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You and I have had a good heart -to -heart talk

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regarding the person of the Holy Spirit. And

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in our last heart -to -heart talk, we saw from

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the Word of God that His indwelling is essential

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to a true knowledge of Him. That's the reason

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that man, that woman, who has never been born

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again, who has never had the experience of regeneration,

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can know nothing about the person of the Holy

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Spirit. He can have no deep spiritual experience

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in the things of the Spirit. Any knowledge that

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he has regarding the Holy Spirit is something

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that is mental not experimental because he has

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never been born of the Spirit. He's never had

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that experience of being born again, of regeneration.

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Now we come to the personality of the Holy Spirit

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and that which constitutes personality or attributed

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to the Holy Spirit. Remember again. And this

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is what I'm trying to get you to see from the

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Holy Word. And that is the fact that the Holy

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Spirit is a definite person. As much of a personality

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as God the Father. As definitely a person and

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personality as Jesus Christ the Son. He's not

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a mystery. The Holy Spirit is as real to me as

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any human being that I have ever known in my

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life. When I stand before you on that stage,

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on that platform, behind that pulpit, there may

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be 7 ,000, there may be 10 ,000 people out there,

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or there may be just 10, 25 people, and yet...

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as I speak under the anointing of the Holy Spirit,

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as I follow him as he moves in that great auditorium,

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I am more conscious of him as a person than any

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human being who is seated before me. And it's

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just like that. All right, now, let's consider

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his intellect. Turn, if you will, please, to

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a very familiar portion of the Word of God. The

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second chapter of 1 Corinthians. Oh, sure, listen

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to Paul. He said, we speak the wisdom of God

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in a mystery, even the hidden wisdom, which God

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ordained before the world unto his glory, which

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none of the princes of this world knew. For had

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they known it, they would not have crucified

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the Lord of glory. All these things that we're

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talking about. They're hidden from the world.

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They're hidden from men and women who've never

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been born again. Oh, I just love these words

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that Paul is saying. We speak the wisdom of God

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in a mystery, even the hidden wisdom. That's

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the reason some precious little old godly mother

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who has had limited education, knows more about

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this hidden wisdom and this hidden mystery, knows

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more about spiritual things than some man who

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stands behind the pulpit with all of his degrees.

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Because these things are only spiritually revealed.

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And that's exactly what Paul is talking about.

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He's not talking about the wisdom of man. He's

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talking about this hidden wisdom which God ordained

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before the world unto our glory, which none of

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the princes of this world knew. For had they

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known it, they would not have crucified the Lord

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of Glory. Then he continues, as it is written,

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I have not seen nor ear heard. Neither hath entered

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into the heart of man the things which God hath

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prepared for them that love him. But he doesn't

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stop there. He continues. But God hath revealed

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them unto us. How? By his Spirit. Oh, to me that's

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thrilling. Do you want to know something? Heaven

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is just as real to me as Concordia, Missouri.

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And Concordia, Missouri is mighty real to me.

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I was born there. I was brought up there. Oh,

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that main street of Concordia, Missouri is mighty

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real. And not a lot has changed in Concordia.

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Since I was a kid, oh, I can go back there and

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tell you everything that happened in every block

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in Concordia. Some memories. Concordia's real

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to me. But I want you to know something. Heaven

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is just as real to me this hour as Concordia,

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Missouri. And that's my day real. I've got loved

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ones over there waiting for me. That's the reason

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I have no fear of death. I have no fear of dying.

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Why, Bish, you'd be amazed how much time I spend

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thinking about that place that's going to be

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my eternal home, that great meeting with my loved

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ones and your loved ones. Oh, that's real. And

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it's not just a figment of my imagination. These

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things are made real to us and are revealed to

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us by the Holy Spirit. That's the reason the

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man or the woman who's never been regenerated,

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who's never had the new birth experience, has

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no conception of these things that are so precious

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to our hearts. Sure. Look at the intellect of

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the Holy Spirit. God hath revealed them unto

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us by his Spirit. For the Spirit searcheth all

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things, yea, the deep things of God. For what

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man knoweth the things of a man, save the Spirit

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of man which is in him? Even so the things of

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God doth no man, but the Spirit of God. Go a

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little deeper into this thing, because to me

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this is so very marvelous. How could the Holy

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Spirit be a mystery? And yet be so close to those

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of us who are redeemed. Those of us who've been

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filled with the Spirit. Romans the 8th chapter,

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the 26th verse. There is a secret that I want

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to stop just long enough to dwell upon. That's

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Romans the 8th chapter. Likewise, the Spirit.

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He's still talking about the Holy Spirit. The

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same person. who's revealed to our hearts the

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hidden things of God, the same personality. Likewise,

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the Spirit also help with our infirmities, our

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defects, or our personal failings. For we know

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not what we should pray for as we ought. Oh,

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how many times. Because we are human. So human.

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Our lack of good judgment. Our lack of wisdom.

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Our lack of knowledge. We come face to face with

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a certain crisis. And because of our failures.

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And because of our lack of wisdom. Because our...

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infirmities. Because we are human. Because we

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are fallible. We do not many times have the wisdom

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to know how to pray. I can go back in my life

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even this very day. And stop and think, how should

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I pray about this thing? What should I ask for?

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What is right and what is wrong? One thing is

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right and one thing is wrong. Now, how should

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I pray? You've had the same experience in your

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own life. When you get to that place and you

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don't know what is wrong and what is right and

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how to pray, This is what the word says. For

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we know not what we should pray for as we ought,

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but the Spirit itself maketh intercession for

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us with groanings which cannot be uttered. And

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he that searches the hearts knoweth what is in

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the mind of the Spirit, because he maketh intercession

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for the saints according to the will of God.

