What the Holy Ghost was Given for no
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59 blessings and benefits to the Holy Ghost filled Believer
Brian Kocourek, pastor
Ephesians 3:19 And to know the love of Christ, which passeth knowledge, that ye might be filled with all the fullness of God.
Acts 4:31 And when they had prayed, the place was shaken where they were
assembled together; and they were all filled with the Holy Ghost, and they spake the word of God with boldness.
Let us pray...
Now, I realize last night was a pretty strong message,
but those were brother Branham's Words and the Bible. I usually don't read so
many paragraphs at once from brother Branham's sermons, but they were all one
thought and He was pretty straight forward, so I could not find anywhere to
break off until we completed that thought.
Now,
we are all aware that as it was in the days of Noah wherein only 8 souls were
saved from around 6 Billion, that ought to tell u as brother Branham said,
there are no excuses when we know to do right and don't do it. The Bible also
tells us 1 Peter 3:20 Which sometime were disobedient, when once the longsuffering
of God waited in the days of Noah, while the ark was a preparing, wherein few,
that is, eight souls were saved by water.
This morning we will look at the positive side of the
Scripture because there are always twins, a righteous side and an unrighteous
side. A God seed and non God seed. And we will pick up
at paragraph number 75 of brother Branham's sermon, "What the Holy Ghost was Given for,
an begin reading there.
75 Each person setting here's filled
with something. (Then I'm going to close. I may have to after that.) You're
filled with something. You can't set there without being full of something.
Now,
let me give you some examples from the bible of things you might be filled
with.
Colossians 1:9 For this cause we also, since the day we heard it, do not cease to
pray for you, and to desire that ye might be filled with the knowledge of his will in all
wisdom and spiritual understanding;
Philippians 1:11 Being filled
with the fruits of righteousness, which are by Jesus Christ, unto
the glory and praise of God.
Acts 13:52 And the disciples were filled with joy, and with the Holy Ghost.
Ephesians 5:18 And be not drunk with wine, wherein is excess;
but be filled with the
Spirit;
2 Corinthians 7:4 Great is my boldness of speech toward you, great is my glorying of
you: I am filled with
comfort, I am exceeding joyful in all our tribulation.
Romans 15:14 And
I myself also am persuaded of you, my brethren, that ye also are full of goodness, filled with all knowledge,
able also to admonish one another.
James 3:17 But
the wisdom that is from above is first pure, then peaceable, gentle, and easy
to be intreated, full of mercy and good fruits, without partiality,
and without hypocrisy.
Acts 6:8 And Stephen, full
of faith and power, did great wonders and miracles among the people.
Luke 4:1 And Jesus being
full of the Holy Ghost returned from
Matthew
75 continued...You've got a life in you. That life governs you, and that life is governed by a
spirit. Now, you might be full of the world, loving the world or the things
of the world. God be merciful to you. You might be full of creeds from some
church, some little prayers that you say, you think that it's going to, or
pray to some dead person, or make some kind of a sign across you. God be merciful
to you. And you may be full of religion; and that's worse yet. That's
right. That's right. The Bible said in the last days they'd be very religious,
having a form of godliness, having a form of godliness, but denying the
power thereof; from such turn away. If you're full of religion, you're
miserable: just religion, that's all. If you're full of creeds, you don't know what
you're talking about. If you're full of the world, you're blind.
Luke
36 If thy whole body therefore be full of light, having no
part dark, the whole shall be full of light, as when the bright shining
of a candle doth give thee light.
Now, Jesus being the Way the truth and the Light gives
us also the other side of the twins issue. He now
speaks of those who are not filled with light, they are filled with darkness.
37 And as he spake, a
certain Pharisee besought him to dine with him: and he went in, and sat down to
meat. 38 And
when the Pharisee saw it, he marveled that he had
not first washed before dinner. 39 And the Lord said unto
him, Now do ye Pharisees make clean the outside of the cup
and the platter; but your inward part is full of ravening and wickedness.
James 3:8 But
the tongue can no man tame; it is an unruly evil, full of deadly poison.
Acts
Matthew 23:28 Even so ye also outwardly appear righteous unto men, but within ye
are full of hypocrisy and iniquity.
Matthew
Ok, now we have seen both sides of there issue this morning, you are either being filled with light or darkness.
Now, let's look at how we are filled with light. And I wish to speak this
morning on the positive side and show you the blessings and benefits of those
who are filled with the Holy Spirit.
