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Two V i n e s - O n e A n o i n t i n g - Two A t m o s p h er e s

J u l y 7 t h , p m Co m m u n i o n s s er v i c e Bri a n K o c o u re k , Pas t o r

T h i s ev e n i n g I w o u l d l i k e t o t a k e m y s er m o n fro m an i n s p i r at i o n t h at c am e t o m e w h i l e m ed i t at i n g o n H i m on e n i g h t la s t w eek .

T h e t h o u g h t cam e t o m e t h at t h e T ru e V i n e an d Fa l s e V i n e b o t h are b o t h a n o i n t e d w i t h t h e H o l y Sp i r i t b u t t h a t s am e an o i n t i n g cre at es a d i ffer en t a t m o s p h ere aro u n d eac h . T h e T r u e V i n e a re a n o i n t e d b y t h e H o l y Sp i ri t a n d w e k n o w t h e S cri p t u re t e l l s u s t h at G o d i s L o ve , an d t h eref o re t h ey h av e rec ei v e d an a n o i n t i n g t h a t p r o j ec t s L o ve w h i l e t h e Fal s e V i n e ar e an o i n t ed b y t h at s am e H o l y Sp i r i t b u t w h a t p r o j ec t s fr o m t h em i s o n l y a f ei g n ed s o r t o f l o v e b u t i n ac t u al i t y t h ey ru n f ro m t h e l i g h t a n d s o t h ey w h i c h i s an at t r i b u t e o f w h a t h at e real l y i s .

J o h n 3 : 1 8 H e t h a t b el i eve t h o n h i m i s n o t c o n d em n ed : b u t h e t h a t b e l i eve t h n o t i s co n d em n e d a l r ea d y, b ec a u s e h e h a t h n o t b el i e v ed i n t h e n a m e o f t h e o n l y b eg o t t e n S o n o f G o d . 21 B u t h e t h a t d o et h t r u t h co m e t h t o t h e l i g h t , t h a t h i s d eed s m a y b e m a d e m a n i f es t , t h a t t h ey a r e w r o u g h t in G o d .

N o t i ce t h a t G o d say s th e i r h at e i s m an i fes t ed i n t h e i r rej ec t i o n o f L i g h t . S o w e see t h a t w h a t w e m an i fes t , o u r ac t i o n s i s o n l y a refl ect i o n of w h at w e h av e t o w ard s G o d , w h et h er w e love G o d o r H at e h i m is d et erm i n e d by ou r ac t i o n s , an d t o a v o i d s h o w s ha t e w h er eas a t t ra ct i o n s h o w s l o v e.

N o t i ce G o d t el l s u s i n Hebre w s 1 : 9 T h o u h a s t l o ve d r i g ht - wi s e - nes s , a n d h a t ed i ni q u i t y ; t h e r e f o r e G o d , ev en t h y G o d , ha t h a no i nt e d the e wi t h t h e o i l o f g l a d n e s s a b o ve t h y f e l l o w s .

So w e see t h at a cco rd i n g t o Scr i p t u re G o d an o i n t s b as e d o n w h a t i s i n s i d e u s t o b eg i n w i t h .

B ecause w e are al s o t o l d t h at w e can n o t l o v e an d h at e at t h e s am e t i m e. Lu k e 1 6 : 13 N o s er va n t c a n s e r ve t w o m a s t e r s : f o r ei t he r h e wi l l ha t e the o ne, a nd lo v e t he ot h er ; o r el s e h e wi l l h o l d t o th e one, a nd d e s p i s e t h e o t he r . Y e c a n n o t s er ve G o d a n d m a m m o n .

