Bible study: annointed sermons, powerful sermons

Bible study: annointed sermons, powerful sermons

Posted on December 20, 2008 Updated on December 20, 2008

WATERING DOWN THE WORD?
Memorise: “And honor not his father or his mother, he shall be free. Thus have ye made the commandment of God of none effect by your tradition” (Matt 15:6)
Read: Matthew 15:1-6

Pastor E. Adeboye, RCCG

The presence of the anointing in your life destroys satanic yokes and burdens. Apart from this, Isaiah 61:1-3 lists other areas it can assist. The anointing can enable you to preach powerfully and obtain results for God’s Kingdom.

Fifteen minutes after some preachers take over the pulpit, the congregation will be so bored that many will doze. Three hours into the message of some preachers, the congregation would be alert, expectant and sitting at the edge of their seats.

Some sermons are sleeping pills while others are intoxicants. Some sermons feed the flesh, others the spirit. Some messages kill, others give life. What makes the difference is not necessarily the preacher’s level of education, or intense preparation, length of message, familiarity with subject matter, etc. The anointing makes the difference.

Many claim to be anointed. The sermons of some preachers are applauded while some are celebrated. The question is: What impact have such sermons made in the lives of the hearers? Don’t be carried away when people applaud your ministration.

Look out for the proof in their level of compliance with the Word. When last did people break down in tears during your message? When last did the congregation weep after the rendition of songs by the choir, making the sermon unnecessary for that day? We need to return to the basics.

“The wise in heart shall be called prudent: and the sweetness of the lips increaseth learning” (Proverbs 16:21). This tells us that there is an anointing that comes upon a preacher or teacher which makes his words taste to the soul like sugar and honey.

The characteristics of an anointed message are: It is easily received and absorbed into the spirit man. It increases knowledge and acts as spiritual calcium to build spiritual bones. An anointed message first touches the soul and generates a sincere response from the inner man. God’s Word according to Isaiah 55:11 is time and purpose bound.

Even after God has clearly given you a message for the congregation, if you lack the appropriate level of anointing required to deliver it to their spirits, your effort may be in vain. No wonder the church which should be a spiritual clinic that impacts life, has become a graveyard where the Word is released without anointing and therefore kills the hearers! Ask for the anointing of God today!

There is a spirit behind every word. Whenever the Spirit of the Word of God is not behind a message, never expect Isaiah 55:11 to be fulfilled