Works of the Holy Spirit and the Pentecost (Fire)

Works of the Holy

Spirit

By Melissa C. Pointer

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Recap

• The Holy Spirit does great works on our

behalf

– He sends our prayers to God the Father

– He teaches us about the difference of sin and

righteousness

– He convinces us that we must yield unto God

– He gives us talents and gifts

Remember

• The entire throne of God works on our

behalf

• So that we may be an acceptable offering

unto God the Father

• We must also participate in our own

salvation

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In addition

• The Holy Spirit has many symbols

– Water

– Rain

– Fire

– Lightning

– Wind

– Dove

• These help explain a work he does on our

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Water

• It was discussed how the Holy Spirit is like

water

• He is everywhere

• We are like plants

• We need that water to grow, develop and

bare fruit of righteousness

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Fire

• Just like water was necessary for the

preparations of the offerings during the

Levitical priesthood Leviticus 1:3-4, 9

• Fire was necessary

• During the Pentecost with the Apostles

• Fire was present Acts 2: 1-3

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Fire

• It is one of the most dangerous forces on

earth

– You can swim in a pool of water you can’t

swim in a pool of fire

• It is necessary for every day life

– If you enjoy eating, using electricity, driving or

having a warm house in the winter

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Fire

• Used to purify

• To refine

• Heal

• To bring forth life

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Fire

• It is special because it changes matter

• On the molecular level

• That is why the soft dough will have a

harden crust on the outside and tender

bread on the inside

• Atoms were rearranged

– Some changed position

– Others simply removed

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Not just Bread

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Will change with fire


Let us look deeper

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Glass

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• See how fire changes a substance

Fire

• What does that have to do with us

• We were changed on the molecular level

from the garden

• Evil and death are now in our DNA

• They were never suppose to be there

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Fire and the Holy Ghost

• That mutation has caused us to have

impurities

• That keep us from being what we were

intended to be from the beginning

• We have to go through the fire to be

acceptable unto God the Father

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In a volume of a book

• Where is the evidence of this

• Malachi 3: 1-3

• Ecclesiasticus 2: 1, 5

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We are like…

• Gold

• Iron

• Silver

• God compared us to these metals for a

reason

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In their pure state

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Wondrous Items

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How do we get from

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To this!

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Is it possible

• All things are possible through God

• Remember we serve the God that sees all

and knows all

• He speaks and the waves stand still

• He speaks and the ground opens up

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Where’s the evidence

Testosterone Estrogen & Progesterone


The tiniest change

• Its funny what a little arranging can do– The hormones that make men different from women

are essentially the same except for the top right

corner of the molecules

– That change is responsible for the differences

between the genders

• That’s what fire does

• It rearranges at the molecular level

• It removes atoms

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Recall

• We are like iron and gold

• If we can understand how they are

processed

• We can then learn how we are refined


Iron

• An abundant material

• That is essential for modern life

– No roads

– Or cars

– Bridges

– Large structures could exist


Iron

• Unfortunately in its common state it is

bonded to oxygen, sulfur, phosphorus

• Which will change its properties

– Weakens

– Breaks the bond

– Making it useless


We are like iron

• In our current state

– Sin is bonded to us

– It weakens us

– Changed us into something unacceptable to

God

• Just like oxygen holds tightly to iron until it

disintegrates

• Death and sin holds unto us


Yet this


Can become


Used to reinforce roads


Nearly last forever like this…


How??

• Though oxygen tries to hold tight to iron

• Fire can liberate iron from it

• Iron goes through an intense process

– It is melted

– It is beaten

– It is blasted with air


The refiner’s fire

• The Holy Spirit will force us to see the

error of our ways

– Forcing us to see ourselves truly

– He will remove the blinding mask of pride

– We will see all of our defects and blemishes

• He will show us the Savior that we pierced Zechariah 12:10


There are examples of this

• Let us review

• Acts 2: 22-24, 36-39

• Acts 9: 1-6

• From those scriptures were they not

shown their wretchedness and corruption

• Let us also consider what Job said in Job

42: 1-6 when he saw his creator


Purifying Flames

• They are required so we are willing to let

go of those things that make us corrupt

before God

• We have to hate that part of us so we can

be liberated from it!

• Hatred is liken to killing something

– Luke 14: 26-27 Romans 6: 6, 12-13


Our part

• We all have to make sacrifices

• The physical offerings our ancestors made

were examples of what we must do

spiritually

– Psalms 51: 17, I Peter 2: 5

• Those sacrifices must go through the fire

– I Corinthians 3: 11-14

• In fact our entire life must be lived like a

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Our savior’s words

• Matthew 16:24-27

• Matthew 10: 38

• What do these scriptures mean??


Did you know

• That there are particular levels of heat

needed to liberate iron

• God knows what temperature to use for

his children

• This can differ from person to person

• What was necessary to make Peter follow

Jesus was different for Paul


Iron to Steel

• Steel isn’t just iron

• Other metals are added in perfect

proportion

• So that it is strong, stable

• Usable for multiple applications


Measurements

• The weights and proportions have to be

exact to a make the desirable steel

• We are no different

• Our God measures everything and his

measurement is perfect

• If the person in question does not measure

up they are not acceptable

• Daniel 5: 24-28, Job 28: 23-26


Just as iron is measured

• God weighs us

• If we don’t come up to correct proportions

• We will be found wanting

• He will have something against us

– Revelations 2: 1-5

– You cannot leave any work of God undone or

you will not measure up

– Matthew 23: 23


Our Goal

• To be accepted by our heavenly Father

• That will only occur if we are free from all

impurities (sin)

• The Holy Spirit will apply fire at the correct

temperature

– To ensure we see what sin is and the folly it

causes

– To make it easier for us to let go of it so that

we become what God intended us to be


What we must do

• Put God first in everything we do

• Know that just like iron or gold that is

made to a better materiel in a furnace

• We will encounter trials, tests and other

situations

– That we may not understand

– But if we lean upon Lord Jesus

– We will be stronger and accepted by God in

the end


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