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Experiencing God's

Manifest Presence

By: Bishop Danilo O. Bantilan.,Th.D

November 9, 2010

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³Let us bring the Ark of our GodBack to us, for we did not inquire of it

During the reign of Saul.´1 Chronicles 13:3

Bishop Danilo O. Bantilan., Th.D

He is the f ounding President/overseer of Church of Christ

Brings Revival, International, Inc.

and also the f ounding President of Asian Revival

College of Theology, Inc., Cagayan de Oro Philippines.

W ebsite: www.arcteduc7.com/www.ccbrii.com

Email: [email protected] Mobile # 09262869991



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ASIAN REVIVAL COLLEGE OF

THEOLOGY, INC.

SEC. REG. CN200831741

Westside Ground Floor Paragon Building Kauswagan Highway

Cagayan de Oro City Philippines 9000Tel. 088-3095060 Cell phone 09262869991

Website: www. Arcteduc7.com/ www. ccbrii.com

Email Address: [email protected]

Lessons Outline for the Teachers and students of the

Bible; Experiencing God¶s Manifest Presence!Copyright © 2010 by ARCT cagayan de Oro City 9000

PhilippinesBy. Dr. Danilo O. Bantilan., Th.D., DRE

Contents

1. Syllabus --------------------------------

2. Pref ace -----------------

3. Introduction ------------------------------------------------------------------

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4. Lesson 1. Intimacy with God ------------------------------------------------------------

y What is Intimacy?y Figures of Body, Soul, and spirit.

y Why might Intimancy and Accessiblitiya.Worship b.Going Deeper

5. Lesson 2. God¶s Omnipresence and Manifest Presence of God. -------------------

a.What is Ominprsence? b.The Reason to believe God¶s Presence

c.God¶s Immanence

6. Lesson 3. R estoration of Moral Comparability --------------------------------------------

a. Atonement

b. Jusitificationc. Regeneration

d.

Yearning for God1. Holiness of Christ

2. The Love of Christ3. Other Qualities of Christ

4. Likeness is not Justification

7. Lesson 4. God¶s glory and Anointing ---------------------------------------------------

1. Understanding the Anointing



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2. Understanding the Glory

3. Anointed for Business

4. The Next Wave of Glory 5. God¶s Manifested Presence through

Communion

8. Lesson 5. Experiencing God¶s Presence Through

Obedience ---------------------

9. Lesson 6. Total Dependence on God -------------------------------------------------------

10. Lesson 7. God Speak Through the Church

--------------------------------------------------- 11. Lesson 8. God¶s Speaks Through Circumstances

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12. Lesson 9. The Truth of Your Circumstance

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13. Lesson 10. God Speaks in Different Ways ----------------------------------------------------

14. Lesson 11. Learning to be a Servant of

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15. Lesson 12. God¶s Will and Your life & K nowing

Where God Is at Work ---------------

16. R eferences

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17. About the Author

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ASIAN REVIVAL COLLEGE OF THEOLOGY,

INC.

SEC. REG. CN200831741

Westside Ground Floor Paragon Building Kauswagan Highway

Cagayan de Oro City Philippines 9000

Tel. 088-3095060 Cell phone 09262869991

Website: www. Arcteduc7.com/ www. ccbrii.com

Email Address: [email protected]

Syllabus 230 Th. Experiencing God¶s Manifest Presence Instructor: Bishop Danilo O. Bantilan., Th.D

1. Course Description: This course focuses on

theological, Scriptural knowledge on experiencingGod¶s Manifest Presence from Old and New Testament

people on how God reveals Himself, His purposes, andin a varied ways through His Holy Word and prayer,

circumstances, instances and Tabernacle, Temple andChurch today.

2. Course Objectives:

1. The students will be able to learn the Scriptural and

theological foundation on God¶s Manifest Presence.2. The students will be able to practice the practical way on

how to experience God¶s Manifest Presence.

3. After the lessons the learner will have a deeper knowledge and well discipline Christian life.

4. The students will experience the transforming power intheir personal encounter with God as they study and

apply the Word of God.



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5. The students will be able to understand their standingwith God and the necessity of intimacy; upon knowing

the truth of God and revelation of God.