75 continued... And then again, you may be
full of the Holy Ghost. Amen. I hope you are. And if you're not, I hope you
get full. And if you're full of the Holy Ghost, what you got? You've got power; you got love;
you got peace. "My peace I'll give unto you, not as the world
giveth I you." You got peace; you're sealed. You got a sign. Amen.
You got rest. You got joy unspeakable and full of glory. You're anchored. Oh,
my. That's what you are with the Holy Ghost. You have... If you got full of
the Holy Ghost, you have passed from death unto Life, waiting for the
general resurrection in the last day.
Ok, so we have read from God' prophet and scriptures
many things you can be full of. We have an old expression when we don't believe
what someone is telling us, we say you're full of it. And that means you could
be full or a lot of things that are not pleasant that you are full of.
But brother Branham is telling us here that if you are
full of the Holy Ghost then you are full of Love,
because God is Love.
And brother Branham says if you are full of the Holy
Ghost you are full of power, because God' Spirit is supernatural, and if you
have His Spirit living in you, then your life will manifest His supernatural
power.
And he says if you are full of the Holy Ghost you
will be full or peace.
Brother Branham taught us that in order to be a
believer you have to be filled with the Holy Ghost.
Brother Branham said in his sermon, Who is this 59-1004M P:48 No man
can call Jesus the Christ, only by the Holy Spirit. You say, "I believe It because the Word said so." That's true. But the Word
says that no man can say Jesus is Christ, until you have received the Holy
Ghost. No man can call Jesus the Christ, only by the Holy Ghost.
And from his
sermon, Why cry speak 59-1004E P:29 Brother Branham said, “Jesus said, "The works that I do, he that believeth on
Me..." Saint John 14:12, "He that believeth on Me
the works that I do shall he do also. He that believeth on Me..."
No man can believe Jesus Christ to be the Son of God until he's received the
Holy Ghost. You're only taking it by faith and accepting it. You can't say that
it is. You can say, "I believe it is." But no man can call Jesus the
Christ until the Holy Ghost is in him. The Bible said so. The Holy Spirit has
to come in first, then It gives a witness. You know
yourself that Jesus is the Christ because He lives in you.
Therefore, in the Scriptural phrase “He that believeth on Me”, there are 19 New
Testament Scriptures where Jesus uses this phrase “He that believeth on Me” in speaking
of the believer(s).
Therefore, in each of these verses concerning the Believer,
which are those who are filled with the Holy Spirit, God has given certain
promises to his church, and He is not a man that He would lie
concerning promises that He has made.
Now, if you recall, years ago I also preached an entire
series on "the Benefits of the son of God", and we showed you by
Scripture there were 37 different benefits to those who believe in the son of
God. Now, that does not mean there are
only 37 benefits we receive from believing Jesus is the son of God.
Now, this morning to pick up where brother Branham
was speaking of blessings or benefits to those who are filled with the holy
Ghost and we know that it is them only who are really believers, then I would
like to give you 59 of the blessings and benefits that we as believers can
expect and should expect from God in relation to our believing on His only
begotten son.
1) The first benefit to us
concerning our belief in the Son of God which means we actually believe the
Doctrine of Christ as Jesus, Paul, John and William Branham taught it is that
to do so will destroy the works of the devil against you, which works is
unbelief. And we found the very first promise of God concerning those who
believe in His Son is to cancel out all unbelief from us.
In
our study Last week we began this mini series with a study of 1 John 3:8
where John tells us For this purpose the
Son of God was manifested, that he might destroy the works of the devil.
And we found Jesus telling us in John
2) The second benefit
to us concerning our belief in the Son of God is that by actually believing the
Doctrine of Christ, we are brought into such a relationship with God Himself
that He comes into us and we come into Him and we are baptized with the Spirit
of God which is the Holy Spirit.
1 John
Galatians 3:27 For as many of you as have been baptized into
Christ have put on Christ.
3) The third benefit to us in believing
the relationship between the Father and the Son and thus sons, is the promise of Life. We are
promised Eternal Life by believing in the Son of God.
1 John
John 20:31 But these are written, that ye might believe
that Jesus is the Christ, the Son of God; and that believing ye might have life
through his name.
John 5:25 Verily,
verily, I say unto you, The hour is coming, and now
is, when the dead shall hear the voice of the Son of God: and they that hear
shall live.
