, were you not head of the tribes of Israel? And did not the LORD anoint you king over Israel?
¹⁸  Now the LORD sent you on a mission, and said, 'Go, and utterly destroy the sinners, the Amalekites, and fight against them until they are consumed.'
¹⁹  Why then did you not obey the voice of the LORD? Why did you swoop down on the spoil, and do evil in the sight of the LORD?"
²⁰  And Saul said to Samuel, "But I have obeyed the voice of the LORD, and gone on the mission on which the LORD sent me, and brought back Agag king of Amalek; I have utterly destroyed the Amalekites.
²¹  But the people took of the plunder, sheep and oxen, the best of the things which should have been utterly destroyed, to sacrifice to the LORD your God in Gilgal."
²²  So Samuel said: "Has the LORD as great delight in burnt offerings and sacrifices, As in obeying the voice of the LORD? Behold, to obey is better than sacrifice, And to heed than the fat of rams.
²³  For rebellion is as the sin of witchcraft, And stubbornness is as iniquity and idolatry. Because you have rejected the word of the LORD, He also has rejected you from being king." 

Honor - fulfill (an obligation) or keep (an agreement): 

synonyms: fulfill · observe · keep · obey · heed · follow · carry out · discharge ·

--God asks the question in Malachi to the Israelites…Where is my honor and where is reverence for My Name?

When we receive Jesus as Lord…we are to fulfill or obey whatever He tells us.

--If God says bring a tithe (10%) of your income to God’s house and we only bring 5%...we are doing partial obedience and partial obedience is disobedience. 

--If God tells us to give $100 a month to missions and we give $50 a month…again it is partial obedience and that is disobedience.

B. Temporary obedience is disobedience. 

--God does not want to start this race and then, decide at some point to bail out. Biblical example:

Colossians 4:14 (NKJV)
¹⁴  Luke the beloved physician and Demas greet you.

2 Timothy 4:9-10 (NLT)
⁹  Timothy, please come as soon as you can.
¹⁰  Demas has deserted me because he loves the things of this life and has gone to Thessalonica…

--Temporary obedience does not have to be fatal if we repent. Paul at one time did not believe Mark was useful for the ministry.

Acts 15:37-38 (NLT)
³⁷  Barnabas agreed and wanted to take along John Mark.
³⁸  But Paul disagreed strongly, since John Mark had deserted them in Pamphylia and had not continued with them in their work.

--Later Paul commends Mark to believers and tells them to welcome him.

C. Delayed obedience is disobedience.

Luke 9:57-62 (NKJV)
⁵⁷  Now it happened as they journeyed on the road, that someone said to Him, "Lord, I will follow You wherever You go."
⁵⁸  And Jesus said to him, "Foxes have holes and birds of the air have nests, but the Son of Man has nowhere to lay His head."
⁵⁹  Then He said to another, "Follow Me." But he said, "Lord, let me first go and bury my father."
⁶⁰  Jesus said to him, "Let the dead bury their own dead, but you go and preach the kingdom of God."
⁶¹  And another also said, "Lord, I will follow You, but let me first go and bid them farewell who are at my house."
⁶²  But Jesus said to him, "No one, having put his hand to the plow, and looking back, is fit for the kingdom of God."

D. Careless obedience is disobedience.

Luke 15:27-32 (NLT)
²⁷  ‘Your brother is back,’ he was told, ‘and your father has killed the fattened calf. We are celebrating because of his safe return.’
²⁸  “The older brother was angry and wouldn’t go in. His father came out and begged him,
²⁹  but he replied, ‘All these years I’ve slaved for you and never once refused to do a single thing you told me to. And in all that time you never gave me even one young goat for a feast with my friends.
³⁰  Yet when this son of yours comes back after squandering your money on prostitutes, you celebrate by killing the fattened calf!’
³¹  “His father said to him, ‘Look, dear son, you have always stayed by me, and everything I have is yours.
³²  We had to celebrate this happy day. For your brother was dead and has come back to life! He was lost, but now he is found!’” 

--The elder brother has been obedient out of obligation, not love. He missed the point that all the Father had was his and he missed he had the Father’s presence every day.