3. Course Time:7:00-9:00 pm (4hrs/week for 12 weeks = 24 hrs)

4. Methods of Teachinga. Lecture

b. Group discussion

5. Course R equirements:a.) Quizzes - 25%

b.) Assignments - 25%c.) Research - 25%

d.) Final Exam - 25%100%

Calendar

1. November 9, 2010 Lesson 1Orientation & Intimacy

with God.

Time: 7:00pm- 9:00pm 2. November 16 Lesson 2Omnipresence and manifest

Presence of God

Time: 7:00pm- 9:00pm 3. November 23 Lesson 3God¶s glory and Anointing

Time: 7:00pm- 9:00pm 4. November 30 Lesson 4 Restoration of Moral

Comparability

Time: 7:00-pm- 9:00pm

5. December 7 Lesson 5 Experiencing God¶s Presence

Through Obedience

Time: 7:00pm- 9:00pm

6 . December 14 Lesson 6 Total Dependence on God Time: 7:00pm-9:00pm

7. January 4, 2011 Lesson 7 Learning to be a Servant of

and God Speak Through the Church

Time: 7:00pm- 9:00pm

8. January 11, 2011 Lesson 8 The Truth of Your Circumstance

Time: 7:00pm 9:00pm 9. January 18 Lesson 9 God¶s Speaks Through

Circumstances

Time: 7:00pm 9:00pm 10. January 25, 2011 Lesson 10 God Speaks in Different

Ways

Time: 7:00pm 9:00pm 11. February 1, 2011 Lesson 11 Learning to be a Servant

of God

Time: 7:00pm 9:00pm 12. February 8, 2011 Lesson 12 God¶s Will and Your life

& Knowing Where God Is at Work

Time: 7:00pm 9:00pm

13. Final No f inal Exam/submission of all pro jects.

Required Textbooks

1. The Holy Bible. A translation, such as the New InternationalVersion, the New American Standard Version, or the New King

James Version, is recommended for study. A paraphrase, suchas The Message, or the New Living Translation, is

recommended for enhanced understanding.



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2. Henry T. Blackaby. Experiencing God: Knowing and Doing the Will of God . Nashville, TN: B&H Books, 2008.

978-0805447538http://www.bestwebbuys.com/9780805447538

3. A.W Tozer Volume one The Attributes of God. Camp Hill,PA, USA.

4. Charles F. Stanley. When the Enemy Strikes. Published in Nashvill, Tennessee, Thomas Nelson, Inc.

5. Rebecca Brown, MD. He Came to set the Captives Free.

6.Tommy Tenny. The God Chasers

Recommended Resources7. Richard Blackaby. Experiencing God Day-By-Day

Devotional and Journal . Nashville, TN: B&H Books, 1997.978-0805462982.

8. Max Lucado. The Applause of Heaven. Dallas, TX: Word,1995. 9780849938740

http://www.bestwebbuys.com/9780849938740

Pref ace

During my first visit in Seoul South Korea to minister of the migrant Filipino workers and then also to the Body of Christ.

I experienced the tremendous moved of God while I was



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of our God back to us, for we did not inquire of it during thereign of Saul.´ (1 Chronicles 13: 3).

We must see again how awful God is. How beautiful and how perfect. And we must begin to preach it, sing it, write about it,

promote it, talk it, tell it and pray it until we have recapture theconcept of majesty, until the awareness of the divine is back in

our Church again, until we regained the ability and desire toretire within our own heart and worship God in the silence of our

own spirits.I am praying that God will use this course to radically

touch your life for the Kingdom sake. His work in your life willfar surpass all your plans and dreams. He will bring purposes

and fulfilment to your life and ministry with overflowing joy inspite of trials and problems that you had been experiencing and

also at the end of this course you might be encountered God, in anew level of experiences that you have been never experience

before.

Introduction

In my obscure understanding couple with my

experiences being in God¶s presence, the Lord impress to me toshare this truth of God and revelation of God to the next

generation leaders. There is a difference between truth of Godand revelation of God. The truth is where God¶s been.

