Leadership of the Holy Spirit (Justice Daniel Longji) 19-01-2000

★ MY SERMON NOTES

@ Church of Christ in Nigeria (COCIN )

(now Church of Christ in Nations)

Gigiring, Hwolshe, Jos,

Plateau State, Nigeria

19th January, 2000

YOUTH FELLOWSHIP

* Speaker: Justice Daniel Longji

* Topic: Leadership of the Holy Spirit

* The greatest need you will have is the Holy Spirit

* Anyone who has Christ has the Holy Spirit

★ Luke 11:13 →"So if you who are evil know how to give good gifts to your children, how much more will the Father in heaven give the Holy Spirit to those who keep asking him!”

* When you have the Holy Spirit, you have everything

* With the Holy Spirit, you can be anywhere and yet serve God

★ Acts 5:3-4 →" Peter asked, “Ananias, why has Satan filled your heart so that you should lie to the Holy Spirit and keep back some of the money you got for the land? As long as it remained unsold, wasn’t it your own? And after it was sold, wasn’t the money at your disposal? So how could you have thought of doing what you did? You didn’t lie only to men, but also to God!”

* NOTE: The Holy Spirit is God

* It is a mystery that God manifests in three (3) persons.

→ Many do not believe this!

★ 2 Corinthians 13:14 →"The grace of the Lord Jesus Christ, and the love of God, and the communion of the Holy Ghost, be with you all. Amen."

* God gives us His grace in Jesus

* God himself is love

* The Holy Spirit grants us fellowship with God

★ John 16:13-14 →" Yet when the Spirit of Truth comes, he’ll guide you into all truth. He won’t speak on his own accord, but he’ll speak whatever he hears and will declare to you the things that are to come. He will glorify me, because he will take what is mine and declare it to you."

* Without the Spirit of God, you cannot know God

* It is the responsibility of the Holy Spirit to reveal Jesus (God) to you

☆ HOW DOES THE HOLY SPIRIT LEAD?

→ NOTE: The primary assignment of the Holy Spirit is to LEAD you; of Jesus is to SAVE you, and of God the Father to LOVE you!

★ John 14:26 →"But the Helper, the Holy Spirit, whom the Father will send in my name, will teach you all things and remind you of everything that I have told you."

1. HE REVEALS

* He does this through the Scriptures

* Head knowledge is different from heart knowledge

* Every moment you should desire that the Holy Spirit should reveal Jesus and God to you

2. HE SPEAKS

* He speaks the things of God to us

* Sometimes we hear His voice audibly, sometimes in the heart

* If the Holy Spirit must lead you, He must reveal Jesus to you

3. HE TEACHES God's Word

Leadership of the Holy Spirit (Justice Daniel Longji) 19-01-2000

★ MY SERMON NOTES

@ Church of Christ in Nigeria (COCIN)

(now Church of Christ in Nations)

Gigiring, Hwolshe, Jos,

Plateau State, Nigeria

19th January, 2000

YOUTH FELLOWSHIP

* Speaker: Justice Daniel Longji

* Topic: Leadership of the Holy Spirit

* The greatest need you will have is that of the Holy Spirit

* Anyone who has Christ has the Holy Spirit

★ Luke 11:13 →"So if you who are evil know how to give good gifts to your children, how much more will the Father in heaven give the Holy Spirit to those who keep asking him!”

* When you have the Holy Spirit, you have everything

* With the Holy Spirit, you can be anywhere and yet serve God

★ Acts 5:3-4 →" Peter asked, “Ananias, why has Satan filled your heart so that you should lie to the Holy Spirit and keep back some of the money you got for the land? As long as it remained unsold, wasn’t it your own? And after it was sold, wasn’t the money at your disposal? So how could you have thought of doing what you did? You didn’t lie only to men, but also to God!”

* NOTE: The Holy Spirit is God

* It is a mystery that God manifests Himself in three (3) persons.

→ Many do not believe this!

★ 2 Corinthians 13:14 →"The grace of the Lord Jesus Christ, and the love of God, and the communion of the Holy Ghost, be with you all. Amen."

* God gives us His grace in Jesus

* God himself is love

* The Holy Spirit Grants us fellowship with God

★ John 16:13-14 →" Yet when the Spirit of Truth comes, he’ll guide you into all truth. He won’t speak on his own accord, but he’ll speak whatever he hears and will declare to you the things that are to come. He will glorify me, because he will take what is mine and declare it to you."

* Without the Spirit of God, you cannot know God

* It is the responsibility of the Holy Spirit to reveal Jesus (God) to you

☆ HOW DOES THE HOLY SPIRIT LEAD?

→ NOTE: The primary assignment of the Holy Spirit is to LEAD you;

→ The primary assignment of Jesus is to SAVE you, and

→ The primary assignment of God the Father to LOVE you!

★ John 14:26 →"But the Helper, the Holy Spirit, whom the Father will send in my name, will teach you all things and remind you of everything that I have told you."

