Sun. Nov. 28/93 Lu. 15:7-10
The Lost Coin, Lost Power
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In Pensacola, Florida
A seaman reported to the police tht he and his
wife hitched a ride with a truck driver at
Wauchula. They had made a stop at a store and
when he had come out, the driver, truck, his
wife & suitcase were gone.
"I don’t care about my wife", said the
sailor, "but I do want my seaman’s papers back.
Lk. 15:8-10
- Women had lost a sliver coin worth about a
days wage
- Days of Christ
- Engaged women wore a frontlet (Semedi)
- 10 coins on their brow
- It was more than just jewelry
- Signified their relationship
- Loss would be traumatic it meant her all
- Note -- lost in the home
- Was it neglect? --- carelesness?
- Homes small windowless dirt floor covered
with straw
- Lamp must be lite room sweepted siffted &
searched
WHAT DOES IT MEAN FOR US TODAY?
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- As the shepherd sought the sheep to save it
- So the women sought the coin to use it
- This coin had the image of the King on it
- It had no purcasing power because it was
gone
- Possible to ge lost in the church
- We can be a member even in christian service
- Lost in the dust of sin
- Darkness of unbelief
- We can be in the home of the Spirit for
salvation but not in the hand of the Spirit
for service
- Think for a moment of an invisable element
- Just because it is invisible it is not
uniportant or weak
- You can’t feel it, taste it, see it
- It’s all aroudn us
- 5 min without it we would be brain damaged
-It can snap trees
Lift a plane
Stop a trackter trailer
Break concrete using the right tools
Tighten lug nuts on your cars wheels
Lift massive amounts of weight
- We call it air
- OT calls it Ruach --- NT Pneuma
- We see it most often translated as Spirit
- Jn. 20:22 (v.20 Peace be unto you)
And when he had said this, he
breathed on [them], and saith unto
them, Receive ye the Holy Ghost:
- Like air we sometimes make the H.S. less
than He is
- Without the H.S. we cannot live as God
intended
- Without the H.S. we are powerless
1. The H.S. is not an it.
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- Jn. 14:14
If ye shall ask any thing in my
name, I will do [it].
14:15
If ye love me, keep my commandments.
14:16
And I will pray the Father, and he
shall give you another Comforter, that
he may abide with you for ever;
14:17
[Even] the Spirit of truth; whom the
world cannot receive, because it seeth
him not, neither knoweth him: but ye
know him; for he dwelleth with you,
and shall be in you.
14:18
I will not leave you comfortless:
I will come to you.
2. The H.S. is not passive, but active involved
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- Jn. 16:8
And when he is come, he will
reprove the world of sin, and of
righteousness, and of judgment:
- Jn. 16:13-14
13 Howbeit when he, the Spirit of
truth, is come, he will guide you
into all truth: for he shall not
speak of himself; but whatsoever he
shall hear, [that] shall he speak:
and he will shew you things to
come.
16:14
He shall glorify me: for he
shall receive of mine, and shall
shew [it] unto you.
3.The H.S. is not imaginary, but real, relevant
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- Act 1:6-8
1:6
When they therefore were come
together, they asked of him, saying,
Lord, wilt thou at this time restore
again the kingdom to Israel?
1:7
And he said unto them, It is not for
you to know the times or the seasons,
which the Father hath put in his own
power.
1:8
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 all
Judaea, and in Samaria, and unto the
uttermost part of the earth.
4. The H.S. is God
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Act 5:1
But a certain man named Ananias, with
Sapphira his wife, sold a possession,
5:2
And kept back [part] of the price, his
wife also being privy [to it], and
brought a certain part, and laid [it]
at the apostles’ feet.
5:3
But Peter said, Ananias, why hath
Satan filled thine heart to lie to the
Holy Ghost, and to keep back [part] of
the price of the land?
5:4
Whiles it remained, was it not thine
own? and after it was sold, was it not
in thine own power? why hast thou
conceived this thing in thine heart?
thou hast not lied unto men, but unto
God.
- You think you can’t handel what life throws
at you
- You think you can’t stand firm or alone in
your life
- You think you can’t handel the lure of
temptation
- You alone can’t -- just as you can’t fly
alone.
- It’s not God beside you but within you that
gives you the power to be able to overcome
the odds of losing it.
- It was our neglect our carelesness that
causes us to be lost in the dust of sin and
the darkness of unbelief.
- The candel of The Word & the broom of the
H.S. restores us to our rightful place.
------> SERVICE & RELATIONSHIP <------
- We sing "Spirit Of The Living God"
1. Since the H.S. is a person he is able to
heal relationships
* Mold me in relationships
2. Since the H.S. is active & involved He
comforts us in our sorrows & guides us in
our pursuits
* Mold me for His purpose & plan
3. Since the H.S. is real & relevant he gives
us power to persevere
* Fill me with staying power
4. Since the H.S. is God He can cotrol our
circumstances & transform our lives
* Use me for your glory Lord.
- In the dust and darkness we are no good
- Be Filled with the Spirit