Revelation is where God is. Truth is God¶s way. It leads to Him.These lessons, it will leads to the students on how to understand

and experience God¶s manifest presence base on the Scriptures.I¶d tried my best that the material should be theologically

balance and scholarly done. However there are some of the ideasand experiences barrowed from many theologians who have

been in the presence of God. It¶s my heart desire to share andteach these lessons in the body of Christ, because the priority of

God¶s presence has been lost and need to be revived. We¶re like



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(Ex. 34:29-35). Whatever or whoever is exposed to themanifested presence of God begins to absorb the very material

matter of God.When God begins to visit in a place or among a people,

unusual things start happening simply because He is there. Jacobfor instance (Gen. 35:1-3). At one point, God told him to go

back to Bethel, meaning ³house of God,´ and Jacob essentiallytold his family members, ³if we can just get back to Bethel, I¶ll

build an altar to God and we¶ll be all right´. He knew there was alingering presence of God at Bethel. The manifest presence of

God often lingers in a place even when no one else is around.The Word of God tells us that the veil of division was

torn in two by Jesus Christ¶s death on Calvary, and that we havefree entry into God¶s presence through the blood of Jesus Christ.

When the glory of God comes, we become like the prophetIsaiah. Our flesh is so weakened by His presence that it is

unnecessary for man to do anything other than behold Him inHis glory. God is not coming to people who merely seek His

benefits. He¶s coming to people who seek His Face. In the OldTestament, when a person refused to show his face, he was

deliberately turning away from you. The only way He will turnHis visitation in revival into habitation for life is if you and I will

prepare a place for Him with tears and repentance, because thenHe will no longer be found to wink at our ignorance. If you seek

His face, what you get is His favour. We have long enjoyed theomnipresence of God, but now we are experiencing brief

moments of visitation by His manifest presence. It becauseevery hair to stand up on end and it makes demonic forces flees

and run.There is nothing wrong with our personal experiences

about the manifest presence of God, provided that their would be a Scriptural basis or explanation about that. Theologically,

your personal experiences primarily must be based on the Word

of God rather than on mere human view. In this subject, let¶stried to do our best with God¶s help that our study should be

Biblically sound.

LESSON 1 Intimacy with God.

What is Intimacy?

Illustration:

The Human Spirit Standing In the Gap and the Spirit

World.



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³And the very God of Peace sanctify you wholly; and I pray God your whole spirit and soul and Body be preserved blameless

unto the coming of our Lord Jesus Christ.´ I Thessalonians5:23.

Paul teaches us here that we humans are tripartite beings. That

is, we have three separate parts ± the body, the soul (which is our conscious intellect, will, and emotions), and the spirit. He

plainly states that all three must be cleansed and committed toJesus himself must enable us to keep all three parts ³blameless´

until His return.

The Bible says, Gen. 2:7 ³... The Lord God formed man of thedust of the ground, and breathed into his nostrils the breath of

life; and man became a living soul.´

That is, Adam lived, and became aware of himself. In essenceour self is our soul which manifest in our mind, our will, and our

emotions.³... There is a natural body and there is a s piritual body.´

This is a much overlooked verse. Our spirits have a form or

shape, a body corresponding to our physical body.

FIGUR E A.

These are the typical example of the Total form of human

being created by God.

MAN BODY SOUL

SPIR IT



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³I knew a man in Christ above fourteen years ago, (whether inthe body, I cannot tell; or whether out of the body, I cannot tell:

God knoweth ;) such an one caught up to the third heaven. And I knew such a man, (whether in the body, or out of the body, I

cannot tell: God knoweth ;) How that he was caught up into paradise, and heard unspeakable words, which it is not lawful

for a man to utter.´ ( 2Corinthians 12:2-4 ).