1. HE REVEALS

* He does this through the Scriptures

* Head knowledge is different from heart knowledge

* Every moment you should desire that the Holy Spirit should reveal Jesus and God to you

2. HE SPEAKS

* He speaks the things of God to us

* Sometimes we hear His voice audibly, sometimes in the heart

* If the Holy Spirit must lead you, He must reveal Jesus to you

3. HE TEACHES God's Word

An Excellent Vision for this Millienium (Rev. Gyang Moses Chuwang) 09-01-2000

★ MY SERMON NOTES

@ Church of Christ in Nigeria (COCIN )

(now Church of Christ in Nations)

Gigiring, Hwolshe, Jos,

Plateau State, Nigeria

9th January, 2000

SERMON

* Speaker: Rev. Gyang Moses Chuwang

* Topic: An Excellent Vision for this Millienium

* A vision is an unusual discernment or foresight

* Not every person sees unusual things, except men of vision

* Vision is the ability to see something ahead as already accomplished

* Vision can be linked with faith

* When you have a vision, you'll have a conviction

* When you have a vision, you'll meet with enemies and oppossers

* But when you are working in God's vision, it will be good

★ Proverbs 29:18 →"Where there is no vision, the people perish: but he that keepeth the law, happy is he."

* People do not prosper because of lack of vision. People do not excell in their marriage, businesses, academics, etc because of lack of vision

* When you have a vision, you have direction. When you don't have a vision, you cannot be regarded as an 'exceller'

* You must ask God for vision - it gives you stability & balance.

→ With a good God-ordained vision, you will not be shaken by trouble and uncertain times

* When you don't have a vision, you will always live in fear

* Vision enhances your creativity

* When a man has vision, he will think of how to achieve it and seek the resources

* NOTE: You will possess your confession

* When you have vision, you will have motivation to see things come to pass - There is nothing that is impossible to achieve

* Just like Nehemiah (in the Bible), you can build the fallen walls of your life, home, study, christian life, etc

* When you have a vision, it gives you a generous spirit

* A person without vision is extravagant and wastes time on things that are not important

* Stingy people don't want to give and they become jealous When another person gives

* If you fail to take risks, risks will take you!

* Only people of vision are generous

* When you have vision, it will help you to discipline yourself

* Vision helps you to live in perpetuity!

→ Your vision has the potential to outlive you

* It is better to have a vision and not achieve it at the set time than the one who will not dare have any

* NOTE: God created you to be wholishic

★ How do you develop your Vision?

* God has given his children a gift, a talent and a ministry (to be a soul-winner and a discipler)

* Your number one (1) vision should be your spiritual vision, without this, other visions you'II have are vain.

* NOTE: God wants you to be perfect, holy and give Him glory

* God has kept you for a purpose So that you will fulfil His vision for your life - to be pure, holy and blameless

★ Psalm 24:2 →"For he hath founded it upon the seas, and established it upon the floods."

* If everything belongs to God, then God has already 'given' us all that we need in life!

* God's work can be promoted by your resources

→ You can't give what you don't have

* Vision must be accomplished by a plan of action for definite execution

* God says that all that we lay our hands to do shall be prosperous (see: Deuteronomy 28:8) 

→ Set for yourself a realistic physical vision, also have a mental, intellectual vision

* No one was created to become a dummy in life 

→ God destined you to excel

* When you have a vision, you will achieve great things

→ If you seek God's face, there will be no reason why you will fail

* Even if you fail 20 times, say to yourself "I have learnt 20 ways of not doing it right" and try again  

* No one was born to know everything but you can know at least something and you can excel in that which you know

* You have to set a vision that is social. Friends are made not born. Making friends should be part of your vision: sharing, caring and loving

→ Be generous and caring

→ Don't think you are everything

→ Get involved with people and socialize

* NOTE: You need people, just like they need you too

* Your vision should be to qlorify God in the end or in the process

☆ Points to note in setting your vision:

1. Set your vision prayerfully

2. Set your vision with the standard of God's Word.

* It has to agree with God's Word. It must not contradict it.

3. Spend time and meditate on your vision (Joshua 1:8)

→ Some people set vision, but they don't spend quality time to develop it.

* Joy is not found in the abundance of what you have, but in God's grace

* Having a wonderful vision without exercising it is useless

* If you Want to be a high achiever, you must have an excellent vision that touches every aspect of your life

★ Luke 18:35-43

→ In order to have a clear vision, you must have a supernatural touch from Jesus

☆ Things you must Consider:

1. Ask yourself: "what do I understand as my primary purpose in life?"

2. Create a strong mental picture of the situation you want to be your reality in the future by faith

3. State your long-range goals and your short-range goals

4. Identify your immediate goals

→ Break them down into months & days

5. Pick one of the goals and decide what you want to act upon

→ Note the ways you are progressing

→ Note the challenges, if any

→ It is important to write them down

6. Be willing to change or modify your vision in accordance with God's will as time goes on