--Jealous people in church are living in careless disobedience because even though they do all the right things, they have forgotten serving and loving with the right attitude.

3. God says shut the doors.

Malachi 1:10,13-14 (NLT)
¹⁰  “How I wish one of you would shut the Temple doors so that these worthless sacrifices could not be offered! I am not pleased with you,” says the LORD of Heaven’s Armies, “and I will not accept your offerings.
¹³  You say, ‘It’s too hard to serve the LORD,’ and you turn up your noses at my commands,” says the LORD of Heaven’s Armies. “Think of it! Animals that are stolen and crippled and sick are being presented as offerings! Should I accept from you such offerings as these?” asks the LORD.
¹⁴  “Cursed is the cheat who promises to give a fine ram from his flock but then sacrifices a defective one to the Lord. For I am a great king,” says the LORD of Heaven’s Armies, “and my name is feared among the nations! 

--Shut the doors if you are unwilling to bring your best. Shut the doors if you are not willing to give your best honor to the Lord. Shut the doors if you are unwilling to give Him your best offering.

Open the Double Doors – 2

Subjects – Chains

by Rick Welborne

Isaiah 45:1-2 (NKJV)
¹  "Thus says the LORD to His anointed, To Cyrus, whose right hand I have held-- To subdue nations before him And loose the armor of kings, To open before him the double doors, So that the gates will not be shut:
²  'I will go before you And make the crooked places straight; I will break in pieces the gates of bronze And cut the bars of iron. 

Acts 12:111 (NKJV) 

1 Now about that time Herod the king stretched out his hand to harass some from the church. 

2 Then he killed James the brother of John with the sword. 

3 And because he saw that it pleased the Jews, he proceeded further to seize Peter also. Now it was during the Days of Unleavened Bread. 

4 So when he had arrested him, he put him in prison, and delivered him to four squads of soldiers to keep him, intending to bring him before the people after Passover. 

5 Peter was therefore kept in prison, but constant prayer was offered to God for him by the church. 

6 And when Herod was about to bring him out, that night Peter was sleeping, bound with two chains between two soldiers; and the guards before the door were keeping the prison. 

7 Now behold, an angel of the Lord stood by him, and a light shone in the prison; and he struck Peter on the side and raised him up, saying, "Arise quickly!" And his chains fell off his hands. 

8 Then the angel said to him, "Gird yourself and tie on your sandals"; and so he did. And he said to him, "Put on your garment and follow me." 

9 So he went out and followed him, and did not know that what was done by the angel was real, but thought he was seeing a vision. 

10 When they were past the first and the second guard posts, they came to the iron gate that leads to the city, which opened to them of its own accord; and they went out and went down one street, and immediately the angel departed from him. 

11 And when Peter had come to himself, he said, "Now I know for certain that the Lord has sent His angel, and has delivered me from the hand of Herod and from all the expectation of the Jewish people." 

–As we put on His armor every day, as we make the resolution that we will bless the Lord at all times, as we have committed to prayer and fasting...we know that we know that Jesus is about to open the double doors and the chains are going to fall off.

Romans 8:3132 (NKJV) 

31 What then shall we say to these things? If God is for us, who can be against us? 

32 He who did not spare His own Son, but delivered Him up for us all, how shall He not with Him also freely give us all things? 

–Please do not be upset with me as I remind you of God’s promise to us as we entered this time of fasting and praying...this is why we should fast and pray.

Isaiah 58:611 (NKJV)   

6 "Is this not the fast that I have chosen: To loose the bonds of wickedness, To undo the heavy burdens, To let the oppressed go free, And that you break every yoke? 

7 Is it not to share your bread with the hungry, And that you bring to your house the poor who are cast out; When you see the naked, that you cover him, And not hide yourself from your own flesh? 

8 Then your light shall break forth like the morning, Your healing shall spring forth speedily, And your righteousness shall go before you; The glory of the Lord shall be your rear guard. 

9 Then you shall call, and the Lord will answer; You shall cry, and He will say, 'Here I am.' "If you take away the yoke from your midst, The pointing of the finger, and speaking wickedness, 

10 If you extend your soul to the hungry And satisfy the afflicted soul, Then your light shall dawn in the darkness, And your darkness shall be as the noonday. 