³After this I looked, and, behold, a door was opened in heaven:and the first voice which I heard was as it were of a trumpet

talking with me; which said, come up hither, and I will shew theethings which must be hereafter. And immediately I was in the

spirit: and, behold, a throne was set in heaven, and one sat onthe throne.´ ( Rev. 4:1-2 )

These scriptures and others show an experience perceived in the

person¶s spirit, and that the spirit body was separated from the physical body. Notice that when John stated that he was in the

³spirit´ that it is spelled with a small ³s´ signifying his ownhuman spirit. Every time the Holy Spirit is referred to in

scripture it is spelled with capital ³S´ as in

Revelation 1:10: ³I was in the Spirit on the Lord¶s Day, and

heard behind me a great voice, as a trumpet«´

³For the Word of God is quick, and power, and sharper thanany two-edged sword, piercing even to the dividing asunder of

soul and spirit, Hebrews 4:12

Did you ever wonder why it is necessary to divide between our soul and spirit? According to the above verse there can be a

division made (or separation of) the soul and the spirit; thematerial and immaterial being created by God, and need to be

aware of carefully about the totality of human form before andafter the fall of man.

The first Adam, before the fall, could relate to, and see the spirit

world as easily as he could the physical world. How by the useof his spiritual body. This is demonstrated by the ease with

which he could walk and talk with God intimately in the Gardenof Eden. He had a consciousness awareness of his physical

body. His soul (consciousness intellect and will) controlled bothhis spiritual and physical bodies. But, at the fall, spiritual death

took place ± that is, Adam and his descendants were no longer consciously aware of their spiritual body, and thus could not

commune with the Lord as he had once done. In others wordstheir intimate relationship was lost.

FIGURE B G

Soul

Body

Spirit



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Adam before the fall was the only man made in the image of

God; and he had an intimate relationship with God who is Spirit.

FIGURE C

LINK

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As the Holy Spirit comes in at rebirth when we accept Jesus asour Lord and Savior, our spiritual body is re-born, or

rejuvenated so that we can commune with and worship the Lordas Adam did before the fall. Indeed, it was God alone who took

an initiative to draw closer to man, and He said, ³Where are youAdam? Because of shameful deeds of man tried to hide himself

from the presence of God. However because of God¶s grace,man could be able to draw nearer to God again, and commune

with Him. Instead of praying come near oh, Lord, we canreverse it; I draw nearer to you oh Lord, because of your Son

Jesus Christ. In fact it is though our human spirit that we cancommune with God (with the help of the Holy Spirit) is clearly

demonstrated in the following verse:

³[Jesus is speaking] but the hour cometh, and now is, when thetrue worshippers shall worship the Father in spirit and in truth:

for the Father seeketh such to worship him. God is a Spirit: and they that worship Him must worship Him in spirit and in truth.´

John 4:23-24

Please take note in these two verses that when God is referred toas being a ³ Spirit´ the word is spelled with a capital ³S´

However, the human spirit is clearly differentiated by spelling itwith a small ³s´ Therefore, only a spirit can commune with the

spirit world, in this case, worshiping God the Father who is aSpirit.

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FIGURE D

Above figures are clearly defined the status of man between His

creator.

The Necessity of Intimacy with God.

SOUL

BODY

Spirit

Holy

Spirit

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The True Christian

This link is activated ONLY when God chooses. He uses

y To give understanding of the Scriptures.

y To make our hearts aware of His presence

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Firstly, what does it mean to anoint , the anointing or to beanointed ? There are many Hebrew and Greek words in relation

to anointing . But for the sake of study, I will only mention afew.

Anoint:

-Hebrew - verb

Meshach: To rub with oil, to consecrate and to paint.Cake: Pronounce 'souk': To smear over.

-Greek Murizoz: To apply (unguent).

The Basic meaning of the word anoint is simply to smear

something on an object. Usually oil is involved, but it could be

other substances such as paint or dye. This gives the idea that to

anoint something or someone is an act of consecration.

-Hebrew - noun Mashyach: 'anointed one' one who is consecrated for a specialoffice or f unction.

In simple terms, the anointing is the presence of the Holy S pirit

being smeared u pon someone. It is the overflowing life of Jesuswhich imparts supernatural strength enabling an individual to

perform a special task or function in an office he is called and

appointed to.

I had an experienced, during ministering for the needy, I felt another person hovering me.

In ancient times, God would anoint an individual to function

effectively to a particular office. For example, He would choosea person and anoint him to stand in the office of a pro phet . He

would choose another and anoint him to stand in the office of a

priest . He would choose still another one and anoint him to

stand in the office of a king.

David, God's chosen one, had the anointing of a king , a pro phet and also a priest.