A n d t o desp i s e m ean s to rej ect an d theref o r e av o i d . Sy n o n y m s ar e rev i l e , d i s d a i n , rep udi a te , reject , ne g l ect , u n d er v al u e , s co rn , d et es t , d eri d e , s nub , e s c h ew , s hun , ha te , ab h o r , l o a the , ab o m i n at e , s p u rn , e x ecrate , ren o u n c e , s l i g h t

N o t i ce a l l t h es e s y n o n y m s s h o w an act i o n as w e l l , a n d t h a t act i o n i s a cas t i n g as i d e, a s n u b b i n g , rej ect i o n , neg l ec t i n g , s hunn i n g et c. w h i ch a l l s h o w t h ere i s an av o i d a n ce t o t h e L i g h t . S o y o u s ee w h en w e rea d J o h n 3 : 19 A n d t hi s i s t he co n d e m n a t i o n , t h a t l i g h t i s co m e i n t o t h e w o r l d , a n d m e n l o ved d a r k nes s r a t h e r t h a n l i g h t , b e ca u s e t he i r d eed s we r e evi l . 20 F o r eve r y o ne t h a t d o et h ev i l h a t et h t he l i g h t , n ei t h e r c o m et h t o t h e l i g h t , l es t h i s d ee d s s h o u l d b e re p r o ve d .

N o w , h o w i s i t t h a t t h e s am e H o l y Sp i r i t can a n o i n t eac h v e s s el , eac h t w i n , Bo t h T ru e an d Fal s e, a n d y et t h e m an i f es t a t i o n fr o m each v e s s e l w h et h er T r u e o r Fa l s e ca n b e c o m p l e t e l y t h e o p p o s i t e fr o m th e o t h er ?

Men t h a t h at e t h e l i g h t a v o i d i t w h i l e m en w h o l o v e i t c l i n g t o i t .

T h eref o re t h e rea l i s s u e w e s h o u l d b e e x a m i n i n g t h i s e v e n i n g i s w h a t m an i fe s t s i n o u r o w n L i fe as a re s u l t fro m t h e A n o i n t i n g o f t h e H o l y Sp i r i t s an o i n t i n g o u r o w n l i fe ? W h a t i s t h e m an i fe s t a t i o n o f o u r r ev e l at i o n ? D o e s i t l o v e or h at e ?

A re y o u an o i n t ed to L o v e G o d 's W o rd a n d t h u s co m e t o t h e l i g h t ? O r are y o u an o i n t e d t o H at e an d t h u s a v o i d t h e L i g h t .

A n d w h a t are t h e a t t r i b u t es a n d ch a rac t eri s t i c s o f l o v e a n d h at e s o w e can k n o w w h at i s i n o u r o w n h ear t s . Fo r J es u s s ai d , " By t he i r f r ui t s y o u sh a l l k no w t he m . "

W h at I w an t t o s h o w t h r o u g h t h i s m es s a g e t o n i g h t i s t h a t t h ere i s b u t O n e T ru e A n o i n t er an d t h a t i s t h e O n e T ru e H o l y Sp i ri t an d y et w h e n t h a t T ru e a n o i n t i n g c o m es o n b o t h W h ea t an d T ares i t prod u ce s two di ffer en t o u t c o m es . A n d t h a t outc o m e is n o t pr o d u c ed by th e a n o i n t i n g b u t ra t h er t h e a n o i n t i n g c au s e s w h a t i s i n t h e v es s e l t o be g i n w i t h t o m an i fes t i t s el f o p en l y .

T h at i s t h e s am e as s ay i n g Ba l aam w as t r u l y a p r o p h e t , al t h o u g h h e w a s n o t a t ru e p ro p h e t . A n d s o t h e s am e an o i n t i n g o n Mo s e s p r o d u ce d C h r i s t an d t h e s am e an o i n t i n g o n Bal aam p ro d u ce d a fa l s e pr o p h et .

W e can g o b ac k t o t h e Bo o k o f E zek i e l t o s ee t h e s am e t h i n g . L u ci fer w as an o i n t e d b y G o d t o l ead i n t h e w o r s h i p an d y et t h a t T ru e an o i n t i n g o n H i m d i d n o t p ro d u ce T ru t h b u t fal s eh o o d . I t i s n o t t h e an o i n t i n g t h at p r o d u ce s t h e e n d p r o d u c t , i t i s w h at t h ey are t o b e g i n w i t h t h at p r o d u ce s t h e res u l t s .