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In that given moment, there is a perfect will,

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the will of God in that thing. Both things cannot

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be God's will. One thing is the perfect will

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of God for us in that prayer. When you do not

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know how to pray, stop and look up. Don't do

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a thing. Just stand still because you see. We

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bring most of our troubles upon ourselves by

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rushing in literally where angels fear to tread.

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That's my trouble. Oh, many a time if only I'd

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stopped and just did nothing, it'd have been

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much better. Uh -huh. We rush ahead of the spirit.

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We run ahead of the spirit. And then we... we

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find ourselves in a mess. But the Holy Spirit

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will never lead you astray. Just stop and say,

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I do not know how to pray. And in that moment,

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as you surrender yourself to the perfect will

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of God, and you surrender yourself to the Spirit,

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the Holy Spirit will present the need and present

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you before the Father's throne, He knows the

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perfect mind of God. He knows the perfect will

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of God. He who searches your heart and knows

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you better than you know yourself will bring

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that need before the throne of God and you can't

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miss when the Holy Spirit prays through you.

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Oh, learn that secret. Please learn that secret.

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Likewise, the Spirit also helpeth our defects,

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our failures. For we know not what we should

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pray for as we ought, but the Spirit itself maketh

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intercession for us. Could you have a... better

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person to make intercession for you before the

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Father's throne than the Holy Spirit? Perfect

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wisdom, for he is a part of the Godhead. Perfect

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wisdom, no imperfection, perfect knowledge, you

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can't lose. You can not lose. But here is something.

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that to me is so thrilling. Don't tell me the

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Holy Spirit is not a person. Don't tell me he's

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just an influence. Don't tell me he's a mystery

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and that we are not to become acquainted with

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him. Oh, you've missed the real joy of your salvation.

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You've missed the glory of being a Christian.

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You've never really learned how to live a Christian

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life until you've been filled with the Spirit.

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I tell you the truth. I pray that even now the

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Holy Spirit shall make himself real to you. He

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leads. How do I know? Because the Word says so.

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The 8th Chapter, Romans. I'm going to wait just

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a second until you find it in your own Bible.

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And then mark it. And then after you will have

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marked it in your Bible, someplace around it,

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write my name. You want to know why? Oh, because

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it means so much to me. That 14th verse, begin

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with it, if you will. For as many as are led

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by the Spirit of God, they are the sons of God.

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Oh, my friend, do you really want to know whether

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you've been born again? Do you really want the

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test of the new birth experience? Really? If

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you are a child of His, if you've been born of

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the Spirit, if God is your Heavenly Father, the

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Scripture says, you'll be led by the Spirit of

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God. Sometimes, you know, there are those who

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are professing Christians. for being led by the

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wrong spirit. The other night, and I can tell

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you the spot where I was standing, I can tell

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you my spiritual experience. I was completely

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immersed with the power of the Holy Ghost when

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in that moment, The responsibility became so

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overwhelming I was almost swept off of my feet.

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When I thought, what if Catherine Kuhlman should

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ever be led by another spirit? That was not the

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Holy Spirit. I am not infallible. I'm a human

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being. Flesh and blood. There's the weakness

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of the flesh. I am not perfect. I'm as human

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as you are human. That's the reason I beg you

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to always get your eyes off of Kathryn Kuhlman.

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Please don't see Kathryn. I'm human. I have no

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one else to go to except my wonderful Jesus,

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my Lord. I have no one else to go to to seek

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wisdom, to seek knowledge. You do. not know the

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thousands and thousands of times that I've had

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to stop and say, give me wisdom. Show me. Lead

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me. What if for one hour, just one hour, I should

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be led by some spirit that was not his spirit?

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When there are thousands and thousands who look

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to this ministry for their spiritual food, they

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are a part of this ministry. And everything depends

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on the leadership of the Holy Spirit. What if

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I should fail just one hour? What if I should

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fail just one day and be led of another spirit?

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A spirit that was not the Holy Spirit. Oh, to

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me, this is the glorious portion of God's Word.

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Remember, you cannot be led of the Spirit unless

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you are sensitive to His Spirit. You cannot be

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led by His Spirit unless you're willing to be

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led by the Spirit. Unless you desire to be led

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of the Spirit. Unless you have a will, your will,

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surrendered to the will of the spirit. Oh, there's

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much more than meets the eye. Much more. You

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may have read this over and over again, but there's

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much, much more than just words printed on India

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paper. Much more than just words. As many as

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are led by the spirit of God. There isn't a day

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of my life before I leave my room I do not ask

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and seek for divine wisdom. divine guidance.

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My responsibility is so great. I must be led

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by the Spirit in every decision. To whom else

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can I go? I have no one else to ask for wisdom.

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You receive the Spirit of adoption, whereby we

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cry, Abelfather. On the Spirit itself, there's

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witness with our spirit that we are the children

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of God. And if children, then heirs. Heirs of

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God. Joint heirs with Christ Jesus. Oh, this

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is thrilling. You are somebody. Never forget

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to whom you belong. Never, never apologize for

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being a Christian. Never. Never go down the street

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with your head hanging low and your shoulders

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drooped. Stand straight. Look up and say, I know

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to whom I belong. The spirit itself beareth witness

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with my spirit that I am his child. I belong

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to him. Lead the spirit. And in him, there is

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no defeat. Amen.