6. David as k ing -

" Arise, anoint him..."

1 Samuel 16 " 12

7. David as prophet -

"...The spirit of the Lord spoke by me..." 2 Samuel 23:2

8 . David as priest -

"...And David built there an altar to the Lord, and offered burnt

offerings and peace offerings..." 2 Samuel 24:25

These offices were also combined in Christ the Messiah and for

the spirit-filled church.

To remind you and I tell you that there is a price to pay to carry a

high level of anointing. You will lose your reputation by thoseyou consider as friends, and you can be abandoned by everyone



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around you. It will seem as if you are living in the wilderness, but you will be able (by God's grace) to stand long periods of

drought. Not many have passed the test of the wilderness.

³For many are called, but few are chosen.´ Matthew 22:14.

The anointing is a sign of God's a pproval over God's chosen

vessels. It is not for public demonstration to make a show, but toserve the King of kings. Af ter one's probation by trial, he will

be f it to be a carrier of God's power in a greater level.

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The Holy Anointing Oil ! When; Where, Still to use?

© The Garden of Gethsemane, Jerusalem; Israel; The place were Yeshua Messiah and H

The olive tree!The Holy anointed oil ...

The ingredients in the anointing oil explained!

*Pure Myrrh*Sweet Cinnamon*Sweet Calamus

*Cassia

*Olive Oil



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The principal spices in the anointing oil spiritual explained

Gospel Office Yeshua Spice Shekels Godly / Earthly x-Fold

Matthew the King; God Myrrh 500 Godly 2 O

Mark the Prophet Sweet Cinnamon 250 Earthly! 1 O

Luke the Savior Sweet Calamus 250 Earthly! 1 O

John Son of God; High-Priest Cassia 500 Godly 2 O

Acts

The fragrances of the spices are only to release by binding together with the anointing

For we are unto God a sweet savor of Christ, in them that are saved, and in them that perish: To the one we are the savor osavor of life unto life. (2 Corinthians 2:14-16)

Without the Holy Spirit, How will Yeshua/Christ stay with you?

A Song of degrees of David:

Behold, how good and how pleasant it is for brethren to dwell together in unity! It is like the precious ointment upon theven Aaron's beard: that went down to the skirts of his garments; As the dew of Hermon, and as the dew that descende



day of vengeanc e of our God; to c omfort all that mour n; To appoint unt o th em that mour n in Zion, t o give unt o th em bmour ning , th e garm ent of prai se for th e spirit of h eaviness ; that th e y might be call ed tr ees of right eousness, th e planting of



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g g p p y g g p g

(Isaiah 61:1-3 ; KJV)

The anointing ² the presence of G-D upon a certain chosen & sanctified person; giving His approval to accom

1.The Anointing to preach:

(1) The gospel to the poor (the destitute, needy) (2) Deliverance to captives in sin, sickness, and death (Acts 10:38; Ephesians 4:8-10; Hebrew

(3) The acceptable year or period typified by the year of jubilee when liberty was proclaimed to all people on the Day of the atonement of Christ is fully embraced, the sick, sinful, helpless, and needy are restored health, holiness, power, and pro

and membership and communion in God's family!

2.The Anointing to heal:

(1) The broken in heart, mind, soul, and body (Acts 10:38) (2) The blind in body, soul, and spirit, those in darkness (Matthew 4:16; Luke 1:79; 2:32; John 1:4-9; 3:16-21; 8:32; Acts 2

(3) The bruised, the completely crushed and shattered in life, the oppressed and broken (Isaiah 58:6-14; Mark 5:1-(4) Those who live in darkness!

Gifts are not given so that bodies may be abused by overwork. They are not to enable man to work beyond what is sensible and best for themajor cause of physical trouble, and in such a case no doubt that it is the best to let your body recuperate before going back again into the wo

breakdown, but it will never sustain a body that is not properly taken care of by rest and nourishment! Why did G-d establish the Sabbat

God revealed different anointing the Historical Healing Outpouring Revival!It was a most contagious anointing! Total saturation in Lakeland; Florida; May 2008



But you have promoted me, so that I am like a powerful buffalo; I am anointed with fresh oil. Psalms 92:10 (Harrison version)



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4 Ed Silvoso Anointed for Business p.p 18

The first blessing of walking in the fresh anointing is promotion. I personally never met anyone who does not like to be promoted. The Bible says inthe east nor from the south, but from God.