N o w , w e know t h at G o d i s t h e A n o i n t er a n d y et I w an t t o s h o w y o u se v er al Sc ri p t u re s t h at w e can s ee G o d an o i n t i n g H i s s o n an d G o d an o i n t i n g L u c i fer a s w el l . Bu t t h e t h i n g I w an t fo r y o u t o n o t i c e an d p ay clo s e at t e n t i o n t o is w h a t t h ey do o n ce t h ey recei v e t h e an o i n t i n g . Becau s e t h e an o i n t i n g i s ge n u i n e H o l y G h o s t a n o i n t i n g b u t t h e res i d u a l effec t s are d i ffere n t o n t h es e t w o d i f fere n t vesse l s .

In Luk e 4 : 18 w e rea d , " T he Sp i r i t o f t he L o r d i s up o n m e , b ec a u s e he ha t h a n o i n t e d m e t o p r e a ch t he g o s p el t o t he p o o r ; h e h a t h s en t m e t o he a l t h e b r o k enhe a r t e d , t o p r e a ch d el i ve r a nce t o t h e ca p t i ve s , a n d r ec o ve r i n g o f s i g h t t o t h e b l i n d , t o s e t a t l i b er t y t h e m t h a t a r e b r ui s e d ,

A g ai n w e read i n t h e Bo o k o f A cts 10 : 38 H o w G o d a n o i nt e d J e s us o f Na z a r e t h wi t h t h e H o l y G h o s t a n d wi t h p o wer : who went a b o u t d o i n g g o o d , a nd hea l i n g a l l t h a t we r e o p p r es s e d of t he d ev i l ; fo r G o d w a s w i t h h i m .

N o w co n t ra s t t h a t w i t h h o w t h e sam e an o i n t i n g o f G o d u p o n L u c i fer b ro u g h t f o rt h v er y d i f fere n t r es u l t s .

E zek i el 28 : 14 Th o u a r t t h e a n o i n t e d cher u b t h a t cov e r e t h ; a n d I have s et th ee so : tho u wast u p o n t h e h o l y m o u n t a i n o f G o d ; t h o u h a s t wa l ke d u p a n d d o wn i n t h e m i d s t o f t h e s t o n es o f f i r e. 15 T h o u w a s t p er f ect i n t h y wa y s f r o m t h e d a y t h a t t h o u wa s t c r e a t ed , t i l l i n i q u i t y w a s f o u n d i n t h e e . 16 B y t h e m u l t i t u d e o f t h y m er ch a n d i s e t h ey h a ve f i l l e d t h e m i d s t o f t h e e w i t h vi o l e n ce, a n d t h o u h a s t s i n n ed : t h er ef o r e I wi l l c a s t t h ee a s p r o f a n e o u t o f t h e m o u n t a i n o f G o d : a n d I wi l l d es t r o y t h ee, O co ve r i n g ch e r u b , f r o m t h e m i d s t o f t h e s t o n e s o f f i r e.

17 T hi ne he a r t wa s l i ft e d u p b ec a u s e o f t h y b e a u t y, t ho u h a s t co r r up t e d t hy w i s d o m b y r ea s o n o f t h y b r i g h t n es s : I wi l l c a s t t h ee t o t h e g r o u n d , I wi l l l a y t h ee b e f o r e k i n g s , t h a t t h e y m a y b eh o l d t h ee. 18 T ho u ha s t d e fi l e d t h y s a nct ua r i es b y t he m u l t i t ud e o f t h i ne i n i q u i t i e s , b y th e i n i q u i t y of t h y traff i ck; t h er ef o r e wi l l I bring f o r t h a f i r e f r o m the m i d s t of thee, i t s h a l l d ev o u r t h ee, a n d I wi l l b r i n g t h ee t o a s h e s u p o n t h e ea r t h i n t h e s i g h t o f a l l t h em t h a t b e h o l d t h e e.

N o t i ce t h a t t h e a n o i n t i n g o n l y di d o n e t h i n g i n com m o n t o b o t h . It act u a l l y allowe d w h at w a s i n s i d e t o c o m e ou t a n d m an i fes t i t s el f. L i k e the rai n t h a t fa l l s o n th e j u s t an d t h e u n j u s t , i t cau s es b o t h j u s t a n d un j u s t t o m an i fes t w h at se ed l i f e lay w i t h i n .

