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Era of the Holy Spirit 2
Maywald Jesudass
Former Rain
Former Rain – The New Heart
• Former Rain: is a farming
terminology• It helps in preparing the field … sowing
seeds … in germination
process• Its a season of
rains
• These rains are not very heavy
Former Rain is for Personal Spiritual Growth. Growing in Christ. Receiving the Fruit of the
Spirit.
Former Rain Experience Holy Spirit our Teacher
“He shall teach you all things, and bring all
things to your remembrance, whatsoever I
have said unto you”
John 14 : 26
• One of the major roles of the Holy Spirit is to Teach. • ‘All things’ would include fundamental beliefs and much more. • The Holy Spirit removes doubts ... Answers deep rooted questions and allows the truth to lighten our path. • He removes forgetfulness and brings to our memory the message(s) that is most needed for the hour.
•In general, what is the class size in your country?• 20 – 25 – 30 – 35 – 40 students?
• The Holy Spirit Teaches us ...
One on One
• He teaches us eternal things
• To walk His walk• To Talk His talk
• Trains us to Teach.
Former Rain ExperienceHoly Spirit our Guide
“Howbeit when he,
The Spirit of truth, is come, he will
guide you into all truth.John 16 : 13
Are you stuck??
• Is the role of a Teacher different
from a Guide?• A Guide gives directions • He walks the road with you• He removes those gray areas ... Those border line issues that are confusing• We are able to clearly discern the right from the wrong.
• The Holy Spirit will shield us from the constant
attack of false teachers and prophets.
• These winds of doctrine will also pass by. We will
stand tall .
If we choose, He will keep us in the truth and take us
to the destination
Former Rain Experience Holy Spirit Convicts us
“When he is come, he
will convict the world of sin, and of
righteousness, and of
judgment” John 16 : 8
• The Holy Spirit Convicts us of sin
• The Holy Spirit enables us to recognize sin within our culture and in simple harmless routines. • An old man told me “The Holy Spirit brings to my memory sins of my childhood and youth ... Sins that I have not confessed and received forgiveness for.” • His holy flame purges us of all unrighteousness making us an acceptable sacrifice.
• The Holy Spirit convicts us of His
Judgment.
• He often reminds me that judgment is not a future event• My case in the heavenly courts can come up today• That I need to live a consistent Christian life• That judgment is something I need not be afraid ... Its a process through which Jesus makes a claim for my eternity.
Former Rain Experience
Holy Spirit our Helper
“And I will pray the
Father, and He will give you another Helper, that
He may abide with
you forever.”
John 14: 16
• This verse is rendered differently ...Comforter ... Friend ... Helper • In this busy world a Helper is someone you cannot do without • He makes our life complete and comfortable• David says, “God is my Helper” Ps. 54: 4 • He seems to have befriended the Holy Spirit. • Unlike Jesus (who ascended to His heavenly Father), the Holy Spirit is to abide with us forever ... With us and in us.
Abiding with each other: The Holy Spirit & Us
Former Rain Born Again Experience
“ … no one can enter
the kingdom of God unless he is born of water and the Spirit.”
John 3 : 5
Congratulation on your New Birth
Holy Spirit & New Creation
• Nicodemus could not
comprehend the Born Again
experience that Jesus referred to. • Those who are
Born Again of the Spirit are like the
WIND.• In Luke 18 : 27
Jesus told the multitude
“The things which are
impossible with men are possible
with God.”
The Old becoming New is a Miracle. It can only be done by Jesus.
Latter Rain
Latter Rain – Harvesting the Fields
• It’s a farming terminology• Latter Rain prepares the
fields for harvest … it effects the size of the grain / fruit, the plant (60 – 80 – 100 fold) … helps in ripening of the field
• Latter Rain equips & empowers one to be co-laborers with Heavenly agents to Finish His Work .
• You receive Gifts of the Spirit.
Latter Rain – A Corporate Experience
•The Former Rain is a Personal experience –
leading to recreation of individuals.
• The Latter Rain is a Corporate experience – it
falls upon groups of people. It is for the revival of the Church and for
building His Kingdom.
Latter Rain Experience Baptism by Fire
Words of John the Baptist“I baptize you with water … But after me will come one … He will baptize you with the Holy Spirit and fire.”
Matthew 3 : 11•In Former Rain experience one is born of the Spirit. Here we are baptized by the Spirit. • Totally immersed ... Anointed by the Spirit. • The Holy Spirit puts us on fire ... And like the fire, we touch everyone in our path for eternity.
G0 YE
INTO ALL
THE
WORLD
This Gospel shall be
preached in ALL
the world
Purpose of Latter Rain ...
Latter Rain Experience Passionate
Witness
“But ye shall receive power, after that the Holy Ghost is come
upon you: and ye shall be
witnesses unto me both in
Jerusalem, and in Samaria,
and unto the uttermost part of the
earth.”
Acts 1 : 8
Latter Rain – Empowers &
Equips
* You will receive POWER
• You will receive a Mandate
• You will receive the message to be given
• You will receive Gifts as needed
(Your gifts depends on the needs).
* Heaven’s treasures are at our disposal
when we are involved in doing
His business. Unwrap your Gift. Use your Gift.
•You will receive the opportunity in and
authority over nations• I saw a minister praying
in the Indian Railway Station.
• He was new to town ... Was there coz God asked
him to go. • He asked God to give
him a place to stay, people to care for ... He asked for
the entire city. * God wants us to minister
to People Groups, Cities and Nations.
* You will be His
WITNESS … at home, in the neighborhood, city
you live … unto the ends of your country
and the earth.
Latter Rain Experience
Powerful Church
“And these signs will follow those who
believe: In My name they will cast out demons; they will speak with new
tongues; they will take up serpents; and if they drink anything deadly, it will by no means hurt them;
they will lay hands on the sick, and they will
recover.” Mark 16:
17,18.
“And Stephen, full of faith and power, did great wonders and signs among the
people.” Acts
6: 8
• The Gospel is powerful ... It transforms harden hearts .... Brings healing of the mind and body ... Liberates from slavery ... It encounters powers of darkness as it reclaims people and places.
• Wherever it is preached signs and wonders will FOLLOW if the messenger allows God’s power to flow through him / her. • For too long we have focused on false miracles and messengers. Let us not doubt the power of the Holy Spirit.
Remember, if fake exists then original has to be there (the ration might
be huge. Like in the case of Elijah - 1 true prophet : 450 false
prophets).
Latter Rain Experience Persecuted Church
Stephen’s Vision“But Stephen, full of the Holy
Spirit, looked up to heaven and
saw the glory of God, and Jesus standing at the right hand of
God.”
Acts 7 : 55
A Praying ... Witnessing ...
Growing Church is a persecuted
Church.
• Persecution helped in spreading the Gospel.• The persecuted triggered faith in the unbelieving onlookers.
“Most assuredly, I say to you, unless a grain of wheat falls into the ground and dies, it
remains alone; but if it dies, it produces much grain.” John 12:24
Receiving the Former & Latter Rain
“All we have to do is to keep the vessel clean and right side up and
prepared for the reception of the
heavenly rain, and keep praying, Let the latter rain come into
my vessel.” EGW, UL 283
* It is time that we, Bible believing Christians, experience the Former and the Latter rain.
The Holy Spirit desires to lead you into this
powerful transforming Former Rain experience
and would like your Church / fellowship to be baptized by fire.
Are you ready for this experience.
Look out for Part III
Receiving the Latter Rain
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