Four wrong responses that undermine the will of God in our lives are resisting, grieving, blaspheme and quenching the Spirit of the Lord.
We resist the Holy Spirit every time we refuse to heed the message of the Bible.
James 4: 17 >> Therefore to him that knoweth to do good, and doeth it not, to him it is sin.
1a) What is circumcise?
• Genesis 17:10-14 >> Covenant between God and Abraham
• Joshua 5:4-8 >> Joshua circumcises the men before entering the promised land
• Jeremiah 9:25-26 >> Circumcised physically but5 not on the heart
• Ephesians 2: 11-22 >>
1b) Real Life situations of resisting the Holy Spirit
1. When the Holy Spirit tells you not to sin but you resist
2. The Holy Spirit tells you to stay in your marriage but you still go for the divorce
3. The Holy Spirit tells you not to eat certain foods but you resist
4. 1 Corinthians 2: 14 >> the natural man receiveth not the things of the Spirit of God: for they are foolishness unto him: neither can he know them, because they are spiritually discerned.
5. The Holy Spirit tells you to serve the Lord in the house of the Lord but you resist
6. The Holy Spirit tells you pray or read the word of God but you resist
7. To give someone food and money or help but you resist
8. To be kind to someone but you resist the holy ghost
9. You need to minister to someone distressed but you choose not to
10. The professor in college who substitutes the theory of evolution for the Genesis account of creation is resisting the Holy Spirit.
11. The husband who divorces his wife because he finds her difficult to live with, is resisting the Holy Spirit.
1c) Four Ways We Quench the Holy Spirit
1. We quench the Holy Spirit when we rely decisively on any resource other than the Holy Spirit for anything we do in life and ministry.
2. When we hold meetings that does not permit spontaneity or the special leading of the Spirit.
3. We quench the Spirit whenever we diminish his activity that alerts and awakens us to the glorious and majestic truth that we are truly the children of God
4. Do not neglect the spiritual gift within you
1d) Examples of uncircumcised hearts in the bible
- Pharoah >> Exodus 7: 14
- Blood
- And the fish that is in the river shall die, and the river shall stink; and the Egyptians shall lothe to drink of the water of the river.
- And the Lord spake unto Moses, Say unto Aaron, Take thy rod, and stretch out thine hand upon the waters of Egypt, upon their streams, upon their rivers, and upon their ponds, and upon all their pools of water, that they may become blood; and that there may be blood throughout all the land of Egypt, both in vessels of wood, and in vessels of stone.
- Frogs
- And the Lord spake unto Moses, Say unto Aaron, Stretch forth thine hand with thy rod over the streams, over the rivers, and over the ponds, and cause frogs to come up upon the land of Egypt.
- Lice
- And the Lord said unto Moses, Say unto Aaron, Stretch out thy rod, and smite the dust of the land, that it may become lice throughout all the land of Egypt.
- Then the magicians said unto Pharaoh, This is the finger of God: and Pharaoh’s heart was hardened, and he hearkened not unto them; as the Lord had said.
- Flies
- 24 And the Lord did so; and there came a grievous swarm of flies into the house of Pharaoh, and into his servants’ houses, and into all the land of Egypt: the land was corrupted by reason of the swarm of flies. 25 And Pharaoh called for Moses and for Aaron, and said, Go ye, sacrifice to your God in the land.
- And Pharaoh said, I will let you go, that ye may sacrifice to the Lord your God in the wilderness; only ye shall not go very far away: intreat for me.
- 32 And Pharaoh hardened his heart at this time also, neither would he let the people go.
- Death of Livestock
- 3 Behold, the hand of the Lord is upon thy cattle which is in the field, upon the horses, upon the asses, upon the camels, upon the oxen, and upon the sheep: there shall be a very grievous murrain.
- Boils
- And the Lord said unto Moses and unto Aaron, Take to you handfuls of ashes of the furnace, and let Moses sprinkle it toward the heaven in the sight of Pharaoh.
- Hail
- For now I will stretch out my hand, that I may smite thee and thy people with pestilence; and thou shalt be cut off from the earth.
- Locust
- And they shall cover the face of the earth, that one cannot be able to see the earth: and they shall eat the residue of that which is escaped, which remaineth unto you from the hail, and shall eat every tree which groweth for you out of the field:
- And Moses stretched forth his rod over the land of Egypt, and the Lord brought an east wind upon the land all that day, and all that night; and when it was morning, the east wind brought the locusts.
- Darkness
- And the Lord said unto Moses, Stretch out thine hand toward heaven, that there may be darkness over the land of Egypt, even darkness which may be felt.
