The Presence of God

 1. Introduction:

· Genesis 28 - Home of God – The Presence of God was in these places.

· Acts 10:8 - Emmanuel => God with us.

· Acts 10:8 - The anointing of The Holy Spirit – doing/healing.

· Pursue – overtake – Recovered all =>  Breakthrough.

· Acts 10:38 - “ .. How God anointed Jesus of Nazareth with the Holy Spirit and Power, and how he went around doing goo and healing all who were under the power of the Devil, because god was with him”.

· Emmanuel = “God with us”.

- Be empowered, lead and anointed by the Holy Spirit to do good and carry God’s power wherever you go and healing all.

- Arise and push through to God.

- God want us to ‘Breakthrough’ to Him.

- This nation carries a spirit of unbelief = rise above that. T is for our city, region and nation.

- Heaven needs to come to earth through us.

· Acts 1:8 - The Anointing of the Holy Spirit => has a great impact on people.

· Jesus – Family and Friends, Jerusalem – City and Region, Samaria – Other Country (World)

· Galatians 3:13-14  - Blessing of Abraham

- Touched others

- Not about me

- About God’s purposes

- Relationship

· Receive power – anointing of the Holy Spirit.  He is a person.  Gather and draw God’s presence, be filled with the Holy Spirit to go out and change the world/atmosphere around us.

· You carry something the world needs – The Holy Spirit.

· We should be a witness to all. Every person needs the Blood of Jesus to set them free.

Galatians 3:13-14  - “Christ redeemed us from the curse y becoming a curse for us, for it is written: ’Cursed is everyone who is hung on a tree’. He redeemed us in order that the blessing given to Abraham might come to the Gentiles through Christ Jesus, so that by faith we might receive the Promise of the Spirit”. 

- A breakthrough is not just for you, it’s for everybody.  The need to hear your testimony – you Glorifying God.

- Our Culture = Self-centered.  You were called to bring/give glory to God. Be a Ambassador/Witness.

- Release what you have - in faith. “The Presence of God”, items or whatever you think is yours.

- “His Presence Manifest” – when this happens, things change.

- Get to know the Holy Spirit, don’t quench Him. Impact all around you, be alive and bright to the world.

- Only the thing people should see in you is ‘The Glory of God’.

- Acts 3 – People need to see and hear about miracles – Bring it to them.

2. Impact of the Presence of God:

(i) Distinguishes True Believers:

· Exodus 33;14-16  - Distinctive

· Luke 4:18 / 33-34 -  Emmanuel/God with us

- Holy Spirit miracles

- Spirit World real.

· Mark 16:17 Signs – Miracles – Supernatural. Get connected to God. Don’t be scared and nervous.

- To have the presence of God is to have a relationship with God.

- Have the tangible presence of God = living a life connected to Jesus Christ and His anointing.

- He has anointed you with the Holy Spirit and you need to stand up inside yourself of whom God says you are. People will get mad at you – they feel the presence and don’t always like it. Feel uncomfortable within them. Bringing their sins to the surface.

(ii) Blesses those He Touched:

- Genesis 30:27 “The Lord has blessed me for your sake”.

- 1 Chronicles 13:14  “The Lord blessed his home and all he had”.

- Methods don’t bring God’s presence – People carry the presence of God. We have a responsibility for God’s presence.

- Not Methods: 1 Chronicles 15:12 – 15

- Members:  * Sanctify* Carry* Team* Joy

- Genesis 39:3-5 - The Lord blessed the Egyptian for Joseph sake.
*Healing

*Deliverance

*Breakthrough

*Financial

- Ezekiel 47:8-9 - Everything live when waters come.

(iii)Empowers us for Impact:

· Exodus 3:10-12  - I will be with you  * confront Pharaoh

· other people

· Jude 6:16 - I will be with you – same.

· Matthew 28:18-20I will be with you – disciples.

· 2 Samuel 6:16  - Michal / Isaiah 6:5

· Matthew 5:14 – light of world.

(iv) Uncovers and Exposes:

· Freely receive = freely give

· What you have received – give it away.