11 The Lord will guide you continually, And satisfy your soul in drought, And strengthen your bones; You shall be like a watered garden, And like a spring of water, whose waters do not fail. 

–This is what the Lord has chosen for us and I want our light to spring forth, our healing to come quickly, and His righteousness to go before us! His glory to be our rear guard!

–Many of you...all of you, I hope, have determined to lay hold of God and not turn Him loose until He blesses you! Do you really want double doors to open for you?

–Some of you have shared with me that there seems to be opposition to your passionate seeking after God...no great surprise to that! 

1 Corinthians 16:9 (NKJV) 

9 For a great and effective door has opened to me, and there are many adversaries. 

–There are many adversaries...and they want to kill, steal, and destroy!!!

1. Going through the double doors we can expect there to be opposition to our strong desire to seek after God.

Acts 12:1 (NKJV)  

1 Now about that time Herod the king stretched out his hand to harass some from the church. 

–I believe the enemy is sending out harassing spirits to fight against the church and it comes in different forms...comes thru thoughts, thru people, thru attacks on our family, thru intimidation!

Ephesians 6:1013 (NKJV) 

10 Finally, my brethren, be strong in the Lord and in the power of His might. 

11 Put on the whole armor of God, that you may be able to stand against the wiles of the devil. 

12 For we do not wrestle against flesh and blood, but against principalities, against powers, against the rulers of the darkness of this age, against spiritual hosts of wickedness in the heavenly places. 

13 Therefore take up the whole armor of God, that you may be able to withstand in the evil day, and having done all, to stand. 

–Do not give up because we are so close to the double doors…great and effective doors.

--Paul was a strong believer...He had an amazing heart for God and people, and yet, he was arrested:

Acts 12:4 (NKJV)  

4 So when he had arrested him, he put him in prison, and delivered him to four squads of soldiers to keep him, intending to bring him before the people after Passover. 

–Well if he had been living right he would not have had all that opposition...his confession must have been wrong…let me say it in a different way...because he was living right he had opposition! Many adversaries!

–Paul was doing the will of God so therefore he had adversaries. We are no different! Some tell me, I have no attacks of the enemy…really? Maybe it is because we are no threat to him. Ouch!

2. Obviously for Paul, going through the double doors, the key to His deliverance was prayer.

Acts 12:5 (NKJV)  

5 Peter was therefore kept in prison, but constant prayer was offered to God for him by the church. 

Isaiah 58:6      

6 "Is this not the fast that I have chosen: To loose the bonds of wickedness, To undo the heavy burdens, To let the oppressed go free, And that you break every yoke? 

Acts 12:6 (NKJV)  

6 And when Herod was about to bring him out, that night Peter was sleeping, bound with two chains between two soldiers; and the guards before the door were keeping the prison. 

–How many of you know Paul was in deep...trouble?  No way...no way he is coming out of this one...two chains...between two soldiers...more soldiers outside the door…doors closed and locked up!

–The enemy wants us to look at our situation and just say there is no way...no way this time! An impossibility for us is only an opportunity for God to be glorified.

–I encourage you not to forget the God factor...it is not the size of your giant but the size of your God...David and Goliath, Gideon, Samson! What is the giant in your way…it is a flea compared to our God!

–As we pray earnestly for those who need to be set free...the chains will fall off. Stop and pray for those bound!

James 5:16 (NIV) 

16 Therefore confess your sins to each other and pray for each other so that you may be healed. The prayer of a righteous man is powerful and effective. 

–We who have been made righteous by the blood of Jesus have been praying, and I believe, our prayers have been powerful and effective.

–We are just waiting on our prodigals, our bodies, our finances, our families, our church to line up with the Word of God and the spears of prayer in the Spirit that we have sent out!!!

–I say it again...this is our year...this is our season to see the harvest of souls and the blessings that God has spoken to us…I believe your healing is coming quickly.

3. Before we can go thru the double doors God has for us...the chains have to fall off...they have to be broken!!!

Acts 12:7 (NKJV)  

7 Now behold, an angel of the Lord stood by him, and a light shone in the prison; and he struck Peter on the side and raised him up, saying, "Arise quickly!" And his chains fell off his hands. 