- They saw not one another, neither rose any from his place for three days: but all the children of Israel had light in their dwellings.
- And Pharaoh said unto him, Get thee from me, take heed to thyself, see my face no more; for in that day thou seest my face thou shalt die. 29 And Moses said, Thou hast spoken well, I will see thy face again no more.
- Death of the First Born
- And Moses said, Thus saith the Lord, About midnight will I go out into the midst of Egypt: 5 And all the firstborn in the land of Egypt shall die, from the first born of Pharaoh that sitteth upon his throne, even unto the firstborn of the maidservant that is behind the mill; and all the firstborn of beasts. 6 And there shall be a great cry throughout all the land of Egypt, such as there was none like it, nor shall be like it any more.
- The Death of Pharoah and he’s army
- And he took six hundred chosen chariots, and all the chariots of Egypt, and captains over every one of them.
- for the Egyptians whom ye have seen to day, ye shall see them again no more for ever.
- And I, behold, I will harden the hearts of the Egyptians, and they shall follow them: and I will get me honour upon Pharaoh, and upon all his host, upon his chariots, and upon his horsemen.
- And took off their chariot wheels, that they drave them heavily: so that the Egyptians said, Let us flee from the face of Israel; for the Lord fighteth for them against the Egyptians.
- And the Lord said unto Moses, Stretch out thine hand over the sea, that the waters may come again upon the Egyptians, upon their chariots, and upon their horsemen.
- Blood
- Macedonia call
- Acts 16: 6-10
- Jesus being tempted by the devil
- Matthew 4: 1-11
- Jonah in the belly of the fish
- Jonah 1: 1-17
- Balaam
- In passing
- Pharisees against the man that was healed at Bethesda
- John 5: 10-18
- Judas betrayed the Lord
- Blind and dump man healed
- Matthew 12: 22-24
- Mark 6: 1-6
- Jesus couldn’t do any miracles there because of their unbelief
- Man with a withered hand healed on the Sabbath
- Luke 6: 6-11
Prayers:
1. I destroy the power of every satanic arrest in my life that resists the Holy Spirit, in the name of Jesus.
2. All satanic-arresting agents, release me, in the name of Jesus.
3. I command every spiritual contamination in my life to receive cleansing by the blood of Jesus.
4. Let the brush of the Lord scrub out every dirt in my spiritual pipe, in the name of Jesus.
5. I destroy everything that is representing me in the demonic world with the fire of God,
in the name of Jesus.
PRAY IN THE HOLY GHOST
6. Lord, teach me to die to self and let the Holy Ghost take over my life
7. Any uncircumcised entity in my life resisting the Holy Ghost, receive wholeness, in the name of Jesus.
8. I command every power, eating up my spiritual pipe to be roasted, in the name of Jesus.
9. Spirit of the living God, quicken the whole of my being, in the name of Jesus.
10. I command every hole in my spiritual heart to be closed, in the name of Jesus.
11. O God, stretch me and renew my strength, in the name of Jesus.
12. Holy Spirit, open my eyes to see beyond the visible and make the invisible veal to me,
in the name of Jesus.
13. Lord, ignite my calling with Your fire.
PRAY IN THE HOLY GHOST
14. Let my spiritual life receive the strength of God against any contamination, in the name of Jesus.
15. Holy Spirit, open my eyes and let me have a revelation vision of Christ, in the name of Jesus.
16. O Lord, liberate my spirit to follow the leading of the Holy Spirit.
17. I receive heavenly flushing in my spiritual life so that I don’t resist the Holy Ghost, in Jesus’ name.
18. I confess that my spiritual life shall be effective throughout my life, in the name of Jesus.
19. Holy Spirit, teach me to pray through problems instead of praying about them, in the name of Jesus.
20. O Lord, deliver me from the lies I tell myself.
21. Every evil spiritual padlock and chain hindering my spiritual growth, be roasted, in the
name of Jesus.
22. I rebuke every spirit of spiritual deafness and blindness in my life, in the name of Jesus.
PRAY IN THE HOLY GHOST
23. O Lord, deliver me from the lies the enemy tells me.
24. O Lord, empower me to resist satan so that he would flee from me.
25. I bind the strongman behind my spiritual blindness and deafness and paralyse his operations in my life, in Jesus’ name.