4) The fourth benefit to us in believing the relationship between the
Father and the Son is to know that we have Life, Now, this is different than to have life for to know that we
have life brings the benefit of rest. And if we know we have Life our whole
nature changes, and thus our relationship with God changes, and thus we enter
into such a peace that no man could ever rob you of your confidence in your
relationship to God and thus God’s word.
1 John 5:13 These
things have I written unto you that believe on the name of the Son of God; that ye may know that ye have eternal life,
and that ye may believe on the name of the Son of God.
5) The fifth benefit or promise of God
to us concerning our believing in His Son is that we are brought into His
Presence, and are aware of His presence because His presence is opened up
to us in a way that it is not opened for others.
1 John
I Thessalonians
6) The
sixth benefit or promise of God to us concerning our believing in His Son is that we
are given the power to over come the world
1 John 5:5 Who
is he that overcometh the world, but he that believeth that Jesus is the Son of
God?
7) The seventh benefit or promise of God to us
concerning our believing in His Son is that we are given a special witness
within ourselves of this relationship.
1 John
8) The eighth benefit or promise of God to us
concerning our believing in His Son is that we are given an
understanding or the ability to understand.
1 John 5:20 And
we know that the Son of God is come, and hath
given us an understanding, that we may know him that is true, and we are in
him that is true, even in his Son Jesus Christ. This is the true God, and
eternal life.
Luke 22:70 Then
said they all, Art thou then the Son of God? And he said unto them, Ye say that I am.
9) The ninth benefit or promise of God to us
concerning our believing in His Son is that we are given a positive
confession.
2 Corinthians 1:19 For
the Son of God, Jesus Christ, who was preached among you by us, even by me and
Silvanus and Timotheus, was not yea and nay, but in
him was yea.
10) The tenth benefit or promise of God to us
concerning our believing in His Son is that you are given power to lay down
your life as the Son of God laid down His life, and thus you begin this through
being baptized into that name and thus ending your old life and begin a new one
created in Christ Jesus.
Acts 8:37 And Philip said, If thou believest
with all thine heart, thou mayest. And he answered
and said, I believe that Jesus Christ is the Son of
God.
11) The eleventh benefit or promise of God to us
concerning our believing in His Son is that God will give you boldness to speak
this revelation everywhere and to everyone.
Hebrews 4:14 Seeing then that we have a great high priest, that
is passed into the heavens, Jesus the Son of God, let us hold fast our
profession.
Acts
12) The twelfth benefit or promise of God to us
concerning our believing in His Son is that it brings protection to us from the
wrath of man.
Daniel 3:25 He
answered and said, Lo, I see four men loose, walking in the midst of the fire,
and they have no hurt; and the form of the fourth is like the Son of God.
13) The thirteenth benefit or promise of God to
us concerning our believing in His Son is that it brings us into The Unity of
Faith.
Ephesians 4:13 Till we all come in
the unity of the faith, and of the knowledge of the Son of God, unto a perfect
man, unto the measure of the stature of the fullness of Christ:
14) The fourteenth benefit or promise of God to
us concerning our believing in His Son is that it allows us to Live by the same Faith that Jesus lived by. And remember the
just shall live by this faith. And we are justified by this Faith and this
Faith alone. This is true remission of sins.
Galatians 2:20 I am crucified with Christ: nevertheless I
live; yet not I, but Christ liveth in me: and the life which I now live in the
flesh I live by the faith of the Son of God, who loved me, and gave himself for
me.
Galatians 3:24 Wherefore
the law was our schoolmaster to bring us unto Christ, that we might be
justified by faith.
Romans
Romans 5:1 Therefore being justified by
faith, we have peace with God through our Lord Jesus Christ:
Acts
15)
The
fifteenth benefit or promise of God to us concerning our believing in His Son
is that it protects us from the wrath of God.
Hebrews 10:29 Of how much sorer punishment, suppose ye,
shall he be thought worthy, who hath trodden under foot the Son of God, and
hath counted the blood of the covenant, wherewith he was sanctified, an unholy
thing, and hath done despite unto the Spirit of grace?
16) The sixteenth benefit or promise of God to us
concerning our believing in His Son is that it keeps us from falling away from
The Faith, the same Faith that Jesus had.
Hebrews 6:6 If they shall fall away, to renew them again
unto repentance; seeing they crucify to themselves the Son of God afresh, and
put him to an open shame.
17)
The
seventeenth benefit or promise of God to us concerning our believing in His Son
is that it teaches us our future role as Kings and Priests, for without
understanding the relationship between the Father and His Son, and that there
is indeed a son who is not the Father we thus see the example laid down for us
in our future roles and relationship with the Father and his creation.