–It is time that we understand that God wants the chains to fall off and for them to be broken off of our lives and bodies. Notice his chains did not fall off until he began to rise up! Step of faith!

–The angel struck Peter...maybe the Holy Spirit or the Word of God has been striking you (dealing with you) and telling you to “Arise quickly” God is about to set you free!!!

–All this blessing the Lord at all times, this putting on the armor every day, all this fasting and praying have been so that you can get free...get ready...get ready!!!

--So what happened when Peter’s chains fell off?  Good question!!  

Acts 12:8-10 (NKJV)  

8 Then the angel said to him, "Gird yourself and tie on your sandals"; and so he did. And he said to him, "Put on your garment and follow me." 

9 So he went out and followed him, and did not know that what was done by the angel was real, but thought he was seeing a vision. 

10 When they were past the first and the second guard posts, they came to the iron gate that leads to the city, which opened to them of its own accord; and they went out and went down one street, and immediately the angel departed from him. 

--Gird yourself…put on your belt of truth, God is not finished with you yet…you are being set free so you can continue to proclaim the truth to those Jesus sends you to. Chains fall off so you can help others.

--Tie on your sandals…let your feet be fitted with the readiness with the gospel of peace…How beautiful are the feet of those who bring good news…Jesus frees us to share good news, not gloom and doom.

–Remember the guards were standing to keep the prisoner Paul in, but when God gets ready to bring him out, when the saints are fasting and praying...the doors have to open…the double doors swing wide. 

–The chains fell off and Peter was led by the angel thru every door...thru every gate...the gate opened of its own accord...we thought this was a modern invention.

–God wants your chains to fall off today so that you can walk thru every door that God has set before you!

–All God has to do is speak the Word, to send His angel, and you will be set free!!!

–Key...do you want to be free and do you want it to be tonight?

Psalm 107:814 (NKJV)  

8 Oh, that men would give thanks to the LORD for His goodness, And for His wonderful works to the children of men! 

9 For He satisfies the longing soul, And fills the hungry soul with goodness. 

10 Those who sat in darkness and in the shadow of death, Bound in affliction and irons 

11 Because they rebelled against the words of God, And despised the counsel of the Most High, 

12 Therefore He brought down their heart with labor; They fell down, and there was none to help. 

13 Then they cried out to the LORD in their trouble, And He saved them out of their distresses. 

14 He brought them out of darkness and the shadow of death, And broke their chains in pieces. 

--That is what we are here to do tonight…do you want to be free? Do you want your chains to be broken in pieces…Do you want the double doors to open? Come!

Message from General Council

Subject: General Superintendent Dr. George Wood

Welcome Holy Spirit

by Rick Welborne

John 14:26 (NKJV)
²⁶  But the Helper, the Holy Spirit, whom the Father will send in My name, He will teach you all things, and bring to your remembrance all things that I said to you.

--Dr. Wood spoke about how we were only a few miles from Azuza Street where the greatest Pentecostal revival in modern times began…102 years ago! 68,000,000 people worldwide. A spiritual earthquake!

--We must welcome Holy Spirit in our lives and He must be treated as a person not an “it”. He is a divine person…He is our seal.

Ephesians 4:30 (NKJV)
³⁰  And do not grieve the Holy Spirit of God, by whom you were sealed for the day of redemption.

--Holy Spirit is so great and wants to help us understand Jesus was conceived by Holy Spirit! Five things Holy Spirit wants to be for us…He wants to walk with us!

1. Holy Spirit is our Friend, our Comforter, and our Paraclete.

--When Jesus promised to send Holy Spirit…He was saying He was sending another of the same kind…another just like Him. I love the unity of Father, Son, and Holy Spirit.

--Dr. Wood shared how a Friend believes in you…He shared that when he was very young the church where his father pastored went thru a split. In that turbulence God called him into the ministry.

Jeremiah 29:11-13 (NIV)
¹¹  For I know the plans I have for you," declares the LORD, "plans to prosper you and not to harm you, plans to give you hope and a future.
¹²  Then you will call upon me and come and pray to me, and I will listen to you.
¹³  You will seek me and find me when you seek me with all your heart.