The word horn is from the Hebrew word Geren which is symbolic of strength, power and victory. The word promotion is from the Hebrew word Fum

exalt. This is what God wants to do with His children.

Perception

Mine eyes also shall see my desire on mine enemies.

Psalms 92:11

The word perceives means to have insight, to discern, to see, to consider, giving ear, to understand and to hear intelligently.

...and anoint your eyes with eye salve that you may see.

Revelation 3:18

...and do not know that you are blind Revelation 3:17

The church of Laodicea had become self satisfied. They were blinded and self-satisfied with material wealth. They said that they now needed nothing

anointing.

Jesus said to Laodicea to anoint their eyes with eye salve. Laodicea had the reputation of producing salve for the curing of eye disorders. Having beco

needed the fresh anointing added to their spiritual blindness in order to regain good perception. Like many churches that are dead today needing the fr Walking in the fresh anointing will allow the children of God to have insight on what is going on and discern between the genuine and the counterfeit

Sensitivity

Without being spiritually sensitive, we will not be able to hear the voice of God. Dwelling and listening in the presence of God will develop our spirit

Then He opened the ears of men. (KJV)Then He makes His secrets clear to men. (Basic English version)

Then it is He whispers in the ears of man. (Jerusalem version) He speaks words of revelation. (Knox version)

Job 33:16

Many are not hearing what the Holy Spirit is saying. Those who walk in the fresh anointing have good spiritual sensitivity and can hear the voice of

Productivity

God put life in the rod of Aaron. Aaron was a ministry of life. If you are sitting under a ministry where you are dying, get out before it is too late. Anlife-giver.

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Paul said in I Corinthians 2:4:

And my speech and my preaching were not with persuasive words of human wisdom, but in demonstration of the Spirit and of power.

Oil, a Symbol of the Holy Spirit

The word "symbol" is made up of two Greek words. Sym which means "together", and ballein, which means "to throw."

Both words "thrown together" denote an object used to represent something else. An emblem is the use of one thing to represent another. Therefore, oil i

proper characteristics.

Now, let us have a look in the book of Exodus chapter 30 and let the Holy Spirit give us insight to understand more in the realm of anointing.

Moreover the Lord spoke to Moses saying; also take for yourself quality spices - five hundred shekels of liquid myrrh, half as much sweet smelling cin

hundred and fifty of sweet smelling cane. Five hundred shekels of cassia, according to the shekel of sanctuary and a him of olive oil. And you shall mak compounded according to the art of the perfumer. It shall be a holy anointing oil.

Exodus 30:22-25

11. UNDER STANDING GOD¶S GLOR Y

The anointing may make us worship or preach better, but we need to remember that the anointing ± whether it falls on us individually or on a congrega beginning. Some would prostitute the anointing by ³dancing around in front of the veil´ of God¶s presence, not realizing that its whole purpose is to pr

His glory. The holy anointing oil was literally rubbed on and into everything in the Holy Place, including the garment of the priest. They then took ³po

³And he shall take a censer full of burning coals of fire from off the altar before the Lord, and his hands full of sweet incense beaten small, anAnd he shall put the incense upon the fire before the Lord, that the cloud of the incense may cover the mercy seat that is upon the testimony, th

The Biblical def inition of God¶s Glory- Hebrew word ³ kabod´

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Read 1 Corinthians 12:7-31 and answer the following questions.

1. Paul was addressing the Christians of a local church, the church of Corinth. What is a local church? (v. 27)



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2.

Based on verse 12, circle one of the following pictures that best illustrate a church.

B A

3. What does verse 25 say should be true of the Church? Is this true of your Church? __________________________________________________________________________

4. Based on verses 14-24, mark the following statements as True (T) or False (F)For the statements that are false, rewrite the statement on the following line so that it is stated correctly.

________ a. The body is made of one part.

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________ b. The foot is still a part of the Body even though it is not a hand.

