THE ANOINTING OF GOD

Psalm 92:10

“Your anointing has made me strong and mighty. You’ve empowered my life for triumph by pouring fresh oil over me.”

                  1.              What is the Anointing?

                  2.              What is the purpose of the Anointing

                  3.              How do I access the Anointing?

                  4.              What is the cost of the Anointing?

                  5.              How do I protect the Anointing on my life from impurities?

                  6.              How do I restore the Anointing upon my life?

“WHEN I ANOINT YOU AND YOU ARE PERSECUTED, IT IS NOT YOU THEY PERSECUTE, BUT MY ANOINTING”

Psalm 92:9-10 NKJV

“For behold, Your enemies, O Lord, For behold, Your enemies shall perish; All the workers of iniquity shall be scattered. But my horn You have exalted like a wild ox; I have been anointed with fresh oil.”

Luke 4:16-19

“Jesus came to Nazareth, where He had been brought up. And as His custom was, He went into the synagogue on the Sabbath day, and stood up to read. And He was handed the book of the prophet Isaiah. And when He had opened the book, He found the place where it was written: “The Spirit of the Lord is upon Me, Because He has anointed Me To preach the gospel to the poor; He has sent Me to heal the brokenhearted, To proclaim liberty to the captives And recovery of sight to the blind, To set at liberty those who are oppressed; To proclaim the acceptable year of the Lord.”

1. WHAT IS THE ANOINTING OF GOD?

Anoint: To smear

ANOINTING IN THE OLD TESTAMENT

1. Holy Items & places

2. Kings

3. Prophets

4. Priests

Exodus 28:41 NKJV

“So you shall put them on Aaron your brother and on his sons with him. You shall anoint them, consecrate them, and sanctify them, that they may minister to Me as priests.”

I Samuel 16:13 NKJV

“Then Samuel took the horn of oil and anointed him in the midst of his brothers; and the Spirit of the Lord came upon David from that day forward.”

THE ANOINTING IS THE PRESENCE AND POWER OF GOD GIVEN THROUGH THE HOLY SPIRIT

2. WHAT IS THE PURPOSE OF THE ANOINTING?

A. IDENTITY

B. TO PREACH THE GOSPEL

C. TO HEAL THE BROKEN HEARTED

D. TO PROCLAIM LIBERTY

E. TO SET OPPRESSED FREE

F. TO PROCLAIM THE YEAR OF THE LORD

Luke 4:1 NKJV

“Then Jesus, being filled with the Holy Spirit, returned from the Jordan and was led by the Spirit into the wilderness

Luke 4:14 NKJV

Then Jesus returned in the power of the Spirit to Galilee, and news of Him went out through all the surrounding region

Acts 10:38 NKJV

“…God anointed Jesus of Nazareth with the Holy Spirit and with power, who went about doing good and healing all who were oppressed by the devil, for God was with Him.”

THE DISCIPLES & THE ANOINTING

1. THE BREATH OF GOD - John 20:21-22

2. THE INNER ANOINTING OF GOD - Acts 2:1

3. THE OUTER ANOINTING OF GOD - Acts 2:2-4

Acts 2:1-4 NKJV

“When the Day of Pentecost had fully come, they were all with one accord in one place.”

Acts 2:2-4 NKJV

“And suddenly there came a sound from heaven, as of a rushing mighty wind, and it filled the whole house where they were sitting. Then there appeared to them divided tongues, as of fire, and one sat upon each of them. And they were all filled with the Holy Spirit and began to speak with other tongues, as the Spirit gave them utterance.”

INNER ANOINTING - In you

OUTER ANOINTING - upon you

INNER ANOINTING - For your walk

OUTER ANOINTING - For your work

INNER ANOINTING - Teaches you

OUTER ANOINTING - Transforms others 

Psalm 23:5 NKJV

“You prepare a table before me in the presence of my enemies; You anoint my head with oil; My cup runs over.”

Isaiah 10:27 NKJV

“It shall come to pass in that day That his burden will be taken away from your shoulder, And his yoke from your neck, And the yoke will be destroyed because of the anointing oil.”

I John 2:20 NKJV

“But you have an anointing from the Holy One, and you know all things.”

James 5:14-15 NKJV

“Is anyone among you sick? Let him call for the elders of the church, and let them pray over him, anointing him with oil in the name of the Lord. And the prayer of faith will save the sick, and the Lord will raise him up. And if he has committed sins, he will be forgiven.”

3. HOW DO I ACCESS THE ANOINTING?

II Corinthians 1:21-22 NKJV

“Now He who establishes us with you in Christ and has anointed us is God, who also has sealed us and given us the Spirit in our hearts as a guarantee.”

Acts 2:38-39 NKJV

“Then Peter said to them, “Repent, and let every one of you be baptized in the name of Jesus Christ for the remission of sins; and you shall receive the gift of the Holy Spirit. For the promise is to you and to your children, and to all who are afar off, as many as the Lord our God will call.”

4. WHAT IS THE COST OF THE ANOINTING?

Luke 4:22 NKJV

So all bore witness to Him, and marveled at the gracious words which proceeded out of His mouth. And they said, “Is this not Joseph’s son?”

Luke 4:24 NKJV

Then Jesus said, “Assuredly, I say to you, no prophet is accepted in his own country.”

Isaiah 53:3 NKJV

“He is despised and rejected by men, A Man of sorrows and acquainted with grief. And we hid, as it were, our faces from Him; He was despised, and we did not esteem Him.”

“WHEN I ANOINT YOU AND YOU ARE PERSECUTED, IT IS NOT YOU THEY PERSECUTE, BUT MY ANOINTING”

Luke 4:28-30 NKJV

“So all those in the synagogue, when they heard these things, were filled with wrath, and rose up and thrust Him out of the city; and they led Him to the brow of the hill on which their city was built, that they might throw Him down over the cliff. Then passing through the midst of them, He went His way.”

PIC OF THE PRECIPICE IN NAZARETH

5. HOW DO I PROTECT THE ANOINTING ON MY LIFE FROM IMPURITIES?

I Samuel 15:28 NKJV

So Samuel said to him, “The Lord has torn the kingdom of Israel from you today, and has given it to a neighbor of yours, who is better than you.”

I Samuel 16:14 NKJV

“… the Spirit of the Lord departed from Saul, and a distressing spirit from the Lord troubled him.”

Ephesians 4:30-32 NKJV

“…do not grieve the Holy Spirit of God, by whom you were sealed for the day of redemption. Let all bitterness, wrath, anger, clamor, and evil speaking be put away from you, with all malice. And be kind to one another, tenderhearted, forgiving one another, even as God in Christ forgave you.”

I Thessalonians 5:19-22 NKJV

“Do not quench the Spirit. Do not despise prophecies. Test all things; hold fast what is good. Abstain from every form of evil.”

6. HOW DO I RESTORE THE ANOINTING UPON MY LIFE?

John 15:4-5 NKJV

“Abide in Me, and I in you. As the branch cannot bear fruit of itself, unless it abides in the vine, neither can you, unless you abide in Me. “I am the vine, you are the branches. He who abides in Me, and I in him, bears much fruit; for without Me you can do nothing.”