26. I anoint my eyes and my ears with the blood of Jesus.
27. I choose to believe the report of the Lord and no other, in the name of Jesus.
28. Let the fire of the Holy Spirit melt my resistance, in Jesus’ name.
PRAY IN THE HOLY GHOST
29. O Lord, restore my spiritual eyes and ears.
30. Lord, anoint my eyes and my ears that they may see and hear wondrous things from heaven.
31. Let the fire of the Holy Spirit smash my pride, in Jesus’ name.
32. O Lord, anoint me to pray without ceasing.
33. I send the fire of God to my eyes and ears to melt away every satanic deposit, in the name of Jesus.
34. Let my spiritual eyes and ears be wide open, in the name of Jesus.
35. In the name of Jesus, I capture every power behind all my spiritual blindness, spiritual uncircumcision and spiritual deafness against the Holy Spirit.
PRAY IN THE HOLY GHOST
36. Let my spiritual sight and ear hearing drum receive healing, in Jesus’ name.
37. Holy Spirit, rain on me now, in the name of Jesus.
38. Holy Spirit, uncover my darkest secrets, in the name of Jesus.
39. You spirit of confusion, loose your hold over my life, in Jesus’ name
40. In the power of the Holy Spirit, I defy satan’s power, in the name of Jesus.
41. Holy Spirit, pour Your healing power on me against any spiritual uncircumcision, in the name of Jesus.
PRAY IN THE HOLY GHOST
42. Let the water of life flush out every unwanted stranger in my life, in the name of Jesus.
43. You enemies of the gospel in my life, be paralysed, in the name of Jesus.
44. O Lord, begin to clean away from my life all that do not reflect You.
45. Lord Jesus, nail me to Your cross.
46. I reject every spiritual pollution, in the name of Jesus.
47. Lord Jesus, break me, melt me, mould me, fill me and use me by the power of Your
spirit.
48. O Lord, I lose myself in You.
49. Holy Spirit fire, ignite me to the glory of God, in Jesus’ name.
50. O Lord, let the anointing of the Holy Spirit break every yoke of backwardness in my life, in the name of Jesus.
PRAY IN THE HOLY GHOST
51. Let my spirit-man become divine fire, in the name of Jesus.
52. I frustrate every demonic arrest over my spirit-man, in Jesus’ name.
53. Let the blood of Jesus remove any retrogressive label from every area of my life, in the name of Jesus.
54. All anti-breakthrough decrees, be revoked, in the name of Jesus.
55. Holy Ghost fire, destroy every satanic garment in my life, in the name of Jesus.
PRAY IN THE HOLY GHOST
56. O Lord, give unto me the key to good success, so that anywhere I go, the doors of prosperity will be opened unto me.
57. Let every wicked house constructed against me be demolished, in the name of Jesus.
58. Let the road close against every unprofitable visitation in my life, in the name of Jesus.
59. O Lord, establish me a holy person unto You.
60. O Lord, let the anointing to excel in my spiritual and physical life fall on me.
61. I shall not serve my enemies; my enemies shall bow down to me, in the name of Jesus.
62. I bind every desert and all poverty spirits in my life, in Jesus’ name.
63. I reject the anointing of non-achievement in my handiwork, in the name of Jesus.
64. I pull down all strongholds erected against my progress, in the name of Jesus.
65. I recall all my blessings thrown into the water, the forest, any satanic bank, in the name
of Jesus.
66. Holy Spirit, control my ability to frame my words, in Jesus’ name.
PRAY IN THE HOLY GHOST
67. I cut down the roots of all problems in my life, in Jesus’ name.
68. Let all satanic scorpions be rendered stingless in every area of my life, in the name of Jesus.
69. Let all demonic serpents be rendered harmless in every area of my life, in the name of Jesus.
70. I declare with my mouth that nothing shall be impossible with me, in the name of Jesus.
71. Lord, put into my hand the gift that will elevate my calling, in the name of Jesus.
72. I will not lose my calling, in the name of Jesus.
PRAY IN THE HOLY GHOST
73. Lord, teach me to be crucified with You.
74. Let not Your peace depart from me, 0 Lord.
75. I command every blockage in my spiritual pipe to be cleared, in the name of Jesus.
76. I refuse to wear the garment of tribulation and sorrow, in the name of Jesus.
77. Let every rebellion flee from my heart, in the name of Jesus.
78. O Lord, let the spirit that flees from sin incubate my life.
79. I claim all my rights now, in the name of Jesus.
80. Holy Ghost, grant me a glimpse of Your glory now, in Jesus’ name.
PRAY IN THE HOLY GHOST
81. O Lord, create in me a clean heart by Your power.
82. O Lord, renew a right spirit within me.
83. I renounce all rights to anger, in the name of Jesus.
84. Holy Ghost, quicken me, in the name of Jesus.
85. Holy Ghost, breathe on me now, in the name of Jesus.
86. Holy Ghost, fill me that I might bring forth healing power, in the name of Jesus.
Communion:
John 6:53-58
Giving:
Deuteronomy 8: 18