Psalm 84:5-7 (NIV)
⁵  Blessed are those whose strength is in you, who have set their hearts on pilgrimage.
⁶  As they pass through the Valley of Baca, they make it a place of springs; the autumn rains also cover it with pools.
⁷  They go from strength to strength, till each appears before God in Zion. 

2. Holy Spirit is our Attorney, our Advocate, our Prosecuting Attorney.

--So wonderful how Holy Spirit is our prosecuting attorney convincing us of our guilt and then, becomes our defense attorney representing us before God. What an Advocate. 

Romans 8:26-27 (NIV)
²⁶  In the same way, the Spirit helps us in our weakness. We do not know what we ought to pray for, but the Spirit himself intercedes for us with groans that words cannot express.
²⁷  And he who searches our hearts knows the mind of the Spirit, because the Spirit intercedes for the saints in accordance with God's will.

--Dr, Wood shares how his dad was poisoned by a village chief with the intention of killing him but Holy Spirit raised him up and he was healed…many turned to Christ after this. 

--He shared a story of how his dad, after having returned to the US was concerned about the people he had ministered to on the mission field.

--Thru a message in tongues David Campbell in Arkansas names all the people in China he was worried about and that they were still living…that is Holy Spirit.

3. Holy Spirit is our Trainer…our Life Coach.

--So many people say they want a Life Coach or a Personal Trainer…nothing wrong with finding someone who will disciple us or coach us but never forget how Holy Spirit is called to be with us forever.

Galatians 5:18-25 (NIV)
¹⁸  But if you are led by the Spirit, you are not under law.
¹⁹  The acts of the sinful nature are obvious: sexual immorality, impurity and debauchery;
²⁰  idolatry and witchcraft; hatred, discord, jealousy, fits of rage, selfish ambition, dissensions, factions
²¹  and envy; drunkenness, orgies, and the like. I warn you, as I did before, that those who live like this will not inherit the kingdom of God.
²²  But the fruit of the Spirit is love, joy, peace, patience, kindness, goodness, faithfulness,
²³  gentleness and self-control. Against such things there is no law.
²⁴  Those who belong to Christ Jesus have crucified the sinful nature with its passions and desires.
²⁵  Since we live by the Spirit, let us keep in step with the Spirit. 

4. Holy Spirit is our Benefactor.

--Jesus did not leave us money but what He left us was Holy Spirit power. Power to lead others to Christ and leading them into an experience with Holy Spirit.

Acts 19:1-6 (NIV)
¹  While Apollos was at Corinth, Paul took the road through the interior and arrived at Ephesus. There he found some disciples
²  and asked them, "Did you receive the Holy Spirit when you believed?" They answered, "No, we have not even heard that there is a Holy Spirit."
³  So Paul asked, "Then what baptism did you receive?" "John's baptism," they replied.
⁴  Paul said, "John's baptism was a baptism of repentance. He told the people to believe in the one coming after him, that is, in Jesus."
⁵  On hearing this, they were baptized into the name of the Lord Jesus.
⁶  When Paul placed his hands on them, the Holy Spirit came on them, and they spoke in tongues and prophesied. 

--Pray for Holy Spirit growth not money…It is not by might, nor power, but by My Spirit says the Lord. Let your desire be more for Jesus and His power. 

5. Holy Spirit is our Scout.

--Holy Spirit is the One Who will direct our paths and help us see what is coming. Dr. Wood had already told his executive staff to let their names run during the election…His Scout had gone out before Him.

Proverbs 3:5-6 (NKJV)
⁵  Trust in the LORD with all your heart, And lean not on your own understanding;
⁶  In all your ways acknowledge Him, And He shall direct your paths. 

--He spoke how Holy Spirit led Philip to the Ethiopian Eunuch and how Holy Spirit was working with Peter and Cornelius at the same time. He works both ends of the situation.

--He shared how Holy Spirit directed each step of the Dream Center Los Angeles…only God to do that.

--What will Holy Spirit do if we follow Him? Let’s follow!