The Powerhouse

SCRIPTURES: Acts 2:1-5 King James Version

1 And when the day of Pentecost was fully come, they were all with one accord in

one place.2 And suddenly there came a sound from heaven as of a rushing mighty

wind, and it filled all the house where they were sitting.3 And there appeared unto

them cloven tongues like as of fire, and it sat upon each of them.4 And they were all

filled with the Holy Ghost, and began to speak with other tongues, as the Spirit gave

them utterance.5 And there were dwelling at Jerusalem Jews, devout men, out of

every nation under heaven.

INTRODUCTION:

The disciples now multiplied to one hundred and twenty having been instructed by

the Lord Jesus Christ before His ascension, to remain in Jerusalem that the promise

of the Holy Ghost and power will come upon them was without a doubt obeyed.

They waited in much prayer and supplication to the Lord in the dwelling of Peter and

the ten other first Disciples of Christ in an upper room. They ordained a new Apostle,

Matthias to replace the Apostle that fell from grace Judas Iscariot. We see that

ordination through the Leading of the Holy Ghost is a key factor in propelling the

Gospel of Jesus Christ on the earth. Yet, as they waited on Power to come they never

fathom in their heart what it will look, sound, feel nor spoken like.

Today I indulge in the agenda of the Lord Jesus Christ for the ministry of His gospel

and the workings of His Holy Ghost that is the embodiment of the Powerhouse or

source of all power of the Kingdom of God on the face of the earth.

1. THE TEMPLE OF THE HOLY GHOST-THE HOUSING OF THE HOLY GHOST

Ruach (pronounced roo-akh) is the Hebrew word for spirit, breath, or wind.

When spoken, the word engages one’s breath and lungs.

The first mention of Ruach in the Bible is in the very first chapter of Genesis – Genesis 1:2: And the

earth was a formless and desolate emptiness, and darkness was over

the surface of the deep, and the Spirit (Ruach) of God was hovering over

the surface of the waters.

Powerhouse in American English has two definition:

1. Electricity a generating station

2. a person, group, team, or the like, having great energy, strength,

or potential for success.

-Power and influence belongs to the Holy Ghost He is the Generating Station

that supply the source to accomplish purpose on the earth.

-He needs the earthen vessel to work through on the earth. Ezekiel 22:30

English Standard Version 30 And I sought for a man among them who should

build up the wall and stand in the breach before me for the land, that I should

not destroy it, but I found none.

-He is the power within the man.

-He chooses the vessel to use.

-He makes the vessel into what He desires the vessel to be. He convicts the

heart; He shapes the flesh and prunes it. He builds up the spirit man.

-He is the unseen force behind our prayer and our supplication of each vessel.

-He is the influencer that propels the word of God on the earth through the

vessels of God.

-He is the educator of that which is in heaven and in the earth and also the

things beneath the earth in the vessel of God.

-He is the Glory of God in the Man and Woman that perfect them in His own

image and likeness.

We are the temple that holds the power of God, the Holy Ghost in our bodies.

We are to keep that which He has given to us Holy and sanctified. We must take

care of the body and not abuse it with worldly pleasures.

2. THE ANOINTING OF THE HOLY GHOST – OPERATIONS OF THE HOLY GHOST

Acts 2:2-4

2 And suddenly there came a sound from heaven as of a rushing

mighty wind, and it filled all the house where they were sitting.3 And there

appeared unto them cloven tongues like as of fire, and it sat upon each of

them.4 And they were all filled with the Holy Ghost, and began to speak

with other tongues, as the Spirit gave them utterance.

-Anointing is not just oil poured upon, but it is power that is poured out.

2 Kings 4 talks about the widow woman that poured out the little oil in

borrowed Jars at the word of the Prophet and it miraculously filled up

each jar. The Anointing of the Holy Ghost is demonstrated power.

-The Holy Ghost comes in the right atmosphere at the right time. The

atmosphere was charged in the unity of the saints, in the holiness and

prayerfulness of the saints in the upper room.