Thanksgiving message 11/22/2015 by Jan Henderson

2015 - 11 - 22 Jan Henderson

1st John 2:18-20 John 14:15-18  The Anointing of the Holy One
v. 18    John affectionately calls the believers little children, which signifies his love for them.  He is concerned for their spiritual welfare.  Many Anti-Christ’s have already come which he believes that Jesus is soon to return.
v.19   He is talking here of those who profess to be Christians but when things get rough could not continue through the suffering with them.  They were not over comers because they did not have the overcoming nature of Christ. It was revealed for all to see that they were not true converts for if they had been, they would have continued with them.  None of those who left were of the body of Christ.
v.20   But you the true Christian have something that no one can take from you and you have this over coming nature inside of you.  You have the unction or anointing that comes from the Holy One. It comes from Jesus Christ through the Holy Spirit and is applied to you. The word unction means the applying of and smearing on and rubbing in of the oil of the Holy Spirit.  So we have had this anointing  applied to us  and smeared on and rubbed in by the Holy Spirit.  This is how we know all things.  Because of the anointing we will be able to discern the truth from a lie, we will not be deceived by those who call themselves prophets but are not, for we will know the truth and it will set us free.
John14:15-18  v.16  The Father sends the Holy Spirit whom Jesus requests of the Father to abide with us forever.  He is the intercessor and our comforter. 
v.17   He is the Spirit of Truth, the world can’t receive Him because they are comfortable where they are and had rather believe the lie than the truth.  They can’t see Him or know Him because they will not accept the truth.  We who are of the truth, both see Him and know Him, for He has taken up residence within us.
v.18  Without the comforter we would truly be orphans in this world, because the world hates us.
1st John 2:27  We do not need anyone to teach us what is truth and what is a lie, for the Spirit of Truth will always reveal truth to us and will always give us discernment to recognize a lie.  You might say we have our own lie detector living on the inside of us.  We refuse to believe a lie and all things that pertain to the truth the Holy Spirit confirms to us.  We need the anointing working on our behalf each and every day or we will believe or accept the lie.  Many false prophets and false teachings and false Christians are in the world today and their mission is to pervert the gospel of Christ and cause discention within the body of Christ.


2015 - 11 - 7 Annointing Of The Holy One

Luke 2:1-20 Sunday am Christmas message
v. 1-3  Caesar sends out a command that all the world conquered by Rome are to be registered in their own city.  He has his own agenda, 1st of all to show his power and authority and to receive taxes to enrich his kingdom.  Caesar thinks he is the one in control, however God uses this decree to bring about the fulfillment of prophesy. Proverbs 21:1  The king’s heart is in the hand of the Lord.  Like the rivers of water He turns it where He wishes.
v. 4-6  The Messiah was to be born in Bethlehem in order to fulfill prophesy. Micah 5:2  This was to be the place of birth of He who came forth from everlasting, the one who always was.
v. 7  Swaddling cloths were strips of cloth that were wrapped around the baby. Jesus came as a little child born of a virgin, with child by the Holy Spirit of God.  Jesus who descended from the heights of Heaven, to be born in a poor condition, possibly in a cave where animals were kept and fed.
v.8  God reveals great things to the simple of heart and hides them from the proud and exalted.  The worst thing about pride is that it will close your mind to receiving the revelation that God so much wants to reveal.
v.9  They are in the presence of the glory of God and area in awe and fear.
v.10  They are not to fear for this is good news which will bring great joy to all people.
v.11 The savior is born, the Messiah who will save the people from their sins and turn them to God,
v.12  God coming in the form of a baby, taking on human flesh and lying in a place where livestock are fed.  What could be more lowly than this? V.13  At this moment the heavenly host of angels join in worshiping and praising God for this mighty thing He has done.  V.14 God in highest realms of Heaven is praised and on earth the inner peace that only God can give and goodwill towards all men.
v.15  This thing that has come to pass is the miracle firth of the Messiah that has been prophesied for many years.  God’s plan in God’s timing has now been fulfilled.  V. 16-17 When they came and observed, immediately they went out in the region and proclaims what had taken place.  They sounded the alarm of the blessing that God had given. V.18 all the people were amazed at the news the angels had proclaimed.
v.19 Mary considered and pondered all these things which had been revealed. V.20  Not only did the shepherds spread the good news there, but all the way home and on their return.


Neal Shackelford