Put On Christ

Part 4

When Jesus came to earth as a baby, He had laid aside His divine power. This is called the ‘kenosis of Christ.’ He operated completely as a human. He emptied Himself, by taking the form of a servant, being born in the likeness of men.                                                            Ref. Philippians 2:7

So how did Jesus do the miracles that He did on earth?

How?

Matthew 3:16-17

As soon as Jesus was baptized, He went up out of the water. At that moment Heaven was opened, and He saw the Spirit of God descending like a dove and alighting on Him.

And a voice from Heaven said, “This is My Son, whom I love; with Him I am well pleased.”

We see here that Jesus’ ministry is both confirmed and revealed on earth. The presence of the Holy Spirit was on His life.

Also we see the presence of the Trinity; the Father,  the Son, and the Holy Spirit. 

What Did We Learn From The Kenosis of Christ

1. Jesus was truly human as well as divine. He lived a perfect human life as an example to all men who desire to please God.

2. Jesus laid aside His natural and divine attributes, and became a perfect example of yieldedness to God and the Holy Spirit. In doing this He overcame the world, the flesh, and the devil.

3. Jesus did His works solely by the anointing of the Holy Spirit.

4. Jesus did His work by the anointing to demonstrate and prove to all believers that they could do even greater works than He did.

5. Jesus life and works were done as a pattern for all believers after Him.

6. All the manifestations of divine attributes in Jesus’s earthly life were really the operations of the Holy Spirit, which He was constantly baptized into. They were exercises of the spiritual gifts.

7. Jesus possessed the gifts and graces of the Holy Spirit to the full to demonstrate what being like God is really like, and to encourage us who aspire to that position of, sons of God with power.

Jesus operated in the gifts, through the power of the Holy Spirit.

Let’s Look At the Gifts.

1 Corinthians 12: 1, 8-11

Now concerning spiritual gifts, brethren, I do not want you to be ignorant.

For to one is given the word of wisdom through the Spirit, to another the word of knowledge through the same Spirit, to another faith by the same Spirit, to another gifts of healings by the same Spirit, to another the working of miracles, to another prophecy, to another discerning of spirits, to another the different kinds of tongues, to another the interpretation of tongues.

But one and the same Spirit works all these things, distributing to each one as He wills.

The Nine Gifts of the Holy Spirit

The Gifts of Revaltion

The Gifts of Inspiration

The Gifts of Power

Revelation Gifts:

The Word of Wisdom

Is a supernatural revelation, or insight into the divine will and purpose, often given by the Spirit to solve perplexing problems and situations.

The Word of Knowledge

Is a supernatural revelation of Divine knowledge or insight in the Divine mind, will or plan, to know things that could not be known of oneself.

Discerning of Spirits

This is a supernatural revelation or insight into the realm of spirits to detect their presence and plans.

Power Gifts

Gift of Faith

This is a supernatural ability to believe God without human doubt, unbelief, and reasoning.

The Gift of Healing

This is the healing of all manner of sickness by supernatural power, without human aid or medicine.

The Working of Miracles

This is supernatural power to intervene in the ordinary course of nature and to counteract natural laws if necessary. 

Gifts of Inspiration

Prophecy

Prophecy is the supernatural utterance in the native tongue. It is a miracle of divine utterance, not conceived by human thought or reasoning.  It includes speaking unto men to edify, exhort and comfort.

Tongues

The supernatural utterance in other languages that are not known to the person speaking. 

The Interpretation of Tongues

The supernatural ability to interpret the meaning of the tongues that were uttered in other languages not known by the one who interprets by the Spirit.

So as we come to the end of this series   ‘ Put On Christ ‘  there has been alot of new information. It may have brought revelation on some new information. It may have brought conviction of things that God doesn’t want you doing. You are so aware now, that the works that Jesus did, you can do. You need to work with the Holy Spirit, because it is Him, who does the working of the gifts through you.

It is a process in our lives. We have to die to self (our old ways) and Put on Christ ( His ways and behavior).

As we study and pray, the Holy Spirit will guide you into all truth. He will never condemn you, but He will convict you of sin (wrong doing before God). Confess the wrong to God and repent ( turn away from it and t no God’s way) .

Keep going, always moving forward towards God. He has a great future planned for you.

1 Corinthians 2:9

But as it is written. Eye hath not seen, nor ear heard. Neither have entered into the heart of man. The things which  God hath prepared for them that love Him.

I pray you will believe God. Don’t go into your own human reasoning.  The Bible tells us that human reasoning or thinking, is void of the Holy Spirit. We only know what we know, the Holy Spirit knows all. Trust Him and His leading.

I will close this teaching and pray that the Holy Spirit will give you understanding and revelation.

Our next series we be ‘ The Person of the Holy Spirit ‘.

Bless you in the name of the Lord Jesus Christ. 

Pastor Barbara.                                               4/23