Hebrews 7:3 Without father, without mother, without
descent, having neither beginning of days, nor end of life; but made like unto
the Son of God; abideth a priest continually.
18) The eighteenth benefit or promise of God to
us concerning our believing in His Son is that we indeed se what God sees, and
bare record to The Record.
John 1:34 And I saw, and bare record that this is the Son
of God.
19)
The
nineteenth benefit or promise of God to us concerning our believing in His Son
is that John
20) The twentieth benefit or promise of God to us
concerning our believing in His Son is that it will keep you from blaspheming
God.
John 10:36 Say
ye of him, whom the Father hath sanctified, and sent into the world, Thou blasphemest; because I said, I am the Son of God?
21)
The
Twenty-first benefit or promise of God to us concerning our believing in His
Son is that we are promised resurrection which is redemption in full; because
it has to do with these bodies that we are identified
with.
John 11:25 Jesus said unto her, I am the resurrection,
and the life: he that believeth in me, though he were
dead, yet shall he live: Verse 26 And whosoever liveth and believeth in me
shall never die. Believest thou this? Verse 27 She
saith unto him, Yea, Lord: I believe that thou art the Christ, the Son of God,
which should come into the world.
22)
The Twenty
second benefit or promise of God to us concerning our believing in His Son is
that we are promised healing through his name. John
11:4 When Jesus heard that, he said, This sickness is not unto death, but for the glory of God,
that the Son of God might be glorified thereby.
23) The Twenty third benefit or promise of God to
us concerning our believing in His Son is that we are no longer under the Law,
and therefore no longer able to be punished by death.
John 19:7 The Jews answered him, We have a law, and by
our law he ought to die, because he made himself the Son of God.
24) The Twenty fourth benefit or promise of God
to us concerning our believing in His Son is that we will not come into the judgment.
John 3:18 He
that believeth on him is not condemned: but he that believeth not is condemned
already, because he hath not believed in the name of the only begotten Son of
God.
25) The Twenty fifth benefit or promise of God to
us concerning our believing in His Son is that we are given eyes to see.
John 9:35 Jesus heard that they had cast him out; and
when he had found him, he said unto him, Dost thou
believe on the Son of God? John 9:39 And Jesus said, For judgment I am come into this world, that
they which see not might see; and that they which see might be made blind.
26) The twenty sixth benefit or promise of God to
us concerning our believing in His Son is that we are given power to conceive
the Word of God.
Luke 1:35 And the angel answered and said unto her, The
Holy Ghost shall come upon thee, and the power of the Highest shall overshadow
thee: therefore also that holy thing which shall be born of thee shall be
called the Son of God.
27) The twenty seventh benefit or promise of God
to us concerning our believing in His Son is that we will know our lineage runs
back to God.
Luke 3:38 Which
was the son of Enos, which was the son of Seth, which
was the son of Adam, which was the son of God.
Galatians 4:6 And because ye are sons, God hath sent forth
the Spirit of his Son into your hearts, crying, Abba, Father.
1 John 3:2 Beloved,
now are we the sons of God, and it doth not yet appear
what we shall be: but we know that, when he shall appear, we shall be like him;
for we shall see him as he is.
28) The twenty eighth benefit or promise of God
to us concerning our believing in His Son is that we receive power of the
Spoken Word but will only use it when the Father shows us to use it.
Luke 4:3 And the devil said unto him, If thou be the Son
of God, command this stone that it be made bread.
29) The twenty ninth benefit or promise of God to
us concerning our believing in His Son is that we are given power to cast out
devils.
Luke
Luke 8:28 When
he saw Jesus, he cried out, and fell down before him, and with a loud voice
said, What have I to do with thee, Jesus, thou Son of
God most high? I beseech thee, torment me not.
Mark
Matthew
30) The thirtieth benefit or promise of God to us
concerning our believing in His Son is that we are given power to overcome
temptation to exalt self, but as an obedient son will only do the Father’s
will.
Matthew 4:3 And when the tempter came to him, he said, If
thou be the Son of God, command that these stones be made bread.
Matthew 4:6 And
saith unto him, If thou be the Son of God, cast
thyself down: for it is written, He shall give his angels charge concerning
thee: and in their hands they shall bear thee up, lest at any time thou dash
thy foot against a stone.
Luke 4:9 And he brought him to
31) The thirty first benefit or promise of God to
us concerning our believing in His Son is that it is the very beginning of the
Good News that God has given us, and you can’t get to first base without it.