M a tthe w 5 : 45 Th a t y e m a y b e th e c h i l d r en o f y o u r F a t h er w h i ch i s i n h ea v en : for h e m a ket h h i s s u n t o r i s e o n t h e evi l a n d o n t h e g o o d , a n d s end et h r a i n on t he just a n d o n t he un j us t .

N o w , w e know t h at r ai n r ep r es e n t s n o t o n l y th e a n o i n t i n g o f t h e H o l y G h o s t b u t ra i n al s o rep re s e n t s G o d 's d o ct ri n e.

D eutero n o m y 3 2 :1 G i ve ea r , O ye h ea v e n s , a n d I wi l l s p e a k; a n d h e a r , O ea r t h , t h e wo r d s o f m y m o u t h . 2 M y d o ct r i ne s h a l l d r o p a s t h e r a i n , m y s p ee ch s h a l l d i s t i l a s t h e d ew, a s t h e s m a l l r a i n u p o n t h e t en d er h e r b , a n d a s t h e showe r s u p o n t h e g r a s s :

A n d o f co u r s e t h e r ai n i s an o i n t e d d o c t ri n e .

N o t i ce i n H eb re w s 6 i s s p e ak s o f t h e ra i n f al l i n g o n t h e w h ea t a n d t h e tar es , y et the o u t c o m e o f eac h i s v as t l y di ff e ren t t h a n o n t h e o t h er .

H ebre w s 6 :7 F o r t h e ea r t h (fi e l d ) w h i ch d r i n ke t h i n t h e r a i n ( t h e d o c t r i n e ) t h a t co m et h o f t u p o n i t , a n d b r i n g e t h f o r t h h er b s m ee t f o r t h em b y w h o m i t i s d r es s e d , r ece i ve t h b l es s i n g fr o m G o d : 8 B u t t ha t whi ch b ea r e t h t ho r n s a n d b r i e r s is r e j ec t ed , a n d is n i g h un t o cur s i n g ; wh o s e en d is t o b e b u r ne d . 9 B u t , b el o v ed , (y o u t h at are l o v e d ) we a r e p e r s ua d e d b et t e r t hi ng s o f y o u , a n d t h i n g s t h a t a cc o m p a n y s a l v a t i o n , t h o u g h we t h u s s p e a k. 10 For G o d is n o t u n r i g h t e o u s t o f o r g e t yo u r wo r k and l a b o u r o f l o ve, wh i ch ye h a v e shewe d towa r d h i s n a m e, i n t h a t y e h a ve m i n i s t e r e d t o t h e s a i n t s , a n d d o m i n i s t e r . 11 A n d we d e s i r e t h a t ever y o n e o f y o u d o s h ew t h e s a m e d i l i g en ce t o t h e f u l l a s s u r a n ce o f h o p e u n t o t h e e n d :

So Pa u l t e l l s u s t h a t b o t h w h ea t a n d t ar es m a y b e an o i n t e d b y t h e s am e Rai n , t h e s a m e H o l y Sp i ri t , t h e s am e d o ct ri n e, y et t h e act i o n s t h at re s u l t fro m t h at a n o i n t i n g w i l l b e co m p l e t e l y d i f fere n t . I n t h o s e ar e l o v e d , i t w i l l re s u l t i n t h i n g s t h a t acc o m p a n y s al v a t i o n , b u t i n t h o s e t h a t are c u r s e d , i t w i l l resul t i n de at h a n d d es t ru c t i o n .