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________ c. The ear is not of the body because it is not an eye

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________ d. Members of the body decides how they should be arranged.

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2. Why did Jesus ask Philip where they could buy bread? (vv. 5-6)



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2. Why did Jesus ask Philip where they could buy bread? (vv. 5 6) ____________________________________________________________

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3. When Truth (Jesus) was present what difference did it make?

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4. When Truth (Jesus) revealed Himself to that crowd, how did they respond? (v.14)

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Can you trust Him with the other half of the story?I wonder if God ever tests our faith like He did Philip¶s. Does He say, ³Feed the multitudes´

And our church responds, ³Our budget couldn¶t do it´? If you had asked the disciples at that moment about the truth of the situation, they may have ssituation is that it is impossible.´ Was that true? No. We know the other half of the story. Wouldn¶t we be better off, if we trusted God with the other h

5,000 men plus their families, and had 12 baskets full of leftovers!

Suppose God says to your Church, ³Take the Gospel to the whole world!´ and the group says, we can¶t.´ Truth stands in the middle of that church, as tI will never give you an order that I will not myself release my power to enable it to happen. Trust Me and obey Me and it will happen.´

LESSON 10 God Speaks in Different Ways

If the Christian does not k now when God is speak ing, he is in trouble at the heart of

1K ings 18:16-39 and answer the following questions.1. Elijah was God¶s servant. How many prophets of other gods did he face in this stand-off at Mount Carmel?



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2. What was the test Elijah proposed to prove whose the One True God was?

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3. What did Elijah do to altar of the Lord?

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4. At whose initiative did Elijah offer this challenge? His own or God¶s?

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5. What did he plan to prove through this experience? ________________________________________________________________________

6. How did all the people respond? ______________________________________________

7. What was God¶s work in this event? ___________________________________________

8. What was Eli jah¶s work in this event? _______________________________________

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Elijah was outnumbered 850 to 1. If God had not displayed His own by coming in fire and consuming the sacrifice as Elijah had proposed, Elijah would

cost him his life. Elijah repaired the altar of the Lord. He had to stay with God and do everything God commanded him to do. He was acting in obediencinitiative. He went where God told him, when God told him, and did what God told him. Then God accomplished His own purposes through him. Elija

true God. That is exactly how the people responded.

Did Elijah or God bring the fire from Heaven? God did. What was Elijah doing? Being obedient. Elijah had no ability to do what God was about to doall the people knew that He was the true God. And, God did it through His obedient servant.

Reflection Time:

1. Will there be a difference between the quality of service and the quantity of lasting results when God is working and when you are working?

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2. What are you doing in your life personally and in your Church that you know cannot be accomplished unless God intervenes? Could much of churches be done without reference to God at all?



_______ 3. I may get a distorted understanding of God if I do not check my experiencesAgainst the truths of scripture.

_______ 4. I can trust God to work in my life in similar ways that I see Him working throughout the Scriptures.



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Number 1 is f alse; 2, 3, and 4 are true.

The Bible Is Your Guide

Christians are becoming more and more disoriented to the Bible as a guide for faith and practice.

Because Christians have become disoriented to the Bible, they turn to worldly solution, programs, and methods that appear to be the answer to spirituto what we should be doing. Some people says ³Danny that is not practical.´ They want to move me away from the Bible and rely on the world¶s way

disciple, I cannot abandon the guidance I find in the Bible. The Bible is my guide for faith and practice.

How do you let the Word of God become your guide? When I seek God¶s direction, I insist on following the directives that I see in the Word of God.giving them all the details up front? We know that He called Abram to follow that way.

In some cases God gave more details than in others. We will look at Moses¶ call and discover that God gave him a bigger picture of the assignment tha

individuals had to stay close to god for daily guidance. For Moses and the children of Israel, God provided daily guidance through the cloud by day a

What Is God¶s Will for My Life?

When people seek to know and do the will of God, many ask the question, What is God¶s will for my life? Dr. Gaines S. Dobbins, used to say, ³ if yo

the wrong answer.´ Sometimes we assume that every question is a legitimate question. When we pursue an answer and always come up wrong, we ca

GOD

The right question is: what is Gods will?



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