Mark 1:1 The
beginning of the gospel of Jesus Christ, the Son of God;
32) The thirty second benefit or promise of God
to us concerning our believing in His Son is that it allows you to be able to identify
what is happening in the world and tie it back to the Revelation of Christ, and
the Word of God.
Mark 15:39 And when the centurion, which stood over
against him, saw that he so cried out, and gave up the ghost, he said, Truly this
man was the Son of God.
Matthew 27:54 Now when the centurion, and they that were
with him, watching Jesus, saw the earthquake, and those things that were done,
they feared greatly, saying, Truly this was the Son of God.
33) The thirty third benefit or promise of God to
us concerning our believing in His Son is that we are able to worship Him.
Matthew 14:33 Then
they that were in the ship came and worshipped him, saying, Of
a truth thou art the Son of God.
34) The thirty fourth benefit or promise of God
to us concerning our believing in His Son is that you will be able to see Him
coming in the clouds of Heaven. God’s
great picture of His son flashed across the heavens.
Matthew 26:63 But Jesus held his peace. And the high priest
answered and said unto him, I adjure thee by the living God, that thou tell us
whether thou be the Christ, the Son of God. 64 Jesus
saith unto him, Thou hast said: nevertheless I say unto you, Hereafter
shall ye see the Son of man sitting on the right hand of power, and coming in
the clouds of heaven.
35) The thirty fifth benefit or promise of God to
us concerning our believing in His Son is that you will be able to understand
that God was in Christ and Raised Him up.
Matthew 27:40 And
saying, Thou that destroyest the temple, and buildest it in three days, save thyself. If thou be the Son
of God, come down from the cross.
Matthew 27:43 He
trusted in God; let him deliver him now, if he will have him: for he said, I am
the Son of God.
36) The thirty sixth benefit or promise of God to
us concerning our believing in His Son is that you will be given discernment to
know right from wrong and those who are righteous from those who are wicked.
Revelation 2:18 And unto the angel of the church in Thyatira
write; These things saith the Son of God, who hath his eyes like unto a flame
of fire, and his feet are like fine brass;
37)
The thirty
seventh benefit or promise of God to us concerning our believing in His Son is
that you will be able to live a life of holiness, one that is sanctified
through his name and through His atoning blood.
Romans 1:4 And
declared to be the Son of God with power, according to the spirit of holiness,
by the resurrection from the dead:
1 Corinthians
Hebrews 10:10 By
the which will we are sanctified through the offering of the body of Jesus
Christ once for all.
Hebrews 10:14 For by
one offering he hath perfected for ever them that are sanctified.
Jude 1:1 Jude, the servant of Jesus Christ, and
brother of James, to them that are sanctified by God the Father, and preserved
in Jesus Christ, and called:
Now, if you will notice there
are thirty seven different Scriptural statements of benefits to believing in
the Son of God and
since 3 plus 7 equals ten. Now the number
ten is one of the perfect numbers and it is significant because it is the first
decade and represents the entire
numerical system. The entire numerical system coming to a completion.
0,1,2,3,4,5,6,7,8,9, and 10 starts is all over again, because the fist two
numbers 0, and 1 are both used in this first decade showing there are no more
numbers to be used. And the number ten signifies that the whole cycle is now
complete. Therefore God has laid out for
us the entire benefit package that we are to receive by simply believing that
he sent forth his son, and that indeed that son was the Son of God.
There are other Scriptural promises as well to all believers that
who believe in the son of God.
38. Mark
39. John
40. John 3:16 For God so loved the world, that he gave his
only begotten Son, that “whosoever believeth” in him should not perish,
but have everlasting
life.
41. John
42. John
43. John
44. John
45. John
46. John
50. John
51. John
52. John
53. Acts
54. Romans
55. Romans
56. 1 Peter 2:6 Wherefore also it is contained in the
scripture, Behold, I lay in Sion a chief corner stone, elect, precious: and “he that believeth” on
him shall not be
confounded.
57. 1 John 5:1 “Whosoever believeth” that Jesus is the
Christ is born of
God: and every one that loveth him that begat loveth him also
that is begotten of him.
58. 1 John 5:5 Who is he that overcometh the world, but “he that
believeth” that Jesus is the Son of God?
59. 1 John 5:10
“He that believeth” on the Son of God hath the witness in himself:
he that believeth not God hath made him a liar; because he believeth not the
record that God gave of his Son.