1 J o hn 2 : 2 0 B u t ye h a ve a n u n ct i o n (a n an o i n t i n g ) f r o m t h e H o l y O n e, a n d ye k n o w a l l t h i n g s . 21 I h a ve n o t wr i t t en u n t o y o u be ca u s e ye kn o w n o t th e t r u t h , b u t b ec a u s e ye know i t , a n d t h a t n o l i e i s o f t h e t r u t h . 22 W h o i s a l i a r b u t h e t h a t d en i et h t h a t Jes u s i s t h e Ch r i s t ? H e i s a n t i c h r i s t , t h a t d e n i et h t h e F a t h e r a n d t h e S o n . 23 W h o s o ev er d e n i et h t h e S o n , t h e s a m e h a t h n o t t h e F a t h e r : (b u t ) h e t h a t a c kn o wl ed g e t h t h e S o n h a t h t h e F a t h er a l s o . 24 Le t t h a t t h e r e f o r e a b i d e i n y o u , wh i c h ye h a ve h e a r d f r o m t h e b eg i n n i n g . I f t h a t w h i ch ye h a v e h e a r d f r o m t h e b eg i n n i n g s h a l l r em a i n i n yo u , ye a l s o s h a l l c o n t i n u e i n t h e S o n , a n d i n t h e F a t h er . 25 A n d t h i s i s t h e p r o m i s e t h a t h e h a t h p r o m i s e d u s , even et er n a l l i f e. 26 Th es e t h i n g s h a ve I wr i t t e n u n t o yo u co n ce r n i n g t h em t h a t s ed u ce y o u . B u t t h e a n o i n t i n g wh i c h y e h a ve r ece i ve d o f h i m a b i d e t h i n y o u , a n d ye n ee d n o t t h a t a n y m a n t ea c h y o u : b u t a s t h e

s a m e a n o i nt i n g t e a c het h y o u o f a l l t h i n g s , a n d i s t r u t h , a n d i s n o l i e, a n d ev en a s i t h a t h t a u g h t y o u , ye s h a l l a b i d e i n h i m .

So l o o k a t t h e a n o i n t i n g o f t h e H o l y Spi r i t w h ere J o h n s ay s it b r i n g s y o u t o k n o w the t ru t h i n o n e cas e b u t o t h er s w i l l m an i fes t i n l i e s an d fa l s e h o o d s . Y e t b o t h an o i n t e d .

L i k e Ba l aam , an o i n t e d l i k e Mo s e s , b o t h p r o p h e t s , b o t h an o i n t e d to c o m e in t o t h e pr es en ce o f G o d y et o n e d i e d t o s el f a n d d i d o n l y w h at G o d t o l d h i m to d o , w h i l e t h e o t h er t ri ed t o p er s u a d e G o d t o d o w h at h e w an t e d t o b e done .

L i k e M i c h ae l a n d L u ci fer, b o t h an o i n t e d t o l e ad i n t h e w o r s h i p y et o n e p o i n t e d t o G o d w h i l e t h e o t h e r p o i n t ed t o h i m s el f a n d u s ed t h e an o i n t i n g t o e l e v a t e h i m s el f i n s t e ad o f G o d i n t h e w o rs h i p . H e w an t e d t o b u i l d a b i g g er k i n g d o m th a n Mic h ae l .

Let y o ur l i g ht s o s h i ne bef o re m en 6 1 - 0 9 0 3 P : 5 9 W h en Jes u s c o m e, w h a t ki n d o f a c l a s s o f p e o p l e d i d H e h a v e t o g e t ? U n e d u c a t e d f i s h e r m a n , m en , P et e r , a p o s t l e, t h e g r e a t s a i n t , wh o wa s g i ve n t h e k eys t o t h e h e a ve n s c o u l d n o t eve n s i g n h i s o wn n a m e. S t u n k wi t h f i s h f r o m t h e o l d f i s h s u p p o s e d t o m a k e t h e o l d g r e a s y a p r o n o n . J e s u s t o o k t h a t c l a s s o f a m a n . To d a y t h ey' d ki ck h i m o u t o f t h e c h u r c h , i f h e c o m e i n (R i g h t . ) t o w o r s h i p . S ee, t h e p e o p l e a r e l o o k i n g fo r cl a s s . A n d d i d yo u k no w t he d ev i l l i ve s i n c l a s s ? D o yo u kn o w wh a t ca u s e d t h e f i r s t b a t t l e i n h e a ve n , wa s w h e n L uc i fe r s e t u p a g r ea t e r cl a s s o f p e o p l e , g o t a b e t t er cl a s s o f a ng el s , he t ho u g ht , b i g a b i g g er k i n g d o m , a m o r e b r i g h t e r , s h i ni er k i n g d o m t h a n Mi ch a e l ha d . A n d h e wa s ki cke d o u t o f h e a ve n . See whe r e c l a s s co m e s f r o m ? St a y a wa y fr o m cl a s s . T h e h u n g r y d o n 't w a n t c l a s s ; t h e h u n g r y w a n t s f o o d . Y e s , s i r .

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